Our District Manager for Cumberland, Bridget Johns, gives us an update on what she’s been up to in April & May, including team appraisals and a get-together, spreadsheet tinkering, supporting groups in the area to become more sustainable, and delivering training… On 19th May I celebrated 21 years with CVS (four with West Cumbria […]
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The UK General Election takes place on Thursday 4 July 2024. To help you navigate the rules and regulations around campaigning, understand the best ways to make the voices of the communities you support heard by candidates and more, we’ve compiled some useful resources below. We’ll continue to update this page between now and election […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during June. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 28/06/24 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health and […]
Project Manager for Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment, Shelley Studholme, gives us an update on the programme’s activity during the first quarter of 2024: The Step Forward into Volunteering and Employment Service supports individuals living alongside severe and enduring mental health experiences move forward into either work or volunteering opportunities. We are funded through […]
Welcome back to Cumbria CVS Green! This month we’re hearing from Danny about his Carbon Literacy and actions. Read on for links to useful resources, information and news, updates on our own climate commitment, blog posts from colleagues about what they’re doing (in a work capacity and privately) to minimise environmental impact and more. If […]
What Community Power can look like in practice – presenting the work of Poverty Truth Commissions in Westmorland and Furness to Council’s Senior Leadership team. The Community Power work, commissioned by the Council, is unfolding across Westmorland and Furness. It presents a crucial and timely opportunity to introduce practical ways for communities to step into […]
Our South Copeland Development Officer, Beresford Moyle Rosser, gives us an update on what’s he’s been up to recently, the diverse range of organisations requesting support, and a Spring influx of motorhomes! This past weekend, returning home from Levens Hall with their incredible topiary gardens, I must have counted at least 50 or more motorhomes on […]
Events, training, charity news, surveys, research, feedback, reports, services and much more – in one handy place! This page will be updated with new information as we receive it during May. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 28/05/24 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health and […]
Cumbria CVS Chief Executive, David Allen, attended an important first meeting of Cumbria Strategic Partners on 25 April: “It was a pleasure to attend the inaugural meeting of partners keen to explore new ways of working together for the benefit of Cumbria earlier today. After Covid-19 and Local Government Re-organisation in Cumbria, this is the […]
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for April 24. This page will be updated regularly, so we are delighted you have landed here today and hope that you will keep coming back for updates during the month. To catch up on our News, Events & Opportunities from January 2023, click […]
