Care and Community – supporting refugees in Cumbria

The end of June marked Refugee Week, although it feels that the conversations around how we support refugees is an all year round one. The theme of this year’s week was around ‘healing’ with people and organisations coming together to celebrate care, community and new beginnings. Third Sector organisations have always come together around the […]

A confidence-boosting alpaca experience

My Future participants attended an organised Alpaca and Llama Experience recently as part of a programme of activities. This was a confidence boosting activity for the participants, who had the opportunity to meet and greet alpacas, feed them, and go on an alpaca and llama trek. Project participants said that they thoroughly enjoyed learning about […]

Volunteering opportunities on BBC Radio Cumbria

Every Thursday and Friday lunchtime Judith Smale, our Volunteering Manager, will be on BBC Radio Cumbria promoting volunteering opportunities across the county. This will be a weekly slot promoting organisations that need volunteers. If you would like Judith to promote your opportunity please email a short paragraph including details of the name of your organisation, […]

National Lottery Community Fund wants your help shape to their strategy

A message from the National Lottery Community Fund: Let’s talk Join us for a community conversation to help shape the future of the National Lottery Community Fund on July 5th 1.00pm till 3.00pm via Teams. Now is the time for a conversation about how The National Lottery Community Fund can best support UK communities to […]

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: opportunities for third sector organisations in Cumbria

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a central pillar of the UK government’s ambitious Levelling Up agenda and a significant component of its support for places across the UK. It provides £2.6 billion of new funding for local investment by March 2025, with all areas of the UK receiving an allocation from the Fund […]

Community Connectors to build engagement across sectors following Lottery funding success

An award of nearly £300k of funding will support volunteer “Community Connectors” from local organisations throughout Cumbria to improve engagement between the third sector, public sector, and key stakeholders and funders. The money, from The National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities fund, has been awarded to us to run the new project. Working closely with […]