Becky Towns, Mental Health Volunteering and Employment Officer for our Step Forward programme, shares some ideas for stress awareness and managing our time: Every year on 2 November it’s National Stress Awareness Day, a day that highlights how stress can affect people in different ways and how we can manage it before it becomes a problem. […]
Cumbria CVS staff will be on tenterhooks at the end of November, waiting to see if they have won awards at a Cumbria Learning and Improvement Collaborative (CLIC) ceremony in Carlisle. The awards celebrate the achievements of individuals and teams within the local health and social care system across north Cumbria, with a particular focus […]
A new project, South Lakes Poverty Truth Commission (PTC), is aiming to bring the voices of people who have direct experience of living in poverty into the local decision-making process and make a real difference to the lives of people across the South Lakes. Cumbria CVS, one of the key partners in the PTC Support […]
Becky Towns, one of our Mental Health & Wellbeing Champions, explores the importance of connecting on our Mental Health. This year, the theme of World Mental Health Day (on 10 October) is about making mental health and wellbeing a global priority for all. The aim is for everyone working together, supporting each other to continue […]
Sarah Woof, retired Chairman of Dentdale Memorial Hall, is celebrating receiving a hamper from the Lake District Hamper Company thanks to us. Like more than 100 other people, Sarah, who is still a trustee of the Memorial Hall, took part in our membership & website survey recently, and was selected at random to win the […]
Shelley Studholme, our Step Forward Project Manager, explores the ways employment and volunteering can have a positive impact on Mental Health. Humans are social beings who need to belong, connect, interact and contribute in a meaningful manner. From this we aspire to be valued and recognised, to be appreciated and even loved if we are […]
Hello October! Autumn certainly feels as though it’s on its way with the changing of the leaves, the crisp morning air and the darker nights drawing in. October for many of us heralds the time of year for gathering, hunkering down and cosying up; the prelude to winter where we reflect on what we can ‘let […]
Running a shadow board programme Did you know that trustees of charity Boards are predominately white, male, and that the average age of a trustee is 61? One of the main issues preventing board diversity is the recruitment process for trustees. Dr Ambreen Shah, a trustee at the Smallwood Trust, has been championing a shadowing […]
Over the last few years, it has become increasingly difficult for new community groups to open bank accounts. The problem became even worse during the pandemic. Our District Manager (West), Bridget Johns, recently helped a group (Silent Footprints) to find a bank that would accept a newly constituted group. The Bank Of Scotland’s Treasurer’s Account […]
