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 […]

Cumbria CVS has welcomed more new members to the team over the last six months, all bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organisation. We extend a warm welcome to: Gabriela Lipska Westmorland & Furness District Manager With a background in education and cultural anthropology, Gabi has spent most of her professional life […]

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 April. Please check back regularly. (Last update: 30/04/24 – items added on this date are marked as [NEW]) You’ll also find the latest Health and […]

A new online portal is set to make searching for Government, National Lottery and charitable trust funding simple for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises delivering services in Cumbria. This new Cumbria CVS 4 Community self-service portal will make it easy for groups to search for funding for specific activities or services by category, geographic […]