Training and Events – Calendar
Barrow Volunteering Fair
Action for Health – South Cumbria
Action for Health Network
Book your place on the next of our network event for South Cumbria, focusing on updates in the Health Sector happening in the South Cumbria area.
Tuesday 5th November 1pm The Forum, 28 Duke St, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1HH:
Eden Volunteering Fair
Date: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Where: Penrith Methodist Church
Town: Penrith
Come along and talk to these local organisations about a range of volunteering opportunities:
- Alzheimer’s Society
- Blind Veterans UK
- British Heart Foundation
- CADAS
- Child Bereavement UK
- Citizens Advice Carlisle and Eden
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Cumbria CVS
- Eden Carers
- 4Eden (formerly Eden Mendap Society)
- Guide Dogs
- Lowther Castle and Gardens
- National Trust (Allan Bank)
- National Youth Advocacy Service
- People First Independent Advocacy
- The Royal British Legion
No need to book, please just come along.
West Volunteering Fair
Get on Board – Trustee Volunteer Information Session
Date: Thursday 7th November 2019
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: The Whitehaven Foyer
Town: Whitehaven
This Trustee Information Session is aimed at individuals who are
interested in becoming a Volunteer Trustee or Board Member.
The session will focus on:
- What is a trustee?
- 6 Main roles of a trustee
- Things all trustees need to know
- Organisations looking to recruit new trustee
- Benefits of volunteering and becoming a Trustee
- How to become a Volunteer Trustee
Booking essential. Limited places available.
Volunteering Fair 2019
Date: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: University of Cumbria
Town: Carlisle
Are you looking to volunteer?
Want to meet organisations that are looking to recruit Volunteers?
Then this Volunteering event is for you!
Come along and meet the following organisations:
Cumbria Law Centre, Victim Support, Carlisle Carers,
People First Independent Advocacy, Cumbria Family Support
Association, Peer Mentoring, Barnardo’s, Carlisle Key, Spiral ,
National Youth Advocacy Service and Cumbria CVS.
Presentation Skills – Making Your Messages Clear and Compelling
It can be frustrating – we have important things to say but when we try, people don’t tune in, they zone out. A lot of this can be down to our own lack of confidence, in our messages, in our presentation skills and in ourselves.
In this engaging and enjoyable workshop, learn to speak with confidence, in 1:1’s, meetings, training sessions, sales pitches, formal presentations…
Essential Volunteer Skills
Date: Thursday 6th February 2020
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Cumbria CVS
Town: 57-59 Hartington Street
This Essential Skills session will provide volunteers with important background to their volunteering role.
The session will focus on:
- Communication skills
- Creating effective boundaries
- Managing difficult situations
- Lone working and working safely
- Safeguarding
FREE to all volunteers*
