Events - 18 Sep 25
Poverty Proofing: Workshop Series! Facilitated by Children North East
Date: Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Thursday 22nd January 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join Us for the “Poverty Proofing: Workshop Series! Facilitated by Children North East
Are you ready to drive real change in healthcare access? This powerful sequence of three collaborative workshops is designed specifically for social prescribers who want to deepen their understanding of poverty’s impact on health—and create meaningful, systemic improvements within their services.
Writing Funding Applications
Date: Monday 15th September 2025 - Monday 22nd September 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Please note: These sessions will take place on Monday 15th September AND Monday 22nd September 2025 9.30am – 11.30am. NB Participants must attend both sessions. This is a 4 hour course that allows for thinking and reflection between the two sessions
Bedrock Basics Project & Get Grants Writing Funding Applications Workshop will give you practical support to improve your grant fundraising success and inspire you to become a more confident grant fundraiser. In attending our course, you will access expert insights, crucial information, and friendly advice that will help you increase your organisation’s income through grant funding.
West Cumbria Volunteering Fair
Date: Thursday 18th September 2025
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Where: The Solway Hall
Town: Whitehaven
This event aims to attract the general public to come along and to meet local groups, charities or organisations to find out about local volunteering opportunities and how individuals interested in volunteering can register and become a volunteer.
By attending the event the general public will find out more about which organisations are looking to recruit new volunteers, the wide range of local volunteering opportunities available, when and where volunteers are needed and how to become a volunteer.
First Aid Awareness Training for Volunteers
Date: Thursday 18th September 2025
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
This training is aimed at volunteers who support local organisations to enhance skills and knowledge. The course will equip them with an understanding of First Aid Awareness and cover a range of content including: responding to common incidents like choking, bleeding and cardiac arrest, the role of a first aider, assessment of incidents, dealing with an unresponsive casualty and dealing with minor injuries. Places will be confirmed after the closing date of 1st September.
Together For Good – Lunch and Learn
Date: Thursday 18th September 2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Together for Good supports third sector, community groups and non-profit organisations to promote opportunities they have where businesses, via their employees, can provide support on a voluntary basis. The organisations must be delivering benefits directly in West Cumberland (former areas of Allerdale and Copeland) to be able to access the services on the platform.
