Lancaster has been blessed in recent years with a variety of winners of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, with organisations such as The Centre @ Halton, Beyond Radio, and others receiving the Award, the organisational equivalent of an MBE,…
A project to stimulate a greener, more regenerative economy in North Lancashire is currently offering grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 to community groups, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations through its ‘Pots of Possibility’ fund. The Pots of Possibility fund…
We are working with the local voluntary and community sector and Lancashire and District-wide partners to support VCFSE organisations and people living in our communities. We encourage you to share this page with others. An archive of previous editions can…
Is there a crisis in volunteer recruitment? Data from across the country seems to suggest that at the very least the number of people volunteering on a regular basis is going down. This is true for both existing volunteers stepping…
For those of a certain vintage, say ‘Threads’ and it might conjure apocalyptic images and Cold War fears of nuclear Armageddon, but as of this past week it’s the latest social media platform, offering an alternative to Twitter. Coming from…
Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups and leaders from across Lancashire have come together to develop a manifesto, facilitated by Voluntary Sector North West in partnership with Local Lancashire. Groups have inputted through workshops, online forums, webinars, and…
We are working with the local voluntary and community sector and Lancashire and District-wide partners to support VCFSE organisations and people living in our communities. We encourage you to share this page with others. An archive of previous editions can…
LDCVS is working in partnership with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay to offer local young people (aged 18-24) and not in work or training a chance to attend our Step Into Work programme. The programme will begin with participants attending…
Summer is finally here and for now at least the weather is just perfect for some outdoor volunteering. At this time of year we see lots of events, right across the district, and many of them offer some excellent opportunities…
Mental health and wellbeing is often neglected, not just by us in our own lives but also by those in power, with resources seemingly limited more and more, and anyone who has ever had cause to call upon mental health…
