For over 30 years North Lancashire Counselling Service (NLCS) has offered free, person-centred counselling to anyone who needed it. Supporting 45 people in 1995 they grew to a high of over 100 people being supported. This year, they were forced…
Hi, I’m Jenny and I am the Community Health Officer at Lancaster District CVS, responsible for administrating our fantastic community resource – the Digital Directory of Services – Navigating Neurological Conditions: Support and Community in Our District In our…
Hidden away behind backyards and walls, a stone’s throw from Lancaster railway station, and just a short walk from the city centre, sits an oasis of calm that can transport anyone who steps into it, as if by magic, to…
Did you know that there are an estimated 600 plus people in the Lancaster, Morecambe, and Bay area living with Multiple Sclerosis? The MS Society is reestablishing its local support group for those people and they need volunteers to help…
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992. Stress and poor mental health are one of the biggest public health challenges, with 18 million working days lost to poor mental health annually in the UK. Sadly, even though…
Hi, I’m Jenny and I am the Community Health Officer at Lancaster District CVS, responsible for administrating our fantastic community resource – the Digital Directory of Services – Adult Social Groups for All Ages In our latest Health and…
As the dark nights creep in and the wind picks up it’s a sure sign that we are spiraling towards winter. For many people the coming months are far from cozy. Autumn and winter, up to and through Christmas and…
Hi, I’m Jenny and I am the Community Health Officer at Lancaster District CVS, responsible for administrating our fantastic community resource – the Digital Directory of Services – I have spent the last year visiting hundreds of voluntary, community,…
From time to time, we all need some extra support. Across the Lancaster district, community groups and charities are there to help us deal with all sorts of difficulties. Whether we want to improve wellbeing, cope with the cost of…
