Today, 5th February, is Time to Talk day, the UK’s biggest conversation around mental health and wellbeing and an opportunity to listen, share, and talk about what really matters. Mind, the national association for mental health, is encouraging people to…
In 2025, a Censuswide survey found that a whopping 53% of UK smokers had committed to quit as a New Year resolution. Anyone who has tried to quit a bad habit, or even develop a good one, will know just…
Happy New Year to you all from all of us at Lancaster District CVS! It’s that time of year once again where we all start to look forward to the next twelve months, at our goals and ambitions, what we…
On the run up to Christmas we often see an increase in people asking about how they can get involved with local good causes, especially those supporting the homeless. One way to do that is through Lancaster District Street Aid.…
In January 2022 the NHS set up a Volunteering Taskforce, borne out of the amazing work of volunteers during the COVID 19 pandemic, to look closely at volunteering and the NHS and to strengthen and expand the links between volunteer…
Sport. Frenetic, energetic, exhausting, right? You can’t take part unless you’re super-fit, right? Many people assume this and in fact it’s a big reason why people often don’t take part in sports, because they think they won’t be up to…
Volunteering is one of the very best things that you can do. Not only does volunteering help people in need, strengthen our communities, and generally improve the liveability of our environment, it also helps you as a volunteer; it is…
Each year we encourage local voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector organisations to contribute to the State of the Sector Survey, which is an attempt to audit and celebrate all the positive contributions made by not-for-private profit groups and…
Young people everywhere have recently celebrated the end of another school year and the beginning of a glorious six weeks or so of summer holidays, and Lancaster’s voluntary sector is positively bursting with fun sessions and activities for young people…
The UK government is asking adults to build skills quickly to fill vital roles in health, social care, construction and beyond. The Government’s new Growth and Skills Levy clarifies the ambition: a more flexible, locally responsive workforce backed by functional…
