New Year’s Resolutions usually fail, I know mine do! We go too hard, too fast, trying to go from couch potato to 5 days a week in the gym for example, or dropping all cakes and biscuits from our diets…
Over the last fifty years, Lancaster District CVS has been helping our local voluntary and community groups find money to run much needed projects in every part of our district. One way we do this is by working with the…
Lancaster District CVS is 50 years old this year and last week we invited friends and colleagues from across the voluntary, community, faith, social enterprise, health, and statutory services sectors to join us at Lancaster Town Hall to celebrate that…
This week – 13th to 19th November – is Trans Awareness Week. The voluntary sector has a long, strong, and proud history of inclusivity, but more than that – fighting to ensure voices are heard and that everyone feels like…
What are you doing on Tuesday 29th November between 1pm and 2pm? You could be joining thousands of other people across the planet by giving an hour of your time to your community. Phil McGrath, Centre Manager at The Cornerstone…
Lancaster District Street Aid raises money to help former rough sleepers access the sort of life essentials which could help them stay off the streets for good. As one man who benefitted explained, “me and my family were in a…
Nearly a year ago we launched our new website, which included an online volunteering portal, giving local volunteer involving organisations the chance to upload their current roles, and allowing local people to find and apply for new opportunities. An additional…
There is no part of life in the UK, private or public, that is untouched or unsupported by volunteers. Often those volunteers are the grease to the wheels, ensuring that things run smoothly, while at other times they are the…
September often feels like the year is beginning to wind down, as the nights draw in and daylight wanes. But September is also about new starts, with kids returning to, or starting, school and college, new students arriving for university,…
Receiving a medical diagnosis can often be an anxious time. Even if the news might be expected, there are always unknowns, gaps in knowledge and experience that can in some ways be more troubling than the diagnosis itself; when we…
