Mark Waddington manages the Volunteer Centre at Lancaster District CVS and has worked in or with the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector for nearly 20 years. he lives in Preston with his wife, two cats, and a videogame…
We are working with the local voluntary and community sector and Lancashire and District-wide partners to support the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector and people living in our communities. We encourage you to share this page with others.…
A new case study published by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) has examined the organisation and impact of a Community Action Network in Morecambe’s West End, an initiative spearheaded by the Bay Medical Group and Lancaster District CVS.…
Are you ready for the Great Big Green Week? Between 18th and 26th September, Lancaster residents will be taking part in the largest nationwide event for climate and nature ever seen in the UK, to highlight the need for urgent…
Is there a crisis in trustee recruitment? Perhaps it hasn’t quite got that far yet, but there are certainly difficulties when it comes to recruiting trustees, whether for organisations just getting started or even well-established groups with long and respected…
Lancaster City Council is working with Lancaster & Morecambe College to offer FREE bookkeeping courses to small and medium enterprises and self-employed workers across the Lancaster district, funded by the Leading Lancashire project (the European Social Fund has provided Leading…
Help LDCVS to support those making a difference to our communities. If you have strategic experience working across different sectors and an empathetic and supportive style, we’d love to hear from you. Due to the relocation of our longstanding Chair…
The voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector has always worked hand in hand with the health and social care sector, because our broad goals are the same – a healthy, happy, well supported society, a place where everyone…
Aesiria is a new organisation in Morecambe, which aims to help women experiencing domestic abuse. In 2014, a Lancaster University study found that reports to police of domestic abuse rose by 26% during football competitions if England won or drew,…
