BwD Community Network

Blackburn with Darwen Community Network is a new partnership of Voluntary Community Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations and groups in Blackburn with Darwen which has been set up to support positive change in partnership with the Borough Council, the NHS, and other key partners.

BwD Community Network Board and supporting officers

Click here to view a list of members of the BwD Community Network Board and supporting officers.

Dates for your diary

  • Thursday 6th February, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 6th March, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Tuesday 11th March, 10.30am-12 noon
    Different Communities Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Wednesday 26th March, 1.30-2.30pm
    Housing Group Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 3rd April, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 1st May, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Tuesday 13th May, 10.30am-12 noon
    Different Communities Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Wednesday 28th May, 1.30-2.30pm
    Housing Group Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 5th June, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 3rd July, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Tuesday 15th July, 10.30am-12 noon
    Different Communities Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Wednesday 30th July, 1.30-2.30pm
    Housing Group Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 7th August, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 4th September, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Tuesday 16th September, 10.30am-12 noon
    Different Communities Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Wednesday 24th September, 1.30-2.30pm
    Housing Group Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 2nd October, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 6th November, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Tuesday 11th November, 10.30am-12 noon
    Different Communities Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Wednesday 26th November, 1.30-2.30pm
    Housing Group Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road
  • Thursday 4th December, 10am-12 noon
    BwD Food Alliance & BwD Community Network Food Equity Network Meeting
    Room D, Community Hub, 35 Railway Road

Constitution

The Blackburn with Darwen Community Network adopted its current constitution on Tuesday 23rd April 2024.

Click here to view/download the BwD Community Network constitution.

The Purpose of the Community Network

  • Take Action for what we want to achieve.
  • Create a Shared Plan with key priorities.
  • Coordinate work across organisations and networks.
  • Involve people who are not normally asked or listened to (“seldom heard voices”).
  • Demonstrate our value by gathering information about the sector and about volunteers.
  • Promote what everyone does.
  • Nominate people to be the voice of the Community Network within the wider society.

The Principles of the Community Network

  1. Open and Inclusive – any VCFSE Sector organisation or group operating in BwD can join; we will engage people in the best way for them.
  2. To be the “Network of Networks” – bringing everyone to work together.
  3. “No decision about me without me” – involving people with lived experience of the topic under discussion.
  4. Make decisions at the right level and involve the right people – neighbourhood level, BwD level and Lancashire and South Cumbria level.
  5. Use people’s, organisation’s or group’s strengths and knowledge – play to our strengths.
  6. Agile and flexible – set up task groups to do the job and then move on
  7. Action focussed – not talking shops.
  8. Transparent and accountable – all information publicly available and all Board Members and representatives to make themselves available to answer members.
  9. Value independence and diversity – respect the right of each organisation to make their own decisions.
  10. All board members and representatives to sign up to the Nolan Principles (the Seven Principles of Public Life – Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership see GOV.UK Nolan Principles for further information.).

Minutes of meetings

Minutes of a CN Board Development Day in March 2024 can be found here.

The 6Ps Conference, Tuesday 4th June 2024

Our 6Ps Conference was held at the beginning of June during Volunteers’ Week. Presentations, workshops and a street fair focussing on the value of volunteering were held. Despite the inclement weather, the event was successful. Please feel free to take a look at the report below: –

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You can learn more in the documents below: –