Hospice staff were praised for their care and compassion at the first-ever East Lancashire Hospice staff awards. The event, which took place in Café Retreat – the bistro based at the hospice, celebrated the hard work, dedication, and achievements of the incredible staff across the hospice. All nominations were made Read more…
The BwD Youth Awareness Project have a FREE food counter located within the Reception area at our Boulevard Centre to enable individuals struggling with food to access basic essentials such as tins, snacks, tea bags, coffee etc. The Community Fridge can be accessed between 10am and 3pm on weekdays. Anyone Read more…
Fancy a great night out in Darwen and an opportunity to celebrate the terrific work done by our fantastic local Carers Service over the past twenty years? The Brookhouse Aerospace Birch Hall Cricket Ground is THE place to be this Saturday night. Has it really been twenty years? It seems Read more…
We are deeply grateful to Travel Assist for providing our Community CVS members with a discount on transportation. If you’re a member, you can take advantage of this kind offer by quoting BWDCVS24 for a discount. Not sure of your membership status? You can check out our membership list here. Read more…
Are you looking to get some experience of working with children and young people? Want to enhance your CV? Becoming a Scout Leader is a great way to do this. Immanuel Feniscowles Scout Group, located in an idyllic spot just off Pleasington Lane in Feniscowles, are currently seeking to recruit Read more…
Darwen Pride applied to the Community Asset Fund in June and were awarded £2000 to put towards the running of their first Darwen Pride event, held in Darwen Market Square on Saturday 13th July. They were also successful with their application for £1000 to the BwD Community Fund. Starting at Read more…
Saturday 13th July is the first Annual Darwen Pride celebration. It will be held between 12 noon and 10pm in the Market Square. Community CVS have been supporting Darwen Pride for the last few months, helping them access funding and recruiting volunteers. They have been successful with grant applications from Read more…
In the coming months, Blackburn with Darwen Council is taking forward a range of activity to support those residents in the Borough who are digitally excluded. As a first stage in that plan, over the next few weeks, council colleagues are finalising the production of a printed leaflet to signpost Read more…
Travel Assist are reaching out to community groups. Find out more about what they have on offer below and scroll down to read their latest newsletter. If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, then please contact the team at Travel Assist where they are waiting to Read more…
Carers Week is coming up next week (between Monday 10th and Sunday 16th June). Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t Read more…