We are delighted to announce our programme of Community Volunteer Training and Step into Volunteering sessions in Blackburn and Preston during the remainder of 2025.
Community Volunteer Training (Blackburn)
Our Community Volunteer Training equips volunteers with a wide range of skills and knowledge to enable them – and the organisations for which they volunteer – to get the very best out of volunteering.
Sessions are led by the fantastic Denise Hayhurst and take place in the Conference Room at our Boulevard Centre, 45 Railway Road, Blackburn BB1 1EZ.
The dates for the rest of 2025 are as follows: –
| Introduction to Volunteering | Monday 12th May | Monday 30th June | Monday 8th September | Monday 3rd November |
| Volunteering Safely | Tuesday 13th May | Tuesday 1st July | Tuesday 9th September | Tuesday 4th November |
| Volunteering in Practice | Monday 19th May | Monday 7th July | Monday 15th September | Monday 10th November |
| Volunteering in Recovery Services | Tuesday 20th May | Monday 8th July | Tuesday 16th September | Tuesday 11th November |
Interested in signing up? Want more information? Get in touch with Marselle: –
Step into Volunteering (Preston)
Step into Volunteering is a brand new free learning session to help people find out about what volunteering is, how it can help them build confidence, meet new people and gain new skills.
At present, there are five sessions planned, the first three to be held at Preston Town Hall (on the remaining dates, the venue is to be confirmed): –
| Monday 24th March | Tuesday 25th March | Tuesday 1st April | Monday 21st July | Tuesday 7th October |
