​Help us to recommission Lancashire County Council's Essential Household Goods Support Scheme by providing your feedback and sharing your experiences. You don't need to have referred into the current service to share your thoughts. We welcome all views on how to best meet the immediate needs of people in crisis across Lancashire, while also supporting them to thrive in the long-term.

​Lancashire County Council currently commission an Essential Household Goods Support Scheme. The scheme is being reviewed and LCC would welcome your feedback on the scheme, and also on how to best meet the needs of people in crisis across Lancashire. There is more information on how to get involved below. We would really value your input into the consultation.

Move Forward
 Who we can help
Move Forward is our new service supporting Pendle residents who are out of work, and held back by multiple barriers to employment – including:

• No or low skills / work experience
• Poor physical or mental health
• Caring responsibilities
• Lack of motivation, aspiration and trust
• Experience of criminality
• Drug and/or alcohol abuse
• Experience of domestic violence
• Poor experience within the care system
• Benefit dependency
• Homelessness
• Financial difficulties
• Social isolation or loneliness

Ahead of the school holidays, we have been in contact with Burnley FC in the Community to arrange for them to come down to Burnleywood Park to put on a football session for the kids.


For those of you who were there and remember, we did this last year and it was a huge success, with multiple requests to do it again! 


All are welcome, the more the merrier, so please pass this on to your friends, relatives, kids, schools, your auntie's sister-in-laws guinea pig, anyone who may be interested!

​Welcome to the Summer 2025 Think CO e-newsletter from the Gas Safe Charity. Summer has well and truly arrived in most parts of the UK over the last couple of weeks.

​The season of Barbeques, Wimbledon, Women’s Euros, festivals, camping and holidays is well and truly with us. Though we have the boilers off and fires unused, CO is still a potential risk at this time of year.

​In your role as a CO aware worker or volunteer, you will be able to spot signs and take steps with your clients to ensure CO is risk is minimised.

This study of voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises, cooperatives, societies and amateur sport clubs (sometimes called the 'third sector'. 'voluntary sector, or 'civil society sector') started in 2010 and it takes place every three years. 


We've been building a picture of how organisations and groups work, what they achieve and how they feel about their future. This helps policy makers, funding bodies and CVSs to make good decisions on how to support the voluntary sector.


Whether your organisation is large or small, thriving, struggling or just going along as normal - we need to hear from you. It's interesting and only takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete.


All data are securely stored completely anonymously.  We don't collect or retain any personal data (to see our ethics and data privacy policy click here. If you're worried about anything, feel free to contact me: [email protected].

This month has been as busy as ever at Healthwatch Lancashire as we have announced our Phase 2 Disability, Transport and Accessibility project and travelled through the lakes to Carlisle for Summer Operations Day🔅

Scroll to see more of what we've been up to👀 ​

This month, we’re pleased to announce the appointment of Saskia Konynenburg as NCVO’s Interim Chief Executive. Congratulations to Saskia as she leads us through this next chapter. 


We’re also taking a moment to celebrate the impact of Small Charity Week, reflect on the vibrant stories shared during Pride Month, and highlight some fantastic opportunities and events coming up for our members. 


Read on to find out more. 

• Saskia Konynenburg appointed Interim Chief Executive of NCVO
•  Thank you for supporting small charities this Small Charity Week, and beyond
• Celebrating Pride Month: Meet London LGBTQ+ Community Centre and Kaleidoscope Trust
• Apply now for the next cohorts of our 'Leading on Purpose: equipping charity leaders to drive lasting change' programme
• Hear from NCVO's Nick and Josie on AI in the voluntary sector | Free webinar
• Don’t miss our exclusive members’ 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
• Other dates for your diary

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has invested £130,253 into preventing crime and anti-social behaviour this summer through his Community Fund—using money seized from criminals to support ‘Safer Streets Summer’.
Schemes across different areas of Lancashire will deliver targeted interventions during the summer holiday period, utilising money seized from criminals being put back into the communities they have impacted.
A total of 46 local schemes across Lancashire have been awarded funding up to £3,000 to deliver targeted interventions during the summer holidays. These short-term projects aim to engage young people and reduce the risk of offending during a time when anti-social behaviour typically increases.

Yesterday, the government published its 10 Year Health Plan. We've summarised the paper for NAVCA members, and we encourage you to share this with your networks. 


The document is 168 pages long, 148 of which contain mainly densely written content. This is a nuts-and-bolts summary of the paper, with a focus on the key themes relevant to the local VCSE sector and the role of Local Infrastructure and ICS-VCSE Alliances.

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Hello Neighbours, 


The latest edition of our monthly newsletter is here. July is a busy month for crime prevention and community news. 

Kicking off with antisocial behaviour awareness week, there's an update on the summer safety crackdown on ASB which was launched last week by the Home Secretary, and details on the ninja knife amnesty happening this month. 


As always, this issue also has a host local news and special offers too. 

Rossendale Council produce a monthly bulletin with their health and community partners to keep you updated on the community support and activities happening across Rossendale. 

Leadership and Advocacy
Jump to section:

• this edition's main story,
• our latest jobs,
• sector news and views,
• current surveys and consultations,
• upcoming networks and forums.

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, is launching a county-wide survey to hear directly from women and girls about the key issues affecting their safety.
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Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority in the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan. While crime data offers valuable insights into reported offences, this survey aims to uncover under-reported experiences and understand the reasons why some incidents go unreported to the police or other organisations.

We’re excited to bring you another round of stories and updates that shine a light on the people, projects, and partnerships driving positive change in our communities. 
 
As well as our usual news, this month’s newsletter features stories recognising the impact of small charities for Small Charities week, the work of LGBTQ+ organisations for Pride Month and articles from our Mental Health Week campaign. 
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