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Celebrations at Voluntary Sector North West Conference and AGM 2025
Andy Churchill receiving his award The team from Wirral CVS attended the VSNW Conference and AGM 2025, which was titled "From Uncertainty to Strength: Building Capacity & Resilience in Our Sector" on the 27th November and had a wonderful time. Voluntary Sector North West is a key infrastructure organisation that supports and advocates for charities, community groups and social enterprises across the North West. Debra Alcock Tyler, CEO of Directory of Social Change and Greater
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Weapons Down Wirral: Building Strength, Safety and Community
Transforming a Nightclub into a Community Beacon for Change Weapons Down Wirral CIC has taken a bold step toward creating a safer, stronger community by opening its permanent home in Birkenhead. The former Stairways Nightclub has been transformed into Argyle Community Fitness , a modern space that is far more than just a gym. It’s a welcoming hub where people can find discipline, purpose and hope for a brighter future. Breaking Cycles & Creating Change At the heart of Weapon
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Nov 272 min read
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Visiting The Friends of Flaybrick Memorial Gardens
Talking to the volunteers of the organisation and learning more about their work Recently we got the exciting opportunity to visit...
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Oct 63 min read
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25 Years of Role On
Supporting former carers to rebuild connections, find purpose and enjoy life beyond their caring role Who are Role On? Role on is a...
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Aug 195 min read
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Birkenhead Central Library is about to GET LOUD
Get It Loud In Libraries Academy is coming to Birkenhead Central Library to deliver a series of creative workshops to young people (Ages...
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Aug 112 min read
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Community of Practice Round-up (16th July 2025)
A summary of all the speakers from this week's COP, with external links included Colin Orr – Kings Church Wirral Colin began by thanking...
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Jul 247 min read
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Feeding back from the recent LCR Digital Inclusion Network meeting
On Friday, I attended the Liverpool City Region Digital Inclusion Network at Mann Island focused on all aspects of Digital Inclusion....
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Jul 71 min read
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Free resources and training in honour of Small Charities Week (23rd - 27th June)
Small Charity Week is a campaign that amplifies and supports the amazing work of small charities across the UK Small Charity Week (24–28...
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Jun 233 min read
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Water Street Incident: Community Wellbeing Toolkits and Resources
Following on from the incident on 26th May last week, Dave Bradburn, Director of Public Health in Wirral has sought to share information...

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Jun 31 min read
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Water Street Incident: Donate to the Liverpool Spirit Appeal
A new emergency fund, the Liverpool Spirit Appeal, has been launched today to support those injured in the tragic incident at the...

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May 292 min read
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Resources available for those affected by the Water Street incident
Aftermath Support are a registered charity providing support for all those involved in a road traffic collision. If you saw the incident...

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May 281 min read
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Beyond Innovation Event: Tacking Child Poverty in Liverpool City Region
Join the VS6 partnership’s next Beyond Innovation event: Tackling Child Poverty in Liverpool City Region With 100,300 children in...

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Apr 91 min read
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Public Service Reform: Improving public services in partnership in Liverpool City Region
The VS6 Partnership is excited to invite representatives from the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in...

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Apr 92 min read
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Free office furniture available to collect for Sector organisations
Involve Northwest’s Reachout office in Birkenhead has a selection of office furniture for free and would like to offer and donate all the...

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Mar 171 min read
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Loan Shark Awareness and Resources
Stop Loan Sharks have resources in 20 different languages to support non-native speakers who are targeted by loan sharks Stop Loan Sharks...

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Sep 19, 20242 min read
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Community of Practice Round-up (July 11th 2024)
alt text: An image of the participants present at the COP Meeting. This week, we were situated in the Gateway Church just off Woodchurch...
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Jul 12, 20245 min read
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The Digital Inclusion Initiative offering free tablets and digital skills training
The next wave of the Digital Inclusion Initiative from the Liverpool City Region The Digital Inclusion Initiative is an industry-led...
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Jun 20, 20241 min read
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Upcoming Connecting Health Communities Webinar by IVAR
Connecting Health Communities initiative supports VCSE organisations and local systems to work together to reduce health inequalities and...

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May 15, 20241 min read
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Key Takeaways from our recent April meetings.
Communities of Practice (COP) Lynsey Booth from Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance spoke to us about the National Cancer Screening...
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Apr 25, 20242 min read
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Explore the importance of taking a whole family approach to gambling related harms.
Beacon Counselling Trust (BCT) in association with Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership (MVRP), NHS Primary Care Gambling Service...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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