About CVS
About CVS
West Lancashire Council for Voluntary Services is a charity, set up in 1973, and is the key infrastructure organisation for voluntary and community groups in West Lancashire.
Our main activities are:
- Providing information and support to voluntary organisations
- Helping local people to set up and develop voluntary and community groups, and network with other organisations
- Representing voluntary and community groups to statutory and other organisations, and partnerships
Our registered charity number is 1039563. We are also a company limited by guarantee – registration no: 2940823.
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Membership of the CVS is free!
Benefits of membership include training and receiving the fortnightly members-only CVS News Update.
The CVS has two types of membership:
- Full membership open to all voluntary and community groups who are based in West Lancashire.
- Associate membership open to all voluntary and community groups who may cover West Lancashire, but have their base elsewhere.
To apply for membership, download a printable Membership form, complete and return it to West Lancs CVS, Certacs House, 10-12 Westgate, Skelmersdale, WN8 8AZ.
CVS team (alphabetical)
- Vicky Attwood : Community Development Officer – Information and Publicity / Funding
- Jill Bradley : Operations and Team Manager
- Dot Fowell : Community Development Officer – Community Champions
- Janice Howard : Volunteering Development Officer
- Greg Mitten : Chief Officer
- Debbie Shepton : Communications
Social Prescribing Service Team
- Gill Blane : Social Prescriber
- Rebekah Boyd : Team Leader Social Prescribing Team
- Debbie Leyland: Admin Support – Social Prescribing Service
- Christine Rooney: Social Prescriber
- Jacqui Sutton: Social Prescribing – Project Lead
- Nicci Sutton-Kelsall : Social Media Lead and Team Leader Social Prescribing Team
- Alice Taylor-Penny: Social Prescriber
- Gill White : Social Prescriber
A Council of Management is nominated and elected every year by the membership. Our current Council of Management is:
President: Mayor, West Lancashire Borough Council
Honorary Officers
Co-chairs: Sian Jay & John Davies
Vice Chair:
Treasurer:
Other Directors
Robert Godson
Nominated Reps (Non Voting)
WLBC reps:
- Cllr Carl Coughlan
- Cllr Gareth Dowling
- Cllr Maureen Nixon
- Cllr Gaynar Owen
CC representative (LCC)
