Dig In newsletter – March

The Dig in Newsletter has just been published by the CVS Community Food Growing project.  You can read it here.

Carers Bulletin Feb-March 2017

The CVS Carers Support project has published its Spring Newsletter.  It has lots of useful information for carers including local support groups, information on local organisations and dates for your diary.  Read it here.

New CVS training courses

Details of our 2017 training programme have just been published.  Courses include:

  • Health Champion “bite size” (taster)
  • Building the Strengths in your Community (ABCD)
  • Working with Volunteers
  • Monitoring & Evaluation (Health & Wellbeing Focus)
  • Meet a Funder
  • Digital Health : a basic guide
  • The Joys of Social Media
  • Building Connections (ABCD)
  • Writing Workshop – Effective Press Releases
  • An Introduction to Volunteering
  • An Introduction to Fundraising
  • Safeguarding Children
  • RSPH Level 2 Understanding Health Improvement

Full details can be found here.

December Dig In newsletter

The December edition of Dig In – the CVS Community Food Growing project’s newsletter – has just been published!

Read it here.

Carer’s Rights Day 2016

This year Carers Rights Day is 25th November 2016 and the Carers’ Support Project has arranged the following Drop-Ins:

  • 10 – 11am:  Tarleton Library, Mark Square, Tarleton PR4 6TU
  • 11.30 – 12.30pm:  North Meols Medical Centre, Church Road, Banks PR9 8ET
  • 11 – 12 noon:  Skelmersdale Library, Southway, Skelmersdale WN8 6NL
  • 2 – 3 pm:  Brookes Bistro, Aughton Street, Ormskirk L39 3BP
  • 4 – 5 pm:  Twinkle House, 2 Gorsey Place, Skelmersdale WN8 9UP

Everybody welcome – please drop in and find out what support is on offer for carers in West Lancs!

 

The Carers’ health and education awareness project provides a wide range of vital information about:

  • Local groups and services for supporting your caring role
  • Carers Assessments and emergency care cover
  • Informing your GP so they are aware of your caring role
  • Health and wellbeing to support self-care
  • Financial support and short break help

Download our general leaflet and all carers leaflet.

For more information, contact Yvonne or Sarah at Carers’ Support on 01695-733737 or email carers@wlcvs.org

 

New CVS training courses