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Cheshire West Voluntary Action

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Championing the community sector - building trust, influencing, inspiring. #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded

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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
📊 #WeAreCWVA is pleased to share the results of its survey for 2025, with overwhelmingly positive feedback from both community sector organisations and public sector partners. ✅ 100% were very satisfied or satisfied with the overall support More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/cwva-shares-... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
💻 Working with the North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC), #WeAreCWVA is hosting cyber resilience training for charities, taking place at St Mary's Handbridge Centre in Chester from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday 10 March. Book your place ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/b2M8cR3VeM... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cyber Resilience for Charities
<p>This training workshop will provide an introduction to how voluntary and community sector organisations can enhance their resilience to cyber security threats.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: ...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🎄For some people, Christmas can be one of the most challenging times of the year. CWVA will be closed after Wednesday 24 December 2025 until Monday 5 January 2026 so we’ve put together a short round-up of support available in the local community. More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/support-over...
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Heritage Chester @heritagechester.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Fantastic to be nominated for a @cwva.bsky.social Volunteer Award, recognising the amazing contribution of all our volunteers, without whom, our events would not be possible. Coordinators Cathryn and Liz accepted our certificate from Chester Lord Mayor, Cllr Sherin Akhtar. Thank you everyone!
Two ladies dressed in purple sweatshirts, are handed a framed certificate by the Lord Mayor of Chester.
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
❤️👏 Earlier this year, we sadly lost our friend and colleague Clare Harrison, who contributed so much to #WeAreCWVA and the community. At this year's Volunteer Awards, we introduced an Award for Social Activism in Clare's memory, with Joe Maguire and Heather Swainston named as the worthy winners.
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
❤️ More than 100 people came together at Chester Town Hall to attend #WeAreCWVA's Volunteer Awards and celebrate all the amazing work volunteers do in communities. 👏 We received almost 200 separate nominations this year! More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/cwva-hosts-a... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📊 November 2025 was yet another busy month for the #WeAreCWVA team! 🤝 285 people from 109 organisations supported or engaged with ✅ 192 attendances at CWVA's various alliances and partnerships Need our support? Find out more ➡️ cwva.org.uk #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🗣️ A workshop is taking place at Cheshire FA from 1pm to 3pm on Monday 26 January 2026, helping shape the Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Plan. ℹ️ This workshop will run alongside other targeted engagement in the region. Take part ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/tmfyM0hTM8... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🥉 Cheshire West and Chester has won a Bronze Sustainable Food Places Award, recognising the West Cheshire Food Partnership’s work to create a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system. More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/sustainable-... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🎅 Don’t miss out on a sleigh-load of extra donations this season. Sign up to @easyfundraising.bsky.social for free, and get daily chances to win £100 or £200 donations for your organisation this Christmas. More ➡️ www.easyfundraising.org.uk/cheshire-west/ #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🚑 North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is holding an Awareness Day at @storyhouselive.bsky.social in Chester, taking place from 11am to 1pm on Thursday 4 December ⬇️
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🍏 The Sustainable Food Places Day of Celebration and Action took place earlier this week. 😊 Rebecca Story, Strategic Development Lead for the Food Partnership, attended to represent #WeAreCWVA. #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🎭 Little Actors Theatre Company is supporting children and young people in Neston and the surrounding areas to engage with performing arts, having a lasting impact on their personal skills and wellbeing. More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/using-perfor... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
❤️ Trustees’ Week takes place from 3 to 7 November, providing an opportunity to come together and celebrate the achievements of nearly one million trustees across the UK. 👏😁 Thank you to #WeAreCWVA's amazing trustees for all you do to support and guide the charity! #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
ℹ️ If you have any health, communication or safety needs, you could be eligible for free extra support from utility companies.​ This includes energy suppliers and the gas, electricity and water networks.​ Find out if you’re eligible to register ➡️ cadentgas.com/psr #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
ℹ️ From 6 November, residents will be able to access a wide range of help at a new community hub, based at Barons Quay in Northwich. 📆 Thursdays, 10am-4pm #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
❤️ An initiative supported by #WeAreCWVA, helping community groups raise awareness of cancer, has won a prestigious health award. Find out more ➡️ cwva.org.uk/another-awar... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🎃 There are daily chances to win £100 or £200 donations for your organisation this Halloween. Search for the tombstone on @easyfundraising.bsky.social's Haunted House for your chance to win daily from 24 October ➡️ www.easyfundraising.org.uk/cheshire-west/ #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
💡 Want to use Plinth as a community impact system? #WeAreCWVA's next online demo is taking place from 11am to noon on Tuesday 4 November. Get involved ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/nfE6arinvw... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
❤️ #WeAreCWVA has been leading a Youth Voices in Volunteering project, funded by the Westminster Foundation, using these voices to support volunteer managers and remove barriers for young people accessing volunteering opportunities. Find out more ➡️ cwva.org.uk/creating-mea... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Creating meaningful volunteering opportunities for young people | Cheshire West Voluntary Action
Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) has been leading a Youth Voices in Volunteering project, using these voices to support volunteer managers and remove barriers for young people accessing volunteer...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us at the recent Volunteer Managers Networking Meeting. 😁 Lion Salt Works provided a lovely venue for volunteer managers to network, and begin developing an impact framework for volunteering. #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
📊 September 2025 in numbers for the #WeAreCWVA team... 🤝 Bringing people together through alliances and partnerships 🧠 Offering a wide range of training ❤️ Championing volunteering and supporting volunteer managers Find out how we can support you ➡️ cwva.org.uk #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
❤️😊 Funded by #WeAreCWVA and UKSPF, members of Here and Now have been working with Arches Primary School, Blacon History Group and local artist Lucy to produce a collage of Old Blacon Station, sharing memories from younger and older people in the local community. #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
❤️ Nominations for this year’s #WeAreCWVA Volunteer Awards are now open, providing an opportunity for you to celebrate volunteers and the invaluable role they play in communities across Cheshire West. More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/celebrate-th... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🤝 There's still time to book your place at #WeAreCWVA's large-scale networking event, taking place at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall from 1pm to 4pm on Friday 17 October. Get involved ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/ATgaBC6svm... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
💡 For Trustees Week, #WeAreCWVA is running training on trustee roles and responsibilities, taking place at The Bluecoat in Chester from 1pm to 4pm on Thursday 6 November. Book your place ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/6f4Faa3QBr... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Trustee roles and responsibilities
<p>To outline the legal and organisational duties of being a charity trustee. ​To show how trustees can realistically play a positive and effective role. ​To introduce some practical tools and ideas d...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🗣️ #WeAreCWVA is offering a wide range of support to community sector organisations around lived experience, helping make sure local voices shape the decisions that affect people’s lives. More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/helping-orga... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
💻 Training continues to be a key part of #WeAreCWVA's offer to community sector organisations, and an extensive programme has been delivered in the first half of 2025. Check out the latest training ➡️ cwva.org.uk/training-and... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🤝 Great to host Sustainable Food Places in Cheshire West today, highlighting the work of the West Cheshire Food Partnership and some of the community organisations involved. More about the Food Partnership ➡️ cwva.org.uk/west-cheshir... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
😊 A productive meeting today for the SEND Sub Group, which is part of the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) Alliance hosted by #WeAreCWVA. 📍 We started work on developing a SEND map on Plinth, helping professionals and residents find out about SEND support in the local community.
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🗣️ Are you or your organisation interested in coproduction? #WeAreCWVA is holding an online drop-in from 10am to 11.30am on Wednesday 22 October, offering a space for people to come together and have a conversation about lived experience and coproduction. Book ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/dEfYazQwlR...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
❤️🏆 We've been nominated as Charity of the Year as part of West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce's Awards! Vote for us ➡️ forms.office.com/pages/respon... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🧠 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day, aimed at reaching national organisations, governments and the general public and giving a singular message that suicide can be prevented. More ➡️ www.iasp.info/wspd/about/ #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
❤️ Rural Together Community Partnership is holding another Community Roadshow, taking place at Tarporley Community Centre from 11.30am to 2pm on Tuesday 16 September. ℹ️ A great opportunity for organisations to connect and residents to find out about support in their community. #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
📢 More than 110 people have already registered for #WeAreCWVA's large-scale networking event, taking place at Ellesmere Port Civic Hall on Friday 17 October. Get involved ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/ATgaBC6svm... #NeverMoreNeeded
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CWVA large-scale networking event and AGM
<p>Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) is once again holding a large-scale networking event on Friday 17 October.</p><p><br></p><p>This is an opportunity for community sector organisations and publi...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
ℹ️ Cheshire and Warrington Carers Trust is holding an event for International Older People's Day, taking place at Northwich Memorial Court from 1pm to 3pm on Wednesday 1 October ⬇️
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
📊 Are you a community sector organisation looking for a new community impact system? #WeAreCWVA is using Plinth, offering a wide range of features, and this is available for free to all our members. Take part in Plinth training ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/nfE6arinvw... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🤝 The Compact for West Cheshire has been relaunched, outlining a set of principles that will support the community and public sectors to work collaboratively together to benefit local communities. 1️⃣💡 Priority one focuses on shared purpose Find out more ➡️ cwva.org.uk/compactforwe... #WeAreCWVA
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🤝 At #WeAreCWVA, we're supporting the petition to review the decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch. You can support it too ➡️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🤝 During August, the #WeAreCWVA team supported 175 people from 74 organisations, equating to 309 collective hours of engagement or support and 216 attendances at alliances, partnerships and meetings. Take a look at our live impact dashboard ➡️ discover-git-cwva-view-plinth.vercel.app/discover/pro...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
💰 Would you like to write exceptional funding applications? Are you just getting started, or would you like to expand your knowledge? This could be ideal for you. 📆 Tuesday 9 September ⏰ 10am-1pm 📍 The Bluecoat, Chester Register ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/5a6oQBi3Ta... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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How to write exceptional funding applications
<p>Facilitated by Stephen Wright, Director, Grant Funding Skills Ltd. (This training is funded by UKSPF)</p>
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
💰 eBay and @easyfundraising.bsky.social have teamed up for the £5,000 Big Give. Ten £500 funding pots are available and one of them could be yours! Get involved ➡️ #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🖥️ Do you use Canva? #WeAreCWVA is running training at The Bluecoat in Chester from 2pm to 4pm on Thursday 11 September. Take part ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/RZOF2inFwA... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
🧠 #WeAreCWVA has created an online resource to highlight the impact being made by the Mental Health Alliance in Cheshire West. Take a look at the journey so far ➡️ cwva.org.uk/sharing-the-... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
ℹ️ The Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance is holding an event at Grosvenor Shopping Centre in Chester from 9am to 1pm on Wednesday 10 September, providing an opportunity for people to share their views on local NHS services and what can be done to improve them ⬇️
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
❤️ Soul Kitchen Chester and The Chester Townhouse have started an exciting new partnership, working together to run a community café and provide a wide range of development opportunities for Soul Kitchen members. More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/from-grassro... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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From grassroots kindness to lasting change in Chester | Cheshire West Voluntary Action
Soul Kitchen and The Townhouse in Chester have started an exciting new partnership, working together to run a community café and provide a wide range of development opportunities for Soul Kitchen memb...
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
ℹ️ Gas Safety Week takes place from 8 to 14 September, and the theme for this year is looking after your home, friends and family. Find out more ➡️ www.gassaferegister.co.uk/gassafetyweek/ #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
❤️ National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port is holding a Volunteer Taster Day on Saturday 13 September from 10am to 3pm. More about volunteering at the museum ➡️ canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do... #WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
👪 #WeAreCWVA has worked with community sector organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside to help shape a new neurodevelopment pathway for children, young people and their families in the region. Find out more ➡️ cwva.org.uk/creating-a-s... #NeverMoreNeeded
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Cheshire West Voluntary Action @cwva.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
ℹ️ Sanctuary Care is running a Summer Fayre on Saturday 16 August from 1pm to 4pm, with a variety of stalls, live entertainment, a bouncy castle and much more ⬇️
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