Volunteer Centre - Volunteers - Look Here!

As part of Wansbeck CVS the Volunteer Centre covers the Wansbeck and Castle Morpeth areas, promoting volunteering throughout the community. We also work with voluntary organisations to develop policies and good practice.

We recruit and refer volunteers who are then placed with registered organisations, who meet our criteria. We have a library of publications relevant to volunteering and provide training events for volunteers and voluntary organisations.

For more details go the volunteering section of this site

Enabling - Improving quality of life.

Carers Together- Do you care?

The Enabling project provides volunteer enablers for elderly and disabled people in the Wansbeck area. We promote independence through activities including the Assisted Shopping Project and the Computer Project, as well as providing one to one enabling support.

We work at a county level to help improve services for carers. We also hold monthly meetings and act as an information point for carers.

Carers Together is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Northumberland Care Trust to support unpaid carers in South East Northumberland by: -

• Providing information for carers to guide them through their caring role.
• Organising informal events, coffee mornings and get-togethers around the area.
• Provide training sessions, which are designed to cover issues of most importance to carers in their caring role.
• Providing carers with an opportunity to have a voice and influence issues of importance throughout health and social care services.

For more details go the enabling or carers section of this site.

Network - Get your groups voice heard

The Wansbeck Voluntary and Community Sector Network represents the aims and aspirations of all local groups who are working for the good of the community in the Wansbeck area. For more details go the Network section of this site.

New Deal - Your volunteer sector option in Wansbeck

New Deal - Voluntary Sector Option is designed to help 18-24 year olds, who have been unemployed for 6 months or more, back to work. The option does this by offering a six month placement with a local voluntary organisation. For more details go the New Deal section of this site.

Funding - Looking for funds?

Are you confused by the range of Funding opportunities available and looking for some guidance? The Funding Advice Service works with groups to identify and obtain sources of suitable funding. For more details go the funding section of this site.

Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) - Your chance to get involved

The Community Empowerment Fund aims to provide meaningful support and development to enable involvement in the Local Strategic Partnership. We work with voluntary and community organisations and provide support to help local people participate in their local area through community involvement and consultation. For more details go the Community Empowerment Fund section of this site.

Project Development - Can we help you?

Wansbeck CVS offers help, advice and training to groups and to individuals setting up or running local voluntary organisations or community groups. Areas where we offer assistance include:

• How to start a community group.
• Developing projects.
• Registering as a charity.
• Employing and managing staff.
• Promotion and publicity.
• Running events.
• Legal, financial and administration concerns.

For more details go the Project Development section of this site.

Last Update: October 2007

Wansbeck Centre for Voluntary Service
107 & 109 Station Road, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 8RS
Telephone: 01670 858 688
Fax: 01670 784160

Email: enquire@wansbeckcvs.org.uk