🎄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...

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!

❤️👏 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.

❤️ 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

📊 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

🗣️ 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

🥉 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

🎅 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

🚑 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 ⬇️

🍏 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

🎭 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

❤️ 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

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

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

❤️ 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

🎃 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

💡 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

❤️ #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

❤️ 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

📊 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

❤️😊 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

❤️ 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

🤝 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

💡 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

🗣️ #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

💻 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

🤝 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

😊 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.

🗣️ 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...

❤️🏆 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

🧠 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

❤️ 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

📢 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

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 ⬇️

📊 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

🤝 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

🤝 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

🤝 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...

💰 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

💰 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

🖥️ 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

🧠 #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

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 ⬇️

❤️ 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

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

❤️ 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

👪 #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

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 ⬇️

❤️ #WeAreCWVA has launched a new impact dashboard on Plinth, highlighting the wide range of support and engagement carried out by the CWVA team. Find out more about our impact dashboard and CWVA's wider approach to impact ➡️ discover-git-cwva-view-plinth.vercel.app/discover/pro... #NeverMoreNeeded

🤝 Bet You Can Help Now training, a first aid approach to tackling gambling related harm, is taking place on Wednesday 3 September, equipping people with the tools to perform brief interventions and feel comfortable to refer people to relevant agencies. Take part ➡️ book.plinth.org.uk/e/eHCbJU9Hfs...