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📊 #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
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💻 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...
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🎄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.
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Two ladies dressed in purple sweatshirts, are handed a framed certificate by the Lord Mayor of Chester.
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!
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❤️👏 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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❤️ 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!
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📊 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
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🗣️ 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...
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🥉 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.
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🎅 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/
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🚑 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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🍏 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.
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🎭 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.
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❤️ 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!
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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
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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
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❤️ 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...
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🎃 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/
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💡 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...
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❤️ #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...
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❤️ 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.
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📊 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
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❤️😊 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.
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❤️ 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.
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🤝 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...
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💡 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...
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🗣️ #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.
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💻 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...
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🤝 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...
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😊 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.
