Come along to our Carers Cuppa and Chat at St Thomas Centre, Chesterfield🙂 Enjoy a chocolate quiz, colouring therapy, refreshments and chatting with other Carers💙 📅Thursday 23rd May @ 11am – 2pm 📍St Thomas Centre (Room 1), Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 3AW

Don’t forget to book your place at the DVA forum. Come get involved and see what we’ve got on for you!

Being able to boost our mental health through movement shouldn’t be a luxury. Yet new research from Mental Health Foundation shows that too many people are facing barriers to moving for their mental health due to financial strain and inequality. Find out more: mentalhealth.org.uk/movement-resea…

VOTE NOW! Closing 24rd May. Help us shape the next wave of training for community and voluntary groups across Derbyshire. Have your say now and let us know what will make a difference to you. Scan the QR code or go to surveymonkey.com/r/WVXJJMW and let us know! #trainingandtea

What better way to follow up Mental Health Awareness Week than ThinkFest! 2024, Derbyshire’s first mental health style festival opens up conversations and awareness around mental health, suicide and wellbeing. dva.org.uk/think-fest-202… #thinkfest #getinvolved

DVA Breakfast Club is on holiday! Our usual scheduled Breakfast club falls during Half-Term, so we'll be taking the time off to examine what YOU NEED from these drop in sessions to make sure that we are delivering the best support for our members and other VCSE groups.

DVA Health & Social Care Voluntary Sector Forum has started. ‘Looking after Yourself’ talks about boundaries & protecting your time & mental health. Dr Melanie Hani’s role supports the well-being & mental health of those working or volunteering in the VCSE. #mentalhealth

Trauma can affect our whole being, do we understand and look at this in the right way? Trauma Informed Derbyshire are inviting health and care providers to consider recognising the impact of trauma on their clients and staff and volunteers.

Think Fest! 2024 Songs that saved our lives Derbyshire’s first mental health style festival that opens up conversations and awareness around mental health, suicide and wellbeing in Chesterfield. Vicar Lane Saturday 25th May 10am-3pm entertainers, workshops and panels.

Remember no DVA Breakfast Club this week! We're taking a break during Half-Term to let the team examine what YOU NEED from these sessions to make sure that we deliver something that supports and attracts our members and groups from across Derbyshire.  #breakfastclub

The future of voluntary sector funding in Derbyshire is in question.  Due to Derbyshire County Council’s financial situation, they are considering how to prioritise spending on services they are required to provide by law vs those that they are not. dva.org.uk/end-of-discret…

Volunteer Week starts tomorrow! Where will you be? Join us at The Hub, Low Pavement, Chesterfield for a week long exhibition looking at how to connect and bring people together.  Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm #volunteersweek

"The support I’ve had in building my confidence and helping me to do new things, make friends and rebuild myself has saved my life. I wouldn’t be here today it wasn’t for DVA and the hub." - Hub Volunteer. Come find the connection for YOU! All week at The Hub. #volunteersweek

Thank you Tim for everything you've done to share your own journey, and elevate those around you! Mindscapes are a Mental Health peer support group that use lived experience, training, creativity and photography to support individuals in empowering themselves. #volunteersweek

Volunteering really makes a difference. Thank you Catherine for everything you do! At The Hub, we're incredibly grateful to those that have a real impact every week on the communities we work with, and the people we see. Come be a part of something special. #volunteersweek

Join us this week as we celebrate the achievements that volunteering brings to us and all of Derbyshire! We're so grateful for the countless hours given to support The Hub, helping to build connections that better us all. Thank you! dva.org.uk/celebrating-vo… #volunteersweek

Being creative together is that certain type of something. Julie makes and guides so many each week, and it's always a joy to see what they make together, and the joy they share. Thank you! #volunteersweek

Volunteering makes every difference, a friendly face, a warm smile, a safe place to sit and be a part of something bigger. Thanks Dawn for being there for everyone, it really matters! #volunteersweek

WE'RE MOVING! From next week, we're directing our amazing followers who've supported us through the project to follow Derbyshire Voluntary Action Derbyshire Voluntary Action's account. We're excited to take our passion and knowledge into the heart of DVA. See you there! communitychesterfield.org.uk/newspage/werem…

We need your help! You don't need to be a volunteer or someone who uses these services to see the impact they have. Don't let our vital community services diminish when they are needed most.  Sign, share, and stand up for the fantastic work we all do. bit.ly/3VIu4ly