VOLUNTEERS WEEK 2024 - 10 YEAR BETTER START CELEBRATION EVENT ⭐️ Volunteers & faces from past and present came together to share memories and celebrate the amazing work that Better Start and the Volunteer Academy has delivered over the last 10 years. #volunteersweek

**Volunteers Week 2024 ⭐️ A Heartfelt Thank You 🙏 Emma has dedicated nearly 30 years to the voluntary sector. She has been involved in numerous projects, collaborated with many volunteers, & witnessed first-hand the positive impact on communities & lives of individuals.

VOLUNTEERS WEEK 2024 ⭐️EMMA'S THANK YOU Dedicating nearly 30 years to the voluntary sector, Emma has been involved in numerous projects, collaborated with many volunteers, & witnessed first-hand the positive impact volunteering has for both communities & individuals⭐️

VOLUNTEERS WEEK 2024 ⭐MEET THE STARS We have had an incredible week celebrating with all our fabulous Volunteers and . Here's a little round-up of just some of the Volunteers that we have been lucky enough to catch up with this week.

Kitty's story shows the power of volunteering. While overcoming mental health struggles, she found a renewed sense of purpose through the support of the Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde and the BFriends initiative. Why not join #TheBigHelpOut and #LendAHand to those who need it most? ✋💚

💥PROJECT FACILITY LAUNCH - FLEETWOOD YOUTH HUB - Offering young persons across Fleetwood and Wyre, employability, housing and wellbeing support! Drop in open every Wed, Thur, Fri - No appointment necessary.

Grants of up to £10,000 are available until March 2025 to help enable, encourage and reward #Voluntary, #Community, #Faith, #Sports or #SocialEnterprise groups to capacity build their volunteer projects within the City of #Preston. More: preston.gov.uk/article/8783/P….

🎉 We are thrilled to award Fylde Coast Women's Aid with the Better Volunteering Quality Mark! 🏆This recognition celebrates their commitment to create a positive, impactful, and inclusive environment for volunteers. #BetterVolunteering #VolunteerRecognition #fyldecoastwomensaid

Our latest event #Blackpool is an opportunity to engage in multi-sector discussions to identify actions needed to deliver •The VCFSE sector as an equal partner •Fairer Funding: Adequate resources to play our part in the future #Lancs14 Booking link ⬇️ trybooking.com/uk/events/land…

Come & join us in Blackpool! Salvation Army, Raikes Parade, Blackpool FY1 4EL Wednesday 17th July 1pm – 4pm locallancashire.org.uk/lancashire-14-…

Our very own Blackpool CAN are teaming up with The LOCAL Project - BOOK YOUR PLACE Wed 17th July 1pm - 4pm Salvation Army, Raikes Parade Come & join us! Booking link & information ⏬ trybooking.com/uk/events/land…

🌟 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐒 🌟 𝟔 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝟔 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍👇 sites.google.com/blackpoolvolun… 📧 [email protected]

🌟 Thinking About Volunteering? 🌟 Not sure where to start? Join one of our Volunteer Drop-In Sessions and let our friendly support team help match your skills and interests to 100s of exciting volunteering opportunities across Blackpool! 🌐 blackpoolcan.co.uk

Our next lunch for Blackpool residents is Wednesday, all welcome. Latest from Jake at Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde who is helping Christine achieve her dream to become a bouncer

𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨! 👋 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬? We offer comprehensive support to help you 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 and encourage best practice

🎉 Blackpool CAN 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠! 𝙉𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙉𝙊𝙒 𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙉! Know someone making a difference in Blackpool? Nominate them today >> 📝 𝙏𝙊 𝙉𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙀: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙋𝙊𝙊𝙇 𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍𝘾𝙇𝘼𝙎𝙎 🚀🎯 FREE Training for VCFSE Organisations! 🎯 REGISTER: 👉 blackpoolcan.co.uk/events/ 📧 [email protected] #MarketingMasterclass #VCFSE #LevelUpMarketing #CommunityEngagement

🌟 𝘼𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘽𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙋𝙊𝙊𝙇 𝙑𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙀𝙍 𝘾𝙊𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙎 🌟 NETWORK MEETING 13th NOV 10am - 12pm > 👉BOOK YOUR SPOT ONLINE >> blackpoolcan.co.uk/events/

𝙏𝙍𝙐𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 24 🌟𝘽𝙚 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 – 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙚! 🌟 Would you be ready to make a difference? Discover your role today >> lnkd.in/d-jrkvxz

🌟 𝙑𝙊𝙇𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙀𝙍 𝘾𝙊𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙎 𝙈𝙀𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 Wed 29th Jan, 10am-12pm 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚n 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.