Cheshire West Voluntary Action

At CWVA, our vision is championing the community sector – building trust, influencing, inspiring.

We work with community organisations, as well as partners in other sectors, across west Cheshire.

Our staff have extensive knowledge and skills to help community sector organisations thrive, supporting with things like governance, good practice, volunteering, funding, training, networking and more.

Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) is holding a webinar on the Right to Food UK Commission, which will produce ideas for ending hunger in the UK within the next decade, with an interim objective of halving the number of people experiencing food insecurity by 2030. Feeding Britain is putting together a response, and CWVA is holding this session to gather local insights that can be fed in. The session will be an opportunity to provide an overview of the commission, its aims, and have a discussion about our views in Cheshire West.

CWVA will be hosting a series of Volunteer Managers Network Meetings throughout 2026. These meetings are open to staff AND volunteers, community sector OR public sector, who are involved in recruiting, managing, and coordinating volunteers within their organisation. They are a key chance to network, learn from one another, and share information about what is happening within the sector.&nbsp; Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be available throughout.

Castle Park Arts Centre

Thank you for registering for this online training. We'll be back in touch closer to the training with joining instructions.

Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) is providing training for community sector organisations that are interested in using Plinth as their community impact system. Plinth has been used by CWVA since the start of 2025, offering a wide range of features, such as case management, event bookings, outcome measurements, surveys and forms, and much more. Community sector organisations linked to CWVA are able to use Plinth for free. This training will provide an overview of the system, how community sector organisations can take advantage of the different features, and how CWVA is planning to use Plinth to aggregate data and show the collective impact being made by the sector.

Thank you for booking to attend the west Cheshire Food Summit 2026, we will be in touch before the event with further information about the day.If you have any questions in the meantime please contact us.

The West Cheshire Food Partnership is holding its third annual Food Summit, with a theme of working in partnership to help people across west Cheshire eat well. This is an opportunity for community sector organisations, public sector partners and anyone involved in the local food system to come together and celebrate the power of partnership working. We will have talks from local and national projects, as well as time for networking and reflecting on the work of the Food Partnership. We will also be celebrating our Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award at the event. Lunch is included.

Northwich Memorial Court

This training workshop will provide an introduction to how voluntary and community sector organisations can enhance their resilience to cyber security threats. Learn about cyber threats and how to build&nbsp;resilience with simple, free actions which can reduce your risk of being a victim. Understand&nbsp;in more detail the impact&nbsp;cyber attacks have on charities, the value of data charities hold, and how to protect it as best you can. The session will be delivered by North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC). Tea, coffee, and biscuits available throughout.

St Mary's Handbridge Centre

This is a free training session, delivered by Active Background Checks, available to any staff or volunteers within volunteer-involving organisations in Cheshire West. The session will provide an overview of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks process for volunteers, including: <ul><li>When and how do volunteers need to be DBS checked?</li><li>Can DBS checks be 'carried over' from one organisation to another?</li><li>What level of DBS check does your volunteer need?</li><li>When should you not ask your volunteer for a DBS check?</li></ul>

Storyhouse

The Joshua Tree

CWVA will be hosting a series of Volunteer Managers Network Meetings throughout 2026. These meetings are open to staff AND volunteers, community sector OR public sector, who are involved in recruiting, managing, and coordinating volunteers within their organisation. They are a key chance to network, learn from one another, and share information about what is happening within the sector.&nbsp; This month, we will be hosted by St Luke's Hospice in Winsford. Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be available throughout.

Cheshire West Voluntary Action

Right to Food UK Commission webinar

CWVA Volunteer Managers Network

Plinth online demo

West Cheshire Food Summit 2026

Cyber Resilience for Charities

DBS Checks and Volunteers

CWVA Volunteer Managers Network Meeting

CWVA Volunteer Managers Network

CWVA Volunteer Managers Network