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.

This is a meeting for members of the West Cheshire Food Partnership, and sub-group leads, to come together and share progress on key issues.

St Mary's Handbridge Centre

Thank you for booking onto the Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Regional Workshop, we look forward to seeing you there! We will be in touch closer to the date with more details. In the meantime, if you have any questions or need support with getting to the session, please do get in touch with us. Many thanks,Tyra

We’re inviting residents and community organisations from across Cheshire and Warrington to take part in a workshop to help shape the Cheshire and Warrington Get Working Plan. In the workshop we will bring people together to explore what gets in the way of (barriers) and what helps people to access work, training, and volunteering opportunities. Who it’s for: This session is open to:<ul><li>People with lived and living experience of barriers to employment or skills opportunities.</li><li>Community and voluntary organisations supporting residents around employment, skills, or volunteering.</li></ul> What to expect: <ul><li>A welcoming and informal workshop where everyone’s voice is valued and listened to.</li><li>Opportunities to share your experiences, ideas, and local insights.</li><li>Your input will directly inform the Get Working Strategy and future actions across the subregion.</li></ul> We have a small/limited budget available to help with travel expenses so that people can take part. If the cost of getting to the session would be a barrier for you, please let us know and we can see what we can support with.

Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Regional Workshop

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Cheshire FA

CWVA, with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), is hosting training on measuring the impact of community sector services. While this will be presented with a focus on community food services, the learning will be applicable for all community sector organisations and services. The aim of the training is to:<ul><li>highlight the different approaches that can be taken to collecting data and demonstrating impact</li><li>simple steps you can put in place within your own organisation to support this</li><li>systems and support being offered by CWVA that you could benefit from. </li></ul>

Measuring the impact of community sector services

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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.

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.

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>

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.

Cheshire West Voluntary Action

West Cheshire Food Partnership meeting

Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Regional Workshop

Measuring the impact of community sector services

Plinth online demo

Cyber Resilience for Charities

DBS Checks and Volunteers

CWVA Volunteer Managers Network Meeting