Latest updates from the Alliance

Worcestershire VCSE Alliance Forum 2025/26

We are delighted to be bringing local Forums to you in the Autumn, please watch this page or subscribe to our newsletter for more information. What is the Worcestershire VCSE Alliance Forum?  The Forum meet throughout the year and is open to all VCSE organisations delivering services in Worcestershire who would…

Family Hubs and Best Start Worcestershire Website

Family Hubs provide a welcoming place for families and expectant parents to access information, signposting, and services in the community. There are nine family hubs across the county and a number of outreach locations, providing a range of support to families with babies and children. To find out more, refer…

Could your organisation use £10,000?

Kelly-Louise Riding, Keith Slater and Olivia Jones. Community Boost, the organisation that has generated over £2million in grant aid for voluntary and community organisations, is now offering its services free of charge to voluntary/community groups in Worcester, thanks to a partnership with Worcester Community Trust and a grant from the…

Free training from the Centre of Expertise on child sexual abuse

Great opportunity to access free training, please do share with your colleagues. Just click on the Eventbrite link to book your tickets. Course overviewDates/times and links to book“I wanted them all to notice”:  Protecting children and responding to child sexual abuse within the family environment In November 2024 the Child…

Worcestershire VCSE Alliance Update

We’re pleased to share some important developments within the Worcestershire VCSE Alliance. Governance and Management Update The Alliance is building a closer working relationship with Community Power CIO, who deliver similar services in Herefordshire. For the next 12 months, Community Power will operate across both counties, working alongside the Alliance…

VCSE Briefing: Understanding the New Procurement Act (2023)

The New Procurement Act 2023 takes full effect from the 25th February 2025 and applies to all public sector procurement activities undertaken in the UK, and aims to simplify and improve the procurement process. Bring your lunch and join us on Thursday March 27th to learn more about what this could mean…

Community Wellbeing Roles Network Quarterly Meeting

Bring along your best ideas (and your lunch) to the Worcestershire Community Wellbeing Roles Quarterly Get Together, your input is important! Join us and Holly Johnson (PCN Operations Manager, Droitwich, Ombersley and the Rurals) on Thursday 20th March 2025, 12.00pm-1.30pm as we discuss: Workwell, helping people with health conditions or disabilities find…

Call for Expressions of Interest: the next phase of Research Engagement and Community Health in Worcestershire

We are pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from Worcestershire-based voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations to lead the next phase of Research, Engagement, and Community Health (REACH) programme. The REACH programme aims to increase participation in health and social care research among communities that experience health inequalities…

Wychavon Community Network Conference

The Communities team at Wychavon District Council would like to invite you to their Community Network Conference, aimed at supporting voluntary, community and social enterprise groups across the district. The theme this year is Building Better Connections. This free, in-person conference will take place on the 6th March, 2024 at The Civic Centre, Pershore from 08:45 to 12:40, with…