Giving a voice to the North West
Voluntary Sector North West Annual Review 2012-2013
Contents Page 3
Introduction from VSNW Chair
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Introduction from VSNW Chief Executive
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Highlights of the year
Delivering our objectives for the North West Page 7
Influencing and shaping the agendas and policies of statutory sector partners
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Increasing recognition as a reliable voice for the sector
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Gathering and making use of information and knowledge
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Developing, supporting and engaging with networks
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Staff and trustees
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Thank you to our members
Our Mission and Values Mission Ensuring that the voluntary and community sector, in all its diversity, takes its full part in shaping the future of the North West.
Values Accountability At the heart of reliable, trustworthy and effective infrastructure work. We will enhance communication and twoway dialogue with the sector and stakeholders, and support sector representatives at the regional level.
Knowledge A key means by which infrastructure organisations add value. We will generate an evidence base for action and demonstrate integrity through informed actions and decisions. We will use our knowledge base to provide leadership, promote the sector and show foresight.
Equality Tackling discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity and empowering people to make their voices heard is central to the identity of the voluntary and community sector. We recognise we do not work in isolation and we value what people can do together, whether part of a community of interest, identity or place. We recognise that from diversity comes strength and quality of knowledge. We will challenge prejudice and intolerance wherever we encounter it.
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Dedication and hope in challenging and unprecedented times Introduction from VSNW Chair As I sat down to write this introduction I wondered how many people actually read the chair’s thoughts tucked neatly away at the front of an annual review? It might be my big opportunity to say something radical, controversial or deeply insightful using my platform as chairperson to spark debate and campaign for change or renewal. Yet all I can do is commend this report to you as an example of dedication and hope in challenging and unprecedented times. For many of us, myself included, have never know such a time of uncertainty or feelings of real trepidation. Our sector is changing out of all recognition and many of the people and communities we serve are dealing with social and economic difficulty not experienced for generations. The work of many medium sized organisations is disappearing and funding sources are drying up necessitating merger, a complete change of direction or outright closure. New activities are coming to the fore which are trying to deal with the effects of the crisis and providing basic necessities such as emergency shelter and food. The role of the volunteer is now crucial to the delivery of core activities that ensure safety and survival and not just the enhancement of the quality of life of those we work for and with. Often our sector is becoming the only option and not just the champion of choice. So how has this affected VSNW? Well, we have had to say goodbye to superb staff and have seen significant pieces of work come to an end. Although hard to accept it has been made manageable through the knowledge that our colleagues have the capability to go on and be successful in whatever future direction they take, and that their work will have a legacy. I want to thank not only the staff team for working through this time with such conviction and dedication but my fellow trustees for maintaining a belief in the value of our sector regionally and the place our organisation has within that context. We have made the bold decision not just to take work because it might be there but to stay true to our values and our charitable objects. We have ensured that our focus has stayed upon how we can provide high quality intelligence to our sector, underpin the work done by others to strive for equality, and keep decision makers and those with influence accountable – things that are even more important in times of such high demand, and personal and organisational pressure. Most of all I want to thank Richard Caulfield, our chief executive, who has provided leadership not only to the organisation but to the regional voluntary, community and faith sector. We continue to rely upon his positive contributions to national debates, his strategic oversight and his skill as an honest broker in so many situations borne of the new dynamics of austerity and ideological shift, witnessed at a local as well as a regional level. It may have been a tough year but we have witnessed first hand that our sector truly is one of dedication – to stay motivated and committed in such difficult times is no mean feat. It is also a place of hope and we must be thankful to be surrounded by so many highly skilled and imaginative people. If one had to choose right now, this region and this sector seems to all at VSNW a pretty good place to be.
Debbie Dalby
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Working hard to bridge the gap Introduction from VSNW Chief Executive The last year was a tough but successful year for VSNW as many projects came towards an end. The ongoing commitment of government to their austerity programme has hit the voluntary and community sector in the region hard and had a major impact on many of our communities. Our conference in November 2012 highlighted this impact and how living in poverty is a reality for many people in Britain today, despite being in work. The staff team at VSNW has worked hard to ensure we live up to our values and give voice to the sector in the region – trying to bridge the gap between local and national which has emerged over recent years. It has been difficult for all the team as we took a serious look at our future during the year before deciding we needed to push on with our work and add value to the infrastructure offer across the region. We have had to rationalize though, and although the changes are more recent from the period covered in this report, I can’t finish my introduction without paying tribute to those who have moved on from VSNW as our funding diminished; Ria Tesia, Amina Lone, Dan Silver and after over 10 years committed service, Anna Sevink. I know each and every one of them will go on to bigger and better things, but without their hard work and that of the remaining team; Warren, Margaret and Helen, none of the achievements highlighted in the report would have been possible.
Richard Caulfield
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Highlights of the year Achieving and making a difference VSNW’s BASIS 1 Lottery funded project, Sector Development: Policy, Communications and Networks, ended after five years. Some of the key achievements were: ·
More than 2,300 groups from across the North West were identified and directly supported to address their specific policy concerns and build their understanding and knowledge of relevant policy issues. This included more than 450 BME groups, 340 specialist health and social care groups, 100+ learning and skills providers, 300 + equalities, 130 + environment, 200 community leaders interested in community rights and 70 criminal justice organisations.
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Training and policy workshops were provided for more than 2,000 VCS representatives in order to develop their skills, knowledge and ability to engage and influence.
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Leading local specialist VCS practitioners and leads were enabled to network, share good practice, and learn about emerging developments in their field as well as shape VSNW’s work. Over the last 18 months of the project, we held 52 specialist network events involving 1,200 participants.
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We have promoted 252 policy consultation opportunities throughout the life of the project through bulletins, events and websites. We published 89 formal briefings and 140 information bulletins. We have published 1,400 monitored pieces of information to members and thematic networks and promoted an additional 143 national or regional good practice resources.
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VSNW collated and summarised 47 regional and national policy responses incorporating 2,409 inputs from groups over the course of the project.
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Highlights of the year A record-breaking annual conference The VSNW annual conference continued to be a much valued way to discuss ideas and highlight the many critical roles that the voluntary and community sector plays in society. The State We’re In conference was held in November 2012 and with more than 150 delegates attending, was our largest ever conference. Delegates heard Tom MacInnes from the New Policy Institute give a preview of the latest Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion research. There was also a panel discussion with LEP, local authority, and health service representatives and a police and crime commissioner. Attendees gave very positive feedback, with 98% saying it had met their expectations and they particularly appreciated the chance to gain insight and exchange information about how the sector is adjusting to the new environment and new opportunities that may arise.
“Excellent event - all the speakers are very knowledgeable in their own field. Good organisation. Had time for questions. Well done to your whole team!” “Thanks for a stimulating and supportive day”
Informing the sector and influencing As a strategic partner of the Department of Health with Regional Voices, we continued to work closely with colleagues nationally to inform, respond to consultations and engage. VSNW produced The Voluntary and Community Sector: Support for Health and Social Care in the North West guide to the sector for commissioners, outlining the different types of VCS organisations and the ways in which the sector can work to promote health and reduce health inequalities. We also produced a range of briefings and reports this year to support health events and inform the sector of the new structures that were emerging as a result of the health reforms.
Raising the profile of race equality issues with national politicians In partnership with the Runnymede Trust, One North West organised a Race Equality Question Time event in Liverpool. This involved a panel that included the minister for race equality, a Department of Work and Pensions minister, and the Shadow Education Secretary, as well as a member of the North West BME Policy Forum. The event was attended by more than 150 participants with a range of issues discussed. This raised the profile of race equality issues in the North West, enabled engagement with leading politicians and also encouraged more activism in race equality from participants. 6
Influencing and shaping the agendas and policies of statutory sector partners New strategies for influencing policy As a result of the further reduction in regional organisations to influence and the ongoing changes in the policy environment, VSNW adopted a number of different approaches to continue influencing and shaping national and local policy. The work carried out directly with national government had reduced but nevertheless this still provided an important link to policymakers. For example, a VSNW response was submitted, as part of an NCVO piece of work, to a consultation by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills on a review of TUPE regulations. Also, VSNW continued to be a strategic partner of the Department of Health through Regional Voices and this maintained an important route to engage with and influence health policy. Warren Escadale, VSNW policy and research manager, was seconded part time to work with GMCVO on public service reform and the Greater Manchester whole place community budget. The aim of this work was to support better VCS involvement in providing services and engaging communities to improve lives and life chances.
Developing relationships between government and communities Throughout the year we had urged groups to engage with the Department for Communities and Local Government whole-place community budgets. We ran training sessions, including a workshop highlighting best practice, with sector representatives from three of the four national pilots and provided guidance about the implications of each type of community budget. Working with Locality and Urban Forum, we continued to highlight the opportunities and challenges of the new community rights (challenge, bid, and build), neighbourhood planning (“the fourth community right�) and neighbourhood community budgets for the sector and communities. We held a community budget event in association with Voluntary Action Warrington, with Mike Desborough, the DCLG national lead for neighbourhood community budget pilots, as speaker. We echoed the hope that community-led local development would become a bigger part of how whole-place community budgets worked.
Increased links with the European Parliament Representatives of the North West Infrastructure Partnership (NWIP) visited Brussels to discover more about the EU funding programmes available, how to influence the next round of funding due to start in 2014, how the European Parliament worked and ways that local groups could contact and influence MEPs with specialist interests and responsibilities. The group met with a number of MEPs including Arlene McCarthy, MEP for the North West and also met with James Sharples from the Merseyside Brussels Office, who gave the group an overview of the current European funding picture. All NWIP representatives agreed that the visit gave them a 'better understanding of the European Parliament, its workings and how best to engage and influence'.
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Increasing recognition as a reliable voice for the sector Influencing the new health landscape The implementation of Healthwatch and discussions on the process for this were gathering momentum this year. VSNW arranged a meeting between a number of LINk host organisations and their local authorities with the Department of Health to look at different models that Healthwatch could take on. The discussion from this meeting was written up into a report and shared nationally. Subsequently, many Healthwatch organisations were starting to take shape at the start of 2013 and it was recognised that there was a need to ensure that local Healthwatch had good engagement, not just with local community organisations, but also with the large national voluntary organisations which operated at a wider level. The well-attended Building a Strong Local Healthwatch event enabled the emerging Healthwatch organisations to meet service provider organisations and explore ways of working together. Attendees were asked to identify actions that they would carry out after the event to continue building these relationships. The relationship of Health and Wellbeing Boards with the voluntary sector had been a matter of discussion since it was announced the sector had no statutory place. In the North West, 11 boards offered places to the voluntary sector and a meeting was held to explore the experience of those voluntary sector organisations that had places but also to look at what other structures could be used to influence. There was concern that both voluntary sector and Healthwatch representatives may need additional support and development if they were to be seen as equal partners on the board and a further event was held to explore this.
Increasing the community voice in health and social care As part of a national project working with Community Service Volunteers, National Voices and NAVCA, we highlighted ways to strengthen the community voice in the new health and social care system. Three specialist events were run with Merseyside Disability Federation, Lancashire Women’s Network, and the Lesbian and Gay Foundation looking for Disability Health Leaders, Women Health Leaders and LGB&T Health Leaders. Through this work, the new local Healthwatch organisations were promoted via media, events, networks, and outreach work to around 50,000 people across the region.
Campaigning on the economy and employment A concerted campaign to address the limitations of the Work Programme, working alongside NCVO, ACEVO and Volunteering England, continued to reflect the difficulties of the sector with engagement and the programme’s inability to capture what the sector had to offer and had delivered in the past. VSNW also continued to highlight the flaws of the payments by results model for service provision, through blog posts and speeches at events and promoted alternative ways of contracting services. Following the autumn Budget statement, we highlighted the need for VCS groups to get involved with the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in their area. We continued to stress how, by April 2015, LEPs will have a significant say over the use of Single Local Growth Funding (reclassified central government funding) and the next round of EU funding from mid-2014. Our The Rise of the LEPs briefing gave the sector further information about the role of LEPs and there was also new thinking during the LEPs workshop at our annual conference, run in partnership with the Centre for Local Economic Strategies, about developing our own Social Economy Local Enterprise Partnerships. The workshop highlighted the need to think about how we, as a sector, take charge of the story of what we do or could do to nurture and grow places.
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Increasing recognition as a reliable voice for the sector Also, throughout the year, we highlighted the steadily increasing recognition of the sector’s potential as an employer and a learning and skills provider. Our Youth Contract briefing showed the different options that would be given to young people and explained how the sector could be a provider of these. Also, in our well-received letter to Vince Cable which followed a VSNW apprenticeship event, we were able to contribute to a better understanding of the potential of the sector for providing apprenticeships.
Supporting future of infrastructure information sharing VSNW took the initiative to co-ordinate sharing of information by partnerships successful in securing Transforming Local Infrastructure (TLI) funding from the Cabinet Office. Representatives from the North West TLI partnerships attended events organised by VSNW to explore closer partnership working and identify opportunities for sharing expertise, knowledge and best practice through peer-learning arrangements and networking. These events also identified existing expertise and resources that were relevant to the specific needs of other partnerships that led to inter-partnership trading, and helped retain funding and expertise within the region. Representatives from the Office for Civil Society, the Big Lottery Fund and NAVCA were also in attendance at the events. Representatives of the North West partnerships who were unsuccessful with their TLI applications were also invited to the events as they would be able to benefit from discussions and had a role to play in networking and joint working initiatives.
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Gathering and making use of information and knowledge Highlighting the critical VCS contribution to health and wellbeing VSNW was commissioned by NHS North West to produce a series of short videos which highlighted the roles the third sector played in improving the physical and mental health of North West residents. These videos were primarily used as online promotion tools for the ‘Year of Health and Wellbeing’ campaign but were also made available on VSNW’s ‘Listen Value Invest’ website. A copy of each video was given to each of the six projects shown to be used for promotion and with potential funders. The People’s Voice Media-produced videos featured Ford Park Community Group in Ulverston, Moving On With Life and Learning in Liverpool, West Lancashire Sitting in Service, Peoples Voice Media in Salford, Preston on Wheels and FC United of Manchester.
Ran a Listen Value Invest case study competition Early in the year, VSNW ran a Listen Value Invest case study competition to enable North West VCS organisations to highlight the innovative ways they were adjusting to the changing economic and policy environment. We received a number of high quality case studies and four North West organisations were awarded prizes. Videos were produced for St Peter's Community Partnerships in Tameside to illustrate the benefits of the pilot Integrated Offender Management project, and for Unlimited Potential in Salford. Their video was about the Healthy Communities Collaborative project where volunteers work in the community, along with GPs and the PCT, to promote health messages around early detection of health conditions. A flip video camera was awarded to Cumbria CVS to film their Employer Supported Volunteering service and to Disability Equality (NW) to show how they were adjusting to the new funding environment.
Hosting a wide range of events, training and networking VSNW held a range of events around the region this year. As well as health, economy and other network events, we co-hosted a very successful Social Media for the North West VCS event in Preston which enabled delegates to discuss the different social media applications available and how they could compliment and expand the work and reach of their organisation. The event was attended by 100 delegates who found the interactive nature of the day and learning from others very useful. VSNW was also a partner in the Directory of Social Care Winter Fair held in Manchester, where we had a stall to promote VSNW and our staff attended a number of workshops. Other events this year included organising a Cabinet Office Commercial Skills Masterclass for Public Service Delivery and speaking at a Merseyside Disability Federation Co-production and Partnership in Practice conference. We also participated in a Big Lottery Fund regional Inform Inspire Celebrate event which acknowledged the positive effect of lottery funding and explained the new funding priorities.
Getting our message across Given the changing social and political landscape, it became even more important to maintain the profile of VSNW and our role in increasing the influence and connections of the sector in the North West. We were still contacted frequently to promote local, regional and national events, vacancies and funding opportunities on the VSNW website. This year also saw the @VSNWnews Twitter account approach 1,000 followers. This enabled us to keep in more regular contact with a wide range of organisations to promote information exchange and closer relationships. It also increased traffic to our website and the readership of publications such as the VSNW Bulletin.
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Gathering and making use of information and knowledge The bulletin continued to be a popular source of information and opportunities for the North West VCS sector. Although the number of subscribers reduced due to the decrease in local and regional organisations, it was still received by over 900 contacts on a three-weekly basis. The Health Bulletin continued to increase its circulation, with over 350 individuals and organisations receiving a copy. The North West Environment Link Green Bullet also continued to be an important source of information, given the changing nature of environmental policy. 15 VSNW policy briefings were produced on a range of topics including Healthwatch, VCS policy developments and Local Economic Partnerships. This included One North West briefings on migration and the Tameside Race Equality Framework. A new North West VCS leaders’ views blog site was launched this year. This site gave VCS leaders around the region the opportunity to start discussions or express their views on a range of issues in a more informal setting. It attracted posts on a wide range of subjects including health, housing and BME organisations. It was viewed regularly with a record of 185 views on a single day.
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Developing, supporting and engaging with networks One North West It was another successful year for One North West. They participated in the National BME VCS Coalition, coordinated by Voice4Change England, which brought together leading race equality organisations nationally. The coalition had succeeded in ensuring that the national media reported on changes to the Public Sector Equality Duty. One North West supported youth participation in the development of the coalition by engaging Preston United, a youth development programme, in the process. This created a long-term connection between young people from the region and the coalition and shaped its development. Through the North West BME Policy Forum, One North West brought together over 30 organisations to discuss the impacts of welfare reform with a speaker from the Cheetham Hill Advice Centre. Following this, local organisations were involved in further activity in their neighbourhoods. Also, youth organisations were supported to work together to inform young people of the changes and encourage positive local activism. Members from Liverpool were also invited on to the local welfare reform forum, a regular discussion group organised by the city council. To help increase BME women’s representation, One North West worked in partnership with Westwood and Coldhurst Women’s Association, Oxfam and the Women’s Solidarity Forum to deliver an event designed to support BME women’s engagement in politics, which was attended by over 20 women. This had an impact on women’s participation in local politics and several of the women that attended became more involved in formal politics. They continued to receive advice and guidance on this journey from One North West. One North West developed a training package for 15 prospective Healthwatch participants on the need to consider health inequalities. This was piloted in Blackburn and involved working closely with the primary care trust lead on equalities. The participants reported that in their new Healthwatch roles, they would be more aware of equalities issues and more likely to ask questions on issues that impacted disproportionately on minority groups.
Children & Young People This year, the network started to support the VCS children and young people sector to develop consortia that successfully bring together large and small local providers. The network also explored new issues around workforce, the future of children, youth and family service provision and the implications of the government’s public service delivery agenda. Also, through the network’s work on the National Citizens Service proposals, we were able to link this VCS sub-sector with volunteering and generic subregional infrastructure and influenced the development of the national programme. The network also sought to coordinate and make the most of the national programmes being delivered through the Department for Education’s strategic partners, as they were implemented in the region.
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Developing, supporting and engaging with networks Volunteering The Volunteering North West network increased its engagement on policy issues by working more effectively with public sector partners through the 2012 Olympics regional working group and supported the England Volunteer Development Council North West. Identified policy issues included volunteer brokerage, National Citizens Service, Big Society, volunteering in health and social care (influencing a regional refresh), job substitution and the new Work Club proposals.
North West Infrastructure Partnership There was continuing, regular contact with members of the North West Infrastructure Partnership but less meetings were held due to the new priority of the Transforming Local Infrastructure work. VSNW will continue to support ongoing knowledge sharing, through NWIP, TLI and other networks, to ensure that infrastructure can respond to the future requirements of the sector.
North West Equality and Diversity We also worked closely with the NW Equality and Diversity Group which focused on the impact of government policy on equalities groups and how equality concerns could be addressed in the emerging new health and social care structures. This network grew to over 400 engaged contacts, including 100 from the public and private sector in the region.
North West Environment Link The distribution list for the Green Bullet, the North West Environment Link bulletin, continued to grow and, following a reduction in availalble resources, the Campaign to Protect Rural England agreed to take future responsibility for this. As well as consulting on environmental issues such as those contained in the Future North West strategy, the network engaged in policy issues such as planning reform, Local Enterprise Partnerships and a national review of waste policy. Members of the network attended over 50 strategic meetings. The Big Society and the Environment event was a great success, which enabled the group to begin conversations with a Defra minister. The group took a strong lead in supporting VCS involvement in the development and influencing of Local Nature Partnerships.
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Staff and trustees VSNW Staff Chief Executive
Richard Caulfield
Finance and Administration Manager
Anna Sevink
Policy and Research Manager
Warren Escadale
Policy and Network Coordinator (Health & Social Care)
Margaret McLeod
Communications and Information Officer
Helen Walker
Representation Project Manager
Martin Preston (left December 2012)
Administrator
Ria Tesia
One North West Co-ordinator
Daniel Silver
VSNW Trustee Board Debbie Dalby (Chair) The Church of England Diocese of Manchester Charles Shaw (Vice Chair) Oldham CVYS & NW VYS John Devine OBE Churches Officer for the North West (resigned September 2012) Karen Bowen Cumbria CVS Jeff Scales Locality resigned September 2012) Alex Whinnom GMCVO Matt Harby Lesbian and Gay Foundation Simon Thorrington Charity Bank Kirit Patel Oxfam
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Thank you to our members ACT - Action with Communities in Cumbria Action for Blind People Action for Children (North West) Adrian Ashton Age Concern in the North West Age Concern Lancashire Alzheimer's Society Andrew McGuirk Back on Track Bamboo Barnardo's North West BASSAC Blackburn with Darwen CVS Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Society for the Blind Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde CVS Bolton CVS Bolton Society for Blind People Brathay Hall Trust British Red Cross (Lancashire Merseyside and Greater Manchester) British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale CVS Bury 3rd Sector Development Agency Carers UK Carlisle Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility Cartwheel Arts Ltd Charity Bank (North West Region) Cheshire Community Action Cheshire Community Voice Chester Voluntary Action Children England NW Children's Society Chorley & South Ribble CVS Citizens Advice - North West Region Claire House Children's Hospice CN4M Community Network for Manchester Community Futures Community Health Involvement and Empowerment Forum Community Matters Community North West COMPASS Contact A Family CONTACT Cheshire Support Group CPRE Lancashire CPRE NW Regional Group Creative Support Crewe YMCA Crossroads Association Cumbria CVS Cumbria Rural Citizens Advice Bureau CVS Cheshire East CVS Rochdale CVS West Lancashire CX Limited trading as The Via Partnership Deafway Diocese of Liverpool, Church & Society Disability Equality (NW) Ltd DISC East Lancashire County Scout Council Ellesmere Port & Neston Assoc of Voluntary and Community Orgs EMERGE Recycling Federation of Cityfarms and Community Gardens Firmstart (Manchester) CIC First Asian Support Trust Friends of the Earth NW Galloway's Society for the Blind George House Trust Girlguiding North West England GM Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMVCO) Greater Manchester Pay and Employment Rights Advice Service
Greater Manchester Play Resource Unit Groundwork Pennine Lancashire Halton & St Helens VCA Halton YMCA Ltd HBHG Development Trust Ltd Heart of Mersey Henshaw's Society for Blind People Hibbert Community Regeneration Agency Ltd Home Start North Regional Office Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS Impact Housing Association Ltd Independence For You Irish in Britain Jitahidi Keep Britain Tidy Kings Cross Project Knowsley Advocacy Hub KUC Lancashire Council for Voluntary Youth Services Lancashire Disability Information Federation (Access Lancashire) Lancashire Global Education Centre Lancashire Learning Consortium CIC Lancashire MIND Lancashire Wide Network for Minority Ethnic Women Lancaster Citizens Advice Bureau Lancaster District CVS Liverpool Charity & Voluntary Services ( LCVS) Local Solutions Locality Manchestarz Manchester Alliance for Community Care Manchester Diocesan Board for Ministry and Society Merci Merseyside Disability Federation Motor Neurone Disease Association National Childminding Association New Era Enterprises (E Lancs) Ltd NHS Western Cheshire PCT North West Regional Youth Work Unit (NWRYWU) North West Rural Community Councils North West Waste Forum NW Regional CVYS NW TAR NW Tenants & Residents Assembly Our Life Pendle Pakistan Welfare Association People's Voice Media Preston & Western Lancs Racial Equality Council Preston Community Network Preston YMCA Project BME Refugee Action Relate Lancashire and Cumbria RNID RSPB North West Regional Office Rural Stress Helpline Ruth Willis Associates Sahara in Preston Salford CVS Sefton CVS Shelter Speke Training & Education Centre St Loye's Foundation St. Ann's Hospice Standguide SW Burnley Community Enterprise Ltd Swanswell Charitable Trust Synergy Development Training Tameside Association of Community Organisations The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (NW) The Lesbian & Gay Foundation The Liverpool Coaching Company The Place2Be The Prince's Trust North West Regional Office The Star Centre
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The Stroke Association - NW Region The Together Trust The Wildlife Trust (Lancashire, Manchester & N Merseyside) Together (for Mental Wellbeing) Trafford CVS Train 2000 Ltd Trapeze Consulting Tree Frog Enterprises Voluntary and Community Action Wirral Volunteer Reading Help Wai Yin Chinese Women Society West Pennine Housing Association Wigan & Leigh CVS Youth Action
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