Be part of something special in aid of Farleigh Hospice. Are you ready to be a #FarleighStar? Sign up for Farleigh’s first ever Starlight Walk. Join hundreds of inspiring men and women, as they step into the night and light up the streets of Chelmsford. Join them for a 6km or 11km walk through the … Read More
Centre Supporting Voluntary Action
Annual Civic Service
The Mayor of Chelmsford, Councillor Bob Massey would like to extend a warm invitation for you, your guest and as many members of your organisation to join him for the annual Civic Service at Chelmsford Cathedral on Sunday 30 June 2019 at 11.15am. Upon arrival at the Cathedral please enter through either the West or the South … Read More
Mental Health First Aid Training
What you say, how you say it , and how well you listen can have a profound impact on someone who is emotionally distressed or having a difficult time. Everyone can learn and benefit from MHFA skills. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training is an interactive and practical training course to help you spot the … Read More
Showcasing Healthcare this September
It’s just over a week until the 5th Mid Essex Showcasing Healthcare event at Broomfield Hospital. Last September we held our largest ever multi agency Health & Wellbeing Showcase attended by commissioners, professional, practitioners, health providers and representatives from local charities working in the field of health and social care. The event was very well received by … Read More
Essex Trading Standards | Illegal Tobacco
Essex Trading Standards is currently undertaking a wider initiative on tobacco control, covering the reduction in the sale of tobacco to children and inhibiting the supply of illegal tobacco. The important message that we want Essex residents to take from it, is that cheap tobacco can be potentially unsafe, it damages the local economy and … Read More
Connect Well Providers Needed
Connect Well New community focused direct referral project seeks local community providers for mutual attraction and connecting with local people! Connect Well, the new social prescribing project in Mid Essex has just been launched! The project aims to raise awareness of the excellent support that exists in our local communities from self-help groups, to … Read More
Stay Well This Winter – Now’s the time to get your free flu jab!
All those in at risk groups are being reminded to get their free flu jab. Adults over 65; those with long term health conditions; children aged 2 – 7; carers and pregnant women may all be eligible. Centre Supporting Voluntary Action and Essex County Council are backing the reminder, which is being issued by NHS England, Public Health England, … Read More
Chelmsford CVS Website Update
Here at the Centre Supporting Voluntary Action we will be upgrading our servers as well as performing an update on our current site at midnight tonight, 3 December 2015. This may result in us being unable to access emails and our website may be temporarily unavailable during the morning of 4 December. Please note that the potential down time for our … Read More
Will you be taking part in #Stoptober next month?
Centre Supporting Voluntary Action joins Essex County Council in urging Essex Smokers to sign up to Stoptober. With data showing that almost 19% of residents in the Essex smoke, Essex County Council is urging smokers to sign up to Stoptober – the country’s 28 day mass quit attempt from Public Health England – to receive support and encouragement every … Read More
Festival for the Senses
Tickle your taste buds, prick up your ears, smell lovely aromas, open your eyes and feel your way around our festival. Anglia Ruskin University are holding a FREE, interactive, fun packed sensory festival and experience a range of family activities for all your senses, including: circus workshops, climbing wall, African dance and drumming, henna tattoos, photobooth … Read More