Do you know someone who stands out by the work or volunteering they do to make life better for people and communities?

The Lord-Lieutenant is the King’s representative in Merseyside and is committed to ensuring that anyone from Merseyside who has made a positive difference at a local, regional or national level, for the benefit of others, should be nominated for the award of a UK Honour .

The External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council have produced their latest monthly Funding Bulletin covering recent grants alerts.

If you would like support to bid to any of the funding streams listed in the Bulletin, they can support with this

Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum has been successfully trading for over 30 years. Their aim is to inform, educate and inspire the widest audience about the relevance of Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM), chemistry and related industries.

The Role

Preparing, cooking and serving food for groups on sleepovers. This involves serving tea in the evening (approx. 5.30-9pm) and then breakfast in a morning (approx. 6-9.30am)

Rate of Pay: Minimum Wage

Base Hours: 7 per sleepover event.

Focus Employment Hub Limited is a social enterprise based in St Helens.

They provide emotional and practical support for disabled people and people with long term health conditions.They offer a range of services to anyone covered by the Equality Act in the areas of training, consultancy, employment support, counselling and wellbeing.

They recently obtained some funding from UKSPF and have updated their website which explains in more detail the work they do, how to get in touch and opportunities for mutually exchanging links, cooperation and selling & reselling of products & services etc.

Join Healthwatch St Helens for their Lunch & Learn event ! Learn about previous successes - current priorities - volunteer opportunities.

Enjoy lunch and the chance to meet the team, volunteers and other people involved with our work.

When

22nd May, 2025 from 10:00 AM to  3:00 PM

Location

St Helens R.F.C.
The Totally Wicked Stadium

Do you have responsibility for volunteers in your role or are you looking to engage volunteers and don’t know where to start?  

Join our next Volunteer Coordinators Network online where we’ll be talking all things Volunteers’ Week 2025, answering your questions about making the most of our Volunteering Portal and planning the future of the network in each place.

This session will be an opportunity to hear more about the project, the aims and objectives and the planned service model.

It will also be an opportunity to contribute suggestions on how to expand the service offer, and to understand how we might work with other groups and organisations to enhance the impact for residents.

Any local service providers and organisations who would like to learn more or may wish to deliver a service from the Hub in the future are welcome to attend. 

Date & time: 24th April 2025, 2pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Microsoft Teams

The Skelton Charity grant programme, which is managed and distributed by LCVS, on behalf of the Skelton Trust will launch on Thursday 17th April and remain open for 6 weeks, closing on Friday 30th May at 5 p.m.

This programme is open for applications from organisations across Merseyside, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester (including the unitary authorities of Blackpool, Blackburn, Warrington, and Halton) as long as they meet the eligibility requirements and have not been funded via Skelton in the last 2 years.

Workshop:

1:30 – 2:30 PM on Thursday 17 April 2025.

Venue: Zoom

There’s a warm welcome to join Chain Lane Community Centre on Wednesday 7th May from 12.30 – 3.30pm for a special event to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.

Organised by The Friends of Chain Lane Park, Daisy Chain Over 55s Social Group (it’s their 7th Birthday too) and Chain Lane Community Centre, the event includes refreshments, delicious cakes (including some war-time surprises!), raffle, tombola, war-time quiz, prize bingo and a special talk on war-time St. Helens by Claire from Momos.

'5K The Centre Way' is a community activity where anyone can join in, in any way they can. This includes, walking, jogging, running, those with mobility aids such as mobility scooters and wheelchairs.

It is a fun family day where Halton Cancer Support bring together local groups, individuals and supporters of their work to promote the services they offer, showcase local community groups and fundraise for their charitable work.

They also turn 30 this year so it is an extra special occasion!

Free courses from St Helens Adults and Community Learning

Free adult learning opportunities - all available this spring!

These free workshops and courses are designed to help individuals develop new skills, enhance their prospects, and explore personal interests.

This is a great opportunity for the people you support to gain valuable knowledge and connect with new learning experiences

They also welcome your input on what courses would be most beneficial to your clients and groups as they start to plan for September.

The Refugee Resettlement Team are inviting interested groups to a networking event to find out mor about their popular CommUnity Grant.

You can meet people from successful projects who have applied for the grant previously, and you will be able to find out how to apply, and the type of projects that people have successfully started.

Previous applicants have applied for us to £10,000 to fund their projects.

This is a drop-in event; so please call in anytime between 12 noon and 2pm.

Friday 25th April 2025, Room 8, St.Helens Town Hall

Registered Office: St Maries, Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DB