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National Volunteers Week runs from 1st – 7th June and is an opportunity to recognise, reward and recruit volunteers. Volunteers are often unsung heroes in the community and this is an opportunity for volunteers across Torridge to be praised for the important work they do. We held a celebration eve...

We are pleased to announce that TTVS Torrage Ageing Well has received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for a new project called “Active and Connected”. It is a volunteer led programme, primarily to reduce social isolation and loneliness of older people who have a fear of falling ...

Torrington 100 Community Developer (x2) 21 hours per week, £22,462 per annum (actual £12,749 for 10 months contract) The role of Community Developer will be to map, communicate and develop community capacity within Torrington and its 16 villages. Once the GP Link Worker is brought on board th...

With particular reference to our sector, the plan outlines a renewed focus on the prevention agenda, setting targets to avoid 150,000 heart attacks, strokes and dementia cases and stop an estimated 85,000 premature deaths each year. There is an increased focus on joined-up care delivery and collabor...

NAVCA have released a briefing paper giving their analysis on last week’s Autumn Statement from the Chancellor. It outlines some of the ley spending promises in the Budget and their implications for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. You can find the paper on our here...