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December 16, 2025
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Disclosure & Barring Service: Free VCSE Workshops

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) aims to protect the public by helping employers make safer recruitment and employment decisions, and by barring individuals who pose a risk to vulnerable groups from engaging in regulated activity.   Becky Haines is the
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December 16, 2025
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Community reuse and recycling event coming to Kingswinford

Dudley Council is asking residents to gift items that are too good to throw away to its community sharing scheme next month. The local authority is holding one of its ‘Too Good to Throw Away’ events on Monday 12 January
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December 11, 2025
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Introduction to Commissioning and Procurement Workshop – 2nd February 2026

Monday 2nd February, 9:30am–12:30pm, DY1, Stafford Street, Dudley, DY1 1RT Purpose: This workshop will help voluntary, community, faith-based organisations and social enterprises develop their understanding and knowledge of procurement and tendering. If you are a voluntary sector provider new to
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December 3, 2025
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Dudley Central Place Based Network – 20th January 2026

Tuesday 20th January 2026 – 10am-11:30am These meetings provide an opportunity for stakeholders within the community to network and share information and updates with the aim of forming stronger connections between peers. The sessions are informal and everyone will have
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December 2, 2025
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Community Bridge Project

Community Bridge Project Dudley CVS seeks voluntary sector partners to support hospital discharge   Returning home after a prolonged hospital stay can be a challenging time for patients, both physically and emotionally. Research shows that social isolation, loneliness and other
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November 28, 2025
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Network35: Shaping Royal National Institute of Blind People for the future.

The Royal National Institute of Blind pPeople has been working with a wide range of blind and partially sighted people, over the last 6 months, to understand what the future may look like fo them in 2035. They have also
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November 27, 2025
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Welcome to the sector and networking event Stourbridge – 17th December 2025

Dudley CVS will be shining a light on the not-for-profit sector and some of the thousands of organisations that make our communities stronger. This time, we’ll be stopping off in Stourbridge to introduce you to some of the community organisations
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November 24, 2025
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Five Ways to Winter Wellbeing

Winter can bring extra challenges, especially for older adults and people with long-term health conditions. Dudley Council has rolled out its ‘winter wellbeing’ campaign, with information and support so that people can be prepared and stay active, warm and well
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November 21, 2025
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November’s funding news

Welcome to November’s funding update. This update is split into two parts. Section A features funders with a local or regional focus. Section B features funders who work across England. In both sections, funders are listed in order of deadline
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November 20, 2025
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Changes for charities coming into force from November and changes to charity accounting and reporting from 2026

The Charity Commission has details of forthcoming changes for charities. Changes are Part of the Charities Act 2022 (coming from 27th November) Changes to charity reporting and accounting (coming from 2026) Charities Act 2022 changes From 27th November, changes come
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