A photo showcasing some of the outfits from the Lives of Colour 'Fabrics of Colour' initiative

In the second of our ‘Spotlight On’ series, Wendy Kewley meets Lauren Wyllie, Project Coordinator for Cheltenham-based charity Lives of Colour.  

Village Halls Week runs from 17 to 23 March and this year's theme is centred around celebrating, encouraging and supporting the efforts of volunteers who keep our rural community buildings open.

However, as we are a countywide organisation, our team would like to shine a light on activities and individuals in village halls and community buildings across Gloucestershire that week. 

Three women standing inside word that spells 'ONE' followed by words 'month to go'. Other Words: March 8, International Women's Day. #IWD2025 #AccelarateAction"

With just under a month to go until International Women’s Day (IWD), we are encouraging VCSE groups & organisations to share your stories about inspirational women who work and volunteer in our sector.

Plasticine model of blue figures supporting each other, with top model reaching the top thanks to the support underneath from the other models

Are you a leader in a VCSE organisation in Gloucestershire?

Sally Byng has an exciting opportunity for leaders across the county and you are cordially invited to join...

A photo of a Stroud landscape

Are you from a VCSE group or organisation in the Stroud district? Would you like to help make Stroud a better place for people to live and work in?

If so, apply now to be the next Stroud ILP Representative today!

Partners from the Barnwood Trust and Gloucestershire County Council standing with Matt Lennard, holding the signed MoU document.

Earlier this week our Chief Executive Officer, Matt Lennard, joined partners from the Barnwood Trust and Gloucestershire County Council to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out our joint commitments for the next two years.

Our partnership aims to enhance inclusive short breaks for families of disabled children and young people in Gloucestershire and will involve all three organisations working together to co-fund short breaks in Gloucester, the North Cotswolds and Tewkesbury.

One Gloucestershire logo

Hannah Gorf (Senior Programme Manager: Healthy Communities and Individuals Team, NHS Gloucestershire) would like to share some important updates for VCSE groups & organisations in Gloucestershire.

Hannah's update includes news about the co-development of a partnership model for the county and information about organisations that secured a Health & Wellbeing Grant. In addition to Hannah's update, we've also included news about the launch of Joining up Insight in Gloucestershire below.

This weeks round up of job and trustee vacancies within the VCSE sector in Gloucestershire.

Week beginning 10 February 2025.

The Active Gloucestershire team smiling at the camera while balancing feathers on the palm of their hands.

This month's guest blog is written by Emma Owen (Chair) and Tom Beasley (CEO) from Active Gloucestershire.

Find out more about Active Gloucestershire's journey and key lessons learned along the way...

Gloucestershire VCS Alliance Trustee Bank 2025 Training

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Trustee Bank training for 2025.

Our free-to-stream online training courses are for VCSE groups & organisations in Gloucestershire and were produced thanks to funding from Healthy Communities Together Gloucestershire.