James, our Chief Executive is now a board member of the Blackburn with Darwen Community Network!

This brings together all voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations operating within Blackburn with Darwen to mobilise and lead collaborative efforts to achieve positive social, economic and environmental change for the residents of Blackburn with Darwen. 

Purpose of The Network

1.  Take - Action for what we want to change.
2. Create a shared plan with key priorities.
3. Co-ordinate work across organisations and networks.
4. Involve people who are not normally asked or listened to (‘seldom heard voices’).
5. Demonstrate our value by gathering information about the sector and about volunteers.
6. Promote what everyone does.
7. Nominate people to be the voice of the Community Network within wider society.

The focus of the network’s efforts is to create positive social, economic and environmental change within Blackburn with Darwen and the neighbourhoods that make up our borough.

The Community Network has an open membership. Any Voluntary, Community, Faith or Social Enterprise group or organisation that operates within BwD is automatically a member of the network and will be eligible to attend any public meetings of the Community Network. 

Please click here for more information

Care Network will also be getting involved in the new Disability Network. Why not come along? It will be a great opportunity to bring together organisations in Blackburn with Darwen who support residents with disabilities.

Those attending the network will have the chance to raise concerns or issues they are facing. Make useful contacts for peer support, share ideas and resources, learn from other groups, and get better informed about opportunities, developments in the borough.

The first meeting is being held on:
April 24^th from 1.30pm to 3pm
Community Hub, 35 Railway Road, Blackburn

We hope to see you there!