Useful Links
Contact details and web links for local community groups and voluntary organisations operating in Charnwood can be found on this website via the Community Search tab, to the left.
Employment issues including:preventing and resolving employment disputes, minimum wage, employment procedures, employment rights, equal opportunities and resources, maternity and paternity etc...
County, District and Parish Councillors and representatives from other agencies such as the Health Service and the
Police are working together, to ensure that services provided in local areas match the needs of the local
communities.
There are 27 Community Forums across Leicestershire. Many of the Forums have already held their first successful
public meetings, whilst the others will be meeting in the near future.
Come along and have your say! Play an active part in your community, ask questions, find out what services are
provided or been planned in your area and make recommendations on how to improve local services.
Register of charities, charity search, information about becoming a charity etc. You can search for charities, trusts and foundations who give funds in your geographical area.
Services of the Borough Council, including: benefits and entitlements, Charnwood business, community and living, council and democracy, environment and planning, housing and health, leisure, re-cycling and waste, safety and policing, transport and streets...
Citizens Advice Bureaux help people to resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent & confidential advice.
Works toward eliminating racial discrimination; campaign for equality and opportunity; promote good relations between persons of different racial groups.
Local strategic partnership website
Blaby; Harborough District - South Leicestershire; North West Leicestershire; Leicester; Melton; Oadby & Wigston;Rutland.
CVS Community Partnership (CCP) is an agency of the Councils for Voluntary Service operating in the sub-region of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Public Services
Education, employment, health and independent living, services and transport
About volunteering, volunteer centres, volunteering overseas
Enables the VCS access to high quality information, advice and support.
The Governance Hub offers trustees, chairs and boards sources of fresh ideas, inspiration and contacts to help you develop your organisation and become more effective.
What is a hate incident?
…any incident where you or someone else has been targeted because they or you are believed to be different, or any incident you believe was motivated by: age, disability, gender identity, race, religion / belief or sexual orientation
National Hubs: Finance; Governance; ICT; Performance; Workforce; Volunteering
The ICT Hub is a partnership of national voluntary and community organisations. This partnership provides a range of services to help voluntary and community sector organisations benefit from ICT.
Infolinx is a database and website maintained by Leicestershire Library Services, covering Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
To improve the skills of young people and adults.
Health services.
Services of the County Council including: children and young people, education, environment and waste, leisure and tourism, libraries, roads and transport, social care, social workers....
Leicestershire Funding Toolkit resource for preparing to make a bid; developing a fundraising strategy; identifying funding sources; making a grant application; now you have the money
http://www.lsr-online.org/thematic maps and research for Leicester, and Leicestershire. Parish Plans, population, unemployment etc.
The official websites of all the parish & town councils in Leicestershire & Rutland.
The Leicestershire Rural Partnership comprises 19 diverse organisations who work together to improve the quality of life of those living and working in rural Leicestershire.
A self-managed online community for People in Charnwood.
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. NAVCA is the national voice of local voluntary and community sector infrastructure in England.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Find out statistics about your neighbourhood
The Performance Hub works to help third sector organisations (charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises) to achieve more.
The RCC's aim is to help those who live and work in rural Leicestershire & Rutland.
This web site offers a range of resources for anyone who works with or manages volunteers as well as to those who want to volunteer.
Volunteer Centres in Leicestershire
The Performance Hub works to help third sector organisations (charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises) to achieve more.
