Latest News

Read Riyaadh's story of how he joined our sector support team at VAL, in his placement year as an Economic and Politics university student.

Here is Anna’s story of her experience in volunteering for the youth panel.

Work.Live.Leicestershire Project - Tackling unemployment in rural Leicestershire

On Wednesday 9 November we held our Meet The Funders event in Loughborough.

Here is Ayesha’s story of her experience in volunteering for the youth panel.

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) has been working closely with the voluntary and community sector about establishing a new way of working, involving people in decisions about designing and providing services.

Can you help complete a short survey to help the Government understand what charities, community groups and voluntary organisations are experiencing right now?  

VAL is working with North West Leicestershire District Council to bring together local Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations working with volunteers in Coalville and the surrounding area to look at how you are working with volunteers, what is working well and what are the current challenges being faced.

This year the council is giving away 27000 trees as part of our declared climate emergency. These trees will absorb over 10,000 tonnes of carbon over the next 40 years (assuming they all survive).