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The festival is being held over the period of 13 September 2021 to 24 September 2021.

Funding website easy fundraising want voluntary organisations and groups in the area to make a short video about their fundraising story - the best, most creative one will receive a £1,000 donation.

The  Aspiring Leaders programme (formally known as Community Champions) is part of the Leading in Leicester and Leicestershire and Reaching People project. 

On 6 August 2021 the Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care added contact details for ordering a Braille version of their consultation response “Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss.

Register your organisation as a good cause with easyfundraising and you will be able to collect free donations when anyone connected to the organisation shops online with 4400 well known retailers.

During the pandemic the WiLL team have seen an increase in participants wanting to volunteer outdoors, benefiting both their mental health and providing much needed respite from being at home.

Previously we advised you that Leicester City Council is developing a new strategy to support the city’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.

On 6 July 2021 the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP released a press release titled Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament.

On 5 July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Eddie Hughes MP published a press release titled more support for victims of domestic abuse at risk of homelessness.