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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Violence Reduction Network and Leicestershire Police are interested in hearing about the views and experiences of young people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Loughborough University are carrying out an online study to help adults reduce their calorie intake and improve their health, particularly during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The breakthrough accelerator is a unique 12 month programme of bespoke support for campaigns. The theme is Beyond Covid.

Leicester City Council is developing a new strategy to support the city’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. As part of this process, Cllr Rita Patel (Assistant City Mayor, Communities, Equalities & Special Projects) has been hosting a series of engagement sessions on MS Teams.

The 2021 Awards will be a moment to celebrate the incredible contributions made by social enterprises, recognising those organisations which have been making a real difference tackling social and environmental problems both in the UK and around the world.

Read how working with Alpacas and volunteering to do something different has helped Nicola.

The theme of this year’s Learning Disabilities Week is Art and Creativity. Mikaela Paterson, Team Manager for the VALUES project, talks about some of the ways in which being creative can be beneficial to people with learning disabilities.

Round 1 of closes at 5pm on Wednesday 28 July 2021

Helen Oparinde, Development Officer in VAL’s Voluntary Sector Support team, celebrates small charity week by highlighting some of the support VAL has given to local small charities and some tips to help others on their journey.