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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner are holding a series of bid writing workshops. 

After a national advertising campaign and gruelling selection process, Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL), has today announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Kevin Allen-Khimani, who will step into the helm after the retirement of Kevan Liles this autumn.

Do you know a community group operating from an historic building? Are they in need of support?

Leicestershire County Council is committed to helping people, and we have a wide range of support in place for those needing it. 

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire are currently in discussion with Utility Aid, the UK’s leading energy broker for the charity and not-for-profit sector, and we are looking at working with them to help the county’s community buildings access their services.

On June 28, VAL held a Meet the Funders event in Oadby, giving VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) organisations a chance to meet local and national funders about the funding opportunities available in Leicestershire.

Participants wanted for a DMU research study

A new chapter for the Leicestershire Funding Toolkit Portal

Over £1.2million in free, unrestricted funding has just been paid to third-sector organisations via funding platform easyfundraising.