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Welcome to the
Arran Council for Voluntary Service Website.

We provide a wide range of information and support services to voluntary and community groups located on the Islands of Arran and Cumbrae. We are also a link to many other local, regional and national organisations and networks that may be able to help.

Arran CVS wants to hear from you/your group to

Find out what kind of help you may need
Identify gaps in services & support
Identify the main issues & concerns that have an impact on your group, volunteers, clients or service user
Let us know what's happening in your group/community

Portable Appliance Testing

NEW SERVICE

Protect your staff, volunteers and service users

by identifying faults before they harm anyone!

Click for Flier and Terms & Conditions

Click for information from North Ayrshire Council

Check their Community Planning page

for the most recent updates

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations website has updates on the Global Financial Crisis where you can share any knowledge of funding difficulties. They are involved in a current consultation on the distribution of Lottery money with regard to the Olympic Games. Click here to view their briefing.

You can also keep up to date with Holyrood agendas by subscribing to their Third Force newsletter

2014 Communities, via Big Lottery Fund Scotland, provide financial assistance which may be available to community sport organisations, community councils and schools to encourage involvement in sport and physical activity. The funding limit has just been doubled to £2000.

NEWS

Scottish Government have announced new funding assistance to improve Broadband in rural areas. The deadline for applications is 5th August 2010. More information can be found on the Leader homepage, or read the press release

What is Transnational Co-operation? It might be what your group is looking for....

See our Funding pages for some great opportunities that could benefit your project.

Fairtrade on Arran have been busy recently....Check our Events pages for more details. See Fairtrade events photos in our gallery

INCREASE IN FUNDING LEVELS FOR RURAL PRIORITIES! See our News on Arran page for details. Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) guidelines for Rural Priorities funding applications can be found here

Big Lottery have increased the Communities2014 grant limit, and reopened the Investing in Communities funding programme. Click here for the Scotland funding update.

There is also opportunity for community wildlife projects to apply.

COULD YOUR GROUP USE BT'S SUPPORT? Check out BT's pages for community groups

Funding from Argyll and the Islands Leader - the next deadline for applications is5th August . The LAG meeting to discuss shortlisted appplications will be held on 16th September. For details click here.

New intervention funding rate of 90% may come soon- see the Leader website for information.

Click to see local projects

including those to benefit from the latest LAG meetings.

The Big Thinking consultation has resulted in the formation of a new strategy which will run until 2015. To find out more, visit Big's website

COAST success! The campaign to establish Scotland's first 'No Take Zone' and a Community Marine Conservation Area .......... click here for more

NHS Ayrshire and Arran - have your say on strategy development. For Public Consultation dates and more information...

Does your group want help promoting its events?

Get in touch with us on 01770 600611 or arrancvs2@hotmail.com

Arran Council for Voluntary Service operates in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. This website and its content are copyright of Arran Council for Voluntary Service © 2009

Arran Council for Voluntary Service
Scottish Charity No: SC004057
Park Terrace, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, KA27 8NB
Tel/Fax: 01770 600611

e-mail: jim.nichols@arrancvs.org.uk