🎨✨ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 BFriend and Well-being 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄, 𝐅𝐔𝐍 & 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐘 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬! ✨🎨 We’d love for YOU to come along to our weekly group at Holy Cross Church (Central Drive), every Tuesday, 1–3pm. 👩‍🎨 This week: We wrap up our art block by exploring creative techniques for scenery & landscapes. 🧘 Next week (Sept 9th): A calming mindfulness & meditation session — the perfect chance to try it out, discover simple techniques, and learn about the health benefits. 💜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬! 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞. TO JOIN please send a message to BFriend and Well-being or Call 01253 301004 #BlackpoolCommunity #Mindfulness #ArtAndCreativity (fb)

🧡 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙡 — 𝙒𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚! 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮 🧡 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥’𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧. Whether you're someone who volunteers, interested in volunteering or someone who supports, manages, or coordinates volunteers — your voice matters. @Volunteer Centre Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde is part of the Volunteering for Health Lancashire and South Cumbria Health Champions Project, one of 15 national projects exploring how volunteering can make an even greater difference to communities and local health priorities. 🧡 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 1️⃣ 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞!) Whether you’re currently volunteering, have done it before, or are just thinking about getting involved, we’d love to hear from you. We want to know: ✅What could make volunteering even better? ✅What support would encourage more people to get involved? 📝 Take our quick survey and share your thoughts: 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/vV7QQwZdDJ 2️⃣ 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 If you organise volunteers — whether as a fellow volunteer, a paid manager, or as part of your role — your voice matters too. By taking part, you’ll help to: ✅ Guide the strategic direction of Blackpool’s Volunteering Partnership ✅ Shape volunteering practices that truly meet local needs ✅ Create practical resources and a tailored training programme for volunteer managers 📝 Take the 5–7 minute survey here >> 👉 https://forms.office.com/r/Wk9MexwTQ1 💬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝? We’re also running friendly workshops to explore how we can better support volunteers now and in the future. 📩 To join a session or share your thoughts directly, email Megan at: megan@blackpoolvolunteers.org.uk @followers #blackpoolvolunteers #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoices #VolunteerImpact #ShapingTheFuture #volunteeringforhealth #blackpoolcommunity #volunteertogether #MakeADifference (fb)