Volunteers' Week 2023: A moment to thank volunteer coordinators

26 May, 2023 - 15:15

As we go into #volunteersweek we wanted to take a moment to say a huge THANK YOU to all volunteer coordinators across the city! Many volunteer coordinators are volunteers themselves (if involved in an entirely volunteer-run organisation), and some...


Cost of Living Manifesto - for funders, commissioners & sector

15 May, 2023 - 16:49

At the end of March Voscur hosted the Cost of Living and Inequalities Conference, bringing together leading voices from across the city to share insight, understand challenges and plot pathways forwards through the current economic climate.

As a result of this work, a manifesto has been...


Cost of Living Pulse Survey Results

5 May, 2023 - 17:04

Between February 8th and March 10th, we conducted a survey of local community organisations, asking them how the cost of living crisis has affected their organisations’ services and sustainability....


Community-led climate and nature action expands across the city

27 April, 2023 - 10:27

Six new Bristol community organisations will be supported to co-develop their own responses to the climate crisis, after being accepted into the Community Climate Action Project learning and mentoring programme...


Baher Al Abd – my experience with racism and taking inspiration from Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees

25 April, 2023 - 12:15
The below is written by Voscur's Baher Al Abd, Partnership Development Officer for the Bristol Refugee and Asylum Seekers Partnership (BRASP)

It is common for people to offer each other books they have read and liked. But, when you come from a place where not many people can relate,...


Spotlight: St Werberghs Community Centre Welcome Space

18 April, 2023 - 10:48

What's your name and role?  

My Name is Shane Perry and I am a Centre Assistant at St Werburghs Community Centre. 

What does your Welcome Space offer the community? 

We have been a proud member of the welcoming spaces...


Cost of Living & Inequalities Conference Manifesto Update

13 April, 2023 - 14:44

At the end of March Voscur hosted the Cost of Living and Inequalities Conference, bringing together leading voices from across the city to share insight, understand challenges and plot pathways forwards through the current economic climate.

One of the in-progress outcomes from the...


Spotlight: JTE Hub at Shirehampton Methodist Church

20 March, 2023 - 14:59

Our spotlight series focusses on the Welcome Spaces established in response to the Cost of Living Crisis. Recently, Rachel Varley, VCSE Development Advisor - Outreach, visited JTE Hub at Shirehampton Methodist Church to guage the feeling on the ground of this vital space. 

What...


Reflecting on Skills 4 Social Purpose

13 March, 2023 - 16:44

In July of 2022, we launched Skills 4 Social Purpose, a seven-month programme supporting women from priority groups to bring their skills, knowledge and experience to the VCSE sector, funded by West of England Combined Authority's Community Support Fund. 

Participants completed workshops...


Spotlight: Redcliffe Hub Welcoming Space

22 February, 2023 - 11:39

You may remember from our recent visit to Bricks that we are dropping into local Welcoming Spaces to shine a spotlight on their work. 

Welcoming Spaces provide warmth and support to those affected by the Cost of...


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