Joint Voluntary Sector Support Initiative with Macclesfield Town Council

Together, they will provide wider access to expert infrastructure support to the fantastic Macclesfield voluntary, community and faith sector groups.

The focus of CVS has always been to support the development and growth of the local voluntary sector. Working in partnership with Macclesfield Town Council offers us the amazing opportunity to provide that support more robustly and work more closely with groups based around Macclesfield. 

We’re looking forward to what we will achieve jointly with Macclesfield Town Council in strengthening the local community.

Macclesfield Town Council is very proud of the support and services the community groups have offered to residents. It has never been more needed than in these challenging times. 

CVS Cheshire East will support Macclesfield groups with their development and income generation and income diversification. 

This will include one to one support for: 

Funding and bids 

Business Planning 

Building Resilience 

Help with getting good governance in place. 

Help with offering a quality service.

We aim to hold regular get-togethers for the groups in Macclesfield, in partnership with the Town Centre Recovery community response group to improve knowledge of all the services and to encourage partnership working. 

CVS Cheshire East can also provide advice and guidance in applications to the Macclesfield Town Council Grants programmes. 

You can find information on current grants here: 

https://www.macclesfield-tc.gov.uk/your-council/community-grants/

Plans also include building an online community for Macclesfield both for volunteers and voluntary, community and faith sector organisations providing a central place to recruit volunteers.

Community & Voluntary Service Cheshire East work to support and help voluntary sector organisations develop with guidance, advice and training on governance, funding, volunteer recruitment, project management.