CMHWF Information Session

Time: 12.00pm - 1.30pm

Location: Online via Microsoft Teams.

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This information session will include information on the next stage of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults. You will also hear about the eligibility criteria and how to apply. If you have any question about this event please email office@vaslan.org.uk or telephone  01698 300390

CMHWF Information Session

Time: 10.00am - 11.30am

Location: Online via Microsoft Teams. 

Book a Place 

This information session will include information on the next stage of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults. You will also hear about the eligibility criteria and how to apply. If you have any question about this event please email office@vaslan.org.uk or telephone  01698 300390

Find out more about CMHWF 2025/27

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We are delighted that there will be a £30 million boost for the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund 2025/27.

We will be hosting two online information sessions about the next stage of this Fund ahead of applications opening. These sessions are an opportunity to learn more about the Fund, eligibility criteria and how to apply. We recommend that interested groups attend one of these sessions to find out more before applying. 

The sessions will take place via Microsoft Teams on the following dates:

Funding Future for South Lanarkshire

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Hosted by South Lanarkshire Council & VASLan | Eastfield Community Centre, Cambuslang 
 
As the second development session in South Lanarkshire’s Third Sector Partnership Review, this Funding Workshop brought together 50 local organisations committed to shaping fairer and more transparent funding practices. 
 
The session built on the momentum of May’s Strategic Engagement Workshop and marked another important milestone in the Keep The Beat Alive journey. 
 
Over two and a half hours of open and constructive dialogue, participants: 
 

Strategic Engagement Workshop: Commissioning

Following on from previous workshops on strategic engagement and funding, this session will focus on commissioning and procurement - exploring existing opportunities and processes, their alignment with fair funding principles, and envisioning together what future community-led, co-produced service design might look like.

Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm

Location: St Athanasius Church, 1 Mount Stewart Street, Carluke, ML8 5EB

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It's time - The 2025 Third Sector Awards are here

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We are excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Third Sector Awards. Every year, we throw this celebration to showcase the outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations in South Lanarkshire. We want to recognise the tireless efforts and transformative change that the third sector has on our communities. 

This years categories are:

Success at First Strategic Workshop

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Following the momentum of the successful CPP Development Day on 14 May, South Lanarkshire Council and VASLan co-hosted a Strategic Engagement Workshop on 22 May, bringing together 35 third sector organisations committed to shaping a stronger, fairer South Lanarkshire.

This was the first in a series of partnership review sessions. This session focused on values, voice and vision with future workshops focusing on funding and commissioning. 

Over two hours of rich discussion we: