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Entries by Sophie Negus
VINs Annual General Meeting 2026
VINs AGM will take place on the 19th of November 2026. This meeting will be virtual and take place between 6PM and 7PM. To book a space click here Notes: Due to the difficult operating climate within West Northampton shire VIN has decided upon a virtual AGM for 2026. The agenda is: Welcome and Introductions. Minutes […]
Sam and Cheryl celebrate 10 years
Our two NDDS schedulers Sam and Cheryl celebrate 10 years in post. Our Northampton Door to Door Service is vital in supporting our Northampton residents, providing cost effective Community Transport solutions. Sam and Cheryl work tirelessly to provide customer support to those that use or need the service. Russell Rolph, the CEO of VIN states: […]
Crisis Resilience Fund West Northamptonshire
The Crisis Resilience Fund (CRF) has opened in West Northamptonshire and is available to all VCFSE organisations who might be interested. This funding is available for 3 years. VCFSE organisation should ensure they read all the following guidance before preparing a submission. The original webinar slides can be viewed here The original webinar Questions and […]
Lloyds Bank Foundation – Good place to live: New Beginnings Fund
Lloyds Bank Foundation launches brand new funding under their new strategy – Good place to live: New Beginnings Fund. All the details can be found on their website HERE. They will make 40 – 50 grants across England, Wales, and the Isle of Man. If you are an existing grant holder your grant must end […]
Our Happy at Home Annual Report 2025-2026
Happy at Home is our Elderly Befriending service which supports older residents in the postcode areas NN1 – NN5. Our Report can be viewed here Elderly isolation (and as a direct result vulnerability) has increased across the UK by 47% since 2014. Our own Director of Public Health Report states: Within West Northamptonshire the population […]
Discretionary Community Grants – West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire Council have issued their latest round of Discretionary Community Grants. The details can be found here: Fresh grant funding available to power community impact across West Northants | West Northamptonshire Council These Grants are available to all VCFSE Groups and organisations with a maximum value per Grant of 15K. All application forms must be […]
The language of Poverty
VIN is reporting on a superb piece written by Northamptonshire’s former ICB chair, Naomi Eisenstadt, who now supports Resolve Poverty. This piece is about two issues: the language used to describe low-income families, and the way data is sometimes presented about families in poverty. Both the language and the data can lead to discriminatory assumptions […]
Five-Year Strategic Commissioning Plan
The ICB Cluster of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland (LNR) have just released their new 5 Year Plan as they move into the role of Strategic Commissioners. Their stated Commissioning objectives are: • Elective care – improving access and reducing long waits, modernising pathways, reducing unwarranted variation and delivering more care closer to home. • Urgent and […]
VIN launches Managing Change
VIN launchers its new short-term strategy entitled Managing Change. The Strategy can be found here Russell Rolph, the CEO of VIN states: VIN launches its new short-term strategy at a time when the VCFSE is under more pressure than ever. VIN is not immune from these challenges and must find a new way of ensuring […]
