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East Midlands
Amber Valley Council for Voluntary Service 01773 512076
Ashfield Links Forum 01623 555551
Bassetlaw Community & Voluntary Service 01909 476118
Broxtowe Voluntary Sector Forum 0115 9491175
Charnwood Council for Voluntary Service 01509 631750
Community Council of Lincolnshire 01529 302466
Council for Voluntary Service for Blaby District 0116 275 1918
CVS Northamptonshire 01604 624121
Derby CVS 01332 346266
Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service 01629 812154
Engage East Midlands 0115 934 8471
Erewash Council for Voluntary Service 0115 850 8860
Gedling Council for Voluntary Service 0115 926 6750
High Peak Council for Voluntary Service 01663 735350
Mansfield Community & Voluntary Service 01623 651177
Networking Action with Voluntary Organisations (NAVO) 01623 651170
Newark & Sherwood Council for Voluntary Service 01636 679539
North Kesteven Council for Voluntary Service Ltd 01529 415417
North West Leicestershire Council for Voluntary Service 01530 510515
Northampton Volunteering Centre 01604 637522
Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service 0115 934 8400
Rushcliffe Council for Voluntary Service 0115 981 6988
South Derbyshire Council for Voluntary Service 01283 219761
South Leicestershire Council for Voluntary Service 01858 433232
South Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service 01205 365580
Urban Challenge Ltd 01522 873454
Voluntary Action Bolsover 01246 241730
Voluntary Action for Oadby & Wigston 0116 281 0026
Voluntary Action Hinckley & Bosworth 01455 633002
Voluntary Action Leicester 0116 258 0666
Voluntary Action Melton 01664 410007

East of England

Basildon, Billericay & Wickford Council for Voluntary Service 01268 288870
Braintree District Voluntary Support Agency 01376 550507
Brentwood Council for Voluntary Service 01277 222299
Broxbourne Voluntary Sector Development Agency 01992 638633
Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service 01223 464696
Cambridgeshire ACRE 01353 860850
Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services 01268 638416
Chelmsford Council for Voluntary Service 01245 351888
Colchester Community Voluntary Services 01206 505250
Community & Voluntary Forum: Eastern Region (COVER) 01799 532880
Community & Voluntary Service Mid and North Bedfordshire 01234 354366
Community Action Dacorum 01442 253935
Community Development Agency for Hertfordshire 01707 695500
Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford 01371 878400
CVS Community Partnership 0116 234 1577
East Cambridgeshire Council for Voluntary Service 01353 666166
Fenland Council for Voluntary Service 01354 659772
Hertsmere Community Voluntary Support 020 8207 4504
Hunts Forum of Voluntary Organisations 01480 420601/602
Ipswich & District Council for Voluntary Service 01473 251834
Maldon & District Council for Voluntary Service 01621 851891
North Hertfordshire Council for Voluntary Service 01462 450022
Norwich & Norfolk Voluntary Services 01603 614474
Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service 01733 342683
Rayleigh Rochford and District Association of Voluntary Services 01268 775255
Southend Association of Voluntary Service 01702 356000
St Albans District Council for Voluntary Services 01727 852657
Stevenage Council for Voluntary Service 01438 353951
Suffolk ACRE Ltd. 01473 242500
Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations (SAVO) 01473 273273
Tendring Community Voluntary Services 01255 425692
Three Rivers Council for Voluntary Service 01923 711174
Thurrock Council for Voluntary Service 01375 389881
Voluntary Action Epping Forest 01992 564178
Voluntary Action Luton 01582 733418
Voluntary and Community Action South Bedfordshire 01525 850559
Voluntary Sector Training 01371 876 747
Watford Council for Voluntary Service 01923 254400
Waveney Community Forum CVS 01502 582201
Welwyn Hatfield Council for Voluntary Service 01707 274861
West Norfolk Voluntary and Community Action 01553 760568

London

Barking & Dagenham Council for Voluntary Service 020 8227 5426
Barnet Voluntary Service Council 020 8364 8400
Bexley Voluntary Service Council 020 8304 0911
Brent Association for Voluntary Action 0208 4592969
Community Links Bromley 020 8315 1900
Community Organisations Forum (Tower Hamlets) 020 7426 9970
Croydon Voluntary Action 020 8684 3862
Ealing Community and Voluntary Service 020 8579 6273
Enfield Voluntary Action 020 8373 6268
Hackney Council for Voluntary Service 020 7923 1962
Hackney Voluntary Action 020 7241 4443
Haringey Association for Voluntary & Community Organisations 020 8880 4087
Harrow Association of Voluntary Service 020 8863 6707
Havering Association of Voluntary & Community Organisations (HAVCO) 01708 742881
Hillingdon Association of Voluntary Services 01895 442722
Hounslow Voluntary Sector Forum 020 8572 5929
Islington Voluntary Action Council (IVAC) 020 7226 4862
Kensington & Chelsea Social Council 020 7243 9800
Kingston Voluntary Action 020 8255 3335
Lambeth Voluntary Action Council 020 7737 1419
London Advice Services Alliance (LASA)
London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) 020 7700 8107
Merton Voluntary Service Council 020 8685 1771
Newham Voluntary Sector Consortium 020 8519 9500
Redbridge Council for Voluntary Service 020 8553 1004
Richmond upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service 020 8255 8500
Southwark Action for Voluntary Organisations 020 7703 8733
Sutton Centre for Voluntary Service 020 8643 3277
Voluntary Action Camden 020 7284 6550
Voluntary Action Lewisham 020 8314 9411
Voluntary Action Waltham Forest 020 8521 0377
Voluntary Action Westminster 020 7723 1216
Voluntary Sector Resource Agency Hammersmith & Fulham 020 8748 6345
Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Development Agency Limited 020 8875 2846

North East

2D (Teesdale & Wear Valley CVS) 01388 762220
Chester-le-Street & District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau 0191 389 1960
Community & Voluntary Organisations Sedgefield (CAVOS) 01388 811115
Community and Voluntary Action Blyth Valley 01670 353623
Community Council of Northumberland 01670 517178
Darlington Centre for the Voluntary Sector (CVS) 01325 266888
Derwentside Council for Voluntary Service 01207 218855
Durham City District Council for Voluntary Service 0191 384 4801
Durham Rural Community Council 01207 529621
Easington District Council of Voluntary Service 0191 586 5427
Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council 0191 478 4103
Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency 01429 262641
Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency 01642 249300
Newcastle upon Tyne Council for Voluntary Service 0191 232 7445
North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (VODA) 0191 200 8555
Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency 01642 440571
South Tyneside Council for Voluntary Service 0191 456 9551
Stockton on Tees Voluntary Development Agency 01642 355292
Sunderland Centre for Voluntary Service 0191 565 1566
Tees Valley Rural Community Council 01642 213852
Volunteering Tynedale 01434 601201
VONNE (Voluntary Action North East) 0191 223 2000
Wansbeck Council for Voluntary Service 01670 858688

North West

Barrow & District Council for Voluntary Service 01229 823144
Bebington Centre for Voluntary Service 0151 643 7275
Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service 01254 583957
Blackpool Wyre & Fylde Council for Voluntary Service 01253 624505
Bolton Community and Voluntary Service 01204 396011
Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service 01282 433740
Bury Council for Voluntary Service 0161 447 8450
Carlisle Council for Voluntary Service 01228 512513
Chester Voluntary Action 01244 323527
Chorley & South Ribble Council for Voluntary Service 01257 263254
Community North West 01282 697780
Congleton District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau 01270 763100
Council for Voluntary Service Rochdale 01706 631291
Crewe and Nantwich Voluntary Action 01270 211545
Eden Council for Voluntary Service 01768 242138
Ellesmere Port & Neston Association of Voluntary & Community Organisations (EPNAVCO) 0151 356 7358
Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation 0161 277 1000
Halton Voluntary Action 01928 592405
Heswall & District Council for Voluntary Service 0151 342 6115
Hoylake & District Council for Voluntary Service 0151 625 6078
Hyndburn & Ribble Valley Council for Voluntary Service 01254 879966
Knowsley Council for Voluntary Service 0151 489 1222
Lancaster District Council for Voluntary Service 01524 555900
Liverpool Black & Racial Minority Community & Voluntary Sector Forum 0151 735 0321
Liverpool Charity & Voluntary Services (LCVS) 0151 236 7728
Local Solutions 0151 709 0990
Macclesfield District Council for Voluntary Service 01625 428301
North West Network 0161 236 6493
Pendle Community Network 01282 619913
Preston Council for Voluntary Service 01772 251108
Salford Council for Voluntary Service 0161 787 7795
Sefton Council for Voluntary Service 0151 920 0726 ext 210
South Lakeland Council for Voluntary Service 01539 742627
St Helens District Council for Voluntary Service 01744 457100
Stockport Community and Voluntary Service 0161 477 0246
Tameside Third Sector Coalition 0161 339 4985
Trafford Council for Voluntary Service 0161 976 2448
Voluntary Action Cumbria 01768 242130
Voluntary Action Manchester 0161 234 2929
Voluntary Action Oldham 0161 633 6222
Voluntary Action Vale Royal 01606 723180
Voluntary Sector North West 0161 276 9300
Warrington Council for Voluntary Service 01925 246880
West Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service 01900 819191
West Lancashire Council for Voluntary Service 01695 733737
Wigan & Leigh Council for Voluntary Service 01942 514234
Wirral Council for Voluntary Service 0151 647 5432

South East

Action in Rural Sussex 01273 473422
Action with Communities in Rural Kent 01303 850816
Adur Council for Voluntary Service 01273 441662
Banbury & District Council for Voluntary Service 01295 279515
Basingstoke Voluntary Services 01256 423800
Bexhill Community Partnership 01424 217259
Bracknell Forest Voluntary Action 01344 304404
Brighton & Hove Community & Voluntary Sector Forum 01273 234044
Buckinghamshire Community Action 01296 421036
Central Surrey Council for Voluntary Service 01372 722911
Chichester & District CVS 01243 528615
Community Action Hampshire 01962 854971
Community Action South East Kent (CASE Kent) 01233 610171
Community Council for Berkshire 0118 961 2000
Community First East Hampshire 01730 710017
Community First New Forest 01425 482773
Community Voluntary Action Wokingham District 0118 984 6880
Council for Voluntary Service Arunwide 01903 726228
Council for Voluntary Service Medway 01634 812850
Crawley Council for Voluntary Service 01293 657 000
East Grinstead Council for Voluntary Service 01342 328080
East Kent Council for Voluntary Service 01227 373293
Eastbourne Association of Voluntary Service 01323 639373
Eastleigh Community Services 023 8090 2400
Evaluation Trust 0118 966 4864
Fareham Community Action 01329 231899
Farnham Voluntary Service Council 01252 725961
Gosport Voluntary Action 023 9258 3836
Guildford Association of Voluntary Service 01483 504626
Hart Voluntary Action 01252 815652
Hastings Voluntary Action 01424 444010
Havant Council of Community Service 023 9241 5556
Horsham Area Council for Voluntary Service (HACVS) 01403 255277
ICIS : information for life 0800 859929
Isle of Wight Rural Community Council 01983 524058
Kent CAN 07933 179326
Mid Sussex (South) Council for Voluntary Service 01444 258102
Milton Keynes Council of Voluntary Organisations 01908 661623
MVB Maidstone 01622 677337
North West Kent Council for Voluntary Service 01322 291060
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA) 01865 251946
Portsmouth Council of Community Service 023 9282 7110
Priory Centre (High Wycombe Council for Voluntary Service) 01494 523440
Raise 01483 500770Reading Voluntary Action 0118 957 4123
Reigate & Banstead Council of Voluntary Service 01737 763156
Rother Voluntary Action 01424 217259
Runnymede Association of Voluntary Services 01932 571122
Rushmoor Voluntary Services 01252 540162
Slough Council for Voluntary Service 01753 524176
South Downs Council for Voluntary Service 01273 483832
Southampton Voluntary Services 023 8022 8291
Surrey Community Action 01483 566072
Swale CVS 01795 473828
Tandridge Voluntary Service Council 01883 722593
Test Valley Community Services 01794 519998
Vale Volunteers (Aylesbury and District) 01296 337456
Voluntary Action (Chiltern and South Bucks) 01895 837 545
Voluntary Action Elmbridge 01372 463587
Voluntary Action in Spelthorne (VAIS) 01784 446358
Voluntary Action West Kent 01892 530330
Voluntary Service - Surrey Heath 01276 707565
Winchester Area Community Action 01962 842293
Windsor & Maidenhead Voluntary Action 01753 622433
Woking Association of Voluntary Service 01483 751456
Worthing Council for Voluntary Service 01903 528620

South West

Black Development Agency Ltd 0117 939 6645
Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Service 01202 466130
Community First 01380 722475
Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum 01872 862958
Cotswold Council for Voluntary Service 01285 658802
Council for Voluntary Service North Wiltshire 01249 654089
Council for Voluntary Service South Gloucestershire 01454 865205
Dorset Community Action 01305 250921
East Cornwall Council for Voluntary Service 01208 75799
East Devon Council for Voluntary Service 01404 549045
Exeter Council for Voluntary Service 01392 202055
Forest Voluntary Action Forum 01594 822073
GCVS Cheltenham 01242 227737
Gloucester Centre for Voluntary Services 01452 332424
Involve (Voluntary Action in Mid Devon) 01884 255734
North Devon Voluntary Services 01271 326700
Okehampton & District Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Bureau 01837 53392
Penwith Community Development Trust 01736 330045
Plymouth Community Partnership 01752 202590
Plymouth Guild of Voluntary Service 01752 201766
Poole Council for Voluntary Service 01202 682046
Salisbury & District Council for Voluntary Service 01722 421747
South Hams Council for Voluntary Service 01803 862266
South Somerset CVS 01935 475914
South West Forum 01392 823758
Taunton Deane Council for Voluntary Service 01823 284470
Tavistock & District Council for Voluntary Service 01822 618224
Teignbridge Council for Voluntary Service 01626 203050
Tewkesbury and District Council for Voluntary Service 01684 772103
The Learning Curve 01249 464686
Torbay Voluntary Service 01803 212638
Torridge Voluntary Services 01237 471136
Voluntary Action Kennet 01672 564140
Voluntary Action North Somerset 01934 410192
Voluntary Action Swindon 01793 538398
Voluntary Action West Wiltshire 01225 767993
Volunteer Community Action (Stroud District) Ltd 01453 759 005
Voscur 0117 909 9949
West Somerset Council for Voluntary Service 01643 707484

West Midlands

Birmingham Voluntary Service Council 0121 643 4343
Chase Council for Voluntary Service 01543 500404
Community Action & Support - East Staffordshire (CASES) 01283 543414
Community Action Malvern & District 01684 580638
Community Action Wyre Forest 01562 67008
Community Council of Shropshire 01743 360641
Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire 01684 573334
Council for Voluntary Service Ledbury & District 01531 636006
Council for Voluntary Service Warwick District 0845 051 1170
Coventry Voluntary Service Council 024 7622 0381
Droitwich Spa & Rural Council for Voluntary Service 01905 779115
Dudley Council for Voluntary Service 01384 78166
Herefordshire Voluntary Action 01432 343932
Lichfield & District Council for Voluntary Service 01543 303030
Newcastle-under-Lyme Community & Voluntary Support 01782 629269
North Shropshire Voluntary Action 01948 667650
North Warwickshire Council for Voluntary Service 01827 718080
Nuneaton & Bedworth Council for Voluntary Service 024 7638 5765
Oswestry Community Action 01691 656882
Rugby Council for Voluntary Service 01788 574258
Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations 0121 558 7434
Solihull Council for Voluntary Service 0121 704 1619
South Shropshire Voluntary Action 01584 877756
South Staffordshire Community & Voluntary Action 01902 851675
Stafford District Voluntary Services 01785 606670
Staffordshire Moorlands Council for Voluntary Service 01538 381356
Stratford-on-Avon District Council for Voluntary Service 01789 298115
Tamworth Council for Voluntary Service 01827 709657
Telford & Wrekin Council for Voluntary Service 01952 291350
The Alliance Herefordshire 01432 265856
Voluntary Action Shrewsbury 01743 341700
Voluntary Action Stoke-on-Trent 01782 683030
Walsall Voluntary Action 01922 619840
Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council 01902 773761
Worcester Volunteer Centre 01905 24741

Yorkshire & the Humber

Bingley Voluntary Action 01274 781222
Bradford Community & Voluntary Service 01274 722772
Craven Voluntary Action 01756 701056
Doncaster CVS 01302 343300
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) 01482 871077
Harrogate & Area Council for Voluntary Service 01423 504074
Hull Community and Voluntary Services Ltd 01482 324474
Humber & Wolds Rural Community Council 01430 430904
Humberside Learning Consortium 01482 327438
Ilkley & District Council for Voluntary Service 01943 603348
Keighley Voluntary Services 01535 665258
North Bank Forum 01482 472458
North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations 01347 825710
Northallerton & District Voluntary Service Association 01609 780458
Richmondshire CVS 01748 822537
Ripon Council for Voluntary Service 01765 603631
Ryedale Voluntary Action 01653 600120
Scarborough District Council for Voluntary Service 01723 362205
Selby District Association of Voluntary Services 01757 291111
Shipley Council for Voluntary Service 01274 591777
South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau (SYFAB) 0114 249 4343
South Yorkshire Open Forum 01709 519100
The Humber Sports Partnership 01482 387490
Thirsk, Sowerby & District Community Care Association 01845 523115
Voluntary Action Barnsley 01226 242726
Voluntary Action Calderdale 01422 348777
Voluntary Action Kirklees 01484 518457
Voluntary Action Leeds 0113 297 7920
Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire 01472 231123
Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire 01724 845155
Voluntary Action Rotherham 01709 829821
Voluntary Action Sheffield 0114 249 3360
Voluntary Action Wakefield District 01924 367418
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service 0113 270 6291
Whitby & District Voluntary Action 01947 605256
York Council for Voluntary Service 01904 621133
Yorkshire & The Humber Regional Forum 0113 394 2300
Yorkshire Rural Community Council 01904 645271