BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261119T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_38_480b3bc45cf2046eb584b37e1b35f1ac@database.vsnw.org.uk SUMMARY:Future North West: VSNW Conference and AGM 2026 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

'Future North West' will be held at the Imperial Hotel\, Blackpool< /a> on 19th November 2026.

< p> Future North West 2026 will bring together le aders from the voluntary\, community\, faith and s ocial enterprise (VCFSE) sector\, public services and partner organisations from across the region. Through keynote speeches\, practical workshops and networking\, the conference will explore how we c an strengthen collaboration\, work more effectivel y across places and collectively improve outcomes for communities across the North West.

< font color="#000000">Keynote

Kate Lee OBE\, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council for Voluntary Orga nisations (NCVO)

Breakout Sessions

From Trusting Communities to Empowering Citizens: The F uture of Community Power
Pa nel: by Mike Coole\, Vice Chair of < a href="https://www.prideinplace.co.uk/" target="_ blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pride in Place\, Tracy Hopkins\, CEO of Citizens Advice Blackpoo l\, and Liz Windsor-Welsh\, CEO of Action Together

Great North: Str engthening VCFSE and Strategic Authority Collabora tion
Panel: Jennifer Rouse\, Strategic Lead of GMCA\, and  Gary Cliffe\, CEO of Cheshire West Voluntary Action (CWVA)< /p>

From Community Ins ight to Research: Opportunities for the VCFSE Sect or
Panel: Seonaid Beddows\, Regional Community Engagement and Inclusion Ma nager of North West Regio nal Research Delivery Network (RRDN)\, Fran cesca McIntosh\, Senior Research Engagement Co ordinator of VSNW\, and Garth Hodgkinson\, CEO of Community CVS

Speed Networking

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Refreshments and lunch will be p rovided. The event is free to attend\, and is aime d at VCFSE leaders that are members\, associates o r partners of VSNW. If you're not yet a member\, n ow is a great time to join us as a member and connect with peers acr oss the region.

Thank you\, we look fo rward to welcoming you to our conference and AGM.< /p>

Due to popular demand\, this event is currently fully booked. You can still register to join our waiting list and r eceive the latest updates. We’ll be in touch if a place becomes available. Thank you for your intere st and support!


DESCRIPTION:\n \n 'Future North West' will be held at the Impe rial Hotel\, Blackpool (https://www.imperialhotelb lackpool.co.uk/contact-location)  (https://www.kin gshouse.co.uk/directions)on 19th November 2026.\n \n Future North West 2026 will bring together l eaders from the voluntary\, community\, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector\, public services and partner organisations from across the region. Through keynote speeches\, practical workshops an d networking\, the conference will explore how we can strengthen collaboration\, work more effective ly across places and collectively improve outcomes for communities across the North West.\n \n Keyno te\n Kate Lee OBE\, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCV O) (https://www.ncvo.org.uk/#/)\n \n \n \n Breakou t Sessions\n From Trusting Communities to Empoweri ng Citizens: The Future of Community Power\n Panel : by Mike Coole\, Vice Chair of Pride in Place (ht tps://www.prideinplace.co.uk/)\, Tracy Hopkins\, C EO of Citizens Advice Blackpool (https://blackpool cab.org.uk/)\, and Liz Windsor-Welsh\, CEO of Acti on Together (https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/)\n \n Great North: Strengthening VCFSE and Strate gic Authority Collaboration\n Panel: Jennifer Rous e\, Strategic Lead of GMCA (https://www.greaterman chester-ca.gov.uk/)\, and Gary Cliffe\, CEO of Che shire West Voluntary Action (CWVA) (https://cwva.o rg.uk/)\n \n From Community Insight to Research: O pportunities for the VCFSE Sector\n Panel: Seonaid Beddows\, Regional Community Engagement and Inclu sion Manager of North West Regional Research Deliv ery Network (RRDN) (https://rdn.nihr.ac.uk)\, Fran cesca McIntosh\, Senior Research Engagement Coordi nator of VSNW (https://www.vsnw.org.uk/)\, and Gar th Hodgkinson\, CEO of Community CVS (https://www. communitycvs.org.uk/)\n \n Speed Networking\n \n - \n \n Refreshments and lunch will be provided. The event is free to attend\, and is aimed at VCFSE l eaders that are members\, associates or partners o f VSNW. If you're not yet a member\, now is a grea t time to join us as a member (https://www.vsnw.or g.uk/become-a-member#:~:text=Membership%20is%20fre e%20and%20without\,all%20levels%20across%20the%20s ector.) and connect with peers across the region.\ n \n Thank you\, we look forward to welcomin g you to our conference and AGM.\n \n Due to p opular demand\, this event is currently fully book ed. You can still register to join our waiting lis t and receive the latest updates. We’ll be in touc h if a place becomes available. Thank you for your interest and support!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T160000 LOCATION:Imperial Hotel Blackpool\n North Promenade\n Black pool\, FY1 2HB\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://database.vsnw.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=38 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR