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:20261029T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_2460_2ed1da0a76f180805ddcff4cb64d183a@www.salfordcvs.co.uk SUMMARY:Salford CVS VCSE Conference 2026 - A century of vo luntary and citizen action in Salford X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Salford CVS are p leased to announce that our annual Voluntary\, Com munity and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Conference is returning on Thursday 29th October 2026 and will be held in person at Salford Commu nity Stadium.

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Last year our annual conferen ce was: Live Well - What would it take for everyone in Salford to be able to Live Well where key spe akers raised awareness of the Live Well programme and explored the impact on the VCSE sector in Salf ord.

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At this year’s conference\, we are celebratin g Salford's Centenary year – more specifically: \n A century of voluntary and citizen action in Salford.

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Join Salford CVS and c olleagues from across our sector as we look at how the history of Salford has shaped the city we know and love today . We will also be celebrating the 100 years and lo oking at how the VCSE sector will shape the next 1 00 years.

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This conference is free of charg e and is aimed at voluntary organisations\, commun ity groups\, charities and social enterprises who operate in Salford for the benefit of Salford resi dents.

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Event details:

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Workshops:

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Mor ning Workshops< /strong>

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Dirty Old Town - As Salford marks 100 years\, who gets to tell its story and what should its cultural future loo k like? 

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Class and Cobbles - Positive movements to overcome class strug gles. We will look at Salford's social history and class struggles and how Salford's VCSE organisati ons helped to positively influence change.

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From Docks to Dock 10 - From docks\, w arehouses\, and industry\, to the physical transfo rmation to Salford Quays.
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\n Horrible Histories - Exploring the post industrial decline and the impact it had on local communities

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More in Common - As the force of divisio n in society grows stronger\, with social media ma gnifying the loudest and most extreme voices\, how can we counteract this with what we have in commo n rather than what divides us.

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Grey Power - How will older people’s needs change. .. and will Salford be age proof? 

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Driving Change:  the VCSE in the driving seat  – How do we make sure the VCSE sector is the driving force in Salford’s future\, so commun ities have the power\, recognition and resources t o lead change?

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Community Power :  How can community voice help shape our future?  - Turning local knowledge into real influ ence and change for Salford's next 100 years

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Booking:

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The information you provide to us wi ll only be used to communicate with you about the event you are booking onto. This will include send ing confirmations\, joining instructions and post- event feedback and information.

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Ou r conference is for voluntary\, community and soci al enterprise organisations that work in Salford.< /span>

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Maximum of two attendees p er organisation. Places are free for VCSE organisations 

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Please click 'register now' to book your pl ace.

DESCRIPTION:Salford CVS are pleased to announce that our annua l Voluntary\, Community and Social Enterprise (VCS E) Conference is returning on Thursday 29th Octobe r 2026 and will be held in person at Salford Commu nity Stadium.\n \n \n \n Last year our annual conf erence was: Live Well - What would it take for eve ryone in Salford to be able to Live Well (https:// www.salfordcvs.co.uk/salford-cvs-conference-2025)  where key speakers raised awareness of the Live We ll programme and explored the impact on the VCSE s ector in Salford.\n \n \n \n At this year’s confer ence\, we are celebrating Salford's Centenary year – more specifically: \n \n A century of voluntary and citizen action in Salford.\n \n \n \n Join Sa lford CVS and colleagues from across our sector as we look at how the history of Salford has shaped the city we know and love today. We will also be c elebrating the 100 years and looking at how the VC SE sector will shape the next 100 years.\n \n \n \ n This conference is free of charge and is aimed a t voluntary organisations\, community groups\, cha rities and social enterprises who operate in Salfo rd for the benefit of Salford residents.\n \n \n \ n Event details:\n \n \n \n \n Free for VCSE orga nisations working in Salford for the benefit of lo cal people (spaces are limited to two representati ves per group/organisation)\n Refreshments\, incl uding a vegetarian / vegan buffet lunch\, will be provided\n Wheelchair-accessible venue (please in dicate any specific access requirements when booki ng)\n BSL interpreters will be with us throughout the day\n Hearing loops provided (please indicat e if you require one on the booking form)\n We ai m for this conference to be inclusive to everyone – so if you have difficulties in traveling to Salf ord Community Stadium\, please contact office@salf ordcvs.co.uk (mailto:office@salfordcvs.co.uk) \n \ n See our page of Useful Travel Information (http s://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/travel-salford-community- stadium) \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n Workshops:\n \n \n Morning Workshops\n \n \n \n Dirty Old Town - A s Salford marks 100 years\, who gets to tell its s tory and what should its cultural future look like ? \n \n \n \n Class and Cobbles - Positive movemen ts to overcome class struggles. We will look at Sa lford's social history and class struggles and how Salford's VCSE organisations helped to positively influence change.\n \n \n \n From Docks to Dock 1 0 - From docks\, warehouses\, and industry\, to th e physical transformation to Salford Quays.\n \n \ n \n Horrible Histories - Exploring the post indus trial decline and the impact it had on local commu nities\n \n \n \n \n \n Afternoon Workshops\n \n \ n \n More in Common - As the force of division in society grows stronger\, with social media magnify ing the loudest and most extreme voices\, how can we counteract this with what we have in common rat her than what divides us.\n \n \n \n Grey Power -  How will older people’s needs change... and will S alford be age proof? \n \n \n \n Driving Change:  the VCSE in the driving seat – How do we make sure the VCSE sector is the driving force in Salford’s future\, so communities have the power\, recognit ion and resources to lead change?\n \n \n \n Commu nity Power:  How can community voice help shape ou r future? - Turning local knowledge into real infl uence and change for Salford's next 100 years\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n Booking:\n \n \n The inform ation you provide to us will only be used to commu nicate with you about the event you are booking on to. This will include sending confirmations\, join ing instructions and post-event feedback and infor mation.\n \n \n \n Our conference is for voluntary \, community and social enterprise organisations t hat work in Salford.\n \n \n \n Maximum of two att endees per organisation. Places are free for VCSE organisations \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n Please clic k 'register now' to book your place.\n \n CATEGORIES:Annual VCSE Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T090000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261029T163000 LOCATION:Salford Community Stadium\n 1 Stadium Way\n Eccles \n Salford\, M30 7EY\n URL:https://www.salfordcvs.co.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2460 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR