{"id":4133,"date":"2025-04-24T15:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/?page_id=4133"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:26:53","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"4133\" class=\"elementor elementor-4133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aa48f4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aa48f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-6b29961\" data-id=\"6b29961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdad320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdad320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9d377 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6c9d377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/volunteers-week-2026-volunteering-your-way-moira-anderson-foundation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VW-Social-Wide-3-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VW-Social-Wide-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VW-Social-Wide-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VW-Social-Wide-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VW-Social-Wide-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VW-Social-Wide-3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Community and Voluntary Sector<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/volunteers-week-2026-volunteering-your-way-moira-anderson-foundation\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tVolunteers&#8217; Week 2026: Volunteering Your Way &#8211; Moira Anderson Foundation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As part of Volunteers&#8217; Week, we&#8217;re celebrating Volunteering Your Way by showcasing organisations that are making volunteering more flexible and accessible. We spoke to the Moira Anderson Foundation about why<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/volunteers-week-2026-volunteering-your-way-moira-anderson-foundation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Volunteers&#8217; Week 2026: Volunteering Your Way &#8211; Moira Anderson Foundation\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/06\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nlcvs\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/north-lanarkshire-chief-officers-network-tuesday-may-26-10-am-bellshill-ymca\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-sesh-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6619\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-sesh-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-sesh-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-sesh-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-sesh-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/train-sesh-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Community and Voluntary Sector<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/north-lanarkshire-chief-officers-network-tuesday-may-26-10-am-bellshill-ymca\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tNorth Lanarkshire Chief Officers Network &#8211; Tuesday, May 26, 10 AM, Bellshill YMCA\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are holding the first meeting of the North Lanarkshire\u2019s Chief Officers Network on Tuesday 26th May at 10.00am in the YMCA, 294 Main Street, Bellshill ML4 1AB. This meeting<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/north-lanarkshire-chief-officers-network-tuesday-may-26-10-am-bellshill-ymca\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about North Lanarkshire Chief Officers Network &#8211; Tuesday, May 26, 10 AM, Bellshill YMCA\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t19\/05\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30eaf26 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30eaf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voluntaryactionnorthlanarkshire.org\/index.php\/newsarchive\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-newspaper\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Full News Archive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56f1747\" data-id=\"56f1747\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d03b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d03b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training and Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f81f17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f81f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; color: #000000;\">See below for details and registration on all of VANL\u2019s upcoming training &amp; events. If you would like to make an enquiry regarding any of these events, please contact info@VANL.co.uk or call us on 01236 748011.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0914f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0914f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you do not see any relevant training on the calendar below, VANL can offer bespoke training for your organisation. Please contact us for further information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83d9dd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d83d9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/cc\/vanl-training-september-2025-june-2026-4580373\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2025 VANL Training Sessions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7939a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eventbrite-widget\" data-id=\"7939a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eventbrite-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"wfea-preview wfea-elementor-widget\">\n\t\t\t    <section class=\"wfea wfea-blocks  blocksy wfea-card card\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t<p class=\"not-found\">No Events Found<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acb6232 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acb6232\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52bc7cd\" data-id=\"52bc7cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-986aa6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"986aa6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-084e178\" data-id=\"084e178\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d23833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d23833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VANL E-Bulletin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3991b67 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3991b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: acuminsemicond-reg; 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