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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

North West Environment Link
North West Environment Link (NWEL) is a partnership of environmental voluntary organisations representing over 1 million people in the North West.
Latest news from NWEL:
- Regional Strategy (RS2010) consultation response (April 2009)
NWEL's objectives are:
- To ensure that environmental issues are taken seriously in regional decision making
- To provide a collective, strategic environmental perspective on major regional policy initiatives, programmes and projects
- To raise awareness of environmental issues among key regional decision makers
- To enable environmental Non-Governmental Organisations to develop consensus on major regional environmental issues.
And includes, as associate members, the following key agencies:
- Engage volunteers
- Run campaigns
- Provide life long learning activities and educational programmes
- Provide training to long term unemployed
- Support local communities in rural and urban areas
- Employ a significant number of people in the environmental sector
- Own and manage some of the finest land for biodiversity, heritage, landscape and community engagement.
Peter Wilson
Regional Co-ordinator, NWEL
Tel: 0151 924 2981
Featured Event
Influencing Parliament with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee
As part of the Parliamentary Outreach and VSNW 'Get Involved' series of events, this event will explore:
►What Parliament is and what it does
►How groups can effectively engage with Parliament
►Insights from a Specialist Clerk from the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Latest News
Job opportunity: Sustainable Neighbourhoods Action Group strategic engagement worker
SNAG is looking for a highly motivated and proactive individual to deliver a project which aims to help community and voluntary groups get more involved in decision-making on a range of sustainability issues in Manchester.
Win £50,000 to improve your are
People’s Millions is a competition from the National Lottery to help you improve your area.
Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament

The Listen Value Invest campaign was launched in a special event at the Houses of Parliament last week.
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West





