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Community Exchange

Community Exchange acts like a noticeboard, where commercial organisations can connect with Essex-based schools and colleges, voluntary services, social enterprise organisations and community groups; working in partnership and delivering benefits of all our resident in Essex. This is a FREE of charge platform and promotes the exchange of: materials or equipment, volunteering time, work placements, training and apprenticeship opportunities, delivering careers talks, mock interviews, mentoring, CV advice and more.

Suppliers' Offers  

Is a list of what our Essex County Council suppliers are offering, as part of fulfilling their Social Value commitments.   

Community Wishing Wall 

Is a list of what Essex community projects and charitable organisations in Essex need help with. Community organisations in Essex can add a list of items or support that might need or would like, to carry on the amazing work that they do supporting our community members.

Essex Community Organisations

 

This is a selection of the most prominent place-based infrastructure Community Voluntary Services and foodbanks serving the local area. Their aim is to support and strengthen grass-root organisations and community groups by cascading information and opportunities to the voluntary sector in their local area. 

Tendring

Colchester 

Basildon 

Brentwood

Castlepoint

Chelmsford 

Maldon

Epping Forest 

Harlow 

 

Uttlesford

Rayleigh

Southend on Sea

Thurrock

Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) an independent charity working to help rural communities, addressing issues such as social isolation, poor access to services and a shortage of affordable housing.

Essex Community Foundation We provide grants to charities and voluntary organisations in Essex.

Active Essex is the Physical Activity and Sport Partnership for Essex, Southend and Thurrock, ensuring the power of physical activity and sport can transform lives. 

United In Kind coaches are in each district  to support individuals, groups, clubs, organisations or services to:

  • get projects off the ground
  • extend or diversify existing activities or services
  • spread some kindness through the community

 

The Essex Alliance is there to be a voice for the voluntary and community sector in Essex, and to facilitate the sector's stronger representation with stakeholders. 

 

The Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services are the independent voice of the voluntary youth sector in Essex. They aim to support, network and resource the voluntary youth sector whilst building links and possibilities with statutory services that wish to engage with the sector.

 

The Essex Association of Local Councils supports local Town and Parish councils within Essex to guide and support members to enhance their council to work to their full potential, serving their local communities. They work with various partnerships and committees within Essex to grow every aspect within the Local Council sector

The Robin Cancer Trust - to stop young adults dying from germ cell cancer - we do this through raising awareness.

Open Road - Drug & alcohol recovery support

Summit - Our aim is to advocate for residents in the Tendring area who may be living with a mental health illness or long-term health condition. 

Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse (Cara)

Next Chapter - 'A future without domestic abuse'

The OutHouse - 'A place for the whole LGBTQ+ community to find support and friendship

Teen Talk An early intervention service and charity in Harwich. It helps young people aged 11 to 25 and their families by providing practical and emotional support. 

Bangladeshi Women's Association Essex  (BWAW CIC)

African Families in the UK (AFiUK)

Colchester Chinese Culture Society

Refugee, Asylum seeker & Migrant Action (RAMA)

Chelmsford Community Radio

CCR 104.4FM – Chelmsford Community Radio 104.4FM We are a community station for Chelmsford founded in 2013, working with businesses, education and the third sector to help promote good things happening in our City. We have over 40 volunteers presenters from 14 to 75 years old. Our volunteers come from many backgrounds; looking to learn a new skill, break into the industry, or engage in a new hobbies to maintain a good mental health and make friends. Email admin@chelmsfordcommunityradio.com 

Colne Radio

Colne Radio 106.6FM – Connecting Communities Colne Radio is a community-based radio station. We offer music, news and views presented by local people, for local communities . We serve the communities of Colchester, Brightlingsea, St. Osyth, Rowhedge, and Alresford. We broadcast 24 hours a day every day. We are run entirely by volunteers from our small studio in the Brook Street business centre in Wivenhoe. Our primary aim is to reflect and promote the diverse communities along the River Colne and to use broadcasting on both the radio and through the internet to improve social cohesion of the area. Email: studio@colneradio.net 

Total Clean - Colchester 

Total Clean Colchester is owned and operated by St Helena Hospice, offering an excellent standard of cleaning services to local businesses at competitive rates; and because profits go to support the charity, companies will also meet their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR/ESG) goals for businesses.  For more information or to arrange a site visit to discuss bespoke cleaning requirements in detail, contact Lorraine Cheal,  operations manager, call 07729 0045 0161 or email  lorraine.cheal@totalclean.co.uk 

 

Level Best Catering - Colchester 

What makes Level Best different from other catering companies? it’s not just our home-grown local produce that makes us different, it’s our close-knit community of trainees. Through group workshops and one-to-one support, our trainees develop a range of work and life skills which help them grow into confident and independent individuals. Organising a party, staff meeting or corporate event is stressful enough without having to arrange for a buffet platter selection catering to all tastes. Café trainees here at Level Best Enterprises work hard to produce freshly prepared buffets that can either be collected or delivered locally directly to your door using Colchester’s Eco-Friendly E-Cargo Bike service. Local Colchester catering service | Buffet, Sandwich, Party, Cake (levelbestenterprises.co.uk) 

 

Last updated: 15/10/2024