Lincoln Voluntary Sector Forum

The Lincoln Voluntary Sector Forum is back at Ruston Sports & Social Club on Tuesday 20 April, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, with doors opening at 10:15 am. It's part of CVS Lincolnshire's wider collection of Voluntary Sector Forums, a series of networking events run across the county for the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.

If you're working in a local voluntary group, a charity, or a community organisation, this is one of those spaces where you can actually sit down and talk shop with people doing similar work. The whole point is to share experiences, build connections with like-minded partners, and talk through local priorities. It's a collaborative setup rather than a formal meeting, so it's as much about the people you meet as the things you discuss.

Each session runs for around two hours and mixes informal networking with guest speakers, a slot for one organisation to showcase its work, and updates from the Lincolnshire Community & Voluntary Partnership, which keeps everyone in the loop. It's not just a Lincoln thing, either — this forum sits alongside seven district forums across the county: Boston, East Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Holland, South Kesteven and West Lindsey.

It's free to attend, and that includes light refreshments, so you can turn up and just listen or spend the morning chatting. The session runs from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at Ruston Sports & Social Club, Newark Road, Lincoln, LN6 8RN, with doors open from 10:15 am.