On this page you will find all of the documents from the December Local-Links meeting as well as some photos and a video of the new Bridlington Community Hub.

The Charity Commission has released an update to its Covid-19 guidance for the charity sector. The guidance aims to help with running your charity during the coronavirus outbreak and contains updated sections referring to AGMs and holding meetings online. If you require support to identify if your organisation is able to hold meetings on-line, or […]

People are being asked whether COVID-19 has changed their use and perceptions of plastics as part of a new University of Hull study. The pandemic has seen people turn to protective equipment such as face masks, gloves and gowns – commonly made of plastic – as a way of keeping themselves and their loved ones […]

Over the last few weeks, ERVAS, has been working with the national VCS Emergency Partnership to assist with establishing, developing and managing the ‘Request Help as a Local Organisation’ service, ERVAS is supporting as a Local Liaison Lead. The service has now launched across the North and organisations can use an online form to request support […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/04/2020 East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) Ltd 01482 871 077 office@ervas.org.uk New Virtual Youth Hub Here at East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), we have recently developed a new Virtual Youth Hub to provide young people with a space to connect with other young people, as well as offer information to […]

ERVAS will be regularly gathering feedback from our partners who we work with as part of our current youth projects – Volunteen, Youth Coalitions/Networks.  Therefore, a short survey has been put together, which will help us to evaluate what is working well, the difference that is being made for young people and any improvements that […]

ERVAS was granted funding from The National Lottery Community Fund’s ‘Awards for All’ stream to undertake a six month feasibility study to explore what ERVAS could do within its own aims and objectives, in order to help develop local services that effectively met the needs of the diverse communities within East Riding. This study commenced […]

Dear partners and members, We are extremely saddened to inform you all that East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS) Ltd and partners Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council (HWRCC), South Holderness Resource Centre (SHoRes, Withernsea), Agencia Consulting Limited and Yorkshire Health Partners were unsuccessful with our bid for the iBCF Social Prescribing Linking Service and […]

Welcome to the new ERVAS website, we hope you find the new website much easier to use and navigate. We will use this area of the site to keep you informed on the latest developments within the organisation so make sure you check back often. If you have any comments on the new look site […]