Failte Offices at MacTaggart Centre, School Street, Bowmore PA43 7JS

 Islay and Jura Council of Voluntary Service (CVS) has been providing support to island voluntary organisations and the communities they serve for 40 years. The organisation is community based and is member lead.  There are 104 voluntary and charitable organisations across the islands who are members. Membership is free to such organisations.

 Islay and Jura CVS is a charitable company limited by guarantee - Company No SC127968  Charity No. SCO18769 The organisation is lead by a board of directors who also act as trustees and provide governance for the organisation.  The current board members are:

Ann Pilley (chair), Len Powell, Ken McLean, Steve Fulcher, Joan Richardson,  Diana Buller, Fergus Muir

Yvonne O'Donnell has tendered her resignation and the board are seeking a replacement.  Please contact either Ann Pilley or Johnh Davidson using the contact information given below if you are interested in becoming a board member

The CVS has 2 members of staff John Davidson provides development support for local communities and organisations and Janet Waterworth provides adminstrative support to the CVS and aso provides direct practical services to local groups and organisations such as minute taking and independent examination of accounts.

The CVS provides support and assistance to groups wishing to come together to respond to a common issue by helping them develop suitable governance arrangements and reqwuired legal framworks such as constitutions; by signposting or providing aand publishing information of use to voluntary and community groups; by assisitng with applications for funding, developing business plans and managing their resources; providing approapriate and island based training and development opportunities; by gathering and disseminating the views of the voluntary sector across the islands and by ensuring or enabling the sector to be represented at local and national forums which make decisions affecting local communities and organisations such as Community Planning groups.

The CVS works in partnership with the local Community Councils, Jur Development Trust and the CVS across Argyll together with Argyll Volunteer Centre.  It is developing a partnership with Argyll and Bute Social Enterprise Network ABSEN and the Social Enterprise Academy.

If you are interesetd in the work of the CVS or need any help or assistance with your group or setting up a group, please ontact us on 01496810743 or e-mail john.davidson@ijcvs.org.uk or janet.waterworth@ijcvs.org.uk

The registered office is CVS, MacTaggart Centre, School Street, Bowmore

We are developing an outreach service which will be based in comunity facilities across the islands and we are pleased to say that the first organisation which has offered to host us is the Cybercafe in Port Ellen. we will be available there most Monday and Friday mornings. Grateful to Spike, Ann and Pamela for this support. Looking forward to reaching agreement with other groups and places