Cambs Social Enterprise Place

02/06/2026

**Updated Hot Desk Offer**

Our hot desk space is now even easier to use.

You can book a desk for 2 hours or 4 hours free of charge, or book a whole day for just £7.

This is a quiet workspace, ideal for focused work, admin, studying or catching up on emails. We have coffee, pastries and bacon focaccia until noon then our beer and pizzas kick in.

To keep it calm for everyone, the hot desk room is not suitable for online meetings or phone/video calls. There’s plenty of other space available for calls in the event space or café area.

Book online to reserve your desk:

https://www.function5cic.com/hot-desk-booking

02/06/2026

Opportunity for organisation tackling

Cambourne Town Council is seeking an experienced registered Charity or Community Interest Company (CIC) to occupy and operate from its new building to deliver foodbank and/or community food distribution services.

The Council is particularly interested in organisations that can demonstrate:

Proven experience in delivering foodbank, food distribution, or wider food insecurity support services.
Strong safeguarding, governance, and operational procedures.
Previous work in partnership with, or alongside, local government authorities
The ability to operate sustainably and meet community need effectively
A track record of partnership working with local agencies and voluntary sector organisations

Applicants must be able to provide a minimum of two references, with preference given to organisations able to evidence prior collaboration with local authority or public sector partners.

This opportunity is intended to support the delivery of essential community services from a suitable, well-located facility within Cambourne, strengthening local provision for residents in need.

How to apply / express interest:
Interested organisations should submit an expression of interest outlining their experience, service model, and references to [email protected]

02/06/2026

Dates for the diary!
If you would like to join us for one of our workshops, book club or for a 1-2-1 then check out where we will be throughout May and June.
Please book via the link just to we know to expect you.

Being a midlife woman is a rollercoaster, we know how it feels to navigate this period in our lives which can include dips in confidence, change in identity and feeling adrift.
We are a community of women who want to grow together.
How can you get involved?

02/06/2026

💜 Proud to support women in our community! 💜

Did you know?
• Last year, CWRC received over 100 referrals from mental health services.
• Many of these women have experienced trauma and need support to help them heal.
• CWRC provides trauma-informed counselling in a safe, supportive environment.
• We are aiming to raise £15,000 to expand this vital counselling service for another year.

💪 Please strengthen our campaign here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/cwrc-counselling

Your donation can make a real difference:
✨ £10 helps cover the safe delivery of counselling sessions
✨ £50 funds one counselling session
✨ £200 funds four counselling sessions
✨ £1,200 funds one month of counselling for up to 24 women.

Every donation, share, and conversation helps ensure women in our community get the support they need, when they need it most. Thank you for standing with women to help create hope and healing. 💗

02/06/2026

Applications for Community Grants (£5,000 and under) are open!

If your project helps people stay active, connects communities, or fights poverty and isolation, apply for up to £5,000 in funding.

Deadline: Tuesday 2 June.

22/04/2026

Community Wealth Building in the East – a one-day conference at ARU Cambridge on 14 May - registration is now open! 🎉

SEEE and Cambridge Judge Business School are excited to be working together to run a one day conference happening 10am-3pm on 14 May at Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge.

This conference aims to connect people across our region who are interested in building better economic and social systems for the benefit of local communities and the places where they live and work.

Who's it for?

✨Leaders in community-based organisations – whether traditional charities or social enterprises - who are looking for collaborative partnerships with each other and/or other delegates.

✨ Professionals from local government and other ‘anchor institutions’ (e.g. universities, health systems, housing associations, even football clubs) who see the potential of CWB or have already embraced this model.

✨Academics with an interest in local and regional economies, social enterprise, and similar areas of study – especially those looking to collaborate with others.

Places are fully funded and we’re expecting demand to be high! Registration is now open! https://seee.co.uk/cwb-east/

We hope to see you there!
The SEEE team
Andrew Brady
Deb Lee
Caroline Foot
Jane Thompson MCIM

One day conference - 14th May 2026, ARU Cambridge

16/04/2026

New content landed on our Vision portal! Have you signed up? Not sure how to use it?

📅 Join us for an online demo of the Vision Portal – Weds 29 April 11am-11:30am

Find out features of our Vision portal - essential resources for your social business - when you need them!

We will demo how it works and the type of resources available to help you develop your idea or organisation.

✨ Find out more about this new resource for the Social Enterprise and wider Third Sector in the East of England ✨

🔗 Register to attend online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vision-portal-info-session-online-tickets-1985582818661?aff=erelexpmlt

27/03/2026

Social Enterprise East of England - SEEE and Cambridge Judge Business School are delighted to be working together to run a one day conference on 14 May.

As place-based projects and funding continue to dominate the headlines, this event will explore how collaboration, local leadership, and innovative strategies can keep wealth and opportunity within local places.

This conference will bring together practitioners, academics, local authorities, and leaders of anchor institutions to explore how Community Wealth Building (CWB) can strengthen local economies and communities across the East of England.

🔗 Places are fully funded and we're expecting demand to be high! Booking will open very soon. Pre-register your spot here and be the first to be notified when registration goes live:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_pekXy18QUCeHKcr_8i2arUfPp6R9LBFkshEWCncWLdUMTU2M0hUWktYRzZKWUQ0SEFNUVdTMVRIUS4u&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email&route=shorturl

Huge thanks to Cambridge Judge Business School who are sponsoring this important East of England event and thank you to Anglia Ruskin University who will be hosting us.

3rd Sector Futures

23/02/2026

📅 Our next online session about our Vision Programme and Vision Portal is on 10 March at 2pm.

Find out more about this new resource for the

👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vision-programme-info-session-online-tickets-1737962264919?aff=oddtdtcreator

At this session you will find out:
• Overview of the Vision programme and business support on offer from third sector experts who are delivery partners for the Vision Programme
• Details of business support programmes, workshops and events that are coming up
• Discover the Vision portal - essential content and resources to help you develop your idea or organisation

🤝 The Vision Portal is part of the wider Vision programme for the social enterprise and third sector in Cambridgeshire. Delivered by SEEE through working with our expert partners:
Allia
Cambridgeshire ACRE
Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service
Support Cambridgeshire
Support Fenland

Thanks to funding from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

SEEE and CPCA programme - For social enterprises and third sector across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

23/02/2026

This looks great - this weekend at the Guildhall in Cambridge

Not long to go! Make sure you have the date in the diary for The Secret Postcard Art Exhibition taking place at the end of February 💚