The purpose of Warrington Arts Council is to promote the town’s arts and culture scene and to act as a co-ordinating and liaising body for local voluntary organisations and individuals involved in, or interested in, the cultural life of the town.

Membership is open to representatives of local voluntary organisations, individuals who support the purposes of the council and elected Borough Councillors. Anyone can attend our meetings but to become a full member with voting rights payment of a small annual subscription is required.

Warrington Animal Welfare is a registered charity which was originally established in 1983 by Joan Rimmer B.E.M. and the late June Jackson.
WAW was setup to provide financial support for pet owners on low income or benefits to help them to pay to have their pet's neutered, in a bid to reduce the amount of stray, abandoned and unwanted pets in Warrington.

Volunteers are the life-blood of charities like Warrington Animal Welfare. You may want to help out in the rehoming centre – cleaning and caring for the animals, help run a neutering campaigns e.g. leafleting, fundraising, walking dogs, socialising nervous pets, transporting animals to vets appointments, fostering, admin tasks, homechecking (training will be given), handling calls and updating our website!

From humble beginnings in 1927, Cats Protection has grown to become the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We help around 200,000 cats and kittens every year through our network of over 250 volunteer-run branches and 32 adoption centres.

Warrington Community Living (WCL) is a 23 year old local charity that seeks to support people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, older people, people with dementia and people experiencing mental health issues to lead their lives in a purposeful, healthy and enjoyable way as full and equal members of their local community. We do this through the provision of residential homes and supported living schemes, provision of short breaks for children and young people as well as other forms of support for individuals in the the community.

Warrington Disability Partnership is a voluntary organisation run predominantly by disabled people with the aim of improving the quality of life for disabled people and their families through a range of direct and indirect services.

An Umbrella Body for culturally diverse communities of Warrington, WECA is a registered charity, government & local council approved organisation operating in Warrington. It was formed in January 2004 to act as an umbrella body for ‘grassroots’, community and voluntary ‘minority’ groups in Warrington.
WECA represents culturally diverse groups at a strategic and community level. It works with both statutory and non-statutory services to identify needs, advocates wishes and changes of Warrington’s ethnic communities.
WECA is widely known across Warrington and the North West for organising the yearly cultural festival known as the ‘Mela’. This major event brings together different communities to celebrate music, dance, entertainment and food of different cultures. It’s the most happening, inspiring and popular event for the whole community!

Warrington foodbank is a way of supporting individuals and families who meet a crisis situation and cannot afford food for a time. It works in the following way:

Non-perishable food is donated by the public, through churches, businesses and schools
Volunteers sort the food in the foodbank warehouse
Care professionals such as doctors, health visitors, social workers, Citizens Advice Bureau, Children's Centres and police identify people in crisis and issue each person with a foodbank voucher.
When you are given a foodbank voucher, you take it to one of the foodbank centres at the opening times shown.
In exchange for a voucher, you are given a food supply which will provide three balanced meals a day for three days. The amount you receive depends on whether you are an individual living alone or whether you are applying on behalf of a family.

A Friendly community lead Friendship group that operates out of Asda Cafe based in the Cockhedge Centre. Members come along to chat and have a brew, as well as playing games and reading books.
The group is being set up to tackle social isolation and is for young and old to attend.

Warrington Lions Club was formed in 1968 and has served its community with great distinction since that time. The club have 24 members and have service projects throughout the year. Christmas is especially busy when they bring out a spectacular Santa Sleigh onto the streets of Warrington. Many thousands of pounds are raised all of which goes to needy causes.
There are over 1.35 million Lions members in 207 countries which makes us the largest service organisation in the world. Our motto is 'We Serve' and we offer our time and skills to our community and also meet some of the needs of the wider world community.

Most of all we have great fun and gain much satisfaction from our membership of the 'Lions family.'

The club is always on the look out for new members, both men and women. So if you have a few hours to spare and would like to offer your time and skills to those less fortunate than yourself then the Lions Club is for you. Please ring Ken on 01925 816165 or Harry on 01925 416981 and arrangements can be made for you to meet the Lions.

Visit the website for more info: http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/warrington/

At Warrington MENCAP we work with and support adults and young people with learning disabilities and their families. We provide 3 social clubs and have several houses in a supported living scheme. Within our social clubs we provide holidays and days out, we also have a walking group and fishing club. Activities also include snooker, discos, access to a gym and badminton and various other games.

The aim of our Branch is to provide advice and support to everyone affected by MS to live life to their full potential and to secure the care they need until we ultimately find a cure. We do this by providing physiotherapy, access to the MS nurse, regular visits by our welfare team, mobility aids, respite care breaks and social activities. We keep in touch through our bi-monthly newsletter and monthly socials to ensure everyone is kept up-to-date with the activities that are on offer throughout the year.