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Our Vaccine Heroes

28th January 2021

For the last ten months, Covid-19 has changed our lives beyond recognition. It has been the most extraordinary and challenging period that most can...

Involving volunteers in this most unusual of festive seasons

30th November 2020

Lots of people get the volunteering urge in the run-up to Christmas, from the desire to teach their children that there is more to...

Celebrate the festive season with volunteering

26th November 2020

The run-up to Christmas is very different this year and volunteering for Christmas is no different. While there are still some volunteer roles that...

Making a difference with a meal

11th November 2020

Anna started volunteering with Voices of Hope during lockdown earlier this year. She is a trained chef and after finding herself out of employment,...

“Being a trustee offers a real and important way of contributing to society”

5th November 2020

Richard Williams Chair of Trustees, Learn English at Home   Learn English At Home (LEAH) provides one on one English tuition to disadvantaged migrants...

Trustee Diversity Matters 

2nd November 2020

The diversity of trustees, or charity board members, tends not to reflect the demographics of the communities they operate in. Many charities recruit informally...

Planning your gap year? Why not consider volunteering?

8th September 2020

Lots of young people are planning their gap years after a tumultuous six months. A lot of normal gap year rites of passage are...

Got an idea for a group or club?

14th July 2020

There is a great opportunity emerging from the RBK Library Service. They are inviting individuals and groups to use their library spaces to share...

Volunteers’ Week 2020 round-up

8th June 2020

That’s a wrap! We’ve come to the end of another amazing Volunteers’ Week. It may have taken on a different format to our usual...