Teenagers give back in park love-in
A group of Lewisham teenagers will be helping clean up Forster Memorial Park (Catford) this summer (29 June - 2 August) as part of a project that aims to give... click on heading for more |
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Sanctuary turns monkey poo to compost and scoops award
29 May 2009
A monkey sanctuary in Cornwall with volunteers from the seaside town of Looe have scooped a national environment cash prize for turning 10 tonnes of monkey poo, produced every... click on heading for more |
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Pop tycoon launches city volunteer service
22 May 2009
COVENTRY born Pop mogul Pete Waterman will this Wednesday (27 May, 2009) open a new West Midlands service for adults over 50, to improve their well being.
The songwriter... click on heading for more |
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Apprentice star says giving time increases job prospects
Nine out of ten people say ‘volunteering increases job prospects’ according to a new survey by CSV (30 March 2009).
The survey carried out amongst former volunteers, by the UK’s leading... click on heading for more |
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Giving time is ticket to success in the credit crunch
This month posters are going up outside entertainment venues in Birmingham and London in a bid to persuade young people to make a positive difference to the lives of others, as the... click on heading for more |
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‘Love’ hotel for frogs opens to mark launch of Action Earth campaign 2009
In a bid to curb the world-wide decline of the frog, Britain’s first ‘love’ hotel has been built to mark the frog mating and the start of the national CSV... click on heading for more |
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Fight the freeze with celebrity 'draught busters'
- photos available on request -
As Britain shivers, the UK’s leading volunteer charity CSV is launching a campaign to help vulnerable people keep warm this winter.
CSV is asking people... click on heading for more |
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Giving up turkey to show you care
Volunteers in Blackburn, Luton and Bristol are giving up their traditional family Christmas for the good of the community, and are calling on others to give volunteering a try. (December... click on heading for more |
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‘Don’t Write Us Off,’ say nation’s ‘hoodies’
Young people fed up of being labelled uncaring, feral yobs will be taking to the streets across the country in hoodies this Saturday 6th December as part of the national... click on heading for more |
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Should volunteers go on strike to make a mark?
The time has come to better measure the impact of volunteer service, so we understand the real value of citizen involvement – according to Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, ahead of CSV’s... click on heading for more |
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Volunteer chief challenges UK parties to learn from Obama
Speaking about Barack Obama’s mass mobilisation of tens-of-thousands of volunteers to help secure his presidency, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of UK volunteering charity CSV, said:
“Our political parties should learn... click on heading for more |
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Volunteer champion gets an ACE from Europe
A champion of senior volunteers is celebrating after being given a Life Long Achievement Award at Volonteurope’s Active Citizens of Europe (ACE) Awards held in Genoa in Italy. (Issued 6th... click on heading for more |
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Top names join Countdown to UK day of Action
Personalities from the world of cookery, sport, business and politics, including Jamie Oliver, Alan Titchmarsh, Sir Richard Branson, and David Cameron are backing the UK’s single biggest day of volunteering... click on heading for more |
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CSV seeks volunteers to help boys become men
A CSV Bristol project that matches volunteer ‘befrienders’ with children in care is calling on more men to volunteer (Thursday 18th September 2008).This week CSV Bristol Allies Project is launching... click on heading for more |
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Combat ‘A Level Blues’ by helping others
Volunteering charity CSV is offering a free gap year option to students across the UK who may have gained ‘unexpected’ A Level results this week, whether for better or worse... click on heading for more |
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Campaign for 2011 European Year of Volunteering takes hold
UK volunteering charity, CSV is calling on the Government to add its backing to 2011 being designated as the European Year of Volunteering. (4th August 2008).
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Response to ageing population report by Audit Commission
CSV has today welcomed the Audit Commission’s reference to the importance that volunteering can play in securing a better future for the nation’s ageing population. (Thursday 17th July 2008)It comes... click on heading for more |
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"Communities in control" White Paper Response
Responding to today’s publication (Wednesday 9th July 2008) of the Government’s plans to give citizens and communities more rights and power, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of UK volunteering CSV, said:
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Baroness calls for mental health project to go national
Baroness Julia Neuberger has called for Capital Volunteering, which is based in London and uses volunteering to help people overcome mental ill health, to be rolled out across the UK.... click on heading for more |
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Inner-city students make ‘a.noise’ to beat child poverty
Around 500 pupils from nearly 20 schools across London are descending upon the legendry Ministry of Sound ‘super club’ to learn how DJing, MCing and beatboxing can help raise awareness... click on heading for more |
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Thousands get active to break isolation
RSVP’s Get Active Week 2008 – Sunday 22 June to Sunday 29 June
Hundreds of volunteers from across the country are giving thousands of isolated older people a rare day... click on heading for more |
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Ministers visit mental health projects for Volunteers’ Week
Key charity Ministers will be visiting projects that benefit people living with mental illness or school pupils for Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June). The Government’s independent volunteering champion, Baroness Julia Neuberger,... click on heading for more |
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‘Prescribing’ volunteering improves mental health
A new report published today by CSV, the UK’s leading volunteering charity, underlines how volunteering can help improve the health of people living with mental illness following two independent research... click on heading for more |
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Debt, unemployment and violence top fears for British youth
Youth future fears UK survey– revealed.
New independent research shows that debt, unemployment and violent crime are the biggest fears for the future for Britain’s youth. (Wednesday 2 April 2008).The Youth... click on heading for more |
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Response to Volunteering in Health and Social Care report
Responding to today’s (Monday 10th March 2008) report by Baroness Julia Neuberger on volunteering in health and social care services, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of UK volunteering charity, CSV, said:... click on heading for more |
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Green cash give away
CSV Action Earth environmental volunteering campaign: March 1 2008 – July 31 2008.
Supermarket giant Morrisons is giving away cash grants to help the local environment as part of the CSV... click on heading for more |
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TV’s Trisha backs mental health volunteers
TV presenter Trisha Goddard is encouraging people with mental health issues to use volunteering to help them on the ‘rocky road’ to recovery by backing Capital Volunteering, a London based... click on heading for more |
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Pete Waterman helps mark Lord Levy’s 10 years service to CSV
Lord Levy is today reflecting on a decade of service to CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, after being thanked for his volunteering at a surprise gathering in... click on heading for more |
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CSV’s response to Manifesto for Change recommendations on the Future of Volunteering
Speaking about the key recommendations of the Manifesto for Change from the Commission on the Future of Volunteering, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s leading volunteering charity,... click on heading for more |
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68% of Brits feeling fat, flabby and fed up
New independent research published today (Tuesday 8th January 2008) reveals that over two-thirds (68%) of people in Britain are concerned about their own levels of fitness, obesity and depression and... click on heading for more |
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Putting people before turkey dinners this Christmas
Thousands of people from across the country are proving that it is the season of good will by sacrificing their Christmas to help others. Volunteers putting people before their turkey... click on heading for more |
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Communities rally for flood relief and to ‘turn the tide’ of youth crime
Concerns over youth offending and the devastation caused by the summer floods are contributing to an ongoing rise in the number of people taking action in their local community through... click on heading for more |
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Young people put their ‘stamp’ on libraries
A new project in Greater Manchester and Merseyside is enlisting school age volunteers to attract young people to libraries. The volunteers are looking to make libraries more popular with their... click on heading for more |
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‘Giving time’ hailed as key to recovery from breakdown
A man who is overcoming the mental trauma of a mid-life breakdown is now turning his attention towards promoting the positive impact that volunteering can have towards recovery from severe... click on heading for more |
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Europe rewards ex-teacher beating depression by helping others
A former teacher who has transformed her life after being hit with severe depression and is using her experience to help others with mental illness is to receive a European... click on heading for more |
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Eco-loo flushes out competition to scoop top award
The builders of an eco-loo in Northampton and volunteers from Bristol who restored a 200 year old stone lined pond are just two of five national award winners in this... click on heading for more |
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Missing school trips makes you poor – say British kids
New research charting the attitudes of children to poverty in Britain shows that nearly half of all young people think missing out on school trips or not having the correct... click on heading for more |
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Lottery cash boost for mental health
A pioneering training scheme operating in Nottinghamshire is set to help 500 people living with mental illness improve their quality of life following a cash boost from the Big Lottery... click on heading for more |
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‘Gappers’ opt for eco friendly UK over year at the beach
For students concerned at their carbon footprint and looking to achieve more from their gap year than a great tan, an affordable alternative after A-level results day (Thursday 16 August... click on heading for more |
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New toolkit to put the ‘active’ into citizenship teaching
Schools struggling to interest pupils in citizenship are being offered a new toolkit to make classes more active and to encourage a new generation to volunteer in their communities.
CSV, the... click on heading for more |
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Award-winning team creates musical ‘Encore’ for mental health
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has teamed up with the Islington Music Forum (IMF) and Core Arts to stage ‘Encore’, an event showcasing music and drama created by mental health... click on heading for more |
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Charity chief calls for volunteer network to help combat child abuse
In response to yesterday’s court verdict covering the child abuse and murder of four-year-old Leticia Wright in Huddersfield, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of UK volunteering charity, CSV, said: “Ordinary... click on heading for more |
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Response to Brown’s vision for a ‘Thriving Third Sector’
Responding to Gordon Brown’s speech at today’s "Britain's Everyday Heroes" event, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of UK volunteering and training charity, CSV, said:
“We welcome his plan to increase recognition... click on heading for more |
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Young spearhead new projects to protect heritage
Young people will be leading conservation projects to protect churches and cathedrals around the country. The new pilot programme of one-week Cathedral Camps, which take place over July and August... click on heading for more |
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Response to Conservative proposals to incentivise youth
In response to anticipated Conservative Social Justice Policy Review Group recommendations for incentivising young people to volunteer, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of UK volunteering charity CSV, said:
“We’re in... click on heading for more |
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CSV to form emergency task force to tackle floods
The UK’s largest volunteering charity CSV is forming a volunteer taskforce to help clean up and deal with the devastation caused by the floods in South Yorkshire following a request... click on heading for more |
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Nation asked to 'Dare to care' to help combat Child Poverty
A new campaign run by CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity and the Campaign to End Child Poverty, a coalition of over 70 organisations, will recruit 35,000 volunteers to help... click on heading for more |
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Exiles making a difference
A Kenyan woman who supports blind and disabled children and a Ugandan man who helps at a heart disease charity are among the many asylum seekers and refugees making a... click on heading for more |
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Latin rhythms kick off CSV Get Active Week
CSV Get Active Week 2007 – Sunday 17 June to Sunday 24 June.
South American musicians performing for 150 lonely Londoners are among the hundreds of volunteers across the country giving... click on heading for more |
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‘Bagtastic’ response to DIY drive to help save the planet
CSV Action, the UK’s biggest charitable community broadcasting network has been stunned by the level of response received to an appeal to the public to make their own bags. The... click on heading for more |
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Call for New Bank Holiday as Voluntary sector joins forces with TUC
Leading voluntary organisations, including CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, have joined forces with the TUC to call for a new national bank holiday in October to celebrate... click on heading for more |
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Young ‘Catalysts’ asked to sign-up for the experience of a lifetime
The hunt is on to find young people throughout the UK who want to make big changes within communities throughout England. (Starting week of 7th May 2007).
CSV, the UK’s largest... click on heading for more |
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Awards show that community broadcasting isn’t ‘losing The Plot’
- Night of triumph for CSV / BBC Partnership - CSV, who runs the biggest national network of social action broadcasting, is celebrating success after sharing gongs with the likes... click on heading for more |
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‘Bulimic’ prisoners offered solution by Criminologist
A top American criminologist will today outline how volunteering programmes for prisoners could cut UK re-offending rates. Speaking at CSV’s annual lecture at the House of Lords next week (Tuesday... click on heading for more |
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Youth to be taught to become future leaders
A course providing the youth of today with the skills to become the leaders of tomorrow is being rolled out nationally. Run by the University of the First Age, a... click on heading for more |
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Ofcom told that highest bidders should not rule the airwaves
CSV, the operator of the biggest national network of social action broadcasting will urge Ofcom to guarantee that money is not the only factor governing the use of broadcast frequencies... click on heading for more |
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Response to Gordon Brown’s ‘community service’ for immigrants
In response to today's remarks (Tuesday 27th February 2007) made by Chancellor, Gordon Brown at a seminar on Britishness, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training... click on heading for more |
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Brits could ‘clean the Nile’ in a single day
New figures by CSV show that if the population of England and Wales volunteered for a single day they could clean 694,000km of waterways, even longer than the River Nile.... click on heading for more |
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Volunteers’ ‘time-capsule’ available for future generations
An on-line ‘time-capsule’ showing how people from many different backgrounds volunteer to give their time has now gone live. (21st February 2007).
It’s the culmination of CSV’s Volunteer Britain, an archive... click on heading for more |
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Child crisis needs citizen action – Response to Unicef report
In response to today’s (14th February 2007)Unicef report exposing the poor level of poverty, risk and well-being of British children, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering... click on heading for more |
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Lord Levy pays tribute as Arsenal and spurs unite for blind football
Spurs and Arsenal are celebrating today after winning at last night’s star studded CSV Make a Difference Day Awards, hosted by CSV President Lord Levy, for their work to bring... click on heading for more |
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Blind footballers and troubled teens do battle at national awards
Guerrilla gardeners, troubled teens, and blind footballers are just some of the people in the running for a 2006 CSV Make a Difference Day Award, which will be presented at... click on heading for more |
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Football and prison life influence young Islington media moguls
A visual and audio recording of the cultural heritage of Arsenal FC during its 83 year history at Highbury Stadium and radio footage produced by prisoners of a day in the... click on heading for more |
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Response to Conservative proposals for ‘volunteering vouchers’
Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity said:
“CSV welcomes new thinking on empowering volunteers whose contribution to society is rarely recognised.
“The... click on heading for more |
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Refugee doctors give help to mentally ill in London
Refugee doctors in London are leading the way in an innovative new scheme to address the mental health difficulties faced by forced migrants. (1) The scheme, launched on Wednesday 17... click on heading for more |
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Scottish Minister gives wildlife garden an early spring clean
A Scottish Minister will be helping volunteers replant a community wildlife garden for the launch of environmental volunteering campaign CSV Action Earth in Scotland. Des McNulty MSP, Deputy Minister for... click on heading for more |
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Giving time on Christmas Day
Unsung heroes will be showing the true spirit of Christmas by helping others on Christmas Day. Volunteers giving up a traditional family Christmas for the good of the community include... click on heading for more |
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Calls for Government re-think on cash for disadvantaged
Fears for the way Government intends spending £280 million intended for society’s most disadvantaged are mounting today as the Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity... click on heading for more |
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Report calls for closer citizen involvement in the police
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, publishes a report today (Wednesday 6th December 2006) outlining how volunteers can help in the fight against crime by supporting police officers with their investigations... click on heading for more |
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Mental health 'music man' scoops top award at the EPICS
Drew Jensen, a Camden musician coping with mental illness is celebrating being honoured with an ‘EPIC’ award for giving his time and musical talents to help improve the quality of... click on heading for more |
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Terrorism provides challenge for building stronger communities
The important task of engaging people in their communities is being highlighted by the head of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity. (Wednesday 29th November 2006).Executive Director of CSV, Dame... click on heading for more |
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Call to harness citizen skills in schools
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, will publish a report today (Wednesday 22 November) on how volunteering can help schools play a leading role in supporting and protecting young people and ensuring... click on heading for more |
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Islam dymystified through the airwaves
A British Muslim convert, an Asian female special constable and a Muslim man recognised by Tony Blair for improving inner city education will be helping to raise awareness of Islam... click on heading for more |
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Call to combat care crisis through citizen power
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, will in two reports published today, call on the health sector to improve the dignity of isolated older people by expanding volunteer involvement and... click on heading for more |
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Response to £67 million pledge to improve care homes for older people
In response to today’s (Tuesday 14th November 2006) £67 million commitment by Government to improve care homes for older people, including the creation of a network of volunteers to help... click on heading for more |
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Capital sings, acts and dances its way to happiness
Asian fashion, a musical set on a tube train, samba rhythms, African drumming and Palestinian dancing are amongst a showcase of art and dance which will reveal the impact creative... click on heading for more |
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Future of Cathedral Camps is assured
Contrary to recent reports, the work of Cathedral Camps is to continue, thanks to a partnership with CSV.
At a special meeting held today (Tuesday 31st October 2006) at Southwark Cathedral... click on heading for more |
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Brown and Booth Join Volunteer Army
Both Cherie Booth and Sarah Brown were out in force today as they showed support for a record number of volunteers taking part in CSV Make a Difference Day, the... click on heading for more |
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Call for more people power to support schools and the elderly
Society’s most vulnerable citizens must not miss out on the support of volunteers to raise their quality of life and improve their self esteem, leading volunteering charities Volunteering England (VE)... click on heading for more |
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Dame Elisabeth puts lifetime achievement down to volunteers
Volunteers throughout the UK are being recognised for their work by the announcement that Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV (1), the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, has... click on heading for more |
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The Nation’s ‘Brighter and more beautiful’!
The nation is ‘brighter and more beautiful’ from today through the efforts of thousands of people from across England and Wales turning out to tackle grot spots.
The major environmental campaign... click on heading for more |
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Sex, drugs and a good death!
5 years of rallying communities through broadcasting
Promoting sexual health, tackling heroin addiction and planning positively for a funeral are just some of the significant issues that feature as part of... click on heading for more |
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Prisoner tells chiefs they should be ‘giving time’ while ‘doing time’
A woman prisoner is spending her first day of freedom calling on prison chiefs to give prisoners more opportunities to ‘give time’ through volunteering. The prisoner will address Nigel Newcommen,... click on heading for more |
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Cerebral palsy no barrier for giving time
A Barnet man who is living with cerebral palsy is demonstrating how people with disabilities can make a positive impact in their local communities. John Knight, who was born with... click on heading for more |
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‘PEDAL power’ combats binge drinking amongst Grimsby’s youth
Young people in Grimsby are helping to combat the escalating culture of binge-drinking in the north east of England by volunteering to explain to pupils at secondary schools the dangers... click on heading for more |
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Vanishing Britain - revealed
Survey of concerns for British people and place
New independent research published today reveals the extent to which people across the UK fear losing local shops, post offices, and countryside, as... click on heading for more |
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Gap years make the grade even if you don’t
A novel way to get over any ‘surprises’ on A-level results day (Thursday 17 August) is to sign up for a gap year with CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity.... click on heading for more |
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Early gains for project boosting mental health
Preliminary research suggests a strong link between volunteering and the recovery of people who experience mental illness, a new independent study reveals. (Wednesday 9 August 2006).
Over four-fifths (85%) of participants... click on heading for more |
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Free lunch for volunteers - Reaction
New rules will mean people on benefits who volunteer will no longer have to bear the cost of their meals according to an announcement made today by the DWP (Department... click on heading for more |
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American helps young people ‘face their fears’ through sports
A young American man volunteering in Torfaen South Wales is highlighting the impact that sports activities can play in helping young people who may be facing various challenges.
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Poll reveals fears of animal loving Brits
New research out today reveals that 95% of the UK population fears for the future of UK mammals, including red squirrels, dolphins and hedgehogs. (Research published Wednesday 12th July 2006).The research,... click on heading for more |
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People power key to care crisis
New research provides compelling evidence that the quality of life and isolation of older people receiving care is dramatically improved when citizen volunteers are ‘prescribed’. The full research launched on... click on heading for more |
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Charity chief criticises government policy on volunteer lunches
The Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity is to set out her concerns about new government rules forbidding benefit claimants who volunteer from claiming lunch... click on heading for more |
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Arsenal memories to score highly for community
CSV Moving On Islington Media Skills initiative.
Leading volunteering and training charity, CSV is calling on people throughout Islington to share their thoughts on the impact of having Arsenal football club... click on heading for more |
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Exiles dispel myths by making a difference
CSV celebrates the contribution refugees and asylum seekers make to their local communities - Refugee Week 2006 (19-25 June).
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, is supporting projects that give refugees... click on heading for more |
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‘Green’ light signals major tie-up between ITV and voluntary sector
The UK’s largest volunteering charity, CSV, today confirmed it would be the major partner with ITV to mobilise 4,000 young people in a new ‘Big Clean Up’ campaign taking place... click on heading for more |
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TV’s Paul O’Grady calls for older army to get active
CSV Get Active Week 2006 – Sunday 18 June to Sunday 25 June.
TV presenter and former social worker Paul O’Grady is calling for more people to help housebound and isolated... click on heading for more |
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Gardens help exiles ‘sleep without nightmares’
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, is using garden and allotment projects to help refugees and asylum seekers deal with the traumatic experience of their persecution. The charity is also... click on heading for more |
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Youth must tackle ‘real’ social problems
With Chancellor Gordon Brown today (Monday 8 May 2006) launching a new charity tasked with recruiting a million extra young volunteers by 2010, CSV - the UK’s largest volunteering charity... click on heading for more |
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Timberland chief delivers impassioned plea to improve social responsibility
Jeff Swartz, Chief Executive Officer of the Timberland Company, is keen to see a step change in the way companies and individuals develop programmes to improve their communities.
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‘Commerce and Justice: the Timberland way’
CSV Annual Lecture – Palace of Westminster, Tuesday 25th April 6.00pm.
Jeff Swartz, Chief Executive Officer of the Timberland Company, will be speaking on “Commerce and Justice” as he demonstrates how... click on heading for more |
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Hidden heroes who change lives in a day honoured at national awards
- WINNERS ANNOUNCED -Local people who have supported victims of homophobic crime and tackled depression and suicide amongst young people are celebrating after winning a CSV Make a Difference Day 2005... click on heading for more |
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Treasury ‘Office for the Voluntary Sector’ welcomed
Immediate release: Wednesday 22 March 2006.
In response to today’s announcement by The Chancellor that he intends to set up a new ‘office for the voluntary sector’ at the Treasury, Dame... click on heading for more |
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BBC gardening star gives top tips to turn gardens into wildlife havens
BBC Groundforce presenter Kirsty King has come up with ten top tips to improve the local environment by getting more wildlife into gardens and community areas. Kirsty’s tips to boost ... click on heading for more |
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Al Jazeera visit Environment Agency Action Earth project
Al Jazeera is visiting a Preston primary school today (Monday 20 March) to film young people planting a wildlife garden as part of CSV’s Environment Agency Action Earth campaign and... click on heading for more |
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Citizens take up baton to help beat crime
CSV/Home Office Seminar: 11am – 2pm Friday 31 March 2006
An American police force representative will be visiting the UK to help demonstrate the impact volunteers can have in the fight... click on heading for more |
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Call for professionals to better understand volunteer benefits in health care
CSV/Home Office Seminar:
11am – 2pm Friday 24 March.Britannia Centre, 27 Britannia Street, London, WC1 9JP
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, is calling on the health sector to better train... click on heading for more |
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Young champions turn awards on their head
This year’s Millennium Volunteer Awards are being organised for the first time by a panel of young volunteers and their first decision has been to replace the annual, adult-orientated, award... click on heading for more |
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Response to Miliband speech about people ‘power gap’
In response to today’s (Tuesday 21 February 2006) comments by David Miliband about allowing people to have more control over their lives by shifting power away from Whitehall and into... click on heading for more |
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Experts say isolation remains key challenge for care of older people
Key players from local authorities and voluntary organisations see mounting isolation as one of the main challenges for improving the care of older people. It comes in the wake of... click on heading for more |
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BBC gardening star calls on Britain to ‘grab a grant’
£50 grants up for grabs in CSV’s annual environmental volunteering campaignJanuary - June 2006 BBC Ground Force presenter Kirsty King is calling for people across the country to help themselves... click on heading for more |
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Lewisham man challenges perceptions of mental illness
By overcoming the stigmas often attached with mental illness, a Lewisham man is sharing his experiences to help challenge negative perceptions about mental health. Through volunteering, James Rose (41) demonstrates... click on heading for more |
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Capital’s construction skills shortage underlined by Lord Harris
Lord Toby Harris of Haringey raised concerns today (Wednesday 18 January) on construction skills shortage to hit London over the next 5 -10 years due to the Olympics, the proposed... click on heading for more |
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Fabulous five scoop Volunteer Oscars as ‘inspirational’ campaign reaches finale
Forget Big Brother: five of the country’s authentic ‘reality stars’ ranging from a refugee to a council worker who has recycled 2000 bikes have been crowned winners of the CSV... click on heading for more |
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‘Ordinary People’ to receive Volunteer Oscars from top celebrities
More dramatic and inspirational than any Hollywood drama, the stories of 45 amazing people will be revealed at the Volunteer Oscars later this month.
From a campaigner for the rights of... click on heading for more |
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Charity ambassador to meet the capital’s next generation of chippies and hacks
Lord Toby Harris of Haringey will be meeting young people excluded from mainstream education and other trainees as part of a fact finding mission to training centres in North London... click on heading for more |
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Cat cuddlers and puppy trainers unite as campaign launches to attract new breed to a purr-fect hobby
Cat cuddlers, rabbit masseurs and shrew poo collectors will unite in a unique partnership next month to launch a national campaign to encourage people to take up a purr-fect new... click on heading for more |
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‘Come dancing’ and get a taste of Europe
European volunteers will be giving Bristol a flavour of continental food and culture at a volunteering celebration event this week (Saturday 26 November: 11.00 – 16.00). The public are invited... click on heading for more |
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Voluntary work helps integrate asylum seekers
Jean Lambert, MEP for London, is joining refugee policy experts from across Europe this week (Thursday 24 November: 10.00 – 16.30) at an event exploring how volunteering can help asylum... click on heading for more |
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France looks to UK for ways to engage youth in wake of Paris riots
A representative of the French Ministry of Youth and Sports will attend a conference at the Treasury this week (Wednesday 16 November) to find out how the UK encourages young... click on heading for more |
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Rallying cry for Europe’s senior volunteers
Europe’s aging population got a boost this week when a unique organisation committed to increasing volunteering opportunities for senior and retired people visited Bristol.
The newly created ENOVO (European Network of... click on heading for more |
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Crime, health and learning take CSV into record year
There is a 20 per cent increase in the number of people giving their time for free to help reduce crime, improve health and increase learning and community involvement opportunities... click on heading for more |
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Removing barriers to volunteering in schools
CSV/Home Office Seminar: Friday 9th December 2005 at Deutsche Bank, Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB from 11.00am – 2pm.
A think-tank of key players in the delivery... click on heading for more |
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Teamwork between BME groups and volunteer centres vital for inner cities
BME organisations were told this week that teaming up with volunteer centres could be a vital step forward in the regeneration of cities.
Groups representing black, minority and ethnic people from... click on heading for more |
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France looks to UK for ways to engage youth in wake of Paris riots
A representative of the French Ministry of Youth and Sports will attend a conference at the Treasury this week (Wednesday 16 November) to find out how the UK encourages young... click on heading for more |
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Red carpet treatment for first time film makers
First-time film-makers who have movingly dramatised the highs, lows and inspiration of volunteering, received the red carpet treatment on October 25th when they were announced as the winners of a national... click on heading for more |
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Invaluable benefits for integration as asylum seekers sign up to help
Integration between refugees, asylum seekers and local people can benefit immensely from different nationalities volunteering together, it was revealed this week.
Asylum seekers and refugees from dozens of countries met with... click on heading for more |
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House of Lords hears poignant Gypsy poem asking for racism to be dead
A poignant poem written by a 10-year-old Traveller describing the persecution of Gypsies throughout history – and today – was read out at the House of Lords this week.
Lord Avebury,... click on heading for more |
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Care providers urged to follow volunteering model for excluded groups
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, is urging commissioners within the care and education sector to examine the impact that volunteering can have to integrate people on the fringes of... click on heading for more |
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‘Capital people’ challenge perceptions of mental health service users in London
People from across London will be gathering at City Hall to challenge negative perceptions about mental health by demonstrating how they have helped restore their own lives and the lives... click on heading for more |
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More students opting for an alternative gap year says charity
More young people and A-level students this year are interested in spending an ‘alternative’ volunteering gap year in the UK this year, according to leading volunteering organisation CSV.
There was a... click on heading for more |
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Disabled people from across the country display their talents
Coronation Street star, David Neilson, who plays hapless Roy Cropper was joined by Hollyoaks heart-throbs Ashley Taylor Dawson (who plays Darren Osborne) and Matt Milburn (who plays Joe Spencer) at... click on heading for more |
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Gypsies and refugees help bring communities closer together
Under-fire sections of society are teaming-up for a series of events in October which will challenge stereotypes and bring communities closer together.
The Year of the Volunteer’s Citizenship and Community Month... click on heading for more |
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Somerset volunteers get a SLAP on the back
Volunteers making a difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities in Somerset were honoured on Friday 16 September at a Year of the Volunteer event attended by the... click on heading for more |
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Time Lord asks volunteers to give time
Christopher Eccleston, former Dr Who and ambassador for UK learning disability charity Mencap, is supporting Disability Month in the Year of the Volunteer by encouraging more people, especially disabled people,... click on heading for more |
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Cash needed to support citizenship for young people
10-year model provides blueprint to effective citizenship in schools.
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity is calling on Government for a cash injection to bolster the teaching of citizenship... click on heading for more |
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Disabled volunteers make a difference in East Anglia
Fifty volunteers with learning difficulties from Norfolk and Essex will be helping to spruce up the grounds of 15th century moated manor house, Oxburgh Hall, on Wednesday 7 September.
The day... click on heading for more |
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Campaign to tackle ‘disablism’ in volunteering
A report by disability rights organisation Scope on ‘disablism’ (1) in volunteering will be launched alongside a series of events highlighting the positive impact disabled volunteers are making in their... click on heading for more |
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Olympic volunteering must leave a legacy
London 2012 could leave the country a legacy of healthy, active and community-spirited people – if existing volunteering and training initiatives start planning how to adapt in the build-up to... click on heading for more |
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Last chance to enter first-time film directors offered West End premiere
Anyone with a video camera who thinks they can ‘cut-it’ with the world’s best directors could claim a unique prize – a screening of their film at major cinemas around... click on heading for more |
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Green projects scoop top national awards
School kids who grow vegetables in disused car tyres and old boots, and allotment owners who are encouraging frogs to tackle the problem of slugs are just two of the... click on heading for more |
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Boost your career as a gap year volunteer
- CSV offers ‘alternative’ gap years in the UK -
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, is challenging people of all ages to experience an alternative ‘gap’ year in the UK... click on heading for more |
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Green team of volunteers help Birmingham’s tornado-hit residents
A team of environmental volunteers are helping residents cope with the aftermath of last week’s tornado in Birmingham.
With the scene one of complete devastation, volunteers from CSV (Community Service... click on heading for more |
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Trenches help veterans to narrow the generation gap
Veterans of the Second World War and young people from Cheshire involved in a mentoring scheme will attempt to narrow the generational gap by taking part in a week long... click on heading for more |
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Older people showcase creative prowess at London Design Festival
What: RSVP Volunteers’ ‘Fit for a King’ Craft Exhibition. When: Sunday, 18th September 2005.Where: The Hilton Hotel, Olympia, 380 Kensington High Street, London, W14 8NL. Time: 12 noon-2pm. Cost: Free... click on heading for more |
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50th Birthday Mont Blanc challenge for care of elderly people
Yoga bodywork therapist and teacher, Anna Blackmore, who works at The Life Centre, Notting Hill, has decided to mark her milestone birthday with the memorable challenge of climbing Mont Blanc,... click on heading for more |
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CSV condemns healthcare conditions revealed by BBC Panorama
Immediate release: Thursday 21st July 2005.
Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, is challenging the Secretary of State for Health to be bolder... click on heading for more |
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Backing the best as sporting volunteers to take first place during August
From the unknown coaches who train Olympic champions to volunteers who run football clubs for youngsters from deprived backgrounds, volunteers are vital to sport in this country – and their... click on heading for more |
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Youth must be central to public services - Response to Youth Green Paper
Immediate release: Monday 18th July 2005.
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity is welcoming the emphasis on volunteering and active citizenship in helping to shape public services. It comes... click on heading for more |
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The voluntary response to the London Bombings
Friday 8th July 2005.
Statement from CSV
The UK’s largest volunteering charity, CSV, today said that one of the best ways that people can, and have been doing, to help others in... click on heading for more |
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Spam fritters swing back into fashion for Veterans Month
Spam fritters and cakes made from dried egg powder are making a comeback this month as 1940s Britain is recreated in a series of intergenerational tea dances across the country. ... click on heading for more |
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Veterans charity takes to narrow boats to broaden horizons
A volunteer-led narrow boat cruise through the canals of the Home Counties and the Midlands will give over a hundred inner city children, teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),... click on heading for more |
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Hampton Court Palace hosts a craft exhibition 'Fit for a King'
What: RSVP Volunteers’ Fit for a King’ Craft Exhibition.When: 9-10th July 2005.Where: Hampton Court Palace, Surrey.
Henry VIII’s majestic residence, Hampton Court Palace, will display an exhibition of over 500 arts... click on heading for more |
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Volunteering veterans still putting their country first
A series of events celebrating the impact of volunteering veterans and the volunteers who support ex-service people will take place throughout July, as Britain gears up for the Ministry of... click on heading for more |
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Minister unveils plaque saying thank you to unsung heroes
A plaque is now honouring volunteers who help other volunteers after being unveiled by a Government minister today (Wednesday 22nd June).
Minister for Volunteering Paul Goggins MP unveiled the plaque at... click on heading for more |
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Esther dances with dogs to present first Year of the Volunteer plaque
Strictly Come Dancing star Esther Rantzen, OBE, swapped the Cha Cha Cha for bow wow wow when she paid tribute to a leading charity on Thursday June 9.
Esther presented the... click on heading for more |
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Roller-coaster ride of youngsters who have given something back
Teenagers who have mentored abusive children, taught canoeing and filmed Hell’s Angels are to be rewarded for their community service with a trip to a theme park on June 14th.
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Thousands of over-50s share stories of life during the War
‘CSV Get Active Week 2005’ - Sunday 19 to Sunday 26th June
Memories of living through the Second World War will be shared as two thousand over-50s volunteers from CSV’s (1)... click on heading for more |
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Norfolk girl issues rallying call in the Year of the Volunteer
Hannah Scotten, 18, from King's Lynn, is calling on people in Norfolk to become a full time volunteer with CSV. Her rallying call comes during the "Year of the Volunteer"... click on heading for more |
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Who will you nominate poster campaign launched to find local stars
A poster campaign has been launched to encourage members of the public to propose star volunteers who they feel deserve a unique Year of the Volunteer medal.
The 'Who will you... click on heading for more |
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Volunteers smile as plaque revealed
Rocks stars have them, writers have them – and now volunteers will have them. Plaques recognising the contribution of volunteers will be unveiled across England as the Year of the... click on heading for more |
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Hundreds take Green Action across the country
Hundreds of green fingered volunteers are taking part in over 50 environmental projects for CSV Green Action Day, a single day of mass participation volunteering taking place across the country... click on heading for more |
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Volunteer army to save bluebell from armada of Alexanders
An army of volunteers, helped by BBC Ground Force presenter Kirsty King, will be halting the invasion of an armada of Alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) at Kew Gardens (Sunday 22 May).... click on heading for more |
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Nominate a volunteer worth a Royal Mint
Nominations open today (Wednesday 4 May) for the public to choose 2,005 volunteers from across England to be awarded a prestigious Year of the Volunteer medal. The commemorative medal, produced... click on heading for more |
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Jail birds sing after community unites to scrub up the Scrubs
Wormwood scrubs is now a safer place after young offenders joined volunteers and local residents to scrub up the Wormwood Scrubs nature reserve and make it a safer place to... click on heading for more |
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Charity conquers fear of life outside prison walls
Serving prisoners thanked a charity for treating them as people, not numbers, at an event celebrating 21 years of a volunteering project yesterday.
CSV’s pre-release volunteering programme allows prisoners to work... click on heading for more |
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Be at ease with trees and yourself
Hundreds of ‘green volunteering’ activities are being organised in May to combat the stress and strains of modern living. In an attempt to improve the nation’s health and happiness the... click on heading for more |
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Volunteer film-makers to show their inspiration on Video Nation
BBC’s award-winning Video Nation has teamed up with a national awards scheme to give volunteers the chance to tell their story on television and online.
Makers of the acclaimed programme, in... click on heading for more |
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Canny kids can come into cash for being good citizens
Young people who prove they are good citizens could be eligible for a £100 grant thanks to a scheme organised as part of the Year of the Volunteer.
The CSV... click on heading for more |
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Scrub up the Scrubs in one day challenge to clean up crime
A one-day volunteering challenge which will see local residents uniting to kick out crime at the Wormwood Scrubs nature reserve takes place on Saturday 30th April.
The reserve, bordered by... click on heading for more |
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Prisoners to meet magistrates at the highest court in the land
Serving prisoners will meet magistrates on equal terms at the highest court in the land next week – to celebrate 21 years of an innovative project.
Prisoners, prison staff, mentors and... click on heading for more |
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Doing their time to cut crime as volunteers applauded for work with offenders
Volunteers - including ex-offenders - who give their time to help cut crime were applauded at a conference in Leicester yesterday (27th April 2005).
Two hundred volunteers from across the country... click on heading for more |
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Scottish volunteers say “Do it for Justice”
Two volunteers from Glasgow are calling on people in Scotland to volunteer within the justice system. Their rallying call comes during the Year of the Volunteer which is celebrating the... click on heading for more |
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Doing time - volunteers who work with offenders in the community
The challenging work of over 90,000 volunteers in crime reduction and criminal justice - from supporting victims and offenders to preventing anti-social behaviour - will be celebrated at a national... click on heading for more |
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Lord Chancellor challenged to help recruit more magistrates
The UK’s largest volunteering charity is challenging the Lord Chancellor to encourage more people to become volunteer magistrates.
Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, and herself a serving magistrate, has... click on heading for more |
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Discover your passion for May
Fancy rolling up your sleeves, popping on your wellies and getting passionate about your local environment?
To encourage new and existing volunteers to arrange and participate in their own environmental... click on heading for more |
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Challenging gap years offered in the UK
As crunch time approaches and thousands of students around the UK plan for life after A-levels and degrees, CSV is challenging people to experience an alternative “gap” year supporting young... click on heading for more |
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British bluebell under attack from Mediterranean menace
An army of volunteers, helped by BBC Ground Force presenter Kirsty King, will be halting the invasion of an armada of Alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) at Kew Gardens in May.
The... click on heading for more |
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Volunteers given centre stage in production opportunity of a lifetime
CSV is today (6th April) tapping into media talent from all over the UK by offering wannabe and established journalists and filmmakers the chance to capture, on camera or in sound,... click on heading for more |
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‘Go green’ for Environment Month
People across the country can make a real impact by volunteering to help conserve the environment during May.
May is designated Environment Month for the Year of the Volunteer, led... click on heading for more |
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It’s a fair cop - unpaid workers hold British justice in their hands
Volunteers are the lifeblood of British justice, with a staggering 90% of all court cases being judged by unpaid staff. The country’s 28,500 magistrates, who give their time voluntarily, make... click on heading for more |
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Justice brings its own reward – another chance for £250 grants
Crime is being tackled by volunteers organising events to mark the Year of the Volunteer – and now more voluntary groups across the country are being offered the chance to... click on heading for more |
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Easy ways for everyone to save our environment
The Environment Agency has launched a challenge for World Environment Day with a call for everyone to save time, money, energy and water in three simple steps before breakfast:
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Exhibition uncovers the triumphs of older volunteers
An inspiring exhibition of photos which charts the achievement and diversity of older volunteers was launched this month in Newcastle.
March is Older People Month for the Year of the... click on heading for more |
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‘In the fray and not the fringe’ - Response to Chancellor’s commitment to secure funding for 1 million new volunteers
Immediate release: Wednesday 16 March 2005.
In response to today’s commitment by The Chancellor to secure funding to create 1 million new volunteers, Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the... click on heading for more |
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Knitters ‘spinning yarns’ to help kids in crisis
Thousands of senior volunteers across the UK are gearing up to boost the supply of knitted ‘Trauma Teddies’ provided to the emergency services to ease the trauma of children caught... click on heading for more |
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Gold-winning Tanni goes green to sport wristband
Dame Tanni Grey Thompson DBE, Britain’s most successful ever paralympian, is proudly sporting a fashionable new wristband designed to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of volunteers.Tanni, 36, from Redcar, Cleveland, who... click on heading for more |
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Paul Boateng to urge us to ‘Think Global, Act Local’
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Paul Boateng MP, will urge people to ‘think global’ and ‘act local’ at CSV’s annual Edith Kahn Memorial Lecture on Tuesday 8th March 2005.... click on heading for more |
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Defusing the demographic time bomb: older volunteers ‘Retire into Action’!
Home Office Minister Fiona MacTaggart is launching a new video today (Tuesday 1 March) highlighting the value of the UK’s ageing population and recognising the contribution older volunteers make to... click on heading for more |
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Video stars challenge 'naff' image!
Volunteering is not just about making cups of coffee for OAPs, according to the stars of a new video which aims to encourage thousands of young people to take up... click on heading for more |
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CSV Volunteers attend champagne reception with the PM
Seven CSV volunteers are celebrating after meeting the Prime Minister and his wife at a reception in London on Monday, 21 February.
As 2005 is The Year of the Volunteer, Tony... click on heading for more |
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New International Volunteering Partnership Launched
London, Wednesday 2 March. A new international volunteering exchange programme from three of the UK’s most prestigious international charities was launched today. Global Xchange will bring young people from the... click on heading for more |
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Impact of 6000 years of ‘gap-year’ volunteering to be revealed
The impact and value for money of full-time ‘gap year’ volunteers on public services and on the lives of the people they support will be set out in a new... click on heading for more |
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Students bring the bling to the Year of the Volunteer!
An improvement in the quality of volunteering opportunities for students could radically increase the number of young people giving their time for free, a debate will hear next week (Monday... click on heading for more |
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Cash fund encourages kids to be active citizens
A scheme encouraging young people to become good community citizens is offering grants of up to £100 to help get them started.
CSV’s Young People’s Innovation Fund is offering groups of... click on heading for more |
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Over 50s who give a little time give £5 billion to the economy
The incredible impact of the 5 million over-50s who take part in unpaid work each year will be demonstrated in events throughout March. From abseiling grandparents to volunteer knitters and... click on heading for more |
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‘Curtain up’ for the film-making chance of a lifetime
Budding journalists and filmmakers from all over the country are being offered the chance to capture on camera or in sound, the fascinating stories of how volunteering can have an... click on heading for more |
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'Ask, don’t tell' - then we will volunteer, say young people
A pool of young people eager to volunteer are being put off by services who fail to consult them in the running of schemes, according to young volunteers at Rainer’s... click on heading for more |
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To mentor or not to mentor? That is the question!
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Mentoring is the future for young people, claims business chief
Young people who help others can help themselves to a bright future, it was revealed at a Select Committee event today (Wednesday 2 February) to mark their contribution to the Year... click on heading for more |
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Ladyman honours work of health volunteers
Dr Stephen Ladyman MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State is meeting volunteers funded by the Department of Health’s Opportunities for Volunteering (OFV) scheme today (Wednesday 26 January) to celebrate their... click on heading for more |
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Young unsung heroes revealed for the Year of the Volunteer
Inspirational and touching tales of young people who have chosen to help others will be told during a series of events in February, as part of the Year of the... click on heading for more |
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BBC gardening star challenges Britain to ‘grab a grant’
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Neil Kinnock to ask: “What has being European done for us?”
Neil Kinnock, as Chair of the British Council, will deliver a keynote speech at the launch of “What has being European done for us?” – a publication coordinated by CSV,... click on heading for more |
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Bored of watching Trisha? Tried volunteering?
A national campaign calling for young people throughout the country to volunteer in hospitals is providing exciting opportunities such as working on hospital radio or running arts and craft workshops... click on heading for more |
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Year of the Volunteer: Log-on and make a difference
Monday 10th January 2005.The Year of the Volunteer begins today with a clarion call for people to make a New Year’s Resolution to log-on and make a difference.
The Home Secretary,... click on heading for more |
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Chisholm urges people to volunteer in 2005
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Report reveals that volunteers have more than good intentions
Health sector volunteering adds quality of life for both patients and health care professionals, finds a report published today (Embargoed: Friday 7 January) for the Year of the Volunteer 2005. ... click on heading for more |
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Sir Bob Geldof tops ‘giving time’ poll
Embargoed until 0001hrs on Friday 31st December.
Sir Bob Geldof is the celebrity most likely to inspire people to volunteer, a new MORI poll shows on the eve of the Year... click on heading for more |
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A ‘healthy start’ to the Year of the Volunteer
Forward planning note:Projects that could cut prescriptions and hospital visits will be highlighted as part of the Year of the Volunteer 2005 which starts with Health Month in January.
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‘NHS & Teaching Corps’ challenge to Government for engaging young people
The UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, CSV(1), is today, laying down challenges to Government on the best ways forward for engaging young people in their communities as part of... click on heading for more |
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The secret of keeping New Year’s resolutions revealed
New research (1) shows that although only a fifth of people manage to keep their resolutions, there may be ways to dramatically improve their chance of success. (Published Wednesday 15th... click on heading for more |
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Rural Affairs Minister boosts major green campaign
Environment Agency backs CSV’s annual environmental volunteering campaign.1st January - 5th June 2005
Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael will join the Chairman of the Environment Agency Sir John Harman and BBC... click on heading for more |
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Scottish Parliament backs measures to turn “demographic time bomb” into opportunity
Wednesday 8 December 2004.Scotland must seize opportunities to turn the “demographic time bomb” of an ageing population into an opportunity.
The message comes with the publication of a new report... click on heading for more |
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John Reid outlines the ‘People’s potential for strengthening the NHS’
The Secretary of State for Health, John Reid MP, is backing volunteer engagement in the health service following his delivery of CSV’s annual Edith Kahn Memorial Lecture at Portcullis House... click on heading for more |
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Young people need citizenship skills to remain employable - Response to Tomlinson
The UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, CSV, today reaffirmed the importance of engaging young people in their wider communities from an early age to improve their employability and to... click on heading for more |
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CSV welcomes live debate on youth volunteering
The UK’s largest volunteering charity, CSV (Community Service Volunteers) (1) welcomes today’s first live consultation from the Russell Commission, as the debate to revolutionise youth volunteering gets underway. (Monday 4th... click on heading for more |
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Teacher training and support gap widens for citizenship delivery
Citizenship two years on - 68 School Survey of teachers and pupils
New research based on 68 English schools reveals an urgent and ongoing need for practical support to implement... click on heading for more |
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CSV Media boosts women drivers and bridges the ‘digital divide’
Women drivers are better equipped to deal with curb-side emergencies after ‘road-testing’ a car maintenance workshop. This is thanks to one of the thousands of CSV Action Desk campaigns run... click on heading for more |
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Stay in the UK and make your gap year count
- CSV offers gap years with a difference -
CSV is offering people of all ages the opportunity to experience an alternative ‘gap’ year in the UK volunteering with drug and... click on heading for more |
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Response to proposals to encourage ‘gap year’ volunteering amongst students
Immediate release: Monday 9th August 2004.The UK’s largest volunteering and training Charity, CSV (Community Service Volunteers) welcomed the commitment from Government ministers to find ways of removing financial barriers to... click on heading for more |
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Vegetable oil car fuel amongst top environment award winners
A vegetable-based car fuel project and the restoration of a lifeless community pond are just two of the top national award winners in this year’s Environment Agency Action Earth campaign,... click on heading for more |
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A future for Libraries in the 21st Century?
Report on volunteers in libraries – Published Friday 9 July 2004. Libraries will find it difficult to meet the Government’s vision for involving the communities they serve unless they adopt innovative... click on heading for more |
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Vegtable-fuellers and crayfish catchers nominated for national awards
A unique recycling project which makes ‘feel-good’ car fuel out of left-over vegetable oil and a day of family fishing to protect a river from a greedy non-native crayfish are... click on heading for more |
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Disability no barrier to giving time
A former fighter pilot who was paralysed from the waist down when his plane crashed in flames is calling for disabled people to sign up to an innovative new project which... click on heading for more |
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Stephen Twigg boost for London young
-CSV / Deutsche Bank Citizenship Conference-
Schools Minister, Stephen Twigg, acknowledged the need to lessen the inequalities that exist for young people across the capital.
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Government communications boost from new Network of National Volunteer Involving Agencies
Issued on behalf of NNVIA: 18 June 2004.
The creation of NNVIA (1) - the new Network of National Volunteer Involving Agencies – will strengthen communications with Government. This was one... click on heading for more |
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MBE for pioneer of youth volunteering schemes
Tuesday 15 June 2004.
A member of CSV(1) staff helping to pioneer projects that transform the lives of young people in the North East has been honoured with an MBE in... click on heading for more |
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Get Active Week 2004
Get Active Week: 20th- 27th June, 2004.
2,000 over-50s volunteers from CSV’s (1) Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) (2) are preparing to engage over 10,000 older people in this year’s... click on heading for more |
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Funds needed to save Cambridge youth crime project
Monday 14 June 2004.
A pioneering project that aims to reduce the risk of criminal behaviour amongst young people in Cambridgeshire is seeking a lifeline for its survival.
The plea for financial... click on heading for more |
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Cars for Carers on road to award sucess
- And the Welsh Assembly gives green light to three years’ funding -
A ‘lifeline’ for the carers of sick and elderly people in South Wales has been nominated in... click on heading for more |
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Record-breaking Action Earth campaign
A ‘feel-good’ fuel made from left over vegetable scraps and a spot of family fishing to protect a river from a greedy non-native crayfish are just two of the volunteer... click on heading for more |
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Pioneering youth offending project receives national acclaim
Thursday 10 June 2004
A pioneering project that aims to reduce the risk of criminal behaviour amongst young people in Essex is receiving national acclaim.
CSV Essex Mentors and Peers aims to... click on heading for more |
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‘Doors need opening to allow the young to serve’
Russell Commission on Youth Volunteering
The UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, CSV is welcoming today’s launch by the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Commission on Youth Volunteering (Monday... click on heading for more |
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Croatia hosts Volonteurope conference
- Volonteurope Conference at Hotel Croatia, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1-5 October 2004 -
Volonteurope, the annual conference that brings together volunteers and volunteering organisations from across Europe takes place this year... click on heading for more |
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Role of volunteers in a major crisis
CSV Workshop: ‘Harnessing the energy of volunteers in emergencies: Experience and lessons from California’
Date: Monday 24th May 2004
Venue: Directory of Social Change, 24 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2DP
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Gap years with CSV
- CSV offers gap years with a difference -
CSV is offering people of all ages the opportunity to experience an alternative ‘gap’ year in the UK that will broaden their... click on heading for more |
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CSV responds to new 'gap year' opportunity for Scottish youth
11th May 2004
The head of CSV Scotland, part of the UK’s largest volunteering charity welcomed today’s announcement by the Scottish First Minister, Jack McConnell, that Project Scotland is being set up... click on heading for more |
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Scottish citizens ‘honoured for giving time’
Volunteer awards, Thursday 29th April, 2-4pm
Projects that help homeless young people to rebuild their lives or enable premature babies to keep warm are amongst ten volunteering projects being honoured at... click on heading for more |
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Prisons, schools and hospitals must set volunteer targets
Embargo: 00:01hrs, Thursday 22 April 2004
The chief of CSV (1), the UK’s largest volunteering charity is challenging hospitals, prisons and schools to increase the number of volunteers working with them.... click on heading for more |
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Girl who beat the bullies wins prestigious volunteer award
A girl who was bullied at school from the age of 11 and was nearly driven to suicide has won the prestigious Millennium Volunteer of the Year award for her... click on heading for more |
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Liza Tarbuck challenges Britain to ‘grab a grant’
TV presenter Liza Tarbuck is throwing down the gauntlet to thousands of people across Britain to get their hands dirty and become volunteers to improve their local environment as part... click on heading for more |
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Charity Chief collects honour ‘on behalf of UK volunteers’
Elisabeth Hoodless, Executive Director of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering and training charity attended Buckingham Palace on Thursday 25th March to pick up an honour ‘in recognition of the powerful... click on heading for more |
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Budget response to Gordon Brown’s pledge to invest in community service by young people
Immediate release: Wednesday 17 March 2004 The UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, CSV (Community Service Volunteers) welcomed today’s budget pledge to boost access to community service by young people.
Executive Director... click on heading for more |
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Official Launch - CSV Action Earth in Scotland
12.30pm - Friday 19th March 2004Harestanes Primary School,Mauchline Court, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow
The CSV Action Earth campaign in Scotland will be officially launched by Robin Harper MSP (Scottish Green Party) at 12.30pm... click on heading for more |
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10,000 over-50s in the UK set for CSV's Biggest Ever 'Get Active' Week (20th-27th June 2004)
2,000 over-50s volunteers from CSV’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) are preparing to engage over 10,000 older people in this year’s ‘Get Active’ campaign - a week of special events... click on heading for more |
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Philippa Forrester calls on Britain to 'get down and get dirty'
£50 ‘green’ grants up for grabs
TV presenter Philippa Forrester is throwing down the gauntlet to thousands of people across Britain to get their hands dirty and become volunteers to improve... click on heading for more |
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Response to Gordon Brown's "call to service" for young British people
Immediate release: Wednesday 18 February 2004
The UK’s largest volunteering and training Charity, CSV (Community Service Volunteers) welcomed today’s “call to service” to the young people of Britain made during a... click on heading for more |
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Citizenship remains key to boosting employability of young people
Immediate release: Tuesday 17 February 2004
CSV response to Tomlinson interim report on reforms for 14-19 year oldsThe UK’s largest volunteering charity, CSV today underlined the importance of engaging young people... click on heading for more |
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Capital Volunteering
Immediate release: Wednesday 4 February 2004
Treasury gives go ahead to innovative volunteering project.
The Treasury today gave the go ahead to an innovative new project, Capital Volunteering, which is set to... click on heading for more |
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Pioneering project gives £2 million boost to jobs in construction
Thursday 27 November 2003The UK’s largest volunteering and training charity, CSV, is joining forces with the Higgins Group – specialists in housebuilding & contracting - to deliver pioneering ‘on-site’ training... click on heading for more |
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Volunteering with young offenders can help cut crime
Volunteers can help in the fight against crime in the UK and preliminary research indicates that volunteering has an effect on reducing - and even preventing - crime. This is... click on heading for more |
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David Blunkett's 'IT' Vision for Volunteering
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Climbié family backs pioneering project to cut child abuse
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GPs 'prescribe' volunteers
A primary care scheme run by CSV’s senior volunteers throughout the UK is helping to tackle the health problems of older and disadvantaged people caused by inner city deprivation and... click on heading for more |
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Opening Doors to Public Services
Conference - 23 September – Ashford, Kent – 9.30 – 4.15pm
CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering organisation is joining forces with Kent County Council to step up its campaign to ‘open... click on heading for more |
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Charity Chief's 40 Year Landmark
Elisabeth Hoodless CBE, the woman at the helm of CSV, the UK’s largest volunteering charity, will be marking forty years service to volunteering this September as the organisation’s first ever... click on heading for more |
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More men needed to become "Allies"
CSV’s befriending project that matches ‘Ally’ volunteers with young people in care is appealing for more volunteers to join the project, particularly male volunteers and people from ethnic minorities.
Young people... click on heading for more |
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Gap Year Hotline for Students
CSV’s volunteering hotline - 0800 374 991 – offers exciting opportunities in the UK
A hotline is offering help to young people who received “unexpected” A-level results from today. CSV, the... click on heading for more |
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Prince Harry's Gap Year
Prince Harry might like to consider some of the challenging options for staying in the UK as part of his proposed GAP year starting in September.
The message comes from... click on heading for more |
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17 July 03 MD Day launch
17 July 2003
CSV Make a Difference Day, the UK's biggest day of direct volunteering action, is launching its 2003 Campaign today in Trafalgar Square, where 200,000 volunteer thumb prints are... click on heading for more |
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2 July 03 Active Citizenship
Wednesday 2 July 2003 CSV calls for the “Active” part of “Active Citizenship” to be strengthened within schools. The message from the UK’s largest volunteering charity comes in response to today’s publication... click on heading for more |
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11 July 03 Diana Fund Crisis
CSV has today (Friday 11 July 2003) expressed concern about the financial crisis facing the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, particularly as the Fund has helped so many important... click on heading for more |
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