Tag Archives: Volunteers Week

Volunteers Week Countdown

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks here in the Volunteer Centre and we’ve rather neglected the blog. So it’s time to get back into information sharing mode. First of all, I hope you’ve got Volunteers Week highlighted in your diary. … Continue reading

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Volunteers’ Week Celebration – Rosliston Forestry Centre

South Derbyshire’s Volunteers’ Week celebration event 2010 took place on Saturday 5th June at Rosliston Forestry Centre. This centre is one of South Derbyshire’s real jewels and is a country park that attracts families from all over the district, and … Continue reading

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Volunteer Speed Matching – Feedback

We are delighted to present our first guest blog here – with many thanks to Jo. This report on yesterday’s Volunteer Speed Matching event has been written by Jo Baines of Volunteer Centres Derbyshire who came along to help out … Continue reading

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Volunteer Recognition

Volunteers Week is all about recognising and celebrating the great things that volunteers do all year round.  So this is a great week to catch up with a couple of news items from our partners in the county and district … Continue reading

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Volunteers Week

Happy Volunteers Week to all Volunteers and Volunteer Managers everywhere. This year, South Derbyshire is celebrating Volunteers Week with two great events. On Wednesday 2nd June we are holding a Speed Matching event at Sharpe’s Pottery Museum between 2 and … Continue reading

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Volunteer Speed Matching

If you are looking for a new, fun way to recruit new volunteers, Volunteer Speed Matching could be just what you’re looking for. It works on the same principle as speed dating, but instead of being based on something as … Continue reading

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Volunteers Week 2010 1st – 7th June

We’re starting to think very seriously about how to top the success of last year’s Volunteers Week when we held a Volunteers parade and celebration fair in Swadlincote. Please let us have your feedback about these two ideas. South Derbyshire’s Got … Continue reading

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Volunteer Managers’ Forum – Thursday 18th March 2010

The first Volunteer Managers’ Forum of the new decade takes place on Thursday 18th March 2010 between 10:00am and 12:00 at: St Matthews Church Centre Woodville Road Overseal DE12 6JG  This will be a networking event with a focus on sharing … Continue reading

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Calling South Derbyshire Charity Shops

 Make a Difference Day  is coordinated by national volunteering organisation CSV. In some ways its aims are similar to those of Volunteers Week, but here in South Derbyshire, we are treating them rather differently. As our series of posts about Volunteers Week … Continue reading

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Volunteers Week Parade Makes The Burton Mail

On Saturday, one of the team brought in a page from the Burton Mail with a photo and story about the Volunteers Week Parade on Saturday 6th June. You can see the story at http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/displayarticle.asp?id=424496

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