Volunteer Centre Annual report 2023
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Spring Clean Scotland The Litter League
Scotland is facing a litter emergency We need your help to make #SpringCleanScotland 2024 the best yet – you can play your part by encouraging people to join us in tackling litter in communities across Scotland, promoting health and wellbeing and protecting the environment and wildlife.Last year’s #SpringCleanScotland saw over 30,000 volunteers roll up their
VOLUNTEER CENTRE LAUNCHES KINDNESS CAMPAIGN
In line with Kindness Day 2023, which was held on the 13th November, Volunteer Centre Western Isles launched their annual Christmas campaign “Give the gift of time” Christmas is a time for giving but this doesn’t always have to be something that has a monetary value. We believe that giving your time means so much
Questionnaire for Under 18s
The young people in our WI Next Generation Volunteering Panel got together and compiled a questionnaire for VCWI to gather opinions and information from young people on youth volunteering. We will use this information to try and ensure that young people get the best possible volunteering experiences.We are looking for opinions of all those aged
New Youth volunteering panel developed
Here at VCWI we have formed a panel of fantastic young people, whose aim is to promote youth volunteering throughout the Western Isles. We recently had a development day where the group gave themselves a name, designed this amazing logo and produced a youth survey! The newly named WI Next Generation Volunteering Panel will be
Funding available from Stornoway Tesco Stronger Starts
The Tesco Stronger Starts funding programme awards 3 groups quarterly after each 3 month instore customer voting period. Applications are open to all local good causes, with the current priority helping projects that support children’s food security and health aswell as local store nominated good causes. Groups are awarded 1st – £1,500; 2nd – £1,000
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The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry Let’s be Heard launched.
The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry has launched its listening project, Let’s Be Heard. This will be the main way in which people in Scotland can take part in the Inquiry by sharing their experiences of the pandemic and telling us the lessons they believe should be learned so we are better prepared in future. The Scottish COVID-19
The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry Let’s be Heard launched. Read More »
Human Library event in Stornoway
Lots of information sharing and networking took place at the first Human Library event which was part of TheBigHelpOut This was a new approach for us which was the idea of Lily Mackenzie Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Western Isles https://www.facebook.com/CHSSWesternIsles Thank you to the organisations that took part and to Convener Kenny Macleod and
The Big Help Out in Scotland
To mark His Majesty The King’s Coronation thousands of organisations across the country are getting together to give us all the chance to help out in our own local communities. Starting on Monday 8th May there will be opportunities for everyone to join in. No matter what you are good at, there’ll be something to