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VolEmploy End of Year Gathering

Mentors and mentees involved in the VolEmploy mentoring programme met up for a rare chance to celebrate together. More ...

City Guides Open Day

We are holding an open information session for people to find out more about City Guides this coming Thursday (21st February) from 14:30-15:30 here at the Volunteer Centre: More ...

Love Food Hate Waste launches at Centre

We are now delivering a volunteer led food waste awareness raising programme in six London boroughs as part of the broader national ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ campaign More ...

Launch of Westminster Community Awards 2013!

There are eight Nomination Categories in total, seeking to recognise the diversity of volunteering and civic activity in Westminster. Get nominating! More ...

VCW Open Day 'first step'!

Leader of Westminster City Council Cllr Phillippa Roe, MP Karen Buck and the Deputy Lord Mayor Jan Prendergast joined hundreds of people representing organisations across Westminster, as well as volunteers More ...

VCW Open Day Drop-in: 30 November

To celebrate Volunteer Centre Westminster’s recent move into much improved premises at 4 Sutherland Avenue, Westbourne, W9, we are hosting a drop-in open day for stakeholders and the public on Friday 30th November between 11am-2pm and between 4-7pm More ...

Local Volunteering Strategy in development!

On Thursday 11 October a working group hosted at the Volunteer Centre Westminster brought together local community organisations to discuss the issues that could potentially become the focus of the new Local Volunteering Strategy More ...

Older people befriending service receives funding!

VCW’s Older People Befriending Service for patients living in South Westminster is delighted to announce that NHS Westminster has agreed to fund this much needed service up until end of March next year More ...

Volunteers with learning disabilities deliver large-scale project for local charity

Volunteer Centre Westminster was recently approached by a London-based charity, Action Against Hunger regarding a large project that they had for our Centre’s Learning Disability Mailing Group. More ...

Visit to VCW by Baroness Scott of Needham

Baroness Scott of Needham Market paid a visit to Volunteer Centre Westminster on the 9th of October. A Lib-Dem member in the House of Lords as well as Chair of the England Volunteering Development Council More ...

Winner Prize Draw

Announcing the winner of the Youth Survey Prize Draw More ...

VCW AGM on 20 September

Join us on 20 September for our Annual General Meeting, opened by the Lord Mayor of Westminster Councillor Angela Harvey and taking place at the Lord Mayor's Reception Rooms More ...

VCW + London 2012: London Ambassadors

We all witnessed incredible scenes at the Olympics; and we all know the crucial role played by volunteers in pulling the whole thing off. Here we reflect on the role played by the Volunteer Centre in training the London Ambassadors for the Olympics More ...

Volunteer Centre moving premises on 14 September!

On 14 September the Volunteer Centre Westminster will move to 4 Sutherland Avenue, London W9 2HQ. We will be changing our telephone numbers, but More ...

Volunteer Centre Westminster 2012 Awards

At the Empire Room of The Landmark Hotel in Marylebone. VCW Trustee, Ryan Pereira, compered the evening’s proceedings where eight award winners were presented with awards by Olympic Gold Medalist Duncan Goodhew MBE More ...

Evelyn Oldfield partnership with VCW

Evelyn Oldfield Unit and Volunteer Centre Westminster have recently formed a partnership aiming to engage migrants in the community with volunteering More ...

Council Leader visits Volunteer Centre Westminster

Recently appointed Westminster City Council Leader, Cllr Philippa Roe, visited Volunteer Centre Westminster on Tuesday 1 May to meet with staff and volunteers, see voluntary programmes in action and discuss how volunteering can link More ...

LD Volunteer Recognition Event - May 30th

We will take this opportunity to give certificates to everyone who volunteered through Volunteer Centre Westminster last year and to hear about their experiences More ...

Projectline + Volunteer Centre Westminster working in partnership

Projectline staff volunteer to support VCW with Comms and Marketing to promote volunteering to the local community. More ...