Charity Splash
Register your team now to take part in a 'splash for cash' to benefit good causes in Westminster. (Author: )
VolEmploy End of Year Gathering
Mentors and mentees involved in the VolEmploy mentoring programme met up for a rare chance to celebrate together. (Author: )
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: (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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! (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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. (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
Winner Prize Draw
Announcing the winner of the Youth Survey Prize Draw (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
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 (Author: )
Projectline + Volunteer Centre Westminster working in partnership
Projectline staff volunteer to support VCW with Comms and Marketing to promote volunteering to the local community. (Author: )
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
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Westminster Volunteer Awards Ceremony 13th June 2012
Volunteer Centre Westminster, in partnership with The Landmark London, will be presenting the VCW Westminster Volunteering Awards, in the Empire Room at The Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, on Wednesday 13th June between 6.45pm and 9.00pm (Author: )
VCW Annual Review published
We are pleased to share with you the full Annual Review for year 2011-2012, which also marks 25 years of the Volunteer Centre Westminster! (Author: )
VCW VolEmploy Summer Event
VolEmploy mentoring is aimed to provide one-to-one support to unemployed mentees to help them develop effective techniques and strategies to improve their quality of life and confidence in their employability issues. (Author: )
VCW PERFORMANCE STATISTICS – 2011-12
During the year 2011-12, Volunteer Centre Westminster increased the volume of volunteers it registered and placed in the community and also the number of volunteering opportunities that it advertised for local voluntary organisations. (Author: )
New Senior Manager at VCW
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Senior Manager at the Volunteer Centre Westminster. Peter Jones was appointed as Employee Volunteering Manager at Time and Talents for Westminster on 10 April 2012.
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VCW Goes Online
Voluntary organisations take note, the Volunteer Centre Westminster has now placed its organisation and registration system online. (Author: )
Vol4Health and Wellbeing
Volunteering for a Healthier Westminster(VfHW) is really pleased to announce that just one week before closure, thanks to funding secured from NHS Westminster, the programme will continue to run... (Author: )
Recent Staff Changes at VCW
Since our last newsletter there have been a number of staffing changes, partly reflecting new or renewed funding we have secured. (Author: )
Success Stories
Volunteering can be rewarding in more than one way. The skills and experience gained by volunteering at the Volunteer centre can play a key part in someone's being successfully shortlisted, invited for an interview and eventually offered a job. (Author: )
London Ambassadors
Volunteer Centre Westminster (VCW) have built upon the success of coordinating the largest recruitment centre in Westminster for London Ambassadors last year by being responsible for coordinating for the first day of training... (Author: )
Volunteer Matching Event
On Tuesday 27th March Volunteer Centre Westminster’s Quality Volunteering Project ran a Volunteer Matching event at The Showroom Gallery, Penfold Street, with the participation of over 50 volunteers and 12 local volunteer involving organisations. (Author: )
Learning Disability – Supported Volunteering
With recent cuts to adult social care, VCW was delighted to hear that funding for this long established project will continue to run for at least another year and we can now look forward to working with our existing partners over the next 12 months. (Author: )
City Guides at BAFTA 2012
City Guides returned to the Royal Opera House for the 6th year on Sunday 12 February 2012.
The awards are the largest and most prestigious film event of the year in the UK and attract huge crowds and extensive media interest. (Author: )
London Marathon 2012
The London Marathon is one of the UK’s biggest sporting events, currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon. (Author: )
The Olivier Awards - 2012
British theatre’s most sought-after awards have been a mark of theatrical greatness since they were inaugurated in 1976 as the Society of West End Theatre Awards. (Author: )
Young Carers Volunteer Project
Since November 2011 our Volunteer Centre has been running a project for young carers. The project addresses issues of exclusion currently faced by young carers... (Author: )
Mentoring and Befriending Adults with Learning Disabilities in Westminster
With thanks to 3 year funding received from the Big Lottery, VCW is very excited to be launching its latest part- time project in the new financial year, a volunteer befriending and mentoring programme for people with learning disabilities... (Author: )
Volunteering for a Healthier Westminster - End of Project Event
For the past 3 years Volunteer Centre Westminster’s Health Programme has worked with local health care providers to increase voluntary activity within local health services. (Author: )
Days to save elderly friendship services
Helping in our campaign to save the Befriending Service run by the Volunteer Centre, the local Wood and Vale newspaper published a news article which highlights some of the benefits of the scheme and why it is important to fund this project (Author: )
Invitation to Volunteer and Organisations Matching Event 27th March
We would like to invite you to a Matching Event to be held on 27th March 2012 at The Showroom Gallery, 63 Penfold Street, London NW8 8PQ The event will begin at 2pm and attendees will have the opportunity to meet with local charities and groups. (Author: )
Recent Event: Online Marketing Workshop Microsoft Bing team
We are proud to highlight a recent employee volunteering project which involved over 20 employee volunteers and offered free training to 60 charities. Time and Talents supported the Bing team to create a workshop around the needs of charities (Author: )
Volunteer Centre Westminster Statistics - April-September 2011
During the six month period from April to September 2011 the volunteer centre saw its continuous demand for its volunteering services. Across all our projects over 3,300 individuals registered an interest in volunteering (Author: )
Older People Befriending Scheme
For the past 9 months, Volunteering for a Healthier Westminster has been piloting a volunteer befriending scheme for older patients of the Victoria Medical Centre and Dementia Service. Many of those are enjoying regular trips to places of interest (Author: )
Community Map
Magi Basil one of our long standing volunteers was placed with Westminster City Councils communications department helping to publicise the Westminster community map, this is a new intiative designed to encourage local residents to volunteer in their area (Author: )
Learning Disability Project
The Centre's Learning Disability Project established in 1996, like many other services in our area, awaits news of future funding. It is the Centre's 2nd longest standing project which assists an average of 60 adults with learning disabilities (Author: )
Investing in Volunteers
In October, Volunteer Centre Westminster successfully renewed Investing in Volunteers (IiV), the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management is available to all organisations that involve volunteers in their work (Author: )
Volunteer Managers Forum and Good Practice
A Volunteer managers forum was held on 9th Novenber and was attended by 12 organisations. The theme of the forum was Dealing with Difficult Volunteers, Concerns, Problems and Solutions. (Author: )
Digital T.V. Outreach Project
TV across the UK going digital. The existing analogue TV signal will be switched off in London in May 2012 and replaced with a new stronger signal. The switchover help scheme being run by the BBC helps everyone aged 75 or over, or eligible disabled by a (Author: )
VolEmploy Mentoring
VCW VolEmploy mentoring has commenced providing mentoring and volunteering support to unemployed individuals living in Westminster with the support of Big Lottery Fund and involving employees as volunteer mentors. (Author: )
Volunteer Brokerage News
In addition to the drop in service open five days a week to the public at our offices in Praed Street, we have started outreach work throughout the borough. Since September 2011 it has enabled us to help more than 600 Westminster residents or people who (Author: )
Event Summary- Opening Doors: innovating ways to support the community from the workplace
Time and Talents' workshop brought together reps from business, education, government and charities to hear some successful workplace volunteering projects to consider ways in to help the local community and benefit their own staff (Author: )
Press release: Volunteering in your workplace event
This event is for leaders from businesses and charities to share their experiences and ideas around employee volunteering within the workplace. This is a great way to learn more about this topic, about each other and also contribute your own thoughts (Author: )
Training for Volunteer Involving Organisations
Our training is provided in collaboration with Central London Volunteer Centres and can help those who manage and coordinate volunteers (Author: )
Volunteer Mentors are needed
Can you spare 1 or 2 hours per week as a mentor empowering unemployed individuals to build confidence in breaking barriers of their un-employability issues and develop positive life skills? (Author: )
Invitation to our AGM and Showcase on 22.09.2011
Volunteer Centre Westminster invites you to its Annual General Meeting and a showcase of its community services and projects, including films, presentations and information stands. (Author: )
What do you think about us? VCW Survey
We are currently conducting a short online survey of users to find out what they think about the services and support that we provide. (Author: )
Add your volunteering opportunities to the new Community Map
VCW has been working with Westminster City Council to produce an online map of volunteering opportunities in Westminster. (Author: )
Become a member of the Volunteer Centre
Last year more than 200 organisations benefitted from our membership services and we would like to encourage all volunteer involving organisations to become members and benefit from our range of services. (Author: )
Find out about our Employer Supported Volunteering project
We have put together a short report detailing an exciting year of volunteering activity with our employer and community organisation partners. (Author: )
Support Services for Volunteers
Our centre offers a service to the public to enable anyone to volunteer. Read more about this and our new team member Nigel who coordinates our reception team of volunteers. (Author: )
Sport Project Update
The ‘City Transformed Through Sport’ project has been granted the Inspire Mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme.
The London 2012 Inspire programme recognises innovative and exceptional projects that are directly inspired by the Olympics. (Author: )
Befriending Pilot Scheme
We are very excited and proud to announce that after identifying a real need in our area, we have been able to establish a volunteer befriending scheme for older isolated patients of the Victoria Medical Centre. 12 volunteer befrienders have already (Author: )
Learning Disabilities Web Launch
To celebrate both Volunteers Week and the Project’s new accessible web pages, a launch event was held on the 1st June at the Stowe Centre, Harrow Road. (Author: )
Lord Mayor's visit to VCW
On 23rd June, the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr. Susie Burbridge, paid an offical visit to Volunteer Centre Westminster, accompanied by Cllr Christabel Flight who has special responsibility for volunteering. (Author: )
Volunteers' Week Celebrations
This year, Volunteer Centre Westminster celebrated Volunteers Week 2011 by inviting its committed volunteers to join staff on Beauchamp Lodge Floating Barge for a canal boat ride (Author: )
Best Practice Training and Events
‘Volunteer Centre Westminster delivers an ongoing programme of training workshops on volunteer engagement and best practice for volunteer involving organisations.
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VCW Annual Review April 2010 - March 2011
This report provides an overview of the activities and performance of Volunteer Centre Westminster during the last financial year. The contents will form the basis of the Trustees Report in VCW’s 2010-11 Annual Report and Accounts. (Author: )
Volunteer Awards Ceremony
The 2011 VCW Volunteer Awards Ceremony took place at The Abbey Centre on 1 June, the first day of national ‘Volunteers Week’. (Author: )
On Line Event
Come to our interactive event showcasing our new accessible microsite for people with learning disabilities and forum for community organisations. (Author: )
Article about volunteer awards in local press
We are pleased to highlight that Volunteer Centre Westminster have had press exposure in the local paper the Westminster Chronicle and their website (Author: )
Free Volunteer Management Training
Free training sessions for volunteer managers in Westminster. (Author: )
The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer, is Singing Loud for All to Hear!
Well, at least that was the message VCW was sending to the streets of London to brighten up the season of goodwill in December. (Author: )
Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations (PQASSO)
Volunteer Centre Westminster achies PQASSO level 1 (Author: )
VCW Newsletter Library
Read our latest newsletters here (Author: )
VCW team volunteer to support people with learning disabilities
We have been volunteering annually at xmas time for a local charity at their day centre called the Croxley project. We work as a team to cook xmas dinner and run fun activities (Author: )
New online registration for the centre
We recently created a simple new system of online volunteer registration on our web-site. People who wish to find out about volunteering and register online are welcome to do so. (Author: )
National Citizen Service
The government’s new National Citizen Service project for sixteen-year olds across Westminster and other boroughs in Central London during the summer and autumn of 2011 (Author: )
AGM + SHOWCASE - 20th January 2011
Volunteer Centre Westminster invites you to its Annual General Meeting and a showcase of its community services and projects, including films, presentations and information stands. (Author: )
Launch of GLV Volunteer Management Charter
Launch of GLV Volunteer Management Charter (Author: )
Hot off the press! Cabinet Office report on Civil Society
An Office for Civil Society consultation on improving support for frontline civil society organisations (Author: )
Learn how your organisation can tap into Olympics 2012
Attend workshops on how your organisation can develop games inspired volunteering (Author: )
Volunteer Centre Westminster works with Whizz-Kidz on National Appeal
We have been working with Whizz-Kidz to help them to recruit and host large numbers of volunteers for their appeal. It is unusual for us as a centre to have one project that all the different teams within the centre can work together on. (Author: )
Involving Volunteers Workshop - 9th Nov 2010
For volunteer managers responsible
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involving volunteers, volunteer
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Volunteer Managers Forum - 22 October
Why is VC Westminster adopting the Charter, and how can it help you? This is a great opportunity for volunteer managers throughout Westminster to come and exchange ideas about the charter and work together to enhance the involvement of volunteers (Author: )
Advantages of Volunteering Event - Westminster City Hall, 7 October
Hosted personally by the Mayor, this event focused on the benefits that volunteering can bring to individuals, including the development new skills (Author: )
Learning Disabilities Volunteeering Project
Read more about our volunteering project for people with learning disabilities... (Author: )
Advisory group for - Volunteering for a Healthier Westminster
Would you like to be a member of our health project's advisory group? (Author: )
Launch of ‘Blue Peter Go Cardz Appeal’ supporting Whizz-Kidz
Blue Peter and Whizz-Kidz are asking children to make Christmas cards, which will be sold in selected Tesco Superstore and Extra stores nationwide (Author: )
eVolve Youth Volunteering Project
Find out more about the recent eVolve youth volunteering project to help a local homelessness charity (Author: )
V E Value Volunteer Management Campaign
Find out more about Volunteering England's Volunteer Management Campaign (Author: )
CRB + ISA - Update and workshop
Read about our recent workshop on CRB checks and the ISA scheme (Author: )
Message and introduction from the CEO
Welcome to the second edition of the VCW e newsletter (Author: )
Volunteering Statistics
Statistics about volunteering activity (Author: )
Westminster City Guides
Find out about recent City Guides events (Author: )
Westminster Councillors visit VCW
Councillors from Westminster City Council visit Westminster Volunteer Centre (Author: )
Summer Newsletter 2010
CEO summary of our newsletter (Author: )
Volunteer Centre Westminster Website
We are now live with the new website which offers us a great opportunity to recognise and show the amazing volunteering projects happening in Westminster. (Author: )
News and Events
Our latest events and news updates for the centre. (Author: )