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    <title>Volunteer Centre Westminster</title>
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      <title>Invitation to our AGM and Showcase on 22.09.2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>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.</description>
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      <title>What do you think about us? VCW Survey</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We are currently conducting a short online survey of users to find out what they think about the services and support that we provide.</description>
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      <title>Plastic bottle greenhouse @ local primary school</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Department of Health volunteers helped get the whole school involved in collecting bottles and, together with 6-11 yr olds, built a Plastic Bottle Greenhouse during the school's Sustainability Week</description>
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      <title>A-Level law students visit to Ministry of Justice</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>An interactive day filled with presentations, workshops and discussions with senior level policy makers and law-practitioners</description>
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      <title>I.T Volunteer Helping Disabled People</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>If you are good with computers, we need you! You don’t have to be a technical expert. What's more important is your ability to communicate and your interest in helping disabled people solve the computer problems they have.</description>
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      <title>Help a local charity measure its impact</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Volunteers are needed to help strategise, devise, design, advertise, implement and analyse a charity’s client survey. This is a fantastic opportunity for volunteers to apply their professional skills in a different context and offer new perspectives</description>
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      <title>New project case studies - 18th Feb 2011</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We are pleased to showcase the latest case studies showcasing the employee volunteering projects happening in Westminster</description>
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      <title>Article about volunteer awards in local press</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We are pleased to highlight that Volunteer Centre Westminster have had press exposure in the local paper the Westminster Chronicle and their website</description>
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      <title>VCW Newsletter Library</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Read our latest newsletters here</description>
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      <title>Volunteering for older people</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>There are hundreds of volunteering opportunities available for you to get involved with. Get in touch with us today!</description>
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      <title>Be a featured speaker for a senior school class</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Do you have a story to tell or could you share some information about your job role and/or sector?</description>
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      <title>Learn how your organisation can tap into Olympics 2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Attend workshops on how your organisation can develop games inspired volunteering</description>
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      <title>'Advantages of Volunteering' reception</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Hosted by Lord Mayor of Westminster, attended by over a hundred people including volunteers, business representatives, councillors and voluntary organisations</description>
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      <title>Resources</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Resources of the vTeam Central London</description>
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      <title>Latest opportunities - homelessness</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/182356/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/eNoticeboard/Homeless_People/Latest_opportunities_homelessness.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Check out the latest opportunities to volunteer to help the homeless of Westminster</description>
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      <title>Case Studies</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/179395/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Partners/Case_Studies/Case_Studies.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Read more about the work of the Time and Talents partners and some of our innovative volunteering projects.</description>
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      <title>January 2010: The Future of Volunteering</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Improving Support Magazine describes personal accounts about the process of Employer Supported Volunteering</description>
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      <title>Criminal Record Bureau Checks</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Volunteer Centre Westminster can conduct CRB checks on behalf of your organisation for either members of staff or volunteers.</description>
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      <title>Youth Volunteering</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/176991/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Youth_Volunteering/Youth_Volunteering.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Young people 16 – 25 years old across Central London (Camden, Islington, Kensington and  Chelsea, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, Westminster)</description>
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      <title>Volunteering Brokerage</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/176646/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Brokerage_Volunteering/Volunteering_Brokerage.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Read about the Volunteer Centre's brokerage service provided to the public</description>
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      <title>Welcome to My Community</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175244/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Partners/Case_Studies/Welcome_to_My.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Volunteers from DfE engaged with the parents from a Westminster Primary School through open consultation and discussion to encourage them to become more of a part of the school community</description>
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      <title>Welcome to My School</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Volunteers work with primary school children to create a welcome book  which is then translated into several languages to help for when new children and parents join the school</description>
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      <title>July 2009: Baroness Neuberger publishes review of volunteering in the civil service</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A review by Baroness Neuberger, the Prime Minister’s Volunteering Champion - July 2009</description>
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      <title>Employability Workshop</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/157851/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Partners/Case_Studies/Employability_Workshop.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Spencer Stuart (recruitment company) went to Paddington Academy to conduct employability workshops there.</description>
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      <title>Strategic Partners</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/123026/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Partners/Employers/Strategic_Partners.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Time and Talents for Westminster has several Strategic Partners who work with us in different ways.</description>
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      <title>Employer Partners (full)</title>
      <link>http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/121139/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Partners/Employers/Employer_Partners_full.aspx</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Members of the partnership including private and public organisations</description>
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