Posted in news on Jul 9th, 2012
The volunteers will be stewards keeping the crowds away from the torch but keeping them happy, this is needed because it is expected to be hundreds of people but now officials are saying it could go up to thousands due to that day being the day before the Olympic torch come to the stadium. The [...]
Posted in news on Apr 18th, 2012
A children’s charity is calling on people in Cumbria to give up some of their time to help out at a fundraising event in the Lake District in May. The NSPCC is looking for 30 volunteers to staff its Lake District HACK (Hike Against Cruelty to Kids) on Sunday 27 May. More than 100 participants [...]
Posted in news on Apr 2nd, 2012
TWO former council workers have set up their own company to help people find volunteering opportunities. Chris Bushby and Pete Read founded Discover Volunteering to give residents of Lincolnshire, Rutland and Peterborough support and advice on volunteering. The pair were previously part of Lincolnshire County Council’s three-man volunteer advisor team and toured the county’s schools [...]
Posted in news on Mar 22nd, 2012
A scheme which will pay council staff to do voluntary work has been criticised as “ill-conceived” at a time of public sector strife. Opposition leader Councillor Francine Haeberling (Con, Saltford) said: “This scheme appears ill-conceived and we question whether it’s the right way for the council to support staff volunteering, given that it could cost [...]