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The Volunteer Centre has been successful in securing funding for 2 exciting projects over the next 3 years.
Active Communities NoW
has been funded by the Big Lottery through the Reaching Communities Fund. It aims to strengthen and unite communities through voluntary action. It will do this by developing a befriending scheme to encourage and enable people to get involved in their communities. It will also develop activity groups, in village venues in North Warwickshire, where residents will be able to get involved with a variety of crafts and other activities. The project is particularly designed to support residents of North Warwickshire who would like to get involved in their local community but find it difficult for a variety of reasons.
Promoting Active Communities has been funded by Warwickshire County North Area Council Well-Being Fund to enhance the Active Communties NoW project and ensure it is promoted to as wide an audience as possible across the Borough.
100 Years of Atherstone has been funded for 2 years by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It aims to engage the local community in learning about and celebrating their heritage. It will involve working closely with the Friends of Atherstone Heritage to recruit and train volunteers who will record and catalogue archives, put on displays and exhibitions and create a learning resource for the future. The project will focus on 3 themes: – the changing street scene, local industry and local people of interest.
Volunteers Week
we are organising some events to celebrate volunteering in North Warwickshire during national Volunteers Week.
3rd June – drop in for a coffee and some cake from 11am -3pm at the Volunteer Centre in Long Street. You can meet the staff and other volunteers and find out information about volunteering opportunities.
4th June - Community Lunch at the Tythe Barn, Polesworth 12.30-2.30pm. Kat Hall from the Heart of England Community Foundation will be speaking about the dos and don’ts of fund raising.
6th June – Volunteers’ Social Evening – This will include a buffet, a recycled hat show and other entertainment and is a perfect way for voluntary and community groups to reward volunteers for all their hard work. If you would like tickets please get in touch.
All the events are free, but we do need to know if you are intending to come along so that we can make sure we have catered for you. We hope to see you during the week.
