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Local Information
VAS Training programme available
Visit the Training page and follow the link to see information on upcoming training sessions and how to book a place.
New! Lower Printing Prices at VAS
Visit the Practical Resources page to see our new price list.
Christmas Care
The Christmas Care project will be running from 2 pm Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th December) to Sunday 28th December at Queen's Park Methodist Church. They are appealing for volunteers to help prepare and run the project. For more information contact Patsy Moloney on 01793 642368. Click here for more information. Keeping Swindon Safe Swindon Community Safety Partnership are holding a public meeting on Wednesday 28th January 2009, for residents of Swindon to have their say on issues that are important to their local communities. Click here for more information. The Reach Inclusive Arts 2008 AGM will take place on Tuesday 13th January 2009 from 4.30pm to 6.00 pm, in the Lower Foyer of The Wyvern Theatre, Swindon (a fully accessible location near the Town Hall). There will be opportunities to share our work with Project Reviews from Members, Film Screening and Live Performance. Swindon Advocacy Movement have 2 Speak Up Trainers positions available. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 25th November 2008. Please contact Rachel on 01793 542266 if you would like more information. Wiltshire Law Centre AGM is being held on Wednesday 19th November 2008, at the Central Community Centre, Swindon from 12.30pm with refreshments and a sandwich lunch, and should finish no later than 2pm. The guest speaker will be Julie Bishop, Director of the Law Centres Federation. Julie will discuss the changes to Legal Aid that were implemented 12 months ago and the impact on Law Centres. To ensure we cater accurately please confirm your attendance by telephoning us on 01793 486926 or by sending an email to Neil Baker. Community Radio Swindon 105.5 are in need of a Three-drawer filing cabinet. If you can help or know of anyone else who can please contact by email. The Learning Curve - Train to Gain Fully funded training is available for employees and volunteers. Swindon Independent Visitors are looking for volunteers! Adult Community Learning Courses provided by Swindon WEA are now booking. These are available free to people on income related benefits and to 16-18 year olds, and are only £4 per hour of the course for those who have to pay fees. Courses are available to everyone in the community aged 16 and above.
Further
details are available; e-mail
Angela
or
Celia or call 01793 618233.
Click here for the course list. Also now available from WEA - Indian Head massage courses follow the link to see more. Indian Head massage The National Bullying Helpline are currently seeking volunteers for their office and would like to offer work experience to either individuals seeking work or students who would like clerical office experience. The charity will be happy to offer volunteers this experience on a weekly, monthly or daily basis. The work entails; Answering the telephone, filing, data entry, sending out information via e-mails, filling in forms, typing letters, handling sensitive information and signing a confidential agreement. In return volunteers will gain experience in using the ACT database, Microsoft packages, (Word, Excel, and Outlook), they will be introduced to the workings of the grievance processes within Human Resources, and learn a minute amount of employment law. Once the work experience is completed, we will be willing to supply a reference for the volunteers, this we hope, will help them gain employment. For more information please contact the charity by email or on 0845 22 55 787.
Volunteer Advisers needed at Swindon CAB
If you have some time during
the working week please get in touch. If you don't, yourself, please
help us by passing this onto your friends and family.
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Voluntary Action Swindon is a charitable company limited by guarantee (Charity No. 287732; Company No. 1604168 based at 1, John Street, Swindon, SN1 1RT). 01793 538 398 info@vas-swindon.org