Gala Charity Night

During a recent Gala Charity Variety Show at the Brindley, which celebrated 75 years of Service, Soroptimist International, members were proud to announce Dee Graal as their winner of the of Women of Achievement Award. Dee, founder of the Runcorn and Widnes Cancer support group was recognised for her outstanding service to the community.

The proceeds of the ticket sales and raffle from the Gala variety show went to MENCAP Link Youth Club to help finance an Outward Bound Residential Week-end In addition to this the proceeds from the programme sales and exit collection at the end of the concert went to the Haiti Relief Fund.

Searching for Halton’s Informal Volunteer Leaders

Volunteer Centre Halton@HVA is looking for Halton’s Informal Volunteer Leaders (IVL).

Can you help?


Volunteer Centre Halton has been commissioned by Capacity Builders (a national project that works to ensure voluntary sector organisations in England are able to access high quality advice and support) to look at good practice in volunteering.

Through this Merseyside wide project we will be trying to discover what makes a good volunteer leader. What skills do they have? What support do they get? Factor X! How can we help them develop new skills and develop their good practice?

We would like to invite groups from Voluntary, Community, Faith and Sport groups to participate in this project, which will involve a first meeting of either a 1/2 hr one to one meetings or a group meeting at an appropriate venue. The Informal Volunteer Leaders will help us by answering a number of questions either individually or as part of a group discussion. Later in the project, there will be an opportunity (should people wish)to participate in an ongoing training programme.

Do you know anyone who fits our criteria?

· Ideally, their groups should be:-

· Volunteer led.

· Not registered with a Volunteer Centre.

· Have one identifiable person you would contact about “people organizing”.

· Active in their field.

· Forward thinking/approachable.

· Commitment to improvement.

· Offer a clear Community benefit.

· Greater Merseyside based or impacting.

· Willing to participate (probably).

If you would like further information or if you can suggest any suitable people please contact me.
Alison Gleave

Volunteering Development Officer, Volunteer Centre Halton@HVA

agleave@haltonva.org.uk

01928 592405

Listen Again to The Voluntary Sector with HVA

Would you like a second chance to hear the latest episode of "The Voluntary Sector with HVA" on Halton Community Radio?

This episode (initially broadcast on Thursday 18th February) included interviews with Ceri Edwards (vinvolved), Chris Davies (Halton Youth Action Team) and Mark Antrobus (Safer Halton Partnership). Lee Goodier (HVA – vinvolved) updated us with “Voluntary Opportunity of the Week”.

To listen to the show (or to download a copy to your PC), please visit http://tiny.cc/t38Ry.

If you'd like to promote your voluntary organisation on a future episode of the show, please contact me on mroberts@haltonva.org.uk or (01928) 593 118.

Many Thanks.

Matthew Roberts

Listen Again to The Voluntary Sector with HVA

Would you like a second chance to hear the latest episode of "The Voluntary Sector with HVA" on Halton Community Radio?

This episode (initially broadcast on Thursday 11th February) included interviews with Dennis Baldwin (The Lesbian & Gay Foundation), Shaun Smith (Halton Families Information Services) and Mike Cooke (Sports4All Banner Scheme). Finally, Lee Goodier (HVA – vinvolved) updated us with “Voluntary Opportunity of the Week”.

To listen to the show (or to download a copy to your PC), please visit http://tiny.cc/B6wYo.

If you'd like to promote your voluntary organisation on a future episode of the show, please contact me on mroberts@haltonva.org.uk or (01928) 593 118.

Many Thanks.

Matthew Roberts

Listen Again to The Voluntary Sector with HVA

Would you like a second chance to hear the latest episode of "The Voluntary Sector with HVA" on Halton Community Radio?

This episode (initially broadcast on Thursday 4th February) included interviews with James Kendall (BTCV), Becky Taylor (Halton’s Neighbourhood Management Team) and Bryan Bennett (the Runcorn Wrestling Academy). Finally, Lee Goodier (HVA – vinvolved) updated us with “Voluntary Opportunity of the Week”.

To listen to the show (or to download a copy to your PC), please visit http://tiny.cc/5qlgx

If you'd like to promote your voluntary organisation on a future episode of the show, please contact me on mroberts@haltonva.org.uk or (01928) 593 118.

Many Thanks.

Matthew Roberts

Listen Again to The Voluntary Sector with HVA

Would you like a second chance to hear the latest episode of "The Voluntary Sector with HVA" on Halton Community Radio?

This episode (initially broadcast on Thursday 28th January) included interviews with Ann McCraken (o2), Mary O’Conner (People Making Theatre) and Mike Metcalf (a fundraiser for Cancer Research UK) who joined us live from The Alps!

David Parr (CEO of Halton Borough Council) and Richard Caulfield (CEO of Voluntary Sector North West) outlined the main challenges facing Halton and the North West and offered their thoughts on what impact the current economic crisis will have on the voluntary sector. Both of their presentations were originally broadcast at HVA's AGM.

The show also featured a report from the superb vinvolved Ultra Violet Awards Night which includes the thoughts of Lee & Ceri (vinvolved), Peter Shimwell & Chris Hindley (Youth Federation), Derek Twigg (Halton MP) and Stew Holmes (Platform 2 and Halton's Youth Action Team).

Finally, Lee Goodier (HVA – vinvolved) updated us with “Voluntary Opportunity of the Week”.

To listen to the show (or to download a copy to your PC), please visit http://tiny.cc/gEkZO.

If you'd like to promote your voluntary organisation on a future episode of the show, please contact me on mroberts@haltonva.org.uk or (01928) 593 118.

Many Thanks.

Matthew Roberts