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- New Interactive Olympics website launched
- Mayor issues Great River Race challenge
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- Youngsters get new youth zone
- A knife stabs more than one heart
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- Special gardens at Twickenham Riverside opened by Royal approval
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- Support on offer following Dog Control Order
- Top apprentices inspire local firms to say “You’re hired!”
- Outdoor gym boost for Richmond upon Thames
- Richmond upon Thames most active in the country
- Bike Fest is wheelie good
- Criminal minds host author evening
- ‘Have your say’ as Council extends prepaid cards consultation
- Outstanding care workers to receive recognition
- Scores of unsafe gravestones repaired
- Richmond upon Thames celebrates the Olympics with a showcase of cultural events.
- Lowest paid staff receive pay boost
- Local families to benefit from Council housing policy
- Richmond Council leave Regal House
- Consultation on Twickenham town centre works to be launched
- Happy soul day at Ham
- Towpath upgraded to benefit residents
- Live it up this summer
- Young people make it to the silver screen
- Local Artists open their doors
- Small art makes big impression
- Bike Fest comes to Borough
- Richmond upon Thames students in Olympic Torch Fever
- Roll up for The Mayor’s Jubilee Quiz Night
- Sky Ride Local starts in Richmond upon Thames
- Redwood and Oakland are the cats whiskers!
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- Street Champions inspire Low Carbon Zone success
- Richmond Council underpins support to town centres
- Council Tax benefit reform poses challenge for Council
- Twickenham Riverside to be opened by Royal approval
- Best practice for Tenants’ Housing Champion
- Make a noise in your local library
- Volunteering Richmond launches locally
- Hundreds of Diamond Jubilee street parties in Richmond upon Thames
- Entrepreneurs set for The Richmond’s Den semi-final
Release Date: 06/06/2012
Volunteering Richmond launches locally
Residents and local businesses interested in getting involved in their community will now be able to fill in an easy online form to register their skills and look up volunteering opportunities, with the launch of a new local volunteer service in Richmond upon Thames.
Volunteering Richmond, a localised service run by Groundwork London in partnership with Richmond Council, has launched its new online volunteering service, making it easy and straightforward for organisations looking for volunteers to find the right candidates and for candidates keen to volunteer to find the information they need.
Cllr Pamela Fleming, Richmond Council’s Strategic Cabinet Member for Communities, Business and Culture said, “I am very excited to be launching Volunteering Richmond which will offer new opportunities to residents who are interested in becoming volunteers and to local organisations looking for volunteers. The feedback we received from the All in One consultation was that residents wanted to get more involved in their communities at a very local level, working together to make the borough a better place. Together with the recently launched Community Links programme, Volunteering Richmond aims to reach new potential volunteers by going right into the heart of local communities.
“Volunteering Richmond will be getting out and about in the borough holding face to face sessions in each of the fourteen villages, using libraries, community centres, colleges and other local venues to promote getting involved and all the benefits this can bring to individuals and communities.
“We have a very vocal and vibrant voluntary sector and I look forward to seeing organisations working together to welcome Volunteering Richmond and help the community reap the rewards of this partnership.”
Carla Diego-Franceskides, Senior Community Projects Officer, Groundwork London said, "Groundwork is really excited to launch the Volunteering Richmond service, especially during Volunteers' Week. We are expanding our provision of volunteering services and aim to reach out to as many people in Richmond as possible through our unique mobile volunteering service in the borough. Together with our new website where people can browse a range of opportunities in their local area, we aim to enable as many people as possible to be active in their communities and make a real contribution in Richmond."
For more information about how to volunteer locally or if you are an organisation looking for volunteers go to: www.volunteeringrichmond.org.uk.
To find out more about getting involved in your local community go to: www.richmond.gov.uk/get_involved.
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