Voluntary Action South West Surrey
Supporting voluntary groups, charities, community groups and all types of voluntary action in Guildford and Waverley
As we move into lockdown 2.0, we are very sad to update that our volunteer centre has had to close to the public for drop-ins and face-face appointments until the lockdown ends. That does not mean we have stopped helping as we are still here working on the telephones and via email to keep the …
Technology and the internet has been a huge help to us throughout this year’s lockdown and the pandemic so far. It has enabled people to work successfully from home, school children to do their homework and classes remotely, exercise classes and social groups to take place and friends and family to keep connected across the …
World Mental Health Day is on the 10th October. The pandemic and lockdown have dramatically increased the prevalence of mental health challenges globally and it has become more important than ever to ensure we are looking after our own mental health, as well as looking out for others’ too. With a high volume of changes …
2020 has been a strange and challenging year for us all. Through the darkness, though, there has been light and in South West Surrey (and the world beyond the boroughs) we have witnessed amazing acts of kindness and communities pulling together. In May, the Guardian reported that nearly 10 million adults had been …
The Welcome to Volunteering team and clients have been keen to get back out in the community to increase their confidence and skills through helping organisations. Since the easing of lockdown, the team were volunteering in the Yvonne Arnaud theatre’s garden, clearing the overgrown space that has not been touched since the enforced isolation and …
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Welcome Buddies is run by Voluntary Action South West Surrey and is part of the Welcome Project. It aims to help people with mental ill-health move on with their lives through recruiting volunteers to support people to join in with activities in their communities. The project is run by Denise Graves and David Rose and …
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