Voluntary Action South West Surrey
Supporting voluntary groups, charities, community groups and all types of voluntary action in Guildford and Waverley
The Welcome to Volunteering team and clients have been keen to get back out in the community, increasing their confidence and skills as they help organisations. Since the easing of lockdown, the team have been volunteering over the past five weeks at the Yvonne Arnaud theatre’s garden, clearing the overgrown space that has not been …
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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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This week is Volunteers’ Week, the week we had planned to hold a big celebratory party thanking all volunteers for their hard work, dedication and the time they give to supporting local organisations and communities. Whilst we may not be able to physically come together and hold a summer celebration in person, we still want …
Mental Health Awareness Week begins on Monday 18th May to Sunday 24th May. The focus of the campaign this year is Kindess Matters, tying in with the global pandemic and highlighting the need to be kind to one another during this difficult time, as well as being kind to ourselves in-order to protect our …
If you would like to volunteer to assist the community in the existing Coronavirus Crisis please contact 01483 565456, or email communitypoint@vasws.org.uk. We are working with organisations in Guildford and Waverley to identify where help is needed in the area. Volunteers are needed to collect/deliver shopping, prescriptions, food parcels and also do some telephone befriending …
In 2019 there was a small improvement in average happiness ratings increasing from 7.52 to 7.56. This shows people are becoming increasingly aware about the importance of putting their happiness first and living a happy life, however, the very slight increase highlights there are still many people who may need support. Happiness is defined differently …