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Past events listing
Luton Soup Kitchen
Between 24 January 2008 and 25 January 2008, in Luton
We worked with two Luton-based homelessmess charities (LAMP & NOAH) to help them organise a 'soup kitchen' in the town centre. Agents4Change volunteers handed out soup to all the people who came past.
The idea was to use the symbolism of the soup kitchen to raise awareness of the homeless in the area. Soup and literature were handed out to anyone who stopped for a chat.
Posted on 20 June 2008 20:41:31 by Jonathan Paylor
Carers Receive A Well-Deserved Break
Between 01 January 2008 and 01 January 2008, in Truro
To give hard-working Carers a break, young Agents4Change volunteers set about treating them for the day.
Carers from across Gloucester were invited to some pampering on Tuesday 22nd January at the Trust Centre in Barton, Gloucester. This is one of many Agents4Change events designed to provide interesting and varied volunteering opportunities for young people.
Laura Thompson, Agents4Change volunteer, said “We wanted to put on an event recognising the important work that carers do, and a pamper day seemed like the perfect idea”.
Treatments on the day involved relaxing hand massages by students studying at Prospects Training. Even tutors joined in by offering Indian Head Massage!
Hairdressing Tutor, Jane Trehearne felt this was just as positive an experience for the young volunteers, “This is taking the students outside of the classroom to practice the skills they are learning, all whilst helping the community. This is real experience, with real people”.
CSV Action Desk volunteer Sue Arnold also made herself popular by offering much needed massages and reflexology.
Carer Bilkis Moolla, who cares for her elderly mother-in-law, said, “I am enjoying this so much, its so relaxing. Being a Carer is very stressful, so this is giving me the rare opportunity to get away from it all”.
Posted on 02 July 2008 18:59:28 by Michael McBride
Young volunteers scrub up!
Between 01 January 2008 and 01 January 2008, in Truro
Young volunteers joined Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust for a session of scrub clearing from a neglected part of the Mythe nature reserve in Tewkesbury.
A few hours and a couple of sandwiches later, the result was remarkable! Though it rained…(a lot!), the volunteers worked really hard to clear much of the embankment.
Volunteer Hema said, “Today has been so much fun, I came today knowing nothing about nature reserves or how they are maintained.
It just shows how important volunteers are to keeping sites like this open and accessible to the public. I’ll definitely volunteer again”.
Posted on 02 July 2008 19:00:18 by Michael McBride
Discovery Club
Between 01 January 2008 and 20 March 2008, in Truro
The Discovery Club was set up by Norwich Agent4Change Janette Cooke as an after school activity club where different clubs from the University of East Anglia came and taught a new skill to the youngsters of West Earlham Junior School.
Children at the club learnt many new skills over the course of the term and volunteers had a great time passing on their knowledge.
Posted on 02 July 2008 19:00:55 by Samantha Butcher
Students make cups in fight for clean water worldwide
Between 01 January 2008 and 01 January 2008, in Truro
Students from Truro College together with volunteers from University College Falmouth got their hands dirty in the fight against the lack of clean drinking water worldwide.
The students, who all have learning difficulties, made pottery cups, bowls and the odd snowman for the Cups for Water project which was conceived and has been run since October by Falmouth student Tasha Stephens-Vallecillo. Between them they created over thirty cups.
The Truro College event was arranged by Agent4Change Zak Stanley. Tasha started the project because of the water shortages she encountered whilst painting a mural at a friend’s hostel in Nicaragua, Central America. She was also inspired by a protest, mainly by the less fortunate members of Nicaraguan society, when thousands of residents stopped traffic by placing all their water vessels into the street blocking the main highways of the capital, Managua.
The cups and bowls were displayed as part of an art exhibition at The Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.
Posted on 02 July 2008 19:02:21 by Zak Stanley
