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Past events listing
Bristol Tai Chi
Between 26 September 2008 and 26 September 2008, in Gloucester
To celebrate the opening of Cabot Circus, a free tai chi session was offered to the public to get involved with and learn the centuries old relaxation techniques.
A great mix of young people and adults took part in the free tai chi session offered in the open square in the middle of Cabot Circus. With a professional instructor, the public (with a little encouragement) were more than happy to join in, and found themselves having a great time.
Posted on 14 October 2008 12:56:54 by Michael McBride
Tai Chi
Between 26 September 2008 and 26 September 2008, in Devon
Ian Chapman, Agent4Change joined 16-25 year olds in Plymouth Highstreet for a chance to de stress through the chinese fitness regime of Tai Chi.
Three sessions were held in Plymouth's busy city centre.Participants were taught how to breathe away anxiety and learn how to keep calm in difficult situations. They were also taught the art of self defence without being aggresive.
Posted on 16 October 2008 14:49:17 by Ian Chapman
John White Community Centre Garden
Between 22 September 2008 and 22 September 2008, in Coventry
Agents4Change got together to revamp an overgrown community centre garden in September at the John White Community Centre in Binley, Coventry.
After some nifty digging and weeding, they laid down a new bark ground and bench, creating a pleasant and usable area.
Posted on 23 October 2008 03:31:30 by Balnek Sangra
The Big Knit
Between 22 September 2008 and 10 October 2008, in Manchester
This year, Manchester's Agents4Change volunteers teamed up with Age Concern and Innocent Smoothies to make a BIG difference to The Big Knit! Over 50 volunteers donned their creative hats and made a fantastic contribution to this quirky campaign, which will see be-hatted smoothie bottles being sold in supermarkets this winter!
In the Uk, over 25,000 older people suffer and die from cold related illnesses during the winter months. It's tough for many to get enough food, warmth or activity to stay fit and healthy. The Big Knit campaign promises to pledge 50p from the sale of every be-hatted smoothie to Age Concern. The money raised goes towards providing hot meals, blankets and advice to older people on how to keep their houses warm.
A total of 155 hats have been proudly knitted by volunteers in Manchester with overwhelming enthusiasm! Rachel Penfold, a first time knitter said: "It was a really fun day - I would definitely do it again!" The project will make a real difference to huge numbers of elderly people this winter and has offered many young people a chance to pick up a new skill along the way! Agents4Change Project Co-ordinator, Becky Taplin said: "When Age Concern Salford contacted me I thought this was a brilliant opportunity and I am so pleased with the response I have had to the workshops - many volunteers have asked to be involved in future projects like this one!"
Posted on 11 September 2008 11:56:25 by Becky Taplin
Big Brew Up to raise a Cup-ple of quid for SSAFA!
Between 22 September 2008 and 11 October 2008, in Liverpool
Agents4Change volunteers are needed for an event to warm the cockles of Merseyside gig-goers, whilsts rasing money for SSAFA, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen Families Association.
On Saturday 11th October, from 2230 until 2330, A4C volunteers are needed to man a few stalls outside of Liverpool Students Union, in order to provide teas and hot drinks, to exhausted music lovers who have just seen the great Courteeners at Liverpool's Guild of Students.
SSAFA provide support for the serving men and women in today's Armed Forces and for those who have served - even if it was only for a single day. They also care for the needs of their families and dependants.
Volunteers will be needed to set up our tea-stations, and sell the drinks for a very reasonable price to the lads and ladies who have just had a great night of music.
Interested - please contact Jon, at liverpool@comcats.org.uk
Posted on 22 September 2008 16:15:36 by Jon Dean
Charity Abseil
Between 20 September 2008 and 20 September 2008, in Manchester
Join me in September for a 140ft free-air charity abseil at the home of Manchester United football team!
This daring abseil off the north stand of Old Trafford ground will be raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Contact me for more details on how to sign up yourselves or how you can help me raise the money for this great cause!
For those of you who can raise over £500 there is the extra bonus of being entered into a prize draw!
Fun for all who take part - no doubt about it!
Posted on 14 August 2008 11:28:44 by Becky Taplin
Volunteers present Liverpool's watery past!
Between 20 September 2008 and 21 September 2008, in Liverpool
Volunteers spent two sessions creating an underwater world to educate and celebrate in equal measure Liverpool's history as as coastal inlet.
Sunday 21st September saw Liverpool City Centre play host to a rather strange collection of sea creatures and nautical figures in celebration of the Seventh Annual Seacycles Parade. The volunteers assisted in directing the march, and educating the public as to its origins, through contact and flyering.
On Saturday, volunteers spent a creative evening designing and building a collection of underwater costumes for those parading on Sunday to wear.
Schools of fish, gangs of pirates, Noah and his ark, an octopus postman, a smack of jellyfish and even King Neptune himself all made appearances as over one hundred people gathered outside the Wold Museum for the beginning of the procession.
Celebrating Liverpool
The annual Seacycles parade commemorates Liverpool's namesake tidal pool by walking the route of the city's original watercourse. Seacycles sets off from William Brown Street where fishermen and merchants originally tied their boats up hundreds of years ago and makes it way to the Albert Dock where the water would have flowed out to the Mersey. The tidal pool still flows in and out of the city twice a day under our feet, meaning people in Liverpool really do walk on water.
Celebrating Community
This year's Seacycles saw community groups from Granby Adult Learning Centre, Clubmoor Children's Centre, Marybone Community Association and the Bluecoat arts centre, supported by the Agents4Change volunteers, all taking part in workshops to create a range of nautical puppets, banners and costumes to celebrate the city's forgotten history.
Posted on 22 September 2008 15:49:19 by Jon Dean
Make a Difference in health
Between 18 September 2008 and 25 October 2008, in Leicester
Agents4Change in Leicester is putting on a Health Care Seminar on 25th October to provide a range of health information about issues which may have affected you or your family.
Held on Make a Dfference Day, CSV's annual day of volunteering, the Health Care Seminar needs volunteers to make it a success.
We need specialist help to run groups on subjects like diabetes, stress, obesity etc. We need people to draw together local information on gyms, leisure centres, and weight management clubs. Can you create food journals to record the food/drink you consume and the exercise they do? Are you a medical student who could help carry out health checks on people - blood pressure, height, weight and BMI? (You must be experienced.)
If you don't have a specialism you can still help by acting as a steward, serving refreshments and handing out leaflets.
To get involved call 0116 2016676 / 07878347822 or email leics@comcats.org.uk.
Posted on 18 September 2008 01:51:06 by Farzana Topia
Noise @ the New Picket
Between 17 September 2008 and 23 October 2008, in Liverpool
Legendary Liverpool venue The New Picket will host a celebratory evening for a local music charity, giving its graduates the chance to perform in front of over 250 screaming music fans on Thursday 23rd October!
The Noise project, stationed at the Merseyside Youth Association, has for years been helping disaffected young people from across Merseyside have a voice, and showcase their talents. Noise provides support and direction through music tution, and producing assistance. The impact that this has had on many young people is oustanding, giving them education, confidence, and a record of great achievement.
For Make A Difference Day, Agents4Change will celebrate the good work that Noise has done, promote their availiability to the youth of Liverpool, and give Noise graduates a chance to be on stage for the night. This is going to be special night for all involved, and we need volunteers to help with volunteering at the event.
If you are interested in flyering or promoting the event beforehand, or on the night helping with crowds, tickets, photgraphy, or filming the evnt, then you will have a real impact in making a difference in the perofmers lives, and celebrating a cause which helps so many.
If you want to come and watch the gig as a music fan as well, that's fine!
Tickets are £3, with proceeds going to local Merseyside charities, chosen by Noise students. For tickets, call 0151 794 0992.
Get involved!
Posted on 17 September 2008 17:21:35 by Jon Dean
Mentoring scheme (Posted by previous Agent 4 Change Laurence Whitaker)
Between 12 September 2008 and 30 December 2008, in London
Do you want a chance to help those who need it most? Then here's your chance to make a really noticeable difference to someones life!
The ELSEP scheme aims to support young adults with autism or learning disabilities towards seeking active employment and/or to begin to engage in an active social life. The project runs every Monday and Wednesday from10am-3pm at our headquarters in North London. As a volunteer mentor you would be supporting our members to improve their literacy, numeracy and IT skills, as well as participating in our person cantered workshops that creatively allow our members to explore issues around employment and social expectations within the workplace.
The scheme will breakdown all the aspects of getting a job, from looking, going to interviews, and the social conventions of behaviour in and around the workplace. Life skills will also be explored expanding on the skills many take for granted like simply organising a night out with friends. This is a unique project as it offers 1-1 support in education, social skills, and how to become more effective in social interaction - something all our members find difficult due to their autism or learning disability.
Send me an email if you want to get involved and I'll put you in touch with Alex and Nicole who run the project. london@comcats.org.uk
Posted on 12 September 2008 16:29:08 by Farhat Amin
VoluME e-magazine - Download your copy here now!
Between 01 September 2008 and 30 December 2008, in Norwich
VoluME is a brand new monthly music and events e-magazine created by a group of young volunteers in Norwich. It focuses on the local music scene and volunteering opportunities around Norfolk.
To download your copy, click on the link below!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2008/09/04/introducing_volume_magazine_feature.shtml
The VoluME team consists of a group of eight young people aged between 16 and 25, led by Rosanna Wynn-Williams, CSV Agents4Change volunteer.
Supported by three partner organisations: BBC Norfolk Introducing, CSV Agents4Change, and vinvolved at Voluntary Norfolk.
Posted on 06 September 2008 20:04:51 by Samantha Butcher
The Big Wrap
Between 01 September 2008 and 18 October 2008, in Kent
Send a Soldier a Christmas Box with the Big Wrap this October.
As part of CSV Make a Difference Day, cadets and students across Kent have teamed up with SSAFFA to collect and pack Christmas boxes which will be sent to people who are currently serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Amongst other things, we are appealing for soap, quiz books, pencils and toothbrushes which will be wrapped in a shoe box and sent to nominated service men and women in time for Christmas. In total we aim to send over 200 boxes.
If you can help donate items for a box contact Steff on kent@comcats.org.uk.
The event was more successful than we could ever have imagined with so many items donated, we ran out of boxes! We spent a busy morning sorting and packing before the boxes were ready for shipping to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Posted on 03 September 2008 15:23:44 by Stefanie Foreman
Home Grown Music Festival - Saturday 6th September 2008
Between 01 August 2008 and 07 September 2008, in Liverpool
On Saturday 6th September we need you to volunteer at the Home Grown Music festival at Botanic Park, 1 till 9 pm
Home Grown Music is a not-for-profit community music group. They are based in Kensington and run fun but educational and engaging musical activities. HGM offer workshops in DJ skills, Music technology, vocal coaching, rapping, guitar, and the drums!
With the Home Grown Music Festival in its third year, it aims to keep encouraging the local youth to create original, contemporary pieces of music and help them develop as artists in their own right. By offering live shows in which they can showcase their talent, HGM offers confidence and experience to young and talented artists from across Merseyside.
This year's event will include a massive live stage, workshops and showcase local talent, whilst offering stalls, rides, football, boxing and much more.
We need volunteers to help hand out flyers before the event to let the people of Merseyside know about this great free event. And then on the day we're looking for loads of volunteers to help for an hour or two to assist with crowd control, car parking, and to offer help to the public.
Get involved!
Posted on 01 August 2008 15:10:43 by Jon Dean
R:Oxfam Fashion Show - Friday 19th September 2008
Between 27 July 2008 and 19 September 2008, in Norwich
R:Oxfam Fashion Show
Friday 19th September 2008, 8pm
King's Centre, King Street, Norwich
Tickets £7 in advance from fashionshow@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
£10 on the door
Recycling clothes from Oxfam's store-rooms, Recreating fashions from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, and Revolutionising the traditional view of what volunteering's all about.
This isn't about high-budget glitz and glam, this is local young people using their creative talent to address local and global issues in a fresh and funky way.
We are working to support, involve and raise awareness about local Oxfam stores, whilst raising money towards their local and global campaigns.
Brought to you by CSV's Agents4Change volunteer, and the vinvolved team at Voluntary Norfolk
Posted on 27 July 2008 00:15:44 by Samantha Butcher
