Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers - Volunteer Centre in Three Rivers

News

Date	Title
Feb 20 2010	Rags to Riches After weeks of hard work the fashion show with a difference hit the catwalk at Watersmeet Theatre in Rickmansworth and dazzled an enthusiastic audience with the creations.
Jan 19 2010	Three Rivers Trustee Network Trustees from organisations in Three Rivers discussed human resources issues at the latest meeting of the Trustees Network.
Dec 9 2009	Christmas coffee morning at the CVS and Volunteer Centre Staff and volunteers at the CVS and Volunteer Centre were delighted to welcome lots of visitors to our offices this morning for coffee and mince pies.
Nov 27 2009	Victorian Evening Volunteer Centre staff wowed the crowds at Rickmansworth's annual Victorian evening with their human fruit machine.
Sep 24 2009	Three Rivers Trustee Network Charity finance proved an interesting topic for this evening's meeting of the Three Rivers Trustee Network.
Sep 21 2009	Rags to Riches launched Three Rivers Volunteer Centre and youth project v involved have launched an exciting new initiative and are calling for volunteers to take part in a fashion show with a difference.....
Sep 10 2009	Volunteer Centre back at South Oxhey Library After an absence of a year the Volunteer Centre is back in South Oxhey with the opening of the revamped library.
Jul 16 2009	Annual General Meeting Chairman Alf Loose stepped down at the AGM of the CVS in Three Rivers to be replaced by Jeffrey Wilson.
Jul 10 2009	Autumn 2009 Training Programme First Aid, PowerPoint Presentations and How to be a Better Chair are just some of the courses available this autumn to members of the CVSs in Three Rivers and Watford.
Jul 8 2009	Supervisory Skills A whole range of topics on how best to develop their skills in supervising staff was covered by delegates on this course.
Jun 23 2009	Presentation Skills Standing up in front of an audience and making a presentaton can be daunting - this course gave delegates the chance to gain confidence in preparing and giving a presentation.
Jun 19 2009	Structures to Survive Senior staff and trustees from several organisations gained new insight into how they could effectively structure their organisation on a two day course.
Jun 8 2009	GE Money Home Lending volunteers aid three charities Three local charities had the benefit of hundreds of hours of work from volunteers from finance company GE Money Home Lending, when they completed a series of projects.
Jun 1 2009	Volunteers Week This year marked the 25th year of Volunteers Week - celebrating and recognising all that is great about volunteers and volunteering. Three Rivers Volunteer Centre was once again out and about promoting volunteering across the district.
May 13 2009	Three Rivers Trustee Network Launch Trustees and management committee members were urged to be proud of their work in serving the community when they attended the launch of a new Trustee Network.
Mar 18 2009	Volunteer Managers / Co-ordinators Forum Three Rivers Volunteer Centre launched a new forum for people who have a responsibility in managing volunteers. Managers and co-ordinators found out more at a working lunch.
Nov 14 2008	MP visits the CVS David Gauke MP came to see the work of the Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers a year after it was saved from imminent closure thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
Oct 22 2008	Voluntary Sector Forum - with Three Rivers Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership The autumn forum meeting gave a unique opportunity for community groups to meet and find out more about the work of the CDRP in Three Rivers.
Oct 16 2008	Emergency Life Saving This four hour practical course, delivered by the British Red Cross, provided the opportunity to learn key life saving skills including resuscitation and dealing with unconscious people.
Oct 15 2008	Herts Funding Fair The annual Funding Fair returned to Hatfield offering FREE advice and workshops to community and voluntary organisations in Hertfordshire.
Oct 9 2008	Desk Top Publishing (using Publisher) The popular early evening course has given candidates the chance to learn how to design leaflets, banners, even logos using Microsoft Publisher.
Oct 8 2008	An Overview of Employment Practices This FREE course for managers and trustees from Hertfordshire Voluntary and Community Sector organisations that work with children and young people proved successful.
Sep 19 2008	Street Wise Self Defence Specially aimed at volunteers, this self-defence course helped candidates learn techniques and improve their confidence and awareness.
Aug 21 2008	Keenagers celebrate funding success Residents of Chorleywood are looking forward to enjoying better quality presentations after a successful funding bid to the Herts Community Foundation.
Jul 9 2008	Annual General Meeting - CVS Director steps down after seven successful years The Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers held its AGM at Watersmeet in Rickmansworth after a rollercoaster of a year and thanked executive director Mary Green for all her hard work as she steps down from the post.
Jun 20 2008	GE Money at Chiltern Open Air Museum A 100 strong team of employees from finnance company GE Money Home Lending swapped their e-mails and meetings for spades and shears for the day and completed several much needed projects at the Chiltern Open Air Museum.
Jun 2 2008	Volunteers Week 2008 Three Rivers Volunteer Centre visited four High Streets around the district during this annual celebration of volunteers. This year we wanted to emphasise how much fun you can get by volunteering and the team from the Volunteer Centre entered into the spirit...
May 23 2008	Volunteer Retention and Recognition Many organisations have no problem attracting volunteers but a common lament is the rate of turnover of those volunteers. Just when you've got them trained they leave. This course was aimed at those with a responsibility for managing volunteers and attracted a range of organisations from large to small - all with similar issues.
May 19 2008	Trustee Roles and Responsibilities Trustees of a number of Three Rivers organisations had the opportunity to find out more about what it means to take on the role of a charity trustee. This 2 hour session was led by Mary Green of Three Rivers CVS and Vanessa Levy of Watford CVS.
Apr 7 2008	Training Programme launched for summer 2008 The Summer Training Programme for the voluntary and community sector in Three Rivers and Watford has been launched.
Mar 11 2008	Basic Food Hygiene Scouts, school children and a youth cafe are just some of the people and places to benefit from a course in basic food hygiene organised by the CVSs in Three Rivers and Watford.
Feb 28 2008	Voluntary Sector Forum The Voluntary Sector needs to be ready for a pensions shake up coming up in less than four years time warned Pensions experts at a meeting of the Voluntary Sector Forum.
Feb 22 2008	Writing Publicity Material & Press Releases Community groups learned more about how to gain free publicity for their cause or events.
Feb 9 2008	Hertfordshire Charity Trustee Conference Charity trustees were able to enjoy an invaluable opportunity to exchange news and expertise at a conference at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Hatfield.
Dec 19 2007	Christmas Open Morning Members, volunteers and trustees of community organisations in Three Rivers enjoyed mince pies and coffee at our Christmas Open Morning.
Dec 10 2007	New Career Opportunities at the CVS Three new members of staff are being sought by the CVS in Three Rivers to help deliver the goals outlined in our successful bid to the Big Lottery Fund.
Dec 7 2007	Funding Success Ensures Bright Future for the VCS in Three Rivers The Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers has been granted £471,000 over the next five years by the Big Lottery Fund.
Oct 13 2007	Rickmansworth Autumn Market Charities from all over Three Rivers were represented at the Rickmansworth Autumn Market thanks to the Volunteer Centre.
Oct 8 2007	Autumn/Winter Training Programme Launched The Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers and Watford Council for Voluntary Service have launched their new training schedule for community groups in Watford and Three Rivers.
Aug 16 2007	Call for applications to Local Network Fund Can you spend up to £7,000 in the next few months helping children and young people? Apply now for a Local Network Fund grant.
Jun 1 2007	Volunteers Week The annual celebration of volunteers and volunteering is the perfect time to thank all those who help their community.
May 12 2007	CVS at Ricky Week 2007 Revellers at the ever popular Ricky Week fete were able to find out more about the CVS and volunteering as they browsed through the stalls.
Apr 11 2007	New equipment at West Hyde and Maple Cross Youth Centre Children and young people at West Hyde and Maple Cross Youth Centre are reaping the benefits of their Local Network Fund grant.
Mar 20 2007	Training courses encourage learning March has been a very busy month of training courses run jointly by the Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers and Watford Council for Voluntary Service.
Feb 28 2007	Funding success for Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers The Centre for Voluntary Service in Three Rivers is just one of two organisations in Hertfordshire to have won won through to the second round of a highly competitive lottery funding programme.
Feb 27 2007	Herts Community Foundation at the Voluntary Sector Forum The funding streams available from the Herts Community Foundation were explained and promoted at the Voluntary Sector Forum held at All Saints Church Centre in South Oxhey.
Feb 19 2007	Volunteer artists excel at the canal Talented artists have come to the aid of the Batchworth Lock Canal Centre after it asked for help in transforming an eyesore into a work of art.
Feb 19 2007	Trustees Roles and Responsibilities New charity trustees had an introduction to their roles and responsibilities at this short course.
Feb 5 2007	West Hyde Youth Centre get plugged in thanks to Local Network Fund New DJ equipment and internet access will be enjoyed by young people in West Hyde and Maple Cross after they were granted £7,000 from the Local Network Fund.
Feb 5 2007	Colne Valley Special Sailors benefit from Local Network Fund Young sailors will be able to use a brand new boat thanks to the Local Network Fund.
Feb 2 2007	Health and Safety training day achieves results Candidates passed their CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace at the end of a successful training day.
Jan 17 2007	Quality Assured for Volunteers Its official! Three River Volunteer Centre provides a quality service to volunteers and organisations alike.
Dec 22 2006	Co-operative Group delivers early Christmas present Three Rivers Community Gardening Project received an early Christmas present from the Co-operative Group Community Dividend Award in the form of a cheque for almost £1,000.
Dec 18 2006	Cadbury Schweppes see Sea Scouts ship-shape Sea Scouts in Rickmansworth are delighted with their hall which has been left ship-shape by a hard-working team of Cadbury Schweppes employees.
Nov 30 2006	Question of Gardening A barrage of tricky gardening questions were fielded by two experts in the Three Rivers Community Gardening Project's second Question Time.
Nov 29 2006	Voluntary Sector Forum Many groups went away with fresh ideas about what they could apply for from the Big Lottery Fund when their Regional Development Officer presented the current programmes.
Nov 27 2006	Excel courses for the voluntary sector Three new twilight training courses in Excel are being offered to members and non-members of the CVSs in Three Rivers and Watford.
Oct 29 2006	Pupils plant bulbs in readiness for Spring Four hundred children rolled up their sleeves and planted daffodil bulbs with the help of Three Rivers Community Gardening Project.
Oct 23 2006	Training Events in Three Rivers and Watford Voluntary and community organisations in Three Rivers and Watford will be able to access a wide range of training opportunities this winter and spring.
Oct 20 2006	Three Rivers Volunteer Centre celebrates is 1000th Volunteer Schoolboy Daniel Sturrock has become the 1000th volunteer to register with Three Rivers Volunteer Centre since the national volunteering database was launched.
Oct 18 2006	Herts Funding Fair launches new website The new, online Funding Guide for all grant aid relating to Hertfordshire (www.funding4herts.org.uk) was launched at the Hertfordshire External Resources Network (HERN) Funding Fair at the Fielder Centre, Hatfield.
Oct 17 2006	Effective Boards Chairs of Management Committees were able to pick up valuable tips on how to run effective boards during a free training session.
Sep 26 2006	Voluntary Sector Forum An informed and detailed discussion about introducing Local Area Agreements was held between a number of voluntary sector groups in Three Rivers and David Collins, Hertfordshire County Council's Liasion Officer at the Voluntary Sector Forum.
Sep 25 2006	Fundng and Support from Hertfordshire County Council The annual Funding and Support programme from Hertfordshire County Council has been changed radically, including the creation of a new fund for 0-19 year olds.
Sep 5 2006	Making the best use of free ICT support This free interactive training workshop looked at practical ways of working with volunteer IT professionals.
Aug 15 2006	Three Valleys Water donate £300 to Three Rivers Community Gardening Project Much needed equipment has been installed at the South Oxhey allotment site in Prestwick Road with the help of a donation from Three Valleys Water.
Aug 2 2006	Cadburys volunteers transform allotment site A weed-infested plot of land has been transformed into allotments ready for sowing thanks to the efforts of a team of Cadbury Schweppes employees.
Jul 5 2006	Three Rivers CVS congratulated on a successful year David Fitzpatrick, chief executive of Hertfordshire Community Foundation congratulated the CVS on the increase in its work at the Annual General Meeting.
Jul 5 2006	Pam Handley thanked for her work at the CVS Incoming Chairman of Three Rivers CVS Harry Belsey presented Pam Handley with a bouquet of flowers as a token of thanks at the CVS's Annual General Meeting. Ms Handley resigned as Chair earlier this year after serving many years on the management committee.
Jun 24 2006	Three Rivers Volunteers to the Rescue Volunteers from Three Rivers stepped up at short notice to help a charity raise almost £10,000 for children and young women in need.
Jun 13 2006	Valuing Differences Staff and volunteers from various organisations attended a free training day aimed at identifying and valuing difference.
Jun 1 2006	Do-it on the Bus! Prizes, nibbles and plenty of information about volunteering were on offer on the Volunteering Herts double decker bus when it visited Three Rivers on Thursday.
May 25 2006	Wanted!! - A Volunteer Just Like You Eye-catching new posters are going up all over Three Rivers in a bid to net more of the district?s most wanted. The unique campaign features real volunteers to show people that volunteering is for people just like them.
May 22 2006	HRH Princess Anne praises the work of Colne Valley Special Sailors HRH Princess Anne visited the Aquadrome at Rickmansworth to launch a new boat for Colne Valley Special Sailors and learn more about the work they do for children with disabilities.
Apr 27 2006	Training for Trustees A lively and informative discussion was held by trustees from a variety of organisations learning more about their roles.
Feb 14 2006	Garden Bugs and Beasties Dozens of children spent the afternoon getting familiar with a whole host of creepy crawlies at their local library!
Feb 13 2006	Three Rivers Volunteers Gala Volunteers from all over Three Rivers received the credit they deserve for doing wonderful work at a gala held in their honour at the Royal Masonic School for Girls. The evening, which had been over-subscribed, proved highly enjoyable. For more details click above.
Feb 8 2006	Focus Group for Trustees Trustees from a number of local organisations met to discuss governance issues for small charities - and raised money for their organisation at the same time!
Jan 16 2006	Apply now to become the lead agency of a Children's Centre Hertfordshire County Council is inviting expressions of interest from a wide range of children's services organisations to become the lead agency for Children's Centres serving specific communities in Hertfordshire.
Dec 8 2005	Christmas Roadshow and Voluntary Sector Forum Mulled wine, cream cakes and mince pies were enjoyed by volunteers and staff from a number of voluntary organisations as we celebrated and looked back on a busy year at the CVS and the Volunteer Centre.
Nov 17 2005	Successful students receive their Gardening Support Training certificates Three Rivers Community Gardening Project has strengthened gardening groups in the care sector by provided much needed training. Tutors Sue Taylor and Daniella Izera provided a month long course which covered subjects such planning, pests and diseases and soil care.
Nov 10 2005	Evergreen Eileen Hall is recognised for her dedication Eileen Hall of Abbots Langley was surprised by her fellow club members at Abbots Langley Evergreens and Three Rivers Volunteer Centre with a presentation held in her honour. Chairman of Three Rivers District Council Councillor Harry Davies presented Eileen with a certificate on behalf of the club she founded and the Volunteer Centre.
Nov 3 2005	Working with Volunteers A training course for voluntary organisations on working with volunteers was very well received by delegates attending.
Nov 3 2005	Accounting for Action Accounting for Action - financial management training for voluntary organisations in the districts of Three Rivers, Watford and Hertsmere was launched in Three Rivers at the Baptist Church Hall, Rickmansworth.
Jul 15 2005	Committee Member recognised for services to the community Barbara Lamb, management committee member of the CVS, has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours and was congratulated at our Annual General Meeting.