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  • Sefton 4 Good and Volunteer Centre Sefton join Giving Tuesday 2023

    Sefton 4 Good and Volunteer Centre Sefton join Giving Tuesday 2023

    Sefton 4 Good and Volunteer Centre Sefton are some of the thousands of organisations taking part in this year’s #GivingTuesday campaign, to be held on the 28th of November. The campaign began in America in 2012 as a way to give back after the well-known shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The campaign…

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  • Case Study – Noorullah

    Case Study – Noorullah

    “Volunteering allowed me to get to know more about the culture and life in UK society.” Volunteering can help people connect more with their local community and support good mental health. Feeling connected to the area that you live in can become even more important when you have not only moved to a new area…

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  • Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year Awards 2023 Winners

    Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year Awards 2023 Winners

    On Wednesday 7 June, Volunteer Centre Sefton held their annual Volunteer Celebration Event to mark National Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers received certificates of thanks from The Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, The Mayor of Sefton and Councillor Paul Cummins. Additionally, nominations were received for Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer of the Year awards. The awards…

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  • Volunteers’ Week Celebration Event: Meet the Organisations & Volunteers

    Volunteers’ Week Celebration Event: Meet the Organisations & Volunteers

    Meet the Organisations that attended our Volunteers’ Week Celebration Event and the Volunteers who enable them to provide their services. Friends of High Park Green Spaces The Friends of High Park’s Green Spaces is a group of volunteers that help to maintain the three park areas in High Park, Southport. They hold various events such…

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  • Volunteer Celebration Event 2023

    Volunteer Celebration Event 2023

    Sefton Volunteer Awards at Bootle Town Hall. On Wednesday 7th June, Volunteer Centre Sefton held their annual Volunteer Celebration Event to mark National Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers received certificates of thanks from The Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, The Mayor of Sefton and Councillor Paul Cummins. The event, held at Bootle Town Hall, welcomed 16 organisations from…

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  • How volunteering helped my mental health and got me back in employment

    How volunteering helped my mental health and got me back in employment

    Discover how volunteering for Sefton’s Crisis Cafe helped one women get back into employment.

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  • The Dream Duo

    The Dream Duo

    Find out more about Husband and wife team, Lesley and Stuart’s volunteering story for Sefton’s Community Connectors.

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  • Volunteer Celebration Event

    Volunteer Celebration Event

    The Volunteer Celebration Event is an annual event hosted by Sefton CVS and the Volunteer Centre Sefton, to celebrate volunteering in Sefton.

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  • Galloway’s Visual Impairment Awareness Training

    Galloway’s Visual Impairment Awareness Training

    Galloway’s are providing Visual Impairment Awareness Training to professionals, volunteers, carers, friends and family. Galloway’s kindly delivered this training in two sessions to attendees at Volunteer Centre Sefton Volunteer Coordinator’s Forum and local volunteers. They provided some top tips for organisations working with volunteers with a visual impairment: If you are interested in attending the…

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  • Volunteer for Community gardens in Sefton

    Volunteer for Community gardens in Sefton

    Volunteering in community gardens in Sefton can be a great way to get involved with your local neighbourhood, learn new skills, and help improve the environment. Sefton has a number of community gardens that welcome volunteers, so there are plenty of opportunities to get involved. Community gardens can have a positive impact on their area…

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