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ICVS COMMUNITY SHOWCASE 8 May 2006 Winter Gardens Ilkley 1:45 - 4:30 pm Open to the general public from 2.30 pm Following the success of the ICVS Volunteer Fair and Award Ceremony held last year, the ICVS is organising a new event this year - ICVS Community Showcase This event is being organised by Ilkley and District Council for Voluntary Service to give our member groups the opportunity to promote their organisations to members of the public. Individual groups will book space in the Winter Gardens and bring their own displays. Invitations have already been sent to the Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire, the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Anne Cryer, MP, and the Chairman of Ilkley Parish Council. The event will commence at 1.45 pm when the Senior Choir of Moorfield School will sing two songs which they will be preparing for the Wharfedale Festival. Jeff Bennett from Keighley Area Panel will give a talk entitled "Involving People in Shaping the Future of their own Communities". There will follow a short ceremony to present certificates to nominated volunteers for exceptional service or on their retirement. The Community Showcase will be open to the public from 2.30 - 4.30 pm during which time refreshments will be served. Publicity prior to the event will be geared towards encouraging the general public to attend. The aim of the event is to provide a spotlight on our Community, enabling ICVS members to develop their own membership and encourage more people to become involved in local activities. The Winter Gardens has wheelchair access, and Community Transport will be used to collect local volunteers or members of the public who have no transport available to them. Please contact the ICVS office for further information. Groups exhibiting displays at the Community Showcase 2006
Abbeyfield Keighley Area Panel Good Companions Ilkley & District Good Neighbours Community Transport Age Concern Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts Victim Support Arthritis Care Ilkley Volunteer Point Rotary Club of Ilkley, Wharfedale Contact the Elderly Cats Protection League Carers Resource DREAM Mencap - Bradford	The Partnership Board Wharfedale Scouts Wharfedale Girl Guides Ilkley Civic Society St Martins Hospice Group Keighley Voluntary Service Riding for Disabled Homestart Remap Ilkley Homemakers Ilkley Flower Show Wharfe Valley Community Project Ilkley Womens Room Darwin Garden's Trust
See below for details of last years event
Volunteer Fair 2005

Volunteers received recognition at the 2005 ICVS Volunteer Fair What's Your Passion? As part of Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June and the Year of the Volunteer 2005 celebrations Ilkley & District CVS held a Volunteer Fair on Friday 3rd June at Riddings Hall, Ilkley. ICVS wishes to thank all those who participated in the Volunteer Fair thus making it the success it proved to be. The event allowed the 25 participating organisations to showcase their work and look at recruiting new volunteers. Many commented on how interesting and informative the displays were and said that it was "Interesting to see what goes on in Wharfedale". Volunteers' Week (1-7th June) is a celebration of volunteering and it was clear from the fair that a lot of people in the area are committed to working in the voluntary sector and keen to support the local community therefore. The main aim of the event was to encourage and reward volunteering in the community. The fair enabled volunteers and community groups to come together, share ideas and recognise their achievements. The Lord Mayor of Bradford presented certificates to 20 volunteers to thank them for their personal contribution to the voluntary sector. The recipients were: Gill Bowskill - Young Arthritis Families, Dawn Burton & Adriana Wardner- Ilkley & District U3A, Pam Clarke - Girl Guiding UK, Stanley Evans - Ilkley New Horizons Concert Orchestra, Tony Gilroy - Ilkley In Bloom, David Cartwright - Ilkley Design Statement, Angie Griffin - Contact the Elderly, Peggy Hall - Menston Good Neighbours Scheme, Gwenan Hock - Menston Cares, Bob Jones & Malcolm Fisher - Burley Community Council, Margaret Smith & Margaret Kitching - Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts, Dennis Langford (Deceased) - Victim Support (Bradford District), Mary McTigue & Eloise Roberts - Airedale & Wharfedale Autism Resource, Wendy Perry - Ilkley & District Good Neighbours Community Transport, Terry Pullan - Addingham Churches Together Day Centre, Brian Wright (Deceased) - Clarke Foley Centre. After the awards, the fair was thrown open to the public and more than 50 people came to find out about what goes on in the local area and learn to about volunteering opprtunities. Many said they found the fair interesting and informative and thought it should be an annual event. One local organisation said that the fair provided "a good forum to communicate to the public and [for] strengthening community network, others said "it's worth all the hard work" and "you've done a great job".
Voluntary and community groups who attended:
Arthritis Care Community Transport National Trust Volunteers-West Yorkshire Clarke Foley Wharfe Valley Scouts and Guides Walk from Home Project Remap Parkinsons Disease Society Contact the Elderly Abbeyfield Ilkley Baptist U3A Advocacy for Older People Joint Training Board	Wharfe Valley Community Project Young Arthritis Family Group CTI Wharfedale Festival of Performance Arts AWARE Soroptomist Sir George Martin Trust Volunteer Point Ilkley & District Council for Voluntary Service Good Neighbours & Good Companions Behind Closed Doors Cats Protection League Alzheimers Society Ilkley Civic Society
Contact the ICVS office for more details For more information check out www.yearofthevolunteer.org/html/events

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YEAR
OF THE
VOLUNTEER
2005

In 2004, Gordon Brown declared 2005 as the Year of the Volunteer. This was launched officially on the 10th January. The Home Office has set two key themes of the Year; young people and employee volunteering and it is funding two agencies, Volunteering England and Community Service Volunteers (CSV) to run the campaigns.

Volunteering England has formed a consortium comprising - Time Bank, Media Trust, Youth Action Network, Business in the Community, Do It and CSV. Each member of the consortium has a list of objectives to deliver throughout the Year. The focal point for the Year for the consortium will be Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June. Ilkley CVS will be holding a Volunteer Fair on Friday 3rd June 2005.

The general objectives for the year are:

To create awareness and interest amongst the public about the Year
To increase opportunities to volunteer and promote the awareness and benefits of volunteering
To specifically encourage young people, ethnic groups and people with disabilities to get involved
To support improvements in the capacity of the voluntary, community, public and private sector to expand and improve individual’s volunteering experience
To maximise partnership opportunities with other EU countries
To expand and increase employee volunteering both in the number of people taking part and types of employee volunteering

A range of merchandise is being developed to support the Year, such as certificates and balloons etc.
Small grants of £500 to £6000 will be available to projects which:

Are conceived, organised and led by local people
Address a local need identified as important and engage local people in the delivery

The projects can be one-off activities or a series of events all of which must take place in 2005. Details of the grants will be available from 21st January.

CSV are running different themed months throughout the year with various partners. Please see back page for details of this and ICVS Volunteer Information Point update.

For more information about the Year and volunteering see:
www.yearofthevolunteer.org
www.volunteering.org.uk
www.stopstart.org.uk
www.do-it.org.uk

For more details:
Please contact the ICVS office

May 2005