Blog - Voluntary Action Rotherham

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“Without them, we simply couldn’t do what we do.” - Jayne Senior MBE on being awarded Rotherham Volunteer Management Training Award

Last week we went to visit Jayne, CEO at Swinton Lock Activity Centre...

Dec 61 min read

Community Achievement Awards 2024

Last Friday the 29th November 2024 was the annual Rotherham Together Partnership - Community Achievement Awards 2024. The event was a great

Nov 11 min read

AGM: Trustee Booklet, Minutes, Accounts

Our Annual General Meeting of VAR will be on Friday 22nd November 2024 at 10am. As a current member of Voluntary Action Rotherham, you...

Oct 291 min read

Community Achievement Awards

We are really pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees for this years' Community Achievement Awards. We ask for nominations for three...

Oct 231 min read

VAR AGM 2024

We'd love you to join us for our Annual General Meeting. This is an occasion where we celebrate the year, reflecting back on our...

Oct 151 min read

VAR's Annual Survey 2024

We would really appreciate your thoughts and time in completing our annual survey. This provides us with an opportunity to understand the...

Oct 111 min read

In Conversation With… Andrea McCann & Kathy Wilkinson on World Menopause Day

Please join us for a special conversation about the Menopause with Andrea McCann Project and Community Engagement at Healthwatch, and...

Oct 92 min read

Mayor of Rotherham's Charity Ball

Mayor’s Charity Ball – 21st March 2025 John Campbell and Elaine Senior are organising a ball, on behalf of the Mayor of Rotherham,...

Oct 72 min read

Come and have your say - Council Plan 2025

Council Plan 2025 focus group. We are currently consulting on a new Council Plan which will guide our priorities for the coming...

Oct 31 min read

ESV Partnership Project at Tassibee, Rotherham

’The Harworth Group, Rotherham, a local regeneration firm, contacted Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) looking for a local charity to...

Oct 12 min read

Statement of support from Voluntary Action Rotherham

As the local support body for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) ‘front line’ organisations in Rotherham, we at Voluntary Action...

Oct 11 min read

Rotherham Show 2024

We are delighted to be having a space at this years' Rotherham Show which is being held at Clifton Park on 7th & 8th of September...

Oct 11 min read

VCS response to the violent disorder at Manvers

In partnership with REMA, we have been working on the collective VCS response to the horrific scenes at Manvers recently. We organised a...

Oct 12 min read

VCSE Alliance: Participation Opportunity

The South Yorkshire VCSE Alliance is pleased to share the following opportunity with you: Quality, Patient Involvement and Experience...

Oct 11 min read

The Miss Penlington Community Chest Grants

Miss Penlington Community Chest Fund - now open for applications Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) has been left a legacy by Miss Bessie...

Oct 11 min read

Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV)

Do you have any volunteer roles for private businesses? We are looking for projects that need some support. Do you have a room that...

Oct 13 min read

“People just need a friend sometimes” - Lee from Snooker4All

Walking into the premises at Snooker4all we are met with the sound of Lee’s voice as he helps one of the regular visitors, a blind woman...

Oct 13 min read

“I allow myself to completely wallow. I don’t sit there and say it’s going to be ok.” - Sarah Lacey from S62 Community Together

A born and bred “Rawmarsh lass”, Sarah’s roots in her community run very deep. Like many of us, her relationship with her hometown has...

Oct 12 min read

“MCVC has been a life saver, like I said I was really down, I’d been married for fifty-four years and four months, she died on the 16th November at 3 o’clock.” - Michael from MCVC

Michael has been attending MCVC for the past three years. As he approaches, he is already joking around putting us at ease with his...

Oct 13 min read

"At that point, and I am certainly not embarrassed to say, I cried." - Pete from MCVC (Military Community Veterans Centre)

Pete is a volunteer at MCVC and the definition of a true joker. He is the actual Uncle of Christine, who leads the charity, but also an...