Tag Archives: BTCV

Muck In4Life comes to London

By Simon Berry | Published: 30 September, 2009

Huw Irranca-Davies, Defra’s Third Sector Minister (centre), with Debbie Leach of Thames21 and Mick Denness of BTCV
The Muck In4Life roadshow came to the Defra Atrium today. The campaign to get families engaged in environmental volunteering activities has been touring the country and been a part of local events such as County shows. Although Muck In4Life has been working [...]

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Help lead a top UK-wide charity and social enterprise

By Third Sector team | Published: 24 July, 2009

BTCV are recruiting trustees
If you would like to help lead a UK-wide charity and social enterprise, read on. The closing date for applications is 5 August 2009.

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Environmental volunteering is celebrated at Number 10

By Third Sector team | Published: 22 July, 2009

This evening (22/7/09) more than 150 environmental volunteers were invited to Number 10 Downing Street by Gordon Brown to celebrate their work. Cabinet members Hilary Benn and Ed Miliband mingled with the guests.
A selection of photos will be posted here shortly. We are just waiting for clearance from Number 10. They should be available by [...]

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Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises

By Simon Berry | Published: 7 June, 2009

There have been a lot of government announcements recently of support and opportunities available to the third sector to help counter the impacts of the recession. All these opportunities are open now (or will start very shortly) and I thought a summary would be helpful. The funds are:

The Modernisation Fund
The Targeted Support Fund
The Future Jobs [...]

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Why conservation volunteers are important to Defra

By Conor Ritchie | Published: 30 April, 2009

The April 2009 issue of Landscape, the Defra staff magazine, includes a feature on conservation volunteering in the UK.
Conservation volunteering provides far more than just environment benefits – it can improve community safety and spirit, promote health and well being, and provide job skills and employment opportunities.
Defra’s Third Sector Strategy aims to promote environmental volunteering and recognise the role [...]

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BTCV reception in House of Commons

By Simon Berry | Published: 1 April, 2009

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, was speaking at the BTCV reception at the House of Commons on 1 April. BTCV were celebrating 50 years of conservation volunteering and launching their Strategic Plan (2009 – 2013) ‘Investing in Sustainable Futures‘ (PDF 2.04MB). The reception also heard [...]

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What’s the difference between the Advisory Board and Ministerial Taskforce?

By Simon Berry | Published: 18 February, 2009

I had the pleasure of attending the workshop for BTCV Champions in Doncaster last Friday (13/2/09). BTCV were a key partner in the Defra-funded ‘Every Action Counts‘ programme which is now coming to an end. This workshop reflected on the experience of the programme and looked at how it might move forward. Ed Miliband (Secretary [...]

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