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Dec 17, 20243 min read
“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...
Oct 1, 20243 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 1, 20243 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 1, 20242 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 1, 20243 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...
Sep 25, 20244 min read
“I was having a positive impact on people and that was really valuable to me.”
We had a chat with our very own Andy Vickery who started off volunteering with VAR a few years ago before becoming our Neighbourhood...
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