Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is a new charity set up to manage Grangemouth Stadium for community benefit. “Grangemouth Stadium is central Scotland’s premier athletics training and competition facility and hosts a large number of regional, national and international events, squad training days and coaching conferences. It has been the home of many Olympic and Commonwealth…
Volunteering News
Volunteer on the Greener Grangemouth Town Team
Falkirk Council are looking for a volunteer to become the first Chair of the Greener Grangemouth Town Team. This new voluntary role aims to bring people together to support community action. The Chair will lead a diverse group of stakeholders in driving sustainable regeneration initiatives as part of the Greener Grangemouth Programme, and play a…
Make Your Mark Advertising Portal Workshop
Make Your Mark is a campaign to increase the number and diversity of heritage volunteers in Scotland. For volunteers, Make Your Mark can connect you with organisations that care for Scotland’s places, history and culture – by volunteering, you can discover Scotland’s stories, care for local places, connect with likeminded people, learn new skills, network…
The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Disclosure Act) is now live!
As of 1 April 2025, the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is now a legal requirement in Scotland.
Nominations for CVS Falkirk & District’s Volunteer Awards 2025 are now CLOSED!
Nominations for CVS Falkirk & District’s Volunteer Awards 2025 are now OPEN! Closing date is 12pm, Monday 28 April 2025.
Volunteer on the Falkirk HSCP Integration Joint Board
Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership are seeking new service user representatives to volunteer as part of the Integration Joint Board for a 3 year period. The Board plans and oversees many local health and social care services, with the goal to achieve the priorities set out in the Partnership’s Strategic Plan 2023 – 2026.…
Support from Sported
Sported is a national charity with a vision of helping young people to thrive. Their approach is to provide support and information to the grassroots groups and clubs delivering sport and physical activity for young people aged 11 – 25 years old.
Ready for Youth Work E-Learning Opportunity
Ready for Youth Work is a practical course for youth workers and volunteers to ensure that they can: create a safe space for young people; plan, deliver and evaluate fun youth work sessions for young people; engage young people meaningfully; celebrate and recognise their achievements. This is an e-learning course, for which participants will need a laptop or computer. Participants will have until Tuesday 17 June 2025 to complete the course.
Volunteero Lunch and Learn “Maximising Impact” Session
Volunteero has also published their Lunch and Learn session with Marie Curie: “Maximising Impact: The Role of Volunteers in Fundraising”. The session is designed to help organisations grow their volunteer programme by engaging and empowering volunteer fundraisers.
Dispelling Fears and Misconceptions Around Volunteers with Criminal Records
Volunteero and Myrtos Consultancy have published their Lunch and Learn recorded session, “Dispelling Fears and Misconceptions Around Volunteers with Criminal Records”. The session aims to give volunteer managers more confidence when it comes to recruiting volunteers who have a criminal record.
