Bo’ness Children’s Fair Festival is looking for volunteers for the Bo’ness Fair Day taking place on Friday 27 June 2025. There are various opportunities to assist within the park and stewarding, including helping at Glebe Park and Douglas Park, and stewarding in the procession.
Volunteering News
PVG Membership Changes Grace Period
Membership in the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is now a legal requirement for individuals carrying out a regulated role. There is a 3 month grace period (Tuesday 1 April – Monday 30th June 2025) during which PVG scheme applications must be submitted for those who were in a regulated role prior to April. Our team at CVS Falkirk & District strongly recommends that you submit any application requests to Volunteer Scotland Disclosure Services (VSDS) as soon as possible.
Volunteer Scotland Pathways to “Work Consultation” Response
Volunteer Scotland is planning a response to the UK Government’s consultation on their Pathways to Work green paper. This paper details how the UK Government intends to reform many benefits and support more people into employment.
Time for Good Volunteering Report Published
npfResearch has published their “Time for Good Volunteering Report”. The report aims to pull together some of the threads and trends regarding the current demographic profile of volunteers, as well as analysing recent initiatives, and setting out some hallmarks of good practice for individual charities.
Good Conversations Training Opportunity
CVS Falkirk & District is working with Linking Lives to offer local volunteers “Good Conversations” training. This training is FREE for volunteers looking to improve their conversation skills, who help within a community activity. We would like to gauge interest in this training session; therefore, the date, time and venue is yet to be confirmed. Spaces are limited and numbers will be restricted per group.
Disclosure Act Changes: Support from Volunteer Scotland
Throughout May, Volunteer Scotland is running a series of support sessions for local groups and organisations about the recent major changes to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, as part of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 which came into effect at the start of the month.
“The State of Scottish Volunteering” Report
Volunteer Scotland has published their latest report, “The State of Scottish Volunteering: Insights from Volunteer Scotland’s Research”, based on their analysis of their 2024 research. Each piece of research has its own key findings, but also common themes and threads emerged across them, which the latest report has pulled together into 5 headlines.
Volunteer Opportunity: Wellbeing Scotland Trustee
Wellbeing Scotland is looking for a new Trustee to join their Board as they undergo a period of change. They are keen to hear from those with a passion for numbers, who could use this proficiency to support their financial planning and management. A background in accountancy is a bonus, but not a requirement.
PVG Regulated Roles Training Sessions
Volunteer Scotland is running a series of training sessions that will cover an overview of the PVG Scheme, who can join the scheme, normal and incidental duties, as well as resources available.
Disclosure Act Changes: Informal Online Drop-Ins
Volunteer Scotland is running a series of informal online sessions to give groups and organisations the opportunity to chat with a member of their training team about the Disclosure Act and the recent changes. These sessions are free to attend, with no booking required; the next session takes place on Monday 5 May 2025: 2pm – 3pm.
