by Christina Conroy | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorised
Challenge Age and Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre announce partnership in delivering a new Community Service Course to encourage more volunteering on the island from January 2021. One of the most important positive developments in 2020 has been the power of helping...
by Christina Conroy | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
We are pleased to announce that the new Community Service Training Module will be available from January 2021. It can be taken as part of the Challenge Age Programme or as a stand-alone module. Volunteering is a key element to delivering a community service. In...
by Christina Conroy | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Guardian reports that women have been responsible for huge increase in cycling and walking in 2020. Strava which tracked more than 1.1 billion activities uploaded by 72 million users over the past year , found the number of uploaded runs and cycle rides nearly...
by Christina Conroy | Dec 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
On the Sport and exercise Module the walking group have been looking at the best type of apps to use on your phone when walking. It is always good idea to take out an OS map and be able to read when walking as well as a compass because if you have no signal you have a...
by Christina Conroy | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
What has happened to volunteering during lock down? What we mean by the term volunteering is “an activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or individuals or groups other than (or in addition to) close...