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Celebrating Volunteers’ Week, The Big Help Out and The Month of Community
News from Royal Voluntary Service
Her Majesty The Queen announced as Patron of Royal Voluntary Service
The charity celebrates the new patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, who had previously been President of Royal Voluntary Service since 2012.
Try-ing something new: Ben Youngs swaps playing scrum-half for serving patients
Royal Voluntary Service celebrated the 50th anniversary of the charity’s much-loved Leicester General Hospital trolley service with a special guest volunteering behind the wheels.
Her Majesty The Queen gets creative at charity craft session
Today, Her Majesty The Queen met with volunteers and participants from leading charity Royal Voluntary Service, of which she is President, during a visit to Shrewsbury.
Productivity boost from volunteering ‘adds £4.6 billion to UK economy each year’
Volunteering could also support jobseekers back into work, says new report
Her Majesty Queen Camilla delights charity guests during Royal Voluntary Service visit
Her Majesty Queen Camilla, President of Royal Voluntary Service, joined the charity’s volunteers at a star-studded dance class in Cambridge on 2 February.
The Big Help Out returns on 7 to 9 June 2024
More than seven million took part in last year’s Big Help Out - getting together to volunteer, and make a difference in their local area – and organisers are have launched the 2024 edition with support from His Majesty the King.
Gaby Roslin joins Royal Voluntary Service to launch volunteer recruitment campaign
Popular TV personality, Gaby Roslin, has embraced volunteering, rolling up her sleeves and donning an apron at Royal Voluntary Service’s Mill End Lunch Club, to mark the launch of the charity’s latest volunteer recruitment campaign, Playing My Part.
Royal Voluntary Service appoints Patrick Dunne OBE as Chair for next phase of development
Dunne assumes the role as Chair of Royal Voluntary Service this month alongside five new members of the Board of Trustees.