Volunteering Matters Magazine
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Volunteering Matters Issue 12
By Chief Bakes
Police Support Volunteer Honoured at Downing Street Event
A Warwickshire Police Support Volunteer has been nominated as a North Warwickshire and Bedworth Community Champion and was invited to 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister.
New Community Speed Watch Schemes
Volunteers in Monmouthshire Gwent are helping officers to warn drivers about their speeding. Over the bank holiday weekend they caught 30 drivers speeding at three sites.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 11
By Chief Bakes
North Yorkshire Volunteers Face Freezing Weather
In North Yorkshire, more than 40 farmers and Watch volunteers, representing Borderwatch, Thirsk Valewatch, Girsby Watch, Bedale Watch and Stokesley Watch, worked alongside officers from North Yorkshire Police and five other police forces as part of Operation Checkpoint on one of the coldest nights of the year.
Northumbria Volunteers to help curb speeding
Volunteers from Northumberland villages have been quick to step up to the mark to help keep speeding motorists at bay. The Northumbria Police Community Speed Watch (CSW) scheme has recruited 31 locals from Morpeth, Alnwick, Berwick and Hexham who will assist officers tackling speeding in local areas.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 10
By Chief Bakes
Volunteers Support Scenes of Crime
State of the art crime scene investigation boxes have been introduced for Post Mortems and Crime Scenes in West Yorkshire after volunteers gave up their time to lend their expertise to the force. These boxes are affectionately known as Red and Green boxes.
Telephone Befriending Service
In 2012, Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) and Avon and Somerset Police began a joint telephone befriending service. It has run as a pilot for two years and is now business as usual. The idea is that police call handlers identify vulnerable adults who contact the Constabulary about non-police matters and offer them over-the-phone support from RVS telephone volunteers.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 9
By Chief Bakes
Celebrating National Volunteers Week with our Citizens in Policing Profiles
National Volunteers’ Week is an annual event which took place this year on 1-7 June. It celebrates the contribution made by millions of Volunteers across the UK. Volunteering Matters would like to take the opportunity to showcase some of our Citizens in Policing who give their time as police volunteers.
Guest Article - Lions Club International
This issue we welcome an overview of the Lions Club International, which is the world’s largest voluntary service organisation with 1.34 Million members in some 208 countries and geographic areas.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 8
By Chief Bakes
Citizens in Policing Conference 2014
The Citizens in Policing Conference 2014 was held 28/29 January 2014 where some 140 delegates, including practitioners, ACPO officers and Police and Crime Commissioners, attended. The conference offered lots of opportunity for delegates to network and share good practice.
Proud of Stockport - Rita Armin
The ‘Proud of Stockport’ Awards 2014 took place in the Town Hall Ballroom on 4th February 2014. Rita Armin, a Police Support Volunteer with Greater Manchester Police was the winner of the Special Police Award category.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 7
By Chief Bakes
GMP Cadets involved in bringing Christmas Cheer
GMP Cadets helped wrap Christmas hampers filled with food and winter essentials which were delivered to vulnerable and elderly people across Greater Manchester, bringing some cheer to those who may not otherwise see a friendly face over the festive period.
Cash boost for Kent Search and Rescue volunteers
The invaluable support given to the force by volunteers at Kent Search and Rescue (KSAR) was recognised recently with a £1,000 donation.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 6
By Chief Bakes
Volunteer success at National Ferrers Awards 2013
The Lord Ferrers Awards 2013 were held in June at Westminster. These annual national awards provide an excellent opportunity to recognise the wide range of skills that both Special Constables and Police Support Volunteers bring to policing throughout England and Wales.
Cumbrian winners at National Neighbourhood Watch Awards
Two Cumbria Police Support volunteers won recognition for their outstanding contribution to administration and management of ‘Cumbria Community Messaging’.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 5
By Chief Bakes
GMP launch new Cadet scheme
The scheme, developed by Sergeant Jane Butler and Youth Strategy Officer PC Andrew Marsden, is aimed at 13- 17 year-olds and provides a programme of weekly Cadet nights filled with activity, information and – hopefully – some fun.
Humberside volunteers in partnership with Fire & Rescue
Volunteers who offer their time and effort to Humberside Police are set to wear two hats as their services are shared in partnership with Humberside Fire and Rescue.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 4
By Chief Bakes
Police Support Volunteers Success at National Awards
On 19 October successful nominees for the National Special Constabulary and Police Support Volunteer Awards were invited to The Great Hall, Westminster, London to receive their awards from Lord Taylor of Holbeach, CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Criminal Information.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service Community Volunteers
Alun James , Community Volunteer, Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service tells Volunteering Matters about his volunteer role.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 3
By Chief Bakes
Foreword - Justin Davis Smith CBE, CEO Volunteering England
We're delighted to welcome Justin Davis Smith CBE, CEO of Volunteering England, as our guest foreword for this edition of Volunteering Matters
Tameside Homewatch
The 2012 Tameside Home Watch Conference was held recently at Dukinfield Town Hall, with over 100 Home Watch Co-ordinators and invited guests attending.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 2
By Chief Bakes
Foreword - Rob Beckley, ACPO National Lead for Citizens in Policing
We're delighted to welcome Rob Beckley, DCC of Avon & Somerset Police who is the ACPO National Lead for Citizens in Policing.
Spotlight on a Volunteer
Janet Gould is a volunteer for Greater Manchester Police and has been an essential part of the South Neighbourhood Policing team for a number of years.
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Volunteering Matters Issue 1
By Chief Bakes
Volunteering Matters Launch
Welcome to the first ever edition of Volunteering Matters. A foreword by Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.
Guest View - Susan J Ellis
Each issue we will have a specialist in volunteering guest to share their views with us. This edition we welcome Susan J Ellis, President of Energize, Inc., a training, consulting, and publishing firm that specialises in volunteerism.
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