Bureau closed for two weeks during August. The
bureau is, as usual, closed for two weeks during the second half of
August. These are the weeks commencing the 13th and 20th. It will open
for business again on Tuesday 28th August, the day after the bank
holiday.
posted 19th August 2012
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Ascot Golden Age Retirement Fair will
take place at Ascot Racecourse on Wednesday 15th August, 2012 from 10am
to 4pm. We will have a stand there again this year in a bid to attract
new volunteers. Come and talk to us and see if our setup fits in with
your requirements and availability. We will be handing out our leaflet.
posted 3rd July 2012
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Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council, one of our supporters, is holding a Diamond Jubilee Beacon
event at Victory Field, Sunninghill on Monday 4th June, 2012 from 7.30
to 10.30pm. Entrance is free and there will be a bar and barbeque. The
council is looking for extra marshals for the event. If you can help
please contact them directly.
posted 8th May 2012
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Sunningdale Parish Council, another
of our supporters, is also holding Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A
music festival will be held at Broomhall Recreation Ground on Monday
4th June, 2012 from 2pm to 8pm. Full details can be found on the Parish Council website.
posted 8th May 2012 |
Ascot Golden Age Retirement Fair took place at Ascot Racecourse on Wednesday 24th August, 2011. An encouraging number of visitors took away leaflets on volunteering and on the service that we provide.
posted 4th September 2011
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The 2011 AGM was held at the Ascot Day Centre on Wednesday evening, 25th May 2011. 15 people attended. In the Chairman's report
Janet King thanked the various benefactors for their support and all
the volunteers and committee members for their contributions; she
described the work that had been done over the last 12 months to
attract more volunteers, and concluded by thanking June Martin for
hosting the AVB Christmas party in November 2010, and for providing all
the hospitality at her own expense. In her report Eileen Hayward, our
Coordinator, indicated that 689 jobs were completed in the 12 month
period to the end of April 2011. Four drivers were lost, six recruited
and one returned plus we also recruited one additional volunteer for
the office. Finally, Brian King, the Treasurer, gave a brief summary of
the accounts for 2010-11 which saw a surplus of £1,392, and he
described our general financial health and the funding challenges in
the short to medium term. All the officers and committee members were
re-elected with the exception of Margot Carpenter who has decided to
retire.
posted 26th May 2011
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Funding update & quarterly statistics. In
February we very gratefully received a grant of £2,500 from our major
supporter, the Sunninghill Fuel Allotment Trust. In the last quarter
157 jobs were completed, while there was a net increase of 1 driver (3
joined and 2 left). In addition, we have recruited one additional
person to man the office.
posted 13th April 2011
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Funding update & quarterly statistics. In
the last quarter we have been pleased to receive a grant of £1,000 from
the Ascot Fire Brigade Trust and a donation of £100 from the Probus
Club of Ascot. 138 jobs were completed, while there was a net increase
of 1 driver (2 joined, 1 rejoined and 2 left).
posted 20th January 2011
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Margot's service to AVB recognised.
At last night's RBWM Volunteers of the Year 2010 Awards Margot
Carpenter was joint runner-up in the over 50s category in recognition
of her long and invaluable service to AVB. Congratulations Margot -
very well deserved.
posted 8th October 2010
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Eileen becomes committee member & quarterly statistics.
At this week's quarterly committee meeting Eileen Hayward, our new
coordinator, was voted onto the committee. The number of jobs completed
in the quarter was 192.
posted 22nd October 2010
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New Coordinator.
Margot Carpenter announced at the last committee meeting that she
proposed to retire after 26 years of service to the AVB, the majority
of them in the coordinator's role. We thank Margot for all the hard,
selfless work that she has put in over such a long period, without
which the Bureau would have struggled. Eileen Hayward, who has been
manning the office on Wednesdays, has agreed to take on the
coordinator's role, officially with effect from today.
posted 1st September 2010
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Ascot Golden Age Retirement Fair.
As in previous years AVB had a stand at this event in late August at
Ascot Racecourse to advertise what we do and to try to attract new
volunteers. A dozen people expressed an initial interest in becoming
volunteers.
posted 29th August 2010
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Funding update & quarterly statistics. We are very pleased to hear that Berkshire Community Foundation
has awarded AVB a Grassroots Grant of £1,100 for the current financial
year. On the statistics front, the provisional number of jobs completed
in the first quarter of our financial year was 192.
posted 21st July 2010
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The 2010 AGM was held at the Ascot Day Centre on Wednesday evening, 19th May 2010. 20 people attended. In the Chairman's report
Janet King thanked the various benefactors for their support and all
the volunteers and committee members for their contributions, described
the work that had been done over the last 12 months to raise the
visibility of AVB, and concluded by thanking June Martin for hosting
the AVB christmas party in November 2009 and providing all the
hospitality at her own expense. In her report Margot Carpenter, the
Coordinator, indicated that from the last AGM up to 30th April 2010,
567 jobs were completed, while Brian King, the Treasurer, gave a brief
summary of the accounts for 2009-10 which saw a surplus of £1,401 and
of our current financial health.
posted 22nd May 2010
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Update on drivers & office manning. In
the six month period from October to April we have taken on 5 new
drivers who have all been CRB-checked. Meanwhile, Freda Clinch ceased
to man the office at the end of January. We wish to thank Freda for her
years of service to the AVB.
posted 20th April 2010
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Margot Carpenter, our
coordinator, had an operation for a knee replacement earlier this week.
We all wish her a speedy recovery. Meanwhile, volunteers and committee
members are ensuring that the office continues to run as smoothly as
possible in her absence.
posted 20th March 2010
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Funding. Earlier
this month we were delighted to receive £2,500 from the Sunninghill
Fuel Allotment Trust. The trust has been our major supporter for many
years now and it is gratifying that they continue to support us.
posted 19th March 2010
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1571. We
have joined the 21st century ... well almost! ... by replacing the
answerphone with BT's 1571 service. This will allow incoming callers to
leave a message when the line is busy.
posted 5th March 2010
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Google map and contact details.
It had been noticed that the map and contact details which Google
produces against a search on Ascot Volunteer Bureau was incorrect. It
was showing us as being in Sunningdale Village Hall!! This information
was not input to the Google system by us. After a certain amount of
pain we have eventually managed to correct the information and Google
now shows the correct map and contact details.
posted 2nd February 2010
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Funding. December
2009 was a very fruitful month. £2,100 in grants and donations were
received: Ascot Fire Brigade Trust (£1,000), Ascot Racecourse (£500),
Sunninghill & Ascot Parish Council (£500) and The Probus Club of
Ascot (£100).
posted 5th January 2010
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New Volunteers.
Margot Carpenter reported at today's committee meeting that one new
driver and one new person to man the office had been recruited in the
last quarter.
posted 21st October 2009
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