Volunteering North West Members

Organisation Name: Volunteer Centre Eden
Hosted: No. Independent
Charity No.: 510708    Company Limited by Guarantee No.: N/a
Address: 33 Sandgate, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7TJ
Geographical Area Covered: Eden district, Cumbria
Tel.: 01768 866 966    Fax: 01768 866 966
Email: volunteer@edenvb.demon.co.uk    Website: www.edenvb.vol.org.uk
Contact Name: Margaret Cheverst    Job Title: Manager
Tel.: 01768 866 966    Email: volunteer@edenvb.demon.co.uk
Mission Statement: Supporting volunteering as a means of personal and community development.
Opening Times: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (10.00am – 4.00pm)
Outreach Services: Yes. In Upper Eden worker works from home. Also one afternoon a week in Kirkby Stephen
No. registered organisations (members): 120
No. volunteer opportunities/vacancies: 100    Uploaded to do-it.org.uk: Yes
No. volunteers recruited per year: 350
No. staff/volunteers involved in delivery of Volunteer Centre services: 2 staff

Volunteering Services Offered

Volunteer Brokerage
Details: Information, guidance, support. Confidential interviews.

Training
Details: We are members of Cumbria Learning Links

Database of Volunteering Opportunities
Details: Yes database of local, national & international

Website
Details: www.edenvb.vol.org.uk

Bulletins/Newsletters
Details: Yes one for Penrith (85) monthly and another,60 for Upper Eden (every other month)

Best Practice Publications
Details: “Volunteers: the whole story” (the aim was to produce something in everyday language and with small groups in mind)

Volunteer Meetings/Forum
Details: Held quarterly in Penrith in partnership with Eden CVS. Held quarterly in Appleby & Kirkby Stephen

Publications Library
Details: We have an extensive library of books, pamphlets and files that are available for free loan.

Extra Support Needs Volunteering
Details: Contact the Centre for further details

Youth Volunteering
Details: Work in schools, mainly, promotion of volunteering and development of volunteering projects

Other Specific Events
Details: MADD and Volunteers’ Week celebrations

Other Services
Details: On loan to organisations: display boards, floor & desk top models, flip charts/easels, floor & desktop, Powerpoint projector, desktop screen and laptop computer. Office services.