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March 2018
03: Interest is growing in the contribution that volunteering can make in health and social care 
February 2018
15: 1st March is World Book Day 
January 2018
30: 1st February is World Read Aloud Day 
28: Volunteers Week 1st- 7th June 
04: Our recent RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme) conference in Salisbury 
November 2017
06: Bath, North East Somerset and South Glos reading volunteers at a recent training session 
October 2017
27: Bristol and North Somerset School Reading Volunteers at a recent training session 
21: Volunteers with the BANES and South Glos schools 
21: Sharing experiences with Reading Volunteers 
July 2017
25: A Celebration of Reading in Bristol’s Primary Schools 
January 2017
31: National Story Telling Was The Week of 28th January to 4th February 
26: News about Home Care Lay Assessors 
26: It’s April – so another selection of poems from the ABLAZE initiative 
23: RSVP Recognises the efforts of both Schools and volunteers 
22: A Celebration of Reading in Bristol’s Primary Schools, Intellect (2016) 
12: June publications of children’s imaginative poetry 
October 2016
11: School Volunteers  – recognised for the amazing work that they do. 
August 2016
08: BANES & South Glos. RSVP School Volunteers Enjoying a Get Together 
05: Tackling Fuel Poverty 
02: Bristol School Volunteers Get Together Over Cake and Coffee! 
July 2016
26: Home Care Lay Assessors – Following a successful pilot exercise, a small group of lay assessors have been visiting people receiving care in their own home delivered by one of the home care agencies commissioned by Bristol City Counci 
March 2016
17: Keeping children safe in education and using the phonic alphabet 
03: Thursday March 3rd,  was World Book Day  and was celebrated in over 100 countries – this has been designated by UNESCO as a celebration of reading, authors and illustrators. Find out more at www.worldbookday.com 
February 2016
22: Volunteering in Bristol Schools – it is ‘All Change and All Systems Go” in the Bristol schools team in RSVP 
22: Membership of social groups, such as book clubs or church groups, after retirement is linked to a longer life, with the impact on health and wellbeing similar to that of regular exercise 
January 2016
29: RSVP working with BAB & Alive are looking for volunteers who enjoy singing – please follow this link 
27: February 24th World Read Aloud Day 
22: RSVP require more help at Nailsea 
November 2015
21: Read the recent article as published in the Women’s Own Magazine 
17: Learn strategies and tips for healthy, active ageing 
July 2015
07: Summer Reading Challenge 
06: Endorsement from Bristol City Council 
March 2015
13: A love of reading 
November 2014
20: Volunteering and its Surprising Benefits 
April 2011
24: Confirmation of Permission to Send Newsletter 

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1st – 29th February  – is “Read Aloud Month”, why not check this out here

April 2nd  – will be the date of Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, the author of many children’s stories like

The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling

Have a read by clicking on the links above

Why read? -The Save the Children Fund has published ‘The Power of Reading‘ by K. Lawton and H. Warren with key recommendations for the next government on how to unlock every child’s potential by helping them learn to read and enjoy reading. There is a major focus on the early years, nurseries and primary schools. For more information please follow this link.

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– November 2017