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The team of presenters explore the many ways you can help make a difference in your community by becoming a volunteer. Every week you can hear from representatives of charities and not for profit organisations in our area who will explain how you can get involved, help them and have fun in the process.

Volunteering is for everyone: young and old, retired, employed, unemployed, student, regardless of background. People do it to meet new friends, learn new skills, improve their CV and employment prospects.

The Volunteering Show is brought to you with Coffin Mew LLP Solicitors - the help you need - when you need it.

Forthcoming...

• Podcasts of Friendship Centre show (Wed 19 Nov) - due over the next few days. Bear with us!
• Podcasts of Portsmouth Council of Community Service - soon.
• Wed 26 Nov show: Local and national campaigns for World AIDS Day on 1 December

The Royal British Legion, the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day 2008

Shane Hearn and Clare Peppiatt from the Royal British Legion Hampshire HQ on their year round work, the annual poppy appeal in November and how you can support them.

1. Listen to Shane Hearn, Royal British Legion Hampshire explain what they do. Or download.
2. Listen to Shane Hearn, Royal British Legion Hampshire on the difference they make. Or download.
3. Listen to Shane Hearn, Royal British Legion Hampshire on the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance Day. Or download.
4. Listen to Royal British Legion Fundraiser Clare Peppiatt on how to support the charity. Or download.
5. Listen to Shane Hearn, Royal British Legion Hampshire on how they work with other organisations. Or download.
6. Listen to Shane Hearn, Royal British Legion Hampshire on how and why he got involved and his advice for someone considering a career in the armed forces. Or download.

More information

• www.britishlegion.org.uk
• poppy.org.uk

Hear also:

• Last year's (2007) interview between Claudia Bradshaw and Shane Hearn.

The Red Cross

The work of The Red Cross for local people in the UK and their international campaigns. From the Red Cross: Carla Dow (Communications Officer), Azalia Gosling (Volunteer Council Chairwoman), Jess Zubaidi (Senior Fundraiser).

1. Listen to part 1. Or download.
2. Listen to part 2. Or download.
3. Listen to part 3. Or download.
4. Listen to part 4. Or download.
5. Listen to part 5. Or download.

More information

• Red Cross Hampshire
• Telephone: 01962 865174

Keep A Child Alive Charity

Find out how you can support the work of Keep A Child Alive Charity providing life saving medication and support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa. With Portsmouth-based Ellie Milner - UK Co-ordinator for the charity.

1. Listen to UK Co-ordinator Ellie Milner explain how Keep A Child Alive charity helps people in Africa and India affected by HIV/AIDS. Or download.
2. Listen to UK Co-ordinator Ellie Milner on what the Keep A Child Alive Charity projects do to help people in Africa and India affected by HIV/AIDS. Or download.
3. Listen to UK Co-ordinator Ellie Milner explain how you can help Keep A Child Alive Charity to achieve its aims. Or download.
4. Summing up with the key message about Keep A Child Alive charity helping people in Africa and India affected by HIV/AIDS, with contact details. Or download.

More information

• www.keepachildalive.org
• Text donation: text 82540 to make an instant donation. This is a one-off non-recurring donation of 1 pound 50 pence. You can make as many donations as you wish however.
• Watch the Alicia in Africa film - Singer/Songwriter Alicia Keys Keep A Child Alive Co-founder - at: aliciainafrica.com

Explore Charity - Relationship Skills for Young People

How, if you are a married couple, you can help young people develop relationship skills, with Explore charity, with opportunities for individuals to help the charity as well.

1. Listen to what the work of Explore is all about . Or download.
2. Listen to Rex on the difference Explore has made so far with young people and their relationship skills . Or download.
3. Listen to Rex explain what is involved for couples to volunteer with Explore . Or download.
4. Listen to Rex on opportunities for individuals to volunteer, as well as couples. Or download.

More information:

• www.theexploreexperience.co.uk

VOLTRAIN: Free skills training for volunteers

Free skills training for volunteers and industry-recognised qualifications for volunteers and employees of charitable, voluntary or 3rd sector non-profit social enterprises. Available across the south, including Portsmouth and south East Hampshire and extending to Weymouth across to Brighton and up to Banbury

Already a volunteer? Or going to volunteer for an organisation? Managing Director Robert Bentley, Wessex Partnerships was on the show to tell you how you can get free skills training to help you in your role. Skills that will be great on your CV too!

The scheme is available now and there is also an official launch at Cams Hall, Fareham, next Tuesday 7th October 9.30-11.30am.

1. Introduction to how the training works for people and their organisations. Or download.
2. Listen to Robert Bentley explain why there is a need for training. Or download.
3. Listen to Robert Bentley explain how the training is delivered. Or download.
4. Summing up on the training offered and contact details. Or download.

• More information: www.wessexpartnerships.com

Black History Month October 2008

• Listen to an example of how the Red Cross helps local people raise funds for those affected by the Carribbean hurricanes and other disasters worldwide.. Or download.
• Listen to some thoughts on Black History Month from a launch that took place in Southampton on Wednesday 1 October Or download.
• Learn about slavery with events this month at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - see www.historicdockyard.co.uk
• Portsmouth-based organisations that work all year round on race affairs and equality: preno.org.uk - PRENO - Portsmouth Race Equality Network Organisation and africanwomensforum.co.uk - African Womens' Forum based in Portsmouth.
• Some more events taking place in our south Hampshire/Solent region: Black History Month events in Southampton.

Debate on local poverty

The debate included a panel of speakers who each spoke for 5 minutes how they think poverty should be tackled, followed by questions put to them from the audience.

The five speeches, recorded in order:

• Listen to the introduction to the debate, including Reverend Bob White, Vicar of St Marys, Fratton & Chair of Churches Homeless Action. Or download
• Listen to the speech of Lord Matthew Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson in the Lords on Treasury and Work & Pensions. Or download
• Listen to the speech of David Willetts Conservative MP for Havant, also Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities & Skills. Or download
• Listen to the speech of Carole Damper, Manager of the Roberts Centre, a local organisation that helps disadvantaged young families. Or download
• Listen to the speech of Sarah McCarthy Fry Labour MP Portsmouth North, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Whip. Or download
• Listen to the speech of David Carpenter, Principal Lecturer in Social & Political Philosophy - Portsmouth University. Or download

Over to the audience:

• Listen to Bob White open the debate to questions from the floor. Or download
• Listen to a question from the audience on child poverty - and the panel responses. Or download
• Listen to a question from the audience on fuel poverty - and the panel responses. Or download
• Listen to a question from the audience on defending the difference in equality - and the panel responses. Or download
• Listen to a question from the audienceon how there should be a single organisation to tackle poverty - and the panel responses. Or download
• Listen to a point from the audience on literacy, numeracy and how people should be supported at every stage before they start work. Or download
• Listen to the summing up of the debate by Bob White. Or download

The Debate in pictures...

We need to provide training opportunities…. high grade vocational training. Especially for young men’ - David Willetts MP Havant, Conservative

Can you, as individuals, defend the difference between where you are - and I would suggest we have a relatively affluent group here -and where the poor in this city are?’ - David Carpenter, Lecturer, Portsmouth University

"It is vital that the basic state pension starts being moved up substantially" - Lord Oakeshott

I don’t want to work in a city where everyone who gets the good jobs comes from outside…. I want people in Portsmouth to be trained and encouraged to compete for those jobs’ - Carole Damper, Roberts Centre, Portsmouth

‘Children’s Centres, Sure Start, .. are all great but we haven’t got enough and we’re going to have another generation before we see the benefit of it.’ - Sarah McCarthy Fry

Bob White, summed up with a challenge for all : ‘We need to go on having the debate but we also need to go on doing something about it… There are lots of ways and all of us can do something. If you have listened to the debate and it’s triggered a thought in your head, then commit yourself today to doing something about it.’

Cancer Research

Area Volunteer Manager Ali Gale spoke Rob Davis about the work of Cancer Research UK, how together we will beat cancer - and how you can get involved.

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More information...

• Visit: www.cancerresearchuk.org
• Telephone: 01273 561893

On a separate note, hear also about a forthcoming debate on local poverty, taking place on Tuesday 9 September at 7.30pm. Call 023 9289 6716 for free tickets and venue details.

• Listen. Or download.

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• National volunteering database
• Database of National Days, Weeks each year
• We are V and VInspired - V - our Youth Volunteering Partner
• portsmouthccs.org.uk Portsmouth Council of Community Service incorporates the Volunteering Centre Portsmouth.
• volunteering.org.uk Volunteering England - England's volunteer development agency
• Volunteering in the UK Flickr group (photography site)

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Enough web surfing on the computer now! Get up out there and make it happen! And thanks for reading - The 93.7 Express FM Volunteering Show team.

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