Like many of you, Richmond CVS has been shocked and saddened by the racist violence and thuggery we have seen in our country in recent times. We are encouraged by the huge numbers of people who came out last night to peacefully protest and stand against racism in all its forms, offering a message of hope not hate.
Continue reading “Statement on Recent Racially Motivated Unrest & Disorder”Voluntary, community and faith organisations are invited to share their views and help review and improve the borough’s future emergency & disaster response.
Continue reading “TAKE PART: Voluntary Sector Community Resilience Survey”Our borough has a strong vibrant voluntary and community network. However, when we experience emergencies and disruption caused by severe winter weather and flooding or from issues such as fuel shortages or pandemic viruses, these can prove challenging and overwhelming unless we are better prepared to handle such emergencies.
Continue reading “ENGAGEMENT OPP: Being Better Prepared for Emergencies”Expressions of Interest are invited from local organisations which support the wellbeing of children and young people to become beneficiary charities of the Richmond Voluntary Fund in 2024.
Continue reading “FUNDING: Richmond Voluntary Fund – Express Interest Now”Looking for funding for a community infrastructure project? Applications to Round 5 of the Community Fund are invited now.
Continue reading “FUNDING: Community Fund Round 5 – apply by 11 Dec”
Use the Environmental Footprint Calculator from the World Wildlife Foundation to check your impact and get tips on how to reduce it.
Join a Climate Change Conversations with Let's Go Outside and Learn and help to keep the issue high on the local agenda.
Check the carbon footprint of your diet with this online calculator and consider any changes that you could make.
www.lovefoodhatewaste.com offers recipes and tips to minimise food waste.
Join the national campaign to galvanise communities and individuals to litter pick and make their locality beautiful.
Switch to a green energy supplier - take a look at some of the current options available.
If you drive, could you change your usual travel habits for a day, or more a week? Walk, cycle or run and get fitter and healthier too!
Planning a break? You could choose somewhere closer to home and avoid flying.
Try shopping locally, support Farmers Markets and buy seasonal food.
www.refill-larder.co.uk - get your shopping free of plastic packaging and check for waste items that you can drop off for recycling too.
From clothes to household items, buying preloved from charity shops supports good causes as well as helping the planet.
Richmond Furniture Scheme - Richmond's local furniture recycling charity accepts donations of unwanted pieces and helps those in need.
Richmond Freegle - a community online reuse group for residents of Richmond and Twickenham to stop reuseable items going to landfill.
Freecycle - you can also join the local Freecycle group to find new homes for your unwanted items and items that you want.
www.nextdoor.co.uk could help you swap something you don't need for something you do without adding anything to landfill.
If you have to buy new, particularly for household appliances, check for the best energy efficiency rating you can get.
TerraCycle - search online for local recycling points Tassimo, L’OR and Kenco waste can be dropped off at Sainsbury's Local in Hampton Hill Crisp Packets can be dropped off at private addresses in Teddington and Hampton Wick (search TerraCycle for the details)
Companies or organisations can get involved and become recycling partners and it can help you raise funds.
Kew Riverside School - a major recycling collection point for a wide range of items that can't be put in household recycling. You can check with other local schools too.
Libraries- you can dispose of small electrical items at all Richmond libraries except Kew and Hampton Wick.
Batteries can usually be recycled at any shop that sells them.
There are groups in every corner of the borough that you can get involved with, on an ad hoc or regular basis, such as the examples below:
FORCE (Friends of the River Crane Environment)
Join the Queens Award-winning FORCE on a Volunteer Sunday session or explore the local environment on a nature walk.
Friends of Barnes Common
Another local Queens Award-winning organisation where you can enjoy conservation, educational and social opportunities.
Friends of Richmond Park
Support the Year of the Tree campaign and learn more about the rich natural ecology of Richmond Park with a self-guided walk.
Richmond and Twickenham RSPB
The local branch of the RSPB has a range of talks and walks to help you enjoy and appreciate the wildlife on your doorstep.
For a full list of groups, or to search for one near you, visit SWLEN's Local Groups page.
Get on Board - Say No to Plastic Pollution, 26 June 2020
Sign up for Be Richmond's annual Stand Up Paddle Board and Towpath Community Litter Pick, running from Kew Bridge to Richmond.
Whether you're looking to discover somewhere new, join an educational talk, participate in an outdoor conservation day, or just fancy a social opportunity with like-minded people, there's a huge range of environmental activities available locally.
Check what's coming up on SWLEN's What's On Calendar and see what you could enjoy.
Richmond CVS runs a number of different networks and forums for the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) which can:
Richmond CVS is a champion of the local voluntary and community sector (VCS). We work to support the VCS, especially smaller groups, raise their profile and provide opportunities for the voice of the VCS to be heard. There is a strong theme of partnership working in Richmond, for example between the Council and the VCS. Richmond CVS holds a Voluntary and Community Sector seat on a number of strategic boards and committees.
The Richmond upon Thames Compact sets out guidelines and principles to support good practice and effective working between the Council and the voluntary sector.
Download the Compact Proofing Toolkit for the Statutory Sector
Download the Compact Proofing Toolkit for the Voluntary Sector
There are many other groups and meetings that Richmond CVS takes part in to champion and represent the VCS. Many of the networks we run help us to hear the voice of the VCS and ensure there is a strong communication channel between local groups and strategic decision makers.
If you would like to know more about these areas of our work, please take a look at our Networks and Forums, email action@richmondcvs.org.uk or call us on 020 8843 7945.
Privacy Notice
Richmond CVS, Richmond & Hillcroft Adult Community College, Parkshot, Richmond, TW9 2RE
Phone Number: 020 8843 7945
Email: action@richmondcvs.org.uk
Company No. 3730089
Registered Charity No. 1075259
We currently collect and process the following information:
Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:
We offer various services to charities, other organisations and individuals. For example, we send out an electronic newsletter, give telephone and face to face advice, offer training courses, support recruitment by other organisations and provide support for individuals.
Under legitimate interest, we have to hold the details of individuals who use a service in order to provide it. We may share that information with other organisations for that purpose only. We may also use information for other closely related purposes. For example, we contact people who have attended our training for evaluation purposes.
When someone visits www.richmondcvs.org.uk we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will make this clear and will explain what we intend to do with the information.
This notice does not cover hyperlinks within the RCVS website which link to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios:
If you register to receive email communications from us, messages you receive may be trackable at an individual level, allowing us to determine, for example, opens and link clicks. This information is generally used to help assess the effectiveness of communications so that we can improve them and may occasionally be used to send relevant further communications in response to your actions (eg. opening an email) or your inaction (eg. not opening an email). You can unsubscribe from email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in each message. Where external data controllers or processors are used, such as for our e-alerts or emails, we check they have good data protection compliance.
Under legitimate interest, we have to hold the details of individuals who use a service in order to provide it.
We may share that information with other organisations for that purpose only. We may also use information for other closely related purposes. For example, we contact people who have attended our training for evaluation purposes.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
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| Content Management System | This cookie is set by our content management system to deliver the website content. This cookie does not use or hold any personal information and is deleted when a user closes their browser. | |
| Google Analytics | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site for visitors. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors come from and the pages they visit. | Google Privacy Policy |
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit the Google website.
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful basis we rely on for processing personal information is legitimate interest.
Your information is securely stored electronically in The Cloud using Microsoft Office software. Any paper files are kept securely in locked office storage.
We retain personal information for as long as we reasonably require it for legal or business purposes. Personal information is normally stored for a maximum of seven years. In determining data retention periods, we consider laws, contractual obligations, and your expectations and requirements.
Information is destroyed by shredding or deleting from our electronic files.
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.
Richmond CVS tries to be as open as it can be in terms of giving people access to their personal information. Individuals can find out about any personal information we hold for them by making a ‘Subject Access Request’ under the Data Protection Act 1998. If we do hold information about you we will:
To make a request to RCVS for any personal information we may hold, you need to put the request in writing to the address provided below.
If you agree, we will try to deal with your request informally, for example by providing you with the specific information you need over the telephone. We will aim to respond to any Subject Access Request as soon as possible and within 30 days at the latest.
Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete. You can ask us to correct or complete this by contacting us using the contact details below.
Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at by emailing action@richmondcvs.org.uk or by writing to us at Richmond CVS, RHACC, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE.
The RCVS Director, Kathryn Williamson, oversees compliance with this privacy notice and can be contacted using the details above.
Whilst this privacy policy sets out a general summary of your legal rights in respect of personal information, this is a very complex area of law. More information about your legal rights can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.
If you are unhappy about how we handle your data, you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office at any time. You can contact them on 0303 123 1113 or email casework@ico.org.uk. You can find more details at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
Any changes we may make to this Notice in the future will be posted on our website and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. When we change this Notice in a material way, we will update the version date at the bottom of this page. Please check to see any updates or changes to this Notice and, should you object to any alteration, please contact us as set out above.
Notice updated September 2022
Download our brief guide to maximising the use of volunteers while limiting the risk of harm.
We can help you advertise roles and find volunteers, and develop your organisation's Volunteer Management skills and good practice through training, peer support and networking forums.
Let us know what your organisation needs and how we can help you. Email volunteer@richmondcvs.org.uk.
Our service is guided by the principles of Greater London Volunteering's Volunteer Management Charter.
Need some quick online support? For free information and guidance on all aspects of recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers have a look at NCVO KnowHowNonProfit .
Our service is free of charge and is offered to community groups, charities, non-profit or public sector organisations. We have minimum quality standards that organisations should meet to ensure that volunteers will be safe, supported and benefit from their experience.
Please read our full Terms and Conditions for the use of Simply Connect.
The updated Dashboard on Simply Connect brings lots of benefits. It is intuitive to use and has replaced the way the system presented the data in four boxes. It has new data fields and you’ll be able to see easily how an application is progressing, when a volunteer starts and finishes a role and also monitor volunteer hours. It will help you to better manage and track your volunteers and can be used as a complete management system with all volunteer recruitment in one place if wished.
A short online tutorial from Simply Connect is available to see how it works. If you would like a link to view this, please email volunteer@richmondcvs.org.uk.
Already have a Simply Connect account? Login to upload and update your volunteer roles
New to the Richmond Volunteer Service? Register your organisation on Simply Connect
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