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“Reassuring, informative…part of a special club” – good reasons to come to our next volunteer meeting

“Reassuring, informative…part of a special club” – good reasons to come to our next volunteer meeting

Our November social is filling up – if you would like to come please let us know ASAP “I just wanted to drop you a line to thankyou for arranging the volunteer on line meetings. The first meeting I attended was before I volunteered with you and I found it so reassuring to be able to hear from previous volunteers and local partners before I travelled. A few months after my return I attended another meeting and it was great…

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Wondering what to do on a Saturday morning in February?  Here’s a date for your diary

Wondering what to do on a Saturday morning in February?  Here’s a date for your diary

The holiday season is over so you are unlikely to be meeting family and friends.  It’s too early in the year to get out in the garden.  It may well be cold and rainy so not the day to go into town.  Why not attend our next online social?  An opportunity to meet us, our partners and project staff from the different countries where we work, and previous, current and prospective volunteers.  We promise you a friendly welcome.  SATURDAY FEBRUARY…

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Our virtual socials are very popular- September 24th will be the next one!

Our virtual socials are very popular- September 24th will be the next one!

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday 24th September10.30am -12.30pm (GMT) Please RSVP to book your place  dianne@travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk What – people and places virtual volunteer meeting – an opportunity to meet previous volunteers and local project leaders – to get the latest news if you are a previous volunteer – or if you are thinking about volunteering to learn more about us and the way we work – with no strings attached! Why – volunteers past and present have told us these meetings are important to them – to…

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Another fantastic volunteer meeting

Another fantastic volunteer meeting

“I really enjoyed listening to the other volunteers and their experiences and it was managed most skilfully by Paul who drew in plenty of people as well as managing the time very well.  What struck me was that most were, like me, people who had not worked abroad before but welcomed the opportunity to share skills, visit new places (eventually!) and meet people from other countries. ” “Thankyou for arranging such an informative session – I am now even more excited…

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Did you get our invite to the virtual volunteer meeting in January?

Did you get our invite to the virtual volunteer meeting in January?

Once upon a time we all had to travel for hours to meet up with each other and many of you couldn’t join us due to distance and oceans and our local partners could rarely attend – again oceans but most of all prohibitive travel costs…… then we discovered ZOOM – now we can all be together in the same room. We think the success of our Zoom volunteer meetings may be the biggest plus of all in the last…

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Volunteer Paul “the best of both worlds”

Volunteer Paul “the best of both worlds”

Written by Paul Reynolds and published by Sallie Grayson I had the great pleasure of hosting the volunteers’ room at the recent social for past, present and future volunteers, both for e volunteering and actual future placements when we are able to do so. I had undertaken an e volunteering placement at Treak in Cambodia for 12 weeks from January to March this year. (To learn about the project where Paul volunteered take a look at the links at the…

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online volunteer socials – a real success

online volunteer socials – a real success

We have always held regular volunteer socials – a way for volunteers to meet us, each other and any of our local partners able to attend. But what to do during lockdown? Like everything else, we decide to move our social events online – and what a successful move this turned out to be! ‘A very positive afternoon.  It achieved what it set out to do, allowing those familiar with the projects to delve a little deeper and express their…

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Our next volunteer social -you won’t need to leave home!

Our next volunteer social -you won’t need to leave home!

We are planning our next volunteer social in the next few weeks – it will be virtual and you will be able to meet previous volunteers, co-volunteers, our local partners from around the world and, of course, the people and places team – what a great way to pass a few hours this “lockdown” winter. We need your help to decide when and how we should do it – We would be really grateful if you would take just a…

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Saturday 18th May – we’ll be in Crewe – are you coming ?

Saturday 18th May – we’ll be in Crewe – are you coming ?

Our spring volunteers’ social meeting is confirmed – in Yoxall Village Hall, Cheshire – just 10 minutes from Crewe Station and 10 minutes from the M6 motorway. Time: 1.30pm to 5.00pm There will be an informal welcome at about 2.00pm, including the latest news from the projects in Morocco, The Gambia and Saint Lucia. Sallie and Dianne have visited all of those projects this year, so we will be able to give you the very latest news. Do try to…

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13th October in Reading – volunteer social confirmed – will you be there ?

13th October in Reading – volunteer social confirmed – will you be there ?

Our volunteers’ get-together next month is confirmed – we know where we’re going to be and which of our previous and future volunteers are going to be there … though we would certainly be delighted if more of you would like to come along: the more, the merrier! So, if you’d like to join us and other volunteers on the afternoon of 13th October in central Reading, please email kate@travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk as soon as possible so that we can add you to our…

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