The theme for this year’s Recycle Now week focuses on old electrical items: you know, those things we’ve all got hidden away at the back of cupboards, or shoved in drawers – that Walkman that was state-of-the-art back in the 80s, or the 1970s ghetto blaster you just can’t bear to throw away because you saved up for it for months!
Volunteering opportunities can be sourced from the Volunteers’ Week website which provides inspiration for work in such diverse areas as the Justice System, Environmental Health, Defence Volunteering, Emergency Services and the Arts.
These newer choices can be found alongside the popular alternatives of working in Charity Shops, fundraising, volunteering with animals, or working within the community.
It also works with employers of businesses to run formal employer-supported volunteering programmes.
Origins of the modern Father’s Day are attributed to several sources, but it’s most likely that we have to thank a young lady called Sonora Smart Dodd, who lived in Spokane in Washington in the early twentieth century.
The story goes that whilst listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at the local church, Sonora was inspired to arrange a tribute for her own father – a Civil War veteran named William Jackson Smart – who had raised a family of six Continue reading Father’s Day: A Tie for the Guy? | June 20th 2010
Armed Forces Day was instituted to replace Veteran’s Day, observed since 2006.
The date of 27th June was chosen as the day after the anniversary of the first investiture ceremony for the Victoria Cross by Queen Victoria, held in Hyde Park on 26th June 1857.
A special flag based on the Union Jack was designed by the government for the occasion which is organised by councils and businesses.
One in every three people will need a blood transfusion during their lifetime, but it’s a sobering fact that 96% of the population leave it up to the remaining 4% to donate blood.
World Blood Donor Day provides an opportunity to thank and recognise that 4% of people who are responsible for saving the lives of others.
If you’re planning on pedalling your way through National Bike Week, you can find advice about local events or information about planning events on the dedicated website where there are also many tips on how to make getting back into the saddle as painless as possible.
According to www.bikeweek.org.uk, it’s a good idea to try cycling four to six weeks before the event for around 15-20 minutes a day.
May Half Term Activities
Volunteers: Inspiration and Opportunity
Armed Forces Day Worldwide 
World Blood Donor Day – 14th June 2010
Health and Safety and Bicycling!