London: The impact of the five million over-50s who take part in unpaid work within their communities each year is set to be highlighted throughout March as part of the Year of the Volunteer 2005 campaign.  Read article

The voluntary sector should not have been given the green light to take a leading role in public service delivery, says The Guardian columnist Nick Cater.  Read article

London: In a keynote speech at the Annual Conference of the National Council for Voluntary Organizations (NCVO) recently, Salil Shetty, Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign urged the audience to support this year's worldwide action against poverty.  Read article

London: A national charity in the UK today published a major new report revealing that their volunteers have given more than 6,000 years of their time to helping others in the last decade.  Read article

London: Some 450 volunteers are meeting the UK Prime Minister and his wife at a Downing Street reception to honour their invaluable contribution to British society.  Read article

London: The Student Volunteering England (SVE) is today holding a discussion called "The Bling Factor" to mark the launch of Student Volunteering Week, which has been organized as part of the Year of the Volunteer campaign.  Read article

London: UK Chancellor Gordon Brown urges young people to give up backpacking in their gap year and offer them cash to stay in Britain to help disabled people and the environment.  Read article

London: Capital Volunteer is underway to boost the confidence of mental health patients by setting them up with voluntary work. Organizers believe the project is important for keeping patients in contact with the community and stopping them getting isolated.  Read article

London: Home Secretary Charles Clarke and Chancellor Gordon Brown today launched Year of the Volunteer 2005, year-long campaign to both praise the work of volunteers across the country and encourage more people to get involved.  Read article

London: A unique website which aims to boost volunteering throughout the UK by allowing individuals to register free time online has been named one of the top 10 websites of 2004, it emerged today.  Read article