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Community Volunteers Time Bank (CVTB) |
| Region: |
London |
| London Borough: |
Bromley |
| Time
Broker/Contact Name: |
Liz Kent CVTB Coordinator |
| Address: |
Age Concern Bromley
Community House
South Street
Bromley
Kent
BR1 1RH
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| Tel: |
020 8315 1884 |
| Email: |
[email protected] |
| Website: |
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| Specialisms: |
Elderly
Education
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| Area/Population
Served: |
London Borough of Bromley, Kent |
| Funding Sources: |
Arts Council England: London; Dulwich Picture Gallery; Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Hayes Kent (in kind) |
| Total Hours Given (credited): |
9669 |
| Total Hours Received (debited): |
9669 |
| Total Hours Traded (given+rec'd): |
19338 |
| No. Individual Participants: |
192 |
| No. Organisational Participants: |
14 |
| Total Participants (indiv+orgs): |
206 |
| No. Organisational Links: |
0 |
| Services Traded (top 3): |
one-to-one companionship, transportation and participation in arts activities - reading, music, painting and other visual arts, craft, local history, poetry and cookery. |
| Time Bank Strengths
(top 2): |
The members enthusiasm, willingness to help each other and skill share are HOur Bank's greatest strengths...alongside member's openess to engaging with life and trying new things. |
| Time Bank Challenges
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| Other Comments: |
The Community Volunteers Time Bank (CVTB) tackles social isolation, promotes intergenerational relationships and community engagement and is fun too! Suitable for pople of all ages 16+ whether out and about or housebound. Whichever way you decide to participate - volunteering regularly or skill swapping as and when - you earn one time credit for every hour you give. There are two pathways - Service Pathway for those who wish to volunteer regularly, choose from Shopping, working in our Active Age Centres or Day Centre, Information & Advice, DIY, Hospital Aftercare Service or as a Peer Health Mentor. Or choose the Skill Swapping Pathway as and when - take part in arts activities, join an interest group that meet on a monthly basis, including art, craft, local history, poetry and reading groups.
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| Last
Updated: |
19/2/08 |
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| Case Study |
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HOur Bank has been developing its unique arts focus since 2004 and currently has seven active Interest Groups � Art, Poetry, Music, Craft, Knitting, Cookery and Reading.
Each Interest group has two member organisers and members who attend a group �pay� two time credits per session. Members share responsibility for leading sessions. In 2006 the Art Group benefited from HOur Bank working in collaboration with the Dulwich Picture Gallery. The Gallery were able to provide, for free, an artist and materials for five sessions, plus guided tours of the gallery collection. In 2005 the Music Group worked with a voice coach to learn a South African Lullaby which they performed accapella at the AC Bromley 2005 AGM.
HOur Bank has been successful in securing �12,135 from Arts Council England to fund the HOur Bank Arts Programme � a year long series of arts activities running from Jan to Dec 2007. HOur Bank members will have the opportunity to write poetry with Wendy French, Moniza Alvi and Anne-Marie Fyfe; write creatively with Les Robinson from Tall Lighthouse; sing world music with Tatiana Spencer and take part in one off craft/visual arts workshops with textiles artists Lucy Brown, Jeanette Appleton, Cas Holmes and Celia Pym � all for time credits.
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