Welcome to Voluntary Action Charnwood
at John Storer House
Wards End, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3HA
We look forward to your visit to our
Shop @JSH
Our new Shop @ JSH is now stocked with our New Year range of fancy goods and gifts, including locally made jewellery and craft items.
Our goods are locally sourced (including our own handicrafts team at JSH) and we are happy to consider new product ranges from local suppliers which we can promote within the shop.
Opening Times- 10 am to 1 pm daily (Mon - Fri)
We would like to extend our opening hours, but we need the support of more volunteers to help us run the shop. If you are interested please call in to JSH or call Karen Chamberlain on 01509 631772 or email karen.chamberlain@voluntaryactioncharnwood.org.uk
Our current suppliers are;
- Sue Barry - Mixed Media Felt Textile Artist
Sue's work is inspired by flowers and hedgerows to create contemporary pieces of art and craft using dyed wool tops and a variety of techniques. The wool tops are hand carded to develop palettes of colour and she considers them to be palette of paints.
Each piece is unique and available in other colour palettes and designs.
- Cassiopeia - Rainy Days and Cassie's Kitchen
Offers bespoke stitching for unique people including quilts, bags and scarfs. Products are stitched with love and can be made to order. All are unique and made from new materials (fabrics may not be repeatable).
- Salsbury Ceramics
Made locally by David and Louise Salsbury their pieces depict scenes from nature including bowls, vases, jugs, frames and ornaments.
Invitation to First Anniversary Celebration of the Charnwood VCS Forum
A Celebration Marking The First Year Of The Charnwood Voluntary and Community Sector Forum will take place on Tuesday, 6 December at 9.30 am for 10 am at Gorse Covert Community Centre, Maxwell Drive and we hope that you can join us.
The speakers will be Cllr Jane Hunt (Assistant to Nicky Morgan, MP) on national views, Cllr David Snartt (CBC Cabinet Lead) on local government views and Vicky Dawson (Chair of Warwick Way Action Group, WAGS, based at the Altogether Place) on local resident views.
There will also be input from Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) and Voluntary Action Charnwood (VAC) with plenty of opportunity for questions, discussion and sharing information.
Everyone welcome so do come along.
Voluntary Action Charnwood
Voluntary Action Charnwood;
- encourages, supports and develops individuals, groups and organisations involved in community action
- promotes new initiatives
- establishes partnerships between the public, private and voluntary sectors
- and runs a community centre and voluntary action centre.
Voluntary Action Charnwood acts to develop a more just, inclusive and caring society in Charnwood.
Main Contact Details
Voluntary Action Charnwood e-mail:
enquiries@voluntaryactioncharnwood.org.uk
John Storer House e-mail:
jsh@voluntaryactioncharnwood.org.uk
Tel: 01509 631750 Fax: 01509 631751
Main service numbers
Gardening Project - 631774
Hospital to Home - 564218
John Storer House (Rooms and Catering) - 631750
Pregnancy Testing (Safer Sex project) -265197
Community Transport - 631761
Well-being Service Manager - 631772
9a Charnwood Road, Shepshed, LE12 9QE
e-mail: shepshed@voluntaryactioncharnwood.org.uk
tel: 01509 508040 fax: 01509 508040
Latest News
Voluntary Action Charnwood’s Well-being Service based at John Storer House in Loughborough runs 3 Well-being Support Groups which meet monthly in Charnwood. Anyone with a concern for their personal well-being is welcome to attend, for example carers and former carers, people with disabilities and people living alone.
The groups are informal and friendly and enjoy a range of speakers on a variety of health, information and rights, personal safety and other more light-hearted topics of interest. There are occasional trips, a Christmas Lunch and most importantly, plenty of time to talk and share experiences.
Meeting times and dates are as follows with each member attending makes a £1 donation towards room hire and refreshments:
Loughborough Group – meets on the 1st Thursday of each month from 1.30pm – 3.30pm at John Storer House.
Shepshed Group – meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 2pm – 4pm at the Charnwood Road Community Centre.
Sileby and District Group – meets on the last Thursday of each month from 12.30pm at the Boat House, Barrow On Soar. The group have lunch first.
For further information or if you’d like to attend any of the groups, please contact Joanne Clarke tel: 01509 631782 or e-mail joanne.clarke@voluntaryactioncharnwood.org.uk
We are holding a Celebration of Christmas on Thursday, 15 December 2011. Come and join in the fun from 10 am - 2 pm.
Local choirs
Festive Food
Sing a long carols
Shop @ JSH
Handicrafts stall
Tombola
Cafe at JSH is extending its Saturday opening until 2 pm on Saturday, 10th and 17th ....Take a break from your Christmas shopping and pop in to JSH for breakfast or lunch.
Christmas Carol Service on Wednesday, 21 December at noon led by Rev Keith Elliott
Cafe @ JSH Shoppers Lunch on Thursday, 22 December on £5.00
Shop local at JSH for lovely Christmas crafts and gifts. Shop open Monday - Saturday 10 am till 1 pm.
Do call in soon
On Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Voluntary Action Charnwood and John Storer House Foundation held their joint AGM at JSH.
The meeting followed on from the successful opening of the Shop @ JSH. The AGM was attended by Nicky Morgan MP who had spoken about the significant government capital investment in the roof and revenue transition funding to help sustain JSH.
The Chair of the Joint Board of Trustees, Sandy Leong, and the Chair of Trustees of the John Storer House Foundation, Sue Frost, spoke of the challenging times ahead for the house in the difficult economic climate.
This was followed by an entertaining presentation by Dr Jill Vincent about her year as Mayor of 'Vibrant Charnwood' accompanied by a very entertaining slide show.
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