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    It's all a bit Bazaar... Volunteering at my community centre's Christmas Bazaar
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    It's all a bit Bazaar... Volunteering at my community centre's Christmas Bazaar

    Who doesn't love a local fete? It's a great way of supporting your local community and smashing in a bargain at the same time. I still...
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    Micro-volunteering - because every little helps...
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Micro-volunteering - because every little helps...

    On Monday morning, my LinkedIn feed was littered with one image; Tesco telling people to go to the pub instead of telling you about...
    67 views0 comments
    One Year a Volunteer - 5 Tips on How to be a Good Volunteer
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    One Year a Volunteer - 5 Tips on How to be a Good Volunteer

    Now is a time of reflection. It’s been a year since the country went into lockdown, which means it’s been a year since my freelance...
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    Six ways to keep your volunteers engaged
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    Six ways to keep your volunteers engaged

    Engaging volunteers is different to engaging employees as they are there because they want to be, not because you are paying for them. More
    77 views0 comments
    40 Days and 40 Nights
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    40 Days and 40 Nights

    It's exactly one week until Lent officially starts, so it feels quite strange that I've already completed 40 days of my...
    26 views0 comments
    25 Days into my 100 Day Challenge
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 5 min

    25 Days into my 100 Day Challenge

    I'm a quarter of the way through my 100 days! I'm still enjoying the challenge, and have reached the point where I am in habit-building...
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    100 Days of Volunteering
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Jan 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    100 Days of Volunteering

    It all started with some resolutions... I always wake up on New Year's Day with a sense of optimism for the new year that's just...
    29 views0 comments
    Volunteering At... My Local Food Bank - with my Local MP
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Volunteering At... My Local Food Bank - with my Local MP

    This week, I volunteered at my local food bank. It's something I've wanted to do for a while now, as I live in an area where the local...
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    Volunteering at... The Local Library
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Volunteering at... The Local Library

    I've always loved books, and believe that once a student of literature, you are always a student of literature. When the opportunity came up
    8 views0 comments
    The literal fruits of my labour
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    The literal fruits of my labour

    Growing things is so rewarding, especially when you can share them with your community.
    7 views0 comments
    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 13th September
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 13th September

    Another great week for giving back. Even Facebook is giving something positive back to the world this week, so there is hope!
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    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 23rd August
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 23rd August

    What would you do if your doorbell rang and it was award-winning musical artist Cher, dressed in a postal worker's uniform...
    7 views0 comments
    Marcus Rashford: "Just look at what we can do when we come together"
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Marcus Rashford: "Just look at what we can do when we come together"

    This is a story I would usually reserve for the Great News for Giving Back weekly blog post, but I've been so impressed with Marcus Rashford
    2 views0 comments
    I love it when a community comes together - Merton Mutual Aid
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    I love it when a community comes together - Merton Mutual Aid

    For most people, MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts; for me, it stands for Merton Mutual Aid. Merton Mutual Aid is grassroots community...
    9 views0 comments
    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 7th June
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 7th June

    A few stories from the past week, highlighting fantastic volunteer work from around the globe.
    12 views0 comments
    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 24th May, 2020
    Sarah Swaysland
    • May 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Good News for Giving Back! Week Ending, 24th May, 2020

    In a world that is filled with negativity, disease and just plain nasty things, the Good News for Giving Back blog post will be a weekly...
    4 views0 comments
    Call me definitely... Telephone befriending with AgeUK
    Sarah Swaysland
    • May 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Call me definitely... Telephone befriending with AgeUK

    When we eventually come out of the other side of Covid-19, I am absolutely certain that we will be able to list a bunch of positives that...
    11 views0 comments
    The Tomato Project Part 1: How to inspire community growth for just 58p
    Sarah Swaysland
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Tomato Project Part 1: How to inspire community growth for just 58p

    I first tried my hand at gardening with gusto in 2019 - pretty unsuccessfully I might add. Prior to that, I'd always been given tomato...
    21 views0 comments

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