Why does the centre need donations?
In order to provide its services to the community, the Centre receives welcome financial assistance and help in kind from its sponsors. However, we always need additional funds which have to be raised from various fundraising activities as well as from private donations and gifts.
If you can manage a contribution, however small, towards our activities, you can be sure that it will be used in a cost-effective way towards providing valued services for local people.
Current fundraising projects
You can donate to our current fundraising projects via the Good Exchange web site:
Corporate Sponsorship
💙 Support Your Local Community – Partner With Us as Your Charity of the Year
By choosing Volunteer Centre West Berkshire as your Charity of the Year, your organisation can make a real difference to people across the local community.
Connecting Volunteers & Charities – We link volunteers with over 350 local roles supporting organisations in need.
Volunteer Car Scheme (Newbury) – Helping residents who can’t use public transport reach essential medical appointments.
Handybus Service (Newbury & Thatcham) – Providing accessible transport for people with limited mobility, ensuring they can attend day centres, leisure activities, and shops.
Suicide Prevention – Delivering Suicide First Aid training and awareness in collaboration with the West Berkshire Suicide Prevention Group.
Supporting the Voluntary Sector – Acting as the local Council for Voluntary Service, offering guidance, training, and resources to charities and community groups.There are lots of ways your team can get involved and help raise funds, such as:
Matched funding – double the impact of your employees’ efforts by matching the funds they raise.
Whether through a one-off event, regular donations, or a year-long partnership, your support helps us continue our vital work across West Berkshire.
📧Get in touch at fundraising @vcwb.org.uk to explore partnership opportunities.
Together, we’ll build a stronger, more connected West Berkshire. 💙
Our first Charity Skydive
A huge well done to everyone involved in our recent sponsored skydive for Volunteer Centre West Berkshire!
Fifteen brave participants signed up to take part, with the first jumps scheduled for 13 May at Hinton Airfield. Unfortunately, poor weather meant only seven people were able to jump on the day but the remaining eight didn’t give up and rebooked for 16 June.
We’re delighted to report that another seven successfully completed their jump on the rescheduled date, with just one person still to go!
So far, the team has raised just under £5,000—an incredible achievement. With a final push, we’re hoping to exceed this milestone.
The team included:
· 11 colleagues from Jones Robinson
· Gill Day (office volunteer)
· Rachel Peters (CEO)
· Chris Lavisher (Rachel’s brother) and his colleague Lee Wilson from Lavisher Building and Roofing
Rachel said:
“I wanted to lead by example—and I’m so glad I wasn’t alone! It was an incredible experience, and surprisingly calm once the parachute opened.”
The funds raised will support VCWB’s essential work, including community transport and support for local voluntary organisations. Thank you to local businesses: CSS, Sharps Autos, and GazKaz for sponsoring our dive t-shirts and Bob Day who took all our official photographs.
Please support if you can—every donation helps us reach (and exceed!) our £5,000 target. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/rachel-peters-1?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL
Feeling inspired? You can even sign up to do your own charity skydive for VCWB: https://booking.skylineskydiving.co.uk/book/y56jn1gj?charity=104017&referrer=charity&siteid=50
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Volunteer Centre West Berkshire are now a Good Cause on Easyfundraising.
If you shop online, head along to the website and register as a supporter, then select us as your Good Cause. Once you start shopping, over 7,500 brands will donate to us at no extra cost to you – so you can raise donations when you buy gifts, decorations, your festive food shopping or anything else! This can be done online and via the App. And if you download the donation reminder to your browser then you’ll never miss the opportunity to raise funds for our good cause whenever you shop.
Please sign up as a supporter here and VCWB will earn a £5 bonus donation every time someone successfully joins and raises £5 as a supporter.
Want to register your cause then use our personal link so that Easyfundraising will match 20% of what you raise for your cause in your first 6 months and give it to VCWB as a bonus.