Voluntary Action Rutland

12/10/2026

We're super close to opening now (we even have our sign up!), but we'd love a few more volunteers to join us... please call 01572 723300 or email [email protected] to help us deliver this fantastic 🙌🙏

09/10/2026

Don't forget... tomorrow (10 Oct) is our preloved Young Person's Clothing sale at the Congregational Church and there will be cake!!!
Come and join us and grab a bargain, an early Christmas present or just a slice of cake 🍰 🥰

05/10/2026

We now have a Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/communityminibus
Thank you to everyone for your support and kind words, if you could support the campaign and share the link, we would be very grateful 🙏🧡

04/10/2026

UPDATE: we now have a Just Giving page, if people would like to donate https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/communityminibus
We have been overwhelmed by the support so far, thank you 🙏🧡

We are heartbroken to share with you that overnight on Friday 2 October, two of our wheelchair accessible minibuses (parked at OEP) were broken into and one of them was stolen, trashed and has had the engine removed to be sold on.
Gutted and frustrated does not come close to how we are feeling.
We apologies in advance to all the community groups, schools and organisations whose trips will be interrupted as a result of this.
Fortunately, no one appears to have been hurt, and our vehicles are insured.
We will bounce back, stronger than ever and start to fundraise. Your support would be hugely appreciated.
Thank you, Team VAR 🙏👊

01/10/2026

Are you a Rutland serving Voluntary or Community group?
Are you looking for to support you?
Look no further! Add your opportunities here: rutland.valonline.org.uk/
When our High Street centre opens next month, we will be signposting people to these opportunities when they pop in, so get your opportunities listed
😊

29/09/2026

Our next VCS Network meeting is on Monday 2 November! If you'd like to join us, please register at [email protected] to get all the details! See you there... 😊

12/09/2026

Really excited to be at the today, raising awareness and hopefully a few funds(!) for VAR and the services we provide for
Come and join us!!

08/09/2026

Starting to get super excited about this now. Delighted to say that Emma Community Champion @ Tesco Oakham have agreed to accept clean clothing donations for young people, so please drop your donations in when you're picking up your essentials and spread the word!

07/09/2026

We really need your support and donations to continue to deliver our services. If you would like to raise money to support our charity, please contact us, we'd love to hear from you [email protected]
Ps did you know, that this year alone we will deliver over 150,000 miles of transport, serve over 750 hot meals, inspire over 100 primary school children to start volunteering, support dozens of people to stay in their own homes for longer and give away thousands of pounds through our appeals and emergency funding?! 🙌🙏

07/09/2026

We are lucky to have some amazing volunteers at VAR, but we always need more!! If you have a few hours a week to drive or support us with admin, IT, social media and/or fundraising, please shout! [email protected] 😊

🌟 We Need Volunteers (YOU!) 🌟

Could you spare a little time to make a big difference in our community? We’re looking for friendly, reliable people to join our amazing team at Voluntary Action Rutland.

Current opportunities include:
✨ Administrative Support
✨ Volunteer Management & Signposting
✨ Fundraising
✨ Drivers (of course!)

Whether you have a few hours a week or more to give, your time and skills can help support others across Rutland.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you.
📧 [email protected]
📞 01572 723300

Together, we can achieve more 💚