As of 18 April 2017, VCS Cymru has been confirmed as an official Arts Award Centre, adding yet another way in which the unique charity continues to support and provide volunteering opportunities for the local community. As an Arts Award Centre, VCS Cymru will be able to offer young people new opportunities to learn and […]
Media Release 10.Apr.17 THE SOUND OF THE CAPITAL, OFFICIALLY THE BEST IN WALES AND THE SOUTH WEST LAST weekend, the city’s community radio station, Radio Cardiff, won the prestigious MMG regional award for Best Radio Station – Wales and the South West. Radio Cardiff, the city’s only community radio station marks ten years of […]
Media Release 14.Feb.17 YOUNG VOLUNTEERS FROM ACROSS CARDIFF TEAM UP TO UNEARTH STORIES OF VOLUNTEERING DURING WWI Voluntary Community Service Cymru (VCS) joins forces with local young people thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund Wales. Straeon o’r Ffrynt Cartref/Stories from the Home Front will highlight and share the work done by charities from across […]
Media Release 13.Feb.17 THE FUTURE SOUNDS BRIGHT FOR RADIO CARDIFF Radio Cardiff, the city’s only community radio station marks ten years of broadcasting later this year, and today announces a new phase in its development as it becomes part of Voluntary Community Service (Cymru) with enhanced community engagement and training capacity, along with a refreshed […]
Unearthing the story of volunteering over a centry VCS Cymru has been awarded £66,200.00 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting two year project, ‘Chronicle: History of Volunteering in Cardiff’. The project will research, collate, digitise, and make publicly available the story of charities and volunteering in the Southern Arc of Cardiff from […]
VCS Cymru would like to announce that as of April 2016 we intend to hand over the running of Cardiff Volunteer Centre to our partners at Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC). We will continue to exist as an independent social action charity that will concentrate on developing supported volunteering initiatives, whilst retaining our purpose of […]