January 2014
VolunteerNews Another new year is upon us and we are all looking forward to the warmer weather and spring which we hope is just around the corner. We hope you all had a great Christmas and have started 2014 well. For us we have the Investors in Volunteers assessment coming up in the next few months. This will be a busy time and we will be seeking to understand how our quality has continued or improved in the last three years. Looking back over the last year there have been again a number of changes that we have had to work with. The new Lee Valley VeloPark and Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre are due to open early this year and will bring two more sites into operation. We are already getting a good number of applications for these sites and we expect our volunteer base to grow further this year. Many of our regular activities continue to grow and the Events team were supported with nearly 500 hours of volunteer support last year. Conservation volunteering continues to be strong and the evidence for this is the larger numbers each year at the Christmas meal that is organised for this group of volunteers. Paul Roper Volunteers and Community Engagement Manager
Volunteer Hours 2013 We are awaiting the final volunteer hours for last year to come in but at the moment we are currently standing at nearly 17,000 hours. We know there are still quite a few to come in so if you have not sent in any of your volunteer hours for 2013 please do so as soon as possible.
Lee Valley Park Farms.