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The Helping Hands Gardening scheme, which is managed by VCAEC, have been awarded £3,148 per annum for 3 years as part of the Healthier Futures Fund from the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation. The project is called Dementia Friendly East Cambs which is a consortium with eleven other East Cambridgeshire agencies. The aim of our part of …
A group of local organisations are teaming up to help entice East Cambs residents with a range of tempting ways they can give time to their local community. Since the Covid pandemic, the numbers of people volunteering have seriously declined leaving organisations and charities without the necessary capacity in some cases to support the services …
VCAEC (Voluntary Community Action East Cambridgeshire), is the Volunteer Centre covering East Cambridgeshire. We operate the Helping Hands Gardening Scheme and the Social Car Scheme, both of which have been helping the local community for over 25 years.  As you will be aware the cost of living is hitting everyone. We are trying to keep …
VCAEC, Voluntary and Community Action East Cambs, and it’s predecessors (have been running the East Cambridgeshire Social Car Scheme since 1998), are looking into various options to enable the scheme to better suit the local community it serves. Each year we travel around 86,000 miles and our volunteer drivers give up 5,448 hours of their …
Residents are being invited to a special event at Ely Cathedral to showcase what local organisations are doing to help keep communities safe. The evening event is being hosted by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) – which is made up of local councils, police, fire, NHS and other local organisations – on Monday 13 March. Residents …
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On Thursday 9th February Margaret Clark attended an event at 11 Downing Street, London jointly organized by The Times and the Sternberg Charitable Foundation Active Life Award. Margaret was recognized as one of 5 runners up for this prestigious award as she volunteers at VCAEC for the social car scheme, and has done since 1999.  …
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The VCAEC, Helping Hands gardening team were lucky enough to gain £1,500 worth of funding from Redrow Home Construction. This incredibly kind donation has enabled the purchase of a sizeable garden shredder. VCAEC CEO Mark Goldsack said: “We are extremely grateful to the support received from Redrow and thank them for recognising the incredible work …
An exciting new project, spearheaded by local residents, is gaining momentum in Ely; a ‘Splash Pad’. Featuring interactive sprinklers, fountains, water jets and much more a Splash Pad is a playground for water play. Typically zoned into three areas, a Splash Pad caters from babes-in-arms up to thrill-seeking teens making it the perfect active family …
Job seekers in Ely are being encouraged to sign up for a gardening project that aims to improve their chances of finding work. Helping Hands Gardening Programme, part-funded by Sanctuary Housing and managed by Voluntary and Community Action East Cambridgeshire (VCAEC), will support applicants with free training and valuable work experience that can make them …
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