Here is a list of upcoming events from RVA and its members. Training sessions are now listed separately on our Training page.
- 24 October 2017 Save a life – give bloodVolunteeringNHS Blood and TransplantThe Blood Service is running more sessions at The Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Station in Reading, and needs your help. These …
- 24 October 2017 Mental Health ForumNot specifiedReading Voluntary Action (RVA)10am – 12noon (followed by individual slots) Does your organisation support service users with mental health problems? RVA is co-hosting a Mental …
- 28 October 2017 Pangbourne Christmas FairFundraisingPangbourne Christmas FairTime to start your Christmas shopping! The Pangbourne Christmas Fair promises refreshments, crafts, raffle, Tombola and cakes. 20 charities will have stalls …
- 30 October 2017 Caversham End Loneliness Action GroupNot specifiedCaversham End Loneliness Action GroupAfter a well attended Champions to End Loneliness workshop at Caversham Library, local residents are invited to come along to the first …
- 1 November 2017 Volunteer Taster DayVolunteeringThriveThrive is the leading charity in the UK that uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people who …
- 1 November 2017 Partnerships and Networking – RAN’s Third ForumForumReading Advice NetworkIn response to feedback from the Second Advice Forum, we are inviting you to introduce yourself and your organisation in a three …
- 1 November 2017 Talk: Soil SafariMeeting / Talk / PresentationReading Gardeners ClubOur speaker Lois Philipps is a teacher and agricultural adviser who specialises in organic methods. A Fellow of the Institute of Soil …
- 1 November 2017 Quiz Night and Charity AuctionFundraisingLeague of Friends of the Royal Berkshire HospitalCalling all aspiring eggheads! Come and show us what you’re made of at our Quiz Night and raise funds for the League …
- 3 November 2017 Children of Dominica – Hurricane Maria Disaster FundraiserEntertainmentApollo Youth ClubThe Children of Dominica Hurricane Maria Disaster Fundraiser will be a 5 hour multi-arts event that will seek to raise in excess …
- 9 November 2017 Mental Health Starts in the Womb ConferenceConferenceHome-Start ReadingThis is Reading’s first Mental Health Starts in the Womb conference, put together by local charities and interest groups to raise awareness …
- 9 November 2017 Annual Meeting of Reading Düsseldorf AssociationAGMReading Dusseldorf AssociationAt our AGM we will hear about the many ways in which we celebrated 70 years of friendship between Reading and Düsseldorf, …
- 11 November 2017 Winter BallSocial gatheringReading MencapReading Mencap, Stepping Forward UK, Autism Berkshire, Berkshire MS Therapy Centre, Berkshire Phab, Dingley’s Promise, The Engine Shed and Parenting Special Children present …
- 15 November 2017 Talk on Jerusalem Botanic GardenMeeting / Talk / PresentationReading Gardeners ClubOur speaker Neil Miller is head gardener of the 125 acre gardens of Hever Castle. He has had a long association with …
- 19 November 2017 Sunday Assembly Reading – BodiesSocial gatheringSunday Assembly ReadingBodies and minds. I’m sitting at a computer writing this. No doubt you are sedentarily reading my words. We both know that …
- 20 November 2017 Volunteer Coordinators’ NetworkMeeting / Talk / PresentationReading Voluntary Action (RVA)Join us for our regular Volunteer Coordinators’ Network meeting facilitated by Reading Voluntary Action. You will have a chance to contribute to …
- 22 November 2017 Improving You Cancer Care ExperienceMeeting / Talk / PresentationMacmillan Cancer SupportHelp shape the future of cancer services – Hear great speakers and take part in lively workshops The Royal Berkshire Hospital Cancer …
- 24 November 2017 Carers Rights DayPublic interestReading and West Berkshire Carers HubCarers Rights Day is an annual event aimed at helping carers in their local community and to know their rights and find …
- 25 November 2017 Out of Africa Charity Ball 2017EntertainmentCreating Better FuturesJoin us at the 5th annual Out of Africa Charity Ball on Saturday 25 November 2017 at the Windsor Ballroom, Hilton Hotel, …
- 26 November 2017 Christmas FairFestival / Fete / CarnivalReading MencapEveryone is welcome to join Reading Mencap at our Christmas Fair, where there will be lots of fun for all the family: …
- 28 November 2017 Reading Community Learning Centre AGMMeeting / Talk / PresentationReading Community Learning Centre (RCLC)You are warmly invited to our 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 28th November 2017 at Reading Community Learning Centre, 94 London …
- 10 December 2017 Christmas Concert of Carols and ReadingsFundraisingLeague of Friends of the Royal Berkshire HospitalThe annual Christmas concert of carols and Readings. This events features music and song from Pangbourne choral society. Held in the Falkland …
- 23 January 2018 Volunteer Coordinators’ NetworkMeeting / Talk / PresentationReading Voluntary Action (RVA)Join us for our regular Volunteer Coordinators’ Network meeting facilitated by Reading Voluntary Action. You will have a chance to contribute to …
- 29 March 2018 Volunteer Coordinators’ NetworkMeeting / Talk / PresentationReading Voluntary Action (RVA)Join us for our regular Volunteer Coordinators’ Network meeting facilitated by Reading Voluntary Action. You will have a chance to contribute to …