Training Dates

Next Meeting:

Thursday May 1st - Meeting for Online Events Volunteers - 8-9:30pm

Past Meetings

24th September 2020 - 7:30pm - New Volunteer Informal Zoom Meet (Veronica) - 

28th September 2020 - 7-9pm - Grieving Through Covid-19 and Beyond - Supporting Each Other Well - Zoom (GriefChat) - completed - video available here

October 14th or 15th 2020 - 7-8:30pm - Media for Ambassadors/Trustees - Zoom (Caroline) - completed

October 12th-21st (various dates, times tbc2020 - Volunteer Wellbeing (Pilates) - Zoom (Julie) - postponed due to illness - new dates tbc

Monday 2nd November and Tuesday 3rd November 2020- 7:30pm - Area Contact Zooms - brainstorm for Winter Events/Activities (Veronica)

Tuesday 10th November and Thursday 12th November 2020 - 7:00-8:30pm - Sharing Your Story/Public Speaking - All Volunteers - (Caroline V)

Monday 30th November 2020 - 7:00-8:30pm - Caring for the Carers, Supporting WAY Volunteers - All Volunteers - (GriefChat) video available here

Tuesday 12th January 2021 - 7:00-8:30pm - Grief and Anxiety - how to understand and support others' anxiety and our own when grieving - All Volunteers - (GriefChat) video available here

 January 2021 - Living Without Your Inner Critic - Bespoke wellbeing training for all WAY Volunteers - 4 x short sessions available here

Thursday 4th February - 7pm - Volunteer Consultation for the Year Ahead - Zoom - (Veronica)

Monday 22nd March - 6:30pm - Website Familiarisation Zoom for Volunteers (Colette)

Tuesday 30th March - 6:30pm - Website Familiarisation Zoom (Colette)

7th April 2021 - 7pm - Volunteer Meeting
Agenda - Volunteer Section of Website
Big Picnic and Social Media
Area Contact Teams
Social Chat

24th June 2021 - 7pm - Volunteer Meeting

Agenda - Pros and Cons of coming out of Lockdown
What to do When resources
Able Futures
Survey Results

2nd September - 7pm - Meet WAY's new CEO

1st December - Keeping Safe this Christmas - 7pm
raining and resources linked to keeping yourself safe over Christmas (and beyond) and to enable volunteers to support members to keep themselves safe too. 

7th February 2022 - 7pm - Volunteer Meeting
Topics:  25th Year Celebrations, Big Picnics, Diversity and Inclusion

26th April 2022 - 7pm - Volunteer Meeting
Topics:  Care for the Family, Big Picnic, Volunteers' Week

10th May 2022 - Big Picnic Organiser Drop-In
A chance to go over any questions about Big Picnic

1st June 2022 - Volunteer Week - Creative Session
A social zoom with some creative activities - community building and wellbeing 

22nd September 2022 - 7pm 
Topics: Roadpeace guest, Survey Results