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King’s Award for Voluntary Service – event
A truly unforgettable and proud moment for everyone at Volunteer Action on 10th April 2026 – at Barnwell Village Hall, we were honoured to receive…
Annual Quiz is for sale!
Our much-loved annual fundraising quiz! Quiz sheets are just £1 each, with prizes of up to £50 for the top entries—so get your thinking caps on! …
Oundle Farmers Market – 13th June 2026
Come and See Us at the Oundle Farmers Market Tomorrow! Volunteer Action will be at the Oundle Farmers Market this Saturday from 8:30am to 2:00pm….
Volunteer Action honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
Volunteer Action is delighted and immensely proud to announce that it has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service — the highest national…
Thank you World Conker Championships
Thank you to everyone who came to see us at the World Conker Championships – your helped us raise over £200 for our Christmas raffle tickets!
WINNER of ‘Find the Puppy’
We ran a fun game called ‘ Find the Puppy’ at Nassington dog and garden show on 25th August 2025 – the winner chooses between a…
7th August – Older Peoples Forum
You’re Invited! Join us for the Older People’s Health Inequalities Forum hosted by Volunteer Action Date: Wednesday, 7th August 2025 Venue: The…
WINNER of the ‘Find the Spy’ Competition at Thrapston Charter Fair
We had a fabulous and VERY warm day at Thrapston Charter fair this passed Saturday. A very successful game was played on the day called ‘Find the…
Winners of the Spring Quiz
Thank you to all who took part in this years Quiz – you helped raise over £500 for the Charity! WINNERS: 1st prize – £50 – Susan Bird or Finedon 2nd…
Group Befriending – Crafting event June 2025
A fantastic Mandala session today at Stronglands Court, Lounge – we had cake, tea, coffee and painted pebbles with a beautiful design – led by Mandy…
Rose of Northamptonshire – Maureen Weston
We have some amazing news to announce that one of our fabulous volunteers Maureen Weston attended the award ceremony on the 4th June 2025 to receive…
Volunteer’s Week – 2nd – 8th June 2025
🌟 Join Us in Celebrating Volunteers Week! 🌟 At Volunteer Action, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible contributions of our volunteers – past,…
Vacancy at VA – Group Events Co-Ordinator
Group Befriending Activities Co-ordinator (16 hours per week) Hybrid / Office based in Oundle Access to your own transport (essential) Opportunity…
Thank you to Beat Route Radio!!
What a fantastic morning at Beat Route Radio ! It was such a pleasure for our Chief Executive & Charity Manager, Rachel Dixon, to meet Ian and…
Thank you to Oundle School
Many, many thanks for the loan of the Oundle School Minibus on 9th April 2025. We had a fabulous time, all made possible with the kind support of…
Easter Bank Holiday Notice
Our phone lines will be closed on Friday 18th and Monday 21st April 2025 for the Easter Bank Holidays. Please note that while our offices will be…
Spring into Action with Our Annual Fundraising Quiz!
Spring has sprung and so has our much-loved annual fundraising quiz! Quiz sheets are just £1 each, with prizes of up to £50 for the top entries—so…
Woodford & Co – THANK YOU!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to Woodford and Company for joining us as a Company Sponsor at Volunteer Action. Their generous financial support will help us…
Supporting Safer Travel in Our Community
Today, just over half of our amazing volunteer drivers joined us for a valuable training session titled “Driving Safer for Longer” — led by Keith…
VA meets the Trefoil Guild
Photos of the wonderful ladies of the Oundle & Thrapston Trefoil Guild! Our CE, Rachel Dixon attended and presented the services and the…
Thank you to The Northamptonshire Community Foundation
A Huge THANK YOU to Northamptonshire Community Foundation and the Constance Travis Fund, for the grant of £1,450 to help us purchase mobility handy…
Thank you Brigstock Living Advent Calendar!
Our Chief Executive & Charity Manager, Rachel Dixon with Karen, the organiser of the Brigstock living advent calendar event – who raised an…
Christmas Meal for the Community
Here are some photos of the Annual Christmas meal for the Community that we hold at Volunteer Action. This year we were at Glapthorn Village Hall….
Thank you and farewell to Annie
Today we will be sadly waving Annie Goldthorp a fond farewell from Volunteer Action and wishing her all the very best for her new venture – as the…
Thank you to McCarthy & Stone Foundation!!
Thank you for the donation in the value of £500 from McCarthy & Stone Foundation to help support the Christmas meal event this year – this will…
Thank you to the Oundle Feoffees!!
Thank you for the donation in the value of £1,250.00 from The Oundle Feoffees! Very appreciative of your support. From all at Volunteer Action
Thank you to The Hudson Charitable Trust!
Thank you for the donation in the value of £200 from The Hudson Charitable Trust! Very appreciative of your support. From all at Volunteer…
Thank you to Waitrose Oundle!!
Thank you for the donation in the value of £2,750 from Waitrose Oundle Branch! This has helped us to purchase presents, food and cracker’s for a…
Thank you – Oundle Historic Society!
Thank you for the donation in the value of £50 from Oundle historic Society. From all at Volunteer Action
Christmas Raffle Winners 2024!!
Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket this year – you have helped us to raise just over £2,500 for Volunteer Action to help support the…
CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES
We have limited the bookings between 23rd Dec until 3rd January 2025 for medical drives only. Please see below the times we are open and closed -…
Seniors Forum (65 years+)
NEW FORUM LAUNCH Wednesday 11th December 2024 Seniors Forum (over 65 year old +) 09.30am – 12pm midday. The Ashton Room, Fletton House, Oundle, PE8…
Oundle Christmas market – 7th December 24
We will be there at Oundle Christmas Market on Saturday 7th December. Not only your chance to buy Christmas raffle tickets – but also have a go on…
Thrapston Christmas Market 30th November
We will be at Thrapston Christmas Market Saturday 30th November – selling our amazing raffle tickets!! Prizes: £100 Waitrose Voucher Case of wine…
Christmas Meal 2023 – thank you to last years supporters
As we are working towards our popular Christmas meal with entertainment for members of our community who are on their own at Christmas – I would…
Volunteer Recognition Event 2024
1st October saw a wet and windy night of celebration at Barnwell Village Hall for the annual Volunteer Recognition event! Over 70 Community…
SPRINGTIME FUNDRAISING QUIZ – winners announced!!
Thank you for all your support with the Springtime Quiz! A special thank you to Sheila Harris the Quiz Master and Colemans of Oundle, The Oundle…
Thank you to Vic & Carl – the London Marathon Runners!
Thank you to the amazing Carl & Vic for running in the London Marathon in aid of Volunteer Action. An amazing £2,623.00 raised!! They popped in…
Springtime Fundraising Quiz – FOR SALE NOW
Our Annual fundraising Springtime quiz is out for sale now at market sales, The Oundle Bookshop and Colemans in Oundle – £1 per sheet and cash…
Thrapston Town Community Award win!
We are delighted to announce that Jen Gadsby and Donna Thomas (both volunteers of VA) received a Thrapston Town Community Award for their fantastic…
London Marathon – Volunteer Action
We are delighted to announce that the wonderful Victoria and carl have chosen VA as the recipient cause of their London Marathon work! More details…
Thank you Northamptonshire Community Foundation!
Volunteer Action’s manager Rachel Dixon is pictured here with the Northamptonshire Community Foundation’s CEO Rachel McGrath – we have been so lucky…
VA Quiz results are in!
The Annual Fundraising Volunteer Action Quiz, has closed for 2023 and the answers have been checked and verified. Winners are: 1st Prize (£100) –…
Thank you to all for a Merry Christmas meal
A photo from 21st December the wonderful Christmas meal our volunteers provided for 25 members of the community who would ordinarily be on their own…
Christmas Opening hours
Thank you to Oundle & District care
Thank you for the £500 donated to VA from the amazing Oundle & District care this year – this support is always very welcomed and helps us to…
Thank you to hair at Studio 36
A huge thank you to the lovely ladies at Hair at Studio 36 in Oundle – they chose Volunteer Action to be the recipient of the profits from their…
Christmas Raffle Winners 2023
WINNERS of the VA Christmas Raffle!! Thank you to all who purchased a ticket – you have helped to raise £1900 for Volunteer Action which is an…
New Years Resolution
As 2023 comes to a close, it is that time of the year where we think forward to the goals of the next… we have put together a list of why…
Thank you to our Office Volunteers!
I’d like to take this moment to celebrate our amazing Office Volunteers that come in every week to support the Car Scheme and Befriending Service….
Thank you to The Masonic Charitable Foundation
Thank you to the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) who have chosen VA as a charity to support for the next 3 years. Your support will help us to…
Thank you to The Constance Travis Fund Via The NCF
We are the proud recipients of funding support for the Community transport Scheme via The Northamptonshire Community Foundation and the Constance…
Christmas Raffle Tickets for Sale!
We are running a Christmas Fundraising Raffle on behalf of Volunteer Action. We have some amazing prizes: £250 family photo shoot voucher courtesy…
Christmas Quiz Sheets for Sale!
Our annual Christmas fundraising Quiz Sheets are available for sale at Colemans of Oundle and also The Oundle Bookshop. They are priced at £1 each…
We are Hiring!
Take a look at our Positions available page – as we are hiring a Group Befriending Co-Ordinator to establish and delivery group events in East…
Congratulations to Ellis Ray!!
Congratulations to Ellis Ray – the winner of the ”Guess How many sweets in the Jar” competition held at The Fletton Fields Village Fete on 8th…
VA at Fletton Fields Village Fete 8th July
We look forward to seeing you all at Fletton Fields Village Fete in Oundle on Fletton Fields tomorrow 8th July – 2pm – 6.30pm. We have a fundraising…
Volunteers Week – Open Morning 7th June
Have you been thinking about Volunteering? Are you a current Volunteer of VA? if so – we would like to invite you to our open morning on 7th June…
Thrapston Charter Fair
Volunteer Action have a stall at Thrapston Charter Fair this year – please pop on by and help us raise much needed funds to continue to support…
Magic Little Grants
A huge Thank you to Magic Little Grants who have donated £500 to help support The Befriending Service here at Volunteer Action – these finds will be…
Thank you to Thrapston Town Council
A Massive THANK YOU to Thrapston Town Council for donating an amazing £1000 to VA to help us to continue to support the community in Thrapston!
Thank you to Oundle Rotary Club
A huge THANK YOU to Oundle Rotary Club who have kindly donated £500 to VA from the fantastic Christmas Rounds with Father Christmas!
Thank you to Oundle Town Council
Oundle Town Council have kindly donated £500 to help fund a Coronation Party we are throwing for members of the Befriending Service. We are very…
Thank you to Designers Hair salon
Designers Hair Salon raised an amazing £335 for Volunteer Action at a hair and beauty catwalk show they put on 1st April in Oundle. Thank you for…
Winner of Christmas Quiz
Here to announce the WINNER of the Christmas Anagram Quiz – the prize is a voucher for a Swedish massage at The Hair & Beauty Rooms in Oundle….
Oundle Christmas Market 3rd December
Volunteer Action are proud to be part of this years festive treat – we will be on pitch 36 (just past The Ship Inn) this year at the Oundle…
Thrapston Christmas Market – 26th November 2022
We are delighted to have a stand at the Thrapston Christmas Market on 26th November – we are in the indoor Cosy Nook area 3-6pm. We will be raising…
The Hudson Charitable Trust
Thank you to The Hudson Charitable trust for their recent donation of £300 to Volunteer Action – this is very welcome indeed. To find out more on…
Supporter Recognition Event
Thank you to all who came to the 2nd November Supporter Recognition Event – the first event we have been able to hold since before the Pandemic…
Rachel Dixon – our new manager
We are pleased to announce that Rachel Dixon has joined us as our new manager. Rachel started work on 10th October and will take over fully after…
New Staff
We are delighted to announce that we had an excellent response to our recent advert for a new admin assistant and have made an appointment. Thank…
A Magic Little Grant
We’re delighted to have received £500 of funding for our Introducing Group Befriending project through @Localgiving’s Magic Little Grants Fund which…
Summer Socials for over 60s
Volunteer Action would like to invite anyone over 60 to our series of Summer Socials. We also invite anyone who is already a member of our…
100 Club – May winners
THANKS to everyone who is part of our 100 club. We are delighted to announce our May winners £100 member in Oundle £50 member Mr Reichhold…
WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN OUR OUNLDE OFFICE TEAM. There are vacancies on Monday & Tuesday mornings. You will need a calm telephone…
VA Manager, Liz Holland, was delighted to accept a very generous donation for £600 from the Brethren of Chicheley Lodge of Freemasons today. The…
100 Club results – March 2022
Another 3 lucky winners in our 100 Club draw for March: Mrs Hoare, Thrapston Mr Best, Oundle Mr Cunnington, Oundle Thank you to everyone who…
Charges increase
We will be putting our Car Scheme charges up to 45p per mile from 01 May 2022. This rate will be what passengers pay and will be passed on in full…
Winners of February 100 Club Draw!
1st prize £100 – Chris Telford, volunteer 2nd prize £50 – Anonymous, volunteer 3rd prize £25 –Simon Murray, volunteer
Winners of January 100 club!
You could have been the winner of our £100 prize which went unclaimed! 2nd prize £50 – Ann Field, volunteer 3rd prize £25 -member from Thrapston
Payroll Giving Week
This is Payroll Giving Week! See http://payrollgivingweek.com for details of how you can support Volunteer Action or other local charities…
Winners of 2021 Annual Quiz
Volunteer Action thanks all its supporters, and is pleased to announce the winners of their annual quiz. 1st prize – JW in Oundle 2nd prize – AR in…
Winners of December 2021 100 Club
The lucky double-prize winner for our December draw is a driver based in Oundle. Congratulations EP for your £200 win! Second prize was not taken….
Volunteer Action is on #easyfundraising
We’ve registered Volunteer Action with #easyfundraising, which means over 6,000 shops including John Lewis & Partners, Argos, Uswitch, eBay and…
December 2021 100 Club Winners
Congratulations to our December 100 Club Winners! 1st Prize – £100 – Mr Brudenell 2nd Prize – £50 – Mr Wade 3rd Prize – £25 – Mr Lewins
Donation
We would like to thank Anna Fernyhough for her generous donation!
3rd Befriending Week
This week is Befriending Week. According to one of our telephone volunteers, #BefriendingIs “like a hug down the phone for both of us”. Could you be…
2nd Befriending Week
According to one of our face-to-face volunteers, #BefriendingIs “a lovely chat. I never cease to be amazed by [my Befriendee’s] active mind.” Would…
1st Befriending Week
This week is Befriending Week. #BefriendingIs a lifeline to isolated and lonely people in our local area. Through Volunteer Action our volunteers…
October 100 club winners
1st Prize – £100 not sold! This could have been YOU. 2nd Prize – £50 anonymous volunteer driver 3rd Prize – £25 anonymous
September 100 Club winners
Congratulations to our September 100 Club winners! £100 was won by our volunteer driver Mr Butlin £25 was won by our office volunteer Ms Lee
Do you drive? Do you have a car and time to spare?
We are seeking volunteer drivers from Oundle, Thrapston and surrounding villages. You can drive as often or as little as you wish. Mileage paid. You…
100 Club Winners for August
This month’s 100 Club winners are a shy bunch but we can say they live in Oundle and Nassington and one of them has won before. With nearly all…
July 100 Club Winners
Congratulations to our July 100 Club Winners! £100 was won by Mrs Ryan, a long time, royal supporter from Woodnewton £50 was won by a member from…
100 Club Winners – June 2021
Here are our 100 Club latest results Congratulations to our June winners, unusually all based in Oundle £100 anonymous member in Oundle £50 …
VA Managing Risks of COVID-19
We confirm we have complied with the government’s guidance on managing the risk of COVID-19 We have carried out a COVID-19 risk assessment and…
100 Club May 2021 Winners
Congratulations to the May winners of VA’s 100 club. First prize (£100) went to Mrs Crook, a member from Oundle. £50 was won by Mr M, another member…
March 2021 – 100 Club Winners
Good news for the winners of our 100 Club in March. The first prize of £100 was won by Mrs A Smith, one of our members from Oundle. Duncan Hook, a…
100 Club – February ’21 Winners
Volunteer Action’s 100 club Draw took place last week for February 2021. The winners were: 1st prize £100 – unallocated number 2nd prize £50 – Mrs…