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In over five decades of inspiring people and improving places, The Conservation Volunteers has consistently supported people working locally to improve their environment and their life chances, and created resilience in the most vulnerable communities.
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This is a great sauce to make to hide extra vegetables in dinner. You can leave it chunky or blend it smooth. Adding chickpeas or kidney beans increases the protein content. You could also put in some dried lentils. This sauce freezes well for up to three months. Add, remove or replace vegetables to suit […]
Continue reading Step by Step: Pasta Sauce
This article was posted in the blog Health for Life
Here at TCV Birmingham we teach people how to grow food at our Green Gym sites across Birmingham. We also host Eating Well for Less cookery classes. These focus on one meal at a time, and at these we also share information about living a healthier lifestyle. Unfortunately we are not able to do these […]
Continue reading Step By Step Recipe Cards
This article was posted in the blog Health for Life
Women in Mind are a user-led group based within Lisburn YMCA for women suffering from fibromyalgia who are currently, or have had, past experiences of poor mental health including depression and anxiety, that works with TCV Northern Ireland. Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body. Currently, there is no cure […]
Continue reading Thriving people and thriving communities: Women in Mind, Lisburn
This article was posted in the blog TCV Blogs
Here at Skelton Grange, our busy schedule of practical conservation, volunteer training, and outdoor learning sessions have been put on hold since the spread of COVID-19, leaving lots of our staff on furlough and volunteers traineeships disrupted. We have greatly missed being at Skelton Grange and our community of volunteers but are glad to be […]
Continue reading The John Muir Award At Skelton Grange
This article was posted in the blog Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Leaving a gift to TCV in your will this Remember A Charity Week helps us to continue our important work of connecting people and green spaces for generations to come. Having safe and accessible green spaces are part of what makes thriving communities. Our volunteers work tirelessly to provide such spaces for their local communities. […]
Continue reading Thriving people and thriving communities: Hull Road Park, York
This article was posted in the blog TCV Blogs
You might think that spring and summer are the only times of year to sow new seed to grow food, but autumn and winter are also great times to start crops off! There are some varieties of food that need starting now and will crop earlier next spring or be ready in the summer. Growing […]
Continue reading This Week: Autumn Seed Sowing
This article was posted in the blog Health for Life
Just imagine the effect your legacy could have by passing on something wonderful that has inspired you during your lifetime. The Conservation Volunteers is one of over 200 charities taking part in Remember A Charity Week from 7th – 13th September where supporters are encouraged to pass on something wonderful by leaving a gift in […]
Continue reading Will you Remember A Charity?
This article was posted in the blog TCV Blogs
This year has been exceptionally challenging for The Conservation Volunteers versus how we have traditionally worked with many of our corporate partners such as NatWest, intu, Sky, PwC and Wates – but to name a few. For a charity committed to connecting people and green spaces, the impact of COVID-19 such as the lockdown and […]
Continue reading Will 2021 be the biggest year for corporate partnerships?
This article was posted in the blog TCV Blogs
How do you engage people to protect and care for their local green spaces and wildlife in the middle of a global pandemic, when people are only allowed to leave their homes for one hour a day? These were the challenges posed by the COVID-19 lockdown that started in March, and led to The Conservation […]
Continue reading Conservation in Lockdown: HogWatch At Home
This article was posted in the blog TCV Blogs
National Allotments Week, originating in 2002, is a week-long campaign to raise awareness of allotments and the role they play in helping people to live healthier lifestyles, grow their own food, develop friendships, and bolster communities. This year’s theme is Growing Food for Health and Well-being and aims to highlight the benefits of growing, cooking […]
Continue reading Growing Food for Health & Wellbeing
This article was posted in the blog TCV Blogs