Useful links on volunteering in social care

I’ve got from Hayley (INSIGHT)  -  UK

Here are some links to volunteering news in the UK (the first 3 are in chronological order and it is interesting to see how the news evolves over time):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008428.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-13830766

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15805177

The following link covers many different interesting stories about volunteering:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/news/?q=the%20cost%20of%20volunteering&video=on&audio=on&text=on

The following link is a download-able television programme aired on the 13^th of September 2011 on prime-time television. The ‘two hairy bikers’ are celebrity chefs, and they are on a mission to save ‘meals-on-wheels’ which is a service that delivers meals to older people (involving volunteers).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b014sqyx/Hairy_Bikers_Meals_on_Wheels_Episode_1/