Volunteers Week 2026

Volunteers Week 2026

Volunteers’ Week 2026 is fast approaching, running from 1st – 7th June, and this year is extra special as it also marks the United Nations’ International Year of the Volunteer.

At VAC, we see every day just how vital volunteering is across Calderdale. We want to celebrate the incredible impact your volunteers have! The time, energy, and kindness they give so generously, and the difference this makes to the people who use your services or take part in your activities. Many of the organisations we support simply couldn’t do what they do without them.

Volunteers’ Week is the perfect moment to highlight this impact not only to your volunteers, but also to the wider community.

Share Your Stories, Images, and Plans

We’re gathering stories, quotes, photos, and short videos that showcase the positive difference volunteers make across Calderdale. Big or small, emotional or practical, every story matters.

These will be featured on our new Volunteering Story Board webpage and shared across our social media channels.

We’d also love to hear how you’re planning to celebrate your volunteers this year. Hosting a thank‑you event? Doing something creative? Tell us, and we’ll help spread the word.

Submit Your Stories and Plans Here

From Impact to Headlines:

Telling Your Volunteers’ Stories Workshop

Volunteering is full of powerful stories. 

This FREE practical session will help you plan and shape them from preparation and content creation to editing and sharing. You’ll leave with clear ideas and guidance to help your volunteers’ stories shine.

When: Tuesday 2nd June, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Where: Online via Zoom

Book Your Place on Eventbrite Here

Celebrate at the Culturedale Hub

If you don’t have a space to host your own celebration, you’re warmly invited to join us at the Culturedale Hub.

We’ll have tea, coffee, and cake ready for you and your volunteers. You’re welcome to book a slot just for your group, or join forces with another organisation for a simple but heartfelt shared celebration.

We’ll be at The Hub from 10am – 4pm on Wednesday, 3rd June and Thursday, 4th June.

Where: The Culturedale Hub, Unit 4, Northgate House, Halifax, HX1 1UR

Request a Slot Here

Your booking will be confirmed via email or telephone.

We’re really looking forward to celebrating volunteering across Calderdale with you.
If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing info@cvac.org.uk

VAC + Membership

What's included?

You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!

Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.

When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team.

They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.

We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members.  Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector.

The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.

To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website.

The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news.

The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.

A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. 

The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members!

A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.

40% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk.

25% Discount on Virtual Office – Perfect for start ups or smaller organisations, our Virtual Office service offers a postal address, pigeonhole and reception facilities.

25% Discount on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.

Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes.

All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven.  As a VAC + Member, you will receive a considerable discount on all VAC Training and Events.

VAC Membership

What's included?

You will receive a VAC Member welcome pack with useful information on getting the most out of your membership and a few extra treats!

Every member of VAC will be invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and has voting rights for resolutions and proposals either in person or by proxy.

When you sign up to be a VAC Member, you will be assigned a Go-To Contact from the VAC team.

They will be your main point of contact for your membership, helping to answer questions and signposting you to the right place within VAC and/or our partnerships.

We want the VAC membership offer to be responsive to the needs of our members.  Member check ins keep us up to date on your organisation’s news and developments but also on any challenges or support gaps that may be affecting the VCSE sector. 

The information we receive during our member check ins will highlight trends and challenges that we can then explore support and solutions for via our membership offer and partnerships with local providers and authorities.

To support VAC members to feel connected and informed, we have created a unique Member Area on the VAC Website.

The online dashboard will keep you and your colleagues up to date on the latest member opportunities, training and news.

The Member Area also has a forum function, allowing VAC Member organisations to interact and support each other.

A quarterly newsletter to keep our members up to date on not only VAC Membership updates and opportunities but also specifically created content on topics of interest to the local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. 

The Bimonthly Member Network is for VAC Members to connect with other VAC Members!

A perfect opportunity to support one another, find out about other local services and explore new collaborative opportunities and partnerships with fellow VAC members.

20% Discount on VAC Room Hire – We offer a range of flexible rooms for hire located in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Our rooms include a fully equipped, large training room with SMART board and flipchart facilities seating up to 25 theatre style, two smaller meeting rooms seating up to 12 and a small office with computer facilities suitable for one-to-one meetings or rent-a-desk.

Competitive rate on ID Badge Printing – Competitively priced to accommodate for smaller orders, our in-house ID Badge service supports both design and printing.

Based on feedback and insight we gain from our members, our training and events offer will complement local infrastructure support training programmes.

All sessions are cost effective and VCSE sector driven.