Derwentside Council for Voluntary Services
and Volunteer Bureau

supporting the voluntary and community sector of Derwentside

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Welcome to the Derwentside Council for Voluntary Service (DCVS) and Volunteer Bureau (DVB) website. We are a registered charity that provides support, advice and information to local voluntary organisations and community groups.

DCVS deals with funding and advice to local voluntary organisations and community groups. DVB, now an accredited Volunteer Centre, helps with all aspects of volunteering and working with volunteers.

Please join in - become a DCVS member, its free! Ask for us to get you some new volunteers or register your existing ones. If you are interested in volunteering please contact us. Send us information about what is happening with your group and email us your articles and events so we can make this your website too.

Please ask if you need more information or want advice, appointments can be made by telephone, online or email.  If you are a community or voluntary sector group in Derwentside these services are there for you to access and most of them are free.

Public Access Internet

Computer suite at the Tommy Armstrong Centre The Tommy Armstrong Centre has FREE internet access for public use so pop in to our computer suite. Members of the public are free to come and use these facilities, free of charge.

Should you require; we will be able to print any work for you for a small charge.  IT support is available if required.


 

We Are A UK Online Centre
We are pleased to announce we have recently become a UK Online centre; as a result we are now able to offer a large number of free courses available online. These include:

• Using the internet safely
• Using email
• Understanding job hunting online
• Understanding shopping online
• Understanding eBay auctions online
• Understanding music online
• And many others
 
Just call in for more information, or to start using computers.

Our Internet suite is available at the following times: 

Weekdays Adults (18 +) Young People School Holidays Adults (18 +) Young People
Monday to Friday 9.30am till 3.00pm 3.00pm till 4.45pm Monday to Friday 9.30am till 3.00pm 9.30pm till 4.45pm

 

 

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