55,000 free trees are up for grabs today for residents of London to plant in their gardens and shared green spaces, as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s National Tree Week celebrations, which runs from 23rd November – 1st December. Starting today, London residents and community groups can apply for their trees.…

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Gransnet has chosen to feature TCV as its Charity of the Week ahead of our looming Big Green Weekend. Gransnet, an offshoot of the very brilliant Mumsnet, and described by The Telegraph as “a new dawn in grey power” – is the busiest social networking site for over 50s with over a quarter of a million monthly users; which represents a huge number of potential visitors to Big Green Weekend activities. TCV’s Big Green Weekend celebrates 60 years of The Conservation Volunteers with the UK’s biggest celebration of conservation in the community from Friday 20th – Monday 23rd September 2019.…

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Welcome to the UK’s biggest celebration of conservation in the community! Taking place 20th-23rd September, you could be hunting for bugs with the little ones, weaving willow, conducting wildlife surveys and much more!

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In our 60th Anniversary year, we are delighted to share with you these four new films, produced in order to demonstrate the different aspects of the charity’s work across the UK, thanks to valuable support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. It’s all part of a wider strategy which hopes to connect more volunteers with their local green spaces, delivering lasting outcomes for both people and wildlife. From local parks and community gardens to Local Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest; from school grounds and hospital grounds to waterways, wetlands and woodlands; TCV aims to connect people to the green spaces that form a vital part of any healthy, happy community. We’re on a mission to get more people volunteering with us!…

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We are on a mission to help more community groups to thrive as part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations by providing free membership for all! Since announcing free Community Network membership for 2019, over 1000 community groups that help improve green spaces to benefit communities and wildlife have joined TCV from across the UK. The membership offers discounted insurance, practical and operational advice, guidance and support to any community group that is committed to protecting their local environment and precious green spaces.…

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As part of TCV’s Anniversary celebrations, we would love to hear from those who have volunteered or worked with us over the last 60 years.…

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