A Brief History Of Voluntary Action For Oadby & Wigston

Voluntary Action for Oadby & Wigston has been providing a service within the community since 1986. It was previously known as Wigston & District Volunteer Bureau, Oadby Wigston & District Volunteer Bureau, Oadby & Wigston Volunteer Bureau, and TOPS (The Old Potting Shed) a centre for Development and Volunteering in Oadby & Wigston District before becoming Voluntary Action for Oadby & Wigston in October 2000.

Our organisation is a charity in its own right and is led by a Management Committee.

Presently the VAOW Management Committee consists of 6 Trustees. We also have 3 statutory members attending our meetings from Leicestershire County Council, the Health Authority, and Oadby & Wigston Council. All our Trustees have to be nominated and elected by our members who consist of volunteers, groups, and organisations from within the Borough of Oadby & Wigston. To be a Trustee requires time, understanding, and effort. It also carries legal responsibilities and duties. The Trustees are responsible for controlling the management and administration of Voluntary Action for Oadby & Wigston as a charitable organisation.

Management Committee Meetings are held once a month usually on a Monday morning starting at 9.00 am.

MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Mission Statement

To increase the quality, quantity, contribution and accessibility of our services to the community whilst enabling the local voluntary and community sector to gain access to decision making processes, which affects local people.