About Us
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2024 Outstanding Group Award
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Registered Charity No. 1179561
Proud winners of the 2024 'Proud Of Bucks Award'
"We are delighted to have been presented the Proud Of Bucks award. It is thanks to our 130 volunteers who work so hard every week to make our community what it is. To each one of our volunteers, I say thank you! |
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Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
We are proud to have been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Services in June 2022. Winslow Big Society Group (WBSG) is a volunteer organisation set up in 2012 and became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in August 2018. We seek to identify gaps in general services and provision to the Winslow community and to provide what is realistically achievable to fill these. WBSG liaises and works with other organisations for mutual exchange of ideas and support. 
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Our Inspirational Chair Honoured
On 29th October 2020 Vron Corben was invested with the British Empire Medal, awarded In the New Year’s Honours List for services to the community in Winslow, by the Deputy Lord Lieutenant. 
Assistant Lord Lieutenant, Chair Bucks Council, Veronica Corben with medal and the Deputy Lord Lieutenant
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DONATIONS
If you wish to support us by making a donation please contact the Treasurer (Zoe Sutherland) by telephoning 07732 867864 or by emailing [email protected]
ORGANISATION
A small committee meets regularly to consider, plan and take forward ideas.
Volunteers are recruited to help run projects.
Funding is sought from grants and projects maintained by small fees and donations.
Transport is available free through the Community Car Scheme to all Big Society events in Winslow , for Winslow residents only.
OBJECTIVES
The objects of Winslow Big Society Group are to promote for the benefit of the residents of and visitors to the town and civil parish of Winslow and surrounding areas:
1. to promote social inclusion, by preventing people from becoming socially excluded by relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. for the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society, or parts of society as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including drugs and alcohol; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender reassignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; homelessness or poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
2. to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving conditions of life; without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious, or other opinions by associating together residents, visitors and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations.
3. to promote physical and mental health, but not exclusively, by the provision of better access to services and running specific initiatives aimed at health promotion such as exercise, good nutrition and mental activity.
4. the relief of poverty and relieve frail/elderly/disabled persons by the provision of access to affordable community based transport services and through the provision of affordable nutritious food.
5. to promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined by the trustees.
A small committee meets regularly to consider, plan and take forward ideas.
Volunteers are recruited to help run projects.
Funding is sought from grants and projects maintained by small fees and donations.
Transport is available free through the Community Car Scheme to all Big Society events in Winslow , for Winslow residents only.
OBJECTIVES
The objects of Winslow Big Society Group are to promote for the benefit of the residents of and visitors to the town and civil parish of Winslow and surrounding areas:
1. to promote social inclusion, by preventing people from becoming socially excluded by relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. for the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded' means being excluded from society, or parts of society as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including drugs and alcohol; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender reassignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; homelessness or poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
2. to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving conditions of life; without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious, or other opinions by associating together residents, visitors and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations.
3. to promote physical and mental health, but not exclusively, by the provision of better access to services and running specific initiatives aimed at health promotion such as exercise, good nutrition and mental activity.
4. the relief of poverty and relieve frail/elderly/disabled persons by the provision of access to affordable community based transport services and through the provision of affordable nutritious food.
5. to promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined by the trustees.