Mind the Gap

TimeBank TimeBank is a national campaign inspiring and connecting people to share and give time. TimeBank appeals to people like you who know that their time and skills are in demand - but just don't know what to do about it or where to start.

BNRRN Black Neighbourhood Renewal and Regeneration Network (BNRRN) is a membership network of over 120 voluntary and community organisations from Black and minority ethnic communities in 23 boroughs across London. These organisations represent, work on behalf of and deliver services to people from African, Caribbean, Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Chinese and other minority ethnic communities. Members of BNRRN operate on a local, regional and national level in diverse fields, including education and training, regeneration, children and youth, employment, housing, equalities, welfare, women, health and refugee support. BNRRN overarching aim is to promote equality, social inclusion and community cohesion, by brokering new opportunities, promoting partnership and equipping members with the tools required to deliver measurable improvements and bring about permanent change in their communities. Contact details: Janet Strasser-Williams Tel/fax: 0208 981 3003 Email: bnrrn@btconnect.com Website: www.bnrrn.org.uk

Greater London Volunteering Get more out of London Today Greater London Volunteering is a dynamic network of London charities whose main purpose is to promote and provide volunteering opportunities across the capital. Greater London Volunteering is a membership organisation currently comprising of 27 Volunteer Bureaux and other ‘principal volunteering providers’ and was established in 2000 by the London Network of Volunteer Bureaux and works closely with Volunteering England, TimeBank and Do-it. The key focus of the organisation is to generate more volunteering activity in the Greater London Capital. For more information Contact: Tel: 020 7424 9990 Email : glv@voluntarywork.org.uk

New Nation & Eastern Eye The Ethnic Media Group is at the heart of Britain's minority ethnic communities and is dedicated to supporting the needs of diverse communities. We are committed to helping spread the message that Britain's Black and Asian communities can benefit from volunteering. We are pleased to be supporting Mind the Gap through Eastern Eye, our leading Asian newspaper and New Nation, the UK's most popular Black newspaper.

myvillage.com 'MyVillage is the best local guide for clubs, restaurants, bars, arts listings, gyms, celeb gossip, message boards, classifieds, and business listings for just around your corner. We are delighted to be supporting Mind the Gap and play our part in helping promote the fact that there are lots of volunteering opportunities locally that people can get involved in and get something out of.

London Time Bank Network There are lots of ways for you to give your time in London - but there's only one where you actually get that time back! The London Time Bank Network links over 35 active and developing community time banks across the capital, from Peckham to Bromley to Archway. Community time banks use time as a currency so that everyone is a giver and receiver of time and skills. Join up to a time bank and for every hour spent helping someone out ,you earn a time credit which you can exchange for an hour of someone else's time: from letter writing, befriending, English lessons, DIY to massage and poetry readings - whatever brings people together. To find out more visit www.londontimebank.org.uk and find out where you local time bank is".