St Patricks day across Co Wicklow

Look at the happy faces of Wicklow Volunteer Centre Volunteers helping at St Patrick’s Day Parade across Co Wicklow. This year, our volunteers took part in 7 different places: Arklow Wicklow Greystones Bray Newtownmountkennedy Blessington Baltinglass If you would like to hear about some specific volunteering opportunities or if you would just like to hear […]

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Business Awards 2025

We were delighted to attend the Wicklow Town & District Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards, where our colleague Fiona Downes was presented with the Honouring Excellence in the Community award. Fiona joined our team in 2006 as Manager of our centres in Wicklow Town and Arklow. With a background in community development, Fiona has worked […]

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Manual Handling Training dates for Community Volunteers in 2026

The Wicklow Volunteer Centre provides Manual Handling Training for all Community Volunteers. To participate, you need to be fully trained as a Community Volunteer first. You will then have access to an online Manual Handling training session. To complete this training, you must attend one of the following sessions in person. To attend in-person training, […]

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Christmas across Co.Wicklow 2025

This year, our volunteer team had the joy of meeting Santa across several locations in County Wicklow, marking a magical beginning to the 2025-2026 festive season. It was a wonderful chance to bring together both our Community Volunteers team and the Wicklow Volunteers team for these fun celebrations. We officially kicked off the season on […]

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The Volunteer Ireland Awards

The Volunteer Ireland Awards are the major annual initiative to celebrate volunteers in Ireland. The awards shine a light on the remarkable achievements of volunteers around the country by honouring them at a national level. If you know a volunteer who deserves an award, please make sure to nominate them by completing the form at this link.  The closing date […]

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DIYSOS Wicklow Town

Recently, our volunteers had the wonderful opportunity to be part of DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland, which took place in Wicklow. This project was dedicated to Kyle, a bright and determined 17-year-old from Wicklow Town who lives with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. Due to the current layout of the family home, Kyle […]

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ISPCA Wicklow painting project

🎨 Thank you to everyone who joined the ISPCA Wicklow painting project!  Volunteers from Co. Wicklow Volunteer Centre were happy to take part in a great community activity. The sun shone for most of the day, allowing us to paint the fencing surrounding the sanctuary and the walls and gateway to the property.  Our eight […]

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Carlisle Games in Bray

This Saturday, a group of dedicated CWVC Community Volunteers were on hand to support Purple House at the Carlisle Games in Bray. The sunny weather added to the warm and positive atmosphere, perfectly matching the energy and kindness shown by our volunteers throughout the day. Their presence and willingness to help wherever needed truly reflected […]

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