Welcome to the website of the Isle of Wight Rural Community Council.
The Isle of Wight Rural Community Council has estimated in its Annual Report that the value of voluntary and community activity on the Island exceeds £80 million.
A conservative estimate is that there are 1200 voluntary and community groups operating on the Island with over 500 registered charities. The £80 million is made up of the turnovers of the many registered charities and various not for profit organisations and then adding a monetary value for the huge levels of volunteer activity.
The report used information from the IWRCC database, a ‘Snapshot' survey undertaken in December and others sources such as the voluntary contribution of carers and Town and Parish Councillors and estimates that if all the Island's volunteers were paid, their annual salary bill would come to nearly £20 million pounds!
Mike Bulpitt, Chief Executive of the RCC, comments, ‘The real value of local voluntary and community groups is of course their role in caring for, nurturing, teaching, protecting, the Island and it's communities but in this day and age money talks and it's worth trying to put a financial value on their work. As you can see it's huge.'
The full report is available to download from the IWRCC website and details the full extent of IWRCC activities over the last 12 months.
1200 Strong -Voluntary and Community Fayre
1200 STRONG will be a celebration of everything the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) offers to the Island; the event will take place at Brading Roman Villa on Saturday 19th September from 10am - 4pm. All groups and organisations from within the VCS are welcome to attend and showcase their work....READ MORE...
Community Chef Programme
Deliver cooking, food preparation, health and hygiene sessions that inspire a joy in cooking that increases through knowledge to encourage all users to eat a healthier diet.... READ MORE....
Funding News
The RCC collates information from a wide variety of local, regional and national sources to help keep local voluntary and community organisations informed of policy issues, funding opportunities, training and events etc. READ MORE....
The Island Strategic Partnership - Delivering the Eco Island Vision
The Eco Island effort is co-ordinated by the Island Strategic Partnership (ISP). The Voluntary Sector is represented by Chairman of the RCC Board and the RCC Chief Executive who sit on the ISP Board and executive. WEBLINK.....