About Us - Brentwood Council for Voluntary Service

About Us

Brentwood Community and Voluntary Service (BCVS) was formed in 1993 as a registered charity with the primary aim of supporting voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations in Brentwood Borough. We do this by providing advice, training and information for individuals and groups, including advice on fundraising and support for finding volunteers.

Over the last decade our service offer has diversified including the establishment of Brentwood Volunteer Hub, a dedicated funding service. More recently with our move to Merrymeade House, we have established a Community and Wellbeing Hub to support local residents - you can find out more about the activities we provide here.

MISSION, VISION AND VALUES

Our vision is:

For strong and thriving communities across Brentwood.

Our mission as Brentwood CVS is:

To promote, support and develop effective voluntary action and deliver collaborative projects and services to improve the well-being of Brentwood residents and communities.

Our core values are:

To be, an independent, trustworthy, trustworthy, and community focused organisation providing professional, accessible and inclusive services and support.

Registered Charity No: 1199229

The Brentwood CVS Team

Director: Diane Fairchild

Funding Officer: Arsen Poghosyan

Co-ordinator: Bex Foreman

Wedding Host: John Stammers

Trustees:

Sheila Murphy - Chairperson

David Tee - Vice chair

John Fry - Treasurer

Dee Trusdale - Secretary

Sue White - Trustee

Jo Rayment - Trustee

Steve Willoughby - Trustee

Volunteers:

Toni Thouvenel - Avenas - Volunteer Ambassador

Jerry Wright - IT Volunteer

Jane Grover - Admin Volunteer

Linda Eastaugh - Health Drop-in Advisor Volunteer

Balvinder Bhogal - Health Drop-in Advisor Volunteer

Malcolm Finnegan - Wedding Greeter
Christie Guest - Wedding Greeter
Claire Hunt - Community Cafe Host
Diptii Shah - Health Drop-in Advisor Volunteer
Linda Hutchins - Community Cafe Host

Thank you to our occasional volunteers:

Harriet Rathborn, Mark Sopher, Pete Taylor, Sue Ereira, Michelle Farrow, Mark Toublic, Andy King