Voluntary Sector in Barra and Vatersay

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Voluntary Sector in Barra and Vatersay

• Iomart Aig an Oir conference
• Barra September 2007
• Jessie MacNeil VABV

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Diversity and Value of the voluntary sector
across all aspects of island life in Barra and
Vatersay
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The services provided voluntary groups vary
considerably

• Rescue services
• RNLI and Coastguard
• Care services for young and old
• special needs, Cobhair Bharraigh, OFTTI,
• Barra Day Care, Playgroups, Croileagan,
• Advice service
• CAB

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• Culture Dance, Language, Heritage, Music
• Feis Bharraigh, Barra Fest, Lasagan,
  Stradagan
• Sports groups
• football, sailing, table tennis sailing
• windsurfing athletics
• Clubs for all ages and purposes
• Pensioners, parent and toddler, Slimming
• fitness etc
• Services for young people
• Youth Café and Youth Clubs

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• Crofting and fishing
• grazings committees, fishermens
  associations,
• Barra Producers Group
• Community Representation
• Northbay and Castlebay community councils
  Barra transportation committee.

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• Community development and support
• Iomairt aig an Oir Voluntary Action Barra
  Northbay Community Initiative Vatersay
  Association Eoligarry Village Association
• Volunteer support
• Volunteer Centre and Voluntary action Barra

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• Voluntary Involvement can vary
• Committee membership
• Volunteer input
• Volunteer at fundraising events

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• In Barra and Vatersay
• Voluntary Sector organisations are
• major employers
• and
• major contributors to the capital
• Investment in buildings