Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for best practice Volunteer Management and Our Parklife successfully received the accreditation in May 2017. Assessments take place every three years and on the 29th January 2021, we found out that Our Parklife was successful in gaining the renewal after a reassessment process that took place throughout …
We are Investing in Volunteers accredited – again! Read More »
CAPRI is back! We are looking for volunteers to get involved with the CAPRI project. Autonomous PODs will be trialled for use by the public between 9 and 20 March. The PODs are Westfield Technology Group built 4-seater electric vehicles that will carry members of the public on-demand on a pre-defined route. To access the …
Thank you to all the Park Champions who have responded to our end of year survey. With over 220 responses, the data we have collected will clearly help us shape the programme. We will respond to the ideas, potential areas for improvement and issues raised in the following month. It was a pleasure to read …
This year the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) East Works Awards, (formerly the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Apprenticeship Awards) took place on 1st November 2018 at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It is an annual celebration of the diversity of talent, innovation and businesses on and around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park who participate …
Over 110 Park Champions and stakeholders joined us for our annual celebration at The Last Drop on 28 September 2017. It was an amazing evening celebrating the contribution of the volunteers who have participated in a range of activities over the past year. Volunteers dedicated over 11,000 volunteer hours in 2017; providing information, welcoming guests, …
Park Champion volunteers play a vital role at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; throughout September they are supporting an innovative trial of an autonomous electric shuttle bus. The free service can accommodate 15 passengers and an operator and Park Champion volunteer will be on board for every journey to answer questions and share knowledge about the …
The Our Parklife Community Interest Company (CIC) was established as a social enterprise to help deliver the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games when the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park reopened to the public in 2014. The first CIC to bring together skills and experience from the private, charitable and social enterprise sectors …
One of the many ways that Our Parklife helps to deliver the legacy of London 2012 is by providing opportunities to volunteer in the local community. Last week, a team of corporate volunteers from ENGIE, joined Groundwork London at Mobile Garden City in the latest in a series of Corporate Volunteering Days, organised by Our Parklife. …
Volunteers build a bike in a day at Mobile Garden City! Read More »
We are delighted to announce that Our Parklife has been awarded a Highly Commended Award in the The Experian Award for Building Stronger Communities category at the Business at the Community Responsible Business Awards Gala last night. The Award recognises Our Parklife’s commitment to being a catalyst for local regeneration in East London; connecting local …
On 5th May, we found out that Our Parklife was successful in gaining the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) Accreditation – the UK quality standard for best practice in Volunteer Management. This comes after over a year of hard work to get all the documentation and evidence in place, demonstrating the amazing contribution that you Park …
