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    Explain why volunteering is important in the public services volunteering is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. In this report i will talk about the different types of volunteering in the: • public sector • private sector • third sector volunteering is important in the public sector because it helps the public services save money other than the military as the military reservists get paid but it is still voluntary. I got all my information from the websites

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    in Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces and led very decisive battles at the Battles of Some and Passchendaele. He also was able to stop the Germans last offensive (March-July 1918) which ultimately led him to create a veteran’s facility called the Royal British Legion.” This caused him to be elected to be an earl in 1919 . Douglas Haig became Commander in Chief of British Expeditionary Forces, led forces at the Battle of Some and Passchendaele, created the Royals British Legion, and became an

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    about the role of football in the First World War. The UK Sports Minister Helen Grant commends the Premier League’s generosity which ‘use[d] football to help forge lasting links and bonds of friendship as we come together to remember.’ Teams from British and German armies also commemorated the truce in a centenary game in December 2014 at Aldershots town stadium and the UEFA unveiled a memorial to the truce in Ploegsteert, Belgium. The association’s president Michel Platini declared ‘I pay tribute

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    against the British army under General Cornwallis, resulting in the inevitable surrender and American independence. There was a great deal of coordination prior to the actual engagement consequently leading to this outcome. The total number of soldiers consisted of 17,600 American and French soldiers, under the command of General George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Comte de Rochambeau, and Rear Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse lead a French Naval Fleet. 8,300 British forces were

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    October yielding some impressive sums for good causes. Both the Clee Hill Royal British Poppy Appeal, and a comedy bingo night for a children’s charity, did their bit to raise much needed funds, as the month passed out of sight. Over in Clee Hill, in Kidderminster, an evening of bingo managed to raise £772.28 thanks to 100 people attending a Poppy Appeal bingo event, in support of the Clee Hill and District Branch Royal British Legion. The annual remembrance Sunday event will take place on November 8,

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    quality service trading since 2009. They have sold millions of items to every corner of the globe. Choose from a wide selection of DVD’s and CD’s with different genres. Support their cause as they donate 3% of the selling price on any item to the Royal British

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    is a battle during the Army Revolutionary War. It is often referred to as the turning point of the war. During 1779-80, British regulars came into the Southern colonies, capturing Savannah, Charleston, and Camden. The British have pretty much beaten the Southern Continental forces. This had the British believing that they could conquer the entire Southern campaign. The British also hoped that after conquering the heavily populated areas the loyalist would join in the fight to aid Britain in the

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    Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up on a farm near Little Falls, Minnesota. He was the son of a lawyer/U.S. Congressman named (Charles August Lindbergh). He spent a great amount of time alone while he was young. Charles Lindbergh also spent time with animals and machines to keep him company when he was young. He attended schools in Little Falls, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C. Charles then attended the University of Wisconsin for a mechanical engineering

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    P5 The role of the Public Services in promoting Equality and Diversity .The methods used by Public Services to ensure they have a diverse workforce Are the following: * Bullying and Harassment at work Policies * Policies designed to prevent bullying * They state what should be done if it happens * State responsibility is up to the individual Policy / procedures to prevent discrimination and promote equality and diversity: * Equal opportunities procedure * Grievance procedure

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    on this problem but communicated the results of their labours almost daily. At the meeting of the British Association in August 1894, they announced the discovery of

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