It runs from the 20th – 26th February and celebrates the amazing contribution to volunteering that students across the UK continue to give to their communities.
Stephen Greene, the Chief Executive of RockCorps, said: “RockCorps believes youth are one experience away from changing the world. We fully support Student Volunteering Week as a scheme that helps young people to make a difference.”
For information on how to get involved in your area, click here and take part in an event hosted by your university or college.
Plus, with the Orange RockCorps Collective you can Get Given an incredible music reward for volunteering! All you have to do is Give 4 hours of your time volunteering for any charity or non-profit and then tell us all about it on our website and we’ll send you a voucher for a gig of your choice.
BLUR - winners of the prestigious Outstanding Contribution Award at the Brit Awards 2012 will headline the BT London live closing ceremony celebration concert in Hyde Park, 12th August to celebrate the climax of the city’s celebrations for the London Olympic Games!
Joining Blur for this ‘Best Of British’ line up will be The Specials and New Order with a Special Guest to be announced soon.
Converse and 100 Club announce the return of Gorillaz Sound System and its unique audio visual experience to the 100 Club for a late night of live percussion, special projections and guest DJ sets from James Murphy (DFA/ LCD Soundsystem) and Om Unit.
The night will run from 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM and will help celebrate the impending release of the new Three Artists. One Song track from Converse. The new track, “DoYaThing,” features Gorillaz, James Murphy and Andre 3000 and will be available for download on Converse.co.uk on February 23, 2012.
To win a pair of tickets then all you have to do is send an email to competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with your name and telephone number with 'Gorrilaz SoundSystem' in the subject field.
The competition is open to 18+ only and you must be a Collective member to enter. Entries close Wednesday 15th February @ 3PM.Not a member of the Collective? Click here to join!
The Breast Cancer Care Pink Ribbonwalk in association with woman&home is a much loved sponsored walking event that is now in its eighth year. All participants fundraise a minimum of £175 for Breast Cancer Care to help fund the free services we provide. There are five Pink Ribbonwalk events in 2012 including our brand new Marble Hill Park event, each with a 10 or 20 mile circular route starting and finishing at a stunning location.
• Saturday 12 May – Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland, PH2 6BD • Saturday 19 May – Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PX • Saturday 26 May– Petworth House, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0AE • Saturday 9 June – Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, SY14 8AH • Saturday 16 June – Marble Hill Park, Richmond Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 2NL
Typical roles that you may be asked to do on the day are: • Registration marquee team- A friendly face to sign-in walkers on arrival and/or as they cross the finish line and help with any questions they might have. • Information and gift marquee team- Providing information on things to do in the local area and directions for friends and family of walkers. There will also be Breast Cancer Care merchandise for sale. Volunteers should have good knowledge of the local area. • Rest stop teams- Handing out water and refreshments to all walkers when they arrive at your rest stop. Volunteers should be enthusiastic, cheerful and encouraging. • Course marshals- Ensuring walkers follow the correct route and are safe, especially when crossing roads. • Finish line team- Welcoming all the walkers across the finish line, handing out medals and food vouchers. Some walkers may cross the line alone, with no family waiting for them, so it is vital that they receive a warm welcome from our volunteers! • Massage Volunteers - Qualified massage therapists will be giving brief leg massages to walkers after they finish. Volunteers should be qualified, with their own insurance and equipment.
Volunteers will need to be enthusiastic and have good people skills. The ability to work as part of a team and be physically active is crucial as most roles will involve periods of standing and some lifting. Please inform us should you need a less active role.
If you are interested in this role or would like further information please visit our website www.pinkribbonwalk.org.uk or email rwassistant@breastcancercare.org.uk
Once you have volunteered you can sign up for an amazing music reward through the Orange RockCorps Collective! Not a member of the Collective? Click here to join!
2012 BRIT 'Critics Choice' award winner Emeli Sande will be talking to an audience of young people in an exclusive masterclass at the British Music Experience, London's museum of popular music based inside The O2 - this Friday 17th February 4pm!
The 23 year old singer songwriter will share her experiences of working with some of the biggest names in the music industry, writing for her own debut album, juggling her love of music with her education and being nominated for two BRIT awards before taking questions from the audience.
This free event is guest list only, to register for a place email events@britishmusicexperience.com with 'Emeli Sande' in the subject line. Please include your full name, age and how you found out about the event. We will send you a confirmation email to print and bring on the day.
To enquire about bringing a group email susanne.buck@britishmusicexperience.com
We have five pairs of tickets to give away to some lucky Collective members to see the brilliant UK grime artist, Dot Rotten at the 100 Club London as part of the Converse Gig series!
2012 has already got off to a great start for the 24-year-old South London rapper, with a place on the BBC Sound of 2012 list and being Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest Record of the week’. So if you'd like to see him at this intimate show before he's filing arenas around the UK then see below for how to enter...
To win a pair of tickets then all you have to do is send an email to competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with your name and telephone number with 'Dot Rotten' in the subject field.
The competition is open to 18+ only and you must be a Collective member to enter. Entries close Wednesday 25th January @ midday.Not a member of the Collective? Click here to join!
Join the Teenage Cancer Trust National Collection Team!
The Teenage Cancer Trust need your help fundraising across the UK and Ireland! Are you free the 21st & 22nd January 2012 and can give 4 hours to help others?
To register all you have to do is email James at argosvolunteers@teenagecancertrust.org or call 02076120716. If you can’t make either of these days then click here for other ways to get involved with the charity.
We have once again teamed up with the award winning Point Blank Music College to bring a very special opportunity to all of you budding music makers out there.
Point Blank have been running music production courses for over 15 years from their studios in Hoxton at the heart of East London’s vibrant music scene. Voted by DJ Mag as the ‘Best DJ and Production College’ for six years running they have given countless students a stepping-stone to a career in music.
They also run in-depth online courses, giving those not in London the opportunity to learn from their team of tutors who have worked with the likes of: Bjork, Beyonce, Massive Attack, Alicia Keys, De La Soul, La Roux, Florence & The Machine and a whole host of artists from the underground electronic music scene.
This is where you come in! This month, one lucky member of the Orange RockCorps Collective will win a place on their choice of one of any of Point Blank’s online courses - a fantastic kick-start for your own career by studying with some of the best producers, remixers and engineers in the game. With DJing, music production, live performance, songwriting and music business to choose from, there really is something to suit everyone’s specific interest.
Have a gander at this incredible opportunity below:
Sold? Thought so! All you have to do to enter the competition is send an email with your name and phone number to competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with the subject line ‘SUPERSTAR DJ’
THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO COLLECTIVE MEMBERS ONLY AND THE WINNING EMAIL WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM ON THURSDAY 24th FEBRUARY AT MIDDAY! Not a member of the Collective? Click here to join!
You can find out more about their school over at www.pointblankonline.net and while you wait to see if you are the winner, why not try out some of their sample courses for yourself here… absolutely free!
Barnardo’s stormed ahead last month to win the last round of the You decide vote winning them the much coveted Hot Desk Pack and a pair of BlackBerry® Curve 9300 Smartphones on Orange!
A message of thanks from Barnardo’s Action with Young Carers- Liverpool:
”Thank you so much for all the people who voted for Barnardo's and a huge thanks to Orange RockCorps for all of the amazing donations you have given to Barnardo's. These items will definitely make a huge difference to the work we do with children and young people, particularly around communicating more easily with the Young Carers involved in our service. Also, thank you so much for the support of all our dedicated volunteers who give so much of their time to support some of the most vulnerable children and young people.”
“We have been supporting the young carers to have breaks from caring and fun days out. We have organised art and craft groups and gym groups for the childen and young people. In addition, we have also been involved in some direct work with families to encourage healthy lifestyles.
I really feel like we are helping and making a difference to the lives of the young carers we support at the project. The staff go out of their way to support us and we have a lot of freedom to develop and run interesting and creative sessions and groups with all the young carers.
We wanted to volunteer there as its a well known and well respected charity, we all wanted to work with vulnerable children and families and Barnardo's has enabled us to do that. We all support their campaign and in particular their work with young carers.”
Would you like to get involved with this organisation and start earning amazing music rewards with the Collective? Click here for nationwide opportunities and ways to volunteer.
Are you the next Adele, funnier than Russell Brand or more entertaining than Strictly Come Dancing? Crisis is looking for talented folk to come and make their centres welcoming places to be this Christmas.
Sound like something you’d be interested in? They need you to come and spend a few hours between 23rd and 29th December at one of their nine London centres. Previous performances have come from Jo Brand, Ed Sheeran and Ben Elton, so you’re in good company. If you’ve got a few hours to spare, come and spend it, doing what you love, with Crisis and help make this Christmas one to remember.
To apply to perform this year please visit: The Crisis Website or contact Jacqui Gavin ccengagement@crisis.org.uk Please mention Orange RockCorps in your application or email as well as a link to your website/Youtube/Soundcloud presence if you have one.
You need to be 18+ to volunteer as a performer at their centres (or 16+ if accompanies by a parent or guardian) and able to make your own way to the centres (all of which are located within zones 1-3 in London). You will be invited to an Entertainments Briefing prior to your gig.
Not going to be in London this Christmas? We have year round opportunities across the UK – please visit here for more information about getting involved nationally.
Once you have done your volunteering don’t forget to submit your story to the Collective to earn an amazing music reward!
Orange RockCorps attended the Brand Event Awards on Wednesday, which is the inaugural joint collaboration between Marketing and Event magazines. It was created to celebrate the event marketing strategies of the globe’s biggest brands.
We were honoured to win the award for the Best Brand Event Strategy At A Music Event, our CEO Stephen Greene collected the award on behalf of our brand partner, Orange as well as BlackBerry® and Channel 4.
We would like to say a special thank you to everyone that has volunteered with us or worked with us since 2008. Congratulations to all of the other contenders and winners, you can see the full list here.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to help film and produce one of the UK’s hottest gigs? Well Beth got the experience of a lifetime when she won the chance to do just that.
Beth tells us in her own words what it was like to work at Europe’s largest all volunteer gig with 11,000 volunteers each who gave 4 hours to get given a ticket to see Diddy – Dirty Money, Primal Scream, Kelis, Professor Green, Wretch 32 & Eliza Doolittle at Wembley Arena!
My day at the Orange RockCorps concert…
2pm, Wembley Arena, London. I arrived outside at the stage door, the start of doing something I have never done before. It was simply the beginning of the smile that was spread across my face all day, hiding the initial feeling of being overwhelmed. I met with Alicia (who works at RockCorps) who then led me to meet Tori (from CC-Lab). Tori gave me my crew pass to allow me backstage for the day and introduced me Jamie (also from CC-Lab) and the rest of the crew; with so many names I cannot possibly remember them all!
After the greetings I was given a tour of the arena and shown the camera equipment that would be used to film the live show. They showed me the cameras up on the stage, the tracking in the pit, the jig and the wide shot cameras. This gave me an idea of the angles and the amount of people working on the show. I was then allowed to ‘have a go’ with one of the cameras on the tracking across the stage during P Diddy’s sound check, which was incredible!! Not only to try using such high standard equipment, but to be there for a sound check!
Following this, I went into the hub where all of the video footage and sound is transmitted, as well as edited live on the night. This was a huge eye opener to the amount of work put into what will be one TV programme and also to see all the different camera angles and shots that would later be used for real.
After some time spent in the hub, I was sent on a task to get one of the presenter’s insoles, which was a little overwhelming, but after some quick thought I succeeded! When I came back from my mini adventure around the streets of Wembley I was back in time to watch Professor Green sound check too, before going up for food with the crew. Over dinner, they told me that my task for the evening would be to help as a camera assistant in the pit, during the live show!
I was kitted up with a headset to allow me to hear everything the directors were saying throughout the show and to get an idea of what they were thinking, needing and doing. This was a cherry on top of a cake, as I was in the pit of the arena, alongside Charlie and Johnny from CC-Lab (cameraman and assistant), checking cables weren’t coming undone and generally doing anything I could to help. All this whilst experiencing the amazing show with the variety of acts and being deafened by the 9ft speaker I was stood next to!! I couldn’t and still can’t believe that I won this amazing experience, that I was actually there and that close!
The experience as a whole was incredible. I found it very insightful as an aspiring film and media student. It was something I could have only dreamed of doing as work experience within the industry, as someone used to being the other side of the barrier. However, thanks to Orange RockCorps, it happened!
A big thanks to Beth for all her hard work and professionalism throughout an amazing day. You can see just what it ended up looking like below...
Win tickets for you and a friend to see the genius J Cole at KOKO London, Sunday 27th November!
Check out his latest video, Can’t Get Enough below…
All you have to do to enter is email competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with your name and number putting, “J Cole @ KOKO” in the subject field.
The offer is for Collective members only. Not a Collective member? Then register here and submit your story to earn amazing music rewards just like this.
*A winner will be chosen at midday on Friday 25th November at random.*
Win tickets for you and a friend to see the mighty Guillemots at KOKO London this Thursday 17th November!
Check out their latest video, I Must Be A Lover below…
All you have to do to enter is email competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with your name and number putting, “The Guillemots @ KOKO” in the subject field.
The offer is for Collective members only. Not a Collective member? Then register here and submit your story to earn amazing music rewards just like this.
*A winner will be chosen at midday on Wednesday 16th November at random.*
Win tickets for you and a friend to see the one and only, The Rapture at their SOLD OUT KOKO London show this Wednesday 2nd!
All you have to do to enter is email competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with your name and number putting, “The Rapture @ KOKO” in the subject field.
The offer is for Collective members only. Not a Collective member? Then register here and submit your story to earn amazing music rewards just like this.
*A winner will be chosen at midday on Tuesday 1st November at random.*
Win tickets for you and a friend to see the incredible Wretch 32 at his SOLD OUT KOKO London show this Friday 28th!
All you have to do to enter is email competitions@rockcorps.co.uk with your name and number putting “Wretch 32 @ KOKO” in the subject field.
The offer is for Collective members only. Not a Collective member? Then register here and submit your story to earn amazing music rewards just like this.
*A winner will be chosen at midday on Thursday 27th October at random.*
This free event, organised by the European Commission and Cabinet Office, is aimed at both individuals interested in volunteering themselves and voluntary organisations that would like to learn from the work of others.
The event takes place from the 28th October until the 3rd November 11am – 5pm daily and there are loads of ways to get involved and meet with some fantastic organisations including: British Red Cross, Marie Curie, the British Heart Foundation, Do-it.org and us!
What you can do -
• Meet and talk with organisations that work with volunteers • Meet people currently volunteering and hear about their experiences • Help individuals to decide if volunteering is for them and what they might want to do • Enable voluntary organisations to network and share their good practice in working with volunteers
So if this sounds like something you’d love to get involved with, point your browsers here!
Venue:
Coin Street neighbourhood centre 108 Stamford Street South Bank London SE1 9NH
Follow them on twitter @EYV11TourUK for the latest news and updates on the tour.
Oxjam Brick Lane Festival 2011 is going to be even bigger and louder this year.
They need volunteers in the run up to the main event so if you want to lend a helping hand then look below for how to get involved. Plus once you’ve given your 4 hours volunteering you can submit your story to the Collective to earn a gig ticket of your choice. Give, Get Given.
Flyer Distribution
Saturday 15th, Sunday 16th and Saturday 22nd October
Before the festival, Oxjam Brick Lane will distributing flyers in Brick Lane, putting them in shops local businesses. They are looking for enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to help out with this activity and at the main event with the fundraising.
The homelessness charity, Crisis need your help this Christmas.
They are expecting nearly 3,000 guests looking for a roof over their head, a hot meal and to share in some Christmas spirit. To make this happen, they need more than 8,000 volunteers in loads of different role categories:
If you feel you can give your time from 23rd – 30th December 2011 across London then please head over to their website for more information or email: ccvolunteering@crisis.org.uk
Once you have given your time to this charity you can tell us about your experience and earn a gig ticket through the Collective.
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