THIS year is the United Nations International Year of Volunteers (IYV 2001) -- an opportunity for Journal readers to get involved in a global movement.

There are loads of ways readers can get involved in IYV 2001 from wearing the IYV 2001 volunteer ribbon to telling us their volunteering stories, or, if they want to try their hand at volunteering, visiting www.timebank.org.uk. Call us on 020 7401 5430.

Ruth Johnson

IYV 2001 co-ordinator (England)