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What is javascript?
The site uses javascript, which operates within your web browser to make it perform simple tasks. There are 2 javascript functions in the site. The first is a javascript to create a clock to tell the time and the second is a piece of javascript to recreate a digital clock that works out the number of minutes volunteers in the borough give to volunteering . This figure of 1,261,144 donated minutes per day is then translated into a 24 hour clock.

If you cannot access this site or find it difficult to use , please contact the web master to discuss how the site can be improved. email: philippal@richmondcvs.org.uk

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A) If you would like to volunteer with a particular local group, click this link to the volunteer online form, where we can match your skills with a group.

B) If you are searching for a particular information try some of the following tips to get more specific results from the search.

Check spelling

Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. If Sound-Alike Matching is turned on, the search engine will attempt to find words that sound similar to your search terms, but it's always best to try to spell the search terms correctly.

Use multiple words

Using multiple words will return more refined results than a single word. For example, typing ethnic minority groups will return more relevant results than typing just minority. (Keep in mind that relevant results are returned even if they don't contain all query terms.) back to top

Use similar words

The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant your results will be. Example: older elderly aged senior back to top

Use appropriate capitalization

Capitalize proper nouns, and remember that lower-case words will match any case. For example, typing search will return all documents containing the words search, Search, and SEARCH. Typing Search, however, will instruct the search engine to look only for the capitalized word.

Example: Domestic Violence

Use quotation marks

Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to each other, for example, "children with special needs." Otherwise, the search results will include the word children, with , special , and the word needs, but not necessarily in that order. The words may appear anywhere, and in any order, within the document. back to top

Use plus (+) or minus (-)

Use a plus sign when your search term or phrase must appear in the search results. Use a minus sign to indicate undesirable term(s). The plus sign tells the search engine that a certain word or phrase is required in the search results, and a minus sign indicates that a word or phrase must be absent in the search results.Note: A phrase must be contained within quotation marks. Leave no spaces between the plus or minus sign and the term. Example: +"funding" back to top

Use wildcards

Wildcard searches can expand the number of matches for a particular request. The * character is used as the wildcard character.For instance, searching for car* will find the words care, carers, caring, and any other word that starts with car.
Searching for *sport* will find the words transport, transporting, support, supporting, sports, sporting, and any other word that contains sport anywhere in the word.

Javascript

If you have seen a message about javascript being disabled, then it means that you have javascript turned off on your machine. You need to turn javascript 'on' . This can be done in the options from the tools or edit menu on your web browser.