Youngsters in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to get involved in voluntary work.

The regional launch of the Millennium Volunteers initiative will be held at Oxford Brookes University on Saturday afternoon, when there will be dancing and workshops with Toby Tomanov, the drummer from Primal Scream.

The Department of Education and Employment scheme, for 16 to 24-year-olds, offers certificates and awards.

Projects have been set up in west Oxfordshire - linked to Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust - and Abingdon, Reading and Aylesbury.