Afternoon Teas Volunteer (Wednesdays)
Our volunteers provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere every Wednesday afternoon at Helena Lane.
Volunteering
Have you got time to spare and skills to offer? Are you looking to give something back to your community? Do you want to join a team, meet new people and make new connections?
We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities for you should you have an hour a month or several days a week to offer.
Click below to find out more about each role and to fill out our (no obligation) application form. You can apply for more than one role on the same form. When we receive your form our Volunteer Coordinator, Nicola Read, will be in touch for a chat.
If in doubt, or you have a question, give the helpline a ring on 01584 873062.
Volunteering opportunities
From as little as 1 hour a week
Lunch Club Volunteer (Tuesdays)
Our volunteers provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere every Tuesday lunchtime at Helena Lane (behind the Catholic Church) for people who benefit from a health hot meal along with company and conversation, all provided by our volunteers.
Good Grief Café Volunteer
Our volunteers provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere on the 1st Wednesday afternoon each month for this supportive group who meet in a local café.
Befriending Volunteer
Our befriending volunteers provide companionship and low level support similar to that which might occur over the garden hedge through weekly contact with local people who have become lonely or isolated.
Dog Walking Volunteer
Short-term help with walking your dog following injury or sickness.
DIY / Garden Help Volunteer
Our volunteers provide one-off help to those who need support to improve their quality of life and have no friends, family or neighbours who can step in and help.
Drivers Volunteer
Our volunteer drivers either transport essential supplies (eg. emergency prescriptions) or people needing lifts who have no friends, family or neighbours who can step in and help.
Good Start Together Volunteer
If you’ve experience helping new parents who might be struggling you could consider volunteering to help run our small group that provides a nurturing environment to help support parents and their new babies / toddlers.
Mentoring Volunteer
If you’re good at helping provide encouragement, motivation and support to young people who might have lacked the benefit of learning from a positive role model during their childhood you’ve the skills we need in our mentoring team.
Parkinson’s Support Group Volunteer
If you’ve experience or knowledge of Parkinsnon’s disease and would like to help others by helping run a regular support group we’d love to hear from you.
Community Fridge and Food Hub
Over a range of roles, Volunteers open and serve in the community fridge, collect surplus food to stock it and, in the kitchen, make and serve refreshments.