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Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
Volunteer in
Herefordshire!
Opportunities
July 2010
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
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The Hereford
Contact
Centre offers a safe, friendly and
neutral environment where children of
separated families can spend time with one
or both parents and sometimes other family
members. Sessions are held on Saturday
afternoons and volunteers help with
running the cafe, maintaining the toys
and games, registering attendance and
setting up and clearing away.
Call 0800 912 2339
The VIP club for visually impaired people runs in central Hereford on first
Wednesday of the month except for January
and August, between 10.15am and 2.15pm.
The 16 clients need someone to socialise,
arrange some activity, e.g. quiz or read to them. Also help with lunch by
cutting up food. Group are quite elderly (75-
early 90s) and not very active.
Call 0800 912 2339
Mad about cats? Then join the new
Hereford
Adoption Centre
Friends Group which will raise funds for the running of the
Cats Protection Centre at Allensmore. They
need a co-ordinator, secretary, treasurer,
events organiser, marketing person and
event supports .
Call 0800 912 2339
Churches in
Hereford are
distributing bags of
food to the needy on weekday mornings and would like some
help with making the up the bags,
distributing them, keeping names of
recipients and doing a spot of stock control.
Call 0800 912 2339
The Hereford
Photography Festival requires friendly people at
various venues around the
city to manage its exhibitions
when open to the general
public. This generally involves keeping an
eye on the exhibits and providing
information on the displays.
Call 0800 912 2339
A residential centre for people with
physical disabilities would
really love you to come along
and join in with cooking
Sunday lunch. You don’t have to be a Jamie Oliver and you
don’t have to help every Sunday but a food
handling certificate would be really useful.
Call 0800 912 2339
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
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Call 0800 912 2339
The Samaritans need people who can take the
time to listen and provide
emotional support for those going through difficult
times, who are in despair,
feeling suicidal or have no
one else to turn to.
Experience or qualifications not essential
but you do need to be open-minded and non-
judgemental. Full training given.
Call 0800 912 2339
Deaf Direct supports people with a
hearing loss and would
like to recruit volunteers
from around the Ross area to help their
clients access services that they may
struggle with. Examples would be
shopping and going to social activities.
Call 0800 912 2339
Are you flying high with
confidence and are also
an effective
communicator? Then the Midlands Air Ambulance needs you
to give talks and presentations to
inspire, motivate and encourage others to
donate and fundraise for its vital services.
Call 0800 912 2339
Most of the charity
shops in Ross are
urgently seeking volunteers:
Oxfam, Sue Ryder, Cancer
Research, St Michael’s
Hospice, Barnardos, YMCA and Acorns
Hospice.
Call 0800 912 2339
WRVS lunch clubs give older people the
opportunity to leave the
house, to meet old friends
and make new ones in a
warm and friendly setting
while enjoying a hot, healthy balanced and
nutritious meal. So could you spare a
lunchtime to help serve lunches and wash
up at the Club in Ross which runs daily
between 11.45am-1.30pm?
Call 0800 912 2339
Volunteers needed each week
with own transport to
take small groups
of older and
lonely people to places of interest in and around the
county on Sundays. The outings, which usually include lunch, are targeted at people
who feel more comfortable being in a
smaller group rather than a coach party.
Altogether there is a maximum of nine in a
group with three volunteers.
Call 0800 912 2339
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
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Megan Baker House provides free conductive education to children and adults with cerebral palsy and other motor related problems. It relies on community fundraising events and needs to find more enthusiastic people to run events such as coffee mornings, car boot sales or sponsored events
Call 0800 912 2339
The Leominster Youth Hostel would be very grateful to find some help with maintenance and general running of
the centre. Gardening volunteer also needed for a few hours a week to keep the Hostel grounds tidy.
Call 0800 912 2339
Walk leaders or back up leaders required for woodland walks in Queenswood which form part of the Walking for Health initiative. The walks last ½ to 1.5hrs on Tues and Thursdays (start at 10.30am) and are easy to moderate. Training provided
Call 0800 912 2339
Home from Hospital desperately needs new volunteers in the
Leominster area to support people as they settle back in to their homes after a stay in hospital or other domestic crisis with practical tasks such as shopping, collecting prescriptions, providing transport etc as well as providing companionship and emotional support. No personal care involved
Call 0800 912 2339
WRVS lunch clubs give older people the opportunity to leave the house, to meet old friends and make new ones in a warm and friendly setting while enjoying a hot, healthy balanced and nutritious meal. So could you spare a lunchtime to help serve lunches and wash up at the Club in Leominster which runs daily between 11.45am-1.30pm?
Call 0800 912 2339
Help people with learning disabilities sell their garden produce at Leominster Market once a month on
Fridays over the summer months.
Call 0800 912 2339
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
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The Samaritans need people who can take the
time to listen and provide
emotional support for those going through difficult
times, who are in despair,
feeling suicidal or have no
one else to turn to.
Experience or qualifications not essential
but you do need to be open-minded and non-
judgemental. Full training given.
Call 0800 912 2339
The Friends of St
Mary’s Church in
Kington would like to find an additional committee
member to help with
fundraising for the architectural restoration of the building.
Call 0800 912 2339
As a volunteer receptionist you will be the first point for
contact for the general public
using the Marches Access
Point in Kington. Also
assist with photocopying,
general admin work. Basic IT skills required.
Call 0800 912 2339
Are you flying high
with confidence and
are also an effective
communicator? Then the Midlands Air Ambulance
needs you to give talks and
presentations to inspire, motivate and
encourage others to donate and fundraise for
its vital services.
Call 0800 912 2339
Deaf Direct supports people with
a hearing loss and
would like to recruit
volunteers from around
the Bromyard area to help their clients
access services that they may struggle with.
Examples would be shopping and going to
social activities.
Call 0800 912 2339
St John Ambulance needs exciting and
motivating people to help
deliver its youth
programme in Kington to younger members on Wed
evenings. You could be teaching a group of
youngsters anything from how to take better
photos to arranging a bowling trip.
Call 0800 912 2339
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
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Many older people are not
getting the benefits they are entitled to because
they struggle with filling in
the application forms. So volunteers are wanted in and around
Bromyard that could help with this. Times
to suit volunteer.
Call 0800 912 2339
WRVS lunch clubs give older people the opportunity to
leave the house, to meet old
friends and make new ones in
a warm and friendly setting
while enjoying a hot, healthy
balanced and nutritious meal.
So could you spare a lunchtime to help
serve lunches and wash up at the
Club in Bromyard which runs daily between 11.45am-1.30pm?
Call 0800 912 2339
Are you flying high with confidence and are also an effective communicator? Then the Midlands Air Ambulance needs you to give talks and presentations to inspire, motivate and encourage others to donate and fundraise for its vital services.
Call 0800 912 2339
Home from Hospital desperately needs new volunteers in the Bromyard area to support people as they settle back in to their homes after a stay in hospital or other domestic crisis with
practical tasks such as shopping, collecting prescriptions, providing transport etc as well as providing companionship and emotional support. No personal care involved
Call 0800 912 2339
Bromyard
Community
Transport provides transport for those who
are without the means or
ability to travel, such as the elderly, people
with disabilities etc. Volunteer
drivers, either using their own cars or the scheme’s vehicles, take them to essential
medical appointments and shopping.
Call 0800 912 2339
Deaf Direct supports people with a hearing loss and would like to recruit volunteers from around the Bromyard area to help their clients access services that they may struggle with. Examples would be shopping and going to social activities.
Call 0800 912 2339
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
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A project which helps people to cope
with conflict is seeking volunteers to
join a team of trained facilitators
who run workshops on Friday evenings and weekends at different times of
the year.
Call 0800 912 2339
The Samaritans need people who can take the
time to listen and provide
emotional support for those going through difficult
times, who are in despair,
feeling suicidal or have no
one else to turn to.
Experience or qualifications not essential
but you do need to be open-minded and non-
judgemental. Full training given.
Call 0800 912 2339
Deaf Direct supports people with a
hearing loss and would
like to recruit volunteers
from around the Bromyard area to help their
clients access services that they may
struggle with. Examples would be
shopping and going to social activities.
Call 0800 912 2339
Are you flying high
with confidence and
are also an effective
communicator? Then the Midlands Air Ambulance
needs you to give talks and
presentations to inspire, motivate and
encourage others to donate and fundraise for
its vital services.
Call 0800 912 2339
The thriving cubs,
scouts and explorer
groups in Kingstone need more assistants. Enjoy
giving support with games, crafts, badge
work, camping, hiking etc.
Call 0800 912 2339
The Community Cafe in St Peters in Peterchurch is
seeking a helper on Wednesdays
12noon to 4pm to help with
serving refreshments
Call 0800 912 2339
The Age Concern day
centres provide a valuable opportunity for the elderly to
to enjoy a day out, share a cooked lunch and
join in the activities which provide an
opportunity to socialise. These centres rely
heavily on volunteer help and more are
needed in Peterchurch on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays and in
Longtown on Weds and Thurs
Call 0800 912 2339
Herefordshire Voluntary Action ( a company limited by guarantee) registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Company Number: 4625595. Charity Number: 1096451
There is so much to gain
from volunteering. It can
help to:
• update your skills
• develop new ones;
• increase your confidence;
• get you out of the house
and meet new people,
• provide work
experience,
• look good on your CV,
• provide references,
• give something back to the community and
make you feel useful.
There are currently over 500 different volunteering opportunities throughout Herefordshire. If you would like to find out more please contact Herefordshire Volunteer Centre Free on 0800 912 2339 or log on to www.do-
it.org.uk