2022 marks 50 years of listening for the Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot & Districts. This year also marks the 40th year of the Bracknell Samaritans run. The run will be held on Saturday 25th June at Easthampstead Park School. There are 5K, 10K and a Teddy bear race for children.
We are looking for volunteers to help running up to the event, on the day itself or even after the event! Some of these roles include; registration, manning the water stations, marshalling along the route, setting up the course beforehand, taking down signage after the event and marketing the event. If you can help with any of the above, please get in touch. Please see the website for more details.
Are you interested in fashion? Are you organised? Do you have a few hours you could volunteer each week? The Cowshed are looking for a small team of volunteers to run our Little Black Dress shop. Our charity supports local people of any background facing a time of personal crisis or hardship. This role will include sorting, pricing, washing and organising the items to make it look beautiful for customers coming in. You may also be involved in the planning of sale evenings and events.
MS Society Reading Wokingham and Districts Group provides support to those with MS, or those who care for someone with MS.
We are looking for a MS Support Volunteer. This role may vary depending on needs, but is likely to include: nforming people about health, care, benefits and other relevant services in the area, assisting people who require help to complete grant applications and helping to collate supporting paperwork, offering support to attend a social activity for the first time, reducing isolation by visiting hospitals or residential settings, helping the Lead Support Volunteer collate local services signposting lists, connecting people to other sources of help such as peer networks and social events, promoting our publications or web based services, signposting people to up to date information about services either from external sources or local groups, upporting the group’s shared responsibility for designing and delivering services in line with our principles of quality service delivery so that they are safe, effective and have a positive impact on those and using them and referring any in-depth support needs to our national Helpline. If you are passionate about what we do and can help with any of the above, please get in touch.
By Helena Badger, volunteer services manager at The Wokingham Volunteer Centre
