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Volunteer Corner, as seen in Wokingham Today of February 9, 2023

by Helena Badger
February 9, 2023
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At Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS), we provide a wide range of services help keep communities safe, including providing road and water safety advice to residents.

To support this work, we are looking for enthusiastic and confident volunteers to help raise awareness of road and water safety. Successful applicants will do this by supporting us with national and local safety campaigns, helping to present safety information in schools and promoting safety messages at events.

We will provide you with: Full training, Out of pocket expenses and a volunteer uniform.

The Salvation Army is your local church and community centre. We focus on looking after the homeless and vulnerable in society.

We in the Wokingham corps, have a very specific focus on those who need help with housing, benefits and general support in their everyday lives. We also have a regular worshipping congregation on a Sunday, who assist with some of our weekday activities.

We are looking for a volunteer to help with the weekly lunch club. This is held in our hall Thursdays.12-15pm-1.45pm. The need is for someone to assist in setting up the table, helping to serve, and to clear up afterwards.

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We have a monthly faith-based toddler group (birth-school age) it is held on the second Wednesday of the month, I would like someone to help set up, make drinks, and help clear up, musical talents would be a bonus, the time would be 1.30pm-3.15pm. We run a coffee shop, Monday Wednesday and Friday, 10am-1.30pm, I would like someone to help on an ad hoc basis, to cover sickness, holidays etc. The role involves making and serving drinks and light snacks, waiting at table general cleaning up. Please get in touch if you are interested in any of these.

Our vision at the British Heart Foundation is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We raise money to research cures and treatments, so we can give people more time with the ones they love. The tools we have at our disposal today – from heart transplants and pacemakers to stents and portable defibrillators – are all down to research. Research made possible by people like you. We’re on the hunt for passionate volunteers to join us at this BHF Fundraising event and help us create memories participants will never forget.

The events we need help with are the London landmarks half marathon on 2nd April, the London Marathon on 23rd April, the London to Brighton Bike Ride on 18th June and the London tto Brighton Off Road on 23rd September.

We have a wide variety of roles available, so if you are keen to help, please get in touch.

To discuss your specific volunteering needs, please get in touch with Helena Badger, Volunteer Services Manager; volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk 0118 977 0749 or visit our website www.volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk

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