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VOLUNTEER CORNER: As seen in Wokingham Today of May 23, 2024

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May 23, 2024
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Volunteering opportunities from Wokingham Volunteers Centre Picture: Tumisu from Pixabay

Volunteering opportunities from Wokingham Volunteers Centre Picture: Tumisu from Pixabay

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At First Days we give choice, restore dignity and empower families who are living with a low income or are experiencing financial hardship.

We are currently in need of help on our reception for a Tuesday and a Friday plus ideally someone who can cover ad hoc (holidays and sickness).

Timing required is 9.30am-1pm and / or 1pm-4.30pm for both days.

Volunteers must be IT literate and have excellent communication skills. Our offices are based in Wokingham, just off Molly Millars Lane.

Do you like being part of a team, getting fresh air and helping people in need? If so, then the Green ‘n’ Tidy gardening scheme could be the volunteer role for you.

Green ‘n’ Tidy provides a basic gardening service for elderly and disabled residents of Wokingham Borough who cannot maintain their own properties, do not have local family support and/or lack the financial resources to employ commercial companies.

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This project does not compete with established gardening businesses as we are a charity and the team of volunteers provides basic gardening, including lawn mowing, hedge trimming and weeding, to vulnerable people in need.

In order to help far more clients across Wokingham Borough, we are expanding our scheme. To be able to do this, we need more help! We are looking for volunteers to help an average of one morning per week, although we can be flexible with this, if you can only help two or three mornings per month for example.

Our teams go out every day apart from Sunday, usually 9am to 1pm approximately, and you can sign up to a regular day.

The Link Visiting Scheme is a charity dedicated to reducing the serious impact of loneliness in Wokingham Borough.

We believe the best way to do that is through friendship and helping people feel connected to their community. We rely on volunteers to enhance the lives of those experiencing loneliness and isolation by making regular home visits.

We ask you to give one or two hours per week or per fortnight, to be that friendly face and listening ear.

We’ll make sure you’ve got all the support and training you need and answer any questions you might have along the way.

If you are interested in any of these roles or would like to discuss volunteering in general, please get in touch with our Volunteer Services Manager, Helena Badger on 0118 977 0749 or email [email protected]. To see all of our volunteering roles, please visit www.volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk

Date for the diary; It’s National Volunteers’ Week 1-7 June, so to celebrate volunteering and to get more people involved, we will holding an informal drop in session at our offices at the Charity & Community hub in Wokingham Town Centre on Tuesday 4th June from 10.30am-1pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

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