St John's Hospice Volunteers
Location: Lancaster
If you would be interested in helping your local Hospice please do contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator, Lorraine Swanson, on 01524 382538 or by email at lorraine@sjhospice.org.uk.
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Helping At group nights
Location: Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TX
-Attending group nights.
-Contributing your ideas to planning and running activities.
-Supporting group leaders by encouraging good behaviour.
-Encouraging and helping children to participate fully in activities.
-Taking the register, collecting subs or arranging the room used by the group
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Fairtrade Group
Location: Lancaster, Morecambe and District
We would like to hear from you if you have an interest in the promotion of Fairtrade.
New members are welcome whether to offer occasional support at an event or to become involved in planning ways forward and maintaining the Fairtrade status of this district.
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Placement Supporters
Location: Lancashire Wide Project
Lancashire Children's Rights Service works Young People (aged 16 to 21) who are in or are leaving care. Volunteers are needed to provide these young people with additional support, advice, guidance and a listening ear. If you can spare a couple of hours a week to help a young person please get in touch. Full training and support provided. Volunteers must be 18+ and undergo enhanced CRB check and provide references.
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Peer Support
Location: Lower Hall, U.R.C. MIDDLE ST, LANCASTER
We are a day/drop-in centre for people with severe andenduringmental health problems, We are open 3 days a weeek, Mon. Wed. and Fri. and are always on the look-out for volunteers to help ud run our activities
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Marsh Community Centre
Location: Marsh
Marsh Community Centre is looking for volunteers that can help with office work, DIY, gardening and those wishing to work with children & young people. We offer support, training and a well humoured team to work in. If posses the right passion, skills and enthusiasm, we would love to hear from you.
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Ever thought about Volunteering?
Location: All over Lancashire
Our volunteers make a real difference in your community by supporting vulnerable adults who have a variety of additional needs.
Why volunteer?
• gain valuable employability experience - looks great on your cv
• meet people and make new friends
• try something different and learn new skills
• get involved in your community
We have a number of interesting and rewarding volunteer roles including supporting carers, helping individuals to undertake volunteering or access local community and leisure services and home visiting.
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Carnforth Station Heritage Centre
Location: Carnforth Station Visitor Centre
If you can spare 3 hrs per week we would love to hear from you. The Heritage Centre needs people to help in the Shop, meet and greet visitors and generally help with the smooth running of a very busy Centre.
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Secretary for Chorley Allotment Society
Location: Chorley
Hi - we are a small Allotment Society and we really need a Secretary please. It's an unpaid position, needing a couple of hours a week on average. You don't have to be an allotment holder and no gardening or growing skills are needed. Administration skills would be useful, and access to an internet-linked computor essential. We're a friendly and informal bunch. Committee meetings (6 a year)plus the AGM would need minuting, and occasional e-mails out to members, plus help in organising events, booking rooms etc. If you think you can help we'd be very grateful.
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Receptioist .Administrative support position
Location: Lancaster and District YMCA Fleet Square New road
Available Volunteer Opportunities: At YMCA Lancaster and District YMCA
•Answering the telephone, taking messages and returning/making calls.
•Answering the entry phone and admitting entry to the building.
•Receiving, sending and replying to e-mails.
•Typing up and sending out letters and other documents.
•Photocopying, collating, binding and laminating documents.
•Using computer design packages to devise picture communication aids and other documents.
•Developing and maintaining databases.
•Distributing post.
•Filing.
•Shredding.
•Using the internet to research information.
•Updating the staff noticeboard.
•Sending out mailshots. Promotional material
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Wanted: people to train as Mediators in Chorley and South Ribble
Location: Chorley and South Ribble
Key has been working with families to sort out their problems using volunteer mediators for a number of years. Our volunteers find this very rewarding. Volunteers are given full training and require an enhanced CRB check. We are looking for people who are good listeners and have time to spare.
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Teachers - "Advanced" Computers
Location: Coppull and Chorley areas.
Volunteers are needed to teach computer classes at a level which is more than basic. There is a vacancy for Thursday 10am -12noon at Coppull Primary school.
Volunteers are also needed throughout the Chorley area.
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New friends - give a little and get a lot back
Location: Lancaster and Morecambe district
We have over 25 volunteering opportuntites whether you be 16 or 100 and have half a day or all week free we would love to meet you. Volunteering includes: van driving, shop assistants, answering the phones to fixing computers, building bicycles or repairing washing machines - we provide training, support, work experience and pay travel expenses and your volunteering will help local people and the environment too. Most of all you will be part of the Furniture Matters family.
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Chorley Lifestyle Centre Volunteers
Location: Lifestyle Centre, Gillibrand Street.
Volunteers to help with serving meals and helping in the cafe and relating to service users.
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Become a Volunteer Advocate
Location: West Lancashire, Preston, Chorley & South Ribble
Volunteer Advocate Training October/November 2011 Why become a Volunteer Advocate? This is a rewarding role helping and supporting people in. You will be trained, learn new skills and be fully supported in your role as an advocate. What do Volunteer Advocates do? Advocates help people to speak up and get their views heard. They attend meetings with clients and help them access and understand information. Who becomes an Advocate? We welcome people from sorts of backgrounds who can contribute different skills and experiences. You will need to live within Chorley, Preston, South Ribble or West Lancashire When is the training? The training will be held in Preston across 4 mornings on 31st October, 1st/2nd/3rd November. To book a place or for further information please either telephone: 01772 718710 or email: central@centraladvocacy.org.uk
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Art Class - admin help.
Location: Whittle le Woods, Union Street.
Volunteer needed to help with an art class - taking the register and collecting monies,Thursdays 10am-noon.
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Lunch Club Helpers
Location: Upholland
Helpers required for lunch club for elderly people. Tables need to be set,food served and dishes washed. Volunteers are required Thursdays fortnightly from 9.30am-1.30pm.
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Lunch Club Cook
Location: Upholland
A volunteer cook is needed fortnightly on Thursdays, 9.30am – 1.30pm, to prepare a hot meal for lunch club for elderly people. Training in food hygiene and first aid will be provided.
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Gardener
Location: Chorley
A person is required to maintain the garden at Chorley Lifestyle Centre. A basic knowledge of plants and gardening is needed for the role which involves general tidying, weeding and occasional planting.
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Social Evening Volunteers
Location: Morecambe
Morecambe and Lancaster Mencap provides leisure activities for local people with a learning disability, their families and carers, at our centre in Morecambe. Our regular members nights are Tuesday 7-9pm and Wednesday 6.30-8.30pm and the activities include arts & crafts, games, music & dancing, raffle, bingo, tuck shop and refreshments. About once a month we have a music night on Saturday, featuring live entertainment with bands, DJs and karaoke.
We are looking for new volunteers to join our pool and help out on a rota basis. This would suit anyone who loves working with people, is a good communicator with a friendly manner, and who would enjoy helping our members to take part in the activities, or even would like to bring in some new fun ideas of their own. Does this sound like you? Then contact Judi Wright on 07527 563512 for an informal chat.
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Lunch Club Helpers
Location: British Legion at Coppull
Volunteers required to help serving meals at our lunch club for older people on Wednesdays 11.45 - 2pm.
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Daycare Drivers (Moorgate)
Location: Newburgh/Skelmersdale
Volunteer Driver(s) to bring and collect service users attending daycare in Ormskirk. Currently we have one person in Newburgh and 3 in the Skelmersdale area to pick up in the morning and return mid afternoon, so the work could be split geographically or by morning/afternoon work.
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Daycare Cook Tarleton
Location: Tarleton
Cook required to prepare lunch for approx. 15 older people, working in conjunction with the Daycare services team.
Mondays 10am -1pm
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Christian Volunteers
Location: The Olive Branch (Faith In Action) 1 Westbourne Rd Lancaster Lancashire LA1 5DB
The Olive Branch (Faith in Action), is a Christian charity serving and helping the socially disadvantaged in Lancaster. As a Christian charity our purpose is to befriend vulnerable individuals and families in need and enable them to resolve their difficulties. We actively respond to the needs of others and are committed to reaching out to vulnerable individuals in the community. We have recently seen an increase in visitors and in the variety of problems we have been able to help with. Our opening hours are 1pm-4pm, Monday to Friday and we are always available for an informal chat regarding an area of need, volunteering opportunities or donations.
New volunteers are always welcome as there is a need to extend the current opening hours. Can you listen to someone and help us to access for them the help they need. Our volunteers give whatever time they have, just a few hours a week can make all the difference in someone’s life.
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ChildLine Schools Service Volunteers
Location: Lancaster Area
Most ChildLine callers are children over the age of eleven years old. Younger children may not have an understanding or awareness of abuse or the support available to them to know how and when to seek help. We need a way to reach out to younger children and those who do not have access to technology to ensure they have an understanding of abuse, of how to protect themselves and how to access help through ChildLine and other sources. This is the underlying principle of the new schools service. We believe that reaching such children will be easiest in a primary school setting. The ChildLine Schools Service will eventually help every child in the UK to understand how to recognise and protect themselves from abuse, and where to go for help when they need it. We also have a focus on the children who are not in mainstream education, such as home schooled children.
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Age UK West Lancs Action for Life Volunteer
Location: West Lancs
We are look for volunteers to help visiting older people in the Skelmersdale area for socialising and shopping. There are also opportunities to help with refreshments for activity clubs at the Ecumenical Centre
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Age UK Lancashire West Lancs Information & Advice Volunteer
Location: West Lancs
We are looking for volunteers to help visiting people throughout West Lancs, provide Information and Advice to older people and help with form filling.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley Being Wise Keeping Well Volunteer
Location: Chorley
We are looking for volunteers to support our Being Wise Keeping Well team in helping older people to keep safe, well and active.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley Information & Advice Volunteer
Location: Chorley
We are looking for volunteers to help provide Information & Advice to older people, benefits checks & help with form filling.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley Event Organiser
Location: Lifestyle Centre, Chorley
We are looking for volunteers to help plan and run trips from the Lifestyle Centre, Chorley.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley Lunch Group Drivers
Location: Coppull and Clayton Brook
We are looking for volunteers to help with the transporting of people to/from our lunch clubs in the Coppull & Clayton Brook areas.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley & West Lancs Flexible Outreach Volunteers
Location: West Lancs and Chorley
We are looking for volunteers in Chorley and West Lancs to provide individual support to enable people with early stage dementia to maintain interests & pursue hobbies.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley & West Lancs Hospital Aftercare Volunteers
Location: West Lancs and Chorley
We are looking for volunteers to provide short term support to older people at their home following discharge from hospital wards or Accident & Emergency Dept. This placement is available in both West Lancs and Chorley.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley & West Lancs Foot Care Volunteer
Location: Chorley and Ormskirk
We are looking for volunteers to help trim older people’s toenails at our foot care clinic sessions in Ormskirk. There is also an opportunity helping to trim older people’s toenails at our foot care clinic sessions in Chorley.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley & West Lancs Activity Club Volunteers
Location: Skelmersdale and venues near Chorley
We are looking for volunteers who are interested in helping out at activity clubs (especially indoor bowling, crafts & gardening) in Coppull, Clayton Brook and Whittle-le-Woods. There is also an opportunity to help set up equipment for film shows, run the show and clear equipment away after at the Ecumenical Centre in Skelmersdale.
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Age UK Lancashire Chorley & West Lancs Lunch Club Volunteers
Location: A number of venues in Chorley and West Lancs
We are looking for volunteers to help with catering at lunch clubs and/or running after rural lunch activities in Burscough and Appley Bridge in West Lancs, and Coppull and Clayton Brook near Chorley. We are also looking for help with catering at the Lifestyle Centre, Chorley and the Ecumenical Centre or Fold Centre in Skelmersdale.
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Volunteer Shoppers
Location: Lancaster and Morecambe
We are looking for anyone that is willing to volunteer a small amount of time to shop for elderly clients in the Lancaster area. All mileage costs are paid and full training will be given.
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Trustees Wanted
Location: Trustees must come from one of the 23 villages we cover in Chorley, West Lancashire and South Ribble
Local Charity Villages in Partnership (Registered Charity Number 1111237) is looking for volunteers to join as Trustees. General duties include ensuring the Charity complies with its aims and objectives, contributing to the over all direction of the Charity and attending Board Meetings, usually held the first Tuesday evening of each month.
See our website for more information about the Charity www.villagesinpartnership.org.uk
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Charity Shop Volunteers
Location: Hesketh Bank, Eccleston (Chorley) or Longton
Villages in Partnership is looking for volunteers who have a few hours to spare to help out at any of our 3 charity shops. Duties will include working on the till, customer service, sorting donations, general upkeep of the shop and rotating stock.
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Community Befrienders
Location: West Lancashire
Would you like to make a difference to the lives of people in YOUR community? If so, we are looking for volunteers to visit a person in their own home on a regular basis and form an ongoing relationship.
The role may involve making a cup of tea and having a chat, helping to relieve isolation by providing company.
Skills/qualifications required for this opportunity:
Good communication skills essential
Sense of humour
Patience and sensitivity
Reliability
Understanding and empathy with the needs of older/socially isolated people
Understanding of confidentiality
Requirement to undertake training and enhanced CRB.
If you are available for at least 4 hours a month and would like to arrange an informal chat about this opportunity please contact us at Help Direct or pop in to our office in Moorgate, Ormskirk.
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Board of Trustee volunteers
Location: From across Lancashire
Lancashire Centre for Independent Livingt is a user led organisation.
We are looking for people living in Lancashire who have experience of disability issues or are a person with an impairment.
Would you like to be part of a voluntary Board of Trustees which works tirelessly to improve the lives of disabled citizens across Lancashire?
If so: please contact the above - LCIL Company Secretary.
Thank you.
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Spare Time? Why not Share it?
Location: In and around Chorley
Here at the Volunteer Centre, in partnership with Help Direct, we are able to match your availability, skills and interests, with volunteering opportunities in and around Chorley. Whether you are interested in helping to support people with disabilities, want to help in a Children's Centre, want to get involved in coaching sports or save the environment we have an opportunity just waiting for you. Whatever your interests give us a call and see how we can help.
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New Training Course for prospective volunteers
Location: Chorley and South Ribble
Step-up to Volunteering. New personal development course starting Wednesday 16 March 2011. For more information and to book your place call now.
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We Need Volunteers
Location: Help Direct, Lancaster, LA1 1NZ
Help Direct needs volunteers in all areas of our work. Previous volunteering experience is not required.
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