Latest Volunteer Opportunities

A1 Housing Bassetlaw Ltd 'Branching Out' - supports and delivers innovative partnership gardening, green space project and handy person services for vulnerable people in the community and community groups, through providing work experience, skills training and employment to those who are disadvantaged in the labour market.

Volunteers wanted to undertake good quality gardening and handyperson services, to include the supervision of unemployed people. Also to make applications for grant funding to support community work and promoting the business through engagement via marketing and media.

Age Concern - Manton - Aims to support Manton and helping older people and their carers to maintain a quality of life through offering appropriate services for them. Day centre on Kingston Close, Manton, Mondays and Thursdays only.

Play games, talk to service users, serve meals, help on day trips. Pushing wheelchairs. Training available to all volunteers.

Age Concern Nottingham and Nottinghamshire - Advice and information service to over 50's. Help with welfare benefit check and completion of benefit application form on home visits. Also gives talks, holds surgeries and events in Bassetlaw. Main benefits - attendance allowance, DLA & Pension Credit.

Volunteers needed to visit people (over 50's) in their homes to give help completing benefit application forms. Must be mobile. Full benefits training and interview techniques given. Support from Age Concern coordinator.

Air Training Corp - 303 Squadron. Uniformed youth organisation for 13 - 18 year olds. Activities include outdoor pursuits, aviation studies, community work, sports, citizenship and leadership training.

Volunteers needed to give supervision to cadets' activities, teaching support, involvement with outdoor pursuits/Duke of Edinburgh Award/sports, community work.

Barnardo's - Provides a diverse range of services to children and young people. Raises funds including via a chain of charity shops.

Volunteers required to operate a till, sort donated goods and merchandising. Offenders between ages of 16 and 25 years can aim for a youth achievement award.
Possible NVQ training.

Bassetlaw Activity Friends - Supporting older people who are involved in some physical activity to mentor other elders who are not. Covers a wide spectrum of activity from yoga to vigorous walking. To encourage and support older people to become more physically active.

Volunteers required to support older people who are involved in some physical activity to mentor other elders who are not. Covers a wide spectrum of activity from yoga to vigorous walking. Training given. Monitoring forms to complete.

Bassetlaw Citizens Advice Bureau — The CAB service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policymakers. All advisers have training and access to 11,100 page electronic information system. 

Requires Trustees Board members to provide support and advice to ensure the smooth running of the Bureau, up to six meetings per year. Also full generalist advisers (with training up to one year). Reception/clerical duties as well.

Bassetlaw Community Car Scheme - The Bassetlaw Community Car Scheme provides a community transport service, serving the residents of Bassetlaw who are unable to access public transport. Drivers use their own vehicles to transport clients. Travelling expenses currently paid at 40p per mile.

Volunteers need to have a full clean driving licence. Can commit to as little time as they want. Small amount of administration involved. Full support and training as required, journeys could be for medical or social purposes.

Bassetlaw Fashion Services - Provides a bespoke clothing and garment alteration service for people with disabilities or special needs.

Volunteer pattern cutters for bespoke clothing required. Dressmakers/seamstress also required.

British Heart Foundation - Raises funds for the British Heart Foundation and carries out research and pioneering work to fight heart disease.

Sort room assistant, book volunteer, sales floor assistant.
Checking clothes, books, bric a brac etc for quality before it goes onto the shop floor. Sorting books. Meeting people, making them feel welcome, assisting customers who require help or advice, operating the till, keeping the store tidy, putting out stock.

Bassetlaw Hospice - Situated in a peaceful location at the rear of Retford Community Hospital, the purpose built Bassetlaw Hospice of the Good Shepherd has been providing specialised care in partnership with the Primary Care Trust, within the Bassetlaw Community for a decade. From In Patient Care to Hospice at Home, we provide a caring solution to suit you and your family.

Volunteers required to sit and chat to patients, help with driving or in the kitchen. Fundraising volunteers required to help at events or in the shop or tea bar. Drivers required to take patients into & home from hospice.
Volunteers also required for Charity Shop in Worksop.

Bassetlaw Learning Disability Association - Run clubs for adults who have varying degrees of learning disability and special needs. Club for adults on Thursday evening in Retford, Monday evening in Worksop. Stephen House Club - Retford, Valley Social Club - Worksop.

Volunteers required to support people with learning difficulties and improve their quality of life through various activities. Volunteers must be over 18 and be prepared to have a CRB check. Mini bus drivers required.

Bassetlaw MIND - Supports individuals and their families within Bassetlaw who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

Volunteers required in the community to befriend and support individuals and their families.  Also volunteering within the centre, which offers social groups throughout the week.

Bassetlaw Play Forum - Provides craft materials. Loans equipment and toy's. Provides training services and play schemes. Hires out major items of essential equipment suitable for community events.

Volunteers needed to serve in the Resource Centre, sorting scrap & resources including bulk buy, stock taking & stock rotation. Ideas for Activity & Craft Workshops. Helping the Community Resource Team to erect gala tents and other equipment. Committee members/officers required.

Bassetlaw Shopmobility - Bassetlaw District Council runs shopmobility as a free service. It provides mobility scooters and wheelchairs for people with permanent and temporary disabilities. The scooters and wheelchairs are available on a daily basis to give access to Worksop and Retford Town Centres.

Volunteers needed to help clients with scooters and wheelchairs. Taking bookings. Keeping computerised records. General administration. Making tea/coffee. Befriending the clients and assisting with their requirements.

Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice

Children's hospice caring for children with life limited and life threatening conditions and their families.

Volunteer receptionist/admin assistant to provide help with taking telephone enquiries and sending emails. Meeting and greeting visitors and families. Dealing with outgoing post. Some database entry work. Filing.

Bluebell Wood Charity Shop - Fundraising for a children's charity for those who have life threatening conditions and their relatives. Does not receive statutory government funding.

Volunteer assistants to tag garments, steam clothes, clean, operate a till. 10% discount offered to volunteers, also refreshments and great team spirit.

Boundary Community Support Service (Adult Social Care and Health) - Mental Health day centre, providing group and individual support - social groups, acting groups, therapy groups. Also support with linking with community resources. Supporting social inclusion.

Supporting clients in group activities, e.g. craft, outdoor activities e.g. rambling. Staff member facilitates most groups, individual support for clients with particular disabilities or who are lacking confidence.

British Heart Foundation - Raises funds for the British Heart Foundation and carries out research and pioneering work to fight heart disease.

Volunteers to help in the Retford shop, sorting clothes, books etc and also sales floor assistant.

British Red Cross - Humanitarian Charity.

Therapeutic Care Massage to hands, arms, neck, back and shoulder after full training, to service users referred by hospitals, hospices, day centres etc.

Youth and Schools volunteers to deliver first aid awareness raising sessions in schools and delivering humanitarian education sessions in schools.

Event Supporters - To attend fortnightly first aid meetings at Bassetlaw Leisure Centre. Volunteers attend public events as first aid providers. Whilst on duty they complete paperwork and offer first aid to casualties. Ideally should hold a full driving license, though not essential. Volunteers must attend fortnightly meetings at the centre in order to keep their skills up to date. Minimum age - 15 with parent/guardian consent.

CAST (Cornerstone Angling Skills Training) - works with young people who are having difficulties learning in school and uses angling as a means of engaging these young people.

Volunteers to support the running of a fishing youth club.

Cerebral Palsy Sport - CP Sport engages children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities in sport.

Volunteers required to marshal the Worksop Half Marathon in October each year, helping on the water stations, giving out goody bags, running tombola, thanking runners.

Centre Place - Supports work with 16 - 25 year olds.

Opportunity for volunteers to work with 16 - 25 year olds in maintaining an allotment. Looking for people to spend a couple of hours a week initially at the drop in session on Tuesday's.

CSV/Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Involves volunteers to promote social inclusion of people with or recovering from mental health problems.

Volunteers required at Bassetlaw Mental Health Unit to support member of staff in organising activities for in-patients, engaging them in conversation etc. and also to provide alternative therapies such as Indian Head Massage, Reflexology and hairdressing.

Community Service Volunteers - Finds people full time volunteer opportunities giving them a chance to learn new skills, improve job prospects and most importantly help others. A full-time placement can last between 4 and 12 months.

Volunteers to support young people, people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, or mental health issues. Full time volunteers live away from home and are provided with accommodation and weekly allowances to live on.

Community Youth Project (Retford Methodist Youth) -

Runs activities for children and young people. Offers youth clubs and holiday clubs.

Volunteers required to talk to young people, join in with the activities, make snacks/drinks and help in the tuck shop.

Clowne & District Community Transport - Offers affordable transport for community groups on regular or occasional basis. Groups currently using our vehicles include sporting groups, schools, self help groups, nursing homes and special interest groups. All vehicles wheelchair accessible.

Drivers required to transport elderly, disabled and community groups on various outings, passenger assistants (minimum age 16) to push wheelchair passengers on shopping trips, seaside trips etc.

Council for Equality & Human Rights - Council for Equality & Human Rights (Nottingham & Nottinghamshire) - CEHRNN works to promote equality and human rights for those who experience discrimination in Nottinghamshire. We offer advice, support working with councils, the police and other agencies. CEHRNN can also provide support, representing you if you have suffered discrimination in areas such as education, housing and employment.

The Grassroots Equalities Project is a Hate Crime Service which aims to tackle hate crime across all six equality strands at a grass roots level. We believe that this exciting and innovative project will enable us to successfully empower victims of hate crime, by training them to become volunteers, be involved and engaged in the user-led steering group and be members of a pool hate training facilitators.

Equally, the project will enhance and improve community relations and positive working relationships with the voluntary and community sector to assist in the confident reporting and efficient recording of incidents, as well as engaging and empowering victims of hate crime and service users to act as a scrutiny panel in relation to analysing hate crime statistics.

Our dedicated and passionate team (Hate Incident Officer & Volunteers ) will be proactive within the community promoting the project and its services to victims of hate crime, as well as to community and voluntary organisations and groups.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust- (Please be aware that at the present time this scheme is full to volunteers - please keep checking this website for up to date information) Provision of hospital healthcare for the community based upon multi-disciplinary team work between staff and patients and supplemented by volunteers giving the quality of time.

Escort visitors/patients around hospital, helping on the reception desk, in the hospital shop and in the clinical areas. Meeting and greeting visitors/patients.

DYNAH - Do You Need a Hand - Provides practical support to older people to help them remain independent in their own homes through gardening, decorating, minor repairs, furniture removal etc.

Volunteers required for various tasks, driving, gardening, clerical, shop volunteer, decorating.

ExtraCare Charitable Trust - Provides village communities, which enable people to enjoy active and independent lifestyles in their later years.

Volunteers required for Charity Shop; customer service, stock preparation, product specialists e.g. books, bric a brac, till operator. We can offer a supportive friendly environment, retail training and 25% discount off any sales.

East Worksop Tenants and Residents - Community activities. Meetings with Bassetlaw District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. Management liaison with councillors and John Mann MP.

Committee members required, no one will be asked to do anything just participate at meetings. Meet every second Thursday of the month, other duties will depend on the volunteer.

Footballing Chance - Primarily a social inclusion based project that aims to work with young people deemed most "at risk". Through football the project is able to address issues such as alcohol and drug misuse, communication skills, leadership skills and health and fitness.

Volunteers assist in organised football coaching sessions for 8 - 18 year olds. Transport costs will be provided to volunteers. All volunteers will have the opportunity to attend relevant training and will get the opportunity to gain experience and qualifications.

Framework - homelessness charity providing housing, support, training, care and resettlement services throughout Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Volunteer Befrienders -helping individuals that experience isolation to access social activities within the community and help broaden their social networks.
Mentors - to work alongside key workers to assist people to achieve specific goals that they have identified.

Girls Friendly Society - Girls group open to all aged 6 - 16. Programme is created by the members and includes cooking, painting, games, crafts and dance.

Volunteers required to support and encourage our members in the activities they undertake during the session.

Girl Guiding Retford - Group for girls / women aged 5 - 65 following the girl guiding program in different sections.

Volunteers required to support running a unit (Rainbows/Brownies/Guides). Craft, games, fun, camping, clerical support.

Greenacre Day Centre - Day service centre for adults with moderate to severe learning disabilities.

Volunteers required to walk with people to and from activities/work placements. Also supporting activities inside/outside of the centre alongside centre staff.

Home-start, Bassetlaw - Gives support to families in their own homes. Children have to be 5 years and under.

Volunteers required to train and then give support to families in their own homes, helping to prevent family breakdown. All volunteers to have parenting experience.

Hope - 13 bed hostel for emergency accommodation, move on properties, housing advice service, day services in Worksop and Harworth, furniture project and clothes projects.

Volunteers required to help in the kitchens at the hostel and to provide a befriending service; office duties - filing, form filling etc; warehouse work, driving, customer service; shop duties.

Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) - Monitors all activities within HMP Ranby.

Volunteers required as board members to monitor prison activities, with particular regard to the respect, fairness and humanity afforded to prisoners. HMP Ranby is a category C male only training prison.

Larwood Sheltered Flatlets - Sheltered accommodation providing luncheon club on Friday's.

To help at luncheon club, serve meals, wash up. Clean and tidy appearance, to be able to work quickly so meals are served hot. Friday's 11.30am for approximately 2 hours.

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research - Dedicated exclusively to researching blood cancers and disorders including leukaemia, Hodgkins and other lymphomas and myeloma.

Volunteers required to raise funds with supermarket collections, street collections, setting up and/or staffing stalls at local events.
Organising and/or helping at fundraising events locally.
Event volunteers at sports events; handing out medals, water, marshalling etc

Literacy Volunteers - Help children of primary school age in local schools who are having reading and communication difficulties overcome their problems and find that reading can be fun.

One to one help with reading and communication skills for local primary school children, at schools, during school hours, term time only.

Lost Chord - Organises interactive musical concerts for dementia sufferers & other residents in residential homes and day centres throughout South Yorkshire. We visit same homes each month in order to build on responses achieved in previous successive months. To witness a sufferer speak for the first time or hear them sing the words to a familiar song when previously unable to communicate is an absolutely mind blowing experience.

Volunteers would help the musicians in their attempts to encourage residents to interact with the music, using a variety of simple percussion instruments to stimulate responses, singing along and simple dancing or swaying to music.

Meningitis Research Foundation - Funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia and to improve outcomes and survival rates.

Volunteers required as telephone befrienders; preferably those who have been affected by the disease either personally or through a close friend or relative. Hours are flexible depending on your availability. Full training and ongoing support is given.

North and East Notts Victim Support - Victim support aims to offer a comprehensive service to all sections of the community who has suffered a crime.

Volunteers contact people after a crime and offer free, confidential support and information. Advantage of being able to drive and have own transport. Visiting people in their own home. Liaising with coordinator. Volunteers to attend meetings - 6 per year.

North Notts Community Arena - Providing leisure and community facilities for the health and well-being of local peopel.

Volunteers to help with reception, basic admin, bar and kitchen duties, setting up and taking down of sports equipment, general housekeeping.

Nottingham Community Prison Chaplaincy - Works with prisoners coming to the end of their sentence and when back in their community, supporting with advice and mentoring through this transition period.

Volunteers required to meet prisoners while in prison. Work with client about goal setting, support individual as they leave prison and review meetings and progression. Maintain boundaries and safe working practice. Attend training programme and induction.

Nottinghamshire Bereavement Trust - provides a free phone helpline every evening of the year between 6pm and 10pm offering 'a sympathetic listening ear' to those suffering the pain that can follow a  bereavement.

Volunteers to staff the helpline one evening each fortnight. Introductory and ongoing training given. The helpline is switched to the duty volunteer's own home phone therefore suitable to anyone who is physically or visually challenged.

Nottinghamshire County Council, Sports Service - develops sporting opportunities for disabled people across Nottinghamshire. Supporting clubs to engage with disabled people increasing opportunities.

Volunteers to give support, sports coaches, development officers at festivals or training camps.

Nottinghamshire County Council - D & VI Team - Visits Deaf and Blind people to help stop isolation and depression.

Volunteers would visit people in their own homes to read post, assist with bill paying, and socialization. Full repayment of expenses, comprehensive induction, training and full support.

Nottinghamshire Police - Provides security, advice & support and property marking equipment to businesses.

Volunteers to 'property mark' local businesses with Smartwater and Selector mark kits as advised by Nottinghamshire Police Business Crime advisors.

Nottinghamshire Police - Volunteers 16 years plus required to provide numerous duties which include, administration, leaflet drops, front counter duties, car cleaning, customer surveys, witness care and support, massage, community safety volunteers, project work.
Provides the opportunity to volunteer alongside police officers and staff and to gain valuable skills and experience within a professional and public organisation. There is the opportunity to meet new people, work as part of a team, interact with people from different communities and backgrounds, in addition to making a positive contribution to the local community.

Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind - Provides various services to visually impaired people of Nottinghamshire.

Volunteers wireless for the blind radio demonstrator - to deliver and demonstrate radio's for visually impaired people throughout Nottinghamshire. Also events assistants and people to distribute flyers at fundraising events to all areas of Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire Unemployed Workers Centre - Provides welfare rights advice and debt counselling to hard to reach groups in North Nottinghamshire.

Volunteers required as Welfare Rights Advisors, Debt Advisors and Administrators. Potentially representing clients at tribunals, county court etc. Otherwise basic clerical tasks for a charitable company.

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust - The NWT is the County's longest environmental charity with over 8000 members. The Trust works to protect and enhance the County's wildlife habitats and to make Nottinghamshire a better place for both wildlife & people. It cares for 67 nature reserves and liaises with farmers and landowners.

Wide range of volunteer opportunities, practical outdoor work, wardening and monitoring reserves.

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid - Supports women, children and young people who are/have suffering any form of domestic violence. Training and awareness sessions. Provides training and is committed to the support and development of volunteers. Drop in service, information events and activities.

Volunteers follow a thorough induction into all service areas: refuge, domestic violence and children's services, before specialising in the area of choice. We provide training and are committed to the support and development of volunteers.

NYAS - National Youth Advocacy Service - Long term adult befrienders for young people. Called Independent Visitors, adult volunteers give some time each month, to befriend a child or young person who is looked-after by their local authority.

Volunteer befrienders for young people. Could include helping with school or college work, accessing community resources (libraries, sports centres), going on outings such as to the cinema, bowling or just a walk in the park.

Parentlineplus - Independent provider of parenting support in the country. A national charity, that delivers quality assured, responsive parent to parent services, aimed at enabling parents to meet their own and their children's needs in order to secure good outcomes for children. Programme is designed to be highly flexible, so enabling work with other agencies and providers, to deliver the priorities laid down in local parenting strategies. All our services have been externally evaluated and proven to work.

Outreach Volunteers to visit venues such as schools, community centres, in the Bassetlaw area, to distribute information of Parentline Plus.
Experience of parenting. This could be as a biological parent, step-parent, grandparent, foster carer or other parenting role.
Ability to engage with parents; be approachable and friendly.Be prepared to travel to local venues and events.
Ability to empathise with all parents regardless of race, gender, age, religion, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability.
Willingness to question your own attitudes e.g. towards different forms of parenting. Ability to remain open minded, non-judgemental and enthusiastic.
Ability to work as part of a team.
 

Parent Partnership Service - supports parents of children with special educational needs around problems with education by providing information and advice via a helpline, clarifying options, helping parents to be fully included in decisions about their child's education.

Volunteers to support a telephone helpline at Nottingham. Admin volunteers at Nottingham. Volunteer to support individual parents. Advisors at Drop-In sessions at various locations. Volunteers to help parents write letters and support at school meetings.

Parkinson's Disease Society - Campaigns for a better quality of life for people with Parkinson's and provides expert information on all aspects of living with the condition.

Volunteer secretary required to provide administration working at home, attending meetings, handling post, taking enquiries, storing paperwork and publications, managing confidential data. In-house training opportunities available.

Rampton Hospital - One to one befriending for male and female friendless patients in a secure hospital setting.

Volunteers from ethnic backgrounds are particularly welcome and also older volunteers. There will be training and evaluation. Male and Female volunteers welcome.

Retford Resource for Older People - Day centre for Older People, serving meal's and light refreshments, giving general information and guidance on local services, games and entertainment.

Volunteers will be required to assist with all duties involved in the Resource Centre, ie games, crafts etc.
Also helping to take food orders. Help in the kitchen preparing food and washing/cleaning up afterwards is also required.

RNIB - provides on-going support for blind and partially sighted people.

Volunteers for store collections, static media collections, IT home visitor, fundraising coordinator, talking book home support. To place collecting boxes, retrieve and count. Assist clients in their homes with IT support and choosing talking books.

Rural Bassetlaw Befriending Scheme – Provides one to one befriending, group activities and enables older people to be socially included, in order for them to retain a degree of independence and remain at home for as long as possible.

Volunteer befrienders, drivers, group activities.

St Swithun's Church Council - Services, venue for art exhibitions, lent lunches, bell-ringers tea, time travelling, Christmas Tree festival, concerts. Church open to visitors - Thurs, Fri, Sat mornings, Charter day & Heritage Open Day.

Services, venue for art exhibitions, lent lunches, bell-ringers tea, time travelling, Christmas Tree festival, concerts. Church open to visitors - Thurs, Fri, Sat mornings, Charter day & Heritage Open Day.

Volunteers required to help with general maintenance, cleaning and welcoming visitors. Treasurer also required.

Save The Children - Charity who work with vulnerable children in the UK and across the world to make their lives better.

Volunteers needed for various areas of the shop.

School Governor's One Stop Shop - Recruits and places School Governor volunteers to add value to the local schools in the most need.

Volunteer School Governors to attend meetings and strategic planning

Support after Adoption - Offers advice, counselling and therapy for people who live in Nottinghamshire County and who are adopted/have adopted a child/are a birth mother, birth father or birth relative of someone who has been adopted.

Volunteer opportunities for people with links to adoption to help and support others in similar circumstances. Also driving and admin tasks. Variable other tasks to suit volunteer.

The Children's Society - Charity Shop

Volunteers to help in the shop at Retford. Retail, stock room processing, e.g. hanging, tagging, sorting etc. Shop floor - till, customer service.

The Crossing - Church, Community Centre and Cafe.

Reception desk volunteers and cafe helpers needed.
Help with Older Persons Lunch club on Tuesday's between 11am and 1pm, serving meals clearing away, washing up. Helping at evening concerts, serving refreshments, front of house.

The Holocaust Centre - The Holocaust Centre is a museum and education centre which documents the history of the holocaust, remembers its victims and challenges us about our values in the world today.

There are a range of volunteer opportunities including - reception, coffee shop, museum assistants and guides, gardening, library and clerical support, and fundraising.

A chance to become part of a unique establishment and learn about the Holocaust and Kindertransport. The opportunity to listen to speakers talk about their memories of both.

Minimum age 17.

The National Trust - Conservation & Environment to places of historic interest and natural beauty for the benefit of all.

Gardening and garden stewards, assistance with events and event planning. Administration and reception help. Learning, including school visits & conservation centre. Assisting in the shop and general information assistants.

Talk Service Administrator - to assist with the co-ordination of the Talks Service in the East Midlands, liaising with speakers and groups, and maintaining accurate records.

The National Trust - Mr Straw's House - 1920's family home. This ordinary semi-detached house, with original interior decorations from 1923, was the home of the Straw family. For 60 years the family threw little away and chose to live without many of the modern comforts we take for granted. Photographs, letters, Victorian furniture and household objects spanning 100 years can still be seen exactly where their owners left them. This is now a tourist attraction and learning venue.

Volunteers required to engage and convey information to visitors, to welcome and issue tickets and sell souvenir items. Also to take telephone bookings during busy periods e.g. school holidays.

Tuxford Mine of Information - Is a UK online centre and administrates for Dial a Trip, the Community Car Scheme. It accommodates the Police Contact Point, Parish Council, Rural Bassetlaw Befriending and the local newsletter. It holds surgeries from A1 housing, Citizens Advice Bureau and Local MP. Hire of meeting room, offices and IT suite is available.

We would prefer at least a 2 hour commitment on a regular basis to cover reception duties. We need volunteer car drivers for the community car scheme especially Elkesley, Normanton & Tuxford. Newsletter & Befriending Scheme volunteers required as well as in the centre itself.

The Nottingham & Notts Advocacy Alliance

Works with adults who have learning difficulties and also adults who have mental health needs, helping them to speak out and have their voice heard.

Volunteer Trustees wanted to form the management committee which is responsible for the running of the organisation. Also Citizen Advocate volunteers to help and support vulnerable people to get information about services, health, welfare rights, etc.

Worksop Child Contact Centre - Offers supported contact to families who have separated and to those parents that no longer have regular contact with their child/children.

Volunteers required to help set up the toys for the children and pack away; making drinks etc.

Worksop & District Credit Union - Community savings and loans scheme. Outreach posts in Manton, Harworth, Shirebrook, Bolsover, Clowne, Creswell and Warsop. Cash handling, meeting & greeting customers, basic computer entries.

Directors for management board with business skills required. (i.e. secretary, treasurer). People to assist with development and strategic planning.

Worksop and District Live at Home Scheme - provides emotional and practical support to vulnerable older people, enhancing their quality of life and prolonging their independence for as long as possible.

Volunteers required to drive older people to social activities, hospital appointments etc. Befriending in the day centre or in people's own homes. Helping to prepare meals/clear away at day centre. Making tea/coffee. Fundraising. Shopping and gardening for older people. Washing tea cloths etc. Just one hour of your time could change an older persons life for the better.

Worksop Dolphins - Swimming for 7 - 18 yr olds for health/leisure and also competition level.

Volunteer swimming officials e.g. coaches, judges, time-keepers etc.

Worksop Entry to Employment (E2E) - Works with 15 - 19 year olds (unwaged) to provide opportunities for them in education, training and employment.

Volunteers required to provide additional one to one support for students with learning issues. Possible training opportunities.

WRVS (in Bassetlaw hospital) - hospital shop and coffee shop.

Volunteers to serve in the shop, restocking shelves, etc. Coffee shop - serving customers with snacks and beverages, operating till and dishwasher.

WRVS, Home from Hospital Scheme - Provides short term low level support for 4 - 6 weeks at home to older and vulnerable people following a stay in hospital or a period of intermediate/ rehabilitative care.

Volunteers to prepare a persons home after discharge from hospital/care. To ensure a basic supply of food, receiving person home from hospital. Information advice and signposting. Assisted shopping. Support at outpatients appointments. Letter writing, form filling. Befriending.

WRVS, Emergency Services - Supports rescue workers/individuals and their families caught up in times of emergency, e.g. evacuation, scene of accidents.

Volunteers required to provide food and drink to evacuees/survivors and the emergency services and other voluntary agencies. Befriending. Clerical. Tabards provided. Further training available. Attending table top or live exercises, staffing information points at county shows.

Young Potential - Specialising in programmes that offer specific, consistent support to challenging teenagers in society. Bassetlaw initiative specifically designed for young people who want something different in their lives. Course covers life skills, education, health, sports. Also, series of weekend workshops focussing on alcohol abuse, 5 per year for 3 years.

Volunteer admin help. Mentors, drivers, help with events, fundraising, room support and parent support.

Young Potential - Arts programme - Specialises in arts by and for the community. This means professional and amateur performance and arts based training programmes for young people and adults who are socially excluded due to health or circumstances. Cafe service. Regular live arts events. Personal development of young people engaged in arts, media and drama courses.