Volunteering Centre up and running
Malvern Hills’ new Volunteering Service will
be up and running from the 22nd July offering advice to
members of the public wanting to take up local volunteering
opportunities.
With the help of Malvern Hills District
Council and Malvern Hills Citizens Advice Bureau, Kay Bromley
(previous Organiser of Volunteer Centre Malvern), will be
voluntarily running the sessions from the Hub in Malvern
Library.
With provision of a private interviewing room,
sessions will run on Thursday afternoons between 13.30 and 16.30
and Friday mornings between 9.00 and 12.30. This service will help
potential volunteers of all ages to find suitable local roles by
putting them in touch with charities and organisations seeking
volunteers. Increasingly local organisations recruit
volunteers to enable them to carry out vital work which couldn’t
otherwise be offered due to a lack of resources. The Malvern Hills
District has a huge amount of volunteers and this service is seen
as invaluable in supporting local voluntary organisations and their
services.
Kay says “I am delighted that with so much
support and enthusiasm from everyone involved, we can get a local
service running regularly. When Volunteer Centre Malvern
closed earlier this year I was determined to try and get a new
service underway.”
Kay has been a Volunteer Centre Organiser for
the past nine years, offering impartial advice to hundreds of
people interested in volunteering for a very wide range of
roles. She has also helped organisations develop new
volunteering roles such as ‘helpers’ at the new All Welcome Drop in
Centres for the over 55’s or as ‘reading helpers’ in local primary
schools.
Councillor Barbara Williams, Portfolio Holder
for Economic Development at MHDC says: “This new volunteer centre
will support all age groups and we would actively encourage any one
with spare time to get involved. Volunteering within your
local community brings many benefits and volunteers will reap the
personal benefits in years to come. ”
For further information about the new Malvern
Hills Volunteering centre, or to get in touch with Kay Bromley
please contact the Worcestershire Hub on 01684 862151 or email
malvernhillsvolunteering@yahoo.co.uk.
