VOLUNTEER CORNER

ABC to Read is a registered charity which recruit, train and support community volunteers to give help to primary school children who need a little extra one-to-one help with reading.

Volunteers will visit a local primary school on a weekly basis and work with children individually seeing the same children on each visit, talking and reading and playing games with them.

The volunteers are supported by a field worker who is available to provide ideas and act as a link between the charity and the school.

The Link Visiting Scheme is aimed at reaching people who have become socially isolated by offering friendship, support and a listening ear.

Perhaps due to illness or relocation, bereavement or disabilities, people can find themselves feeling far from friends and family and end up spending long periods of time on their own.

They need befrienders who will be responsible for visiting an elderly local resident on a regular basis. This can be as frequently as you choose and will be up to you to arrange with the person you are visiting.

This scheme can be hugely rewarding and makes such a difference to the person you are visiting.

The Me2Club offers support to families who have children, between the ages of five to 19, with special needs to enable them to access mainstream social activities, mainly after school or at weekends.

They provide trained volunteers to offer one to one support to children in need.

The Me2 Club links volunteers with children with additional needs to enable to take part in activities with other children.

These include Brownies, Scouts, music lessons, drama clubs and a wide variety of sports clubs.

They are looking for volunteers with a few hours to spare each week to support these children to get involved. No previous experience is required. Their next training course will be held on Wednesday, July 26 from 9am to 5pm at Woosehill Community Hall.

Places must be booked so please call us ASAP if you are interested.