Volunteer corner

THE British Dyslexia Association Helpline is a national free helpline service for people with dyslexia and those who support them.

It offers confidential, impartial advice and information.

We are contacted every day by people in need of help or guidance, including parents looking for information and advice on support in school, or employees looking to understand how to request reasonable adjustments in the workplace as well as students, adults with dyslexia, teachers and employers.

We offer advice, empathy, information and guidance, to help our callers access the support they need.

If you have a good knowledge and understanding of dyslexia, excellent listening skills and a friendly telephone manner, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: this role can be office-based at our offices near Bracknell or home-based.

Full training and support will be provided.

■ Do you enjoy being outside and enjoying nature?

Would you like to learn about conservation? Would you like to exercise without joining a gym?

Why not get involved with conservation work in our local woodland, Fox Hill woods on the edge of Woosehill?

Friends of Fox Hill is a community group with the aim of encouraging our local community to enjoy the woods and learn to appreciate the trees, plants, and wildlife. Our Conservation Group meets one Sunday morning each month.

Activities include removal of rhododendron, coppicing, ditch clearing, litter picking, path restoration, tree and bulb planting.

No previous experience is required and we welcome all adults.

■ Royal Berks Charity are based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and are essential in supporting the work the NHS and the hospital does.

We need help and have a number of roles available.

Collector box volunteer- going around local areas dropping off and collecting Collection boxes.

Events ambassador - assisting at our events throughout the year, assist on stalls or marshalling at challenge events.

Charity ad hoc volunteers - that can help out in our office, assist with donations, ebay, foreign coins... the list goes on.

We are looking for volunteers that can fit in with our small team and assist in anyway you can.

■ These are just a few roles on our books. Please visit our website www. volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk to find out more and have a look at all the roles we have to offer. If you would like to get in touch with us, please call 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@ wok-vol.org.uk.