VOLUNTEER CORNER

A SMALL group of Emmbrook residents run the village hall and we are looking for enthusiastic residents to join us on the committee to spread the responsibilities entailed in operating this successful village hall.

We would welcome all enquiries and invite them to discuss how they can help to keep this valuable asset for the community.

If you care about the local community and making a difference, please get in touch.

The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) offers free, non-judgemental, evidence-based information and support to breastfeeding women and parents in the Wokingham Borough. Support is given at any age of baby/child and at any stage of a breastfeeding journey.

Are you a good listener? Do you have personal experience of breastfeeding? Would you like to support mums and breastfeeding parents in your community?

BfN Wokingham is offering a FREE accredited course to those in the Wokingham Borough who are interested in training to become a Breastfeeding Helper peer supporter volunteer. The course will be held online (Zoom) on Wednesdays 10am-noon from April 17 to July 10, with a break over the May half term.

Volunteers must be able to volunteer regularly in the Wokingham borough area.

Minimum one-year commitment following training course.

Current sessions in the Wokingham area: Brambles, Wokingham (Monday mornings); Red Kite, Shinfield (Monday afternoons); Ambleside, Woodley (Tuesday afternoons); Rainbow Park, Winnersh (Wednesday mornings); Finchampstead Baptist Church (Friday mornings); and Royal Berkshire Hospital maternity wards.

Do you like being part of a team, getting fresh air and helping people in need?

If so, then the Green ‘n’ Tidy gardening scheme could be the volunteer role for you.

Green ‘n’ Tidy provides a basic gardening service for elderly and disabled residents of Wokingham Borough who cannot maintain their own properties, do not have local family support and/or lack the financial resources to employ commercial companies.

This project does not compete with established gardening businesses as we are a charity and the team of volunteers provides basic gardening, including lawn mowing, hedge trimming and weeding, to vulnerable people in need.

In order to help far more clients across Wokingham Borough, we are expanding our scheme. To be able to do this, we need more help.

We are looking for volunteers to help an average of one morning per week, although we can be flexible with this, if you can only help two or three mornings per month for example.

Our teams go out six days a week (Mondays to Saturdays) usually 9am to 1pm approximately and you can sign up to a regular day.

At the moment, Tuesdays and Fridays are the days which we need more help on, but please do get in touch if you are free on any day.

You do not need to be a skilled gardener, just be willing to get stuck in.

If you are interested in any of these roles or would like to discuss volunteering in general, please get in touch with our Volunteer Services Manager, Helena Badger on 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@ wok-vol.org.uk. To see all of volunteering roles, visit: www.volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk