VOLUNTEERING
Refill Bedford Social Media Volunteer Refill Bedford is looking for someone to help grow their online presence and keep their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts exciting and upto-date. Could you help them?
Grand Union Housing Group – Telephone Befriender An opportunity to help others who feel isolated and lonely by listening with empathy, understanding without judgement, encouraging conversation and focussing on the positive.
Volunteering Opportunities
Many organisations are having to cut down on the activities that volunteers would normally engage in due to the pandemic. Others are busier than ever and not in a position to train new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please register on our system and be patient as it may take a while for organisations to be able to accommodate you. Search for any of this month’s featured roles by adding the name of the organisation into the keyword field on our Simply Connect opportunity search at cvsbeds.org.uk/volunteer
Thomas Pocklington Trust – Bedfordshire Sight Loss Council Member Become a council member and make a difference by representing the voice of blind and partially sighted people under the six priority themes of education, employment, technology, health and social care, transport, sport and leisure. If you’re interested in gaining advocacy experience, and are a great communicator and confident with technology (or willing to learn), then don’t miss this opportunity to be an advocate from your own home! This role is for a blind or partially sighted person.
Tools with a Mission – Volunteer Speaker The role of the Tools with a Mission (TWAM) speaker is to talk to groups in your local community leaving them with the challenge to support TWAM through tool collections, financial provision or by volunteering. This is a Christian charity, sending tool kits to overseas countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Friends of Bedford Cemetery – Secretary Someone with good organisational skills and IT literacy is wanted to join a friendly group which raises funds for Bedford Cemetery. The secretary will ensure that meetings of the board are properly administered, fix meeting dates, prepare agendas, send out minutes and other papers.
43 Bromham Road, Bedford Call 01234 354 366 or Email: volunteering@cvsbeds.org.uk www.cvsbeds.org.uk 6
