Can You Make a Difference in Your Community?

a workshop environment as part of their City & Guilds training programme in construction. You don’t have to have experience of construction, but a good understanding of manual tasks and DIY types activities is useful.

This is truly rewarding role that changes the lives of our young people.

Are you passionate about arts and culture?

Can you give people a warm, kind, non-judgemental welcome? Are you passionate about sharing arts and culture with those who don’t usually get to access it?

Culture Chelmsford and partners are working together to transform an empty shop in The Meadows shopping centre into a warm, buzzing and artistic space for vulnerable people and families in our district.

We need volunteers to help with artistic activities, welcome people in, and make tea and toast!

Customer service (wheelchair) volunteer - British Red Cross

Each year we hire out or loan over 75,000 wheelchairs to help people to get around after an injury or illness. We need volunteers to help with giving a warm welcome to customers visiting or phoning us, helping people wanting to hire a wheelchair or other equipment, showing people how to use equipment, and taking payments or donations

Construction training for young people in Chelmsford Essex Youthbuild is a charity that works with teenagers helping them gain construction and employability skills.

Volunteers are needed to provide support to 14-19 year olds in

Introducing Ali James - Chelmsford Community Radio

‘What’s up you cheeky little scamps? Ali James here with The Rock Show on CCR...’ is what you’d hear if you tuned in to CCR 104.4FM at 7pm on a Tuesday evening!

I’m Ali, I poison the airwaves on a Tuesday evening with my favourite rock and alternative tracks, ranging from classic rock ’n’ roll (like Jimi Hendrix) right up to modern alternative (like Foals). I started my show about 1 year ago and the thrill never wears off. The benefit of a local community radio station is that I can really make the show my own, and I always play what I feel and I think this lends it a real authenticity that can’t be replicated as easily on the mainstream stations.

I’m 25, I have lived in Chelmsford for coming up to 10 years, and the role CCR plays in the community is a subtle but important one underpinning events, community enterprises, other charities, public service announcements and local businesses. I feel lucky to play a part in it, even if it’s under a rebellious, rock ’n’ roll façade.

Please continue to support the station, the fantastic community within it, and the wider community it represents. Most importantly though, come and hang out with me on a Tuesday night at 7pm!

Be safe be seen! Ali, out.

www.chelmsfordcommunityradio.com

Volunteer car driver - Chelmsford Community Transport

We need friendly, patient volunteers to help drive vulnerable people to social clubs, shops and medical appointments in Chelmsford. You will drive your own car and transport mostly elderly people (pre-arranged) to various places and ensure that they can maintain good quality of life. Interesting conversation guaranteed! Expenses reimbursed.

Help disabled adults at our Create & Connect Club

We at Caffe Marconi are passionate about advocating for people with different challenges and abilities, and want to help people access fun, social and engaging activities.

On Thursday mornings we welcome adults with additional needs into the café for arts, crafts, quizzes, exercise workshops and lots of tea and chat!

We are looking for cheerful, creative volunteers to help with run these sessions.

Social media volunteer - Millrace Furniture Project

We are looking for a volunteer to help develop and update the social media for this local charity which helps people recover from mental health issues. You’d need to have a good working knowledge of the internet and social media.