What do you do if you are an organisation that traditionally relies on social contact to work with the girls and youg women you work with? If you're a volunteer for Girlguiding Sefton then you innovate and develop ways to…
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Thank You for Being a Buddy!
Buddy Up is an informal mentoring and befriending project for young people aged 13-18 who have additional needs. With the help of volunteer mentors aged 13+ they offer a wide range of youth-led social opportunities to help reduce social isolation,…
TheRotary Club Introduces together Talks
Rotary International unites over one million members across the globe, uniting people to create positive change both in their local communities and internaionally. Rotary International Great Britain & Ireland have recently launched a new programme called together Talks. Taking place…
Meet the Merseyside National Trust Environmental Volunteers
The Merseyside National Trust Environmental Volunteers are an independent group of volunteers who carry out conservation tasks at National Trust locations across Merseyside. Amongst the sites they work on are the grounds of Speke Hall, the woods at Helsby Hill…
Volulnteers Help to Make a Green(er)Sefton
Sefton Council's Green Sefton service manages over 30 parks across the borough, as well as 61 play areas and 183 open space. This is done with the support of a number of partners including many volunteers across the borough. From…
Georgie’s Gifts for Frontline Workers
While some members of our community have joined groups to help combat the Coronavirus outbreak, others have done their bit independently. People like Georgie Wilson, a 12 year old pupil of St. Michael’s High School, Crosby. Georgie, who is autistic,…
Melling Pub & Local Volunteers Step Up to Help Local Communities
The Covid-19 outbreak saw lots of spontaneous community groups set up to meet the needs of their communities. Many of these were Mutual Aid Groups, composed of individuals banding togther over social media, others were centred around community hubs such…
Would you like to volunteer at a community hub in Birkdale?
Work started five years ago on a project to transform the former Station Masters House at Birkdale Railway Station into a multi-function community hub – and the projects is now ‘just a few months away from opening!’ Members of the…
The team at St. Joseph’s Hospice have thanked their ‘incredible team’ ahead of Volunteers Week
The team at St. Joseph’s Hospice have thanked their ‘incredible team’ ahead of Volunteers Week. Chiefs at the Thornton hospice have sent a special thank you card to all of its volunteers, many of whom are staying safely at home…
Sight loss charity Galloway’s thank volunteers who have ‘rallied around the community’
Chiefs at a sight loss charity have thanked their volunteers who have ‘continued to provide support to blind and visually impaired people across Lancashire and Sefton’ during the pandemic. Sight loss charity Galloway’s revealed that their volunteers have been rallying…
