Age Concern - The Bradbury Centre
Age Concern opened the Bradbury Active Age Centre in April 2005, in
Back to School
The ‘Back to School’ project is KUSU’s school liaison scheme, providing volunteering opportunities in local primary, secondary and special needs schools. The opportunities range from one-off to long term. Many of the schools need general help in class or with lunchtime or after school clubs. If you have a particular area of skill or interest, the teachers would love you to share this with their pupils, by running a workshop of just talking to them. For more information contact Celina
Cancer Research
The Cancer Research vision is to cure cancer patients faster and to reduce the numbers of people getting cancer. The aim is to bring better treatments to cancer patients by training more cancer doctors, nurses and scientists for research. They are working to being the authoritative source of information on cancer and to maximise resources available for cancer research. The shops provide necessary funding to achieve their goals. Volunteers are needed to help out in one of the two local charity shops, serving customers, sorting, pricing and displaying goods and helping with stocktaking. Drivers are also required to collect and distribute donations. Collectable Books Organiser needed to research and categorise collectable items. Volunteers can also help with regular fundraising stalls. For more information contact Alex
Dysart After School Club
Dysart is a special needs school for children aged 4 - 19 years with severe learning disabilities. The school runs a popular after school club for the children offering opportunities for them to get involved in a range of activities like cycling, swimming, trampoline, sports, bouncy castle and music and movement. Volunteers are needed to help deliver a range of activities with high quality care in a fun way that is reflective to the needs of the young people accessing the service. Volunteers will be working alongside professional play workers and responsibilities will include helping to set up and prepare the rooms, activities and plans for the sessions, and working as part of a team to support the young people attending the club. For more information contact Alex
Kingston Vale Art Group