Yorkshire Building Society staff recently spent a day volunteering at Sensory World in Dewsbury, helping with painting and maintenance to transform the Sensory Play Area. The room looks super thanks to the staff from Yorkshire Building Society. Linda, Sensory World It was a fantastic day! We really enjoyed it… We […]
New goals for 2020?
Have you made any New Year Resolutions? These could be to…. Do something new? Learn new skills? Meet new people? Get Fit? Be outside more? Help others? Whatever your New Year Goal, volunteering can help you achieve them. Take a look at our brand new volunteer listings and try something […]
What’s It Really Like to Volunteer?
Hear From Three Local Volunteers About What They Do and Why… Graham’s Story “Being new to the area, I’ve been able to make new friends.” WHO?: Graham is a Warehouse Volunteer at The Welcome Centre Food Bank in Huddersfield WHAT?: He drives the van to collect donations and sorts them […]
Volunteer Training: Could You Be a Welcome Mentor?
#kirkleeswelcomes! Community spirit was in full swing at Ravensthorpe Community Centre last week for the TSL Kirklees Migration Team’s Welcome Mentor training. It was an amazing turnout, with all 15 trainees wanting to be matched with a recent migrant, asylum seeker or refugee and help them feel welcome and settle […]
Kirklees Council Employee Supported Volunteering Opportunities
Latest Kirklees Council Volunteering Opportunities – February to April 2020 We are delighted to be working with Kirklees Council on their new Employee Volunteering Scheme. It allows every Council Employee 2 days paid volunteering every year and to give something back to their community. The Business Volunteering Team at Volunteering […]
Huddersfield Mission achieve the Quality Award
Congratulations to Huddersfield Mission who have been awarded the Volunteering Kirklees Quality award. Paul Peart Assistant Manager – Volunteers, Facilities and Community Engagement at Huddersfield Mission commented: “Huddersfield Mission are proud to receive the Volunteering Kirklees quality award for volunteering. It has been a robust process to go through but […]
An inspiration in our community….
The Huddersfield Town Foundation team have been busy out in the community….
Could you be a lifeline to others?
This week we will be focusing on volunteer drivers and looking at the huge contribution they make to sometimes the most isolated in our society. We will also let you know about how you get involved yourself. In as little as 90 minutes you can make a huge difference to […]
Locala recognised for best practice.
Locala have once again achieved the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award in recognition of the high quality volunteering experience they offer. Locala is a Community Interest Company, an independent not-for-profit social enterprise, providing NHS community services to over 400,000 people in Kirklees and beyond. Most of the care and support is […]
Kirklees Council Sport & Physical Activity Team Achieve Award
The Sport and Physical Activity Development Team (SPADT) at Kirklees Council aim to get people more active. There are two volunteer programmes delivered by SPADT. The Walk Leaders programme trains volunteers to deliver regular walks in their local community. The Movement and Games in Chairs (MAGIC) programme trains volunteers to […]