Volunteering in North Northumberland
“Supporting the people who support our Communities”
Volunteering in North Northumberland is a unique brokerage service set up to support community organisations, groups and charities in identifying and referring potential volunteers who fit the bill.
Many social enterprises, charities and community organisations and support services are continuously seeking enthusiastic, compassionate and caring volunteers to support the ongoing needs of communities.
Recently we have been seeking drivers to pick up recycled food from supermarkets and deliver to Northern Soul Kitchen in order to reduce food waste and support local families, helping Berwick Community Trust deliver food parcels, identifying potential befrienders who are able to chat to isolated members of the community on a regular basis, volunteer support at the Berwick Vaccination Centre, delivering small sacks of logs to isolated residents in villages in North Northumberland for the Northumberland Log Bank and many more.
So……. If you are a Community Group seeking volunteers – get in touch and let us help you identify volunteers who can support your local projects
So ………Looking to volunteer and want to help people, meet new people, learn new skills and support your local communities? Get in touch for an informal discussion of how you can help make a difference.
Call us or send an email for more information
Volunteering in North Northumberland
Project Coordinator – Lynda Swinden
Mobile: 07783 331 549
Telephone: 01289 304141
Email: lyndaswinden.volunteeringnn@gmail.com
Be a part of Making a Difference – You’re going to love it!
Here are some of the current roles – feel free to call or email for more information.
BERWICK – Volunteering Vacancies
Veteran’s WARM HUB Coffee morning – last Wednesday morning in the month
Volunteers required – Ex service personnel who would be interested in supporting this coffee morning, for service veterans. Part of this role would involve setting up the venue, preparing refreshments and having a coffee and a chat with participants, sharing experiences and generally demonstrating good listening skills and an understanding. This would be a small group gathering ideally run by ex-forces members and would take place on a monthly basis (last Wednesday of each month) at the Berwick Voluntary Centre, Tweed Street, Berwick upon Tweed.
If you feel you would be interested in this and can spare a couple of hours a month, possess a caring personality a sense of humour and good listening skills please contact us for further details.
Citizens Advice Northumberland
Citizens Advice in Berwick are currently seeking volunteers.
Volunteering at Citizens Advice Northumberland is rewarding, challenging, demanding and fun. You will have the opportunity to enjoy working as part of a team that operates across the county and also being part of a national organisation.
They are currently looking for volunteer advisers who can commit to at least 5-8 hours each week for a minimum of 12 months. There are both face to face and digital (telephone/e-mail) adviser positions available. Previous IT experience is essential due to the method of
some of the training: e-learning, video calls, emails, online workshops and the IT use required for the role: online research on their information system and case recording.
Previous advisor experience is not necessary as full training is provided – their adviser training programme needs to be and is very thorough. It is important that the organisation gives the correct advice and information to clients as well as recording it appropriately.
Trainees are fully supported throughout their training journey.
Berwick Cancer Cars
Drivers
Consider joining our team of fabulous volunteers.
Volunteer Drivers – automatic 4 x 4 cars, driving client to cancer care appointments at specialist hospitals in Newcastle/Northumberland and possibly Edinburgh.
If you have suffered cancer yourself or know someone who has you will understand and appreciate the difference this local charity can make in supporting local people.
If you have some free time available maybe one day a week, or a fortnight or a month – whatever you feel you can commit to and want to make a difference please contact me for further information.
Berwick Cancer Cars
Scheduling Coordinator
Volunteer support required – have you got some free time – want to make a difference and support this amazing local charity and local people? Consider joining our team of fabulous volunteers.
This volunteer role is effectively organising transport for cancer care patients to get to their appointments at various hospitals in the North East and Edinburgh. The role involves interacting with the client and the volunteer drivers to ensure a smooth and stress free service for the client.
You could be based from your home and would be taking calls from clients and coordinating the transport to fit with their appointment times.
Full training and ongoing support will be provided – If you love learning new skills and knowledge, want an interesting and rewarding volunteer experience, then please email lyndaswinden.volunteeringnn@gmail.com in the first instance – add your telephone number and Lynda will give you a call back.
Across North Northumberland Area
Please contact Lynda Swinden at lyndaswinden.volunteeringnn@gmail.com for information and a discussion on potential volunteer roles which may suit you – the volunteer roles are changing constantly so please don’t hesitate to drop me a line and we can chat in more detail.
WHAT VOLUNTEERS SAY ABOUT VOLUNTEERING IN NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND…
“When I approached Lynda about volunteering she pointed me in the direction of Northern Soul Kitchen where I have been volunteering 1 day a week since last August. I thoroughly enjoy my day in the café – it has given me the opportunity to meet lots of different people and have also made some friends, which being new to the area has been great. Knowing you are doing something that positively contributes to the local community is hugely fulfilling. Thanks to Lynda I think my skills and interests have be utilised to good effect.”
“You are doing a brilliant job facilitating lots of great volunteering projects.
“I first thought of volunteering locally early this year I looked up local voluntary agencies and found Volunteering in North Northumberland, after contacting you I was offered various options in my area , the role of volunteering was discussed along organisations looking for volunteers , I chose The Gathering in Wooler I now volunteer there on a weekly basis.“
“I found Volunteering in North Northumberland very supportive and informative when making a decision about where to volunteer.”
“As far as the volunteer service is concerned, I would say that I am very happy with the support that I initially received when first finding some volunteer roles to help with in North Northumberland. I discussed several options with Lynda and decided on 2 different roles which fitted in with my time schedule and experience. Lynda keeps in touch with any new opportunities and is always available if I require anything, I am very happy with my volunteer roles.”
“I’m extremely grateful to Lynda and the North Northumberland Voluntary Forum for linking me with a walking group in Berwick supporting people with mental health issues, people who have suffered in other area’s of their lives’ but are now looking to take their first steps back into society, without Lynda’s networking I wouldn’t have been aware of this group.