Volunteering is fun and rewarding whether it is for professional or personal gain it has all round benefits – all you have to do is find and set aside some time. Being a volunteer is more often than not about giving something back to an organisation that has impacted on you either directly or indirectly [...]
As part of its commitment to community engagement, the University of Brighton has established a scheme, which enables members of staff to take part in a wide range of voluntary opportunities in the local community. The scheme offers up to five days of contracted hours (pro-rata for part time staff) for volunteering activity to academic, professional and [...]
The Grace Eyre Harvest Project is making brilliant progress. The Allotment Group have been working together to create a harvest calendar which shows when the produce was planted and when it’s due to be harvested. They have taken some fantastic photos of the giant rhubarb and have been working long hours to protect their lettuce [...]
Olympic Torch Relay On Monday 16th of July a group of Special Olympians (members of a local sports club aiming to encourage people with learning disabilities to become more physically active) celebrated the arrival of the Olympic Torch Relay to Brighton and Hove at the cricket ground. Despite the damp weather everyone really enjoyed the [...]
Grace Eyre employed a Service User Involvement Worker, Kathy Agashi, in September 2011. This is an exciting new role for both Kathy and Grace Eyre, and focuses on supporting people to get more involved in decision making at Grace Eyre. Kathy supports the forums where people come to talk about plans and decide what they [...]
Have you always thought about offering your free time to help others? Then come along to our Volunteer Information and Recruitment Day at the Martlets Hospice and find out more about how you can join our friendly team of 500 volunteers. You will find that volunteering for the Martlets is a fun and rewarding experience. [...]
Brighton’s Next Hot Model are looking for Enthusiastic, Outgoing Individuals to join their team for the Grand Final of Brighton’s Next Hot Model, at The Old Market, Hove on Friday 25th May. The event promises to be a glittering affair, with celebrity judges, VIP’s and live music and entertainment from 5 bands. There are [...]
Help make a difference to your local community and increase creditability to your CV – help volunteer for Martlets Hospice. To apply for volunteering opportunities with Martlets Hospice please complete this application form. Volunteering for the Martlets is a fun and rewarding experience. You’ll get personal satisfaction and make new friends, not to mention the skills that you’ll learn [...]
www.riseuk.org.uk Tel: 01273 622828 ext 205 Address: PO Box 889, Brighton BN2 1GH Rise is a charity which supports women, children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse in Brighton & Hove and across West Sussex. Rise services include: refuge accommodation, resettlement, crisis appointments, helpline, counselling, housing, legal and financial advice, solicitors appointments, support groups, children’s services, 1-to-1 [...]
www.thebiglemon.com Tel: 01273 681 681 Address: Protran House, Boundary Road, Brighton BN2 5TJ The Big Lemon is a Community Interest Company founded in 2007 to develop a new kind of bus service. In the world of The Big Lemon, bus travel is fun, friendly, affordable and sustainable. In a nutshell, we aim to develop a bus service which people [...]