National Volunteers Week in Wokingham
This week, June 1 to 7, is National Volunteers Week and is the perfect opportunity for people in the Wokingham borough to make a difference by giving some time to help others in the community.
Wokingham Borough Council’s volunteer service has plenty of volunteering opportunities for people of all ages and is currently seeking new volunteers to help at the borough’s libraries. The libraries regularly organise children’s activities during the week and on Saturday mornings and during the school holidays and has opportunities for volunteers aged 16 plus to help at these sessions. These activities include encouraging children to read as part of this summer’s Big Wild Read as well as craft and story time activities. Trained members of staff supervise volunteers who are helping with children’s activities at all times.
Another way to help the Wokingham borough’s libraries to reach more people is to become one of the homebound service volunteers, who take books to local residents who are homebound or have a disability which means they are unable to visit the libraries themselves. There are currently 50 homebound service volunteers but more are required to help provide this special library service.
Volunteering in the Wokingham borough has recently become easier, thanks to the appointment of a second volunteer service coordinator, Kate Mitchell, to join Claire Tuckett, who previously did the job part-time on her own. The new appointment mean there is a volunteer service coordinator working every weekday and will mean Wokingham Borough Council will be able to recruit more volunteers for libraries and community learning.
Wokingham Volunteer Service Coordinator Claire Tuckett said: “Helping with the children’s activities and delivering books to homebound readers are just two of the ways volunteers can help others in the Wokingham borough. There are lots of other opportunities and we always make sure people are matched to the right volunteering options for them to make sure they get the most out of their volunteering experience. All our volunteers find it a really rewarding thing to do and most have been volunteers for many years.”
During Volunteers Week, which is run by the charity Volunteer England to promote all aspects of volunteering, displays outlining the volunteering opportunities within the Wokingham borough will be on display at Wokingham, Woodley and Lower Earley libraries.
Executive member for community development Cllr Dianne King said: “Volunteering to help in the community is an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile thing to do and I know how many important services rely on volunteers. National Volunteers Week is the perfect time to get involved and help the Wokingham borough’s libraries to expand their volunteer programmes.”
Anybody interested in becoming a volunteer in the Wokingham borough can contact Claire Tuckett or Kate Mitchell on 0118 974 6263.
Wokingham Borough Council’s volunteer service has plenty of volunteering opportunities for people of all ages and is currently seeking new volunteers to help at the borough’s libraries. The libraries regularly organise children’s activities during the week and on Saturday mornings and during the school holidays and has opportunities for volunteers aged 16 plus to help at these sessions. These activities include encouraging children to read as part of this summer’s Big Wild Read as well as craft and story time activities. Trained members of staff supervise volunteers who are helping with children’s activities at all times.
Another way to help the Wokingham borough’s libraries to reach more people is to become one of the homebound service volunteers, who take books to local residents who are homebound or have a disability which means they are unable to visit the libraries themselves. There are currently 50 homebound service volunteers but more are required to help provide this special library service.
Volunteering in the Wokingham borough has recently become easier, thanks to the appointment of a second volunteer service coordinator, Kate Mitchell, to join Claire Tuckett, who previously did the job part-time on her own. The new appointment mean there is a volunteer service coordinator working every weekday and will mean Wokingham Borough Council will be able to recruit more volunteers for libraries and community learning.
Wokingham Volunteer Service Coordinator Claire Tuckett said: “Helping with the children’s activities and delivering books to homebound readers are just two of the ways volunteers can help others in the Wokingham borough. There are lots of other opportunities and we always make sure people are matched to the right volunteering options for them to make sure they get the most out of their volunteering experience. All our volunteers find it a really rewarding thing to do and most have been volunteers for many years.”
During Volunteers Week, which is run by the charity Volunteer England to promote all aspects of volunteering, displays outlining the volunteering opportunities within the Wokingham borough will be on display at Wokingham, Woodley and Lower Earley libraries.
Executive member for community development Cllr Dianne King said: “Volunteering to help in the community is an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile thing to do and I know how many important services rely on volunteers. National Volunteers Week is the perfect time to get involved and help the Wokingham borough’s libraries to expand their volunteer programmes.”
Anybody interested in becoming a volunteer in the Wokingham borough can contact Claire Tuckett or Kate Mitchell on 0118 974 6263.
Wokingham Borough Council
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