Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

We provide childcare training employment and volunteering opportunities to help improve the quality of life for local people.

Drama workshops for disadvantaged young people. Workshops for unemployed people which use drama techniques to help them find work. Working with volunteers to make accessible community theatre. Cooperating with other arts and educational organisations. Promoting New Writing. Creating projects exploring heritage and history. Producing new plays. Producing play readings. Training volunteers.

The Friend's exists to support the work of St Mary's Hospital through grants for equipment not available from NHS Funds and to improve facilities for patients. It holds weekly sales of books and memorabilia run by volunteers. It holds an annual Bazaar and raffle and holds flag days to raise funds.

Maintain a fully operational fire brigade under contract to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Members carry out their duties entirely on a voluntary basis. Members are trained in the same way and assessed in exactly the same way as whole time and On-call colleagues . We are available 24 hours a day seven days a week to answer emergency calls. We work the On-call duty system.

Awarding small grants towards the fees of students studying at theological college or university for full time Christian ministry or those volunteering for Christian service at home or oversees. Grants are also considered for Christian missions and for bursary funds for Christian colleges and supporting schools beyond the UK.

Railworld operates as a visitor attraction - Our aim to Entertain and Educate about Sustainable Transport,Co2 Emissions.Volunteers of all ages and creeds have built Model and Garden Railways, and the habitat creative Wildlife Haven - Helping to emphasise the important links between Our Man-Made World and Our Natural World. Our Education Centre shows informative, entertaining films.

Provides Human Resources and Volunteers in education and training involving both the Arts and Culture. Also provides the resources to enable Elderly and Older People to become involved with Sport and Recreation.

SOFT UK provides information and support to families affected by Trisomy 13 (Patau's syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards' syndrome) and related disorders. SOFT UK runs a website, produces printed information and runs a volunteer befriender programme. SOFT UK also holds annual family days in England and Scotland and a biennial family day in Northern Ireland.

Educating young people by providing facilities for teaching the game of football and when appropriate to enter leagues to play organised games against other teams. We provide a safe environment with qualified volunteers to teach and organise. We have achieved Football Association Charter Status signifying our ability to carry out the tasks and currently cater for around 210 young people.

For young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years, volunteering opportunities for adults. Educational activities, taught in the naval way. Seamanship, Marine Engineering, Marine Field Training, various boatwork activities, teamwork and other activities. BTEC can also be attained via the Sea Cadet training scheme. New skills in a fun, safe and supervised environment.

To advance the education of women in all areas including local, national and international issues of political and social importance, music, drama, other cultural subjects, all branches of agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health, social welfare, to promote sustainable development, to advance citizenship for the public benefit by the promotion of civic responsibility and volunteering.

The charity's activity is the selling of donated goods in a charity shop, and occasional fundraising, organised by volunteers, in order to donate to neo-natal special care units in local hospitals.

Girlguiding Urmston Division, as part of a worldwide organisation, enables girls & young women to fulfil their potential & to take an active part in society, through a stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteer leaders. We have Rainbows (aged 5-7), Brownies (aged 7-10), Guides (aged 10-14), Young Leaders (aged 14-18), Rangers (aged 14-18) and Inspire (18-30).

Funds historical and archaeological research with grants to volunteer groups, schools, museums and academic/professional researchers. Operates a website with accessible heritage information. Support local historical societies in studying the historical environment. Holds study days, lectures and visits. Publishes a respected annual journal, plus books and other publications.

Contributions ?3000 to a new stone built bus shelter, ?1000 to disabled access to village hall, ?200 eradicating Japanese knot weed, Himalayan balsam volunteers, ?500 to Jubilee Fund.?200 to Allotments, ?250 Flood Group storage shed, ?1,000 climbing frame for playarea. Produce village newsletter. Litter picking, lobbying on planning and environment. Maintain amenities e.g. seats, 4 bus shelters.

Services & activities for (mostly older) people living in Pulborough & the surrounding villages, including a weekly lunch club, a befriending and visiting service, a parent/carer social Pop-In and community transport services.

The club offers youth group activities to seniors (12-18) and juniors (8-11 Years), these activities are educational and recreational. A group of volunteers and paid staff run these groups.WA12Radio station now belongs to Newton Boys and Girls Club. A community radio used by the local community for the community. We broadcast online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

To produce and perform annual Musical Stage Productions in local theatres. Those performing are all volunteers, although the Production team, (i.e. Producer, Choreographer and Musical Director) and all members of the orchestra are paid.

Trustees support education costs for hugely disadvantaged children from the 'slums' of Bangalore, India, the costs of University education for a gifted Ghanaian also a UK volunteer working amongst rural Gipsies in Romania who are rejected by many. Trustees also address other needs, both overseas and in the UK, as and when they present themselves.

The charity provides facilities and volunteers to facilitate social, educational and recreational activities for the population of Butterknowle and the surrounding area.

Provision of Immediate Medical Care to the people of South Wales, by providing volunteer highly trained doctors to be on 24hr call to the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.

This society organises 10 lectures a year, a number of outings to various places of artistic interest at home and abroad. Decorative and Fine Arts groups are supported by volunteers and funding is provided to support research. Donations are also provided to support the preservation and development of our national artistic heritage.

The 29th Cardiff Scout Group formed in 1930 runs from Scoutbase in Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff. As a group we are one of the larger Scout Groups in Cardiff and Wales, with 200 members, 30 adult volunteers representing 140 families and consist of:2 Beaver Colonies (6-8yrs) 2 Cub Packs (8-11)1 Scout Troop (11-14)1 Explorer Scout Unit (14-18)

To offer people of all ages within the local community facilities for line dancing, ballet classes, kick boxing, childcare, and other traiing opportunites for people. To facilitate comminuty evenings, briinging Families together within the local area, and to offer volunteer opportunites for people to help in supporting these events.

We are members of the World Wide Scouting Movement and provide activities and training to young people between the ages of 6 & 25, in addition our group provides a comprehensive programme of water activities. We are all volunteers.