Volunteer Telford

The trail was established in 2018 to celebrate Telford’s 50th anniversary.

Since then, it has been well used for recreation, charity events and ultra and relay events. There is a guidebook, this generates an income which is used to support the trail.  The state of the trail is monitored by a panel of champions who look after set stages. 

Any problems they find are either dealt with by them, by members of the committee or referred to Telford and Wrekin Council.

In 2023 the group applied for a grant to establish and waymark 23 short circular Coronation Walks throughout the Borough. Work on these is progressing well.

The group runs a website a Facebook page and holds occasional events.

The group is looking for new blood on the committee. Ideally they would like for a new secretary (a minutes secretary would be a help), possibly a new chair (although the current secretary is happy to take this if a new secretary can be found), but new people on the committee would be welcome.

The time commitment varies tremendously so flexibility is another key asset.

The committee meets about 8 times a year, in the early evenings, by Zoom.

The chair chairs these meetings and takes a lead in all the major decisions of the group.

The current secretary mainly deals with any incoming emails, prepares agendas and minutes, looks after the website , issues certificates on request to those completing the trail, administers  the annual Relay Challenge, represents the group on the Local Access Forum,  sends occasional emails to the  Mail chimp list  of members  and  is one of the Facebook admins.

With a new secretary, some of these tasks could be delegated to others on the committee.  .

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are on the lookout for a Volunteer Community Representative to assist the Anticipatory Care Working Group.

Anticipatory Care is proactive healthcare and support, for people of all ages living with frailty, multiple long-term conditions and/or complex needs to help them stay independent and healthy for as long as possible at home, in the place they call home or in their local community.

Edna Boampong, Director of Communications and Engagement for NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who feels strongly about involving people in service development and closing the gap on health inequalities.

“Making sure that our services are designed and developed in ways that enable everyone in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to have the same opportunity to live a healthy life is one of our biggest priorities.

“This working party will have an important job of working with NHS staff to check they have considered the needs of all the people their service plans will affect.

As a Volunteer Community Representative, you will have the chance to really make a difference to our future services, improve people’s lives and their experience of health and care in the county.

The Leegomery Community Centre is looking for volunteer cleaners to clean our building before, during and after user groups etc and to prepare for the next groups attending the Centre.

Cleaning materials and supplies are provided and located at the Centre. A cleaning schedule is provided and duties include: Cleaning the floors, doors, touch points, toilets, sinks, tops, window sills, emptying rubbish bins and cleaning them and any other areas etc. that are required.

We endeavour to keep the Centre clean and tidy at all times and to do this, we need help from a team of volunteers to ensure that our members/users/customers have the best possible experience at the Centre and know that we take tidiness and cleanliness very seriously to operate safely.

Organisation aims and objectives

To provide a safe environment for the people in our community to use our facilities and take part in activities within our Community Centre.  To provide a safe, friendly environment for our Centre Users, Employees, Leaseholders and the General Public.

Role Description

We ask cleaning volunteers to undertake the following tasks:

Interact with Leegomery Community Centre Staff and contribute to the smooth running of service

Cleaning all areas required within the Leegomery Community Centre (cleaning schedule will be provided)

Help with Stock control and ordering

Provide a friendly, helpful and professional service to customers using the centre.

Any other cleaning duties as required.

Experience of prior cleaning is beneficial.