Volunteer Telford

Helping our busy store team to move goods from collection to the shop floor, including sorting items for sale, function testing, health and safety checks of goods in and pricing items.

East Shropshire Talking Newspaper For The Blind (ESTN) is based in Telford and provides a FREE weekly USB memory stick of local news and features including items from the local press and other publications, such as Shropshire Magazine and Info sound, alongside items produced in-house by the ESTN team; covering a wide range of subjects and matters of interest.

We are staffed entirely by volunteers, and operate solely via voluntary donations from both individuals and organisations, for example Local Councils and Social organisations. We receive no government or private funding as a matter of course.

We are looking for Volunteer Copying Co-Ordinator.

Role:

Making arrangements for the required number of Copying volunteers to attend each Thursday morning, via Production and Distribution of a Roster

Arranging/Providing any necessary resources, training, familiarisation, and guidance for the Copying team.

Providing a focal point for the Copying team and dealing with any concerns or questions they may have.

Providing remedial action (where possible) and Keeping Statistics on USB Memory Sticks which have failed the Copy Process

Representing the Copying Team on the ESTN Committee.

Thursday Mornings 8.30am - 10.00am

One Evening Meeting (Day of the Week varies). At least four times per year, from approximately:

7.00pm - 9.30pm.

We provide a social experience in a safe and caring environment to people with a learning disability.

We provide or assist in the provision of facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation for people who have need of it by reason of a learning disability, the object of improving their condition and quality of life.

We provide mild sports activities in the form of Bocca Bowls, Skittles, in-door Curling, keep fit exercises and Line Dancing.

We provide social experiences such as day trips, Christmas, Halloween and valentines parties, Bingo, Dominoes and much more.

It gives our members the opportunity to make new friends and meet others in a safe social environment.

We are looking for volunteer helpers.

You do not need to have any previous experiences as training and support will be given.

The groups meet’s every Monday 6.30 -8.30 at Belmont Hall, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1LT.

Bicycle repair