Volunteer Telford

As an Awareness Ambassador, you can play an important role in increasing awareness of diabetes locally and online.

You will support Diabetes UK campaigns by taking leaflets and posters along to local community venues such as libraries and community centres and like and share on our social media.

Diabetes UK is a national charity, supporting people who live with or are at risk of developing diabetes. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. We’re leading the fight against the UK's biggest and fastest growing health crisis. And it's a fight that involves us all – sharing knowledge and taking on diabetes together.

We are looking for enthusiastic motivated shop sales assistants to volunteer in our charity shop based in Oakengates.

No Panic provides online and telephone support for all those whose lives are affected by anxiety disorders and we are looking for volunteers to join us in our charity shop.

You will be sorting donations, pricing stock liaising with customers and can include using the till! 

Days and hours are flexible and we aim to accommodate. 

We are located in the busy town of Oakengates, at 51a Market Street, TF2 6EL 

Homestarts helps local families with young children feel supported, listened to and less alone.  Volunteer opportunities include one-to-one family support, helping at our groups, and supporting fundraising activities and administration.

Your time can help parents build confidence and give children a positive start.

Full training and ongoing support are provided.

1:1 support and group roles involve relevant safeguarding checks.

We will help you find a volunteering role that suits your interests and availability.

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.  .