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Lewes Carnival Volunteer Opportunities:
Lewes Carnival

1. Design and make a website for the Lewes Carnival.
2. Join the organising committee and maybe even form a sub youth committee.
3. Get to watch Lewes carnival up close next year by becoming a marshal at the event. Lots of marshals needed.

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Toe Nail Cutting:
Age Concern, all across East Sussex

Older people often experience difficulty reaching their feet so cutting toe nails can become a problem. After training, volunteers carry out simple toenail cutting in client's homes or in designated venues. More complex foot care is never undertaken.

Volunteers should be reliable, honest, patient and responsible with good listening skills.

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Home from Hospital:
Age Concern, all across East Sussex

Volunteers visit people in their homes after their discharge from hospital in order to offer practical and emotional support for a short term (4-6 weeks). You may have to do some shopping, collect prescriptions or other light tasks making the client's life a little easier.

Volunteers need to be trustworthy and reliable with good listening and communication skills.

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Befriending Volunteers:
Age Concern, all across East Sussex

Volunteers befriend older people living alone in their own homes in order to provide companionship for a specified period of time. They assist older people in something of their choosing which will make their life more pleasurable or grant them a greater degree of independence. Examples could be joining the local library, trips to the shops, restoring contact with lost friends.

Volunteers need to be trustworthy and reliable with good listening and communication skills.

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Conservation - Volunteer Ranger:
Ashdown Forest

General forest management, helping people, clear litter etc. Must have driving licence.

Saturday or Sunday.
6 hours per day.

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Conservation:
Ashdown Forest

Looking after Ashdown Forest, clearing plants, clear litter, keep accesses clear, general work party. Bring packed lunch and boots.

One Sunday a month.
10.30-3.00pm.

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Helping on Phone:
British Red Cross

Help on phone providing information to the community. Communication skills a must. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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Emergency Response Volunteer (18+):
British Red Cross

Attend a reception centre and support an emergency team. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

2 or 3 positions available.

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Promotions volunteer to attend shows, events, exhibitions etc. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

2 or 3 positions available.

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Public Speaker:
British Red Cross

Promotions volunteer to promote the work of the Red Cross. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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To provide first aid to members of the public at organised events and activities. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 or 2 positions available.

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Helping with hair, make-up and peoples well-being. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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To provide first and second aid to members of the public at organised events and activities. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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Volunteer driver for those who cannot use public transport. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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To provide immediate short-term practical and emotional support to people affected by fire, flood or other emergency. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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Youth Action Group:
Youth Peer Educators (Red Cross), Uckfield

Youth Action Group around the Red Cross/First Aid etc.
Wednesday evenings 7.00pm-9.30pm.

Available positions: Team of 12.

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Helping at Social/Activity Club:
PHAB, Uckfield (Uckfield Youth Centre)

Helping out at club for disabled and able bodied people. Arts, crafts, cookery, drama, dance. In fact any skills you have could be useful. CRB check required.
Alternate Saturday afternoons 1.30pm-4.30pm.

5 positions available.

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Conservation:
Uckfield

Conservation work, planting hedges, removing unwanted growth.

1st Saturday in the month from October 2009 - March 2010.
1 day per month.

1 - 25 positions available.

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Socialising:
Elizabeth Fitzroy, Uckfield

Going to pub etc.Befriending Elizabeth Fitzroy support.
Evenings/weekends.
2-3/Any number of hours a week.

4 positions available.

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Bus driver (21+):
Elizabeth Fitzroy, Uckfield

Training given. Support in Uckfield.
Evenings/weekends.
2-3/Any number of hours a week.

1 or 2 positions available.

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Humanitarian support:
British Red Cross and Kent Air Ambulance

Provide help and support to relatives of people being airlifted by the Air Ambulance. All training provided.
Any number of hours per week.
Days are flexible.

1 position available.

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Bluebell Railway:
Sheffield Park

- Taster Days get shown around
- Station staff
- Booking office clerk
- Publicity and marketing
- Shop
- Line maintenance
- Line extension team
- Catering
- Signalmen
- Train ticket inspector
- Guides
- Education team
- Observation car attendant
- Guards
- Routine loco maintenance
- Long term engine overhaul
- Carriage and wagon restoration
- Cleaning
- Station maintenance

Weekends/holidays/gap year.
Flexible hours.

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Helping with Brownies group:
Newick Brownies

CRB check required.
4.00-5.15pm Monday.

1-2 positions available.

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Helping with Guides group:
Newick Guides

CRB check required. Must be 18+.
7.00-8.30pm Tuesday.

1-2 positions available.

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Helping with Brownies group:
Newick Brownies

CRB check required. Must be 18+.
6.00-7.30pm Friday.

1-2 positions available.

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Helping with Rainbows group:
Newick Rainbows

CRB check required.
Friday 4.15-5.30pm

1 position available.

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Assistant Drama Workshop Leader:
Act on It, all across East Sussex

Working with "Act on It" in schools and youth clubs. Will be CRB checked.

From September.
3 days per week.

1 or 2 positions available.

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Buddying with Barnado's:
All across East Sussex

Buddying a disabled person aged 14-19. Training and support given. Expenses paid.

Must be 18+.

Any time of day. You must be prepared to do this for 1 year.
2 hours per week.

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Youth Action Team vinvolved:
All across East Sussex

Want to organise events, campaigns, promote youth volunteering?

Then join our Youth Action Team.

Lots of fun, expenses paid.

Any number of days per week.
Any number of hours per week.

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Set up your own project!:
All across East Sussex

Your idea, your own project.
Get support from vinvolved-eastsussex.
Set it up.

Give us a call.

Any number of days per week.
Any number of hours per week.

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Conservation Work:
Hampstead Meadows & West Nature Reserves, near Uckfield

Learn more about the local wildlife, plant hedges and trees, remove bracken, birch, willow and bramble scrubs, earn hours towards your v50 award, and more...

Date: 04 October 10am - 4pm; then first Saturday of every month thereafter until March.

If interested, please contact:
Dr. Martyn Stenning
07759 772655
m.j.stenning@sussex.ac.uk

Click here for more information...

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Kerbside pick up service:
Furniture Now

Hard work. Providing furniture for those on low income. Transport paid for and lunch to £2.50 per day.

Monday - Friday
1 day a week.

1 position per day available.

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Office and sales:
Furniture Now

Providing furniture for those on low income. Transport paid for and lunch to £2.50 per day.

Monday - Friday
1 day a week.

3 positions per day available.

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Warehouse removals:
Furniture Now

Providing furniture for those on low income. Transport paid for and lunch to £2.50 per day.

Monday - Friday
1 day a week.

3 positions per day available.

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Be an Ambassador:
Chestnut Tree House Children's Hospice

Be an Ambassador in your area/college. Raise awareness and fundraise. Suitable for individuals of groups.

You choose the day(s) and time(s)
You choose the number of hours per week

www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk

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Web site Upkeep:
Uckfield Phab

Web site upkeep for a club for people of all abilities - arts, crafts, socialising, events. 3 hours per week.
Alternate Saturday afternoons.

1 position available.

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Swimmer:
Uckfield

Swimmer required to be present in the pool to keep an eye on special needs people (not one to one). This can include aqua-fit (water aerobics).
.One, two or three days a week.
Wednesday - Friday (Flexible).
1-2 hours a week.

Up to 3 positions available.

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Helping to run activities for young people:
Uckfield

2 hours per week.
Saturday afternoons.

2 positions available.

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ITV Fixers:
East Sussex

Major media campaign, giving 16-25 year olds the opportunity to produce a short film about a problem they believe needs 'fixing'.

Click here to read more...

or visit:
www.itvfixers.com

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If you know of any opportunities in this area or within East Sussex, please contact us.