Volunteer Telford

The Friends of group are all about promoting, conserving and protecting Rough Park as a Local Nature Reserve.Rough Park is a wildlife corridor linking Madeley Court pitmound with the Ironbridge  Gorge wildlife area's running adjacent to Woodside. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help to get involved with  casual ongoing monitoring of the site and reporting of any problems to appropriate sources along with some basic practical hands on work where needed such as litter picking/scrub clearance & pathway encroachment plus much more.

Local homelessness organisations Stay, Maninplace and YMCA are looking for a handyman or women to carry out general DIY tasks in the flats/houses that we manage in Telford.

Please get in touch if you are able to offer some time to help us maintain the accommodation offered to the people we help.

You would be required to undertake internal and external DIY tasks such as repairs and maintenance. This could include building flat pack furniture, hanging pictures, putting up curtain poles, minor plumbing and electrical tasks, painting & decorating etc.

Community Blood Pressure Project

High blood pressure (also called hypertension) if left untreated can lead to serious problems like heart attacks or strokes.

Lifestyle changes and getting your blood pressure checked can help you to receive the right treatment, helping you to stay healthy. High blood pressure is very common. There are usually no signs or symptoms, so people don’t realise they have it without getting checked. This is why helping people to get their blood pressure checked is so important.

Telford & Wrekin Council are currently running a Community Blood Pressure Project which attends local groups and services to offer free blood pressure checks to residents.

We are currently recruiting volunteer Blood Pressure Checkers who will attend events and clinics in local community settings to take local resident’s blood pressure.

Training and support

We will provide you with the training and support you need to take blood pressures, what the numbers / results mean and how to talk to people about reducing their risk of heart attacks and stoke though lifestyle choices.

You will learn how to help to signpost people to local services. Volunteers are not expected to offer specialist or clinical advice.

Time commitment

Volunteers will be asked to volunteer at community venues as often, or as seldom as they would like. Sessions typically last 2 – 3 hours.

There is no pressure over the number of sessions you need to volunteer at, but it would be great if volunteers could commit to at least one session per month, so that they remain familiar with the blood pressure procedure.

What will I get out of being a Health Champion – Blood Pressure Checker?

Benefits to you include access to training, improving your own emotional and physical health, being involved in your local community, making new friends and gaining new skills.

Moonstruck Astronaut is a not-for-profit community theatre company based in Newport, Shropshire.  Our mission is to bring the local community of Newport, Shropshire together through theatre projects and foster friendship, self-expression, belonging and confidence, first with our primary-school age children, then extending to young people and adults in time.

We have started running a Youth Theatre in Newport and continue to run outdoor Drama in the Forest workshops. 

We are seeking volunteers to join our passionate team and help Moonstruck Astronaut community Theatre Company succeed in filling the gap in supporting local children’s creative development.

Volunteers have to be 16 years or over. There is no upper age limit.

Moonstruck Astronaut community theatre company is seeking to recruit Drama workshop assistant volunteers for the ‘Summer Drama in the Forest’ week-long outdoor workshop for 6-12 year olds to be held at Wrekin Forest School, Crudginton Moor Lane, Telford, TF6 6EE on the 8th – 12th August.

Times 8.30am – 4pm

Role description:

To support Head workshop leader, Deputy Workshop leader and each other to facilitate the project where 16-20 children will be taught drama skills.

Main duties:

-Volunteers are to support the mini play development when the children work in small groups, acting as a facilitator

- Help facilitate drama games and exercises

- Offer input, lead whole group warm ups, cool downs, lead drama games if would like to

- Provide feedback to the team at the end of the day

- Assist all children in having a great time

- Support the fun, inclusive and safe collaborative environment, enabling participants to co-create enjoyable outdoors theatre.