Volunteer Telford

Randlay Valley is in the heart of our community, close to Telford Town Park and within easy walking / cycling distance of the Town Centre, Hollinswood, Randlay and Stafford Park.

Hollinswood & Randlay Parish Council manages this Open Green Space for the enjoyment of our community and visitors.

The Valley is a large area with identified paths, wooded areas, meadows and fields and a wide range of flora and fauna.  The Friends of Hollinswood & Randlay Valley is a volunteer group of enthusiastic people who help to keep the area tidy, litter-free and to make this an enjoyable place to visit. 

We welcome lots of local people, for walking or dog-walks, cycling and picnics.  Within the Valley we have created a Woodland School which is enjoyed by Scouts and School Children.

We need volunteers on the last Tuesday of the month.

Home-Start volunteers are of all ages and come from all walks of life. A number of volunteers have been in receipt of Home-Start support themselves. Their aim is to work alongside families, empowering them to become independent.

All home visiting volunteers need to have been parents themselves or have had parenting experience.

Volunteers are recruited for their friendliness, understanding and caring approach. The preparation course gives you a chance to get to know the staff and other volunteers, our approach and the way we work. It also gives us a chance to get to know you. The course covers topics such as safeguarding children, confidentiality and health and safety, as well as giving you the opportunity to explore some of your own values and attitudes.

Whilst you are visiting a family on behalf of Home-Start you will be supported by a member of staff. Home-Start Telford & Wrekin offers volunteers training and social gatherings throughout the year.

Brookside Community Pantry improves the lives of people in the local neighbourhood helping to make differences to financial situations whilst bringing people together to strengthen the community and contribute to healthier, happier lives. 

Brookside Community Pantry offers a personal shopping experience where customers have time to chat with staff, volunteers, and other shoppers. Meal plans and recipes are created to give people ideas to prepare healthy food options. 

Volunteer responsibilities will be to: 

Welcome and assist customers with their shop.  

Provide information about the Pantry scheme and products. 

Ensure areas are kept to necessary hygiene standards.  

Help with sales transactions and packing customers purchases. 

Wrekin View Primary School in Wellington is already host to a hugely successful Community Fridge, which supports up to 30 families a week by providing food and living essentials. They have now announced they are expanding their efforts to help end holiday hunger in Shropshire by opening a Community Café in the school hall over half term. Read on to find out more!

During the lockdown, school caretaker Russell Garner established Wrekin View Community Fridge. The motto of the food centre is ‘take what you want, donate if you can’, an inclusive message inviting the whole community to engage. No referral or documentation is required to use the fridge/HLC Food hub, and many families in the local community have benefitted from the scheme. A year on and the community fridge is still going strong, now supporting up to 30 families a week.  

Russell has now decided to expand by creating Wrekin View Community Café which will open in the Wrekin View Primary School Hall during school holidays. The café will open In the summer holidays from Monday 26^th July for two weeks every day from 10am-2:30pm. A wide variety of free food and drink will be available, from breakfast items including toast, cereal and bacon or egg baps, to tea, coffee and cakes in the afternoon. There will also be a lunch menu that will change on a daily basis, with both meat and vegetable options. 

Whilst the aim of the café is to provide hot food and drinks to families struggling to eat over the holiday period, the facility is open to all. Everything on offer is free, however if patrons feel that they can donate there will be a donation box to do this. 

Russell is extremely excited to re-open the café and is looking forward to welcoming the local community: ‘It will be a lovely place to be where people can relax and have good hot healthy food.

To support the cafe they are looking for Community Café Volunteers

Tasks include:

Setting up Café

Taking Orders from the table

Understanding /learning the menu

Understanding allergens

Time:

School holidays

The café is open 5 days a week (Mon – Fri)

Each shift is 6 hours, but will be flexible to your availability.

Training:

Induction and mandatory training will be provided

Location:

Wrekin View Primary School

North Rd,

Wellington,

Telford

TF1 3ES