Volunteer Telford

We are looking for volunteers to train as Walk Leaders to guide free, short, and friendly group walks to help people in the community stay active and make social connections. We are a well-established group who walk daily including some evenings throughout Telford and Wrekin.

You will welcome participants, especially beginners or people returning to physical activity, ensuring everyone feels safe and valued.

We will ask you to keep track of attendance numbers and report any accidents or incidents, you will be given training and ongoing support to help you.

Your role will include planning short walks, usually between 30 and 90 minutes over easy terrain at a steady, inclusive pace. Your planning will include assessing for risks to ensure group safety.

The Training includes two, short online courses, and 2 online documents to read, shadowing a walk with a current Walk Leader and an in-person session followed by a walk under observation.

If you have any difficulty with any aspects of the training, please speak to us.

We ask you join one of our walks before enrolling on the training to gauge whether they meet your expectations.

Introduction to Ironbridge Coracle Trust and the Supporter’s offer The Ironbridge Coracle Trust project is a NLHF project which began in August 2019 and will be completed by the end of October 2022. The project has enabled the Trust to restore the Old Coracle Shed, create a Coracle Man Sculpture, and a New Shed which is now a museum telling the story of Coracles in Ironbridge and run a varied programme of community focused events.

As the project comes to an end, we need to look at sustainability of the site without the financial support of the Heritage Fund. This is where our new ‘Supporter’ offer will be useful. Not only do we see it as a way to make some financial income, but it is also a great way to get our message out to a wider audience, recruit volunteers and market our activities to a wider audience. We aim to launch the offer at the upcoming Regatta.

We have a small team who have currently been planning the offer and launch but we are now looking for someone with more expertise to help us push forward and make sure our launch is as successful as possible.

Do you have an hour or two to spare each week? 

Could you help a child to read?

Schoolreaders volunteers are matched with a local primary school where they visit weekly and listen to children read individually to help improve their reading and comprehension skills and also foster a love of reading.

Reading for pleasure at a young age has a significant impact in how children are able to access their secondary education and also on their future life chances.

Our volunteer say they get as much out of their volunteering as the children, albeit in a different way. One volunteer says "It really has been a wonderful experience. It is so rewarding to make an impact on children's education but also their passion for learning and creativity."

Monday - Friday 1 or 2 hours per week.

Volunteers will visit their school on the same day and at the same time each week.  The session will be decided between the volunteer and the school.

Supporting young people (9-16) to engage in leisure activities such as crafts, gaming and sports; whilst helping them to develop friendships. You'll also help with set up and pack down and preparing light snacks and drinks.

Our youth club runs on a Monday night from 5.30-7pm. All volunteers must consent to a DBS check.