January 2025
Thanet Volunteering Opportunities
Safe Families are looking for Family Friends to work directly with isolated local families in Thanet and Canterbury, coming alongside and giving support to parents, children or caregivers when they need it most, making sure they feel less isolated and helping to build connections into local community. If you enjoy being with, and making a difference to, young families contact Sarah Hammond, Community Volunteer Manager, on email sarahhammond@safefamilies.uk or call 07932 867758 for an informal chat and find out more here.
Is the new year inspiring you to reinvent yourself? If you’re keen to start volunteering or eager to meet new people, get in touch with Ramsgate Tunnels. We are a friendly, welcoming charity run by volunteers, offering various volunteering roles in our unique setting that celebrates our local history. We are currently seeking weekend volunteers for our café and those interested in being trained as guides. For more information, contact us at 01843 588123 or email us at admin@ramsgatetunnels.org.
6th Ramsgate Sea Scouts Group are looking for a Scout Assistant Leader to support the Team Leader in delivering a safe, engaging, and inclusive scouting program for young members. They will help plan and run activities, camps, and meetings that foster skills development, teamwork, and outdoor adventure, ensuring the safety and well-being of all participants. Additionally, the Assistant Leader assists with administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and communicating with parents. Contact Matthew Sayer, Group Lead Volunteer on email scouts@6thramsgateseascouts.org.uk
A Kitchen Gardener is required at Pilgrims Hospice, Thanet. Do you have a passion for gardening and fresh produce and a few hours a week to spare? If so, they are looking for reliable, committed individuals who enjoy working as part of a team and, although it isn’t essential, ideally have some basic gardening experience. Seeding, sowing, planting, watering and harvesting of all the fresh produce grown, both outdoors and in greenhouses is included in this important role helping to create a welcoming environment for their patients and their visitors. Contact Tiffany Carmen, Volunteer Coordinator on email Tiffany.carmen@pilgrimshospices.orgFolkestone and Hythe Opportunities
Bright Shadow are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with their Zest project in Hythe by supporting artists of different disciplines and the Zest Hythe Coordinator in the delivery of creative sessions for people living with dementia, their family, friends, and carers and to work directly with participants with complex needs, enabling them to engage with each session. These sessions are fun and creative. You could be crafting, singing and story making along with preparing and tidying. More details are here and feel free to contact Niamh Barnard on recruitment@brightshadow.org.uk or call 01227 467272
Lyminge Church of England Primary School board is seeking a Governor. Do you have the skills and insight needed? You will work with an experienced and dedicated team to fulfil the statutory responsibilities of the Governing Board, supporting staff and holding them to account to ensure the school provides the best possible education for all its pupils. Governors are expected to uphold the school’s Christian values, and to maintain high expectations for behaviour and academic achievement. Further details can be found here or by contacting the school via the link above.
Dover District Opportunities
The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership have sent us their latest task programme. It’s packed full of volunteer activities and ways that you can meet new people while helping your local countryside – dip in as and when it suits you! If you would like to find out more about any of the tasks, please contact the Ranger listed and always give them a call beforehand as they will look out for you and let you know of any last minute changes.
Hougham Village Hall Trust are looking for an editor for their bi-monthly mainly digital newsletter called Hougham Herald to collect and collate articles from other reporters, report on events etc alongside writing occasional articles or editorial pieces, collating other articles posters adverts into word processor or desktop publisher. This is a great opportunity to be part of the community. Contact Peter Robinson, Chairman, Peter40robinson@gmail.com or call 07979 320474
Bright Shadow are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with their Zest project in Deal by supporting artists and the Zest Deal Coordinator in the delivery of creative sessions for people living with dementia, their family, friends, and carers and to work directly with participants with complex needs, enabling them to engage with each session. These sessions are fun and creative and you could be crafting, singing and story making along with preparing and tidying. More details are here. Feel free to contact Niamh Barnard on recruitment@brightshadow.org.uk or call 01227 467272 for more information.
All Area Opportunities
Kent Public Health Champions Wanted! Champions spread the word about the local support available to help residents make healthy choices – like moving more, making friends and seeking advice for money worries. They also organise community activities such as walking groups, grow-your-own veg competitions or mindfulness sessions and they attend local events like festivals and coffee mornings, to help raise awareness of free healthy lifestyle advice such as One You Kent alongside signposting people to specialist support. All champions gain nationally recognised qualifications, and training is due to start in February. Find out more and apply here.
Kent Coast Volunteering is looking for volunteer Befrienders for their Good Neighbours Service which is aimed at people who may otherwise not have anyone to support them. Your client could be someone who lives alone and is isolated, or they have family who they do not see often. Just to have someone visit for a coffee, maybe a volunteer who could take a client shopping, to hospital appointments, activities or just go for a walk – someone who could be that extra support for someone who needs it. Find out more details here and contact Sarah Murnane on sarah.murnane@kcv.org.uk or you can pop into the office in Park Street, Deal (adjacent to Age UK).
Kent Coast Volunteering also runs the Community Transport Service across Thanet, Dover, Folkestone & Hythe districts, and we are urgently looking for more drivers to join our team. Did you know that you can do voluntary work, including driving, if you have a mobility car? Well, you can! What a great way to do something enjoyable and help your local community at the same time. Contact Jess and the team at transport@kcv.org.uk. Mileage is paid and full training and support is provided.