The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival returns to Portsoy on 18 and 19 June 2022 and we are seeking volunteers to help out during the weekend. We always need help before, during and afterwards to set up facilities, as well as stewards to ensure safety across the locations. In return for your help, you will receive free entry to the Festival.

During the event a team from Sail Training International, the organisation who manage the Tall Ships Races, will be based in Lerwick. Their team will require liaison assistance and support with local information and knowledge. This role may include some basic administration support. Other VIP guests wil include sponsors, visiting artistes or performers and invited guests to various events and locations. At times there will be need for liaison volunteers to be on hand to welcome these guests and act as a host. This may include welcoming guests on board ships during deck hire events. VIP liaison Officers will need to be flexible with availability and may only be required on certain days between Tuesday 25th and Saturday 29th July 2023.

To research and develop content and interpretation materials for walking routes near the Union Chain Bridge. These walking guides will be published on the project website and to inform volunteer-led walks around the area. The main focus of the role will involve: • Researching and developing content and interpretation materials for the proposed walking routes in the vicinity of the Union Chain Bridge; • Researching examples of good practice and popular local walking trails; • Co-creating online walking resources with professional interpretation experts to create a public walking guide resource. • Although not an essential requirement of the role, volunteers may be interested in walking the suggested routes, testing and recording detail about them. Skills and Experience required: An interest in history, natural history and local culture Ability to work on your own and in a team Attendance at appropriate training to develop your skills Capacity to walk for 3 miles at your own pace (if testing walking routes). Through this role you will gain: Experience of working with maps and interpreting them. The opportunity to develop your knowledge of local history, geography, natural history and culture with a focus on the Union Chain Bridge. Experience of working independently, yet as part of a bigger team.

As a Rainbow Call Companion Coordinator, you will be a member of the LGBT+ community who wants to support older LGBT+ people. You will be the main point of contact for the rainbow call companions and older people in your group. Our rainbow call companion coordinators are a vital part of the Re-engage team, ensuring that their group of rainbow call companions have all the support and information they need to make regular friendship calls to older people. This is a challenging and rewarding role which might be a bit busy to begin with but will take up less of your time once your group is fully up and running. You’ll be checking in with your group members once a month, and you’ll conduct a short wellbeing questionnaire with the older people in the group every six months. You will need two references and to complete an ID check for this role. Tasks include: - Setting up the first rainbow call companion calls for your group by getting in touch with the rainbow call companions and older people. - Checking in with the older people in your group once they have had their first rainbow call companion call. - Keeping in regular contact with your team of rainbow call companions and sharing any updates from Re-engage that are relevant to them. - Responding to any issues and queries from the rainbow call companions and older people in your group.