Are you a Cricket fan? Want to get involved through volunteering. Like all sports, cricket needs people who take on organisational and officiating roles to make it possible for others to play. Every match played requires a host of volunteer input to make them run smoothly so whether you want to get involved as a Scorer, Umpire, Match Secretary, Coaches and assistants, Captains, Parental Liaison, Schools, Volunteer driver there will always be an opportunity for you? We currently have opportunities for people to become involved in: · Scoring – keeping match scores, maintaining statistics etc. · Umpiring- the cricket equivalent of refereeing We run two adult teams which play on Saturdays, Sundays and on some mid-week evenings and are looking to recruit scorers and umpires for both teams. These opportunities would be suitable for people who have an interest in sport, but do not wish to participate as players. They provide an opportunity to be part of the team, without taking part in the more physical elements of the game. There are established pathways in these disciplines that allow people to progress from officiating at local clubs through to international sport. Get in touch to start your volunteering journey at Strathmore Cricket Club.

How you can make a difference: By volunteering to transport our guests to and from the service to enable them to access activities you could help us to continue, and improve the service we provide to adults with learning disabilities Are you a caring, helpful, and empathetic person with good interpersonal and communication skills? Do you enjoy driving and have a valid driving licence? Why The Care Respite Service needs you: Are you a reliable and friendly individual who is looking to volunteer some of your time in the local community? In the service we support adults with learning disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities. While out with their support workers, the service users enjoy taking part in a range of activities. The service has a minibus which we are looking for a volunteer to drive. This will allow the service users to access local amenities, as well as planned days out further afield! As a Volunteer Driver, you will enable service users to attend activities that they are otherwise unable to access. so, your role will be essential in supporting our service users enjoy meaningful activities. While undertaking your role you will be accompanied by a support worker, who will assist the service user in attending their chosen activity.

BASE is a Scottish Registered Charity established in 2005 by blind and partially sighted people. The management committee consists of nine Trustees and one co-opted member, the majority of whom are sight impaired. BASE depends entirely on fundraising from donations and applications to charitable trusts. BASE supports people with sight impairment resident in NE Fife by offering a monthly programme of social activities, including visits to places of interest, theatre visits, museums and outdoor activities. BASE is supported by a team of volunteers providing transport and guiding. These activities take place on the first Thursday each month. BASE is looking to increase the number of Volunteer Drivers / Sighted Guides in the East Neuk, Cupar and St. Andrews areas. The role includes transporting people with sight impairments to the destination for days out, guiding the VIP’s and having fun. Training will be provided.

The Food Train is an award-winning charity which operates throughout Scotland, supporting older people in local communities to remain living in their own home, as independently as possible. We have a large number of older people in Falkirk experiencing loneliness and isolation who enjoy getting out and speaking to others from their local area. Our volunteer outing helpers assist our members in accessing trips to local cafes and places of interest. If you like chatting, meeting people and getting out and about then this could be the role for you! The role involves: - Collecting and returning home older people, either as a chaperone on a minibus operated by a local company or in your own vehicle if preferred. - Updating staff after outings and completing any monitoring/reviewing as required. - Informing staff of any concerns, accidents, or complaints - Option to attend volunteer meetings, training and social events throughout the year If you have some time to spare and want to help older people and meet new people then we would love to hear from you!

The Food Train is an award-winning charity which operates throughout Scotland, supporting older people in local communities to remain living in their own home, as independently as possible. Our driver volunteers drive our small vans with another volunteer helper beside you, delivering grocery shopping to older people in the local community. Our shopping service members are so grateful for this service, which is a lifeline for many and an important source of social contact, as much as providing access to food and helping our members live longer and more independently in their own homes. This is a great way to use your spare time to help older people in your local community! The role involves: - Driving a medium sized van, following a delivery route with a volunteer helper. - Delivering food shopping to older people in the Falkirk area. - Loading and unloading small grocery boxes. - Assisting with putting away shopping in people's homes. - Completing a small amount of paperwork. - Either meeting the Food Train van at the supermarket or collecting it from the Food Train Falkirk office in the morning (we have arrangements so you can leave your car free of charge). If you are interested then we would love to hear from you!

Re-Engage (formerly Contact the Elderly) was set up in 1965, and is committed to older people being heard, valued and engaged. Supported by a network of volunteers, the group organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people around 70 and over, who live alone, offering a regular and vital friendship link every month. Coordinators ensure everything runs smoothly each month. They are normally the volunteer drivers too. Coordinators organise the monthly group outings by liaising with the hosts and the drivers so that everyone is clear about the time, date and place. Support and advice for coordinators is readily available from National Office, Development Officer or Support Officer. They ask all group coordinators for two references and the group also undertake a PVG check before starting as a volunteer. The coordinator role is very important. It is the coordinator’s role to be organised and keep everyone informed, planning the monthly host schedule, assisting with PVG checks and liaising with new volunteers and guests. Re-Engage hold an annual Group Coordinator meeting.

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. They inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. Volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of their members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone, now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. The group make sure that people know they are important well into old age. Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: they are Re-engage and they are bringing generations together. Drivers are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship fo older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Drivers take older people to the parties and stay with them to enjoy the get-together. Over time, drivers and older guests get to know each other well and together you will spend many hours full of fun, laughter, and stories. As a tea party driver, you liaise with your group coordinator and take older guests to and from the tea parties each month. Staying at the tea party is part of your role, so it’s much more than being a driver. You will need to have a full, clean, driving license, and either a DBS (in England and Wales) or PVG (in Scotland). You will also need to check that you are covered by your regular motor insurance policy to do this role. Tasks include: • Driving one to two older guests using your own car to a tea party venue and returning them home again after the event . • Staying at the tea party to help with conversation and serve refreshments. • Liaising with the group coordinator to confirm which older guests you will pick up. • Informing the group coordinator of any safeguarding concerns or issues you might have. • Following all guidance in your driver training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with the charity's aims. • Completing a driver declaration before your first tea party and on an annual basis. The declaration is to confirm you will adhere to Re-engage's policies and procedures and that you have completed the relevant training provided for your role.

Isolation and Loneliness are on the rise especially with Older People in the Community. We are looking for friendly and caring people to help with our tea parties. Could you help drive one or two guests to tea parties? You will only be volunteering once a month, so this is perfect for fitting around your own availability and lifestyle. You will help drive the same one or two guests to the group and then stay for some refreshments and a good blether. Normally the tea party will last for about 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon and is hosted by other Volunteers in their home. It is the same local group you volunteer with so you can make some real connections to your community and the Older Guests. All training is remote, and you are supported by our team and Tea Party Co-ordinator in your role.

At Key we support disabled people of all ages throughout Scotland. We believe that good support is essential for a good life and we work alongside each person we support, and their family, to help them live life to the full. People we support are actively involved in everything we do through our strong partnership with TAG (The Advisory Group) - a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation run by disabled people. TAG supports people to play a central role, alongside our Board of Directors, in shaping the strategic direction of the organisation and ensuring the quality of our services. We are looking to develop our range of group and workshop activities within in our central Ayr hub and our supported accommodation project. We are looking to recruit volunteers who are willing to share their skills, knowledge and talents with the people who use our services. Main duties: Together we will identify the skills and interests of volunteer group facilitators; to develop a programme of activities for people we support; so they can benefit from volunteer led group sessions to try/ find out more about/develop new skills and activities, build confidence and reduce social isolation. Group sessions will be co facilitated by volunteer(s) and a member of staff.

We are looking for dedicated volunteers to help with our shopping and prescription service. This essential service ensures that those struggling to get out the house or who aren’t fully able to get a shop for themselves can get a weekly shop and maintain independence and have agency of their own shopping. Volunteers will be added to a Whatsapp group where call outs will be made for the shops that week. If the volunteer is available then they offer to do the shop and a member of staff will email the service users details and shopping list, the volunteer with then do the shopping then deliver it the service users’ home then you will be reimbursed for the shop and your millage. This is role is perfect for anyone who wants to help out and make a difference but can’t commit to set weekly time slots.