Volunteering Organisations
This booklet contains details of organisations which involve volunteers on an ongoing basis. We are able to provide further information on most of the organisations in this booklet. The opportunities are listed in good faith, and while every care is taken to ensure these details are up to date, we recognise that some contact details may change. The Volunteer Centre welcomes any feedback that will help us with our work. The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire 38 Knifesmithgate, Chesterfield S40 1RQ T: 01246 276777 E: [email protected] W: www.chesterfieldvc.org.uk • Advice Organisations • Animals • Catering/Café • Befriending/Advocacy/Visiting • Charity Shops • Clerical • Conservation/Gardening/DIY • Driving • Fundraising/Publicity • Hospital • Uniformed Services • Women • Sports • Stately Homes • Volunteering with Children & Young People • Volunteering with Older People • Volunteering with Disabilities • Support Services • Residential in UK • Volunteering Overseas • Volunteering For Young People
ADVICE ORGANSIATIONS Chesterfield Citizens Advice Bureau
Chesterfield Law Centre
Deaf & Hearing Support
Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centres
Derbyshire Sexual Health and Promotion Service
NE Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau, Clay Cross
North Derbyshire Alcohol Advice Service
Trade Union Safety Team (TRUST) ANIMALS These national organisations have opportunities in your local area: Blue Cross
Guide Dogs for the Blind
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The Cinnamon Trust
R.S.P.B. (Regional Office) (Not hands on with birds, conservation)
Pets as Therapy
The Equestrian Centre, Brimington
The Cats Protection-Chesterfield & District, Helpline, Fostering & Community Volunteering
RSPCA Animal Centre
Villa Mar Riding Stables, Bolsover
Chesterfield Community Care Farm
CATERING Friends of Stand Road Park Café
RVS Café & Trolley Service, Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire Royal Hospital
St Michael’s Centre Soup Kitchen, (Based at Grace Chapel, Markham Road)
BEFRIENDING/ADVOCACY/VISITING Age Concern Chesterfield & District, Project & Care Line
Christian Care (Dronfield & District)
Derbyshire Advocacy Service
Derbyshire Autism Services Group
Disability Derbyshire (DCIL)
Sight Support Derbyshire
Housebound Books
The Volunteer Centre, Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire Elderfriends Macmillan Safe & Sound Project
Victim Support
CHARITY SHOPS Age UK Clothes Shop Eckington, Clay Cross, Chesterfield
Arthritis Research UK Bolsover
Ashgate Hospice Shops Chesterfield, Bolsover, Clay Cross, Clowne, Dronfield, Eckington, Shirebrook, Staveley
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Ashgate Hospice Furniture Shop
Barnardos
British Heart Foundation Knifesithgate, The Pavements
Cats Protection-Cats Corner
Oxfam
RSPCA
Samaritans
Save the Children
Sheffield Dog Rescue
Sue Ryder
Valley CIDS Lighthouse Shop Chesterfield, Clay Cross
CLERICAL British Red Cross Medical Loans Hollingwood
Chesterfield Ability
Chesterfield Credit Union
DORA (Dedicated Organisation for Raising Awareness of Mental Health Issues)
Derbyshire Carers Association
Relate ( Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire)
Derbyshire Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Service
CONSERVATION/GARDENING/DIY Campaign to Protect Rural England
Groundwork Creswell
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Matlock Bath
Rhubarb Farm, Langwith
Friends of Renishaw Hall
Natural England
Million Trees Derbyshire
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Loundsley Green Community Trust
Organic Gardening for Health Project, Unstone
Hunloke Community Garden Project
The Arkwright Society, Cromford
The National Trust Dark Peak, White Peak & Longshaw, Peak District Clumber Park, Eyam
Pomegranate Theatre, Museum, Tourist Information Centre
DCC Countryside Service
Chesterfield Community Care Farm
DRIVING Community Transport for Town & County
Housebound Books, Chesterfield & Staveley Library
Community Car Scheme (Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire, Bolsover) Operated by Community transport
Time Bank
RVS Meals with Care
FUNDRASING/PUBLICITY Organisations take on fundraisers for all sort of tasks local, to organise events, take on adrenalin filled challenges or coordinate regional fundraising. If you have an interest in this, many organisations regularly need this role so call the one close to your heart.
HOSPITAL Ashgate Hospice
British Red Cross (Medical Loans), Hollingwood
RVS (Emergency Team)
Sight Support Derbyshire, Royal Hospital
UNIFORMED Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Derbyshire Constabulary
RVS (Derbyshire Area)
Royal British Legion Corps of Drums
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St John Ambulance
British Red Cross (Derbyshire)
WOMEN Breast feeding Group
Derbyshire Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Service
SAIL
SPORTS Walk this Way Network of Groups
Fishing For Heroes (Promoting the organisation)
Sporting Futures, Various venues throughout Chesterfield
Chesterfield FC
The Equestrian Centre, Brimington
STATELEY HOMES The National Trust Mr Straw's House, Worksop Hardwick Hall & Stainsby Mill, Doe Lea Calke Abbey, Ticknall Sudbury Hall, Ashbourne
Friends of Renishaw Hall
Chatsworth House
Pomegranate Theatre, Museum, Tourist Information Centre
VOLUNTEERING WITH CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE ACTION FOR CHILDREN Derbyshire Young Carers Family Solutions Derbyshire Yew Trees (Respite Care Project) Chesterfield Child Contact Centre
Ashgate Croft Special School
British Red Cross Society, Matlock
Barnardos, Leaving Care Support service
Buddy+ Mentoring
Chesterfield Ability
Chesterfield Children's Centre
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DCC Independent Visitors Service
Derbyshire Advocacy Service for Children and Young People
Derbyshire Autism Services Group
Derbyshire Youth Offending Team & Youth Justice Board
Fairplay
North East Derbyshire Children's Centres
Sporting Futures
Stonham Supported Lodgings
Derbyshire Toy Library Network, Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire
Temple Normanton Playscheme (Summer Holidays)
The Prince’s Trust Volunteers (based in Chesterfield)
ChildLine East Midlands
Young People’s Health Project
Scouting Derbyshire
Girl Guiding Derbyshire
SAFE@LAST
VOLUNTEERING WITH OLDER PEOPLE Age Concern Chesterfield & District, Care Line & Advocacy Project
Alzheimer’s Society Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire
Carers Sitting Service
Chesterfield Care Group
Chesterfield Shopmobility
Eckington Friendship Club
Clay Cross Hall Resource Centre
Derbyshire Carers Association (Chesterfield, Bolsover and NE Derbyshire)
Housebound Books Chesterfield & Staveley Library
Independent Age
North Wingfield Resource Centre
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Time Bank
Loundsley Green Community Trust (Young at Heart Group)
RVS
RVS Meals with Care
The Stroke Association
The Volunteer Centre, Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire Elderfriends Macmillan Safe & Sound Project Safe & Sound Project
VOLUNTEERING WITH DISABILITIES (incl. Mental Health, Learning difficulties, Physical) Active Ability
Bolsover Woodland Enterprise
Chesterfield Ability
Chesterfield Shopmobility
Deaf & Hearing Support
Derby Appropriate Adult Service
Derbyshire Advocacy Service
Sight Support Derbyshire
Derbyshire Autistic Services Group
Derbyshire Carers Association (Chesterfield, Bolsover and NE Derbyshire)
Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health, Matlock
DORA (Dedicated Organisation for Raising Awareness of Mental Health Issues)
Eckington and District Monday Group
Enable Housing
Our Vision Our Future (Friendship First)
HEADWAY
Landmarks Creswell
Chesterfield FC - Disability Football, Walking for Health
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Krazy Krafters, Clay Cross
Leonard Cheshire, Derbyshire
Organic Gardening for Health Project, Unstone (Wednesday mornings)
RETHINK Mental Illness
Social Outlets for Elderly & disabled People
Luv2MeetU
The Stroke Association
SUPPORT SERVICES Carers Sitting Advice
Nenna Kind Cancer Support Drop in Centre
Chesterfield Childrens Centre’s
Child Line-East Midlands
Cruse Bereavement Care
Derby Appropriate Adult Service Derby, Chesterfield
Derbyshire Sexual Health and Promotion Service
National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Derbyshire Alcohol Advice Service
Pathways Day Centre
Buddy+ Mentoring
RETHINK Mental Illness
Relate (Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire)
The Samaritans
SPODA
Victim Support
Witness Service NE Derbyshire & Dales Magistrates’ Court
Youth Justice Board (Derbyshire Youth Offending Service)
Framework
SAFE@LAST
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The Stroke Association
RESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEERING IN THE UK TCV (Trust for Conservation Volunteers)
The National Trust (working holidays)
CSV (Full-Time Volunteering)
Stockport CP Society (Derbyshire Inte’great Holidays)
R.S.P.B.
Waterway Recovery Group
Independent Living Alternatives
Vitalise (Helping disabled people on holiday)
Y Not Fesitval
VOLUNTEERING OVERSEAS (The organisations listed in this section are UK based charities, public sector or not-for-profit.) Forever Angels Baby Home
Concordia (Abroad & UK)
Inter Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE-UK)
UNA Exchange (Abroad & Wales)
Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)
Raleigh International
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Organisations are from time to time looking for new trustees, so if you like an organisations values and principles. Ask if they need anyone on their committee, or look in the ‘Volunteers Now’ for a more up to date list. do-it.org.uk do-it.org.uk was launched in 2001 with the first, and still the only, national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK. The Volunteer Centre posts opportunities on to this database where you can search for opportunities by area of interest, activity or postcode. Check it out it has lots of other info on it also.
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