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 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,

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,

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 ( & 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, , 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

Groundwork Creswell

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Matlock Bath

Rhubarb Farm, Langwith

Friends of

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 & Mill, Abbey, Ticknall , 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

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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