Volunteering in Your Local Community

AWBS members volunteer in many ways across their communities. Here are some ways to find a role that matches your location, interests, skills, and time commitment.

Local Opportunity - Virginia Water

Sunrise Senior Living is looking for volunteers who would like to share their special skills with residents, for instance somebody who is very good with computers could share her knowledge and teach our residents how to work with the computer - or help with iTunes. A beautician who is not able to work in the UK might consider to give manicures on a regular basis, a compassionate gardener might want to assist our garden club. Specifically looking for a person who would like to help a nearly blind resident with her crossword puzzle and somebody to take residents out for a short walk. Also, would appreciate it if any of your musical members would come in and just play the piano occasionally. Contact Hetty de Vries, Activities Assistant
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A. Timebank http://timebank.org.uk/
TimeBank is a national volunteering charity that supports individuals and businesses to find rewarding volunteering and mentoring opportunities. It offers a searchable online database to help you find a role near to where you live or work, a help desk which offers helps with questions and resources and advice.

B. Do-it http://www.do-it.org.uk/
Do-it is an online National Volunteering Database with the majority of its 1,000,000 volunteer opportunities coming from local Volunteer Centres. Do-It is part of YouthNet (the UK's first exclusively online charity).

C. Local Volunteering Centres
Volunteer centres will help you find an organisation to suit your interests. If you live outside the areas listed below, then Volunteering England will help you find your nearest volunteering centre:  http://www.volunteering.org.uk

Volunteer Centre Reading

8 Cross Street, READING,
Berkshire RG1 1SN
Tel: 0118 957 4123
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Website: www.volunteercentrereading.org
Opening Hours: Mon -Thur: 10.00-2.00

Volunteer Centre Slough

1st Floor Kingsway URC Church Street, SLOUGH,
Berkshire SL1 1SZ
Tel: 01753 528 632
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Website: www.volunteerslough.org.uk
Opening Hours: M-F: 10.00-4.00

Windsor & Maidenhead Voluntary Action

67 St Leonard's Road, WINDSOR
Berkshire SL4 3BX
Tel: 01753 622 433
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Website: www.wmvolaction.org.uk
Opening Hours: Mon, Tue, Thurs 10.00-2.00, Wed 10.30-2.00

Runnymede Association of Voluntary Services

12-13 The Sainsbury Centre, Guildford Street, CHERTSEY
Surrey KT16 9AG
Tel: 01932 571 122
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Website: www.ravs.info
Opening Hours: Mon-Thu: 9.00-4.00 Fri: 9.00-1.00

Voluntary Action South West Surrey (Volunteer Centre Guildford)

39 Castle Street, GUILDFORD
Surrey GU1 3UQ
Tel: 01483 565 456
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Website: www.vasws.org.uk
Opening Hours: M-Th: 10.00-3.00

Voluntary Services Surrey Heath

Community Link, Surrey Heath House,
Knoll Road, CAMBERLEY
Surrey GU15 3HH
Tel: 01276 707 565
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Website: www.vssh.org.uk
Opening Hours: M-F 9.00-4.00

Volunteer Centre Spelthorne

Community Link
Knowle Green, STAINES
Surrey TW18 1XA
Tel: 01784 444 201
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Opening Hours: Tues 9.00-12.00, Wed & Thurs 9.00-3.30

Volunteer Centre Woking

Woking Association of Voluntary Service
Provincial House, 26 Commercial Way, WOKING
Surrey GU21 6EN
Tel: 01483 751 456
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Website: www.windowonwoking.org.uk/wavs
Opening Hours: T-F: 10.00-3.00

D. Local organisations

Review our philanthropy pages in the "Common Ground" to se what volunteer opportunites exist with charities that AWBS has funded.

Other charities to consider that some AWBS members volunteer at are:

Home-Start Surrey Heath

Looking for volunteers to support local families with young children

www.home-startsurreyheath.org.uk