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Prospect Hospice events in April Making a

Quiz night Tribute and comedy night difference
Ridgeway School’s annual quiz On Friday 6 May, 7pm, Prospect
night takes place on Friday 15 April, Hospice’s Swindon Town Centre Volunteer Centre provides vital to customers and promoting add
7pm at the school, Inverary Road, Support Group is returning with a support to organisations in on sales such as badges and raffle
Wroughton, SN4 9DJ. fun filled evening of live comedy Swindon and the people they are tickets.
There is an entry fee of £3 per from Arnold Gutbucket and Stars working with.
team member. Minimum of four per in Their Eyes 2015 winner, Peter Help for Health and Social
team, maximum of ten. Sarsfield, at Swindon Town FC’s Do you enjoy books and helping care students? Oxford Brookes
To enter a team email Erin on Legends Lounge. Tickets are £12.50 children read? Swindon Libraries’ University in Swindon are looking
[email protected] or each, available from Natalie on Summer Reading Challenge will for volunteers to contribute
Fiona on fionaharvey58@gmail. 07796 137770. this year celebrate Roald Dahl 100, towards the education and training
com. All profits will be split equally a century since the birth of one the of health and social care students
All profits go directly to Prospect between Prospect Hospice and world’s favourite children’s authors. and in some cases, during formal
Hospice Swindon 105.5FM. If you are aged 14 and above, practical examinations. Your
Swindon Libraries really do need involvement will help to provide
your help. They will require realistic learning opportunities
volunteers for The Big Friendly where students can gain confidence
St. John’s Haydon Wick Read, Summer Reading Challenge and competence in a safe
from 16 July to 4 September. environment.
On Thames Avenue
next door to Are you a passionate gardener? Volunteer from home by becoming
a Virtual Volunteer for Action
Morrisons Willows Counselling is based in a on Hearing Loss. Support people
lovely historic house in Old Town,
Contact: Swindon. It has a medium sized who are deaf or have a hearing
Revd Raymond Adams front garden, low maintenance loss without even leaving your
Tel: 634258 back garden and car park. They computer.
need a gardener to care for the As a virtual volunteer you will
Sunday 9am Traditional communion service garden and outside spaces. have the opportunity to undertake
Services 11am Eventful, contemporary worship This involves cutting down important tasks on the internet.
with children’s groups meeting flowering plants, light pruning of You might help with a campaign,
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk shrubs and weed killing in the car join a fundraising team, or even
parks. The work probably takes one help test products.
Open to all, serving tea, coffee, cakes & light lunches or two days per month.
Fridays and Saturdays: 10am - 2pm
Find out more about these
Do you enjoy talking to people and many other volunteering

West Swindon and Lydiard Tregoze and providing great customer opportunities by contacting
service? The British Heart
Volunteer Centre Swindon on
Church Partnership Foundation shop has a variety of 01793 420557 or email: info@
roles on offer. Retail or relevant swindonvolunteers.org.uk
Please join us in worship on Sunday mornings cash handling experience would be Visitors are welcome to drop in
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am beneficial. at 1 John Street, Swindon from
Activities include completing till
Monday to Friday, 11am to 3pm.
St Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze transactions accurately, talking See more at: www.do-it.org
- the church in the park: 10am
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.30am Citizens Advice Bureau needs volunteers
For details of these and our other services to meet demand
call the Partnership Office on 01793 874221 Swindon Citizens Advice Bureau
Email: [email protected] Website: WSwinlyd.org.uk is experiencing a record number
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church of enquiries across the area and
urgently needs more volunteers to
help meet the increasing demand
on their services.
If you want to make a difference
to people’s lives, help your
community, try something new, use
your experience in a productive are computer literate then Citizens
way, develop new talents and skills, Advice want you.
challenge yourself, increase your For details and an application
confidence, inspire others to help pack contact:
people, keep active and get out of [email protected] .org.uk
the house then join the team at or call 01793 402106.
Citizens Advice Swindon to make a The deadline for applications is
difference that counts. noon on 20 April. Interviews will
If you are an outgoing people take place on 28 April and 3 May.
person, a good listener, open CAB also recruit throughout
minded and non-judgmental; a the year so get in touch if you
team worker and able to commit are interested in joining a later
to around 10 hours per week and programme.
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