ROCK GARDEN FRIENDS

Friends of the Rock Gardens are looking for more volunteers to help in the Rock Gardens. 

They meet each Wednesday and Thursday at 9.00am till 11.00 to carry out simple maintenance, all tools provided.

Come any time and report to the garden staff, an hour or two at your convenience, to keep the gardens looking good.

Calling all Lego enthusiasts!

Portsmouth Library Service is looking for volunteers to run a Lego Club at Carnegie Library. The Club could run weekly/fortnightly/monthly depending upon your availability.

Ideally you will have excellent Lego skills and be able to devise a building theme for each session. 

We anticipate that the Club will run on a Saturday, but we can be flexible. 

If you're interested contact Pat Garrett on 023 9268 8066 or email patricia.garrett@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

Summer Reading Challenge 2014 Volunteers wanted!

Are you aged 12-19 and interested in volunteering?

If you're enthusiastic about reading and could encourage children to take part in the Challenge then we want to hear from you!

Collect an application form from your local library.

Closing date for applications is Friday 20 June.

Challenge starts Saturday 12 July.

Contact: patricia.garrett@portsmouthcc.gov.uk 023 9268 8066 for more information

Volunteers' Week 1st - 7th June

The 30th annual Volunteers' week takes place from 1st - 7th June and this year Portsmouth City Council will be working in partnership with Community Action in Portsmouth to help you find out more about volunteering opportunities in Portsmouth  

Throughout Volunteers week there'll be a display table in the Central Library where you'll be able to pick up information about a range of different opportunities in the city.

And on Thursday 5th June, between 10.00 and 3.00 Southsea Library will be hosting a "Pop-up Volunteer Shop" where you'll be able to call in to find out more about volunteering over a cup of tea and a chat. 

Citizens' panel

Have you got something to say? Join our citizens' panel and be part of the conversation.

If you join the panel, we'll take your details and contact you at least four times a year to ask for your views.

There will also be other opportunities to take part throughout the year.

Information provided by the citizens' panel will help the council to shape services that are right for our residents, and will inform decision-making.

We will make sure you get feedback on how the views of the panel have been used.

If you decide you want to stop all you need to do is let us know.


For more information email marketresearch@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call 023 9243 7996.

Social Care Opportunity Exhibition

Do you want to find out about social care services?

Are you interested in career paths and opportunities working & volunteering in social care?

FREE BUFFET LUNCH, QUIZ and CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES/CRECHE PROVIDED

Lots of information from the public, private & voluntary sector

on

Thursday 20th March 

drop-in between

11:30am - 2:30pm

at

Oasis centre in Arundel Street, 

Portsmouth

(Map: http://goo.gl/maps/EQYq3)

Organised by Gateway and Portsmouth City Council Social Care 

Wheels for All

Find out more today

The Wheels for All initiative is a nationally recognised programme that embraces children and adults with disabilities and differing needs, to engage in a quality cycling activity.  By using specially adapted cycles, the activities are both physically and mentally stimulating and above all fun for everyone involved!

To keep the programme running long term we need volunteers.  If you would like to volunteer or to find out more please call 023 9284 1560, or email
asha.lal@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment.

You can cook

Portsmouth City Council are running free cookery courses throughout the city at various times, dates and venues. Each course consists of 3-4 two hour sessions.

You could also volunteer to be a cookery champion to run your own cooking courses in the community. You don’t need any experience as all training will be provided.

Please call 023 9284 1560, or email asha.lal@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to register your interest in attending a cooking class or to be a cookery champion.

Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment.

First World War Centenary commemoration

2014 will mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. 

Using Portsmouth’s museums and archive collections and with your help Lest We Forget will tell the story of some of the people who took part in the First World War.

At the heart of this project will be an exhibition, opening July 2014, which draws on the museum and archive collections which hold First World War related material connecting to some 200 or so individuals: servicemen and women and civilians supporting the war effort at home. 

Click here to go to the First World War Centenary page 

Get Involved: you can add details of your ancestors who contributed to the First World War. 

Whether you have only have the sparsest detail or have researched more thoroughly you are invited to contribute. 

Click here to add details of your family members to the project

Recruitment drive for Victim Support Volunteer Visitors (South East Hampshire)

About the opportunity

This exciting rewarding role is to provide a structured face to face support service to victims of crime in their homes or a safe meeting location (depending upon the home visit risk assessment). Volunteering can fit in with work/family commitments as long as regular contact with the client is maintained.

A time commitment of approximately 2 - 4 hours per week for at least 2 years is expected, Full training and support is provided, along with out of pocket expenses.

Volunteering in Portsmouth

The latest Portsmouth City Council volunteering bulletin is available on the council's website at 
http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/21250.html  

There are almost 50 different groups or departments offering volunteering opportunities in:-

• Conservation Projects & the Environment…
• Work with Children & Young People…
• Work with Adults including People with Disabilities & the Elderly…
• Helping your community…
and

• Arts, Music, Museums & Libraries…

M&S Calls On Portsmouth Community To Get Involved In Southsea Beach Clean

• Part of M&S’ Big Beach Clean-Up taking place across 113 beaches across the UK 
• Beach-side BBQ reward for all those who take part plus money-off food vouchers 

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is calling on volunteers across Portsmouth to don their wellies, roll up their sleeves and help to clean a section of Southsea Beach, as part of the UK-wide ‘M&S Big Beach Clean-up’. 

Taking place on Wednesday 24th April from 11:00am, the initiative is something that the entire Portsmouth community can get involved in, from residents and businesses, to schools, universities and local youth groups. Plus, all those who take part will be rewarded with a beach-side BBQ along with an M&S gift voucher* to put towards their next food shop. 

The ‘Big Beach Clean-up’ is being run with the support of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), which will see beach activities take place across the country between 22nd and 28th April. It is hoped that during this time around 8,000 people will get involved and 15 tonnes of litter will be collected, more than the weight of a double decker bus. 

Places are limited so volunteers keen to take part can register through the Marine Conservation Society: http://www.mcsuk.org/foreverfish/ 

*You must pre-register online to be eligible to receive the voucher. One voucher per volunteer. Valid once only in UK stores between 22nd April and 12th May. See voucher for full details.

Volunteering in Portsmouth

The latest Portsmouth City Council volunteering bulletin is available on the council's website at 
http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/21250.html  

There are almost 50 different groups or departments offering volunteering opportunities in:-

• Conservation Projects & the Environment…
• Work with Children & Young People…
• Work with Adults including People with Disabilities & the Elderly…
• Helping your community…
and

• Arts, Music, Museums & Libraries…

Friends of Southsea Rock Gardens

Do you enjoy visiting the Southsea Rock Gardens?

This much loved garden is in need of some help from volunteers.

We would like to meet you if you can spare some time to get involved in the life of the Gardens.

This doesn’t need to be hands-on work - we need your knowledge and opinions too.

We would like your help to influence how the Gardens are managed and maintained.