If you have an interest or skills in arts, crafts design, music, drama and creative writing, then there are many organisations have opportunities to suit you.

Day centres, youth groups, hospitals, hospices and club for people with disabilities run therapeutic or arts and crafts sessions. Volunteers do not need to have any particular artistic skills, just enthusiasm and a willingness to get involved.

If you have a special interest of skills you could share with others, you could become a volunteer tutor helping at hospital classes, life skills programmes for young people or 'Active Age' sessions for older people.

Drama enthusiasts can get involved with youth theatres working with young dramatists or if you like working behind the scenes volunteers can get involved with stage design, props, makeup, lighting, sound and production. Gladstone Theatre has a 'friends' group, who regularly help in all aspects of running the theatre, from box office to production to bar work.

Musicians of all types are welcomed at many youth groups, day centres, and public events. If you have DJ'ing skills, youth summer schemes often run courses where volunteers can help young people to learn the skills.

People with creative writing skills could contribute towards newspaper articles, newsletters, text for marketing and internet use, creating information resources and materials or helping to produce text for funding bids.

 

Call Nikki on 0151 644 7577 for more information