Volunteers can make a real difference.  People volunteer for a range of reasons, and each volunteering opportunity provides its own experience.

Volunteering can help you to:

• develop new skills and experience
• enhance your CV
• meet new people
• make a difference to other people’s lives
• keep services running in your community

What you can expect from us

• We value the positive contribution made by volunteers to life in Haydon Wick and will encourage more people to volunteer in their local community
• We have a strong history of working with local volunteers who add significant value to council services and will work to develop and strengthen these links and opportunities
• We recognise that volunteering can help a person’s physical and mental well-being, provide opportunities to meet other people and gain additional skills, experience and work opportunities
• We are committed to promoting diversity and to offering volunteer placements for people of all ages, interests and abilities
• We will seek to remove any barriers which may prevent people from volunteering, to ensure that as many people as possible who wish to volunteer are able to do so
• We recognise the work of our volunteers within our community, and have an establish civic award scheme – Haydon Wick Heroes