A few extremely important volunteers helped support me through the most difficult part of my life and have helped me steer it in a more positive direction. I feel like I am actually living for the first time in a long time and it is largely down to influence and support of these volunteers. I’ve […]
I volunteered to help with the pathway audit because I have always used the Nene Way for walking or accessing the River Nene. Due to being furloughed from my job over lockdown, I thought it was great to not only help with the upkeep of the pathway and its use but also aid me in […]
I have only recently started to volunteer with Age UK Northamptonshire, telephone befriending and I hope to commence with walking befriending soon. Before Covid, I sang in care homes voluntarily of my own volition. This I found extremely rewarding. I hope that I am able to go back to singing for them again this year.
I started volunteering after walking away from a well-paid but extremely boring and mind-killing job. I was disillusioned, with life, suffering from low self-esteem and lack of confidence, depressed, and emotionally burnt out. I needed somewhere that could offer me time and space to find who I am, grow without the pressures of the rat […]
During the pandemic, we as a family have coped pretty well but were conscious that there were people really struggling. My son Felix is 18 and I wanted to show him the value of providing your own time for the benefit of others and nothing else. We do not have a great deal of time, […]
Place Based Social Action (PBSA) is about people coming together to solve the problems that are important in their communities, and Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire (VIN) is working with communities to support them
The Northampton Hope Centre is a local charity which welcomes people who are homeless, disadvantaged or vulnerable whatever their reasons and circumstances might be. The centre is based at Oasis House, near Northampton town centre and is well known throughout the local area. The centre looks after around 100 people each day and records over […]
Roger, 62, has been a volunteer driver for nearly 12 years with Northampton Volunteer Car Scheme. The Scheme which transports elderly or vulnerable people to their medical appointments, is supported by the hard work of volunteers, but Roger has proven dedicated above and beyond the call of duty. Roger, a former lorry driver, became acquainted […]
