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Asthma + LungUK
Mission Statement
Our mission is to drive the transformation of lung health. We strive for a world where lung health is prioritised through better understanding, research, treatment and support.
Therefore we fund cutting-edge research, and provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime.
We also campaign for clean air and better NHS diagnosis and treatment.
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British Regional Transport Association
Mission Statement
The British Regional Transport Association (BRTA) is a voluntary membership-based, pro-public transport improvement association with several of its projects having a nationwide positive benefit and impact. Membership is open to all.
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Cancer Testing Services CIC
The mission statement of Cancer Testing Services CIC
Community service is paramount in our approach to providing families with both awareness and possible solutions to all too common cancers and the problems that they can bring.
The awareness and detection work of Cancer Testing Services CIC is driven by a passion to find early indications of prostate cancer in men and also aims to lead to the uncovering of any other cancers, regardless of gender, that, through testing with a simple blood test, might assist in this early detection and the possibility of saving or extending life.
We aim to learn, educate and use knowledge, to reduce death from prostate and other cancers that affect adults in the community and will reduce the impact upon the wider families that cancer complications and deaths provide.
Volunteering Roles
Citizens Advice South West Surrey
Mission Statement
We help people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.
We have a town centre location in Haydon Place, Guildford, offering a telephone, and appointment service five days a week.
We use the information we gather carrying out this work to campaign for social justice, so that individuals do not suffer through a lack of knowledge or an inability to express them selves effectively.
We provide an increasingly vital front-line service for those in the greatest need in our local community.
The benefits of our work are not limited to improving our clients’ financial situation but also contribute to improving their health, reducing their stress and improving their confidence in dealing with their own problems.
Chair of the board of trustees
Green Hub Project for Teens
Like all community organisations, volunteers sit at the heart of what we do, so naturally we are really keen to talk to you if you have an interest in teenagers, mental health, or gardening. Or even all three!
Of course, spending time in the garden with our teenage volunteers is super important but there are other roles too, depending on your skills – we’ve listed some key roles that we are currently hoping to fill below. Whether it’s one of these, or something else you’d be interested in doing with us, your first step is to complete the simple form and we will be in touch with you to discuss the options.
Mission Statement
The Green Hub Project for Teens is a local community project serving Surrey & Hampshire and surrounding areas. It supports young people (10-18) facing social, emotional and mental health challenges, along with their families and carers. In addition, Green Hub works to promote awareness and understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing for young people in the broader community.
Green Hub’s purpose is to achieve positive, measurable outcomes for teen mental health, including self-love, active lifestyles, social interaction and inclusion, as well as the development and application of a range of learned skills. Green Hub achieves this through its Teen Garden social prescribing programme, talks and support groups within the local community, along with sharing useful information via the website.
Green Hub Volunteer Opportunities
Guildfordians Rugby Football Club
Mission Statement
Guildfordians Rugby is a community focussed rugby club based in Stoke Park within the Borough of Guildford. We provide a wide variety of rugby playing opportunities and are a club that is fully open to everyone, regardless of their ability, age, ethnicity or gender and sexual orientation. Through the provision of adult contact rugby (for both men and women), touch rugby, walking rugby and children’s rugby we offer sporting activity for all genders and all ages – our playing members range from four years old to eighty. In addition to on field volunteering roles there are a wide range of volunteering opportunities behind the scene – accordingly an interest in rugby or sport is not necessary to support Guildfordians Rugby and to enjoy its community. We have a number of different roles and would be delighted to hear from you.
Voluntary Roles
Accounts Support
We are looking for support running Guildfordians rugby financial affairs. This can be a full Treasurer role, or any of the following parts of it depending on volunteer preferences.
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Outgoings - Approving and making payments
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Receipts - Reconciling receipts, chasing payment of invoices
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Accounts - Preparing end of year accounts for AGM and filing at Companies House and HMRC
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Budgeting - Preparing budgets for the year
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Maintain Xero accounts package
The role can be undertaken remotely, but our preference would be for someone who wants to integrate with the club and attend matches, social events, etc., and thereby benefit from the Guildfordians community.
Some accounts skills would be desirable, as would familiarity with the Xero accounts package but this is very intuitive and likely can be quickly picked up.
Compliance Support
Guildfordians Rugby Club would welcome to oversee the club's compliance with Companies House, HMRC and like filings.
The role can be undertaken remotely, but our preference would be for someone who wants to integrate with the club and attend matches, social events, etc., and thereby benefit from the Guildfordians community.
HHH Concerts
Mission Statement
Objects of HHH Concerts registered charity 103930
The objects of the Society shall be to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit including in particular through the presentation of public concerts and recitals.
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Jigsaw (South East)
Joyfull Greens - Community Cookery School
Mission Statement
Cook together. Live well. Care more.
We are a new local community project dedicated to creating a better food culture. Our mission is to inspire individuals and communities to access and enjoy better quality, plant-rich food—leading to healthier, happier, more connected, and sustainable lives.
We:
- Inspire healthier, more sustainable lifestyles through the art and science of plant-based cooking.
- Connect people across cultures, ages, and backgrounds through shared food experiences.
- Empower communities with practical skills in nutrition, cooking, and mindful living.
- Celebrate diversity, sustainability, and the cultural heritage of plant-based cuisine from around the world.
Volunteering with Joyfull Greens
Finance Volunteer
Are you an organised, financially adept individual, with a few hours a month to help Joyfull Greens remotely and flexibly.?
Joyfull Greens is a fairly new Community Interest Company, we are still in our first year.
We need help with basic book keeping and end of year filing.
Advice on whether everything is done within accepted accounting practice and to help us keep proper records.
Simple monthly or bi-monthly report on the financial position for meetings (balance sheet, budget monitoring reports, cash flow, fundraising performance etc).
Qualities
- Friendly, reliable and professional.
- Knowledge of current and fundraising finance practice relevant to voluntary and community organisations.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping and financial management.
- Good financial analysis skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly
You would benefit from complimentary invites to cooking sessions and helping to make a lasting difference to your local community.
Roots for the Future (Godalming)
We are looking for people! Roots for the Future plants trees with communities to tackle climate change. We are a Godalming based social enterprise and have run many local tree planting events on public land, in schools and on private estates. We have a number of volunteer positions that need to be filled by people who are passionate about curbing climate change. Some of these positions are formal and would suit people looking to diversify their skillset, get experience of a non-profit organisation, or perhaps people with professional skills they want to share with a good cause. Please get in touch with us via Better Impact to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks!
Mission Statement
Our Mission
Our mission is to engage communities in tree planting to cultivate a lasting legacy of environmental sustainability.
We envisage a future where communities are inspired to implement natural solutions to climate change.
We believe community activities, like Roots for the Future’s are at the root of curbing the global issue of climate change.
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Rowleys Centre for the Community Cranleigh
Mission Statement
Rowleys Centre for the Community is situated in the heart of the centre of Cranleigh. We pride ourselves on being a community venue offering many additional advantages to the local community beyond the purpose for which it was initially intended. Providing high quality services to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of our local community is at the heart of what we do.
Purpose
Rowleys primarily offers a place for the older population to socialise, keep physically active, stay connected and acquire new skills, which has a positive impact on their overall health and wellbeing and supports reducing social isolation.
Whilst our main aim is to promote the wellbeing of all older people and assist them in making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience we would like to ensure the Community Centre is open to all and available for other groups to utilise outside of the core offer.
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Royal Surrey Charity (Guildford)
Our mission
We are working to deliver exceptional care in a welcoming and safe environment for patients at Royal Surrey Hospital.
From providing state of the art equipment and redeveloping wards, to investing in staff development and funding innovative research, our patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Working collaboratively with medical and support staff, we fund projects that make the biggest impact on the 260,000 people we treat each year – from babies, to children and young adults, to older people.
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Collection Tin Co-ordinators needed!
We are looking for some enthusiastic volunteers to become collection tin coordinators to help run our collection tin programmes in the local community throughout the year! Could you help us?
We are primarily looking for volunteers in the following locations:
- Guildford
- Godalming
- West Clandon
- Elstead
- Farnborough
- Farnham
However, please do get in touch if you are interested and live elsewhere. We will try our best to make arrangements to support your volunteering in your local community.
This role will involve:
- Liaising with shops, businesses and offices in your area to ask them to keep an RSCH Charity collection tin in a prominent place.
- Collecting full tins and supplying new ones.
- Counting and banking the collected money and recording it accurately, and completing simple reports so you can keep track of how they’re doing.
- Informally discussing other ways the business may support our work (for example, if one of their employees wants to run a marathon for us) and passing leads to us.
This role would suit you if you are organised, honest, confident, collaborative, have good local knowledge and really want to get involved with your local hospital and community!
By helping to raise money and awareness for The Royal Surrey County Hospital Charity you are helping to ensure that patients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital receive exceptional care in a welcoming and safe environment. Fundraising is vital to support our work and collection tins in your local community are a valuable asset in helping us to do just that.
You may need to be able to travel locally, whether by car or public transport. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed, according to the NHS Travel and Subsistence Policy.
You will be supported by the fundraising team and will have guidance on the role and NHS volunteering process.
This role can be flexible around your schedule and the amount of time you spend depends on how large an area you’d like to cover, so please get in touch if you are interested!
If you are interested in helping Royal Surrey County Hospital Charity, please complete the online application form & we will be in touch!
TALK Surrey
Mission Statement
At TALK, we support people with aphasia by:
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Enabling you to practise all aspects of communication
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Familiarising you with strategies to aid conversation
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Helping you to rebuild confidence and self esteem
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Encouraging you to become socially independent
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Providing you with information, advice and ongoing support
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Helping you to live positively with aphasia following stroke
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Working closely with local speech therapists, the Stroke Association and other organisations supporting people with aphasia after stroke
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The Cedar House Support Group
Mission Statement
The Cedar House Support Group is for parents who are experiencing postnatal depression and anxiety. The group provides a safe and supportive environment where parents can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves. This helps their recovery by normalising feelings and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression and anxiety can bring.
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Charity Trustee
About the Charity
The Cedar House Charity was set up for mothers experiencing prenatal and postnatal depression in 2004 and offers support to mothers by holding free weekly group therapy sessions. The groups provide a safe, supported, and confidential environment where mothers can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves and are facilitated by our specialist postnatal depression counsellor, Liz Wise. Liz has thirty years’ experience in facilitating groups, providing counselling and has personal experience of the illness. The groups aid their recovery by making them feel normal and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression can bring.
The charity has been running since 2004 in Surrey, and now also provides a support group in South London. Each group provides creche facilities and both this and the group are free of charge. We get no funding from the NHS or local authorities and rely solely on private donations, grants and fundraising events.
Charity Trustee
Purpose of role:
Key purpose of the charity trustee role is to function as one of the key decision makers of Cedar House, providing leadership, guidance, support and making decisions for the benefit of the charity and the work that it does. The charity trustee’s will safeguard the charity's assets – both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation. Cedar House is a small charity, and we rely on the time given generously by our volunteers, including our trustees. These roles require a positive, active input to the shared responsibility of overall governance and fundraising efforts, vital to keeping the charity going.
Key Responsibilities:
Cedar House Charity Trustees are required to attend 3 board meetings per annum, where the financials including accounts, funding/grant applications and other related topics will be discussed. All trustees must be an active member of the board as it is small. The board members may also share the board roles including Treasurer, Secretary, Chair, safeguarding and communications/fundraising.
Key duties include:
- Ensure the charity is conducting its purposes for the public benefit
- Comply with the charity's governing document and the law
- Acting in the charities best interest
- Managing the charity's resources responsibly (including finances)
- Acting with reasonable care and skill
- Ensuring the charity is accountable.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must not have been previously disqualified
- Fit the criteria of ‘fit and proper person’ under Finance Act 2010 HRMC
- Can undertake and pass Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Able to travel to Guildford, Surrey for the 3 Trustee Board meetings per year
Key Experience:
- Worked in teams of people
- Experience of making objective decisions, based on factual evidence
- Understanding of financial information
If you are interested in supporting Cedar House and you are able to provide some time by volunteering, please click on the Fill in an Application button to volunteer or if you wish for further details.
The Cheryl King Trust
Helping financially disadvantaged young people to make music
CKT believes no young person should be precluded from taking music lessons because either their parents cannot afford them or they are not inspired to take up lessons.
We help fund music lessons for financially disadvantaged children and young people in Surrey whatever their level of musical development and tries to level the music playing field by funding inspirational performances to encourage children to take up instruments in schools where historically take up has been low.
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The Clockhouse Day Centre (Milford)
Mission Statement
We offer a warm and friendly environment for the over 50's where members can meet new friends, take part in our many activities or join us for outings or holidays.
The Clockhouse is open Monday to Friday 9.30am-3.30pm. We provide a range of services including hairdressing, chiropody, reflexology, hearing and sight tests.
We offer a in-expensive 2 course homemade lunch with a variety of alternatives on a daily basis as well as a snack bar offering hot drinks, biscuits and homemade cakes.
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Voluntary Action South West Surrey
Your commitment will contribute to making our community in Guildford and Waverley a better place.
Volunteering involves spending time, unpaid, to do something that is of benefit to others and/or the local environment. There are volunteering opportunities available across Guildford and Waverley with a wide array of organisations. Voluntary Action South West Surrey works with the voluntary, community and public sectors, supporting organisations to develop volunteering opportunities and their volunteering programmes. Our Volunteer Centre matches people who want to volunteer with local organisations seeking volunteers.
VASWS is an independent charity set up to support, develop and promote voluntary and community involvement across the boroughs of Guildford and Waverley. VASWS offers an extensive range of free services to all voluntary groups in our area, so whether you are a very small group just starting out or an established charity we can help.
About VASWS
Voluntary Action South West Surrey is a registered charity and limited company set up in 2008 to help support voluntary and community groups working in the boroughs of Guildford and Waverley. We are a Council for Voluntary Service and member of the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA).
As well as giving advice, information and support to local groups we also run a Volunteer Centre recruiting volunteers for organisations working in South West Surrey, as well as being host of the Guildford and Waverley Social Prescribing Service. In 2024, we launched our Volunteer Connections project.
Our Mission
As an infrastructure organisation we aim to strengthen the voluntary and community sector across South West Surrey. We support all members of the local community to access services to improve their health and wellbeing.
Our Vision
We at Voluntary Action South West Surrey will champion a resilient, inclusive voluntary sector to enable residents, volunteers and the community to flourish. We will address the wider determinants of health and wellbeing, enhancing accessibility and diversity.
Our USP
We are the infrastructure organisation for Guildford and Waverley Boroughs, providing bespoke information, advice and guidance to charities and voluntary groups, both existing and new.
We tailor bespoke solutions to address the evolving needs of our community, fostering resilience and inclusivity, advocating on behalf of the sector we represent and the communities we work within.
We offer a volunteer brokerage service, working one to one with both individuals who want to volunteer and voluntary organisations who need support with their volunteer offer.
We highlight the benefits of volunteering and the need for volunteers in our communities, recognising and working to reduce barriers to volunteering, especially amongst marginalised groups. In addition, we are a bridge between sectors, connecting the voluntary sector to partners in the health sector.
Through our Social Prescribing service we support adults referred to us for issues surrounding the wider determinants of health to access services and activities local to them, creating a greater cohesion between health professionals, patients and local communities and services.
We are also the voluntary sector arm of the Frailty Academy.
Volunteer for VASWS
Treasurer
Voluntary Action South West Surrey is an umbrella organisation for voluntary groups, community groups and charities working in Guildford and Waverley. We help with support and development, provide information, training, funding & governance advice and with recruiting volunteers.
Our current treasurer has stepped down and so we are seeking someone to take over. We are a ltd company and a registered charity, we have a part time Finance Manager who deals with the day to day finances.
We are based in central Guildford and Board Meetings are held 4 times a year on a Tuesday at 4pm via Teams, plus an annual AGM and occasional sub group meetings.
If you are interested and would like to have a chat about the role and find out more about us please fill in the application form.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Waverley Hoppa Community Transport
Mission Statement
Mission statement
Our mission is to:
Provide a cost effective, quality transportation service to people who are unable to access ordinary transport for reasons of infirmity, disability, vulnerability or isolation.
Our values
Caring: to be understanding of the current needs of our stakeholders, especially individual customers, and to strive to meet their needs with empathy and compassion.
Responsive: to be aware of the current and changing needs of our stakeholders, and to meet those needs by creative provision and adaptation of our services.
Responsible: to be aware of, and optimise the impact of our activities, particularly with respect to the environment and local communities.
Sustainable: to strive to balance short term needs with the requirement to ensure that we are able to deliver our mission over the longer term.
Transparent: to be open to enquiry from our stakeholders, and to be proactive with the provision of information about ourselves to the communities we serve.
