Helping voluntary organisations with volunteer recruitment
Promote benefits of volunteering to all in the community telling them how they can get involved
Provide information and contact details to prospective volunteers on a wide range of voluntary opportunities
Offer support to those who need it e.g. people with mental ill-health or learning disabilities
Co-ordinate one-off projects for short term volunteering
The Colchester Catalyst Charity aims to help relieve the sick and suffering by making a positive and ongoing contribution to the improvement of health care within the community of North-east Essex.
The League works to support local NHS hospitals and the Primary Care Trust by helping improve amenities and providing equipment and gacilities for the benefit of patients and staff.
Caring and Contributing since 1954
Galleywood Celebrates 2012 a community led group has set up to plan an event in June 2012 to celebrate.
We treasure our local heritage and our active community groups and by bringing these together we will celebrate as one community.
A proposal to transform Hadleigh town centre focusing on the island where the fire station and library are situated. This is an exciting and visionary project that will involve and include the whole community.
Home-Start is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under 5 years of age. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress, in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. We provide this service for families within the Braintree District.
The Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network, England & Wales (NHWN) is an umbrella body which represents all Home Watch and Neighbourhood Watch members across England and Wales. It is the officially-recognised body that engages with the Home Office, the Association of Chief Police Officers and other partners at a strategic level.
The aim of this group is raise funds to repair an ancient bridge. Restoration is taking place, after which the island onto which the bridge leads will be managed as a wild life area.
The Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) is an independent charity helping people and communities throughout rural Essex build a sustainable future.
Peer Support for anyone suffering Mental Distress.
Signposting to other groups and services
Safe enviroment to talk and meet new freinds.
Assisting in ways to join the community using support and befreinding.
A chance to put concerns about saturary services to the correct department through Govenors.
Re-using furniture and electrical items that would have gone to landfill,to provide low cost home makeing items and provide training and volunteering for all whist carring out these activities.
Shotgate Community Association is a registered charity that owns it's own hall which it hires out for private functions. It is also home to a variety of organisations who use it on a regular basis.