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  1. Volunteer Gardener
    Chippenham

    As a Volunteer Gardener you will help maintain and improve the gardens of MHA’s care homes and/or retirement living schemes. A volunteer gardener also assists the residents and members to enjoy the benefits of nature and gardening.

    Monday-Friday anytime between 9am-4pm - From 1 hour per week
  2. Volunteer Gardener
    Nottingham

    As volunteer gardener, you will help us to upkeep our gardens for residents use.

    Monday's -1-2 hours per week
  3. Volunteer Gardener
    Croydon

    As a Volunteer Gardener you will work in a small team to help maintain The Wilderness, a 7-acre heritage garden next to MHA Hall Grange Care home.

    Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays 10am-1pm. 3 hours per week.
  4. Volunteer Gardener
    Milton Keynes

    As a Volunteer Gardener you will support a busy Care Home. Tasks may include tidying beds, weeding, lawn mowing and other gardening jobs as required.  You may also work with residents helping them to enjoy the care home gardens eg utilising raised beds for planting.

    Monday-Friday 9am-4pm (minimum 2-4hours/week) This role is suitable only for those aged 18 and over.
  5. Volunteer Gardener
    Derby

    As volunteer gardener, you will help us to upkeep our gardens for residents use.

    Minimum of 2 hours per week
  6. Volunteer Gardener Torrwood Care Home
    Wells

    Mon-Fri between 10am-4pm
  7. Volunteer Lunch Club Helper
    Leeds

    The role of the lunch club volunteer is to support this valuable service, which aims to help improve the quality of life older people who are socially isolated and may only

    Tuesdays 09:30 - 12:00
  8. Volunteer befriender (face to face)
    Stoke on Trent

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Monday-Sunday: times are flexible 1-2 hours a week
  9. Volunteer befriender (face to face)
    Shifnal

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Monday-Friday: times are flexible 1-2 hours a week
  10. Volunteer befriender (face to face)
    Burntwood

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Monday-Sunday: times are flexible 1-2 hours a week
  11. Volunteer befriender (face to face)
    Birmingham

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Monday-Friday: times are flexible 1-2 hours a week
  12. Volunteer befriender (face to face)
    Birmingham

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

    Monday-Sunday: times are flexible 1-2 hours a week
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Make a difference with just a phone call

Brighten someone’s day and make a meaningful connection be becoming a volunteer telephone befriender. By offering regular, friendly chats, you’ll provide much-needed companionship and emotional support to an older person feeling lonely or isolated. Flexible and rewarding, this role allows you to fit calls around your schedule while helping to reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing.

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