The Wokingham Volunteer Centre

13/06/2026

A reminder that we will be at Crowthorne Library on Tuesday 16th June, 10am-12pm, with our friends at involve Community Services, to answer all your volunteering questions.

We'd love to see you, so pop it in your diary, and visit us to find out how you can get involved in your local community.

11/06/2026

Looking to volunteer, and to make a big difference to someone's life?

The Wokingham Link Visiting Scheme is a charity dedicated to reducing the serious impact of loneliness in Wokingham Borough. They believe the best way to do that is through friendship and helping people feel connected to their community.

They need volunteers to enhance the lives of those experiencing loneliness and isolation by making regular home visits. If you can give 1-2 hours per week or per fortnight, to be that friendly face and listening ear, they'll make sure you’ve got all the support and training you need and answer any questions you might have along the way.

For more information on how to become a volunteer, visit their website https://www.linkvisiting.org/

09/06/2026

Interested in volunteering?

Along with our friends at involve Community Services, we will be at Crowthorne Library on Tuesday 16 June, 10am-12pm, to answer all your questions.

We'd love to see you, so save the date, and visit us to find out how you can get involved in your local community.

08/06/2026

Crowthorne Community Minibus provides a transport service to the elderly and disabled in the local community. A key part of what they do relies on a bespoke web-based system that coordinates passengers, drivers, venues and trips — ensuring these are run in the most cost and time efficient way for passengers and volunteer drivers.

They are looking for a volunteer developer to help keep this vital system running smoothly. This is a maintenance and bug-fixing role — no big projects, just making sure things work reliably for the team and the people they serve.

What it involves
– Investigating and fixing bugs as they arise
– Making small tweaks and improvements to keep the system stable
– Occasionally advising on simple technical questions

Skills they are looking for
– Solid experience with PHP and MySQL
– Comfortable reading and working with existing codebases
– Good problem-solving skills
– Reliable and able to communicate in plain English with a non-technical team

Time commitment is just a few hours a month at a time to suit. Some months may need nothing at all; others might need a quick fix!

Mostly remote work, with occasional check-ins by phone or video call.

If this sounds like something you’d like to get involved with, then please contact Richard Skilton at [email protected] with a little about your experience.

07/06/2026

As Volunteers’ Week comes to an end, we’d like to thank all our volunteers again for all they do. If you've been inspired by some of the stories you've heard from our volunteers, then visit https://wokinghamvolunteercentre.org.uk/ to find out more about what we do in Wokingham, and check out the opportunities available locally.

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Our friends at First Days Children's Charity give choice, restore dignity and empower families who are living with a low income or are experiencing financial hardship, and they are looking for a Donations Assistant to help them.

This role will help First Days improve the speed in which they can provide support packages to families, by checking the quality of donations received and ensuring that departments within the warehouse/shop are fully stocked with items ready to be picked.

Responsibilities:
- Receiving donations from customers who donate items to the warehouse
- Quality checking donated items, such as school uniform, toys, equipment and beds
- Ensuring that items adhere to health and safety standards
- Filling up departments with appropriate stock levels
- Organising school uniform into age categories and sizes
- Organising toys and equipment into product and age categories
- Creating baby packs to give to families
- General tidying, organising & cleaning of the work environment to keep it clean & safe

Various shifts are available, but they are currently in need of more volunteers on Monday mornings and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.

For more info and to apply:
☎️ 01189219338
✉️ [email protected]

05/06/2026

"If you want to live in a community that looks after people, you've got to be a part of that..."

As part of Volunteers' Week, we spoke to Ted, one of our volunteer Trustees, about his volunteering experience and why it fits so well with his passion for community.

Thank you Ted, it's great to have you on board as part of the team.

If you're interested in finding out more about volunteering opportunities, either as a trustee, or in another role, visit https://volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk/

04/06/2026

This is Helena, our Volunteer Services Manager, who had a busy morning on Tuesday chatting to lots of people who popped in to chat about volunteering opportunities.

It was a successful morning, with people signing up as drivers and talking about other opportunities with us, and with other Wokingham Borough-based charities who are looking for volunteers.

Thanks so much to all those who came to see us, and thank you also to all our brilliant volunteers; the drivers, the Green 'n' Tidy gardeners, and anyone else who volunteers for us. We couldn't do what we do without you!

Missed the coffee morning but want to find out more?

Visit https://volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk/ for the latest opportunities.

03/06/2026

This week is 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, when we acknowledge all those who give up their time and skills to benefit a charity or local community organisation.

It's also the perfect time to consider whether you'd be interested in any opportunities to give something back to your local community.

Volunteering is proven to be good for our own wellbeing. Getting involved and making a positive difference can be a very rewarding experience.

You can check for current vacancies via The Wokingham Volunteer Centre below:
https://volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk/

Better still, go along to 𝗧𝘄𝘆𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝗽𝗺 to meet some of the organisations who would love to meet you this Volunteers' Week.