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You can help us
make a difference
to older people in Northamptonshire.
nice to receive the support from Caroline, Volunteers Coordinator and being invited to a volunteers day to say thank you. I can’t imagine not contributing my time anytime soon. It’s so rewarding, and I thoroughly enjoy it.”
Rebecca, Volunteer Telephone Befriender
Our staff say...
Yvette Prior, Retail
Development Manager:
“The skills the volunteers
bring with them are
invaluable, we have
superknitters who
make pumpkins, poppy
brooches. Every doll
that comes in is sold
with a new hand knitted outfit! Our other superknitter knits beautiful cardigans for us to sell. Our seamstress volunteer makes sure that items in need of some TLC are fixed so we can get the best possible price
for them.”
Judith and Julie, Hospital Discharge and Community Team: “Jenny has
been volunteering with us for a couple of years now, she is kind and
easy to chat to, especially to our clients over the phone. She will also
help in a shop if needed in her area. We and the clients are very fortunate
to benefit from her service to Age UK Northamptonshire.”
Alex Knight, Day Care Manager:
“We could not manage at our day centres without our amazing volunteers.”
Roger Harris, Sales and Marketing Manager: “I like seeing the volunteer’s joy when they know they have made a difference. They are a major help to my teams. Without volunteers we would not be as successful as we are.”
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Caroline Roy on 07553 894931 or email volunteers@ageuknorthants.org.uk
Ron, Hazel and Carol, Admin Volunteers
Age UK Northamptonshire offer to older people. I applied in June 2023 in the hope to help people and learn more about how it could help me become better at listening
to others. It’s been a
great experience, the support given to us volunteers is second to none. The clients look forward to their chats each week and
I would recommend volunteering for this service, only an hour a week is asked for and it is so rewarding and it is great to
know you are making a difference to
an older person’s day.”
David, Volunteer Telephone
Befriender
“I speak to my lovely telephone
friend about all of her favourite
things, this leads on to
her telling me
about her life and I can hear the smile on
her face as she relives some things. It brings such joy to hear her stories and experiences. I know my calls are appreciated, especially
to those either completely alone or with carers that are tight for time. I still get immense pleasure from speaking to my clients and looking out for them the best I can. I am always actively trying to recruit people to sign up for the role of telephone befriending and will be over the moon to hear from someone I know saying they are a volunteer. It’s also really
David, Volunteer Telephone Befriender
Yvette, Retail Development Manager
Our volunteers make a huge difference
In June 2023 our volunteers provided an average weekly grand total of 788 hours of service, working the equivalent of 21 full-time roles.
Rebecca, Volunteer Telephone Befriender
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