Become a Volunteer
We are always looking for local people who want to help their community, make friends, learn new skills and have fun! If you would like to welcome others to the Windmill at St A's, create new connections and make a real difference, why not apply to be a volunteer? We would love to hear from you!
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Please email us to get an application form! admin@aldhelms.org.uk
Windmill Foodbank
Emergency food support for people in need
Running every Thursday with breaks at Easter and Christmas and in August, our Foodbank is a lively community of regular visitors and welcomes new people almost every week too.
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Could you pick food up in a car from local suppliers, supermarkets and other foodbanks?
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Could you come to help sort out the food on a Thursday morning, setting it up so that our visitors can choose what they want?
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Could you come to help distribute the food and then clear away and clean up after the Foodbank on a Thursday afternoon?
Windmill Warmbank
During the winter months, our heating is on and the door is open at St Aldhelm's!
We are open to visitors on Tuesday to Thursday every week here at St A's. There always needs to be someone around in the church when our doors are open.
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If you have 2 or more hours to spare on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday any time between 9.30 and 5, you could help us by greeting visitors, offering a hot drink and a biscuit or just a listening ear and giving information out when requested.
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We see between 5 and 15 people every day, most of whom just want to enjoy the peaceful tranquillity inside the church. Some come in to use the wifi, others to light a candle, and some want to have a nice cuppa and a chat.
Celebration!
Our volunteers are really important and special people, so we make sure that they know!
We show our appreciation to our volunteers on a regular basis with fun gatherings.
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Volunteer lunches
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Volunteer trips
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Volunteer spa days
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So why not join our team, make some new friends, learn more skills, improve your cv, improve your English speaking and listening, help people in our local community and feel a big sense of achievement?
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How to become a volunteer
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Email us to ask for an application form.
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Fill it in and send it back to us.
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We will decide together on a time when we can meet and have a chat.
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Come in to talk to us about what you want to achieve, when you are available and how we can help each other.
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We will ask for references from your referees.
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When we get suitable references back, you will be invited to do some induction training.
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Then you can start volunteering here.