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The Splash FM Help Point
Supported by Saywell International, the aviation parts people.
If your charity or non profit making community organisation needs some help please email all the details to helppoint@splashfm.com
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Sussex celebrity is Heather Mills is appealing for your help in helping those injures or disabled in Haiti They are looking for donations of any un-needed wheel chairs, crutches, walking aids, prosthetic limbs and any other Mobility equipment that can be shipped to Haiti to help the efforts of an organisation called "Physicians for Peace'. In the Splash FM area, donations can be dropped into Kardinal Mobility at 82-83 Broadwater Street West in Worthing - or if you'd like to arrange collection of any suitable items, call the team on 07887 565 747
******************************************************** Link Romania are doing the Transylvanian Trek from the 17th – 25th July 2010. Walkers will trek to Romania's highest summit, traverse along one of Europe's most incredible ridge walks and visit Link Romania projects in NE Romania to see how their sponsorship monies will help with poverty alleviation and humanitarian aid in Eastern Europe. 14 places have already gone and there are 5 places remaining. There is no minimum sponsorship for this trek and people are encouraged to raise what they can. If you’re interested please contact Lisa Hector on 01903 529333 for more information.
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Homestart are a charity covering the Worthing and Adur areas who support local families with young children going through difficulties including bereavement and post natal depression. They are running a Training Course in May for new Volunteers who would like to get involved with the Charity. For further information, please contact local co ordinator Naomi Elliott on Worthing 236916 or by email at naomi.elliott@wahomestart.org.uk
******************************************************** Link Romania are urgently in need of clothes donations to supply its four shops at Broadwater, Goring, Littlehampton and Rustington. Mens, womens or childrens would be most welcome. Please contact Link Romania on 01903 529333 or drop donations off to any of its shops.
******************************************************** St Peters Knit and Natter group in Sompting knit items for the Baby unit at Worthing Hospital and Link Romania. They are seeking donations of any ply Wool, so that they can continue with their good work supporting these local beneficiarys. Please leave any donations at the Link Romania warehouse in Park Road in Worthing, or call Margaret on Worthing 762079 for collection.
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A non profit group who help reunite War Children with their Canadian Fathers and Family are looking for Children who were fathered during WW2. There is no charge for this service and you can find out more from www.canadianrootsuk.org
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Worthing division of SSAFA (The Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Families Help Association) is in urgent need of volunteers to visit ex-service personnel and their families in financial need or requiring emotional support. Training is given at SSAFA's central office in London and if you can be of assistance, please call Harry Maplesden on 01903 521349. They are also in need of donations to help support administrative and travel costs of their volunteers. Please call Geoff Jarvis on 01903 879429 for further information.
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Local Charity Parley was set up in July 2007 to help Children who were born with a rare form of Spina Bifida. It is an information website for parents and relatives that has been created to provide support to parents with a child who has a long/short term medical condition. Find out more from www.parleyonline.co.uk
******************************************************* Please help our troops overseas by sending books and wrapped sweets out to them. There is an appeal by the Chaplaincy asking for these items and all parcels under 2kg weight can be sent free of charge from any Post They would welcome all books except Mills and Boone romances please. Just pack them up and mail to
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The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home has a limited number of charity places available in Brighton Marathon 2010. If you fancy a new challenge or you are already running a marathon in 2010 and would like to give something back to ex-service men and women call Tanya on 01903 218444 for more information. The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home is a Worthing-based charity with a national reach who provide care and rehabilitation for those with neurological and medical disabilities - principally for those who have served in HM Forces from across the UK.
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Local lady Emily Moore is taking part in The St Barnabas Great China Wall Challenge in October. She will be trekking the Great Wall of China to help raise funds for St Barnabas House, Worthings local hospice. Check out their Just Giving site where you can donate online: www.justgiving.com/emilyandkatfreeman
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A new Fibromyalgia Syndrome support group has been launched to support sufferers and let them know there is help for them and they are not alone. The Monthly meetings start on the 3rd Tuesday of each month and are held at Ferring Baptist Church on Greystoke Road in Ferring, Please contact Debbie on 07590993928 for further information about the new group..
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1st East Preston Guides, Brownies and Rainbows are in desperate need of help to restore their meeting hall so they have heating, hot running water and useable toilets and kitchen. It could be a lovely building and something for the whole community but they need help from a friendly building company, or donations from some friendly local business’s to make it somewhere the girls can be proud of and the community can use. If you can be of any help whatsoever, the Girls would like to hear from you, please contact Jane Williams on 07799267627.
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Two local Authors are writing a book about the Canadian Servicemen and Regiments that were stationed in Worthing and West Sussex during WW2. They are looking for peoples memories, photographs and any details as to where the soldiers were billeted during this period. If you can help with any information, please contact 01903 244389.
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Local Band"TONIC", a charitable fundraising music group founded in 2006, are looking at a new, fourth generation line-up for 2010. They bring their own "signature" style to a widely diverse repertoire, ranging from traditional
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St Pauls in Chapel Road in Worthing are looking for talented people to take the centre to the next stage. After a 10 year refurbishment, the centre is now open for business once again, offering an exhibition room, community and charity space hire, training areas and a well stocked Café. The next task is to build a team of Volunteers with an interest in Arts and Outreach, to assist the team and full time manager. If you’d like to get involved, contact Hille Cook on Worthing 200898 or Peter Rhodes on Worthing 709398.
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Look Sussex, are a voluntary charity for families with a child/children with a visual impairment or additional needs. They are organising a charity auction for next year and need to send out about 300 letters asking for donations. They are looking companies or individuals who could help by donating envelopes, printer paper or ink for an epson sx205 printer. All donations will be greatfully received. Contact Denise Walker by email at simon.walker461@btinternet.com ********************************************************
A WEST Sussex service that helps the parents of disabled children take a much-needed break for a few hours is seeking more than 40 volunteers across the county.
It is not only the parents who benefit, The Sitting Service is also a rewarding experience for both the volunteers themselves and the children they look after.
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Local Charity, Sussex Search and Rescue, work with Sussex Police to help them locate vulnerable missing individuals. They have 30 volunteers who search and train to search in their spare time, no one takes a salary or expenses. This year alone, they have been involved in at least 25 callouts involving distressed and vulnerable people. They are seeking to raise funds to enable them to continue with their work in the Worthing area. To find out more, check out www.sussar.org or contact Dominic Mackonochie on 07782 132129.
******************************************************** Last year 15 trekkers raised £35k by going with Link Romania on the Carpathian Challenge to NE Romania. With this money they were able to build a soup kitchen in Moldova, a house for ex-orphanage boys in Romania and a childrens playground in Albania. It was such a success that they have decided to do another one – the Transylvanian Trek in July 2010 . This time walkers will trek to Romania's highest summit, traverse along one of Europe's most incredible ridge walks and visit Link Romania projects in NE Romania to see how your sponsorship will help with poverty alleviation and humanitarian aid in Eastern Europe. If your interested please contact Lisa Hector@ 01903 529333 for more information.
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Seaside Hospital Radio, a Registered Charity, are seeking new members to join its current team of volunteers. They are especially keen to hear from individuals with an Engineering background or interest who live in the Worthing or Shoreham areas. They are looking for individuals who could spare a minimum of 1-2 hours per week, assisting with the engineering aspects of running a hospital radio station, adaption, repair & cleaning of radios, maintenance of the studio equipment etc. Seaside Hospital Radio are always on the look out for new people to join their team of enthusiastic volunteers - full training will be provided. If you would like more information or a membership application form, please contact the Membership Secretary on 01273 446084, or email studio@seasidehr.com. You can also find out more at www.seasidehr.com or by popping along to the studios at Southlands Hospital on Upper Shoreham Road in Shoreham.
******************************************************* Film and Video makers are looking for new membersThe South Downs Film and Video makers are looking for new members – both young and old - to help with the many tasks associated with film production….including camera techniques, screenwriting, lighting, editing and acting. If you are young and enthusiastic with creative ideas, you could join in and learn the tricks of the trade from the clubs many professional members. The Club meets twice monthly on the first and third Wednesdays at erring Village Hall, starting from Salvation Army - Volunteers needed
- Volunteers for Rowlands Road charity shop to prepare goods for display - Volunteer for preparing electrical goods for display at Lancing charity shop - Volunteer to repair furniture at Lancing charity shop - Volunteer to help sort yard at Lancing shop, includes tidying, moving items, putting into storage etc.
Homelink - Portakabin required
Littlehampton based Charity “Homelink” are in urgent need of a Portakabin, so they can keep 24 hour Security at their community farm.
If you can help with this, please get in touch with Rosemary Orpin on Worthing 723944
Ferring Country Centre - Summer fair seeking sponsors
Ferring Country Centre are planning a huge Summer Fundraising Event on Saturday 22nd August and are looking for Sponsors for the evening and Contributions for the Grand Raffle.
They are hoping to raise around £110,000 to enable them to purchase extra land for the Centre.
If you feel that you can donate or sponsor, or maybe you would like to book a table to join them at the event, please contact Lynda on Worthing 245078.
You can find out more about what they do from www.ferringcountrycentre.org
WAM Worthing Parent Group is a support group for families with babies and/or school age children. We meet up each week for a variety of events including toddler mornings, bring a dish meals, DVD theme nights, Quiz nights, Easter egg hunts and Christmas parties. Ring Ali on 208669 for more details or visit www.wamworthingparentgroup.btik.co
Worthing Citizens Advice Bureaux - recruiting now!
The Citizens Advice Bureaux are recruiting Vounteers for the Worthing, Lancing and Shoreham offices.
You could enrich your spare time by making a powerful and positive contribution to the lives of local people and gain satisfaction from this stimulating and rewarding work.
Find out more by calling Sarah Lamb on 01273 900450, by calling into the Shoreham CAB on Pond Road in Shoreham, or by email to mgr@shorehamcab.org
Worthing and District Cats Protection – funds required
Worthing and District Cats Protection care for injured and abandoned Cats across our area and are constantly seeking funds to cover the costs involved.
They are currently looking to recover £2700 that’s has recently been spent on treatment for an 18 month old Cat named Olive who was injured in a Road Accident.
If you can help in any way or would like further information about their work in the area, you can call into their charity shop at 35, Rowlands Road in Worthing, or call Worthing 200332.
White Tiger Martial Arts – new venue required
They are looking for a venue that can accommodate around 20 people and with toilets or changing facilities available. They are looking to take a long term booking every Wednesday between 7 and 9pm and carry their own Public Liability Insurance Policy of £10m cover.
If you can help them in their quest, please get in touch via their website at www.whitetigerma.co.uk
Worthing & District Cruse Bereavement Care
Worthing and District branch of Cruse Bereavement Care, provide counselling, practical advice and social activities following the loss of a loved one.
The Friendship Group meet every Tuesday evening from 7pm and have their Coffee Mornings every Thursday from 10am till 11.30, both being held at the Beechwood Hall Hotel on Wykeham Road in Worthing, other Social events are also organised throughout the year.
If you want become involved with this worthwhile registered charity organisation or need to find out more following a bereavement, please contact Worthing 205900.
The British Heart Foundation – furniture required
Please donate any good quality furniture and electrical items to help raise funds to fight heart and circulatory disease. Items required include Suites, Dining Tables, Beds, TV’s, Hi Fi’s and Washing Machines. Collection can be arranged by calling 0844 499 4177
WCHP - Chiropodist required
If you have the experience and time and would like to get involved, please contact Sue Stephens on Worthing 227829 or by email info@wchp.org.uk
Worthing and District Crossroads – need their help?
If you care for and live with someone with an illness or disability and feel you would like some time for yourself, then Crossroads could help you.
They can help by providing care in the home with a fully trained care worker, personal and social care, assistance with mobility, etc.
To find out more, please call Crossroads on Worthing 216678, call into their Office at 117 Broadwater Road in Worthing, or by emailing worthingcrossroads@hotmail.com
The Independent Living Association – volunteers required
The Independent Living Association are looking for more volunteers to be advocates for disabled people and their carers.
Typical duties include making telephone calls, writing letters, attending and taking notes at meetings, gathering information or making complaints.
Volunteers need to provide 2 references and agree to be CRB checked. For further information, please contact Nicky Kentell on Worthing 219482
The Food Bank – supplies needed
The Food Bank are always in need of supplies so they can be ready to distribute them in time of need.
They are particularly looking for non-perishable tinned or dry foods including:
- UHT Milk, Cereal, long life fruit juice and squash, sugar - Pasta or other cooking sauces - Tinned tomatoes, tinned vegetables, tinned meat, tinned fruit - Dry pasta, rice, instant mash, teabags, biscuits or snack bars
Worthing & District Scope – volunteers needed
Help is required at their Saturday club on the last Saturday of the month. The club enables children with disabilities and their siblings to play and enjoy themselves, while parents and carers get to chat and socialise.
Do you have what it takes to help at our day centre that provides social, community and skill based activities for adults with disabilities? Volunteers with skills and an interest in cooking, computers and community activities are required.
Their shops in Rectory Road and South Farm Road are run predominantly by volunteers. We are looking anyone who could spare a few hours a week to sort donations or serve customers.
If you are interested in volunteering, would like an informal chat or more information please contact Pauline Fox on Worthing 522399 or visit their website at www.worthingscope.org
PAWS Animal Sanctuary – funds needed desperately
Recent Vets bills have used all of their savings and unless they can find additional funds, they will be forced to close.
To find out more about their work, or make a donation, please call Stacey or Sheila on Worthing 872734.
Worthing branch of the National Childbirth Trust – volunteers required
If you can help, or know someone that can, please call Tracey on 0870 421 4426 or email worthingnctdropin@yahoo.co.uk
Beatbox – help required
They now seek people to help at their weekly events as the numbers have swelled to 150+ people every week.
If you can offer any help from working behind the bar, to helping on door or even as a DJ.
If you are able to help could you please contact Malcolm on Worthing 239460.
Chestnut Tree House – volunteers required
Chestnut Tree House is appealing for more volunteers to help out with various jobs and tasks around the house.
They are particularly looking for volunteers to help with gardening, maintenance, ironing, housework, reception duties and fundraising.
If you have a few hours to spare and would like to help your local hospice, they would love to hear from you, please call them on Worthing 871808.
St Barnabas - new volunteers required
Due to demand from patients and visitors, the St Barnabas Coffee Shop is now opening at weekends but the hospice needs more volunteers to help run it.
They are also desperate to recruit more driver volunteers to transport patients between their homes and the St Barnabas Day Hospice during the week.
If you have some spare time and would like to help please contact Amanda or Jacqui on Worthing 261132 to find out more about becoming a volunteer for St Barnabas.
Cardiac Rehab Support – do you need their help?
Cardiac Rehabilitation Support are a local charity for the rehabilitation of people who have had cardiac events in the Worthing and Southlands Hospital NHS trust area.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Support take over when NHS treatment is completed.
You can get more information from the cardiac rehab dept at Southlands hospital by calling 01273 446019.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Support (CRS), is a registered charity and does NOT receive funding from the NHS. It is run by ex patients, who provide exercises, information and social events.
WCHP – Supplies needed
The Worthing Churches Homeless Project are looking for Donations of coffee, tea and sugar to maintain their supplies and to ensure continuing support to their clients.
Donations of these items will be most welcomed at the St Clares Day Centre in Marine Place in Worthing, behind Debenhams.
For further information about their work call Sue or Katie on Worthing 227829.
Samaritans – volunteers required
Samaritans in Worthing are looking for volunteers to answer the phone.
You don’t need any qualifications or previous experience – you just need to be over 18 and have an ability to listen.
You will meet people who are already volunteers, learn about their 24 hour emotional support service, their award winning training programme and ongoing volunteer support.
If you think you can rise to the challenge, call Worthing 20 55 55 and let them know you’re coming, you can even bring someone with you if you wish.
They are also recruiting non-listening volunteers for admin positions or to help out in the Samaritans Charity Shop in Durrington.
Worthing Society for the Blind - volunteer drivers
Travel expenses from your home to our headquarters at 75 Richmond Road are paid.
If you enjoy driving and have a couple of hours a week to spare, please get in touch with Lynne Stevens at the Worthing Society for the Blind on Worthing 235782 or email lynnestevens@worthingsocietyfortheblind.co.uk
Worthing Shopmobility - minibus drivers requires
Worthing Shopmobility requires minibus drivers to help maintain its valuable service.
Shopmobility offers visits to many interesting locations and shopping centres around West Sussex for people with disabilities.
For more information please call the Worthing Volunteer Bureau on Worthing 528622 or call in at 5 Warwick Lane
Home Start Arun – do you want to join the team?
Home Start Arun needs people who can help make a difference to families.
They are committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of five.
Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes, prevent family crisis and breakdown.
Full training is offered, usually 1 morning a week for 10 weeks. A CRB check will also be required
For further information please call the Bridget on 01243 869611 or Jacqui on 01243 773477.
Celebration Samba – do you want to join the party?
New members required in Celebration Samba.
The band performs at carnivals, school fairs and other local events, playing Brazilian percussion
A sense of fun is handy but no musical experience is necessary. Individuals and family groups, all are welcome, and a youth band will be starting soon!
Rehearsals are weekly on Thursday evenings in Worthing.
Please phone Chris on Worthing 218 223 for more information.
Diabetes Centre – need their advice?
If so you can now pick up a resource booklet at your doctors or at the Diabetes Centre in Worthing Hospital.
Its got all the information on the condition and advice of managing and living with it.
There’s also a list of organisations who can help out further.
4SIGHT – volunteers required for various events
West Sussex Association for the blind, 4SIGHT, currently help over 4,300 blind and partially sighted people and their work is largely self funded. Your support and active participation is welcomed, here are some ways you can help:
Come along to one of the many fundraising events listed in their diary. Things like music festivals, fun runs, sponsored haunted sleep-overs and much more!
All proceeds from all events go straight back into securing the future of the support services for members. You can volunteer at one of these events, even if it’s just to distribute posters and flyers in advance!
Help is always needed with organisation from blowing up balloons to cutting sandwiches, selling raffle tickets to washing up!
Full information and a diary of their fundraising events can be found on their website www.4sightsussex.co.uk
SASBAH – funds required
Their aims to help people with these conditions be as independent as possible and to get them integrated into the community with access to local facilities.
As well as monetary donations they need volunteers for their Buddy Scheme and all other activities.
If you think you can help please call them on Worthing 50 7000
S E R V – volunteers and funds needed
S E R V (Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers) also known as the Blood Runners, is a charitable organisation that delivers blood products to the accident and emergency hospitals across Southern England at night free of charge when official Health Service transportation don’t operate.
They are volunteer motorcyclists and drivers who give their own time and petrol to do their bit using their own bikes and cars to help others who need emergency supplies of blood.
They are looking for additional funds to help them container this important service that releases much needed funds that can them be used for direct patient care.
If you think you can help out or you would like some more information then please call Tim Aiton on 07725 732 665
QAHH – volunteers and funds required
They are in desperate need of donations and voluntary fundraisers to keep the home going
For information on how to make donations or if you can assist with fundraising or get some ideas please call Worthing 218 444 |
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