Community Volunteers

Our Men in Sheds project runs in Worksop, Blidworth and Daybrook and works with older men who may be lonely and isolated. Men attending the project are shown how to use woodworking machinery and tools and learn how to create items for the Charity to sell. You would unlock the workshop and help prepare the shed for the session and at the end of the session ensure the workshop is left clean and tidy. You may also be required to lock she Shed up in the absence of a staff member.

Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire has two retail shops. Our shops based on Forest Road in Sutton in Ashfield and Gordon Road in West Bridgford sell good quality second hand clothing, footwear, small items of furniture and non-electrical household items. You would help sort donations received from members of the public, help prepare these items for sale, display items in the shop, help keep the shop clean and tidy and serve customers. A friendly face is also important as is the ability for you to chat with the many older people who pop into the shop knowing that they will receive a warm welcome.

You would assist the van driver to collect items of furniture from across Nottinghamshire and deliver them to the Charity’s shops. This role is based out in Sutton in Ashfield but would require you to travel across the county in the van. You will need to be a physically fit person to help lift and move heavy items of furniture.