Thursday, 28 May 2015

National Volunteer Week!



Ludlow Assembly Rooms is offering the public an exciting opportunity to get involved as part of National Volunteer Week, a country-wide initiative to promote volunteering between 1 – 7 June.

Some volunteers helping us clean chairs!

 

As a charity, we couldn’t open our doors without the help of the 130 volunteers who support and dedicate their spare time to our wonderful community arts centre.You’ll find them at Ludlow Assembly Rooms working hard in all parts of the building: from the ground floor Box Office to the Projection Room; stewarding films and live shows or helping at the bar or in the Visitor Information Centre. 


Volunteering is a great opportunity to make friends, enjoy new experiences and help support a charity, and our volunteers highly recommend it too! “It’s fantastic – everyone’s so friendly and I love giving something back to the community”.

The Assembly Rooms Volunteer Co-ordinator, Faraway Gardner-Brown, realises how hard it can be for anyone thinking of joining the volunteer team. “It can be really difficult to decide which is the right role for you. Some prefer to use existing skills – others like to explore something new. Why not come and find out? We invite anyone thinking of joining us to come and see what’s involved.”
 
A couple of volunteers helping us behind the bar!
During National Volunteer Week we’ll be offering potential volunteers the chance to shadow staff and volunteers as they work. You can experience what it’s like to help out as a:

·         Bar Volunteer

·         Visitor Information Centre Volunteer

·         Steward

·         Digital Projectionist

We’ll explain the training and support we can give you in these roles and the chance to meet those volunteering already.

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Let us invite you in to find out more – just contact Faraway on 01584 813702 faraway@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk to book a time to share the experience of volunteering at Ludlow Assembly Rooms.