Preston Volunteers have teamed up with Trauma Informed Lancashire to provide two Trauma Informed Training sessions in Preston on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 27th May. The session will help participants gain a basic awareness of how trauma impacts individuals and an understanding of how to create a safe environment for Read more…
We’re offering high quality training for volunteer managers through our Quality Mark workshops – which also give you the chance to get our exclusive Valuing Volunteers Quality Mark. The remaining dates for 2025 are as follows: – Workshop 1 Tuesday 8th AprilPreston Town Hall Monday 16th JuneBoulevard Centre Tuesday 17th Read more…
We are delighted to announce our programme of Community Volunteer Training and Step into Volunteering sessions in Blackburn and Preston during the remainder of 2025. Community Volunteer Training (Blackburn) Our Community Volunteer Training equips volunteers with a wide range of skills and knowledge to enable them – and the organisations Read more…
Preston Volunteers has had a busy year since its launch as Preston City’s go-to volunteering hub. In the intervening time, the service has supported over 150 organisations across Preston to make recruiting new volunteers easier, improve the experience for people volunteering with them and ensure Preston is a place where Read more…
Preston Volunteers are offering a free learning session to help you find out about volunteering. This Step into Volunteering session, which is aimed at anyone who is seeking to take the first steps towards getting involved in volunteering, takes place on Monday 24th March from 10am to 2.30pm at Preston Read more…
Our Preston Volunteers project are looking for dedicated volunteer Support into Volunteering Buddies who can give a few hours a week to support people from Asylum Seeking backgrounds to access volunteer roles which they would otherwise struggle to do so. As a Buddy you will be trained to enable people who Read more…
Are you a trustee or member of a committee with oversight of a community organisation? Are there times when you would like more understanding of the roles and responsibilities of being a trustee? Then our Trustee Training, delivered through our Preston Volunteers project, is the perfect space to develop your confidence and understanding Read more…
We are looking for dedicated volunteers who can give a few hours a week to support people from Asylum Seeking backgrounds to access volunteer roles who would otherwise struggle to do so. As a Buddy you will be trained to enable people who need additional support either with their language skills, cultural barriers, Read more…
Our Community Volunteer Training has everything your volunteers need to get the most out of their volunteering., while the Quality Mark workshops offer a wide range of useful information and expertise for volunteer managers. Blackburn: Community Volunteer Training Led by the excellent Denise Hayhurst, Community Volunteer Training takes place over Read more…
Want to catch up on all things volunteering in Preston? Do you look after volunteers? Are there times when you would love to see how other people support their volunteers and deal with issues that arise? The Preston Volunteers Managers Forum is the perfect safe space to connect with other Read more…