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Celebrating National Volunteers Week - 1st-7th June 2022

Today marks the end of National Volunteers week - we have been celebrating the work of all the hard-working volunteers throughout Adur. Today, we highlight just a few of the fantastic volunteers who work in and for our community, providing much needed support and comfort to members of our Adur community through difficult and challenging times.

Don't forget too that we have a new volunteer database that you can advertise your volunteering opportunities on, please get in contact with Sarah here: sarah@adurva.org.

Introducing the volunteers......

ESTEEM offers social, wellbeing, volunteering, and mentoring opportunities to young adults, across Sussex.

ESTEEM: "Ian has been an amazing volunteer with ESTEEM, his roles have included mentor, volunteer driver on our hikes and our go-to handyman! We are so grateful for his skills, talents and the time he gives to our organisation. Thank you Ian!

Ian:

“It's good to see the young adults set out with a degree of bravado, and realise that they can achieve their goals”

Anonymous:
"My volunteering job role is media and marketing assistant. I enjoy that I am part of the community and giving back, I’ve massively improved my confidence and my ability to work as a team, socially interact with others and enjoy practical tasks like delivering presentations. If you’re thinking about volunteering don’t hesitate! Even if you feel like what you have to offer isn’t enough there is always a place for you."

Lancing and Sompting Foodbank shares food donated by the community to those who need it the most.
John: "I love volunteering and meeting new friends"

Adur Community Cafe serves sit in and delivery "pay what you feel" hot meals, from Southwick Methodist Church Hall, every Friday 6.30-8pm

Julie: "I like volunteering for local grass roots charities. I started with the community cafe by delivering leaflets and I sometimes source rescued food for them. It's important to me that food doesn't get wasted and is used to feed people who need it. There is a real community feel to the Cafe which I like."

Local Services

4Sight Vision Support at the Shoreham Centre – Open for Business

4Sight Vision Support’s facility at the Shoreham Centre is now reopen after the pandemic which forced its closure for many months. The charity, which provides free support and specialist information to blind and sight impaired residents throughout West Sussex, is inviting anyone suffering from sight loss, or those looking after someone with sight issues, to come along and find out what advice and support is available. One-to-one appointments ensure that staff can offer a dedicated service to each individual to suit their particular support needs.

4Sight Vision Support’s services include emotional and practical help after diagnosis; assistance with technology and accessing benefits; support with education, employment and training; and access to leisure, social, health and wellbeing activities within the local community. Visitors to the Shoreham Centre office will also be able to try out various pieces of equipment/daily living aids to help with everyday tasks.

Appointments at the Shoreham Centre, located in Pond Road, must be made in advance, please call 01243 828555.

Covid-19 vaccinations

The spring booster vaccination is available to eligible groups to help reduce the risk of people getting seriously ill from Covid-19.
You can get the booster three months after the date of your original booster if you are:

aged 75 or over
living in a care home for older people, or
aged 12 or over and have a weakened immune system.

First, second, third and original boosters are also still available for anyone who is yet to have theirs.
Booked appointments and walk in sessions are available every day.
Book via the National Booking Service or call 119, which provides support in 200 languages.
For more information about the local vaccination programme, including details of walk-in sessions, click the link below.

More info about the vaccination programme

Ukrainian Support Services

Ukrainian Facebook Support Pages

Here is a useful Facebook page that have been set up across the area to support those hosting, intending to host and Ukrainians that have settled in the area.

Check it out here.

How the NHS work's translated into Ukrainian

A really helpful guide for Ukrainians arrival in UK and what can and can't be covered by NHA and how to access services.

Useful information to help families from Ukraine

Volunteer and paid opportunities

ESTEEM - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Job title - Volunteer Administration Assistant

Based at - Old School House, Shoreham-by-Sea
Contract - Voluntary Post
Hours - 4 hours per week (Friday between office hours 10am - 6pm)
Closing Date - Friday 17th June
Interviews - Friday 24th June
Start Date - June 2022 (can be flexible)

To Apply

Please send a CV & covering letter to hr@esteem.org.uk detailing your experience and how you fulfill the person specification.

Please refer to job description on our jobs board https://esteem.org.uk/community-jobs-board/

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Out And About In Adur

Sign up for the UK's biggest nature challenge!

30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual challenge where we ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June.

You can sign up below to receive a FREE pack here, either through the post or via email (see images below), and receive lots of fun activities from us throughout the month to keep you inspired.

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