Volunteers

Management Committee and Volunteer Support

Throughout the year, our Management Committee take care of the practical and operational aspects of the club.  They regularly organise a number of events and trips including the much anticipated annual Christmas lunch!  More importantly, they strive to ensure that members are able to meet and interact with each other in a friendly and safe, non-threatening environment.

They actively involve members in the general running of the club, and are always open to new ideas and group discussions.  In contrast, and should any individual member have a personal concern or private matter they wish to discuss, our volunteers are on hand to offer a listening ear and can potentially suggest referral to an advisory body should it be necessary.

Our volunteers are a magnificent bunch – willing to give up their time on a weekly basis, assisting members achieve and rise above any expectations.  Our laptop group is headed up by Patrick, a “young” professional gentleman in his eighties, who has been volunteering, tutoring and supporting in an IT capacity for a number of years.  His advice and technical knowledge is second to none – important when the risk of scams and hacking is continually rising during application of computers and mobile phones.

New Volunteers

With anticipated numbers of members increasing, we are urgently in need of more people to volunteer their time and services for our weekly club meetings. With our club opening time of 7pm to 9pm every Friday evening, we actually hire the hall for an additional thirty minutes either side to enable set up and clear the venue in terms with our hire agreement.

Give us a call or email to find out more!  There’s nothing more rewarding than engaging and supporting adults with additional needs.  No obligation, pop along to see our club in action.

What our volunteers are saying

Mary says…..

My name is Mary and I have been involved with the Hayward club for approximately 40 years. My neighbour was a member and she asked me if I would be interested in becoming a volunteer.

I went one Friday evening and met Mr and Mrs Hayward who ran the club, I remember it was buzzing everyone busy typing. It wasn’t just typing, volunteers sat with members who needed help reading or spelling and sometimes just to chat. Mrs Hayward asked me to work with a lovely lady who was blind – she was a music teacher and needed someone to help her with her correspondence.

Over the years I worked with lots of people of all ages and made many lovely friends. Some members moved away over time but they always kept in touch, letting everyone know how they were doing and come and visit if they were in the area. At the club I have made lifelong friends and been invited to members special birthdays and a wedding. Occasionally I have friends come to visit me and they love to come to the club with me and chat with the members. Everyone is so welcoming and members will ask about my friends if they haven’t visited for a while.

I love coming to the club every week, it is part of my life.

Lisa says….