Devon’s medical courier service, Devon Freewheelers, is on the lookout for new riders in all parts of the county.
The charity provides a free out-of-hours service to the NHS delivering blood, tissue samples, breast milk and other medical supplies to hospitals across Devon. Many lives have been saved through swift delivery of critical items.
A new volunteering scheme kicked off today in Plymouth (Tuesday 21 October 2014) with the launch of a website.
Plymouth City Council’s cabinet has approved ‘Our Plymouth’ - the name of the new initiative which aims to work with local residents to help them make improvements to the local community through volunteering, through the Cities of Service fund. Plymouth was one of only seven...
On Saturday 25 January, 11-3pm, Saltram House, Park and Garden is hosting a Volunteering Open Day where anyone can drop in and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes day-to-day as well as find out about the opportunities available to work with the team anywhere on the estate.
Saltram, situated on the edge of Plymouth, is supported by a large volunteering team who do a number of varied and interesting roles. Within the house volunteers help bring the story of Saltram to life: tour guides take visitors behind closed doors while room guides fuel visitors’ interest in the...
The NHS in Devon wants to involve members of the public in helping to make difficult decisions about treatments.
Voluntary public representatives, also known as lay members, are being recruited to Devon’s clinical policy committee to help make sure the best decisions are made when it comes to the funding of medicines and treatments.
Twenty volunteers from Plymouth University School of Tourism and Hospitality will play a key part in welcoming visitors to Plymouth in a new pilot scheme.
Plymouth Hosts is due to be launched today (27 November) by Destination Plymouth working in partnership with the City Centre and Waterfront partnership Business Improvement Districts.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are supporting the British Red Cross plea for more volunteers.
So far this year Red Cross volunteers have responded to 122 calls across Devon and Somerset and were on standby during the recent storm which lashed large parts of the South.
The fire and emergency support (FES) service is a rapid response service working in partnership...
Academics from Plymouth University are conducting a study to assess the level of public confidence in a pioneering addition to the legal system.
Plymouth is one of only a handful of cities in the country to have a Community Justice Court, a project run by the city’s Magistrates Court with the specific brief to try to reduce reoffending.
Plymouth University has become the lead sponsor for Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth (DSRTP).
The official collaboration will allow the two institutions to build on their existing links in a formal partnership that will enhance the work of both organisations.
A new rigorous training scheme will be introduced for staff and students to become fully badged call-out members...
Parkinson’s UK is looking to recruit volunteers from across the South West, to ensure a fireworks display goes off with a bang.
The charity is asking for local people to give up a couple of hours of their time to sell official programmes and collect donations, at the Annual British Fireworks Championship in Plymouth.
The event, which takes place at Plymouth Hoe on Tuesday 13...
An innovative new project that is working with hundreds of schools across the South West to provide greater learning opportunities for schoolchildren in natural environments is appealing for volunteers to help realise its goals.
The Natural Connections Demonstration Project, which is being funded by Natural England, DEFRA and English Heritage, and delivered by Plymouth University, aims...
