Tag: Volunteering

  • Helpers needed for the Impington Music Society

    The Impington Music Society (IMS) runs small concerts and recitals featuring a range of professional, semi-professional and amateur musicians, and offers performance opportunities for local musicians embarking on their professional career.  They arrange about 8 concerts a year, on Friday evenings at Impington Village College (IVC), and cover a wide range of music. 

    They are looking for more helpers in two areas:

    • Occasional practical help on concert evenings.
      This can be anything from helping to set out the chairs before the concert, putting up signs, handing out programmes, showing people where they can get refreshments in the interval, and making sure that we leave the place tidy at the end – depending on your time availability and preference.   There is no need to volunteer for every concert; even if you are only available for one or two events, that will be a great help for our regular team! 
    • Running the IMS.
      Behind the scenes, our informal team of volunteers looks after the organisation of the IMS, and they would like some reinforcement to help them plan future concerts, set up ticketing and marketing or look after our very basic website and social media presence. It is quite a wide range of jobs which we share between us depending on people’s interests and available time. 

    If you are interested in either (or both!) ways of helping to encourage live music in the village, get in touch by email to impingtonmusicsoc@gmail.com or simply come to one of our next concerts in the Brackenbury Room, Impington Village College (Friday 10 February 2023 or Friday 17 March, both at 7.30pm) and talk to us to find out more.   We look forward to meeting you – and will waive the concert entrance fee if you are interested in volunteering!

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    (To reach the Brackenbury Room from the IVC main entrance, turn left down the long, curved corridor to the end.)

  • Nature Conservation and Learning Volunteers

    Nature Conservation and Learning Volunteers

    Histon and Impington Green Spaces (HIGS), the charity behind the Abbey Fields project, is looking for volunteers to form three teams: Education and Learning opportunities, Research Monitoring and Advice, and Site Management.

    Please email sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online.

  • Support to Ukrainians

    ‘HI Ukrainian Support’ is hosting an evening for people who would like to help on Wednesday 28th September from 7.30pm at Histon Smokehouse in the upstairs room. 

    There are over 20 households in our villages hosting guests from Ukraine. Would you like to be involved in supporting the Ukrainians and their hosts? They need all sorts of help, from baking a cake, taking guests to appointments, visiting hosts, helping with local information and more.

    If you would like to be involved, please contact office@standrewshiston.org with your details.

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  • Casual Vacancy – Parish Council

    Casual Vacancy – Parish Council

    A vacancy has arisen on the Parish Council following the resignation of Ros Hathorn as a Parish Councillor.

    The Parish Council hope to fill this vacancy by co-option at the next meeting on 20th September 2021.  If you would be interested in being considered for this opportunity, please can you write or email by 17th September with your brief reasons for wishing to stand.  If more than one applicant comes forward there would be a vote amongst the existing Council members to fill the position.

    Full Council meetings are held the third Monday monthly and there are other Committees and Working Parties you can join if you wish.

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    Please write to:  The Clerk, Histon & Impington Parish Council, The Parish office, Histon & Impington Recreation Ground, New Road, Impington, CB24 9LU or email clerk@hisimp.net.

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  • Volunteer Flu Vaccination Marshals

    Volunteer Flu Vaccination Marshals

    The Firs House Surgery are looking for volunteer marshals to help with the coming autumn flu vaccination programme. They are planning for 5 weekend days in September/October and are looking for volunteers to do a morning (8am to 12.30pm) or afternoon (1.30-4.30pm) shift.

    If you are interested in helping please email jo@standrewshiston.org, who is coordinating the volunteers for the Firs for this programme.

  • Abbey Fields Practical Volunteer Session

    An Abbey Fields Practical Volunteer Tasks session to clear shrubbery and branches reaching across the main paths at the Croft Close Set-Aside, so that people can walk there safely on Saturday 14th August 2021 with RSPB expert Nigel Butcher from 9.30 to 11.30am.

    Meet at the gate at the end of Croft Close, Histon CB24 9HU. If you would like to attend, please send an email to sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online

    Please wear stout shoes and bring work gloves. Please bring your own loppers and shears if you can. Training will be given if required. You will have the opportunity to adopt a path to keep clear if you like. Please bring your own water and a sunhat/waterproofs as appropriate. Please do not bring children under 5 years old or dogs. We will be cutting thorny branches. Children between 5 years and 16 years must be supervised by an adult.

    This event is run by the Site Management Action Group of the Abbey Fields Transitional Management Committee appointed by Histon and Impington Parish Council to manage the Croft Close Set-Aside and Long Meadow until a Friends Group can be set up.

    The Croft Close Set-Aside and Long Meadow are leased to Histon and Impington Parish Council abbeyfields.online

  • Chair of the Board of Trustees – CPET

    Chair of the Board of Trustees – CPET

    Cambridge Primary Education Trust (CPET), who have 5 schools, including the Infant and Junior Schools that will become the Histon and Impington Park Primary School and Histon and Impington Brook Primary School through primary schools in September 2021, are looking for this new voluntary roles.

    Chair of the Board of Trustees (Voluntary Role) to replace the current Chair who is standing down at the end of their term of office in December 2021, and the Trust is seeking to ideally appoint a new Chair from the new school year commencing September 2021, to coincide with the start of the school year and ensure a handover is in place. This is an opportunity to participate in an exciting development in primary education, both in relation to the development and execution of CPET’s strategic direction and in day-to-day responses to the overall evolving context of education and community. This includes supporting a balanced growth agenda and adjusting to the operational impact and lessons learnt from Covid-19.

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  • Volunteers and Trustees – Camtrust

    Camtrust is a local charity specialising in life skills for adults with physical disabilities and learning difficulties. They offer a wide range of programmes and activities teaching skills for independent living, helping clients feel confident in their abilities and reach their potential.

    As a small charity, Camtrust relies on its excellent team of volunteers and trustees and they are looking for several new volunteers to support clients in their day-to-day learning. Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 3.30pm. 1 day a week on a regular basis.

    Typically, volunteering roles in the centre might involve:

    • Workplace Skills
    • Bike Refurbishment
    • Bike Repairs
    • Work experience in the community
    • Coffee Mornings
    • Independent Living Skills
    • Shopping
    • Budgeting
    • Cooking and Baking
    • Travel Training
    • Internet Safety
    • Social/Wellbeing Skills
    • Outings
    • Lunch Club
    • Arts and Crafts
    • Gardening
    • Core Skills
    • ICT
    • Literacy
    • Maths

    Please note that:

    • Camtrust could be flexible on the hours volunteered as long as we’re able to cover the full day.
    • The morning session is 9.30am-12.30pm and the afternoon session is 12.30pm-3.30pm.
    • Some of the mentioned activities have been put on hold due to COVID-19. This might be reviewed after the 19th July.
    • There are infection control measures in place as a result of COVID-19, including the requirement to wear a medical grade face mask whilst in the building and taking regular COVID-19 tests. Both of which will be supplied by Camtrust.
    • Any offers of a volunteering position would be subject to an introductory visit, Enhanced DBS check and induction.

    If you are interested in joining Camtrust as a volunteer or trustee and would like to find out more, please get in touch with:

    Lilly Mungovan
    Centre Manager
    Email: info@camtrust.co.uk
    Tel: (01223) 236786

    Camtrust supports equality, diversity and inclusion and they encourage applications from all sections of society.

  • Maintenance Day – Histon FC

    On Sunday 27th June Histon Football Club are holding a Maintenance Day at the Bridge Road Stadium.

    They are looking for people who can spare a few hours to help get the home of Histon FC ready for the start of the 2021/22 season.

    Gates open at 1pm