If you have visited this site before, click here to go straight to CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES as I update those fairly regularly.

If this is your first visit you may wish to read about the organisation first.

Huntingdonshire Youth Volunteer Bureau or H.Y.V.B. is a volunteering information service for young people aged 16 to 25 years old. If you are older than 25 you can contact Sandra Attewell on 01480 414766 or click here to visit her website: www.huntsvolunteer.org.uk

The aim of H.Y.V.B. is to link those young people who are interested in volunteering with opportunities and projects throughout our community

We hope that this website will give you a taster of the opportunities available and benefits that volunteering can give to you.

You can phone us on 01480 414766 or e-mail volunteer-vb@hotmail.co.uk to arrange a face to face interview, or we can discuss the opportunities on the phone.

People who are :-

 *Prepared to give up their time free of charge

 *From any race, social background, gender, disability or ability- everyone can contribute

 *Looking for life experiences to enhance C.V.s or UCAS forms

 *Wanting to do something worthwhile in their community 

 *Wanting to meet new friends

 *Working towards award schemes eg Duke of Edinburgh/ Youth Achievement Award

 *Looking for activities in the school/ college holidays

* Rewarding and valuable use of your time

* Career enhancement (C.V. / UCAS)

* Meet new friends

* Gain life/work experiences

* Work towards awards (M.V. DOES)

* Keep active in the summer holidays

* Local Gap year activities

Not forgetting great personal fulfilment & satisfaction!

* Young Lives 'V' Programme*

*Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme*

HYVB can put you in touch with someone running an award scheme in your area.

The opportunities for volunteering are vast.

Here are just a few ideas:-

• Conservation work /archaeology
• Working with people – children, disabled & elderly support
• Charity work – shop / fundraising
• Visiting / socialising / befriending
• Hospital work / advocacy
• Sporting activities /  sailing
• Clerical / admin / I.T.skills
• Working with animals / wildlife
• Uniformed groups eg scouts, brownies
• Kid's clubs / entertaining people

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If you are interested in volunteering, contact Penny

at the Huntingdonshire Youth Volunteer Bureau

by phone 01480 382440

or e-mail:volunteer@hyvb.wanadoo.co.uk