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Living Without Abuse are a local charity which helps men, women and children in and around Leicestershire who have had their lives shattered by domestic abuse.

We’re unique in what we do – providing specialist support for those left traumatised and often physically harmed by their former partners. We provide one to one support work along with running group programmes. We can provide help and support with theraputic counselling services, housing, legal issues, parenting, finances, building self confidence and helping people to understand domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Alex's Wish are looking for a Volunteer to Marshal at our Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride taking place 17th May 2020.

We are looking for people to Marshal at our Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride taking place on 17th May 2020.  We would love volunteers to Marshal along the route of our 10 mile, 20 mile and 50 mile bike ride.  You will be there to provide support for the riders, to make sure that people know the route and be a contact point. We will need Marshals between 8am to 2pm.  We will provide you with all you need for the morning.  Please get in touch if you can help us out for the whole morning or for just a couple of hours, it's a great thing to do in pairs of you can bring someone along with you.

** THE LOUGHBOROUGH HALF MARATHON IS OPEN TO ENTRIES FOR 2020** SUNDAY 29th MARCH

The Loughborough Half Marathon & Team Relay

Sunday 29th March 2020 sees the return of The Loughborough half marathon and team relay. The 13.1mile course has been described as one of the toughest in the East Midlands. Available places are hotly contested, with only 800 up for grabs this year.

Organised by the Loughborough based charity Living Without Abuse, all the money raised from the event goes towards the charity’s vital and much needed work of supporting men, women and children who have had their lives shattered by domestic abuse.

CLIC Sargent have just launched their World Cancer Day Campaign and are looking for volunteers to help them fundraise on the 1-4th of February.

There are opportunities throughout Leicestershire to help out in local Morrisons stores and we have also secured street permits on those dates for Oakham, Uppingham and Market Harbough as well as Leicester City Centre, including routes to the LCFC stadium on the Saturday. Volunteers must be over 18 to take part in these collections (they can be 16 and 17 if they're with a parent or guardian).

Volunteering Matters - Lend a Guiding Hand as a Grandmentor

ARE YOU 50+ AND LOOKING TO GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY?

Grandmentors is an award winning programme from the national

Charity Volunteering Matters - matching volunteer mentors aged

50+ with young people leaving care aged 16-24.

Volunteers meet with a young person 1-2 hours every week for

6-12 months to boost their confidence and work towards goals

They have planned together.

You will receive full training, support and expenses from a

Dedicated Volunteer Manager throughout.

To find out more, get in touch with Farzana on:

Read Easy - Helping adults learn to read

 Could you help Read Easy support local people who want to improve their reading?

 Volunteer with us

 Read Easy is looking for people to get involved in the local Management Team.

 This is a chance to work with a small group of like-mind people to offer life-changing  opportunities to local people who cannot read.

 To find out more about joining your local group, contact:

 Kirsty Spencer

 (Leicester Pioneer)

 leicester@readeasy.org.uk

British Heart Foundation - Heart Stars - 7-8 February 2020

British Heart Foundation

Heart Stars

7-8 February 2020

Raise Funds and put the spotlight on research

Bring your shining smile and join our weekend –long fundraising blockbuster in Tesco stores across the country. 

We need cash collecting bucket brandishing stars like you to make this very special weekend a smash-hit!

Sign up to give 2 hours of time as a volunteer collector

bhf.org.uk/heartstars

Don’t sit around Join the NHS Retirement Fellowship

 

The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a friendly, supportive and active

Community for retired NHS and social care staff and their partners.

 

St Andrew Church Rooms

Old Church Street

Eyestone

Leicester LE2 8ND

 

All ex-NHS staff and partners are welcome. Your first visit is free.

 

Fellowship

For more information, please

Contact our secretary Caroline on:

07772 195348

 

Meet old friends, make new friends

We meet on the first Tuesday of every month (2 to 4pm)

Don’t sit around Join the NHS Retirement Fellowship

 

The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a friendly, supportive and active

Community for retired NHS and social care staff and their partners.

 

St Andrew Church Rooms

Old Church Street

Eyestone

Leicester LE2 8ND

 

All ex-NHS staff and partners are welcome. Your first visit is free.

 

Fellowship

For more information, please

Contact our secretary Caroline on:

07772 195348

 

Meet old friends, make new friends

We meet on the first Tuesday of every month (2 to 4pm)

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