VOLUNTEERING At St. George's Hall

As a holder of the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, and with over 100 volunteers, we at St. George’s Hall have a few insights into how volunteering can help the individual. In fact we asked our volunteers’ opinion, and this is what they reported.

Making New Friends
Sometimes life changes leave us a little isolated. Maybe you’have recently moved to a new area. Perhaps you have lost a partner. Or you might just have lost touch with people as their circumstances change. Volunteering reconnects with your community and helps create new friendships that keep loneliness at bay.

Better Physical & Mental Health and Wellbeing
We know that keeping active, mentally as well as physically, has a powerful influence over our health and wellbeing. More than 80 per cent of our volunteers tell us the work they do has improved their mental health and sense of wellbeing. Almost half think it’s improved their physical health

Improving your Confidence
Sometimes life can knock your confidence, for example losing a job or needing extended time off work. Sometimes people are just a little shy and want to improve their personal skills. Volunteering gives you a chance to find your feet in your own time and at your own pace, allowing you to build your confidence in a way that works for you.

Every individual has their own reason for volunteering and their own ideas about what it will do for them. There is no right or wrong approach, it’s all about exploring the opportunities on offer and finding the one you know is right for you.

The most important thing about volunteering is that you should enjoy it on your own terms and that it's a rewarding experience for you, as well as for the people you help.

Come along to St. George’s Hall and have a taster session to see if this is the type of volunteering that might suit you.

Contact us at info@thehall-bewdley.org.uk or ring 01299 400110 for more information