The first comment from a volunteer on this blog was about organising a social meet up. If this is a popular idea, you will need to arrange it amongst yourselves but I will try to come (if you’d like me to!). Perhaps you could set a time and place and see who turns up?!
Archive for January, 2007
Ferry
Bristol Ferry Boat Company – www.bristolferry.com 927 3416
Take a boat trip around the Harbourside. You could combine this with a trip to the Industrial Museum (free); the SS Great Britain; the Watershed; the Arnolfini; or the Empire and Commonwealth Museum . See separate entries for details of these other attractions.
Time2Share discount: volunteers travel at child rate e.g. £2.80.
@Bristol
At-Bristol – www.at-bristol.org.uk 0845 345 1235
This is a good venue for a busy or curious child. It is also indoors so perfect for wet weekends. I would recommend only going to one section at a time, and coming back on a separate session to do the others.
You should be able to get into all the attractions free (say you’re a carer and show your Time2Share ID). The child you’re with can get an education rate, this is:
£4.45 for one attraction (e.g. Explore)
£7.50 for two attractions (e.g. Explore and Wildwalk)
£10.55 all 3 (Explore, Wildwalk and Imax)
I have discussed these discount directly with @Bristol, so let me know if they say anything different!
Sports Ability
Look at http://www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/News/Index.asp?SiteId=1&SiteExtra=7894&TopNavId=21&NavSideId=97 to find out about Sports Ability Bristol. This could be a good activity if you volunteer on Saturday mornings:
Bristol ASC
Bristol Ability Sports Club provides sportability fun sessions for disabled children and their siblings
Venue
St Pauls Community Sports AcademyNewfoundland RoadSt PaulsBristol
Times
Saturdays 10.00 – 12.00
Transport
We can provide door to door transport, delivered by Disabled Travel Service, for members living in Bristol City Council area, if you have difficulty accessing club activities.
Contact details
Bristol Ability Sports Club
c/o Ability Sports Association
St Brandon’s House
29 Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5QT
Tel 0117 920 0090
Fax 0117 920 0091
Induction Training – part 1 and part 2
Wednesday 17th January and Wednesday 24th January
6.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.
Knightstone House, Portland Street, Kingsdown,
Bristol
This training is for any volunteer who hasn’t yet completed both parts, or who would like to do it again. It is in 2 parts – part 1 on Wednes 17th Jan and part 2 on Wednes 24th Jan.
Email me on info@time2share.org.uk to let me know whether or not you can come, or ask more questions here.
Venue:
see purple star
Recruiting New Volunteers
We generally find it tricky to recruit certain types of volunteers, for various reasons. Do you have any suggestions about how we could recruit:
- male volunteers to match with teenage boys
- bilingual volunteers for families where English is not their first language
- volunteers on the outskirts of Bristol, especially South Bristol
Perhaps you have links with communities or organisations which could help us in this way? Can you think of any imaginative ways to target these types of potential volunteers? Maybe you have a friend or relative who would be great at volunteering?! As you know we try to match volunteers and children well, so some children end up waiting quite a while for a match. Any suggestions appreciated…
New Blog!
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