Volunteering into Retirement and Beyond

Are you retired or soon to retire? Do you want to stay active in your community?

Join us to find out how VOLUNTEERING is right for you!

• Meet people
• Get out and improve your wellbeing
• Make a difference
• Stay connected
• Use your skills and experience to benefit the community
• Try new things

In this session we will explore the many ways that you can get involved. You could be a telephone befriender, based in your own home. You could be a driver helping people around the area access services. You could plant trees, run art sessions, read with children in schools, help with digital skills, sort stock in a charity shop, welcome people on a charity’s reception desk … there are so many opportunities!

We will be on hand to support you to find what you might like to do, and we will also show you how to search for volunteer opportunities using the Volunteering in Cumbria Portal ( https://volunteering.cumbriacvs.org.uk ), as well as answering any questions. If you wish and are able to, please bring along your laptop or tablet computer or smartphone, so that we can support you to get onto the Portal.

This will be a sociable session. Refreshments will be provided (tea, coffee, biscuits, cake).

The session will be delivered by Cumbria CVS in partnership with Age Friendly South Lakeland.

This event is part of our This Is Us project, made possible by Westmorland and Furness Council through funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Eligibility Statement:
This course is exclusively for individuals and organizations within the voluntary sector in Cumbria, this includes charities, community groups, community interest companies, friendly societies, social clubs, many sports clubs, churches and other faith groups, and voluntary organisations. Bookings from those outside this sector may not be accepted, If you are from outside the sector or want to check if you can book a place please contact  via info@cumbriacvs.org.uk 

Data Protection

For the purposes of General Data Protection Regulations (2018), the data controller in respect of your personal data is Cumbria CVS. By registering your interest in the event, you are agreeing for your data to be stored and used by CVS. This will not be accessible to the wider organisation and will be used for the purposes of this event, to meet your needs. Your data will not be shared with any third party, without your prior permission. All data will be held and disposed of in line with our Data Protection and Document Retention Policy. 

Please be aware that photos and video clips may be captured during this event by Cumbria CVS and used to help us promote our services and future events. If you do not wish to be photographed or want to withdraw photo consent at any time, please contact us on info@cumbriacvs.org.uk. You can read our privacy notice here.