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Want to get involved in your local community? Can you offer some of your time enthusiastically and regularly? If so, there are so many ways to get involved in all our different projects at Sussex Central YMCA.

Please browse our wide selection of vacancies below to find the right opportunity for you...

2009 Volunteer Vacancies

 

Here’s the latest vacancies...

For volunteers aged 16-25 years old, contact Human Resources (01273 222550, volunteering@sussexcentralymca.org.uk),

For volunteers aged 60 plus, contact Daniela (01273 715441 danielam.westcott@sussexcentralymca.org.uk)

For anyone in between contact the project staff listed!

Older People's Club

Make Friends At our Lunch ClubMake Friends At our Lunch Club

The Lunch Club for over 55's at Marmion Road provides a 3-course lunch at low cost.  The Club offers activities and trips as well as friendship and support. At present we serve around 60-70 meals a week and provide trips out once a month. There is also a transport service available.

 

Fitness for Older People

Get Fit At the Sussex Central YMCAGet Fit At the Sussex Central YMCAWe offer a range of fun keep fit classes for older people. The classes are delivered by qualified specialist instructors and include:

  • Fitness to music

  • Indoor bowls

  • Stretch classes

...and much more

Trips & Activities for Older People

Play Tiddlywinks at the Sussex Central YMCAPlay Tiddlywinks at the Sussex Central YMCA

The lunch club offers trips out in our minibus to a range of local places of interest – parks, gardens, National Trust homes, and shopping centres – always finishing with tea and cakes!




The club also offers social activities including:

  • Cards
  • Bingo
  • Games: Scrabble, Backgammon
  • Arts & crafts
  • Table Tennis
  • Boccia (Bowling)

When


Monday: activity session following light lunch at Marmion Road.

Thursday: 1.30 till 2.30 pm,activities free with lunch, £1 without lunch. Also regular outings to places of interest in and around Sussex. Prices for outings vary depending on venue.

For more information about our older people services please contact the older people project team on 01273 731724.



Older People's Volunteering

Older person at garden centreOlder person at garden centreAre you 60 and over and want to do voluntary work?


Do you have some time to spare and want to do something useful and enjoyable?

  • Gardening
  • Work in our charity shops
  • Help with our older people's club
  • Befriending
  • Reading to children in local schools
  • And more including help to find voluntary placements in the community

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