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Kirkwall parkrun takes place every Saturday morning, starting at The Peedie Sea at 9.30am. It is an organised run, jog or walk which is free to participate in. Registration is online with participants printing off their personalised barcode which is scanned at the finish line to allow the results to be emailed to the participant. They are in need of volunteers to be marshalls, tail walkers, barcode scanners, handing out finishing tokens and being timekeepers. Both scanning and timekeeping will require use of the parkrun app so a mobile phone will be required.

D&G Befriending Project is a local charity which offers an early intervention service across the region for eight to eighteen year olds. It recruits and trains adult volunteers who are, in turn, matched one-to-one with individual young people. Once matched, the befriender commits to spending a few hours a week or fortnight with “their” young person, spending time building up a relationship and taking part in shared activities. Children and young people referred to the Project may be isolated within the community or experiencing difficulties at home or school. The time spent with an adult befriender can provide vital individual attention and release from day-to-day pressures. Having and working with a befriender can help the young person tackle difficulties before they get too big. The young people benefit from the energy and enthusiasm of their befrienders and gain confidence from forming a positive relationship with a supportive adult. Volunteer befrienders are men and women from all walks of life. They may be a student, a parent, or an older person. The most important factors are that they have an interest in young people, are reliable and have some time to spare. The Project has found over the past 20 years that having a befriender who will commit to spending a few hours a week or fortnight - to share enjoyable activities or simply have time to chat can make a huge impact in a young persons life.

Project Scotland supports young people across Scotland to reach their potential through tailored support, mentoring, and the opportunity to experience the benefits of a volunteering placement. We are searching for people to commit to spending one hour a week for a minimum of 6 months, mentoring the young people that Project Scotland works with. The support the mentor offers is dependent on what the volunteer finds useful and might include: helping your mentee to identify their skills and strengths, reflecting on their placement and working with them to develop their CV and interview skills.

Can you spare a couple of hours a week to support our amazingly bright and talented autistic young people in gaining valuable independent living skills, employability skills and social skills? Our group enjoys helping our community through a wide range of projects (creativity, environment, youth work) as well as studying for various courses and qualifications. We guarantee you will have a great time and receive a warm welcome and a heap of appreciation!

Helping or leading with the delivery of sporting and physical activity sessions in the Langholm and Moffat School Clusters

Why Girlguiding? Become an inspiring role model for our members - and help empower girls to be their best. Join the 100,000 amazing volunteers and supporters who make a real difference to nearly half a million girls and young women. Our weekly unit meetings are at the heart of Girlguiding. When you volunteer at them you’ll have fun, get messy, meet new people and run activities that help our members discover their potential. You can choose to work with girls in Rainbows, Brownies, Guides or Rangers, and you’ll be volunteering directly with them. Unit meetings are usually an hour to an hour and a half once a week. As a unit leader, assistant leader or leader-in-training you’ll join a team of volunteers to run the unit, plan meetings, and deliver awesome activities. If you’d like to become a leader, we’ll support you to complete our leadership qualification. Some of what you’ll do Each unit leadership team does things a little differently. Here are some of the activities that are part of being in the team:  Help plan and deliver activities which are based on our Girlguiding programme - These are accessible and inclusive. Often they’re planned by volunteers and girls at the beginning of term.  You’ll go to your unit meeting each week and run activities with the girls and other volunteers.  Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at Girlguiding, so you’ll help provide a safe space where every girl and young woman can take part.  You’ll also be keeping up the Doing Our Best standards for your unit.  You’ll complete training for the role and follow Girlguiding policies.  You might communicate with parents, carers and other Girlguiding volunteers.  Leaders usually spend two to five hours a week outside of the unit time on the role (depending on how the unit responsibilities are shared and what activities are planned). This might include contacting new members or going to district meetings.  Leaders share issues and concerns with local commissioners.

Do you have a passion for sharing the amazing things that our volunteers and young people get up to in local Scout Groups as we deliver #SkillsForLife? We're growing our volunteer team and looking to recruit a Lead Volunteer for our Communications and Marketing Team. We're looking for someone who has a passion for promoting local Scouting and has the ability to plan and use communication tools such as social media, canva and other digital platforms. This is a flexible volunteering opportunity which means your commitment can be balanced around your lifestyle - working with your team to make sure that the Regional Communications are kept up to date and put out timely. You will provide leadership for your team, develop a communications plan for the Region and visit groups and events to make sure our volunteers and young people are kept up to date. What Our Communications & Marketing Team Does: Social Media: Creating content relevant to our audiences and promoting Clyde Scouts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn (click on the links to view our profiles on each). Website: Maintenance, upkeep and optimising the website to attract new volunteers/young people and to provide our members with key information on what we do/how we can help them. Newsletter: Create and publish the Monthly Volunteer Newsletter and ad-hoc email for events, opportunities and News. Media: Promote “good news stories” through external media outlets and help liaise with local media contacts to grow our reach. Advertising /Volunteer Recruitment: Promote the latest volunteering opportunities in Clyde Scouts (including our districts/groups) and encourage more people to start volunteering. Communications Support: Provide support to districts and groups to improve internal and external communications. Internal Communications: Ensure Clyde Scouts communicates efficiently internally and that communication flows well between regional staff and volunteers.

Make a difference to the life of a young carer (12-18 years). Lead Scotland's befriending service offers young carers living in Fife some "me" time away from their caring role, allowing them to have access to more opportunities within their community . A befriender can have a positive impact on someone's life. Activities can include; going for a short walk together, meeting for a coffee, finding a hobby, accompanying them to college or assisting them to make connections with their local community. Befrienders carry out a purely social role and do not undertake any personal care or domestic duties. We are especially interested in hearing from male volunteers for our male young carers. "I was very lonely through the pandemic, and I looked forward to talking to my befriender each week" - Young Carer "Befriending has really helped Katie, it really helped build her confidence back up." - Parent "Befriending is a rewarding experience where your time is invaluable. With encouragement and support a Young Carer can improve their self-esteem and confidence and re-connect with their community." - Befriending Coordinator. When expressing an interest in this volunteering opportunity, please provide your name, email address and a contact telephone number.

Make a difference to the life of a young carer (12-18 years). Lead Scotland's befriending service offers young carers living in Fife some "me" time away from their caring role, allowing them to have access to more opportunities within their community . A befriender can have a positive impact on someone's life. Activities can include; going for a short walk together, meeting for a coffee, finding a hobby, accompanying them to college or assisting them to make connections with their local community. Befrienders carry out a purely social role and do not undertake any personal care or domestic duties. We are especially interested in hearing from male volunteers for our male young carers. "I was very lonely through the pandemic, and I looked forward to talking to my befriender each week" - Young Carer "Befriending has really helped Katie, it really helped build her confidence back up." - Parent "Befriending is a rewarding experience where your time is invaluable. With encouragement and support a Young Carer can improve their self-esteem and confidence and re-connect with their community." - Befriending Coordinator. When expressing an interest in this volunteering opportunity, please provide your name, email address and a contact telephone number.

Make a difference to the life of a young carer (12-18 years). Lead Scotland's befriending service offers young carers living in Fife some "me" time away from their caring role, allowing them to have access to more opportunities within their community . A befriender can have a positive impact on someone's life. Activities can include; going for a short walk together, meeting for a coffee, finding a hobby, accompanying them to college or assisting them to make connections with their local community. Befrienders carry out a purely social role and do not undertake any personal care or domestic duties. We are especially interested in hearing from male volunteers for our male young carers. "I was very lonely through the pandemic, and I looked forward to talking to my befriender each week" - Young Carer "Befriending has really helped Katie, it really helped build her confidence back up." - Parent "Befriending is a rewarding experience where your time is invaluable. With encouragement and support a Young Carer can improve their self-esteem and confidence and re-connect with their community." - Befriending Coordinator. When expressing an interest in this volunteering opportunity, please provide your name, email address and a contact telephone number.