On Tuesday 22 August 2023, our Volunteer Fair made it's grand return to Oldham Town Centre. This event gave local organisations the chance to shout about their fantastic volunteering opportunities and members of the public a chance to find out more about what is available to them.
Stalls from organisations with varied volunteer opportunities filled the streets of Oldham Town Centre, ranging from volunteering with the police, fire service, hospices, gardening, arts and crafts and even with us at Action Together!
We would like to say a huge thank you to the organisations who joined us to highlight the incredible contributions volunteers make to the community of Oldham, and how the community can get involved in local volunteering.
- Ambitions Oldham & Tameside- 'Adults with Learning & Physical Disabilities'
- Bluesci/ University of York
- Community Led Initiatives CIC
- Dr. Kershaw's Hospice
- Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS)
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- GMP Oldham Central
- Hack Oldham
- Home-Start UK
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Northern Roots
- Oldham Active
- Oldham Libraries
- Pennine Mencap
- ReachOut
- RSPCA Bury, Oldham & District
- TLC: Talk Listen Change
- The Job Gym
- Transport For Sick Children
Feedback
We are delighted to share feedback from our Volunteer Fair from both organisations and community members:
“I attended the Volunteer fair because as well as looking for a part time job, I am looking to volunteer. It was amazing! I learned a lot of new things about what you can do. I enjoyed meeting new people. I didn’t want to go home!”
"Thank you for all the hard work you all put into the Volunteer Fair. We met so many lovely people, swapped details with other companies, and dare we say it, despite the downpour, we had a thoroughly good time! Thank you again for welcoming us."
"It was a really nice event and there were definitely a lot of people speaking to us who had come along purely to attend the event which was positive. We had some really lovely conversations and Gary (the hopeful gardener) you introduced to us has already been in touch."
"I just want to thank you for the amazing volunteer fair. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and received a lot of information that I'm working through. I never realised there was so much going on in Oldham. I'm spoilt for choice."
Missed out?
If you weren't able to attend our Volunteer Fair, check out our video below to give yourself an insight to the day. We caught up with a few Oldham residents to speak about why they visited the Volunteer Fair and what volunteering means to them!
If you would like to register with us to find a volunteering opportunity click here or email volunteering@actiontogether.org.uk for more information.