Hollywood Bowl Group - Glasgow (HWB)

Can you spare a couple of hours during the week to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people and their families? COVEY have lots of great volunteer opportunities in befriending and mentoring across Lanarkshire. You can choose to volunteer one-to-one, or within a group setting and we have opportunities during the day and in the evenings. Our various projects support children, young people and their families, so our volunteers can choose to support a child/young person or a parent/carer. By volunteering at COVEY, you will support someone facing challenges in their life and help them overcome these by developing a strong and trusting relationship. By helping someone engage with their community and take part in activities that help them talk about their experiences and build skills, you can make a truly positive difference to their life. A COVEY Welcome Session is taking place on Thursday 22 January, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, in Hamilton, and there will be three training sessions the following Thursdays at the same time. For further details and to request an enquiry chat, please visit our website at https://www.covey.org.uk/volunteervacancies1, email volunteering@coveybefriending.org.uk or contact 07570 654240.

We are a theatre school in Coatbridge for children, young people and adults with a wide range of additional support needs. The people that come to our group have a many different needs, ranging from mild to severe. We currently meet 5 times a week, on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (adults only). A Wednesday class is all sensory activities and we have a Makaton choir. We are the first choir in North Lanarkshire to achieve Makaton-friendly status! On our other sessions, we do workshops in drama, musical theatre, dance, film club and arts therapy. We also give members the opportunity to complete their Duke of Edinburgh award, hi5 awards and dynamic youth awards. This groups gives our members a valuable chance to develop their social skills, confidence and life skills. In addition, it gives their parents and carers respite. During school holidays we run various camps and extra activities to ensure members habe something to fill their time with. Please support our project by following our page and sharing our work with your community.