The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire

27/01/2026

Ready to get moving, meet new people, and feel great?

Join us for on 12 March 2026 at the St Barnabas Centre in Danesmoor!

Choose your pace — walk, jog, run, litter‑pick, take photos, It’s all free, all friendly, and open to everyone.

✨ No pressure
✨ No experience needed
✨ Just a chance to get outdoors, connect, and enjoy a positive community day

🕒 9:30am–1:00pm
🍰 Free refreshments afterwards
📍 St Barnabas Centre, Danesmoor

Book your place using the QR code on the poster or follow the booking link https://www.jogderbyshire.co.uk/runwalktalk

and come be part of something uplifting in North East Derbyshire.

RunWalkTalk celebrates the power of community in improving health and mental wellbeing through physical activity. Everyone is welcome to join us at our free upcoming events.

23/01/2026

We can always be trusted to deliver and adapt no matter what the problem is! Today's problem was a worn out keyboard, worn out by a novel producing inveterate touch typer. Why buy new worn when Radford & Chambers computer maintenance team can save your precious pounds.

15/01/2026

We're down Chesterfield College today standing a 'Welcome Back Event' , always good to see young people proceeding through their careers! # chesterfieldcollege events

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to one and all!

11/09/2025

Derbyshire Mind – Mental Health Practitioner Supported Self Help Service Hours: 30 hours per week (0.8...

06/05/2025

Answers to the Quiz
Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest? Venus
Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun? Nicolas Copernias
Where is the strongest human muscle located? Jaw
In what decade was the internet created? 1960's
What was the name of the first computer virus? Creeper
What cheese is traditionally made from the milk of a donkey? P**e

05/05/2025

We are down at the May Day market today, come down and see us, talk about volunteering.

02/05/2025

What are you doing this Bank holiday weekend?
A quick quiz (No Googling!)
Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest?
Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun?
Where is the strongest human muscle located?
In what decade was the internet created?
What was the name of the first computer virus?
What cheese is traditionally made from the milk of a donkey?
Answers Tuesday

30/04/2025

Our Oxfam shops in Chesterfield, Buxton, Matlock are all are looking for new volunteers to help in the shops, offering flexible shifts, a chance to learn new skills, meet new people and make friends.
To apply to volunteer go to>https://oxfam.org.uk

28/04/2025

Good morning, its a good time to volunteer,
To help you think about what you would like to do, you can the following points:
• You have to think what kind of volunteering you want to do; for example
with children & which age group, with or without disabilities, with adults, again, with or without disabilities, retail, conservation and lots more.
• You also want to enjoy the experience, so you may think about what you enjoy doing.
• Organisations will train you so you won’t be expected to ‘jump in at the deep end’ sometimes this is accredited training.
• You may want to think about the amount of time you can commit, be it a one off, or regular weekly opportunity.
• Sometimes thinking about why you want to volunteer can help you to decide what you want to do.
• What skills can you offer the organisation? Enthusiasm, life skills etc.
We also advertise opportunities on our website www.volife.uk

24/04/2025

Take Five to Age Well

Take Five to Age Well: sign up for free to boost your health and wellbeing this May!

From 1st May, The Open University and Age UK are launching a free, UK-wide public health campaign: Take Five to Age Well.

The campaign invites you to join a community of people making small daily changes for better ageing across 5 action categories:

Eat, Drink, Move, Connect, and Engage and Think.

You sign up online and choose an action to try every day in May.

During the month the team at the Open University sends out emails with fun facts, tips, games and resources to help you keep going.

https://nquire.org.uk/mission/take-five-to-age-well-25-make-your-pledge/contribute

22/04/2025

The Home from Hospital service is a project run by The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield and NE Derbyshire. We can provide this for 6 weeks. The Home from Hospital project is a funded project; so, no costs are incurred to the client.
The sort of help the service can offer is (but not limited to):
• Prescription and shopping collection
• Providing temporary key safes
• Arranging pendent alarms
• Referrals and signposting to other services
• Support with letters/paying bill
• Emotional support
For more information or any help please call
Liz Smith,
01246 276777
Or email [email protected]
Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4pm