Easy way to volunteer in Buckinghamshire
Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community, meet people or improve your confidence or wellbeing. You could also learn a new skill or gain experience to boost your CV.
If you are looking for a volunteering role in Buckinghamshire, have a look at the Volunteer Bucks platform where you can browse and apply for roles from across the county according to your interests, location and availability.
It is free and easy to use: if you are aged 18 and over, there are three simple steps:
- Go to www.volunteerbucks.org.uk and browse opportunities from across the county
- Create an account (only 2 minutes)
- Apply directly to a role that looks right for you
If you aren’t sure what type of role you want, there is an online quiz to help you discover which types of roles best match your skills and interests.
If you are aged 13-17 years old and have found a role you are interested in, please contact the Volunteer Bucks team who can help match you to the role. Email the team on volunteerbucks@communityimpactbucks.org.uk or call 01296 846678. (20-11-24)
Cold Weather Information from Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council has activated its emergency 'SWEP' (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) plan.
As the weather is exceptionally cold, if you see anyone sleeping out on the streets of Buckinghamshire, please contact StreetLink via https://www.streetlink.org.uk/ or phone 0300 500 0914, who will notify our dedicated Outreach workers.
If you see anyone you believe to be under the age of 18 and or are concerned about the health or welfare of anyone that you see sleeping rough please call 999.
A warm area will be available in Buckinghamshire Council Offices at Walton Street, Aylesbury, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe or any of the council’s libraries.
You can contact our housing teams during office hours on 01296 585168 or out of hours on 0800 999 7677.
(19-11-24)
Buckinghamshire Lottery
The Buckinghamshire Lottery is drawn every Saturday evening with a top prize of £25,000. Tickets cost £1 each with half the proceeds going to the nominated cause. There is also a monthly Superdraw and for November this is a Playstaion 5 bundle or £1,000 cash. To play the lottery visit: www.buckinghamshirelottery.co.uk and then click on the link to play. You can nominate your good cause including T & T News. Over 18's only, please gamble responsibily. (13-11-24)
T & T News - Winter 2024 edition
The winter 2024 edition of the community magazine issue number 70 will be out from early December. Your contributions are now neeeded with news, events, what's on, advertising and more. E-mail your contributions to editor@tandtnews.org.uk or call/text us on 07905 888098.
T & T News - Autumn 2024 edition
The autumn 2024 edition number 69 of T & T News is now available as a PDF file from the home page or the our files tab. Printed copies have now been distributed in Totteridge & Terriers. The deadline for submissions for the winter 2024 printed magazine is Wednesday 20th November. For our web site submissions can be made at any time, with this updated at regular intervals as we recived new information. E-mail: editor@tandtnews.org.uk (06-10-24)
High Wycombe Town Twinning Association
I wonder do you know about the High Wycombe Town Twinnign Assocition and that it has existed for nearly 40 years?
It was started in 1985 when visitors from Kelkheim came to High Wycombe to enquire as to whether people in High Wycombe would be interested in and would like to “twin” with them and share cultural visits, school visits and genral meeting of local residents of both towns to further understanding of each other’s towns and country?
Kelkheim is a small town near Frankfurt in Germany. Kelkheim, like High Wycombe at the time, had a flourishing funriture industry and felt that High Wycombe had many similar qualities. It was agreed that we would work to exchange visits to each other’s towns, arrange visits from schools, music groups, swimming clubs and from the Fire Service.
At the moment the High Wycombe Town Twinning Association (HWTTA) has a small Committee, as does Kelkheim, who organise exchange events between our two towns. Every other year a group of the HWTTA Members visits Kelkheim for a weekend where they are hosted and stay with the families in Kelkheim. Events and visits are arranged and many a good friendships are forged.
In September this year it is the turn of Kelkheim to visit High Wycombe and we have a number of events planned from a visit to Windsor, meals out, walks around the town and of course our Kelkheim visitors stay with High Wycombe hosts.
We are looking for new members and perhaps you would consider joining the High Wycombe Town Twinning Association and become involved, and maybe you may like to host a Kelkheim visitor? We do look forward to hearing from you. (28-05-24)
For further information, please contact the Secretary secretary@hwtta.org.uk
Website: www.hwtta.org.uk
T & T News - Volunteers Needed
We need your help with distribution of the autumn 2024 and future editions of Totteridge & Terriers News. We currently have several roads where we could do with an extra pair of hands. The magazine is distributed in the early part of March, June, September and December each year. You do not need a lot of time and as a guide between 60 & 100 copies depending on dwelling type can be delivered in an hour. A couple of hours of time four times a year is all we need and there is up to two weeks to do this giving some flexibility for deliveries. To get involved call 01494 - 463107, Text / Call 07905 - 888098 or e-mail us at editor@tandtnews.org.uk (28-08-24)
New Events
Our events pages are regularly updated. If you have an event taking place then let us know so we can add it to the diary. This is your 'space' to let everyone know about what's happening and attract additional visitors. This website was last updated on 20th November 2024.