Get Involved
Become a Trustee
We’re looking for new trustees to join the Wellmoor team! Our trustees are volunteers who help lead Wellmoor and it’s priorities, inform how the charity is run, and generally support our staff to deliver the best service possible for our community. As a trustee, you could:
Make a real difference to your local community and a cause you care about
Bring your own skills, passion or experience to the Wellmoor team - whether it’s a particular subject knowledge, a special skill, networking and connections, or just a passion for health and wellbeing of our local community
Attend trustee meetings and help make crucial decisions about the charity
Give as little or as much time as you want - as a volunteer, this role is completely flexible to suit your availability
Expand your own network and connections for the future
This role is open to everybody. There’s no need for special qualifications or experience - we’re looking for a mix of skills, backgrounds and real-life experiences to help strengthen our collective knowledge and skillset. All you need is a desire to get involved and make a difference to your community.
For more information, contact richard@wellmoor.org.uk or call 01647 478 378
If you feel like you could give a bit of your spare time to volunteering and helping out your local community, you’ve come to the right place.
Whether you’ve got lots of time to give or a little, volunteers are the beating heart of many beloved local organisations, and we can’t wait to help you get involved with a role that’s just right for you.
Volunteering
Where are you interested in volunteering?
Volunteer roles at Wellmoor
General Roles
We’re always looking for volunteers for these roles so get in touch if you’d like to volunteer.
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Art Raft is a friendly and supportive weekly creativity group which is entering its 8th year!
We are looking for a warm and sensitive volunteer to:
* participate in the art activities
* provide encouragement/assistance as needed
* help set up and tidy away the sessions
* make tea & coffee
You may even like to suggest some ideas for upcoming sessions!
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We are always on the look out for enthusiastic, green-fingered people to volunteer at our allotment in Moretonhampstead. No prior gardening knowledge required, just come along and lend a hand!
Our friendly allotment working group meets regularly, and are always on the look out for new members to get stuck in (and take a share of the produce!).
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We are seeking friendly volunteers to support weekly sessions at the long-standing Moretonhampstead play group Bumps and Beyond.
Volunteers will support the session leaders to help set up and tidy away the play equipment, be on hand for tea and coffee making and generally provide a warm welcome to parents and carers and their young children.
Any craft and music/singing skills very much welcomed! Or perhaps you could offer a one-off service or activity, such as breastfeeding support?
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We’re always open to new people who want to help out at the Moretonhampstead Food Club - Thursday mornings in the Parish Hall.
If you’d like to join in, get in touch!
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We run weekly wellbeing walks every Wednesday in Chagford. These are operated by volunteers, who lead the walks on a rota basis. Full training is given. Get in touch if this sounds like something you’d be interested in!
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We’re looking for new trustees to join the Wellmoor team!
Our trustees are volunteers who help lead Wellmoor and it’s priorities, inform how the charity is run, and generally support our staff to deliver the best service possible for our community.
This role is open to everybody - we’re looking for a mix of skills, backgrounds and real-life experiences to help strengthen our collective knowledge and skillset.
For more information, email admin@wellmoor.org.uk, or call 01647 478 378
Specific Roles
We’re currently looking for people to fill these specific roles. If you’re interested and feel like you’d be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!
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Would you like to be involved in an exciting and meaningful community group?
We're looking for some volunteers who could help facilitate the next round of Hobby Club sessions. This might involve helping with organisation, ideas of crafts and projects, and being at the sessions to teach young people new skills - your level of commitment is up to you!
You'd have full support from Community Shed members, who would be at sessions to give advice and support when working with any machines too.
This has previously been such an incredible group, focused on giving young people an outlet to be creative and learn practical skills, and we would love to be able to keep it going. If this sounds interesting to you, we'd love to hear from you:
01647 478 378
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Volunteer roles at local organisations
We know that volunteers are essential to so many local organisations, and we want to help where we can.
There are so many incredible causes to give your time to in our local area - if you see any organisations or opportunities below which you would be interested in, please get in touch and we can connect you.
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Moretonhampstead Swimming Pool is run by a group of volunteer trustees.
Our 25m open air pool is open from the end of May to mid September.
We have gardening and DIY volunteering opportunities from April when we begin preparing the pool for opening. We also need volunteers to help in the shop throughout the season. Hours and times can be flexible.
Please get in touch at moretonhampsteadpool@gmail.com for further details.
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Trees in time work closely with a wide range of organisations such as the National Trust, Dartmoor National Park and others to offer a range of services, all centred around making sure trees and nature is flourishing. This includes:
Planting trees free of charge in the Dartmoor/ Devon area.
Planting new hedges, repairing old hedges. coppices and stand alone trees
Giving trees freely to other tree planters / groups who have their own projects.
Offering tree care services such as tree guard/ stake removal and pruning.
Volunteering opportunities includes: seed collection, seed sowing, nursery maintenance, planting tree guard removal, occasionally litter picking/ plastic removal, pruning. No experience is needed - you don’t need to be a seasoned gardener to get involved!
Call 07392 600 153 or message Trees in Time Facebook page to get involved
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Morecare are a charity based in Moretonhampstead which provides transport for medical/health appointments using volunteer drivers. Morecare also provides a befriending scheme.
Morecare are looking for volunteer drivers, people to man the phones, befrienders and committee members.
If you are able to volunteer with Morecare please phone the team on 0800 622 6245.
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This centre offers a huge range of activities for the community, from an indoor gym, sports hall, all‑weather courts, a dance studio, a huge range of classes and even a horse riding arena. For full details of everything going on, just see their website: https://www.moretonhampsteadsportscentre.co.uk/
The Sports Centre is always looking for new people who can offer their time, skills and energy. The more volunteers involved, the more activities and opportunities the Centre can host for local people.
To get in touch, email: sportandleisure@moretonhampstead-devon.co.uk
Call: 01647 440107
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If you think you’d like to do some volunteering, but aren’t sure what role or organisation would be best for you, click here to fill out our matchmaking form.
We’ll ask you a few simple questions, and then reach out to you with volunteering roles in the local area which might be right for you.
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