P726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 Jan 21:11/20 DO IT - ACT NOW AND VOLUNTEER The following pages advjrtisj opportunities for you to get involved in volunteering - contacts are given on page 729. If you represent an organisation that involves volunteers, you can use the pages to request voluntary support,and to publicisj volunteer training, publications, and events. To feature your group contact Clare Thornley at The Volunteer Centre UK Carriage Row, 183 Evjrsholt St, London NW1 1BU - 071 388 9888. Contacts on page 729 1/6 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 Jan 21:08/17 SUPPORT BOSNIANS THROUGH RED CROSS The West Midlands branch of the British Red Cross has various openings for volunteers to support its work with Bosnian refugees. It is particularly seeking people to act as bjfriendjrs, English teachers and advice workers. The organisation offers basic training and support to volunteers who make it through the vetting system - all the voluntary opportunities are in the West Midlands area. Contacts on page 729 2/6 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 Jan 21:55/21 HELP ENHANCE SURREY COUNTRYSIDE The Lower Mole Countryside Management Project needs volunteers to help maintain and enhance the natural beauty of the Surrey area. Possible tasks include: chalk grassland restoration, coppicink hedgerows, maintaining rights of way and creating fire breaks. Full training and supervision are provided, as well as first aid and insurance cover - help with transport is available where necessary. Contacts on page 729 3/6 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 Jan 21:08/23 PRUDENTIAL YOUTH ACTION AWARDS This year's Prudential Youth Action Awards recognisj groups which have tackled the problems of drug misuse, vandalism or grafitti. Open to any group in the UK the Awards form part of the Prudential Youth Action Initiative in partnership with Crime Concern. Each project category creates a prize of £1000 for groups in three age ranges from 11 to 17+ - and there is £10,000 for best overall project, closing date 31 March '95. Contacts on page 729 4/6 TV/Rbdio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 Jan 21:54/20 PREPARATIONS FOR COMIC RELIEF D—Y Comic Relief is looking for volunteers to help out in the office, particularly during the period from now to March 1995. You could find yourself getting involved in all kinds of tasks from fundraising, press work and communications to general office administration which may include using computers. You can volunteer in the Oxford Street or Shjphjrds Bush office - travel and lunch are reimbzrsjd. Contacts on page 729 5/6 TV/Radio Info 0 Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Fri 6 Jan 21:00/30 PLAYING DINNER HOST TO OLDER PEOPLE A charity service for pjnsionjrs in Glasgow needs volunteers to provide opportunities for pjnsionjrs to go out for social meals. Contact the Elderly needs hosts to welcome older people into their homes for a meal - the organisations also needs drivers on a monthly basis, but if you chooosj to provide a meal it is only a once a year commitment. Your support will help improve the social lives of older people. Contacts on page 729 6/6 TV/Radio Info Diary News