Hertfordshire Volunteer Fair and Big Help Out Event, 7 June, Hitchin

The Hertfordshire Volunteer Fair and Big Help Out Event organised by GoVolHerts returned to Hitchin Market Place, on Friday 7 June with almost 30 charities and organisations represented.

Each year, The Big Help Out runs a national campaign that champions volunteers and highlights their positive impact. This event coincided with Volunteers’ Week celebrating its’ 40^th Anniversary. The sun came out and many people stopped by to chat to stallholders about their charity work and how to get involved as volunteers. One stallholder had over 60 people interested in becoming a volunteer, and many others were encouraged to look at the opportunities to further their career choices or gain work experience.

Take a look at some of the photos from the event on Google Drive

We were visited by local dignitaries including the Deputy Lieutenant and The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire. They each spent several hours speaking to each stallholder, we really appreciated their time and dedication to spend time at our event. We also would like to extend a huge thank you to the Town Rangers at Visit Hitchin, who helped with setting up stalls, and supporting us throughout the day.

Stalls included:

• Barnardo's
• Blind Veterans UK
• Celtic Harmony
• CPRE Hertfordshire, The Countryside Charity
• Essex & Herts Air Ambulance
• Garden House Hospice Care
• GoVolHerts
• Groundwork East
• HCC Shared Care
• Hertfordshire Gardens Trust
• Hertfordshire Mind Network
• Herts Sport and Physical Activity Partnership
• Hitchin Pantry
• MCR Pathways
• Mind in Mid Herts
• North Herts & Stevenage Community Transport Service
• NSPCC
• NYAS - National Youth Advocacy Service
• ParkPlay (Active in the Community CIC)
• Pets in Need Herts
• Reach Out
• Riding for the Disabled
• RNLI
• St John Ambulance
• Stand-by-me Bereavement Support
• The Red Shed
• The Triangle Community Garden
• Turning Point

GoVolHerts is a free one-stop hub for volunteering in Hertfordshire which supports people in finding their ideal volunteering opportunity by connecting them with 610 volunteering opportunities with over 380 charities via their website www.govolherts.org.uk. It is a project funded by Hertfordshire County Council and operated by North Herts and Stevenage Community Voluntary Service. This event has been made possible by the support of Visit Hitchin.