I have volunteered here at Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre since March 2022, assisting the Cleaning Volunteer Team.
After taking early retirement, I wanted to find something to occupy my spare time, and as I was a customer at SCLC and used the gym regularly, I had seen many of the volunteers busy assisting in the morning with cleaning tasks, and thought that it would be the ideal place to volunteer, with it being local too!
I now assist a couple of hours each Tuesday and Thursday, with cleaning tasks at the Dry Side of the building. As you can imagine there is always lots to do, and we are always looking for extra help, so if this is something which you feel you could contribute to, I would thoroughly recommend it!
All the staff and volunteers are so friendly, and I especially love the camaraderie and chats that I have whilst being here, it makes it such a wonderful place to volunteer.
I can certainly say that the assistance I give to volunteering at the centre is appreciated by everyone. In June, it was lovely to receive an invitation to Afternoon Tea on Volunteer Week, and a card thanking me for all the help I had given to volunteering over the last 12 months. It was such a lovely gesture, and something which means such a lot.
If you have any spare time and want to give volunteering a go, I’d definitely recommend SCLC!
If you are interested in becoming one of our valued volunteers, we have lots of varied opportunities. Just call at Reception or contact the Centre on 0114 2883792 to make an enquiry.