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Operating for over 24 years, U3A are well versed in offering a huge range of activities and interests to the people in the Uckfield area. If you’re retired or semi-retired, they boast over 50 different activities for you to choose…

Pro Bono, Short Term Mentoring for Charities Charity Mentors in Sussex offers short-term strategic support, usually between a three and six month term. It cost nothing other than commitment and energy levels from the mentee. Just a few areas were…

There are very few hobbies or activities which would benefit almost all of us in some manner, but what the Uckfield Yoga Studio offer will almost certainly help improve your life in one or even many different ways. Yoga has…

Children's Hospice performing incredible work.

Local radio station Uckfield FM kindly interviewed our chairman Paul Sparks again last week, discussing the current work we’re doing at the volunteer centre to promote youth, and our IT skills training which can be booked by appointment.Primarily however, he…

Our manager Judith Austin was interviewed by Uckfield FM again last Thursday, this time to highlight some of the benefits for business sponsors of our charity. Already we are proud and grateful to have as our business sponsors: Copper Beach…

The school summer holidays are upon us, and as the continued opening up of attractions and businesses around the country offers a welcome plethora of choice for how to stay entertained over the coming weeks, Wealden District Council have unveiled their new website making finding that local day out impressively easy. Replete with stunning photography that does justice to our countryside, the website lists so much to see and do, that should you wish, there’s no need to travel far from home. Nature reserves, woodlands and forests, down to the coast, vineyards, museums and steam railways, zoos and farms, the science centre, walking and cycling routes all to name just a handful, and of course the history found in the likes of our castles.

Our Manager Judith Austin interviewed by Uckfield FM

Right on the doorstep of the picturesque Ashdown Forest, Darwin House is a friendly and welcoming retirement home offering sheltered accommodation for people looking to live comfortably in their latter years. Where we want our loved ones to be comfortable in their retirements, or ourselves in the years to come, is a subject that will only grow in importance. In 2017 there were 11.7 million people over the age of 65, by 2025 that is projected to increase to 14.3 million, and by 2050 as many as 1 in 4 people could be of retirement age

Last week our Chairman Paul Sparks spoke to Uckfield FM about our organisation, and was delighted to draw attention to our upcoming Volunteer Awards in September. The awards are our own way of saying a huge thankyou to those who have been selflessly giving their time and energy to help those in need, as nominated by you. If someone has been going above and beyond, providing a much-needed service, or something as simple yet vital as being a companion for someone who otherwise would have found themselves on their own this past year, please don’t hesitate to nominate them! We’ll be recognising various categories to shine a light on some of the different areas of volunteering. Service to our Community Award Good Neighbour Award Young Volunteer Award (for under 25’s only) Happiest Volunteer Award Volunteer of the Year Award (this is open to our member organisations only)