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Volunteer Academy Notice Board
This page has some information and events that we have been asked to share by other organisations.
Want to share something? Email: volunteering@highlandtsi.org.uk
Charity Sunflower Field
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland - Online Regional Assembly - 8th August 11am - 12.30pm
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
We need your help to make sure the voice of people with our conditions is heard by all political parties in the run up to the 2026 parliamentary elections. Please read and join us to have your say.
We need your help to make sure the voice of people with our conditions is heard by all political parties in the run up to the 2026 parliamentary elections. Please read and join us to have your say.
Inspiring Young Voices
Mòd Loch Abar 2025
We are looking for volunteers to support us during Mòd Loch Abar 2025!
If you are able to help, please fill in the Google form or get in touch for more information.
Google Form: https://forms.gle/y46zaRXxvEuhSdih7
Email: modlochaber@gmail.com
Phone: 07584 228587
If you are able to help, please fill in the Google form or get in touch for more information.
Google Form: https://forms.gle/y46zaRXxvEuhSdih7
Email: modlochaber@gmail.com
Phone: 07584 228587
Evanton Family Fun Day - Volunteers Required
Evanton Family Fun Day - Saturday 9th August - 11am - 3pm - Lots of fun activities for all the family - BBQ, Bouncy Castle, Live Music, Stalls and more. They are looking for helpers on the day - If you could spare a few hours to help out with fun activities please contact: chairman@ect.scot
West Fest
A community event celebrating all thing Wester Ross - Come along and have some fun
Public Speaking Strategies
If you're working on public speaking, here are 11 tips that actually help:
🌻 Make eye contact with 5 people for 5 seconds each
🌻 Pause after key points to let them land
🌻 Start with a question, a story, and a clear message
🌻 Keep your palms open when you speak
🌻 Take 90 seconds to breathe if nerves kick in
🌻 Structure your message into 3 key points
🌻 Keep stories under 2 minutes
🌻 Choose 3 spots in the room and rotate your gaze
🌻 Stand tall with feet grounded and hands relaxed
🌻 Refer back to earlier points to keep it flowing
🌻 Practise your opening more than anything else
Speaking clearly and with confidence is one of the most valuable skills you can build.
And like anything else, you get better with practice.
🌻 Make eye contact with 5 people for 5 seconds each
🌻 Pause after key points to let them land
🌻 Start with a question, a story, and a clear message
🌻 Keep your palms open when you speak
🌻 Take 90 seconds to breathe if nerves kick in
🌻 Structure your message into 3 key points
🌻 Keep stories under 2 minutes
🌻 Choose 3 spots in the room and rotate your gaze
🌻 Stand tall with feet grounded and hands relaxed
🌻 Refer back to earlier points to keep it flowing
🌻 Practise your opening more than anything else
Speaking clearly and with confidence is one of the most valuable skills you can build.
And like anything else, you get better with practice.
Lived Experience Volunteers - Scottish Drugs Forum
Currently, peer research and evaluation work is being carried out in multiple health board areas around Scotland. SDF generally offer 1- 2 intakes of volunteers per year to be involved with interviews, surveys or focus groups with people who use services or their family members and loved ones. The result of this work is shared in reports, presentations and other media with people developing services and policy makers locally and nationally.
Our volunteers receive a package of training and support whilst volunteering with us and many of our peer researchers have moved on to other opportunities within SDF and the social care field including further training and employment.
To volunteer with us you need to have your own direct lived or living experience of substance use. SDF occasionally also has opportunities for family members of people with problem substance use to be involved in collecting experiences of family members.
If you want more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact: peerengagement@sdf.org.uk
Our volunteers receive a package of training and support whilst volunteering with us and many of our peer researchers have moved on to other opportunities within SDF and the social care field including further training and employment.
To volunteer with us you need to have your own direct lived or living experience of substance use. SDF occasionally also has opportunities for family members of people with problem substance use to be involved in collecting experiences of family members.
If you want more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact: peerengagement@sdf.org.uk
Castletown Connections Session
Connecting Carers Research Project
Two Roles, One Life: Carers Managing Their Own Conditions
We’re inviting Unpaid Carers to join Andrew, our Research Officer to the Wick Library for an in-person session to discuss our recent research ‘Exploring the experiences of Unpaid Carers (both Adult and Young) living with a long-term condition or disability while also caring for someone else.’
These conversations are all about you, your experiences, your insights, and your voice.
What to Expect:
A relaxed, informal setting to connect with fellow Carers
A chance to hear key findings from recent Carer-focused research
Small group discussions to reflect on your own experiences
Opportunities to ask questions and shape future Carer support
Why Your Voice Matters:
Help ensure the voices of Unpaid Carers are heard and valued
Influence how support services are designed across the Highlands
Be part of a growing community working together to make change happen
Find out more here: https://connectingcarers.org.uk/what-we-do/research-engagement/
We’re inviting Unpaid Carers to join Andrew, our Research Officer to the Wick Library for an in-person session to discuss our recent research ‘Exploring the experiences of Unpaid Carers (both Adult and Young) living with a long-term condition or disability while also caring for someone else.’
These conversations are all about you, your experiences, your insights, and your voice.
What to Expect:
A relaxed, informal setting to connect with fellow Carers
A chance to hear key findings from recent Carer-focused research
Small group discussions to reflect on your own experiences
Opportunities to ask questions and shape future Carer support
Why Your Voice Matters:
Help ensure the voices of Unpaid Carers are heard and valued
Influence how support services are designed across the Highlands
Be part of a growing community working together to make change happen
Find out more here: https://connectingcarers.org.uk/what-we-do/research-engagement/
A New Start for Dingwall High Street
New Start Highland has expanded its retail footprint with the opening of a second shop in Dingwall, taking over the former M&Co premises on the High Street.
British Liver Trust Support Group
British Liver Trust Support Group
ALI Energy
ALI Energy
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