Volunteering
Volunteers are the lifeblood of all sport organisations. There are many different roles that volunteers can play within sport.
If you would like to be a volunteer in sport register your interest on our Volunteer Form
or contact your district Volunteer in Sport Coordinator.
DISTRICT VOLUNTEER IN SPORT COORDINATOR CONTACTS:
Bradford
Joanne Wherrell 01274 522 750
joanne.wherrell@bradford.gov.uk
Calderdale
David Brook 07920 767417
david.brook@calderdale.gov.uk
Kirklees
Claire Howe 01484 234082
claire.howe@kirklees.gov.uk
Leeds
Paul Senior
paul.senior@leeds.gov.uk
Wakefield
Simon O'Connor 01924 302511
so'connor@wakefield.gov.uk
Click on the links below for more information about local or national volunteering programmes:
- Volunteer in Sport Programme
- Sport Makers
- Local Volunteer Bureaus
- National Volunteer Organisations
- Running Sport Workshops
Volunteers in Sport on facebook
Join our facebook group and get involved!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138016259560368
For more information - contact us on 0113 3939950 or email wys.admin@wysport.co.uk
DISTRICT VOLUNTEERING AGENCIES
Calderdale, Voluntary Action
The Resource Centre
Hall Street
Halifax
HX1 5AY
Tel: 01422 348 777
Fax: 01422 348 779
Email: steve@cvac.org.uk
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 9.30 - 4.30
Keighley Volunteer Bureau
8 - 10 North Street
Keighley
BD21 3SE
Tel: 01535 609 506
Fax: 01535 609695
Email: admin@keighleyvb.co.uk
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 9.30 - 4.00
Kirklees, Volunteering
Voluntary Action Kirklees
15 Lord Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1QB
Tel: 01484 226608
Fax: 01484 518 457
Email: sharron.wilkinson@voluntaryactionkirklees.co.uk
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 10.00 - 4.00
Leeds Voluntary Action
34 Lupton Street
Hunslet
Leeds
LS10 2QW
Tel: 0113 297 7920
Fax: 0113 297 7921
Email: volunteering@val.org.uk
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 9.30 - 4.00
Volunteering Bradford
4th Floor Vsc
19-25 Sunbridge Road
Bradford
BD1 2AY
Tel: 01274 720744
Fax: 01274 393 938
Email: annmarie@volunteeringbradford.org
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 9.30 - 4.30
Volunteer Centre Shipley
14 Commercial Street
Shipley
BD18 3SP
Tel: 01274 588 233
Fax: 01274 588 292
Email: info@volunteeringbradford.org
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 9.30 - 5.00
Wakefield District, Voluntary Action
Voluntary Action Wakefield District
11 Upper York Street
Wakefield
WF1 3LQ
Tel: 01924 367418
Fax: 01924 787370
Email: volunteering@vawd.org.uk
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri : 9.00 - 5.00
Volunteering News
Supporting Coaches workshop - 5 Jun 2013
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50,000 new volunteers thanks to 2012 Legacy programme Sport Makers
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH WILDCATS COMMUNITY TRUST
The Wakefield Community Trust are please to inform fans that there will be a way for you to make your mark within your local community through a numbe...

Volunteering Projects
Volunteer in Sport project: The Volunteers in Sport project is a scheme run by West Yorkshire Sport to build a sustainable volunteer network in West ...
Other organisations
Sports Leaders UK
Step into Sport is an exciting initiative, which encourages more young people to become involved in sport in their local communities. Funded by the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the Home Office Active Communities Unit, British Sport Trust, Sport England and Youth Sport Trust. These agencies are contracted as a consortium to provide a structured path to attract people into rewarding sports volunteering and to deploy their experience and talents to enrich local community and school sport.
Do-It
A source of information for those already interested in volunteering, and how 'volunteer involving organisations' can be utilised.
The National Associations of Councils for Voluntary Service (NACVS)
The network of over 300 councils for Voluntary Service throughout England. Promoting voluntary and community action by supporting the member CVS by acting as a national voice.
The National Association of Volunteer Bureaux
The following website will help you to locate your local volunteer bureau.
The National Centre for Volunteering
They offer policy documents, details of courses and publications on its website.
Volunteer Development England (VDE)
The membership association of Volunteer Development Agencies and Bureaux.
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations
The National Council provides management advice and information for the voluntary sector.
TimeBank
The aim of TimeBank is to encourage people to give time and inspire people to volunteer and is supported by the BBC. TimeBank is supported locally by a network of Time Partner organisations, volunteer bureaux and Council for Voluntary Services that provides support and follow up systems for people who want to volunteer.
Volunteering England
Volunteering england have supplied the below list of information for volunteer co-ordinators.
Workshops
Runningsports
runningsports workshops are practical, accessible, and recommended by more than 94% of volunteers who attend them. So they really do work. They are the ideal way to get to grips with all of the key issues facing you as a volunteer working in sport; and they also provide the perfect opportunity to swap ideas and learn from other people’s experiences.
Each workshop has been specifically devised by subject specialists who are not only experts in the topic, but also understand how it relates to volunteers working in sport.
They’re run at convenient times at locations near you and include the opportunity to compare notes with other clubs and sports volunteers in your area.
runningsports workshops are practical, accessible, and recommended by more than 94% of volunteers who attend them. So they really do work.
The workshops cover the following major topic. Please click on the titles below for further details, or to find out about workshops near you, click here.
A Club for All
… attracting more members from the community
Developing Partnerships with Clubs and Schools
Funding for your Club
How to Get Tax Breaks for your Club
Valuing your Sports Volunteers
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