Hillington hospice launches retail volunteer campaign

A recruitment drive has been launched by a Hillington hospice to campaign for volunteers for the charity.

The Norfolk Hospice Tapping House are asking if people can make a difference to help bolster their volunteer numbers.

The charity has eight shops throughout North and West Norfolk and Cambridgeshire and have been extremely busy since lockdown ended with record numbers of both donated items and sales.

However, their volunteer numbers are down and they are still desperately trying to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

As a registered independent charity, the Hillington-based Hospice relies on their retail volunteers who kindly donate their time to maximise the Hospice’s income, which in turn raises much needed funds for vital patient care.

Rebecca Walls, voluntary services manager at the hospice said: "We are extremely grateful for our amazing retail volunteers who currently donate 500 hours of their time each week.

"Volunteering has many benefits, including learning new skills and meeting new people and we hope that this campaign will raise awareness in our local community of these benefits and help us to grow our team.

"Volunteers get to work with a great bunch of people, be part of a much loved local charity and make a difference to the lives of the people we care for and their families by helping our retail team raise a significant amount of money for the charity."

"There are various roles that volunteers carry out, including sorting and pricing, preparing and tidying the items on sale, listing on eBay and till work."

The charity has shops in Hunstanton, Snettisham, Fakenham, Wisbech, Swaffham, Downham Market and two in Lynn.

If you are interested in making a difference and becoming a retail volunteer for The Norfolk Hospice, please apply at www.norfolkhospice.org.uk/volunteer or phone 01485 601700.