Recruitment & Volunteering Opportunities

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Our Readers’ Survey showed strong interest in local volunteering. This new feature, in print and online aims to connect volunteers with local organisations needing an extra pair of hands.

Royston First Voluntary Board Roles – Royston First is the town’s Business Improvement District (BID), delivering projects that enhance the vibrancy of Royston and support the growth of our local economy. Funds are generated from all eligible BID businesses and other organisations who pay an annual levy based on their rateable value.

Royston First seeks new Board members to join the seven current Directors and are inviting applications to join the Board. 

  • All Board roles are voluntary
  • Applicants must have a business interest in Royston, for example,  be business owners / managers from a Royston BID business, or are retired or have sold their business but are still passionate about the future success of Royston
  • Key responsibilities include: overseeing the strategic direction and financial management of Royston’s Business Improvement District (BID), ensuring projects in the 2024-2029 Business Plan are delivered within budget and meet levy payers’ needs.
  • The Board meet at least four times per year plus an AGM
  • To find out more about Royston First, visit: roystonfirst.com

To express your interest, please email by 10th January 2026: manager@roystonfirst.com

Healthaid Royston the charity, originally set up as Friends of Royston Hospital, is seeking a trustee to take on the role of Secretary. It now supports wider healthcare provision in Royston, funding gaps in NHS services such as children’s therapy and counselling, and has also supported projects including walking football for the Parkinson’s Society, a dementia café, MAGPAS Air Ambulance and Homestart.

The role consists of monitoring and managing correspondence, mainly by email, grant requests and trustees’ decisions, and taking meeting minutes at four meetings a year and the AGM. In addition, your contribution and views will be invaluable.

Please apply by email to healthaidroyston@yahoo.com | www.roystonhealthaid.org

Saffron Walden Museum just a 30 min drive from Royston, is seeking Welcome Desk Volunteers to greet and direct visitors, operate the till and keep an eye on the little shop.  An enthusiasm for local history and the museum is welcomed, all necessary training and support given.

To find out more please call 01799 510 374 or email museum@uttlesford.gov.uk

Royston & District Community Transport (RDCT) provides transport for people who are unable to drive or use public transport, helping them reach vital medical appointments and day centres.

The charity is looking for volunteer car drivers in Royston, Melbourn, Meldreth and surrounding villages. If you can spare a day or more each week (flexible to suit you), we’d love to hear from you. Drivers receive a mileage allowance of 50p per mile.

We also need additional drivers for our two wheelchair-accessible vehicles, helping wheelchair users get to their appointments. Full training is provided.  

For more details, call 01763 245228 or email manager@roytrans.co.uk

Royston Environmental Group seeks volunteers on an ongoing basis to help organise and put on events and activities across Royston & villages. Currently in particular need of:
-volunteers with an interest in thermal imaging and energy efficiency
-keen users and contributors to digital media/publicity
-potential organising committee (Secretary, Treasurer)
-anyone with ideas and passion for a new local environmental project
Contact: roystonenvironmentalgroup.org.uk

Outside of the Box is a not for profit organisation based in Royston, supporting youngsters with additional needs and their families.  Looking for volunteers to help with:  Social media, leading or assisting with informal sessions with youngsters, marketing, admin,
gaming and IT
Email admin@outsideofthebox.uk or call Jo on 07786 622 663

Royston NCT – Baby Café
are looking for volunteers on Friday mornings from 10am-12noon at The Old Bull in Royston, greeting parents, making teas and coffees, and helping set up and pack away. The free drop-in group is for new parents and offers free feeding support.
Email: royston@nct.org.uk

Royston Day Centre are a setting for the elderly and are looking for friendly, enthusiastic people to help welcome people and assist with teas and coffees.  They also need budding chefs/cooks able to provide a freshly cooked meal, or perhaps you’d like to run a craft session?  Help is needed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, between 9.30am-1pm.  Roles can be monthly, weekly, or fortnightly.
For more details contact Sharon: 01763 244 229 – royston.daycentre@gmail.com

HealthAid Royston is seeking a trustee to take on the role of Secretary. Originally established as Friends of Royston Hospital, the charity has since expanded its remit to support healthcare provision in Royston. It also funds grants where there is a gap in NHS provision – including therapy and counselling for children with psychological and behavioural difficulties. In recent years, HealthAid has supported the Parkinson’s Society by sponsoring walking football, and given awards to a dementia café, MAGPAS Air Ambulance, and Homestart.

The Secretary’s role involves monitoring and managing correspondence (mainly by email) relating to grant requests and trustee decisions, and taking minutes at meetings. There are just four meetings a year plus the AGM, and as a trustee, your contribution and views will be invaluable.

For more details, email: healthaidroyston@yahoo.com or visit: roystonhealthaid.org 

Royston Community Association (RCA) is inviting new Trustees to join their team, overseeing the running of Coombes Community Centre and helping to develop it even further. Located on Burns Road, the Centre has been serving Royston since 1987. Built by North Hertfordshire Council, it is leased to RCA, a registered charity responsible for the Centre’s management, staffing, and maintenance. Today, it is a successful and financially strong enterprise, welcoming between 1,000 and 1,500 people each week for a wide range of social, welfare, and recreational activities. Visitors often praise the Centre as clean, warm, and welcoming.

A small group of Trustees currently guide the Centre, voting on important matters such as major expenditure, and ensuring it remains a valued community asset. As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Trustees have no financial responsibility should anything go wrong.

This is a part-time voluntary role, involving just a two-hour meeting every other month. RCA hopes new Trustees will come forward and bring their skills, wisdom, and experience to continue shaping one of Royston’s best community facilities.

If you would like to know more about the Centre and the role of a Trustee, contact the staff in the office (open weekdays 9.30am-1.30pm), call 01763 248 081 or email info@coombescommunitycentre.co.uk  Also, visit: www.coombescommunitycentre.co.uk FB @coombescommunitycentre

Royston & District Community Transport (RDCT) is recruiting volunteer drivers! RDCT, a registered charity, provides transport for people who cannot drive themselves and are unable to use public transport, helping them get to vital medical appointments and day centres. 

The charity is currently looking for car drivers in Royston, Melbourn, Meldreth and surrounding villages. If you can offer a day or more a week (flexible to suit you), RDCT would love to hear from you. Drivers receive a 50p pm mileage allowance.

In addition RDCT has two wheelchair accessible vehicles, taking those who use wheelchairs to their appointments, which we also need additional drivers for.  Full training will be given.

For more details call 01763 245 228 or email manager@roytrans.co.uk

Volunteer opportunity at Saffron Walden Museum, help make every visit memorable. Saffron Walden Museum is inviting you to become part of its vibrant volunteer team by joining the Welcome Desk – a key role in ensuring visitors receive a warm and informative introduction to one of the district’s most treasured institutions.

Whether you’re passionate about history, archaeology, natural sciences, or simply enjoy meeting people, volunteering at the museum offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the cultural life of Uttlesford. From fossil enthusiasts and toy collectors to costume designers and detectorists, all interests are welcome.

Welcome Desk volunteers are the first point of contact for visitors and play an important role in creating a friendly and engaging atmosphere. Responsibilities include greeting guests, providing directions, operating the till, and supporting the museum’s gift shop. Full training and ongoing support are provided.

This is an exciting time to get involved. The museum’s upcoming programme includes:

  • Heritage open days
  • Children’s craft sessions
  • The interactive ‘Murder in the Museum’ app-based game
  • Live civil war re-enactments by The Sealed Knot
  • Talks hosted by the Museum Society
  • ‘Pooch’ – a new exhibition exploring the history and science of dogs

Volunteering is a rewarding way to support your local community, meet new people, and share your enthusiasm for heritage and learning.

To express interest or find out more, please contact the museum team on 01799 510 374 or email museum@uttlesford.gov.uk

The Conservators of Therfield Heath always welcome extra hands! If you’d like to get outdoors, learn more about local wildlife, and be part of a friendly conservation community, The Conservators of Therfield Heath would love to have you join us as a volunteer. No experience is necessary – just enthusiasm and sturdy footwear!

Volunteering sessions run every Wednesday morning, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. For more details, email: ranger@therfieldheath.org.uk 

Therfield Village Pre-School. Whether you are a charismatic event-organising wizz or just someone with basic organisational skill. Therfield Pre-school need you either way! If you could give up a small portion of your time to assist fundraising events then you would be helping the school and the amazing staff that work there and the uniformly adorable children that attend it.

For more details contact Frances by email: chairperson@therfieldpreschool.co.uk

The Royston Cave Trust Fund is a charity with two main objectives: to maintain, repair, restore, preserve and conserve the cave for the benefit of the public, and to ensure wider knowledge of this unique monument by providing information and research facilities for students.

The Trust is currently seeking new trustees to join and support this worthwhile charity. Trustees usually meet twice a year at Royston Town Hall. An interest in Royston Cave and local history would be an advantage.

For further details, please contact Emma at cave.manager@roystontowncouncil.gov.uk

Visit our online recruitment and volunteering section for more local opportunities: www.thelistingmagazine.co.uk/recruitment
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