Enabling and Supporting Volunteers

Voluntary and community groups across East Sussex work with volunteers in many different roles and with varying resources and experience. Find help on topics from recruitment to accreditation, from training to keeping up to date with the latest Government initiatives...

Local Services

  • Eastbourne
    www.eavs.org
  • Lewes
    www.southdownscvs.org.uk/volunteering
  • Rother
    www.rothervoluntaryaction.org.uk/volunteer
  • Wealden
    www.southdownscvs.org.uk/volunteering and www.eavs.org
  • Hastings
    www.hastingsvoluntaryaction.org/volunteering
  • Uckfield
    www.uvic.org.uk/what.htm
  • Rural Sussex
    www.ruralsussex.org.uk

Further afield

Promoting voluntary opportunities Support for Volunteer Managers and good practice advice Recruiting younger volunteers

Recruiting trustees

Volunteer training packs

Employer supported volunteering

Student volunteering

Developing Volunteering Services

Sarah Hodgetts is based at the Eastbourne Association of Voluntary Services and works across the county to promote volunteering and develop support for groups and individuals who work with volunteers.

Sarah is currently working to improve access to support on volunteering issues and develop models of good practice and infrastructure support. She is always keen to work with new groups and organisations whatever their size or area of interest to help ensure that her work stays focused and representative.

For more information, please contact Sarah at

Email: sarah@eavs.org.uk
Tel: 01323 639373.
Postal Address:
East Sussex Volunteer Development Officer Eastbourne Association of Voluntary Services 8 Saffrons Road EASTBOURNE BN21 1DG

Looking for volunteering opportunties?

There are websites where opportunities are listed but having someone to talk to about your skills and interests is also useful.

For groups involving volunteers find out about good practice or training to help ensure your volunteers' experience is worthwhile and satisfying. Don't forget trustees are volunteers too.

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