AVA - Adur Voluntary Action
@adurva.bsky.social
Nurturing connected, caring & cooperative communities across Adur.
🔗 adurva.org | linktr.ee/adurva
☎️ 01903 629 874
📩 [email protected]
💚 Charity reg number: 1131610
📍Number 11, Station Parade, South Street, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8AA
🔗 adurva.org | linktr.ee/adurva
☎️ 01903 629 874
📩 [email protected]
💚 Charity reg number: 1131610
📍Number 11, Station Parade, South Street, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8AA
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🎉 We’ve got some great news to share! 🎉
AVA is delighted to have secured funding for the next three years from The National Lottery Community Fund through its Reaching Communities programme.
AVA is delighted to have secured funding for the next three years from The National Lottery Community Fund through its Reaching Communities programme.
🏃 Parkrun Volunteer
Be part of a friendly team helping run a weekly, inclusive 5k event.
You’ll be:
- Marshalling, timekeeping or helping with set-up
- Supporting runners, joggers and walkers
- Helping make the event safe and welcoming
Be part of a friendly team helping run a weekly, inclusive 5k event.
You’ll be:
- Marshalling, timekeeping or helping with set-up
- Supporting runners, joggers and walkers
- Helping make the event safe and welcoming
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🏃 Parkrun Volunteer
Be part of a friendly team helping run a weekly, inclusive 5k event.
You’ll be:
- Marshalling, timekeeping or helping with set-up
- Supporting runners, joggers and walkers
- Helping make the event safe and welcoming
Be part of a friendly team helping run a weekly, inclusive 5k event.
You’ll be:
- Marshalling, timekeeping or helping with set-up
- Supporting runners, joggers and walkers
- Helping make the event safe and welcoming
📣 Volunteer Fundraising Assistant
A flexible role supporting local fundraising events and awareness activities.
You’ll be:
- Helping at community events and stalls
- Talking to the public and sharing information
- Supporting fundraising efforts that make a difference
A flexible role supporting local fundraising events and awareness activities.
You’ll be:
- Helping at community events and stalls
- Talking to the public and sharing information
- Supporting fundraising efforts that make a difference
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 AM
📣 Volunteer Fundraising Assistant
A flexible role supporting local fundraising events and awareness activities.
You’ll be:
- Helping at community events and stalls
- Talking to the public and sharing information
- Supporting fundraising efforts that make a difference
A flexible role supporting local fundraising events and awareness activities.
You’ll be:
- Helping at community events and stalls
- Talking to the public and sharing information
- Supporting fundraising efforts that make a difference
💬 Volunteer Female Mentor
Support and inspire a teenage girl by sharing your experience and encouragement.
You’ll be:
- Building a positive, supportive mentoring relationship
- Helping a young person grow in confidence and ambition
- Meeting around once a month over a year
Support and inspire a teenage girl by sharing your experience and encouragement.
You’ll be:
- Building a positive, supportive mentoring relationship
- Helping a young person grow in confidence and ambition
- Meeting around once a month over a year
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
💬 Volunteer Female Mentor
Support and inspire a teenage girl by sharing your experience and encouragement.
You’ll be:
- Building a positive, supportive mentoring relationship
- Helping a young person grow in confidence and ambition
- Meeting around once a month over a year
Support and inspire a teenage girl by sharing your experience and encouragement.
You’ll be:
- Building a positive, supportive mentoring relationship
- Helping a young person grow in confidence and ambition
- Meeting around once a month over a year
📢 Join Us for the Next AVA Charity Chat! Looking to connect with Adur’s amazing voluntary and community sector?
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
📢 Join Us for the Next AVA Charity Chat! Looking to connect with Adur’s amazing voluntary and community sector?
✍️ Story Mentor or Illustrator Mentor
A rewarding creative role supporting children and young people to express themselves through writing or illustration.
You’ll be:
- Supporting young people during creative sessions
- Encouraging confidence, imagination and self-expression
A rewarding creative role supporting children and young people to express themselves through writing or illustration.
You’ll be:
- Supporting young people during creative sessions
- Encouraging confidence, imagination and self-expression
February 2, 2026 at 9:39 AM
✍️ Story Mentor or Illustrator Mentor
A rewarding creative role supporting children and young people to express themselves through writing or illustration.
You’ll be:
- Supporting young people during creative sessions
- Encouraging confidence, imagination and self-expression
A rewarding creative role supporting children and young people to express themselves through writing or illustration.
You’ll be:
- Supporting young people during creative sessions
- Encouraging confidence, imagination and self-expression
📞 Telephone Befriender
Make a real difference from home by offering friendly, regular phone calls to someone who may feel isolated.
You’ll be:
- Having regular chats with the same person
- Offering companionship and a listening ear
- Helping improve someone’s wellbeing through connection
Make a real difference from home by offering friendly, regular phone calls to someone who may feel isolated.
You’ll be:
- Having regular chats with the same person
- Offering companionship and a listening ear
- Helping improve someone’s wellbeing through connection
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
📞 Telephone Befriender
Make a real difference from home by offering friendly, regular phone calls to someone who may feel isolated.
You’ll be:
- Having regular chats with the same person
- Offering companionship and a listening ear
- Helping improve someone’s wellbeing through connection
Make a real difference from home by offering friendly, regular phone calls to someone who may feel isolated.
You’ll be:
- Having regular chats with the same person
- Offering companionship and a listening ear
- Helping improve someone’s wellbeing through connection
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January 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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🎉 Events Assistants
Help bring local community events to life by supporting set-up, delivery and pack-down.
You’ll be:
- Setting up tables, chairs and stalls
- Helping during events and tidying up afterwards
- Pitching in where needed (it’s varied and social!)
Help bring local community events to life by supporting set-up, delivery and pack-down.
You’ll be:
- Setting up tables, chairs and stalls
- Helping during events and tidying up afterwards
- Pitching in where needed (it’s varied and social!)
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
🎉 Events Assistants
Help bring local community events to life by supporting set-up, delivery and pack-down.
You’ll be:
- Setting up tables, chairs and stalls
- Helping during events and tidying up afterwards
- Pitching in where needed (it’s varied and social!)
Help bring local community events to life by supporting set-up, delivery and pack-down.
You’ll be:
- Setting up tables, chairs and stalls
- Helping during events and tidying up afterwards
- Pitching in where needed (it’s varied and social!)
☕ Café Assistant
A friendly, hands-on role supporting a busy community café. Great if you enjoy helping people and being part of a team.
A friendly, hands-on role supporting a busy community café. Great if you enjoy helping people and being part of a team.
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
☕ Café Assistant
A friendly, hands-on role supporting a busy community café. Great if you enjoy helping people and being part of a team.
A friendly, hands-on role supporting a busy community café. Great if you enjoy helping people and being part of a team.
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The VCSE Barometer Survey is live!
In May 2024, 4 in 10 VCSE organisations reported that they did not have enough volunteers to meet their core objectives.
Wave 13 of the survey explores recruitment, retention and the growing pressures on volunteering.
Share your experience now - ow.ly/zpjK50Y3BYq
In May 2024, 4 in 10 VCSE organisations reported that they did not have enough volunteers to meet their core objectives.
Wave 13 of the survey explores recruitment, retention and the growing pressures on volunteering.
Share your experience now - ow.ly/zpjK50Y3BYq
January 29, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The VCSE Barometer Survey is live!
In May 2024, 4 in 10 VCSE organisations reported that they did not have enough volunteers to meet their core objectives.
Wave 13 of the survey explores recruitment, retention and the growing pressures on volunteering.
Share your experience now - ow.ly/zpjK50Y3BYq
In May 2024, 4 in 10 VCSE organisations reported that they did not have enough volunteers to meet their core objectives.
Wave 13 of the survey explores recruitment, retention and the growing pressures on volunteering.
Share your experience now - ow.ly/zpjK50Y3BYq
📣 We’re recruiting!
Thanks to National Lottery Reaching Communities funding, AVA is growing our team and recruiting for two new roles: Community Worker and Fundraising Officer.
Find out more & apply 👉 https://loom.ly/_Tc0Apo
Thanks to National Lottery Reaching Communities funding, AVA is growing our team and recruiting for two new roles: Community Worker and Fundraising Officer.
Find out more & apply 👉 https://loom.ly/_Tc0Apo
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
📣 We’re recruiting!
Thanks to National Lottery Reaching Communities funding, AVA is growing our team and recruiting for two new roles: Community Worker and Fundraising Officer.
Find out more & apply 👉 https://loom.ly/_Tc0Apo
Thanks to National Lottery Reaching Communities funding, AVA is growing our team and recruiting for two new roles: Community Worker and Fundraising Officer.
Find out more & apply 👉 https://loom.ly/_Tc0Apo
A big thank you to AD Construction Group for generously funding our 2026 Digital Skills sessions 👏
Their support is helping local people build confidence online, develop practical digital skills, and stay connected in an increasingly digital world.
Their support is helping local people build confidence online, develop practical digital skills, and stay connected in an increasingly digital world.
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 PM
A big thank you to AD Construction Group for generously funding our 2026 Digital Skills sessions 👏
Their support is helping local people build confidence online, develop practical digital skills, and stay connected in an increasingly digital world.
Their support is helping local people build confidence online, develop practical digital skills, and stay connected in an increasingly digital world.
🎉 We’ve got some great news to share! 🎉
AVA is delighted to have secured funding for the next three years from The National Lottery Community Fund through its Reaching Communities programme.
AVA is delighted to have secured funding for the next three years from The National Lottery Community Fund through its Reaching Communities programme.
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🎉 We’ve got some great news to share! 🎉
AVA is delighted to have secured funding for the next three years from The National Lottery Community Fund through its Reaching Communities programme.
AVA is delighted to have secured funding for the next three years from The National Lottery Community Fund through its Reaching Communities programme.