Volunteering in Wickford
Friends of Wickford Memorial Park
Who are we?
We are a group of volunteers, working with Basildon Council, for the benefit of the community.
Our Mission:
Is to enhance and protect the Memorial Park, to ensure that all visitors have a pleasant experience. To promote community spirit in Wickford and to encourage health and wellbeing for the volunteers and all visitors to the park.
Our organisation is open and inclusive to all residents.
Objectives:
- Promote the history of the park, ensuring the Memorial status is high profile.
- Endeavour to secure the future of the park, ensuring it is protected.
- Promote access and participation for local residents of all ages and abilities.
- Working to encourage wildlife in the park by improving habitats and ensuring a range plants.
- Create volunteer gardening/planting groups.
Our volunteers normally meet Wednesdays and Saturday mornings at 9:30-11am. For various gardening tasks mainly in the Home Front
Garden and Crazy Golf
Plus Ad Hoc Events around the Park
Our Events are posted on Facebook under the Events Tab
All Welcome to come for a chat, we normally stay for a coffee at Hutton’s Café afterwards for a social gathering.
Facebook: Friends of Wickford Memorial Park
Friends of Wick Country Park
Wick-Ed Gardeners Group
Email: contact_us@friendsofthewickcountrypark.co.uk
Facebook: Friends of the Wick Country Park
Website: www.friendsofthewickcountrypark.co.uk
We are a voluntary gardening group that usually meet up twice a month for a few hours to keep the Pavilion Garden at the Wick Country Park neat and tidy. The dates and times of when the sessions take place are published on the website.
Friends of Wickford Cemetery
Friends of Wickford Cemetery (Part of Wickford in Bloom)
We are a small friendly volunteer gardening group dedicated to improving and maintaining Wickford Cemetery Garden
Email: wickfordinbloom@gmail.co.uk
Website https://www.wickfordinbloom.co.uk/friends-of-wickford-cemetery
Wickford Memorial Parkrun
What is Wickford Memorial parkrun?
Wickford Memorial parkrun was established in February 2020 and has grown from strength to strength. We currently have around 150 people who take part each week.
It is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. You don’t have to run round, lots of people walk or jog and enjoy being part of this friendly community event. No one is ever last as we have volunteer tail walkers who walk behind all participants.
When is it?
Every Saturday at 9:00am (with extra events on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day which attract a lot of people).
Where is it?
The event takes place at Wickford Memorial Park, Rettendon View, Wickford, SS11 8JE.
What does it cost to join in?
Nothing – it’s free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don’t forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won’t get a time.
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Wickford Memorial parkrun needs you!
It is entirely organised by volunteers – email wickfordmemorial@parkrun.com to help. We have a fabulous volunteer base and are always happy to welcome more volunteers to join us. We’re friendly! Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Huttons cafe in the park. All are welcome to come along and we are happy to chat.
Wickford in Bloom
New Community volunteer group created with the aim of adding colour to our High Street and the town in general through flowers.
We want to add planters, baskets and small garden areas around the Town centre and one day hope to enter the Anglia in Bloom competition.
Please see Facebook Information page: WickfordinBloom and /or Instagram. For details of volunteering.
Email: WickfordInBloom@gmail.com
Wickford Wombles
We are a group of community minded people making a difference to local spaces.
Events mainly include clearing litter and rubbish from our streets and rivers. We are conscious of the environment and recycling.
We visit schools and local groups trying to spread the message of protecting the environment, Recycling, Reusing Dangers to Wildlife and the problems of single use Plastic.
Over the past three years we have worked with Basildon Council to plant trees around Wickford.
Please see our Facebook page: Wickford Wombles
We encourage individual wombling along with group Events.
Email: wickfordwombles@gmail.com
Rotary Club of Wickford
The Rotary Club of Wickford, a grass roots organisation consisting of local people who have interests of the community, both local and international, at heart. We are part of an International Organisation with more than 1.2 million members worldwide, raising money for charity and getting involved in projects for the good of our fellow human beings.
Website:
https://www.rotary-ribi.org/districts/events.php?DistrictNo=1240
MyOtas: My Own Time and Space
We are here to improve the lives of neurodiverse young people by
- Providing accessible activities
- Giving support to their families
- Increasing awareness in the community
Volunteer opportunities:
- Trustees – c. 4 hours per month , dates and time variable to accommodate individual need.
- Fundraising supporters – to organise and help publicise events Admin support – whatever can be spared, times to suit , basic IT and organisational skills
- Support for childrens activities – DBS required , experience of supporting neurodiverse young people needed – c. 2 hours per week , Tuesday and Saturday daytimes
- Family support – attendance at support and training events, meeting, greeting and supporting with empathy and kindness – c. 3 hours per month
- Plus a myriad of other exciting opportunities.
Email us or contact Paula Farrow
info@myotas.org
Wickford Carnival
Volunteers required to help with the carnival.
Please email for more details:
Email wickfordtowncarnival@gmail.com
Facebook: Wickford Town Carnival
Wickford at Christmas
Christmas Fayre
We are a small group of people who organise the Christmas Fayre in Wickford.
We spend all year planning, organising and running the Christmas Fayre in November but the day it is only possible with the help of volunteers.
It is entirely organised by volunteers and we rely on having volunteers on the day to make it run smoothly.
Volunteers are needed to collect donations, help with setting up and clearing away, even if you can only give a few hours before, during or even after the event we can guarantee a good time. Refreshments are included.
Our email is wickfordatchristmas@gmail.com or join our wickfordatchristmas volunteers Facebook page.
Dawn Hutson is your contact. We are planning to have a get to know each other virtual meeting and would love you to come and meet us.
Basildon Billericay and Wickford Volunteer Service – BBW CVS
Website: www.bbwvolunteernetwork.co.uk
Facebook: BBWVolunteerCentre
Scouting for Billericay and Wickford District