By Jill Stocks
Last week was Volunteers Week and as always volunteers were busy around Horsforth doing various jobs for community organisations.
The week in Horsforth starts at Mondays Community Cafe. The pay as you feel cafe is open every Monday except bank holidays from 10 am till 2pm, with lunch served at 12pm. Surplus food from various sources is used by volunteers to create a variety of meals.
MHA Communities Horsforth hold their busy Bacon Butty Club on Tuesday mornings and volunteers provide delicious bacon butties with a cup of tea.
It’s just one of many MHA activities for people over 55 at Central Methodist Church throughout the week. You can find out more through WLD’s What’s On section.
Walk of Art volunteers gathered in the Town Street Tavern on Wednesday night to discuss future plans.
Horsforth In Bloom volunteers also meet on Wednesdays and this week were weeding the planters on New Road Side in the afternoon.
And more green fingers were put to good use as volunteer Sue tended to the planters outside Horsforth Arts Society.
Horsforth Litter Picker Reggie can often be seen out and about clearing detritus with his dad Dave.
Volunteers are invaluable for charity shops, doing all sorts of jobs from working on the till, to steaming garments and sorting donations for sale. Here are some of the volunteers from the Leeds Women’s Aid shop on New Road Side.
Cragg Hill Drop In has been running at Cragg Hill Church every Friday morning for almost 20 years, and volunteer Jill, seen below on the far right with fellow volunteers, has been an ever present in that time.
The drop in is open every Friday morning from 10.30am to 12pm, providing free bacon butties and hot drinks as well as a chit chat and a social.
There were lots of volunteers at Horsforth Beer and Music Festival at St Margaret’s Church this weekend, pulling pints and rolling barrels.
The first Saturday of every month in Horsforth sees Horsforth Farmers Market in full swing, running smoothly with the help of many volunteers greeting visitors, and setting up and taking down the stalls. Thanks to volunteer Carl Purkiss for these photos.
If you’re looking to escape the inclement weather on Saturday mornings why not pop into the Central Methodist Church for a hot drink and a cake courtesy of church volunteers.
There are lots of volunteers across all of these events and organisations in Horsforth doing a great job but more volunteers are always welcomed.
Why not get in touch and put your time and skills to use in the Horsforth community?
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