As part of Volunteers’ Week 2023, we’re featuring a series of positive stories from our wonderful Falkirk District volunteers – today’s story comes from Joe, who wanted to meet new people after moving to Scotland.
“My name is Joe and I volunteer with The Conservation Volunteers at Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre with The Growing Together project.
Having moved to Scotland several years ago I had become cut off from friends and golf buddies and had very few male contacts here. My wife and family felt I needed to add to my social circle, and my daughter (who lives in Yorkshire) found the TCV at Jupiter on the internet.
Since joining almost a year ago, I have enjoyed the work, and the people are all very friendly, and as a result I feel more content and look forward to Wednesday mornings.”
(Image caption: Joe outdoors at the Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre during his volunteering.)
An absolutely wonderful story from Joe about the ways volunteering can help your mental health, through making connections and keeping active.
If you’re looking for something similar, check out the TCV Scotland page, or find out more about their different volunteering opportunities in Falkirk District by contacting our team: info@volunteerfalkirk.org.uk
You can also browse through the different volunteering roles we have listed under “nature” and “outdoors”, or for volunteering at Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre (which includes helping run educational events and carrying out practical reserve tasks), contact the Jupiter Rangers by email: falkirkranger@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
