Avon Valley Volunteer Fair 2025

Join us at our Volunteering Fair for New Forest’s Avon Valley at Greyfriars Community Centre on Tuesday 25th March 2025, 4-7pm to learn all about the hundreds of volunteering opportunities in the local areas of Ringwood & Fordingbridge and across the district.

To help those getting to the event from Fordingbridge, we’re even providing a free minibus service!

Photos from our previous New Forest Volunteer Fair

You’ll also have the opportunity to talk directly to all these amazing causes looking for volunteers:

1st Sandleheath Sea Scouts
Avon Valley Dementia Support
Avonway Community Centre
Churches Together in Fordingbridge
Community First
Flourish in Nature CIC
Fordingbridge Girlguiding
Fordingbridge Greener Living
Fordingbridge Museum
Fordingbridge Rotary Club
Fordingbridge Town Council
Greening Ringwood
Greyfriars Community Centre
HOPe (Helping Older People) New Forest
Making Memories Matter
New Forest Citizen’s Advice
New Forest Sailability
New Forest Young Carers
RACE – Ringwood Action for Climate Emergency
Regal Cinema
Ringwood & Fordingbridge Lions Club
Ringwood Town Council
Salvation Army
STARF – Stronger Together Across Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Stuckton Adventure Centre

Photos from our previous New Forest Volunteer Fair

This is a fantastic opportunity to discover the benefits of volunteering, which include:

filling your spare time.
giving back to the community.
gaining/enhancing skills, knowledge & experience.
getting outdoors and active.
meeting new people.
t ackling loneliness and isolation.
… & many more!

Photos from our previous New Forest Volunteer Fair

Please bring along friends, family, colleagues and/or anyone else you think would be interested in volunteering. Refreshments available!

Paid parking is available right near the centre: https://www.newforest.gov.uk/article/1373/Blynkbonnie-Car-Park-Ringwood

Shuttle Bus

FREE Minibus Service also available from Fordingbridge to Ringwood, and back, during the Fair:

One of our Community First minibuses will be leaving Fordingbridge from the Coach Stop – Yellow Cross Hatched area in Car Park, behind Coop at 4pm, 4.40pm, 5.20pm and 6pm. The Last minibus from Greyfriars will be at 7.15pm.