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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

LEAP

Charity registered in Scotland SC024196

L.E.A.P. was established in 1992 by a group of older people from Cambuslang, who identified a need for learning and leisure activities for local people aged 50 and over. The organisation continues with its original initiative and now provides services across 9 communities within South Lanarkshire which include:Learning and leisure classes, a befriending service, a handyperson services and our new dementia service.

Current opportunities

Earlier this year, we established a dementia musical movement group in East Kilbride. The group begins with chair exercises to music, moving onto a musical activity and a singalong. The group is led...

A befriender will be matched with an older person (50 and over) in their area that is isolated or lonely. They will spend time with them offering companionship to build their confidence and link them...

A befriender will be matched with an older person (50 and over) in their area that is isolated or lonely. They will spend time with them offering companionship to build their confidence and link them...

A befriender will be matched with an older person (50 and over) in their area that is isolated or lonely. They will spend time with them offering companionship to build their confidence and link them...

A group befriender will work with a team of volunteers to run a friendship group in one of our localities in South Lanarkshire with the support of a group befriending coordinator. The groups are run...

A befriender will be matched with an older person (50 and over) in their local area that is isolated or lonely. They will spend time with them offering companionship to build their confidence and link...

We are starting a monthly coffee morning for people living with dementia or memory loss and their carers, to socialise and share experiences over a cuppa. Activities like jigsaws and puzzles will be...

LEAP is launching Wednesday Lunch Club, a new friendship group specifically for people diagnosed with dementia and their carers at Clydeford View in Cambuslang. The group will run on the first and...

LEAP’s Hands on Project (HOP) provides befriending and an invaluable handyperson service to isolated members of the community who are frail, elderly, disabled or have mobility problems. The...

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer driving buddy? Do you enjoy driving and helping others? Do you own your own car? We have an exciting new opportunity for drivers to help guests along to our...