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Play Service Volunteer - Gateshead Council Children and Families

Volunteering opportunities

Description of volunteer role

This volunteer role will mainly revolve around the Active Kidz holiday programmes during the school holiday periods. This will include time during: February half term Easter May half term Summer Holiday October half term This volunteer role would

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Areas covered

Gateshead Wide

Group volunteer projects; Gateshead Council volunteer days

Description

Across Gateshead there are a range of different projects needing support within services and groups active in Gateshead. Group volunteering involves 2 or more people coming together to volunteer over one day be delivering a specific set of tasks. The

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GEON Training provision

Description

GEON training can provide bespoke training packages, free of charge, to volunteers and voluntary groups across Gateshead. The training can be in different subjects, at different levels and delivered in different locations to suit individual

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Smokefree Gateshead

Organisation

Description

When you decide it's time to stop smoking, we will help you find the services and support that are right for you Did you know? after the age of 35, stopping smoking gains you 4 to 6 hours of healthy life for every day you don't smoke 80% of smokers

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Key words

Advice

Self Help

Smoking Cessation

Areas covered

Gateshead Wide

illegal tobacco: Keep it out

Description

Buying or selling cheap illegal cigs might not seem like a big deal – but it’s bad news for our community. The sale of illegal tobacco helps children in your local area to buy cigarettes and get hooked on smoking. It also helps to fund the local

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Key words

Smoking Cessation

Areas Covered

Gateshead Wide

DON'T GET BITTEN BY A LOAN SHARK

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Description

Have you or anyone you know: ? Been offered a cash loan without paperwork? ? Been threatened when you couldn’t pay? ? Had your benefit or bank card taken from you? ? Had a loan which keeps growing even though you are making payments? If you can

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E-Cigarettes: Take charge of battery safety

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Description

There have been rare incidents of E-cigarettes or “vapes” exploding and seriously injuring people. It has been suggested that battery-related issues may lead to vape explosions. Our below safety tips may help you avoid a vape battery explosion or

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screening

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Description

Men of the North East ….. can you spare 10 minutes? It could save your life Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) mainly affect men aged 65 or over. They are a bulge or swelling in the aorta, which is the main artery, that supplies blood to the body. They

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