RIC has one of the largest volunteer teams in the area - but we always need more volunteers, so we can offer advice and help for more hours of the day and develop new services.
RIC is based in Richmond's Market Hall, where we help locals and tens of thousands of visitors each year to get the most out of Richmondshire. We answer all kinds of questions: buses, dog-friendly pubs, playgrounds, vegan meals, car-parking, genealogy, campsites... If we don't know the answer, we'll find it. (We do sometimes struggle when a phone caller wants a boat cruise to Hampton Court...) We also run free, guided walks round our ancient town.
We love what we do!
Many RIC volunteers do a two-hour shift once a week, but we're very flexible. We look for people who are friendly, outgoing, and happy to work with a computer. New volunteers get training and support until they feel confident to do a shift on their own - or they can work in pairs if they prefer. If applicants have a useful background (retail, IT, marketing, whatever), we'll try to make use of it.
Interested in joining RIC's friendly team? Click here to fill in our online form for more information. Or drop by and pick up a leaflet. We hope you'll join us soon!
PS: if you'd love to volunteer, but not at RIC, take a look at our Community Groups page, where there are lots of possibilities.