BASINGSTOKE Voluntary Action (BVA) is urging to residents across the borough to volunteer their time to help others.

BVA will be holding drop-in sessions to answer questions, make appointments and point people to voluntary and community groups in need of volunteers, at the Basingstoke Discovery Centre.

The next session will take place next Thursday between 10am and noon and future sessions will take place on the last Thursday of every month.

Sarah Robinson, volunteering manager at BVS, said: “Volunteering can make a huge difference in your local community.

"We want to be as available as possibly to the community, so we are now at the Discovery Centre on a monthly basis to provide information and guidance on how and where to volunteer.”

For more details on either of these topics, contact Sarah Robinson or Vicki Harty at the Volunteer Centre on 01256 423850 or email vc@voluntaryservices.com.