Come to Explore Syston’s Wide Range of Support Organisations

The place to be on Saturday 9th July will be Central Park, Syston.
On that date, Syston and District Volunteer Centre is to hold an exhibition – “Help is at Hand!” – featuring many of the local organisations which offer social, cultural, sporting, educational, recreational, financial, medical, spiritual and/or emotional support to people of all ages, thereby easing problems and enhancing quality of life. 

The Syston and District Volunteer Centre is heavily subsidising the event which is intended to demonstrate to all visitors that whatever their individual need or interest, a local organisation exists to meet their expectations and requirements.

Many of these organisation operate “under the radar” with a great deal of work being put in by small but dedicated groups of volunteers to help support all sections of our local communities. With limited resources, they are normally unable to afford to promote themselves effectively in order to promote their services, attract members, recruit volunteers or generate adequate funding. Too many local residents “suffer in silence”, experiencing great inconvenience, distress and loneliness simply through ignorance of what support is available locally.
“Help is at Hand!” is intended to address these deficiencies.

The event will be officially opened at 10.00 am. by TV presenter, Anne Davies.

The Syston Town Band will present two half-hour concerts and it is hoped to attract other local organisations to take the opportunity to demonstrate their skills.

Chairman of Trustees, Paul Lomas, says: “The Volunteer Centre is happy to curate and organise this event, aimed at helping everyone within our local communities to realise just what a wealth of local support services are available to them in all areas of life.
We are grateful for the significant donation we received from the sale of Syston Knitting Banxy calendars which we are now happy to share.”

Any relevant organisation who would like to be involved should contact event organiser, Colin Grimes for further details: sadvc@btinternet.com