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Cancer Research UK Race For Life Volunteer - Bedford

Cancer Research UK

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About the role:
In every corner of the UK, 400,000 participants are limbering up to join the fight against cancer. Last year, our Race for Life events raised an incredible £26 million, which will help fund life-changing research. But our participants couldn’t cross the finish line without the passion and energy of an amazing team of volunteers like you. Whether you’re going solo, bringing a friend or are part of a larger group, your support powers our events and helps make progress possible.

What you’ll be doing:
We have many volunteering roles on offer at our events. Let us know in the ‘Comments’ section of your application if you’d prefer a particular role, or our Events team can place you wherever you’re needed most on the day. We’ll provide a full briefing when you arrive, so you feel confident and excited to get stuck in. No matter what role you do, you’ll know you’re making a huge difference to those taking part in our amazing events.

Event Site Volunteer-
Setting up and packing down the event. This may include helping to set up the course and marshal stations, putting up marquees and flags, getting water to the finish line and clearing up after the event has finished.

Course Marshal and Obstacle Marshal-
You could be located at one of our Course Marshal points, cheering and encouraging our participants and helping them to navigate their way around the course. At our Pretty Muddy events, as an Obstacle Marshal you’ll get the opportunity to guide participants as they climb, crawl and slide their way around the obstacles and help them get as muddy as possible!

Enquiries Volunteer-
You'll help answer queries from participants and spectators during the event. This could include anything from simple directions to processing on-the-day entries, and of course being a friendly and welcoming face to our participants.

Cycle Volunteer-
You will guide, support and motivate participants by cycling parts of the route. This role requires that you bring your own bike, suitable to the terrain of the course.

Pace Maker-
For 10k races, you’ll help to pace our 10k participants to meet their time. This opportunity is perfect for keen runners.

Fundraising,Events & Stewarding,Volunteer Management,Employee & Group Volunteering

The kind of person we’re looking for We’re on the lookout for individuals and groups who are: Engaging, friendly and keen to make sure everyone has a brilliant day. Flexible and willing to get stuck in and help. Team players - you’ll be joining a lovely bunch of other volunteers! But mainly those who can bring their energy, smiles and passion to help us beat cancer together! Please note: Any volunteers under the age of 18 will need permission from a parent or legal guardian and will need to be accompanied by this responsible adult at the event. We are only able to accept volunteers over 18 years of age for the following roles: Course Marshall, Cycle Marshall You must be living in the UK in order to volunteer with at one of our events. We ask all applicants to disclose to us, in confidence, any unspent criminal convictions.

Why volunteer for Cancer Research UK What you’ll gain: As well as beating cancer, volunteering with us has a host of benefits for you too, including: Gaining skills and experience in the events and charity sector. Meeting like-minded people and having fun! Making a difference in your community and helping drive progress for people affected by cancer. Why we need you At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. And so far, we’ve made incredible progress – in the last 50 years, we’ve helped to double cancer survival in the UK. To make these advances possible, we rely on our community of brilliant volunteers, who give their time to help fund research that saves lives. By volunteering, you’re helping to bring us closer to a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

1-Day Approx. 8am to 3pm

Further location details may be provided below.

Louise Harris

Bedford - Priory Country Park

MK41 9DJ

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Please email me to find out more or visit https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved/volunteer/help-at-an-event

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At Cancer Research UK we know that having a diverse volunteer community will help us to beat cancer. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We will happily consider making any reasonable adjustments to support volunteer applications from people with a disability or health condition. Whether you’re a first-time volunteer or a seasoned veteran, we’d love for you to join us! If you have any questions about becoming a volunteer, please email volunteering@cancer.org.uk. Or, you may find the answer listed in our FAQs.

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