Thank you for helping us move
Hi Simon, We just wanted to say that we are so extremely grateful for your assistance with our move from … Continue reading
June 13, 2017Life after a broken arm
After breaking my arm at Christmas and being told that it would be a long process to get it right, … Continue reading
June 1, 2017Thank you
Thanks to you for working to develop my job skills. The Furniture Scheme doesn’t just build furniture, it builds people.
April 6, 2016Rockspring volunteer
In January 2015 I started my volunteer work at Rockspring Community Centre Sandford Road. On my first day I met … Continue reading
March 10, 2016CasCA volunteer
I have now been a volunteer since July, and am finding it very interesting and rewarding. I volunteer for however … Continue reading
Warehouse volunteer
I worked at the Furniture Scheme Warehouse as part of my work experience placement for 13 weeks. I did a … Continue reading
Former volunteer and now Customer Service Assistant at the Warehouse
When I started volunteering for the Furniture Scheme I was initially on a 6 month voluntary placement. This started after … Continue reading
March 2, 2015Former volunteer and now Customer Service Assistant at the Warehouse
In August 2014 I started on a work placement at the Furniture Scheme warehouse on Weeping Cross Lane. On the … Continue reading
Craven Arms Community Centre Volunteer
I started at CasCA in January. I volunteer and sort coffees and teas out for meetings and I get refreshments … Continue reading
June 3, 2014Rockspring Community Centre Volunteer
I started volunteering at Rockspring in January. I started in the kitchen. I peel spuds, wash up, ice cakes, serve … Continue reading
Warehouse Volunteer
Upon moving back to Ludlow I had applied for variety of jobs and had no luck or no reply, so … Continue reading
Renaissance Centre Volunteer
I was visiting Ludlow one day last summer and happened upon Renaissance, and enchanted by the name I was drawn … Continue reading
April 14, 2014Community Centres Volunteer
I came to the Furniture Scheme through the job centre to work for 4 weeks in admin but I didn’t … Continue reading
Renaissance Centre Volunteer
I’ve been coming to the Renaissance Centre for many years. I come on a Tuesday morning. I just sit down … Continue reading
Ex volunteer in the Warehouse and Carpentry Workshop
In the later stages of recovering from a stress related mental illness, I decided to look for voluntary work, to … Continue reading
August 21, 2013Volunteer and now new Admin Assistant at Rockspring!!
I began volunteering with the Furniture Scheme two years ago when my son went off to University and I felt … Continue reading
Re-use & Shop Volunteer
South Shropshire Furniture Scheme is something to me that I feel very proud to be part of. When I first … Continue reading
August 16, 2013Carpentry and Garden Volunteer
I have been volunteering for the Furniture Scheme for just over a year, partly as a means of returning to … Continue reading
Ex Carpentry Workshop Volunteer (now in full time employment)
I joined the Furniture Scheme after having been taken seriously ill for 3 years. In this period I had become … Continue reading
May 3, 2013Warehouse Volunteer
I started in the Warehouse on a 4 week compulsory work placement via County Training. I was very nervous at … Continue reading
Volunteering gave me confidence
South Shropshire Furniture Scheme is something to me that I feel very proud to be part of. When I first … Continue reading
My year as a volunteer
I have been volunteering for the Furniture Scheme for just over a year, partly as a means of returning to … Continue reading
January 29, 2013What you gain by volunteering
Since January 2012 we have had 12 volunteer/work experience placements find employment through recent experience and support from our Employment … Continue reading
October 11, 2012Improved my confidence
‘My confidence has gone through the roof’
Helped my motivation
‘Working here has really helped my motivation – witness the fact that I have applied to do a course at … Continue reading
Just try things
‘All my initial objectives have been surpassed. Working here has enabled me to believe that anything is possible within reason … Continue reading
It has improved my organisational skills
Being here has helped me improve my timekeeping and organisational skills and has refreshed my customer service skills. I have … Continue reading
Volunteering in the Carpentry Workshop
I’m a retired IT worker, largely in the motor industry but latterly in the NHS. So what brings me to … Continue reading
October 10, 2012Work experience placement
I worked at the Furniture Scheme Warehouse as part of my work experience placement for 13 weeks. I did a … Continue reading
Renaissance Centre Volunteer
It is almost four years since I began working for SSFS in the Renaissance Centre shop. I had never worked … Continue reading
My volunteer experience
Having been made redundant after 14 years, I felt that, rather than sitting at home feeling sorry for myself, I … Continue reading