Join Us
Join us as a Grandfriend
We welcome any older person to Sparkle, provided they can attend independently or with a carer. Pre-registration is required and a code of conduct will need to be signed.
Join us a a Volunteer
We are always looking for lovely people to join our volunteering team of ‘sparklers’!
Souping Volunteer
This team meets fortnightly on a Tuesday morning to batch cook soup for our Grandfriends to eat at lunch. This is done in a professional kitchen, but no cooking experience is needed. Souping volunteers need to be over 15 and no DBS is required.
Sessional Volunteer
This role involves coming to our sessions, supporting the activities, chatting with Grandfriends and setting up/clearing lunch. Volunteers need to be over 18 and a DBS check will be conducted.
Duke of Edinburgh Volunteer
Duke of Edinburgh volunteers bake cakes for our Grandfriends to eat as dessert at lunch. Bakes can be delivered locally the day before a session. Students are warmly invited to join our sessions in the school holidays
Join as a family in the school holidays
Sparkle continues in the school holidays and we LOVE welcoming local families to join us for intergenerational fun. Why not bring your children to make some Grandfriendships? Register here
We love working with local organisations to share information, activities and performances.
Visit as an organisation
Start a new ‘Sparkle’
We are looking for new places to start intergenerational community centres. If you are a church, school or community hub and would be keen to explore opening a ‘Sparkle’ please get in touch. We can offer:
Training for staff and volunteers
Full programme of activities with session briefs
Toolkit including policies and procedures
Branding and visual assets
Lots of support from our team
