Volunteers

Volunteers are members of the public who give their time to work in many departments within the Constabulary. You can apply to be a volunteer once you have completed your GCSE's and have left high school.

Being a volunteer means contributing some of your time to help Lancashire Constabulary improve its quality of service to local communities. The amount of time you decide to volunteer will be up to you and will be agreed during the application process.

Volunteers are involved in various aspects of the service from helping Neighbourhood Policing Teams to develop close relationships with their communities, to monitoring media coverage, to contacting the public to update them on the progress of police investigations or gathering further information.

You don't need any qualifications or specific experience. We are looking for people from all backgrounds with a variety of different skills and experiences to help us in our work.

Lancashire Constabulary understands that your time is valuable and that there are many and varied reasons for volunteering and we in return, are committed to develop your skills as a volunteer within our organisation.

Support - If you're approved as a volunteer, you'll be provided with advice, guidance and support to help you carry out your activities.

Training - You'll not be expected to do tasks that you are not qualified to do. Appropriate training will be provided.

Expenses - Volunteers can claim certain travelling and other out of pocket expenses. These will be agreed if you are approved as a volunteer.

And finally, volunteering within Lancashire Constabulary could offer you:

• Opportunity to develop your interpersonal skills
• Additional and relevant training
• The chance to meet and make new friends
• Opportunity to develop your IT skills
• Enhancement of your CV

The knowledge that you are helping to improve our quality of service amongst the communities of Lancashire.

If you'd like more information about community volunteers or would like to become one please contact the Volunteer Co-ordinator see below.

Community Volunteer Coordinators:

Western Division (Blackpool & Fylde):
Dave Barnes via email Dave.Barnes2@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
Or via telephone 01253 607242

Southern Division (Leyland, Chorley, Skelmersdale):
PC Colin Wordsworth 01772 415884
Or via email Colin.Wordsworth@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

Central Division (Preston):
Katrina Cardwell 01772 209790
Or via email Katrina.Cardwell@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

Eastern Division (Blackburn)
Nigel Walker 01254 353225 or mobile: 07932449779
Or via e-mail Nigel.walker@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

Pennine Division (Burnley)
Ann Smith 01282 472785
Or via e-mail Ann.smith@lancashire.pnn.police.uk

HQ (Hutton)
Diane Schofield 01772 410320
Or via email Diane schofield@lancashire.pnn.police.uk