Chairman – Christmas Community

Every year the Christmas Day Community Lunch is hosted at the Belmont Centre in Uckfield. The event is for anyone who may end up on their own at Christmas, whatever their circumstances may be and whatever their age.

The Community Christmas Day Lunch are looking for a Chairman to join their committee, to help organise and prepare for this one day a year event to ensure it goes well.

The committee first meet in January to discuss the previous event, before setting plans for the one to follow. Preparation for the event won’t begin until late in the summer, where tasks will be established and publicity commence. Early December is then monitoring progress and finalising tasks.

As Chairman, you will be responsible for leading committee meetings, as the committee as a whole plans, sources funding, inputs creative ideas, finds entertainment, and creates publicity. You will also be liaising with everyone involved.

We ask that all committee members try to be a part of the day itself, helping to ensure that it goes as intended and provides a wonderful experience for our guests.

If you have previous experience of voluntary committee work it would be valuable, however any relevant transferable skills to this role would be welcome.

Should you require additional information we can arrange an informal meeting to discuss any questions you might have.

This role won’t be a large time commitment, as whilst parts of the role take place throughout the year which you will need to be available for, the charity are there to provide an event for one day. This event can make a big impact upon members of our community who might otherwise struggle during the festive season, and your efforts will go a long way to making that happen.

For more information please either come in and see us at Wealden Volunteering, or call us on  or email us at offic