HOME-Start Malvern Hills is looking for volunteers with parenting experience to help local families with children under five.

Volunteers, after training, visit a family once a week for between two and three hours, offering support and practical help with the challenges young families can face.

These range from coping with health problems to feeling isolated, or looking after twins. Volunteers help by giving friendly support or practical help with little ones, or simply by listening and providing reassurance.

Now the group is looking for volunteers to join its next preparation course, which starts in September at its office in Upper Chase Road.

And Home-Start will be at the refectory at Malvern Hills College, Albert Park Road North, on Monday. June 1, from 10.30am to 12.30pm, to talk to interested people.

Anyone interested can call Jess or Jan on 01684 893125, or email homestartmalvern@btconnect.com.