The Minority Ethnic Communities (MEC) Health Fair 2025 will take place on Wednesday 29th October 2025, from 10am – 3pm at Fitzalan High School, Cardiff Leckwith Road, CF11 8AP.

We are excited to invite enthusiastic and community-minded individuals to join us as volunteers at the upcoming Minority Ethnic Communities (MEC) Health Fair.

The aims of the 2025 MEC Health Fair is to provide accessible health & wellbeing information and health checks to members of South Wales ethnically diverse population.                                                                    This is to enable members of South Wales diverse minority ethnic communities to have access to appropriate information with regard to their health & wellbeing, to provide an opportunity for the voluntary, statutory (& public) health sector to promote initiatives and services to the events’ target communities. Furthermore it will provide opportunities for individuals to be tested for conditions that disproportionately affect the events’ target communities.

Volunteers play a key role in making the day a success! The following list outlines some of the responsibilities involved:

• Assist stall holders before and during the event
• Assist with setting up the venue.
• Manning registration desk
• Meet and greet visitors and direct them to the main area
• Direct visitors to workshops, presentations and taster sessions during the event
• Guiding visitors to health checks.
• Help those with language difficulties by translating and interpreting
• Distribute evaluation questionnaires and assist visitors to complete where needed

The event will feature information stalls, health checks such as weight check, blood pressure, heart screening, workshops, speakers and Q and A sessions.

COMMITMENT:                                                                                  Volunteers must be willing to attend briefing meetings before the event, and to be available for the duration of the Health Fair.

 TRAINING PROVIDED:

Volunteers will receive a training session to review their duties on Tuesday 28th October, 2pm – 4pm at the First Floor, Butetown Community Centre, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5UZ. Following the session, the volunteers will be invited to participate in a guided tour of the venue: Fitzalan High School, Leckwith Road, Cardiff CF11 8AP.

BENEFITS: Expenses for travel will be paid, lunch provided.

Contact:

If interested, please email: info@MentorRing.org.uk. You can also apply for this opportunity on the Volunteering Wales website.

For more information about this event please see https://c3sc.org.uk/mec-health-fair-2025/

For further information please email:

Anna.R@c3sc.org.uk