Advocacy North-East

Independent Advocacy in Aberdeenshire

Volunteers’ Week returns again this year for its 42nd year which runs from Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June 2026, a time when thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognise the contribution volunteers make across the UK.  Each year this week gives us all an opportunity to recognise and thank everyone who gives their time, … Read more

Polly Patrick BEM

We wanted to share with you, those that don’t already know, the amazing news that Polly Patrick, Chief Officer for Advocacy Northeast Ltd (ANE), has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in  the recent King’s birthday honours list for her work helping people who require independent advocacy across the north-east. Polly admits that the … Read more

Monday 2nd -Sunday 8th of June 2025 Did you know that every year, 14.2 million volunteers across the UK dedicate their time to making a difference in their communities? And that volunteering added £4.6 billion in productivity gains to the UK economy in 2024. This June will see the 41st year of Volunteers Week. A … Read more

Involving Volunteers Award

For many years, ANE has been the proud recipient of the Volunteer Friendly Award developed by Volunteer Dundee. So, you can imagine we were very disappointed to learn, when the management of the award transferred to Volunteer Scotland, that we would no longer be eligible and would instead need to apply for the Investing in … Read more

Volunteering Opportunity

Are you keen to make a positive difference in people’s lives? Are you interested in equality, social justice and empowerment? We are looking for people to join our highly trained and enthusiastic volunteer Community Advocate team delivering independent advocacy to mental health service users or people with learning disabilities throughout Aberdeenshire. You will make such … Read more

Working safely with Covid-19 and its variants

Here at ANE we are continuing to support our advocacy partners through alreadydifficult times in their lives.While many measures to prevent the infection and transmission of Covid -19 and itsvariants have been relaxed or removed nationally, our priority remains the health,safety and well-being of our staff and our stakeholders.Therefore, Advocacy North East will continue to … Read more