CHARITIES and groups looking to recruit volunteers are invited to register their interest for the New Forest Volunteer Fair 2015.

The annual event at Lyndhurst Community Centre attracts hundreds of people from across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire, looking to try new skills and enjoy new experiences.

The fair will take place on January 31 next year, when around 30 organisations from in and around the New Forest will attract volunteers for wildlife projects, archaeological surveys and outdoor activities.

The Volunteer Fair will take place from 10.30am to 4pm at Lyndhurst Community Centre.

If you are from a volunteer organisation which would like to get involved, email jim.mitchell@newforestnpa.gov.uk or call 01590 646681.

Spaces are limited. For more details go to newforestnpa.gov.uk/ volunteerfair2015