A MALVERN charity, which helps families with young children, is looking for volunteers.

Pat Borthwick, of the recently launched Home-Start Malvern Hills, said: "Those of us who are parents know that bringing up a young family is not easy no matter where we live or what our income.

"There are times for all of us when we go through a bad patch and would find it such a help to have a regular visitor offering support and encouragement. A Home-Start volunteer is just such a person.

"It you feel you could work alongside a family, we offer a preparation course to add to the valuable skills you already have as a parent."

One volunteer who has already been through the course is Hilary Wynde, of Malvern, who said: "This is a very professional course, which is both hard work and fun. We have learned the importance of giving them dignity and the reassurance that many people have difficulties bringing up children, while emphasising the pleasures of family life."

Call 578925 for information.