People are invited to train to become a Cruse Bereavement volunteer in Ely.

Applicants do not need any qualifications or previous experience to apply for the course, or to volunteer with Cruse.

A spokesman said: “You do need to care about bereaved people and have some time to offer.”

Cambridge Cruse will be running its awareness in bereavement care course, starting from October 10 to January 23 on eight Monday evenings plus four Saturdays, to be held at The Olive Tree, Ely.

This is Cruse’s nationally accredited volunteer training course for anyone interested in becoming a bereavement support volunteer.

An open evening for more information is to be held on Tuesday July 14 from 7pm to 9pm at The Olive Tree, Ely.

For further information and an application form please contact: Cambridge Cruse, Llandaff Chambers, 2 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AX

Telephone 01223 302662, email: cambridge@cruse.org.uk.