BARRY grandmother Christine Prangley will give her latest volunteering effort a good try out when she pitches in at the Rugby World Cup 2015 tournament.

Nan of seven, Christine will help out in the spectator services area when the Cup gets underway in Cardiff’s Millennium stadium from September, 18.

56-year-old Christine found out she had been selected in June to become one of ‘The Pack’.

10,000 applicants were reduced to the 5,000 who will help make the tournament succeed worldwide.

The social worker, who works with adults with learning disabilities in Cardiff, was a family host in a hotel at the London 2012 Olympics and a T2 driver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

She was recently a team ambassador for The Ashes, in Cardiff.

The mum-of-three was also a volunteer at the Wales Velothon cycling event and has acted as a volunteer at the PGA golf at Wentworth for the last two years.

Christine attends Tabernacle Baptist Church, in Penarth, and assists with its three youth clubs.

Christine said: “I applied for The Pack over a year ago by completing an online application form, followed by an interview last August. I had heard about it through previous volunteering networks, but also could apply through Cardiff sports volunteering bureau. They are always looking for volunteers for different events both small and big. I volunteer because it enables me to give something back to the community and without volunteers some of the events can’t run especially events like 10k runs and half marathons. Smaller clubs need the help of volunteers.

“It is a long process and I didn’t hear anything until June this year to say I was accepted. I was really pleased to hear I had been accepted and would be working at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium. There are various roles from media, transport, catering, spectator services, and accreditation. My role is in spectator services which means I will be both inside and outside the stadium, assisting people to find their way, and answering questions. I had to attend two days training where they explain the role and their expectations from you. You’re given a uniform which you get to keep once you have completed your volunteering.”

She added: “Volunteering can be tiring, it can be long days, it can be standing around for long periods, it can be fun. You get to make new friends with the people you volunteer with that can continue after the even finishes. It can be wet and hot, you can’t really plan for the British weather. You meet a wide variety of people who want to speak to you; you can be ignored by others. I enjoy every role I do as they’re all different.

“Everyone can be a volunteer, we all have different skills, whether it’s just talking to people, answering phones, driving, doing the paperwork – there is always a role. It can give you a reason to get up in morning, to get out of the house. It gives you the feeling, when it is, of a job well done. The bigger events allow us to show the world what a good place Britain is and how well we do at these events and why they should hold their events here.

“Even if you’ve not thought of volunteering before, give it a try.

“There are volunteer bureaus where you can register. There are local clubs who would love an extra pair of hands, young or old welcome.

“You don’t realise what you can give to others and how welcome you would be.”