This project provides wellbeing support to autistic adults and parents of autistic children through group and one to support. Group support is held twice monthly on Thursdays while one to one support is held every Thursday.  This project works towards improving the mental and emotional wellbeing of beneficiaries by encouraging Read more [...]

Haircuts4Homeless is a community of skilled hairdressers who give just a few hours each month to give haircuts for homeless people.We now have 65 projects across the UK & Ireland, over 600 volunteers and have given over 40,000 haircuts.

This is a Brand new project for the Camden Green Gym. We will be creating a network of wildlife friendly hedgerows around the Regents Park Estate. With your help we will be planting 800 tree saplings as wildlife hedges around Thirlmere, The Combe and Ennerdale buildings. The Green Gym® is Read more [...]

We return to Ingestre wood to care for the ranging habitat from Woodland through to Meadow. There will also be a chance to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2020. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free outdoor community volunteering sessions to connect Read more [...]

We will be working to maintain the diversity of habitats in this prestigious Royal London Park. we strongly advise our volunteers to bring bottles of water with them and depending on the weather a rain proof jacket. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free Read more [...]

This is a Brand new project for the Camden Green Gym. We will be creating a network of wildlife friendly hedgerows around the Regents Park Estate. With your help we will be planting 800 tree saplings as wildlife hedges around Thirlmere, The Combe and Ennerdale buildings. The Green Gym® is Read more [...]

We will have a range of tasks for this session, including planting out a new hedge around our new nature area, planting bluebell bulbs in the shady tree area and begin rejuvenating the established wildlife garden so that classes from the school next door can start using it with their Read more [...]

You’ll be joining us for our regular Session at Waterlow Park. For this session we will be working in the Upper Pond Nature area. In warmer weather, we strongly advise our volunteers to bring bottles of water with them, sun-cream and sun hats, as well as a rain proof jacket. Read more [...]

In this session We will be continuing from on from the Session we did here is November 2019. We will continue to plant the spring flowering bulbs and laying the Hazel stands. We will be leading the hedgelaying tasks as a workshop, which means its the perfect opportunity to learn Read more [...]

Care for Carers is a Voluntary Organisation established in 1989 to provide support services to all carers, regardless of age, gender, disability or relationship of the person they care for. We deliver services to carers in Edinburgh and we deliver specific short breaks through our Stepping Out service to carers from Read more [...]

We’re here for the armed forces! About us: SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity (the oldest military charity in Britain) supports the person behind the uniform, those currently serving, veterans and their families. Every year we help more than 73,000 people from the Forces family get back on their feet. Read more [...]

Lagan’s Foundation delivers free home care support and respite, weekly via volunteer support workers to parents of disadvantaged children under the age of 5 with a heart defect or a feeding issue. We provide a fully trained and DBS checked Home Support Worker who attend the home to support the Read more [...]

We need your help and support for our blanket appeal. We need: socks, blankets, gloves, hats, scarves and hot drink sachets. We will be distributing on the 10th December at a soup kitchen with Champions Brierly Hill.

We provide a hostel as a home, which is safe and secure and staffed twenty-four hours a day for vulnerable young women aged 16 – 19, in the Manchester area. The ethos of Contact is very simply to provide for each young person “what any good parent would do”. We Read more [...]

We will provide three 4 week weaning courses over the period of a year. The courses will be aimed at new mums and young parents in Keighley who are living in poverty. The course will provide an introduction to weaning your baby and includes practical cooking skills and recipes to Read more [...]

Based in Edinburgh, we run the only free, weekly playgroups for all dads/male carers locally.  It’s a fun, positive and rocking place to be, for dads/male carers and kids. Don’t worry if you’re not musical! whilst the playgroups do have instruments, the main focus is on play. We also have Read more [...]

http://www.serenitysth.org Founded by retired GP Satinder Sanghera in 2018, SSTH was created out of her vision to improve the lives of those adults living with long term health conditions especially physical disability. Satinder suffered a dense completed stroke 34 years ago aged 20 and despite all medical odds has regained Read more [...]

We will start the year with a session in Hampstead cemetery. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free outdoor community volunteering sessions to connect us with local green spaces. The Camden Green Gym® runs at different parks & public gardens across Camden. The Green Read more [...]

TCV invites volunteers of the Camden Green Gym to join us for a festive end of year celebration at Regents Park. Meeting at the usual time of 10.45 we will have some reed clearance in the wetland area near Longbridge and the old cricket pen. Then at 12.30 join us Read more [...]

You’ll be joining us for our regular Session at Waterlow Park. For this session we will be working in the Upper Pond Nature area. In warmer weather, we strongly advise our volunteers to bring bottles of water with them, sun-cream and sun hats, as well as a rain proof jacket. Read more [...]

This will be the last of three sessions for the Growing Raglan Project. In this session we will be continuing from where we got to last time and finish building woven hurdles. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free outdoor community volunteering sessions to Read more [...]

We have the Fantastic opportunity to return to Adelaide LNR. The tasks for the session is bulb planting and we will continue last sessions work. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a Read more [...]

We will be focusing on cutting the Wildflower areas as well as looking after the Orchard trees. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a warm up and finishes with a cool down Read more [...]

We will be working on the paths at Hampstead cemetery. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free outdoor community volunteering sessions to connect us with local green spaces. The Camden Green Gym® runs at different parks & public gardens across Camden. The Green Gym® Read more [...]

We hold an annual Christmas Party for our members as we have found that after running our service’s for over 12 years now, we understand the Christmas period can be one of the loneliest times of the year for older people. To try and combat this we throw an annual Read more [...]

Friendship at Home’s New Age Kurling class on a Monday morning is a popular club, with teams often taking part in competitions organised by our local Older People’s Collaborative. This increases social participation and is a lot of fun for our members! Our Shibashi class on a Tuesday morning is a gentle method of Read more [...]

These weekly social clubs are held in central locations for people aged 60 plus, and offer access to information, advice, support and social activities. The key function of the clubs is to give our members somewhere to meet where they feel safe and valued, and also gives them the opportunity to meet new Read more [...]

St Hugh’s Dementia Project Friendship at Home currently have two members of staff (Mandy and Clare) who support people with memory concerns (including those diagnosed with Dementia) and their families/carers in North East Lincolnshire. This ongoing service provides one to one practical, emotional advice and information on many things including: Read more [...]

Our Befriending Service offers a much-needed lifeline to older people who are lonely and isolated. It is recognised that loneliness can lead to depression and in turn, lack of confidence, low self-esteem and the withdrawal from social groups and activities. Our volunteer befrienders are there to offer company and friendship Read more [...]

Y2K is the only community-based youth service in Midlothian, also open in evening – particularly important in an isolated area. We provide a gateway to other sorts of services, signposting and referring young people to specialist support we work with 500+ individuals (11-18) each year. Our aim is to provide Read more [...]

Mid Dorset Mencap Group In 2018 submitted an application to the National Lottery for a small amount of funding to offer an additional service of “Art and Self Expression” sessions, are application was successful, we started the first course in December 2018, this was proved very successful with 6 clients Read more [...]

A collaborative project created by Hub Art and Tardis Arts where children, teens and their families (many from disadvantaged backgrounds and with behaviour issues) created their own theatres, puppets and stories. The stories evolved through a combination of art, literacy and drama. Many of the participants were too shy to Read more [...]

The Small Change, Big Difference campaign is part of a wider project called TRiFOCAL London – transforming city food habits for LIFE[1]. Small Change, Big Difference is all about how small changes can have a big impact on Londoners’ health and bank balance, while making our city a more sustainable Read more [...]

The project tends to give hope and build the confidence of people living with and affected by HIV

The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the picturesque Avon Gorge, it is the symbol of the city of Bristol. For over 150 years this Grade I listed structure has attracted visitors from all over the world. The bridge joins Bristol and North Somerset and is owned and operated by Clifton Suspension Read more [...]

We have had a tree-top house here at Kibblestone since the 1950s. It’s one of the few activities on site that is free to all users and brings a great deal of enjoyment to our younger visitors. The current structure is rotten and we thought it would be a great Read more [...]

We are a specialist toy and equipment loan service for children with disabilities from across the Bradford district . The toy library runs one to one play sessions and holds information events about playing with toys at different levels . We give ideas and support children and families to play Read more [...]

A creative making group for girls and young women who meet monthly to create, explore and exhibit their work.

kennishead community hall provides community space for people living in and out with the local area. We provide a wide range of activities that suits the needs for all , no matter of age or ability. Our aim is to help reduce isolation and loneliness .  A few of our Read more [...]

This will be our second of three sessions for the Growing Raglan Project. In this session we will be continuing from where we got to last time as well as building woven hurdles. The Green Gym® is natural exercise to make a difference! Fun and free outdoor community volunteering sessions Read more [...]

As we return to Spedan close Conservation area, we will be working to maintain the paths and woodland area to improve access and enhance the wildlife diversity. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts Read more [...]

We have launched a lunch club for our rural village to help reduce the isolation that many of the elderly in our community suffer from especially during the winter months. We have no public transport so a chance for these individuals to get together for a hot 2 course lunch, Read more [...]

You’ll be joining us for our regular Session at Waterlow Park. For this session we will be working in the Lower Pond Nature area. In warmer weather, we strongly advise our volunteers to bring bottles of water with them, sun-cream and sun hats, as well as a rain proof jacket. Read more [...]

You’ll be joining us for our regular Session at Waterlow Park. For this session we will be working in the Lower Pond Nature area. In warmer weather, we strongly advise our volunteers to bring bottles of water with them, sun-cream and sun hats, as well as a rain proof jacket. Read more [...]

As we return to Spedan close Conservation area, we will be working to planting new plants in the rain garden to enhance the wildlife diversity. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a Read more [...]

We meet on Mondays at Chetton Village Hall, near Bridgnorth, in the heart of the Shropshire countryside. Gentle exercise takes place , suitable for all, progressing from being seated to standing , if wished. This is followed by a period of recovery, with tea, coffee and biscuits with plenty of Read more [...]

South Western District Gang Show (SWDGS) is a fast-moving variety show performed in a theatre setting by a cast of boys and girls (6-18y), supported by a team of 30+ adult volunteers who have experience of organising live theatre events. SWDGS cast members are recruited from open workshops in the Read more [...]

Nightstop Devon provides same day emergency accommodation for 16- 25 year olds when they are face with no choice other than to sleep on the streets.  Being homeless is damaging and dangerous.  For any young person who finds themselves on the streets those risks are even greater. Every year the charity Read more [...]

The Back Dane Trust is a charity run fully by volunteers that has been operating for around 40 years.  The Trust owns a cottage in The Peak District offering holidays for disadvantaged groups/those in need.  Back Dane includes around 5 acres of land some of which is woodland, containing a Read more [...]

We are aiming to run a project for people with enduring mental health issues that will not only offer regular weekly contact with high quality services, but will develop their creative confidence and introduce them to running workshops at community events. Aspiring Artists is an exciting project that will support Read more [...]