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Community Engagement & Sales Support for Local Print Newspaper

The Local Deal Fox

Support a grassroots local newspaper bringing genuine savings to local residents and visibility to small businesses. Help us grow by reaching out to local businesses, supporting admin tasks, and shaping something that benefits the whole community.

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  • Admin
  • Advice and Information
  • Community
  • Fundraising

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Voluntary Transport Driver

University Hospitals of Leicester

To utilise your own private car to provide voluntary transport to service users of the Trust who are unable to access other forms of transport, providing safe transportation to ensure that service users access the care/treatment they need. Other tasks may be involved such as delivering medication and prescriptions to patients and pharmacies.

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  • Driving and Transport
  • Health and Wellbeing

Leicester

Website & Social Media Designer for Children’s Non-profit

wishesjust4you CIC

We’re seeking a volunteer website and social media designer to assist us in developing a new online presence that is visually appealing, user-friendly, and responsive across all devices. This role is ideal for someone who can work from home in their spare time

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  • Children and Youth

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Event Volunteer

Canine Partners

This role involves supporting with events in your local area throughout the year. There is no minimum commitment for the role. Times will vary depending on the requirements of the event. You will be provided with an event brief beforehand to ensure you are happy with the requirements for that activity. What is involved? Raising […]

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  • Advice and Information
  • Animals
  • Disabilities
  • Fundraising

Charnwood

Speaker Volunteer

Canine Partners

This role involves providing talks to a variety of groups, schools and organisations within your local area, raising awareness and promoting our fundraising activities. You will be provided with speaker training before beginning this role. Talk requests are handled by the Canine Partners fundraising team, however we would encourage you to secure your own talks […]

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  • Advice and Information
  • Animals
  • Community
  • Disabilities

Charnwood

Vista Café Meet Up Sessions

Vista

Volunteering at various locations in cafés or community venues. Cafe Meet Ups are located in Leicester, Beaumont Leys, South Wigston, Loughborough and Hinckley.

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  • Community

Oadby and Wigston

Administration Volunteer – Vista

Vista

Opportunity to support Vista Rehab Admin service in all aspects of administration, at Vista Head Office .

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  • Admin

Leicester

Collections Volunteer

Canine Partners

This role involves managing all static collection tins within your local area including identifying opportunities to place a collection tin, emptying the tin and banking the money. What is involved? Identifying local businesses who would hold a collection tin in your community Emptying collection tins on a regular basis or when they’re full Completing income […]

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  • Animals
  • Disabilities
  • Fundraising

Charnwood

Hospital Shop Trolley

University Hospitals of Leicester

Would you like to make a difference to patients ? We are looking for volunteers to support our mobile shop trolley service at Glenfield Hospital.

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  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Older People

Leicester

Volunteer Sales Assistant

Sue Ryder

Volunteering in our charity shops is a great way to learn new skills, meet people and support Sue Ryder to be there when in matters. Find out more about the retail volunteering roles at Sue Ryder and get in touch about local shop volunteer opportunities.

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  • Community
  • Fundraising
  • Media and Technology

Charnwood

Assistance Dog Training Volunteer

Canine Partners

Make a difference by fostering a dog in assistance training on their journey to becoming a life-changing assistance dog! As an Assistance Dog Training volunteer, you’ll provide a loving, stable home environment and support their continued development with guidance from our expert trainers. 💜🐾 Canine Partners are looking for volunteers who can provide loving homes […]

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  • Animals
  • Disabilities
  • Fundraising
  • Practical and Outdoors

Charnwood

Puppy Training Volunteer

Canine Partners

Become a Puppy Training volunteer! Help shape the future of our life-changing assistance dogs by becoming a Puppy Training volunteer! You’ll play a key role in raising and nurturing a young pup as they begin their journey to transform lives. 🐾 Your love and care can make a world of difference! Canine Partners is looking […]

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  • Animals
  • Disabilities
  • Fundraising

Charnwood

Volunteer driver in Melton Mowbray

Welly's Work Place with Sunny Skies Enterprises CIC

Are you a driver with access to your own car? Do you love chatting to people? Are you kind and compassionate? We have the role for you! Joining Team Welly’s as a Volunteer Driver will give you the opportunity to help break down one of the biggest barriers that people with a learning disability face […]

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  • Community
  • Disabilities
  • Driving and Transport
  • Equality and Inclusion

Melton

Session Volunteer

Darts For All

Darts for all is an inclusive community Darts session, we are heavily focused on bringing people together to socialise is a fun, friendly and welcoming environment, we play darts based games and have competitions each week We see around 20-40 people each session and we have a really diverse range of members

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  • Community
  • Disabilities
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Older People
  • Sport

Charnwood

Peer Support Volunteer

Nottingham Community Housing Association

As a Peer Volunteer, you’ll work with a range of people with mental health problems to participate in weekly sessions that focus on a particular on wellbeing, resilience, physical activity and improved networks. You will use your own experiences of mental health and physical activity to help participants feel more confident to be active and […]

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  • Community
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Mentoring

Charnwood

Retail Assistant – Oakham, Rutland

Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland

To assist customers, principally members of the public, to make purchases of clothes and miscellaneous items donated to the charity in a ‘High Street’ shop setting

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  • Older People

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New Growth

New Growth

We’re based at Rancliffe Allotments and we are a community gardening group. Founding members are of the Christian faith, we welcome all people from all walks of life.

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  • Practical and Outdoors

Blaby

Dance for Awareness: Be an Event Ambassador

Personality Disorders cic

Help us run a series of uplifting community dance events to raise awareness about Borderline Personality Disorder. As an Event Ambassador, you’ll support with set-up, welcoming guests, sharing info, and creating a warm, inclusive space.

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  • Community
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Fundraising
  • Health and Wellbeing

Blaby

Social Media & Marketing Volunteer

Stoney Stanton Flood Action Group

Join our flood prevention team as a social media volunteer and help spread awareness, share safety tips, and engage the community in protecting our neighbourhoods from future flooding

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  • Campaigning and Lobbying
  • Community
  • Environment
  • Older People

Blaby

Community Befriender

Bold Actions

Become a Community Befriender with Bold Actions in Hall Green, Birmingham! Offer compassionate support to adults facing challenges through regular visits or calls, reducing loneliness and building connections. Make a real difference in the community!

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  • Befriending

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