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Clearing vegetation and debris – Barkby Brook, Syston

Syston Community Flood Group

Clearing vegetation and debris from the brook in Syston to ensure the water can flow freely.

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  • Environment
  • Practical and Outdoors

Charnwood

Driver Leicester South Foodbank

Leicester South Foodbank

As a confident and safe driver, you’ll enjoy being part of a team and have the physical strength to lift and load crates of food.

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  • Community

Oadby and Wigston

Sorting Food by Date at Leicester South Foodbank

Leicester South Foodbank

You’ll be part of a team sorting and handling additional items in the warehouse.

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  • Community

Oadby and Wigston

Corporate Day Coordinator at Leicester South Foodbank!

Leicester South Foodbank

Organize and oversee corporate days, ensuring everything runs seamlessly. Engage companies in meaningful community activities.

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Onsite

  • Community

Oadby and Wigston

Warehouse Packer Leicester South Foodbank Packer

Leicester South Foodbank

you will be involved in packing food parcels and additional items in the warehouse.

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  • Community

Oadby and Wigston

Macmillan Collection at Tesco Extra Leicester

Macmillan Cancer Support

Our local collections are a great way to raise funds in your local community. You can help make a huge impact in the lives of people living with cancer by becoming a Fundraising Volunteer at Macmillan.

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Onsite

  • Health and Wellbeing

Leicester

Volunteer Admin Assistant

Community Action Partnership Leicestershire

We are looking for an articulate individual to help answer our telephones, talk to customers and complete some data inputting. In our small office based in Aylestone.

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Onsite

  • Admin
  • Driving and Transport

Oadby and Wigston

Shaftesbury Junior School – Garden

Shaftesbury Junior School

We have a field and small garden area just round the corner from school. The garden has a couple of raised beds, some trees and bushes, a Gazebo and the children have planted things previously. We’ve made bug hotels and released our own butterflies that the children grew. The garden needs some TLC, cutting back, […]

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  • Animals
  • Community
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Practical and Outdoors

Leicester

Lay Governor – Sense College Loughborough

Sense

Sense College Loughborough is a specialist Further Education (FE) college, supporting students between 16-25, who have a wide range of disabilities. We aim to prepare young people to be as independent as possible and help them to achieve their long term goals. We offer different pathways and work with Loughborough College, to help students gain […]

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  • Disabilities

Charnwood

Board of Trustees: Treasurer

LEICESTER LGBTQ CENTRE

Core Duties As a trustee, you will: • Ensure the charity meets its purpose for the public benefit, as defined by the Board. • Comply with legal requirements and our governing documents. • Act responsibly and with integrity in the Centre’s best interests. • Engage actively, preparing for and attending Board meetings and events. Eligibility […]

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  • Community
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Trusteeship

Leicester

LOROS Stomp round Leicester – Tusk Force – Events

LOROS Hospice

LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers. We deliver care that is special and unique to each individual We are looking for some ele-fantastic volunteers to […]

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  • Advice and Information
  • Befriending
  • Community
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Fundraising

Leicester

LOROS – Stomp Round Leicester – shop Volunteer

LOROS Hospice

LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers. We deliver care that is special and unique to each individual We are looking for some ele-fantastic volunteers to […]

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Onsite

  • Advice and Information
  • Befriending
  • Community
  • Fundraising

Leicester

Volunteer Driver

Fareshare Midlands

Be at the heart of our operations! Help ensure food is successfully collected from our suppliers and delivered safely to charities and community groups.

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  • Children and Youth
  • Community
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Housing and Homelessness

Oadby and Wigston

Volunteer Warehouse Assistant

Fareshare Midlands

Help distribute food to thousands of people in your area! Join our warehouse teams in the vital role of Volunteer Warehouse Assistant, to help handle food deliveries and prepare orders for charities and community groups.

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  • Children and Youth
  • Community
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Environment
  • Housing and Homelessness

Oadby and Wigston

Cancer Research UK’s Rutland Pretty Muddy & Leicester Race For Life Volunteers!

Cancer Research UK

The Cancer Research UK Events Team are looking for more wonderful volunteers to support us at our Race For Life, Pretty Muddy and Shine Night Walk Events. Race For Life began in 1994, with Shine following in 2010 and Pretty Muddy then bringing up the rear in 2014. At all of these events, the events […]

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  • Admin
  • Community
  • Practical and Outdoors

Leicester

LOROS – Stomp Round Leicester – Trail Volunteer

LOROS Hospice

LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers. We deliver care that is special and unique to each individual We are looking for some ele-fantastic volunteers to […]

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  • Advice and Information
  • Befriending
  • Community
  • Fundraising

Other

Glen Parva Community Fridge

Blaby District Council

Do you have a couple of hours to spare each week? We are looking for volunteers to help run our new Community Fridge in Glen Parva. The Community Fridge will be open from April 2025 at Glen Parva War Memorial Hall (LE2 9JD) and we will require volunteers to be available for 2-3 hours per […]

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  • Community
  • Environment

Blaby

Leicester Wheels For All Volunteer

Leicester Wheels for All

We are a cycling charity with a fleet of adaptive cycles to enable people with any disability to cycle. Volunteers are needed to provide support for people of all ages with disabilities the opportunity to experience cycling at a range of public events in the Leicester.

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  • Disabilities
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Sport

Leicester

Oadby Musical Memory Box volunteer

Leicester Musical Memory Box CIC

Leicester Musical Memory Box delivers and facilitates interactive singing and music-based sessions designed for individuals, their loved ones and carers affected by dementia and some other memory issues Oadby Musical Memory Box (OMMBox) aims to offer an opportunity for people who are affected by dementia to connect with others in a community setting, using an […]

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Remote

  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Older People

Oadby and Wigston

Melton Musical Memory Box

Leicester Musical Memory Box CIC

Leicester Musical Memory Box delivers and facilitates interactive singing and music-based sessions designed for individuals, their loved ones and carers affected by dementia and some other memory issues Melton Musical Memory Box (MMMBox) aims to offer an opportunity for people who are affected by dementia to connect with others in a community setting, using an […]

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Remote

  • Community
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Older People

Melton
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