Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

The Oundle School Mencap Holiday runs an annual residential holiday for children and young people with learning and/or physical difficulties. The holiday is staffed and co-ordinated entirely by volunteers and is reliant on charitable funding for its continued existence.

Operate in north-eastern Haringey using sport to drive academic improvement / boost life chances for young refugee/asylum-seekers. Trained volunteers deliver: 1.Tailored Maths/English tuition 2.School attendance/engagement monitoring3.Volunteer placements 4.Weekly football/futsal/table tennis sessions/support for competitive match-play 5.Coaching and refereeing training opportunities

Based in Ipswich, Suffolk, Family First is a local Christian Charity which has a vision to see families flourish and children who are valued and cared for within positive constructive environments. Trained volunteers are matched and visit families regularly, enabling them to develop their capacity in supporting themselves and find solutions to the challenges that impact their lives.

For young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years, volunteering opportunities for adults. Educational activities, taught in the naval way. Seamanship, Marine Engineering, Marine Field Training, various boatwork activities, teamwork and other activities. BTEC can also be attained via the Sea Cadet training scheme. New skills in a fun, safe and supervised environment.

We are a local Community Centre run by volunteers for the residents of Keighley East. We bring the local community together to have fun, to learn and to connect.We run and host various activities including: luncheon club, conversation cafe, after school club, job club and healthy living and parenting courses.

ELM Wildlife rescue and rehabilitates British wildlife, primarily hedgehogs but we do take other wildlife when space allows; we medicate and house all casualties. Our capacity at the moment is 220 animals, we are supported by a team of over 100 volunteers and we are open 365 days a year. Our centres address is:Unit 5,Hayter Hames building,Seale Hayne,Newton Abbot,DevonTQ12 6NQ

Recruitment of volunteers for a number of voluntary organisations within the Crickhowell area.Delivery of Meals on WheelsCommunity Car Scheme for vulnerable peopleHi-Society Defibrillator ProjectContinuing Health Care ProjectCrickhowell Film & Sound Project

Raise funds for the benefit of Crowborough Hospital, its patients and staff; maintain a hospital shop, operate a Social Day Service at the Hospital Day Centre, and provide transport through 2 wheelchair accessible vehicles utilising volunteer drivers.

We are a Baptist Church. We provide opportunities for shared worship. We provide opportunities for Youth activities including Youth Club, Girls and Boys Brigade, Toddler Group and Sunday School. A range of community events take place on our premises many of them organised by volunteers from our fellowship

Amateur football club providing playing, training, coaching and volunteering opportunities for youth (boys and girls), adults, veterans and disabled participants.

Provides meaningful volunteering opportunities for disabled volunteers, by providing workshop facilities, enabling volunteers to refurbish hand tools donated by the public. These are then donated to other charitable organisations working to relieve poverty within the UK and under-developed areas of the world.

We run a gift shop on the pier, and operate the entrance kiosk, both manned by a team of volunteers under the leadership of our volunteer coordinator. The profits from our gift shop are used to fund specific projects on the pier. The money raised at the entrance kiosk is passed directly to Bangor City Council to fund ongoing pier maintenance, ensuring a safe future for the pier.

TALK Surrey CIO provides social communication opportunities and long-term support for people with aphasia in Surrey. Its four weekly community-based support groups provide a friendly and accessible environment where people can practise their communication facilitated by trained volunteers. This leads to increased confidence and improved wellbeing and participation.

The centre is use most evenings by the youth of the area. Keeping the children of the roads occuping them with games, arts and crafts, pool, Wii's, computers and other activities. Most days are taken up by the adults - slimming club, coffee mornings etc During school holidays the centre is use by the children, where volunteers and parents along with bought in activities keep them occupied.

Working with the National Society of the RSPCA, with particular reference to the geographic area of the branch. Financially independent and run by local volunteers, we rehabilitate and rehome abused and neglected, cats and rabbits. We also provide assistance to ensure sick animals receive appropriate veterinary treatment.

Drama workshops for disadvantaged young people. Workshops for unemployed people which use drama techniques to help them find work. Working with volunteers to make accessible community theatre. Cooperating with other arts and educational organisations. Promoting New Writing. Creating projects exploring heritage and history. Producing new plays. Producing play readings. Training volunteers.

We provide the Newbiggin Maritime Centre on the promenade in Newbiggin by the Sea in Northumberland. The Centre is based around the offshore lifeboat the Mary Joicey and the Northumbrian fishing coble the Girl Anne and now the restoration of the Rocket House in Newbiggin. The Centre is staffed by volunteers who will give you a warm welcome and make your visit as enjoyable as possible.

Our purpose is to:Promote the principles and benefits of TimebankingIncrease health and well-being Reduce loneliness and social isolation Provide opportunities for informal volunteering and social actionOur activities include supporting one to one and group exchanges of skills through Timebanking and bringing people together to build social networks and strengthen community cohesion.

Advice & Support.(2) Empowering asylum-seeking and refugee women to take platforms to speak directly about their experiences (3) To promote volunteering as an opportunity for all young people whatever their personal circumstances. (4)Training for employment and relief from poverty and distress.(5) ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages (6) After School Club to Support refugee children.

The Friend's exists to support the work of St Mary's Hospital through grants for equipment not available from NHS Funds and to improve facilities for patients. It runs a Hospital Shop (Newspapers, magazines, cards, sweets and soft drinks) a Cafe and Tea Bar staffed by a mixture of paid staff and volunteers. It holds an annual Bazaar and raffle and holds flag days to raise funds.

TO IDENTIFY, SURVEY AND CATALOGUE, THEN REMOVE MARINE LITTER AND ALDFG.TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO NETS, LINES, CREELS, LOBSTER POTS AND TRAWLS FROM SHIPWRECKS, REEFS AND OTHER SCUBA DIVING SITES AROUND THE UK.BY INSTRUCTING AND UTILISING SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEER SCUBA DIVERS TO RETRIEVE THIS LITTER AND ALDFG. RECYCLE, RE-USE OR RESPONSIBLY DISPOSE OF.AND BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS.

Protect, display and promote, the local Sporting History of Wimbledon and its immediate neighbours, based primarily, in and around Wimbledon. Primarily for historical and educational purposes. We will rely on volunteers and raise funds primarily via donations and grants, with a small element from the sale of products and memorabillia.

We work with a fabulous group of positive volunteers who help us provide the younger Community of Chesterfield with the vital experiences they deserve. Children have so much to offer to the world - we believe in the power that they hold, and know that they will mold future generations to come. At CDC, we are here to give them the support they need in order to shape them into leaders of the future

We empower lives through learning and strengthening communities in the UK and Kenya. In the UK, we engage people of all ages in activities, partnerships, mutual learning and volunteering. In Kenya, we provide access to books, construction of libraries and learning centres, education, and community-led projects. We create lasting impact in both countries.

To produce and perform annual Musical Stage Productions in local theatres. Those performing are all volunteers, although the Production team, (i.e. Producer, Choreographer and Musical Director) and all members of the orchestra are paid.