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Pride in Place
Volunteering Matters and the #iWill Movement are supporting Pride in Place in Stoke Park & Chantry and Whitehouse, helping ensure local people are at the heart of decisions about their communities.

Local residents invited to help shape the future of their communities through Pride in Place
Residents across Stoke Park and Chantry and Whitehouse are being encouraged to step forward and help shape the future of their neighbourhoods through new Pride in Place Neighbourhood Boards.

A big thank you
As Volunteers’ Week draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment, on behalf of everybody at Volunteering Matters, to say thank you.

Volunteers’ Week: Employee volunteering in action
This Volunteers’ Week, Volunteering Matters is celebrating the impact of employee volunteering, with more than 600 volunteers expected to support over 20 community organisations across the UK…

Volunteers’ Week 2026
This week, we’re celebrating Volunteers’ Week and recognising the incredible contribution volunteers make to communities across the UK.

What inclusive volunteering looks like
Inclusive volunteering is at the heart of our new strategy, recognising that everyone has something valuable to contribute and that creating belonging, removing barriers and building relationships…

Grand day out for Grandmentors Perth and Kinross
Mentors, mentees and staff from Grandmentors Perth and Kinross recently volunteered at Southton Smallholding near Perth, helping to prepare 10 vegetable beds for this year’s crops.

Celebrates 10 years of support
Volunteering Matters celebrates 10 years of support from players of Postcode Lottery UK, reaching £8 million milestone

The difference we are making in Forth Valley
In Forth Valley, communities are being strengthened by local people taking action, supporting one another and shaping solutions based on lived experience. By creating space for volunteers to lead,…

RSVP
RSVP is a programme for people aged 50 and over to use their energy, enthusiasm and experience to support others. Explore more and get involved today.

Sporting Chance Stockton
This project is aimed at men aged 50+ in Stockton-on-Tees who are looking to enhance their health and wellbeing, or get involved in a range of social groups or activities.

RSVP West (Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset)
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme in the West of England provides volunteering opportunities primarily for the 50+ age group.