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Volunteer Collections Assistant

National Football Museum

Volunteers will assist with NFM's collection alongside the head of collections. 

Youth Leader

St John Ambulance Youth

Youth Leaders work directly with young people in St John Ambulance Badger Setts and Cadet...

Older Person tea party host

REENGAGE

As a tea party host, you’ll host a tea party in your home once or...

FIT FOR PURPOSE HEALTH EVENT PROMOTION VOLUNTEER

Fit For Purpose

Be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic team helping promote, raise awareness and champion Fit...

Older Person tea party driver once a month

REENGAGE

As a tea party driver, you’ll collect older guests from their homes, accompany them to...

Cat / Dog Fosterer

RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Animals)

Short term fostering a cat (urgently required) or a dog in your own home.  All...

Darwen Charity Shop Volunteer

Age UK Blackburn with Darwen

Volunteers are needed to operate the till, help keep the shop floor tidy and serve...

Activities & Admin Volunteer

Lancashire Mind

As part of our Operations Team, you will help support our activities by ensuring that...

Pat Tester

British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop, Blackburn

Testing donated electrical equipment for safety. 

Children's Volunteer Carer

Lagan's Foundation

Make a Real Difference — Volunteer with Lagan’s Foundation!Are you looking for a rewarding volunteer...

1-1 Support, Advocate Face to Face or from Telephone

ICANN (Independent Community Advocacy Network North)

Support - Benefits, Health Assessment, Disabled Parents and Child Protection process, Young people challenge Education...

Bowel Cancer Screening Program (BCSP) Volunteer Champion

Community CVS

Be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic team helping promote, raise awareness and champion the...

Patient driver

East Lancashire Hospice

To provide a safe and efficient transport service for patients attending planned sessions and appo­in­tments.

Volunteer – Preston Race for Life and Pretty Muddy – 6 June 2026

Cancer Research UK

About the role In every corner of the UK, 400,000 participants are limbering up to...

IT Assistant

British Heart Foundation Furniture Shop, Blackburn

Booking furniture collections onto a system. Listing and updating items for sale on eBay.  

Support worker volunteer

Deafway

Looking to for volunteers to assist in supporting our profoundly Deaf residents with varying mental...

Tea Room

Ribble Steam Railway & Museum

Working in the Tea Room at Ribble Steam Railway is a warm, friendly, and vital...

Project Support Volunteer Runner

The Garden Maze CIC

To help the project set up at the start of the session and help pack...

Front of House Project Volunteer

The Garden Maze CIC

To greet and welcome attendees of the Seeds of Change Project. This opportunity offers scope...

Kitchen Hand Volunteer

East Lancashire Hospice

With supervision and direction of the catering department to undertake duties including washing pots and...

Family support service - volunteer counsellor

East Lancashire Hospice

To be a volunteer member of the hospice Family Support Services Team which provides Counselling...

Volunteering & Skills Programme- Dismantling

Recycling Lives, FareShare Lancashire and Cumbria

We offer flexible and tailored volunteering opportunities in our recycling workshop in Preston. Placements allow...

Volunteer Hairdresser

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust recognise and value the importance volunteer support is to...

Retail Volunteer (Lytham Children's)

Barnardos

Our amazing team of vibrant & diverse volunteers helps us run over 500 shops. Our...

Website Builder

Neurodynamix. CIC

We are looking for someone to build us a Website. We are a small CIC,...

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