Looking to get into volunteering? We’ve got a host of new opportunities to help you get outside and enjoy the great British summer.
Beecholme Community Gardens are looking for a volunteer interested in gardening and supporting the local community in Clapton to become a Community Gardener.
For a cool urban gardening experience, Energy Garden Ltd are looking for Community Gardening Volunteers to help maintain community gardens across Overground stations in Hackney.
Interested in growing your own food? Edible Landscapes London are on the search for Forest Garden Volunteers looking to learn about, care for and (importantly!) eat edible plants in their garden!
Newington Green Alliance are also looking for volunteer Food Gardening Team Members and Leaders to join their food gardening team to help support local people in planting, tending, and harvesting their own food.
Hackney Herbal are searching for volunteers to help maintain and develop their herb garden in Hackney Wick. With absolutely no prior knowledge needed, it’s a great chance to learn.
Want to utilise those green fingers and support vulnerable people in your community? Choice In Hackney need volunteers to help look after and maintain the gardens of vulnerable residents across Hackney during lockdown.
Help a wonderful young woman with autism care for her garden once a week with Outward Housing as a volunteer Gardening Befriender.
If you are less interested in gardening, you could help at this year’s Cancer Research UK London Summer Run across a wide variety of roles.
Abney Park Trust are also looking for volunteers to help across their historic cemetery. With opportunities to help out with anything from events and tours to theatre stewarding and grave maintenance, there’s something for everyone.