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Surgery Hand-holding Volunteers
Friends of Moorfields
Friends of Moorfields is a registered charity that provides support to the patients and staff of Moorfields Eye Hospital…
Reviewer (brief scoping reviews, various topics)
Fulham Good Neighbours
We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and independent MRes or PhD student with literature review skills to carry…
Park Kitchen Sound Recording Assistant
Park Kitchen
Park Kitchen is a community research and documentary film project which is running once a month throughout 2026! Each…
Park Kitchen General Volunteer
Park Kitchen
Park Kitchen is a community research and documentary film project which is running once a month throughout 2026! Each…
Phone Support Volunteers
Friends of Moorfields
Friends of Moorfields is a registered charity that provides support to the patients and staff of Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Marshalling Volunteers - Friends of Moorfields
Friends of Moorfields
As a marshalling volunteer at Moorfields you will be on hand to help support our patients arriving for treatment. This can…
Compassionate Neighbours
St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice is one of the oldest and largest hospices in the UK. We provide, high quality, specialist palliative…
Park Kitchen Production and Community Engagement Volunteer
Park Kitchen
Park Kitchen is a community research and documentary film project which is running once a month throughout 2026! Each…
Disability Support Buddy Volunteer
Spectrum RUMS
Spectrum supports children with disabilities by partnering them up with two UCL students (usually from Faculty of Medicine…
Marshalling & Guiding Volunteer
Friends of Moorfields
As a marshalling volunteer at Moorfields you will be on hand to help support our patients arriving for treatment. This can…
Community Singing Support Volunteer
Coin Street Community Builders
Sing Together, Shine TogetherDo you believe in the power of music to bring people together? Are you looking for a meaningful…
Parent Befriender
Family Friends
Parent Befrienders provide support to parents who are often facing multiple hardships. Our volunteers befriend a parent, to…
Volunteer Artist, Musician or Performer
Age UK Camden
Who we are?We are a local independent charity, established in 1965, who have been supporting older people in Camden for more…
Dementia Wellbeing Volunteer
Age UK Camden
We are a local independent charity, established in 1965, who have been supporting older people in Camden for more than 50…
Youth Club Volunteer for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds
Dost Centre for Young Refugees and Migrants
Want to volunteer in a fun, lively Youth Project with lots of young people, different sports and other activities?Want to…
Shop Volunteers
Friends of Moorfields
Friends of Moorfields is a registered charity that provides support to the patients and staff of Moorfields Eye Hospital.…
Health & Information Hub Volunteers - Friends of Moorfields
Friends of Moorfields
Friends of Moorfields is a registered charity that provides support to the patients and staff of Moorfields Eye Hospital.…
Volunteer Children's Mentor: Learn new skills & change a Little Londoner's life!
The Kids Network
Gain new skills, training and valuable experiences while supporting a child in your community!At The Kids Network, we…
ECYPS Practitioner/Youth Worker
ECYPS (Children and Young Persons' Services)
Are you great at sports?  Maybe you want to be an artist?  An actor?  Or a music teacher?  If you have a…
Refugee Response Programme - Mentoring for Mums Welcome
Unfold - Empowerment through Mentoring
Mentoring for Mums WelcomeFor over 30 years, Unfold (previously Westminster Befriend a Family) has been providing support…
Adult Activities Volunteer
Centre 404
Centre 404 is a local community charity in North London that offers friendly, reliable and person-centred support to people…
Friday Night Social Support Volunteer
Centre 404
We're a proud north London charity supporting people with learning disabilities.  We've been running for over 70 years…
Garden Support Volunteer
Centre 404
To help support our adult garden volunteers who have mild to moderate learning disabilities with various gardening tasks. No…
Photographer / Videographer
WIILMA
About the RolePhotograph community events, workshops and portraits for exhibition, promotion, and archival use. (You must…