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Hundreds of wildflowers to be planted at meadow
Friends of the Lake District wants to reintroduce species lost to some farming practices.
September 26, 2026Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants
Maureen Bougeard says some prospective volunteers do not respond after learning about expenses.
September 26, 2026New home means 'big ambitions' for wood enterprise
Wolverhampton Wood Recycling's bigger premises will bring more volunteers together, its founders say.
August 31, 2026Longest serving volunteer helps boost bird numbers
Bird charity's longest serving volunteer helps achieve big success in boosting species recovery.
August 9, 2026New clothing saved from waste by sewing charity
Unwanted clothes are reworked and donated by Dressability in Swindon instead of going to landfill.
August 5, 2026Volunteer scheme credited with changing man's life
Michael Reynolds, 27, says the scheme helps him to "get away from day-to-day life".
July 27, 2026'Volunteering with food charity saved me from loneliness'
FoodCycle takes surplus food and turns it into three-course meals served to the community.
July 17, 2026How a 40-year project helped save little terns
The marine bird is threatened by high tides and beachgoers, but volunteers give a helping hand.
July 10, 2026'Without food charity, we might not eat'
Tiegan Parry says The Bread and Butter Thing, in Boston, eases financial pressures on her family.
March 21, 2026Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year.
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Hundreds of wildflowers to be planted at meadow
Friends of the Lake District wants to plant 1,500 wildflower plants at land at Mazonwath A project to preserve vulnerable vegetation and wildlife will see hundreds of wildflower plants introduced to
Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants
The service delivers meals to about 100 people, four days a week A delivery service offering meals to people in need has spoken about the challenges of recruiting new volunteers due to rising fuel co
New home means 'big ambitions' for wood enterprise
The group collects wood from sites across the region, co-founder Eimert De Graff, fourth from left, said A wood recycling group's move to bigger premises means "bigger ambitions" and helping more peo
Longest serving volunteer helps boost bird numbers
Nigel Hewitt has dedicated thousands of hours to volunteering for the RSPB A wildlife charity's longest serving volunteer has dedicated 60 years of his life to bird conservation. Nigel Hewitt first
New clothing saved from waste by sewing charity
Dressability volunteer Linda Maplestone helps alter branded items so that they can be donated to people in need and saved from landfill A clothing charity has helped save thousands of brand new coats
Volunteer scheme credited with changing man's life
Michael Reynolds used to work in catering before he was made redundant during the pandemic A programme designed to get people with additional needs back into work, has been credited with transforming
'Volunteering with food charity saved me from loneliness'
Ian White was invited to the FoodCycle charity after feeling "suicidal" when his marriage ended Three years ago, Ian White was left feeling "suicidal" after the collapse of his marriage, struggling t
How a 40-year project helped save little terns
Little tern chicks are camouflaged among the sand and pebbles on Norfolk beaches Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach. But it is surroun
'Without food charity, we might not eat'
People who rely on a cut-price food service say they would struggle to feed themselves without it. The Bread and Butter Thing has 111 hubs around the country and aims to make everyday essentials affo
Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
Workers at a factory due to close in Oxfordshire are being allowed by their employer to help at a local food bank while production scales down. Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) wi