Nick Smith

This week we look at a new volunteering opportunity with the oldest armed forces support charity in the UK, SSAFA. Founded in 1885 as the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association, SSAFA supports the armed forces community in a variety of…

One of the more popular volunteering activities is outdoor work, working with nature and the environment. You might broadly describe much of what falls under these categories as gardening, but gardening as with many other roles conjures a certain expectation,…

We had a marvellous time last week at our Volunteer Recruitment Event in St Nic’s Arcade in Lancaster. We were joined by some amazing organisations, all of which do things to benefit local people, from supporting people’s mental wellbeing to…

Next week, from Monday 3rd June to Sunday 9th June, is National Volunteers Week, an annual celebration of volunteers and volunteering, and 2024 happens to also be the 40th anniversary of this special week of awareness. A lot has changed…

Hidden away behind backyards and walls, a stone’s throw from Lancaster railway station, and just a short walk from the city centre, sits an oasis of calm that can transport anyone who steps into it, as if by magic, to…

Did you know that there are an estimated 600 plus people in the Lancaster, Morecambe, and Bay area living with Multiple Sclerosis? The MS Society is reestablishing its local support group for those people and they need volunteers to help…

Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992. Stress and poor mental health are one of the biggest public health challenges, with 18 million working days lost to poor mental health annually in the UK. Sadly, even though…