Volunteers

Ballance House, outside Lisburn

Why not volunteer at The Ballance House?

Spar Cavehill store owners Jenny Reilly and Frank Quigley presenting Kerry Whitehouse, Unit Commander at Antrim District Community Rescue Service, with cheque for £400 raised for the charity.

Local charity donations made to mark local retailer’s 70th birthday

Maria Boyle with daughter Darcy at a previous Tree Planting Day. Picture: Tom Heaney, nwpresspics

Volunteers sought to take part in tree planting day

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

Volunteer Heather Shiell working Bangor Castle Walled Garden

Volunteers dig in at Bangor Castle Walled Garden

‘Seeds of Change’ has been launched by HMPPS as part of a new recruitment drive that encourages people to combine their passion with their career for something more fulfilling

Community Payback roles are open to outdoorsy and garden-loving people

Aoibeann (Rural Support), Cormac (Rural Support Plough On Volunteer), John (Rural Support Plough On Leader) and Christina (Rural Support Plough On Leader). (Pic: Rural Support)

Volunteers needed for Rural Support’s new Plough On groups

Outreach volunteers

At Rural Support, volunteers are the backbone of the charity

RSPB NI has announced that the distinctive call of the Corncrake has been heard once again on Rathlin Island on 17th April)

Rathlin Island Revival – Three male Corncrakes heard calling on the island

Supergran Mary Lamb to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon.

UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks

The Air Ambulance is seeking volunteers to cheer at the Moy Park Belfast City Marathon

Can you help cheer on marathon runners?

Dianne Keys and Emma Haughian. Pic: Matt Mackey

Volunteers sought to help with peatland preservation

Eurasian Woodcock. c.Owen Williams

This year was also the first real survey of woodcock breeding in NI

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Loch Ness Monster 2023: Volunteers wanted for biggest ‘monster hunt’ in 50 years - how to apply

Volunteers wanted for biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

Dog rescued after falling down one of UK’s biggest waterfalls
A Jack Russell was rescued by a mountain rescue team after falling down one of the UK’s biggest waterfalls.
Sam Johnson

Killinchy YFC members at Millbank Farm. Picture: YFCU

YFCU members connect with the community at Open Farm Weekend

PD Arnie has graduated as a police dog despite harsh conditions in his early life

Puppy graduates as police dog after being found during raid

Metropolitan Police officers march along The Mall in London as they head to their positions for of the coronation processions of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Coronation: Street safety volunteers arrested over rape alarm concerns

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul OGrady

Britain's oldest dog walker crowned coronation champion by RSPCA

The cast for the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been revealed. (Credit: Getty Images)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - full cast

Thousands of volunteers are needed to offer their helping hands over the course of King Charles III’s coronation celebrations - Credit: Getty Images

King Charles III coronation looking for thousands of volunteers

The P4P group, left age 74 to right age 18.

UK farmers sending 4x4s to Ukraine

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

Just Stop Oil protesters guilty of conspiring to cause public nuisance at Silverstone British GP

Just Stop Oil guilty over British GP track invasion - watch protest

A dead 12ft whale was washed up on the banks of a British river last week.

Huge dead whale found washed up British river bank
A huge 12 foot whale has been found washed up on the banks of a British river.
Chelsie Sewell

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, have gone missing in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Two British men who volunteered in Ukraine go missing

A walrus called Thor was spotted having a rest at Scarborough Harbour ahead of the New Year

Walrus pays a visit to Scarborough harbour en route to the Arctic

Anyone can contact Samaritans free of charge, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on 116 123, even on a mobile without credit

Samaritans are just a phone call away if you need them

Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK

April Jones went missing in October 2012 - her body was never found.

Mystery of April Jones as Channel 4 documentary revisits murder

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

Trussell Trust foodbanks need people to donate these items

Flossie, pictured here with new owner Vicki, has been named the world’s oldest cat by the Guiness Book of World Records.

UK cat Flossie officially named world’s oldest moggie

Lindsey Stockton (far right, holding framed document) with food bank colleagues

National World campaign: A day in the life of a Trussell Trust worker

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

National World launch Trussell Trust winter fundraiser

EasyJet is bringing its Fearless Flyer course back to Gatwick Airport on Sunday, November 27, to help nervous flyers take control and overcome their fears. Picture by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images

Passenger dies during flight between Cyprus and London

Dolphins spotted in UK waters as pod swim happily alongside RNLI boat - watch video taken of sighting

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

Ellen Woods a Rural Support volunteer

Your farming community needs you more than ever, so why not volunteer

Worried about the rise in the cost of living?

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Councillor Richard Holmes pictured with representatives of Riding for the Disabled, the Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim Mr David McCorkell and the Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry Mrs Alison Millar at the reception held in Cloonavin for recipients of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

Reception for Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service recipients

Left to right: Mervyn Blair (incrEDIBLE garden project volunteer), Lynsey Poole (Chairperson of Larne Area Community Support Group), Rachel Maybin (community fridge volunteer), Mayor, Alison Nel (Larne Area Community Support Group member), Sharon Smith (Extern Larne manager)

Community Fridge initiative opens in Larne

Across the Hedgerow - Listening support for older farmers

Pattersons Spademill need a Forge & Metalworker Volunteer. Picture: National Trust Images

From the quirky to the traditional, charity shares new volunteering opportunitie...

The new study will be conducted on over 800 participants (Photo: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A trial to confirm if Covid vaccine types can be mixed is underway - what we kno...

Sikh communities and a football team came together to feed stranded Dover lorry ...

This charity is looking for volunteers to befriend the elderly over the phone

Could you volunteer to help? (Photo: Shutterstock)

The government wants 250,000 volunteers to help the NHS and the vulnerable - her...

As cases of coronavirus in the UK continue to rise, it is heartwarming to see communities coming together to look out for their most vulnerable members (Photo: Shutterstock)

Communities are forming ‘mutual aid groups’ to help people in need during the co...

People in China are abandoning their pets over coronavirus fears

Scientists conducted a test to see whether the order drinks are consumed will prevent suffering a hangover (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists have had their say on the 'beer before wine and you'll be fine' hango...

Airbnb is offering a free trip to the South Pole - here’s how to apply

Volunteer Janine Kennedy from Whiteabbey, Jonny Hanson from Jubilee Community Benefit Society and Joanne Crompton from Drumalis Retreat Centre at the first Community Volunteer Day

Volunteers break ground on new co-operative horticultural centre

The barn owl which was captured on camera in Co Antrim

Elusive barn owl caught on camera in Co Antrim

Barn owl (c) Margaret Holland

Volunteers needed to transform the fortunes of barn owls