Teenage Cancer Trust
TCS London Marathon 2026 volunteering
In 2026, more than 300 runners are donning their Teenage Cancer Trust shirts and taking on 26.2 miles to raise funds for young people with cancer. Could you help to celebrate and encourage them by helping us make some noise at our cheer points along the route? Please note that our three cheer point locations will not be confirmed until early in 2026. Please put your preference of volunteer role. Once the cheer points locations have been announced we will be in touch to ask for your preference. If you chose post-race the above will not apply.

Make a Smile Oxford
Make a Smile Training Officer
If you are looking to create an impact this year, and be part of an amazing charity, Oxford Make A Smile needs you. You’d be on the Oxford committee as a training officer, which mainly involves running training sessions for new volunteers. You would also attend committee meetings and help with the running of the chapter. However, you can also get dressed up as one of our characters and get to see first-hand the impact of our work!

Make a Smile Oxford
Make a Smile Imagineer
Imagineers don't attends events but they help keep everything running behind the scenes - e.g. helping with admin, organising events or sorting out costumes. They can also get involved in various innovation projects (e.g. robotics).

Make a Smile Oxford
Make a Smile Magic Maker
Magic maker is an interactive role where you attend events out of character to support the characters and ensure the event is as good as it can be. This may involve chatting to the kids, taking photos, playing games and lots more!

Make a Smile Oxford
Make a Smile Character
Our volunteers bring storybook characters to life through dress-up and acting to bring magic to the children we visit. From Belle to Spiderman, the scope is huge, and there is plenty of room for creativity!

Two Temple Place
Gallery Steward Volunteer
Teenage Cancer Trust
OCU Dinner Event support
Could you help us raise vital funds to support our work? Be the face of Teenage Cancer Trust and You will assist with the raffle and auction at the OCU Dinner. The evening is being held on Friday, 24th October 2025 in the The Queens Hotel 2023 City Square, Leeds LS1 1PJ

Autism Hampshire
Autism Hampshire Charity Shop Assistant - Fareham
Join our friendly team in Fareham Looking to give back, meet new people, and gain some great experience along the way? Come and volunteer at Autism Hampshire’s charity shop in Fareham - where every shift helps make a real difference in your community. Whether you’re a people person, love a good rummage through donations, or just want to lend a hand, we’d love to welcome you.

Royal Mencap Society
Shop Volunteer - Derby Donation Station
Our Shop Volunteers raise money for the people we support with a Learning Disability. Do you have a few hours a week to spare and share your time with us?

White Rose
Retail Volunteer
White Rose support Aegis by selling handpicked, high quality, pre-loved fashion and accessories in our multiple shops across Nottinghamshire, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby and Leicester.

Sense
Volunteer Shop Assistant - Hunstanton
Sense is a leading disability charity with extensive knowledge and expertise in delivering personalised, creative and flexible support for disabled people with complex needs. Our tailored approach ensures that every person is empowered to live fully at every stage of life.

Kidney Research UK
Community Ambassador Volunteer for Kidney Research UK
If you have a personal connection to Kidney Research, help spread awareness within your community with the support of a friendly and welcoming team.

Guide Dogs
Volunteering Champion - promote our volunteer opportunities
Volunteers are essential to the services that Guide Dogs provide. Recruiting volunteers will mean we can help more people with sight loss. With a Volunteering Champion Pack, you can promote volunteering as and when it suits you.

Guide Dogs
Look after a Guide Dog Mum
If you have space in your home and heart, for a guide dog mum who will be bringing the next generation of guide dogs in the world, then this could be the role for you! A role where you can care and nurture for a guide dog mum and plenty of little puppies when they arrive. This role is available in areas of Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire.

Guide Dogs
Join your local Guide Dogs Fundraising Group
Join the pack. Lend a hand. Change lives. Join your local fundraising group as a volunteer - opportunities across the UK. Are you looking for a volunteering opportunity where you can meet new people and raise funds that will change lives? Join a Guide Dogs group near you for fun, fundraising and four-legged friends.

Guide Dogs
Foster a trainee guide dog
Are you a dog lover with room in your home to look after a dog during evenings and weekends? This could be the perfect role for you! As a training dog fosterer, you'll be giving a dog in training a loving home whilst they embark on their journey to become a guide dog. You'll get to see the progress your furry companion is making in their training and be a vital part of their journey, without the commitment of looking after a dog full time.

Guide Dogs
Puppy raiser
Are you a dog lover? Do you have the time to help raise a life-changing puppy? Would you like to make a difference to someone's life? If you've answered yes to these questions, then this role could be perfect for you! As a Puppy Raiser, you'll provide a 6-8 week-old puppy with the vital foundation for its future role as a guide dog. You'll be looking after a puppy for 12-16 months and will guide him or her through training, socialisation, the introduction of new environments and experiences while providing a loving home. There might be the odd chewed slipper along the way, but nothing beats the rewarding feeling of loving and raising a puppy who will go on to make an enormous difference to someone living with sight loss.

Palmed Academy
Web Designer
Palmed Academy is seeking a talented web designer to volunteer with us in building a new website. This is a great opportunity to showcase your creativity, build your portfolio, and contribute to an educational initiative that makes a real impact.

Palmed Academy
Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator
We're seeking a passionate and proactive Fundraising and Marketing Coordinator to help us grow our impact. If you're a creative communicator with a talent for building relationships and securing support, we’d love to hear from you.

Hire Purpose
Chair of Trustees
Sight Concern Bedfordshire has supported people with sight loss to live full and independent lives for over 25 years. They are now seeking a new Chair of Trustees to guide their next chapter, strengthen governance and shape their strategy as they modernise and grow. This is a unique opportunity to bring purposeful leadership, champion inclusion, and help amplify the voice of blind and partially sighted people across the charity's communities.
TCS London Marathon 2026 volunteering
In 2026, more than 300 runners are donning their Teenage Cancer Trust shirts and taking on 26.2 miles to raise funds for young people with cancer. Could you help to celebrate and encourage them by helping us make some noise at our cheer points along the route? Please note that our three cheer point locations will not be confirmed until early in 2026. Please put your preference of volunteer role. Once the cheer points locations have been announced we will be in touch to ask for your preference. If you chose post-race the above will not apply.
About the Role
Get your lungs ready for shouting, your arms ready for waving and join our team to help us make sure the experience is one our runners – or you – will never forget!Greet our runners at the finish line after their epic challenge and take them to our post-race venue where they can relax and rest with food, drink and a massage.Bring your photography skills and your camera to help ensure that the Teenage Cancer Trust team gets the images to help them treasure their memories of this momentous day....