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12/06/2026

Looking to do something that's guaranteed to be loads of fun whilst also supporting a fantastic organisation factor in August? Volunteers needed for OrchardFest 👇

Calling Local Volunteers For OrchardFest 🎶🌳

OrchardFest is back on Saturday 15th August, and we’re looking for friendly, hands‑on volunteers from the Forest of Dean and surrounding areas to help bring our accessible music festival to life.

If you enjoy live music, community spirit, and spending time outdoors, we’d love to have you on the team. There are plenty of ways to get involved. from helping behind the scenes or being in the heart of the action.

Volunteer roles include:
• Car‑parking support
• Stall and activity helpers
• Ticket desk and welcome team
• Site set‑up
• Post‑event tidy‑up

Available volunteer slots:
• Thurs 13th Aug – site prep (9am–3pm)
• Fri 14th Aug – site prep (9am–3pm)
• Sat 15th Aug – site prep (9am–1pm)
• Sat 15th Aug – event time (2pm–10:30pm)
• Sun 16th Aug – clear‑up (10am–2pm)
• Mon 17th Aug – clear‑up (10am–2pm)

Whether you can spare a whole day or just a few hours, your help makes a real difference — and it’s a brilliant way to support a local charity while enjoying a great community event.

If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.
📞 01594 861137
📧 [email protected]

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11/06/2026

We had a thoroughly enjoyable day today at the Big Health Day 2026 promoting the many benefits of volunteering.

We met loads of fabulous folks, chatted to lots of organisations and (thanks to kindness of the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust team) were even relocated out of the rain! 😍

Thanks so much to the GHC team for organising such a brilliant day.

If you'd like Go Volunteer Glos to attend your event, please get in touch via [email protected]

06/06/2026

What an amazing day yesterday at the Gloucestershire Volunteer Awards 2026!

Massive thanks to all of our amazing winners: the inspirational Will, Jemima and Isabel, Quedgeley Knit and Natter, Alison and David, APM Fire and Security Ltd, Nikki, Lucy and Adey, Read With Me and Steve. You were all so brilliant and such wonderful examples of the power of volunteering and generosity and kindness of spirit.

Thanks also to our fabulours presenters: Steve Knibbs, Dame Janet Trotter, Andrew Tabor, Chris Brown (Forest Voluntary Action Forum - FVAF), Vicci Livingstone-Thompson (Inclusion Gloucestershire), Guy Dobson (Gloucestershire Rural Community Council), Julie Reader-Sullivan (Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance), Jason Dunsford (Gloucestershire Gateway Trust), Richard Bradley, Lisa Kankowski (Active Gloucestershire) and Cllr Lisa Spivey.

Thanks also to BBC Gloucestershire and BBC Points West for coming along and featuring us on their 6:30pm news!

03/06/2026

It's nearly time!!

The Gloucestershire Volunteer Awards 2026 will take place on Friday from 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

With our fantastic award winners and:

- Steve Knibbs (from BBC Points West) as host
- Gloucestershire String Quartet providing the soundtrack
- Brilliant presenters from across Gloucestershire’s VCSE and statutory sectors
- Hatherley Manor Hotel & Spa providing the food, drinks and venue

Even if the sun doesn't make an appearance, we can be sure of a wonderful afternoon.

If you missed out this time, you can follow the fun via

25/05/2026

Mentor Link is currently looking for volunteer mentors in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

We spoke to Helen from Mentor Link to find out what volunteering as a mentor for children and young people is like...

Q: What does being a volunteer for Mentor Link involve?
Volunteering with Mentor Link usually involves giving 1–2 hours a week to spend time with a child or young person who would benefit from additional emotional support.

Mentors provide a safe, non-judgemental space where children can talk openly, build trust and develop confidence. Through listening, encouragement and regular support, volunteers help children improve their self-esteem, strengthen social skills and learn positive coping strategies for difficult situations.

The role is flexible, rewarding and focused on creating meaningful relationships that can make a lasting difference to a child’s life.

You can read the full interview and find out more about volunteer roles with Mentor Link here www.govolunteerglos/Spotlight-on-Mentor-Link

21/05/2026

Calling all organisations!

Are you planning a special thank you event for Volunteers' Week? https://volunteersweek.org/

If so, we'd love to hear about it! Our newsletter for volunteers goes out next week and we'd like to include as many volunteer celebration events as possible.

If you're planning something, please let us know!

20/05/2026

We couldn't be more thrilled to announce the winners of the Gloucestershire Volunteer Awards 2026!

Lifetime Achievement Award - Will Cook

Rising Star Award - Jemima and Isabel Knight (James Hopkins Trust)

Best Community Group Award - Quedgeley Knit and Natter

Volunteer Impact Award - Alison Watkins-Nash and David Nash (Working 4 Wellbeing)

Corporate Volunteering Award - APM Fire and Security Ltd (for the Pied Piper Appeal)

Trustee of the Year Award - Nicola Baggott (Brody's Trust)

Children and Young People Support Award - Lucy Kender and Adey Griffiths (Gloucestershire Nightstop)

Sports Volunteer Award - Steve Pitman (South Star FC Youth)

Best Organisation to Volunteer With Award - Read With Me

The winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award will be announced at the ceremony on Friday 5th June.

Massive congratulations to all of our winners! We're looking forward to celebrating with you all on Friday 5th! 🥳🥳 🥳

15/05/2026

It's A Million Acts of Hope's Week of Action, so why not do a good deed today and spend a few seconds voting for this amazing Gloucestershire-based charity!

Help us win £5,000! 🌟
We have an incredible opportunity to receive a £5,000 boost through the Movement for Good ‘Health & Wellbeing’ special draw, but we need YOUR help to get there!

As a charity dedicated to health and wellbeing, this funding would make a world of difference to our clients. It would allow us to provide more resources for those in need and reach even more people in our community.

It only takes a minute to nominate us, and it doesn’t cost you a penny. The more nominations we get, the greater our chance of winning!

How to help:
1. Click the link below.
2. Fill in our details (it’s quick and easy!).
3. Share this post to help us spread the word.

Nominate us here: https://movementforgood.com/draws/special/health-wellbeing?cn=801122&ct=health&i=1778679199-20247.jpg&utm_source=holiday+card&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=M4G2025card&utm_id=M4G2025card&fbclid=IwY2xjawRzsZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFnejV3M3pTZlFiWVRwbmdMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlRkITCWk65Hqq94D4wBgq0EY9u87qOqa6Vc2bsC-XsqGsnQ_0TgPJDzBq5P_aem_DjTczxKBsiof5RFD73mf5A

Thank you so much for your ongoing support! Together, we can make a huge impact. 💙

Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance Gloucestershire Learning Disability Partnership Board Gloucestershire Live Benefact Group

13/05/2026

We're very excited to share that we'll be announcing the winners of the Gloucestershire Volunteer Awards 2026 at 9:30am on Wednesday 20th May!

All of our amazing winners will be joining us at our awards ceremony during Volunteers' Week (Friday 5th June), where we'll celebrate their fantastic achievements and give them a well-deserved thank you!