Southampton Voluntary Services

19/10/2026

Ho ho ho! 🎅🎄 The SVS 2026 Festive Online Advent Calendar is officially OPEN! We’re looking for volunteers and volunteer groups across Southampton who go above and beyond to celebrate as part of our 24 days of online Christmas! 🎁✨

Know a volunteer or group who deserves a little festive recognition? Nominate them today! Click the link to submit your nomination: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/jq9EcRQDFz

Please note: not everyone who is nominated will be selected for the advent calendar.

[Image Description: A festive promotional graphic for Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS). The centre features a photograph of a smiling Christmas elf wearing a red hat and holding a red-and-white striped present. Around the image are colourful Christmas lights. Text on the graphic reads: “HELLO! The SVS festive online advent calendar.” The SVS logo and the words “Southampton Voluntary Services” appear at the bottom. The background has a festive red, green and white geometric pattern.]

16/10/2026

It's true! We do! 🦽

[Image Description: A graphic featuring a colourful illustration of a wheelchair on a white background. Orange text at the top reads, “Don’t forget,” followed by larger orange text near the bottom: “SVS also looks after Southampton Shopmobility!” Grey text underneath gives the location as “Level 0, Podium Carpark, Westquay,” and the Southampton Voluntary Services logo appears in the bottom right.]

15/10/2026

14/10/2026

to this month's SVS Community Volunteer Hero, Louise Boardman from Solent Mind's Mayfield Garden Centre! 👏

Lou was nominated by Alyssa, who is the Volunteer Coordinator had this to say:

"Lou generously gives her time to volunteer in the Mayfield Makers group and Mayfield garden centre cafe. At times this was challenging over the summer working in the heatwave but she was still willing to help and remained positive."




If you would like to nominate a volunteer hero please click on the link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/zs8sM21CG0

12/10/2026

We thought we ran SVS…Turns out, the crows have been in charge all along. WE HAVE NO CONTROL! Better do as they say!

06/10/2026

The SVS Volunteer Drop-in will be unavailable for the next two weeks due to staff shortages. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

In the meantime, you can visit www.solinked.org.uk to explore local voluntary organisations and services in your postcode area.

Thank you for your understanding!

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05/10/2026

IT’S COMING! ✨🎄Get ready for the SVS Festive Advent Calendar! 🎁 Do you know a volunteer or organisation in Southampton that deserves some festive recognition?

Nominate someone amazing in our community and help us celebrate the people making a difference across Southampton! 🌟

Nominations open Monday 19 October 2026.🎅

[Image Description: A festive promotional graphic from Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS). The image features a smiling Christmas elf wearing a red hat and holding a red and white striped gift. Colourful Christmas lights frame the image, with a red, green and white festive patterned background. The text reads: “COMING SOON… The SVS Festive online advent calendar.” The SVS logo appears at the bottom, with “Southampton Voluntary Services” underneath.]

02/10/2026

Corporate volunteering can be so much more than just giving back! 🤲

It’s a great way for your team to bond, try something new, build new skills and make a real difference in your local community.

Whether your team wants to get stuck into practical activities, support a local charity or try something completely different, SVS can help you find the right volunteering opportunity in Southampton.

Get in touch with SVS today and let’s find the right opportunity for your team!
[email protected] 📧

[Image description: A colourful illustrated graphic promoting corporate volunteering with Southampton Voluntary Services. Nine illustrations show different types of volunteering, including painting, donating food, welcoming someone into a building, supporting a person using a mobility aid, cleaning, cooking, fundraising, transporting goods and gardening. At the bottom, large colourful text reads “Your team. Your community. Your impact.” Below this is the message: “Let SVS help you find the right corporate volunteering opportunity in Southampton.” The Southampton Voluntary Services logo appears in the bottom right.]

01/10/2026

Hello, October! 🍂 Looking for something rewarding to do this autumn? October is the perfect time to volunteer!

And don’t worry… volunteering isn’t spooky. We promise. 🎃

Discover volunteering opportunities across Southampton and find something that’s right for you. Head to www.solinked.org to find out more.

[Image Description: Image description: A bright orange and yellow graphic promoting October volunteering for Southampton Voluntary Services. The word “October” appears in large white letters across the top, with the word “Volunteer” spelt vertically down the centre using individual cut out style letters in different fonts and colours. A cute white cartoon ghost wearing a black witch’s hat sits on a pink and orange painted brushstroke in the bottom right, giving the design a playful Halloween theme. The Southampton Voluntary Services logo appears in the bottom left.]

29/09/2026

📣It's Tuesday, which means the Volunteer Drop-in is OPEN!

📍 SVS (SO14 1NW)
🕙 10am to 12pm
📅 Every Tuesday

[Image Description: A promotional graphic for Southampton Voluntary Services. The top half features four vertical photo panels: a close-up of gloved hands tending plants, a smiling young woman, an older woman serving food indoors, and another person gardening outdoors. Below the photos, a red background contains white text that reads: “Volunteer drop-in session today at Southampton Voluntary Services.” Beneath a dotted orange line, more white text says: “Every Tuesday at SVS (excluding public holidays) 10am to 12pm.” A white location pin icon appears next to the address written in white: “Southampton Voluntary Action, Kingsland Square, Southampton, SO14 1NW.” The bottom right corner includes the Southampton Voluntary Services logo in red and yellow.]