Volunteers' week 1-7 June 2022

Volunteers' Week 2022

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Volunteers' Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering.

As well as helping others, volunteering can help improve your well-being, gain valuable new skills and experiences, and boost your confidence.

Thank you for sharing your stories with us about::

  • why you volunteer and what you enjoy
  • what difference volunteers make to your organisation

Lincolnshire County council supports over 500 volunteers, across 30 locations, who contribute tremendously with their ingenuity, commitment and drive.

These volunteers help projects and services to deliver the highest quality of services. Without these volunteers many sites would not be able to deliver the quality of service required

If you are interested in volunteering with us, we have some fantastic opportunities for people to get involved in volunteering.

These opportunities allow you to get involved in something you enjoy, meet new friends, gain experience, and provide a real feeling of supporting your community.

Volunteers' Week 2022

This engagement has now closed, thank you for taking part.

Volunteers' Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering.

As well as helping others, volunteering can help improve your well-being, gain valuable new skills and experiences, and boost your confidence.

Thank you for sharing your stories with us about::

  • why you volunteer and what you enjoy
  • what difference volunteers make to your organisation

Lincolnshire County council supports over 500 volunteers, across 30 locations, who contribute tremendously with their ingenuity, commitment and drive.

These volunteers help projects and services to deliver the highest quality of services. Without these volunteers many sites would not be able to deliver the quality of service required

If you are interested in volunteering with us, we have some fantastic opportunities for people to get involved in volunteering.

These opportunities allow you to get involved in something you enjoy, meet new friends, gain experience, and provide a real feeling of supporting your community.

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  • Brownie helper and Christmas Elf

    by Roz Newman , almost 2 years ago
    I joined my local Brownies group in Old Leake as a helper last September to get involved in my local community. Its great seeing the girls grow in confidence and learning new skills.


    I also joined our local community group that began during the pandemic and we had Santa's Sleigh travel around the village and give a small gift to every child who came out. It brought real joy and was fantastic to be part of.

    We are shortly having a Jubilee Celebration for the whole village with a free BBQ and afternoon tea along with stalls and visits from... Continue reading

  • Probably the best Brownie Unit in the world...

    by Toria, almost 2 years ago
    I'm an Adult Leader with the 1st Waddington RAF Brownie Unit. We are a busy, thriving group with a current roll call of 28 seven to ten year old girls.

    Meeting during the pandemic was a huge challenge as all our activities were carried out over Zoom meetings, however we ended up being in the fortunate position of ending 18 months online with more members than we started with.

    I've been with this unit for seven years, having previously been a Guide Leader for the ten to 14 age brackets. As part of The World Association of Girl Guides and... Continue reading

  • Enjoyment from giving back

    by Coach Puppy Walker, almost 2 years ago

    Its great that all these stories of volunteering are being shared and recognised. I've always loved sport and since finishing as a player, I've gained and learnt a huge amount from volunteering as a coach of local community youth rugby, cricket and latterly American football teams. I also volunteer as a dog walker and fosterer with both my local RSPCA centre and Canine Partners, and so have kept my dog-walking fix alive since our own dogs passed. On the work side, I volunteer as a reviewer for my professional body and I'm a STEM ambassador to schools, looking forward to... Continue reading

  • Volunteering at The Museum of Lincolnshire Life

    by Debbie, almost 2 years ago

    One day a week I volunteer at The Museum of Lincolnshire Life to help accession objects that have been donated to them. I really enjoy handling and documenting all the different objects. It satisfies my love of history and it draws on my previous experience working at this museum. I resigned from my position here to care for my late father and, being able to return as a volunteer, means that I can still see many of my old colleagues and help to support a place that means a lot to me.

  • Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project

    by Matt, almost 2 years ago

    I have been volunteering with the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project (hosted by Lincolnshire County Council) since December in a graduate volunteer role. This often involves helping with surveying, as well as other conservation work. I was able to receive a training budget so I can attend training courses suited to my interests. I have also been able to develop 'hands-on' environmental skills which will really help my CV.

    Overall, it has been a really great opportunity and I would recommend anybody interested in conservation to get involved and volunteer!


  • Volunteering helped me find the job that was right for me!

    by SamuelB, almost 2 years ago

    The year is 2020 and little did I know that by volunteering, I would find my perfect job.

    I started off as an aspiring entrepreneur with the dream of starting my own business, I wanted to have the enjoyment of doing the the job of my dreams. Sadly I had no idea where to start. I was on Universal Credit and had been for quite some time, I'd been bouncing between jobs that I found didn't fit with my passions and aspirations. I had a flat to maintain, bills to pay and I felt lost. I find myself to be... Continue reading

  • Lincoln Castle Volunteers

    by Lincoln Castle , almost 2 years ago

    At Lincoln Castle we really couldn't do what we do without our brilliant volunteers.

    Our team of lively, positive volunteers help turn our visitors' day out into a walk through 1000 years of history. They make the grounds of the Castle look fantastic at all times, they make sales in the shops, clean tables in the café and provide a warm, friendly welcome and an outstanding goodbye to all our visitors.

    Our volunteers make sure each and every visitor to Lincoln Castle leaves with a marvelous memory . Thank you.


  • Given an Hour Campaign

    by Employed volunteer, almost 2 years ago

    The Give an Hour Campaign is being run through the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and I got involved because of their question 'Could you open the eyes of a young person to an exciting and fulfilling career that they didn't know about?'. Yes, I wanted to do something to support young people and my employer's approach to supported volunteering enabled this. I spent 4 sessions in a Lincoln school, working with year 11 pupils to share my unique career journey and explore ideas to help combat distractions, value themselves and their skills and swot up for interviews. It was... Continue reading

  • Girlguiding

    by Emma Elkington, almost 2 years ago
    I volunteer outside of work with girlguiding UK. I run a rainbow group of 20 girls aged 5-7 years. We meet on a Thursday evening. I've been doing this for 5 years now and have made some great friends over the years. This year I will be joining a Guide group and going to Poacher international Jamboree at the Lincolnshire Showground.

  • Chalk Streams Volunteers

    by Will Bartle, almost 2 years ago

    Hello, I work for the Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project, which is hosted by Lincolnshire County Council, and we really couldn't do what we do without our brilliant volunteers!


    Chalk streams are a globally rare type of habitat and our volunteers help in loads of different ways, by carrying out surveys (think grown-up stream dipping but with some serious ID skills involved!), surveying Lincolnshire's rare blow well sites and helping the Project maintain chalk stream sites around the Lincolnshire Wolds area.

    Our volunteers make a real difference to these delicate habitats and have improved the environment for wildlife and people. Thank... Continue reading