Volunteers

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

RACH VOLUNTEERS WITH THE O'NEILL AND HAMILL FAMILIES

REACH Volunteers thank the O’Neill and Hamill Family

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Tiernan McCracken

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Youth Volunteer Highly Commended at Prestigio...

Volunteer greets client at food bank

No shame in visiting your local food bank this winter

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

Victoria, Samaritans Volunteer

Samaritans calling on buildings to light up in green on the Longest Night.

The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray with Belfast Branch Director Fiona McClelland and her fellow volunteers.

The Lord Mayor of Belfast visits Samaritans branch to build connections and lear...

Feel welcome as a volunteer in Northern Ireland.

Samaritans in Northern Ireland Celebrates Volunteers Answering Calls of Hope dur...

Volunteer Now befriender Amy Donald pictured visiting with Mike

Befriending Week: Young volunteer Amy shares her story

‘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

Concern Worldwide is delighted to announce the opening of its newest boutique charity store on the bustling Lisburn Road, Belfast!

First ever Concern Worldwide charity boutique to open in Belfast this week

GOTO-North domes on La Palma, with the Andromeda galaxy visible towards the middle of the night sky

Citizen science project identifies 20 new astronomical discoveries

View from the Chair with FSB NI's policy chair, Alan Lowry

Marking 50-years, FSB calls on NI firms to converge at Stormont

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

Supergran Mary Lamb is aiming to become the UK's first ever female wheelchair user to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon. 

Andy Rudd

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Letter to the editor

Letter: ’Move a mile’ to raise funds and help keep children safe

Pictured from left to right: Barry Rogan from Power NI and Gayle Bunting (Invisible Traffick CEO))

Power NI donation aims to put stop to human trafficking

600,000 calls made to Helplines NI members in 2023, that's over 1600 calls a day and 11500 a week, yet only one in five people volunteer in Northern Ireland. Pictured are Clodagh Crowe and Claire O'Prey, co-chairs of Helplines NI calling on people to explore volunteering opportunities with a telephone helpline

NI’s helpline services seek volunteers as calls continue to skyrocket

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Dalata Hotel Group volunteers with Air Ambulance NI mascot, Helimed Ed.

On average, the air ambulance service is needed twice a day

Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Ryan Murphy (left) and Chair of the Cave Hill Conservation Cormac Hamill at the recently refurbished Millennium maze at Belfast Castle

Lost and found: Volunteers restore castle’s millennium maze

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

RSPB NI Volunteers bird watching at Belfast Window on Wildlife

Volunteer Week: Praise for those who give of their time to RSPB NI

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

Arnie celebrated becoming a police dog in half the time due to illness

Chloe Clarke

People volunteering at a community kitchen.

As the coronation inspires people to help out – how volunteering can boost menta...

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 O’Grady

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

James Caulfield, 4th Viscount Charlemont (Later 1st Earl of Charlemont) painted by Pompeo Batoni, c 1753–56. Picture: Google Art Project

News Letter extracts from editions of 1786

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

The common lizard

County Down town is becoming more lizard-friendly thanks to work of volunteers

Dublin Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy presents the Pride of Place award to Terry McKeown from Sailortown. They won the Urban Neighbourhoods with a population under 3,000 category.

Belfast community projects win at all-Ireland awards

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

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

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

NI volunteer builders set to help bed-bound father of six

Heidi McIlvenny, Marine Conservation Manager at Ulster Wildlife, inspecting one of the 24 native oyster nurseries installed by the wildlife charity at Bangor Marina

Oysters may flourish once more in Belfast Lough thanks to restoration project

Randox managing director, Dr Peter FitzGerald

NI’s Randox to deliver £10m investment for major UK research project

Captain Terence O'Neill, Prime Minister, Northern Ireland. Picture: Victor Patterson www.victorpatterson.com

What 1916 meant to NI PM Captain O’Neill (1966)

The RNLI has issued expert advice on how to stay safe while enjoying a swim in the water this winter. It is important to remain aware of the dangers and take precautions to prevent cold water shock

Stay safe in during cold water swims - RNLI warns

Volunteers bring Christmas cheer to the deprived and homeless of Belfast

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