Volunteering
GIVE A DAY CARLISLE: A week of putting kindness first!
GIVE A DAY CARLISLE A week of putting kindness first. by Danni Murphy A week dedicated to generosity is set to return to Carlisle this summer, as Give a Day to the City takes place from 29 June to 5 July 2026. The initiative invites people across Carlisle and the wider Border region to give […]
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16 and 17-year-olds now able to volunteer with hospice in Carlisle and Penrith
Young people aged 16 and 17 can now volunteer with Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice and make a real difference to the charity’s vital retail team. Roles on offer include those in the hospice’s four charity shops across Carlisle and Penrith, with the potential for also being involved in the retail team’s […]
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Help host a masterpiece
Help host a masterpiece THE BEACON Museum in Whitehaven is looking for volunteers to help out with the exhibiting of a masterpiece. Later this year, the museum will host a priceless artwork on tour from the National Gallery. In the past, under this scheme, the museum exhibited Jean-Siméon Chardin’s House of Cards. The next painting – […]
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Can You Spare Some Time To Spruce Up Workington?
Workington In Bloom will hopefully be weeding Workington to victory on Sunday 8th July from 11am. The judges for Britain in Bloom will be in Workington on Monday 9th July, so Sunday is the last chance to get Workington looking even more beautiful. All are welcome, and even if volunteers can spare only 30 minutes, […]
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Age UK West Cumbria Celebrate National Volunteers Week
The Community Connections Project run by Age UK West Cumbria is celebrating National Volunteers Week 2018, which takes place from 1 – 7 June. Isolation and loneliness are a greater threat to life expectancy than obesity. Social isolation and loneliness have lasting negative effects on blood pressure and increase the risk of disability, cognitive decline […]
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