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Would you like to make a difference to people’s lives or to the environment, meet new people and make new friends, take on a new challenge or learn a new skill and improve your job prospects? Have you ever thought about becoming a volunteer? Within Leicestershire County Council there are a variety of volunteering opportunities to help you get involved in your local community.

Current Opportunities

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See our wide range of Current Opportunities and how you can get involved with volunteering. Regular opportunities include:
  • Museums, Records Office and Libraries
  • School helpers, governors and Youth Offending
  • Countryside, waste prevention and recycling

Conservation Events

Country Park Volunteers
  
Our Country Park Rangers currently offer a range of Volunteer Conservation Events which are free to take part in. Past events have included:
  • Boardwalk Construction
  • River and Reedbed Management
  • Heathland and Woodland Management

Compact Leicestershire

  
The Compact Leicestershire acts as a guide for the way that Public Sector partners and the Voluntary and Community Sector work together. Codes of Good Practice include:
  • Funding, Commissioning and Procurement
  • Consultation & Policy Appraisal
  • Working with Black & Minority Ethnic Organisations

VIP Project

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The VIP Project supports volunteering in the cultural and heritage sector across Leicestershire. Current projects include:
  • Managing and caring for collections and exhibitions
  • Developing museum networks
  • Supporting volunteer opportunities

Voluntary Sector Training

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Voluntary Sector Training for people with disabilities, learning difficulties or unemployed/wanting to retrain. External community projects include:
  • Retail or computing training
  • Recycling community projects
  • Outreach projects

External Links and Partners

  
Our local and national partners include: