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, help the environment and develop your interests.

Some of the things you could get involved with are:

Don’t just take our word for it - this is what people say about being a volunteer for Leicestershire County Council

If you’d like to become part of the team - See our Volunteering Opportunities Page for more details.

In many tasks you would work alongside experienced staff - enabling you to broaden your knowledge and develop new skills. You’ll make new friends, meet likeminded people and generally have fun whilst doing something very rewarding!

We also have a number of Conservation Events for Volunteers currently running.

If you’ve got some spare time and would like to have more information about the volunteering opportunities open to you, contact our Volunteer Coordinator - Joan Berry on 0116 305 5956; or email her at joan.berry@leics.gov.uk .

There is an exciting volunteering scheme for people in North West Leicestershire called VIP (Volunteering Internships and Placements) If you have specific skills you would like to develop or existing skills you would like to share, please contact the VIP team on 0116 305 6899 or email vip@leics.gov.uk or use the Volunteering Enquiry Form.

All opportunities for VIP in North West Leicestershire can be found on the Volunteering Opportunities page.

Look out for this symbol throughout the Leicestershire Events Guide to see some of the volunteering events happening in country parks, libraries and other areas.

There are several warden schemes which help to conserve trees, archaeology and our heritage. For more information see: Heritage Wardens or Tree Wardens.

If you’d like to have more general information on volunteering and things to consider when becoming a volunteer, then you can visit these websites: