Corporate Volunteering

Dallow Development Trust Limited

Contact: Haroon Ahmed, The Dallow Centre, 234 Dallow Road, Luton, LU1 1TB

Centre Development Manager

Email: haroon@dallow.org.uk

Tel: 01582 410333

For groups of 12 or less, we offer the opportunity to do some volunteering as part of our Monday nature conservation programme. The focus is on habitat management and access to greenspace. In autumn and winter activities typically include scrub clearance, maintenance and repairs, tree planting, wildflower sowing. In spring and summer, activities include hand-pulling invasive species along our river corridor and species monitoring and surveying. Booking is essential.

For groups of more than 12, we can facilitate bespoke activities in our greenspace. These can incur a cost to cover officer time and resources.

See our upcoming nature conservation programme here,

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)

TCV run practical environmental conservation activities for people to get involved with – depending on the season it could be meadow management, tree planting, pond clearance and much more. Activities are fun, satisfying and make a real difference to green spaces, wildlife and the environment. Our leaders are fully trained and experienced at providing group sessions. First aid cover and insurance are provided. All the tools, equipment and instruction are

provided. We are able to arrange sessions at a range of sites around Bedfordshire and beyond including Luton, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Huntingdon. 

Luton Foodbank

For groups of 6 volunteers, we have warehouse shifts available from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, volunteers will gain experience in sorting donations, picking and packing of parcels, stock management and much more.

For groups of 10 and above, we offer volunteering opportunities at our events, from our monthly food drive held at local supermarkets to our annual events like the Colour Run, School2School Run, Harvest, Advent and many more. 

Please get in touch for further details by emailing us at info@lutonfoodbank.org.uk 

The Wildlife Trust Beds, Cambs & Northants

The Wildlife Trust BCN runs a programme called Wild Work Days which are specifically designed for teams and groups to get out on our reserves and involved in our work. These days are great opportunities for teams to get involved in practical and educational work on our reserves and are very popular with companies and their staff as they provide a great team building experience, getting people outdoors and connected with nature. The Wildlife Trust BCN manages over 100 nature reserves in our three counties, meaning we are usually able to find a location that suits you and your team. Our Wild Days out are best suited to groups of between 8-25 although we are able to at times make exceptions for larger groups with enough time in advance. We have a variety of days depending on the time of year for corporate groups to book onto, including;

• Habitat Management Days, where you’ll get involved with day to day tasks on one of our nature reserves, like tree planting, invasive species removal and fence building.
• Educational and Experience Days, giving the chance to learn new skills and help produce useful data for The Trust through surveying and monitoring.
• As well as Wild Wellbeing Days, which focus on mental health and all-round wellbeing through building a connection to nature.

Charges apply, that are available upon enquiry.

Forest of Marston Vale

For groups of 12 or less, we offer volunteer opportunities throughout the year. We are Bedfordshire’s Community Forest, and we create woodlands and places for nature to thrive. Our volunteers are key to helping us manage those habitats. You might be helping to remove redundant tree tubes from our trees, pulling ragwort from our meadows, or clearing scrub to help us maintain our mosaic of habitats. Work is fun and varied; you‘ll have the chance to learn about how we manage our woodlands, and to really make a difference. All tools and training are provided. Booking is essential.

Freinds for Life

We work in care homes in Bedford Borough to help reduce the loneliness and social isolation of residents who have few or no visitors. We’d love to talk to you about volunteering your skills and talents to support a one-off event or activity in a care home (for example music, singing, reading, or crafts), or if you have staff who want to give ongoing befriending time.

Fundraising is also very much appreciated!

Kathryn, 07538 043943

Link to Change

At Link to Change, we welcome corporate volunteering as a valuable way for businesses to support our work with children and young people at risk of exploitation. While opportunities for hands-on maintenance, gardening or refurbishment tasks are limited due to the nature of our service, we encourage teams to get involved through fundraising activities. Corporate fundraising not only helps raise vital funds for our specialist support services but also builds awareness of the issues facing vulnerable young people in our communities. We’re happy to work with companies to create meaningful, impactful ways for staff to contribute.

Email: hayley@linktochange.org.uk

Tel: 01480 474974   

Emmaus Village Carlton

Being based on a large site with various social enterprise areas (Bistro, Boutique, Warehouse) we are able to offer a wide range of areas and projects from sorting items in our drop off area, sorting through clothes, redoing displays in the boutique, helping in the bistro, gardening (can be general maintenance or specific projects), maintenance, setting up and clearing away for a chapel sale – the list is pretty endless.   We can accommodate both small and large groups.

Please get in touch for further details by contacting our Volunteer Coordinator by email at GetInvolved@emmausvc.org or by phone on 07561 292978

Food ETC

Food etc empowers people to make better food choices by teaching them how to cook affordable, tasty and nutritious meals from scratch.

We work with a variety of communities. In nursery and primary schools where we teach small groups of parents and children together. In secondary schools with teenagers. And we work in partnership with charities that support a variety of people including formerly homeless, domestic abuse survivors, older people and carers (young and old), looked after experienced young people and families supported by local authorities.       

We welcome corporate volunteers to support our volunteers to help deliver cookery workshops in a variety of settings. They can come as individuals or in pairs but generally no more than that at any one time or it would become overwhelming for course participants.

Our cookery workshops typically last around 1.5-2 hours and take place in and around Bedford.

www.foodetc.org.uk

Contact juliec@foodetc.org.uk 07970 115181