Beyond Detention provides emotional and practical support such as befriending, clothes and phone credit to people detained in Yarl’s Wood IRC

ERTA is a voluntary membership-based, pro-public transport improvement association. Line re-openings is right up our street in advocacy, campaigning and nurturing congenial agreement and resolution, bringing people together and making common cause.

Voiceability is one of the largest advocacy and empowerment agencies in the country. It was set up almost 40 years ago to support people to get their voices heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing.

Take action within your community to increase recycling, reduce waste and improve the local environment. Join Central Bedfordshire Council’s waste reduction volunteer team.

Meet Debbie and Rob, they are both Digital Health Champions for the You Can Do IT! project run by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity. They host weekly sessions at a partner venue called Beacon House, in Bedford.

We talked to Julie Clay, director of Food etc, a Community Interest Company which provides cookery workshops to disadvantaged people across Bedfordshire. Its growing team of volunteers uses cheap and nutritious food to show people how to prepare and enjoy healthier meals.

As part of our funding support, CVS Bedfordshire is working with funding website easyfundraising to help voluntary organisations, good causes and charities in in Bedfordshire and Luton to get additional income.

Some volunteering opportunities from the CVS Simply Connect platform that will support families.

We look at the work being done by FACES in Bedford, to support local families and how volunteers are critical to their service.

It is great to see parks and open spaces across Luton, Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough being recognised as amongst the best in the country once again. Volunteers play a significant part in keeping these spaces going.