{"id":1009136,"date":"2026-06-06T12:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1009136\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T12:24:32","slug":"why-volunteers-matter-to-our-communities-and-how-you-can-get-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1009136\/","title":{"rendered":"Why volunteers matter to our communities \u2013 and how you can get involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The national Volunteers Week campaign, running from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June, is now in its 42nd year and highlights the vital role volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Considering volunteering?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Volunteering in Wirral is a great opportunity to develop new skills and gain experience, whilst making a difference to people\u2019s lives. There are lots of ways to get involved; from helping out in your local area to making a regular commitment to a community or charity group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Becoming a volunteer\u00a0is a great way to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>meet new people<\/li>\n<li>make a big difference to your community<\/li>\n<li>improve your confidence<\/li>\n<li>reduce social isolation<\/li>\n<li>boost your CV and make yourself stand out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Libraries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of volunteer roles within libraries that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IT volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Family History volunteers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ats-wirraljobs.jgp.co.uk\/vacancies\/320328?ga_client_id=b6161af1-ced8-430d-ab40-1e4d5824d329&amp;type=list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View more information and apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parks and countryside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of volunteer opportunities in Wirral parks and countryside &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wirral.gov.uk\/leisure-parks-and-events\/parks-and-open-spaces\/volunteer-with-us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">view details of where you can volunteer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wirral Youth Justice Service<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Carl Loughlin, Volunteer Coordinator, to register your interest:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wirralview.com\/communities\/mailto:carlloughlin2@wirral.gov.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carlloughlin2@wirral.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteering in your community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are not part of a formal group but want to organise activities in your community such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a Big Lunch<\/li>\n<li>clean-up of a \u2018grot\u2019 spot<\/li>\n<li>or a larger event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can find out more on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wirral.gov.uk\/communities-and-neighbourhoods\/organising-outdoor-events\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">organising outdoor events in Wirral page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For litter picking events, you can find information about litter picking kits and helpful advice for planning on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wirral.gov.uk\/environmental-problems\/street-care-and-cleaning\/love-wirral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Love Wirral<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>For wider volunteering opportunities in Wirral, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteering.wcvs.org.uk\/index-classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wirral CVS promoting and developing volunteering in your area.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The national Volunteers Week campaign, running from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June, is now in its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1009137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,233162,393,728,4884,26108,26114,179,16,15],"class_list":["post-1009136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-liverpool","tag-britain","tag-children-and-young-people","tag-england","tag-environment","tag-great-britain","tag-leisure","tag-libraries","tag-liverpool","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116703151526892077","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1009136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1009137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1009136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1009136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1009136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}