Volunteers’ Week 2022 is just over two months away!

WHAT IS VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK?

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of volunteering.  It is the biggest week in the volunteering calendar which recognises the contribution of local volunteers.

Volunteers Week takes place 1-7 June every year. It's a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities and say thank you; reminding us all to take the time to recognise our wonderful volunteers and everything they do to support the work of charities and community groups around the country.

Volunteers’ Week is supported and celebrated by small grassroots organisations as well as larger, household-name charities, who together run hundreds of activities across the UK. These activities showcase and celebrate volunteers and the contribution volunteering makes in our communities

 The theme of Volunteers’ Week 2022 is, ‘A time to say thanks’. This is a very appropriate choice when we consider the vital role volunteers have played in the pandemic response. During an exceptionally difficult couple of years, volunteers have been the lifeblood of our communities with people from all walks of life across the UK stepping up and volunteering.

 So please join us this June as we come together to thank all our incredible volunteers for their hard work and dedication over this last year – and to recognise those individuals who have not been able to carry out their regular volunteering during the pandemic.