Welcome to Wigan Borough Volunteering Hub

Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do and thinking about how you would like to benefit from volunteering is a great start to finding the opportunity right for you.

View our active opportunities below and apply today.

Health and Well-being

Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre

Carers Wellbeing Phone befriending

VO10002

Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre

Young Carers Group Volunteer

VO10260

Making Space

Social Inclusion Assistant

VO10245

Creative Mindfulness for Dementia

Support to course facilitator

VO10385

Dog Trust Freedom Project

Foster Carers

VO10295

Breast Cancer Now

Moving Forward Volunteer

VO10324

Wigan Council Shared Lives Service

Shared Lives Champion

VO10050

EWG Counselling

Reception & Admin Support

VO10169

Community Led Initiatives CIC

Volunteer Mentor

VO10144

Home Start

Home Visiting Volunteers

VO10277

Transport for sick children

Stockport

VO10129

Healthwatch Wigan and Leigh

 

Various Volunteer Opportunities

VO10172

Citizens Advice Wigan Borough

Various Volunteering Roles

VO10236

Living Streets

Volunteer Walk Leader

VO10252

Age UK Wigan Borough

Bright Days Activity Volunteer

VO10307

Age UK Wigan Borough

Fundraising

VO10310

Age UK Wigan Borough

Handyperson Admin Volunteer

VO10308

Age UK Wigan Borough

Information and Advice

VO10309

Age UK Wigan Borough

Reception/Help with Admin.

VO10306

Caring Connections Ltd

Befriending Volunteer

VO10317

MS Therapy Centre

Helping in onsite shop and online sales.

VO10239

ManLeigh CIC

Peer to Peer Support

VO10249

Mindfulness Group

Mindfulness Group Volunteers

VO10286

Directions For Men

Facilitate Mens Talking Group

VO10288

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Warm Space Volunteer

VO10340

Living Streets

Community Street Reviewer

VO10253

Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link

Time Limited Contact Shopping Volunteer

VO10322

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

IPU Refreshment Volunteer

VO10331

Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link

Books and More Volunteer

VO10319

Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link

Telephone Contact Call Volunteer

VO10321

British Heart Foundation

Customer Service Volunteer

VO10350

Northern Care Alliance - Dialysis

Complementary Therapies

VO10355

British Heart Foundation

Warehouse Volunteer

VO10343

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Hospice In Your Home Companion Volunteer

VO10345

Driven

Volunteer Minibus Drivers

VO10347

Cancer Research UK

Event Volunteer – Wigan Race For Life

VO10375

Think Ahead Stroke Community Grp

Various Roles.

VO10376

Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link

Reception Volunteer – Tuesday afternoons

VO10320

Heritage, Culture and Leisure

Golborne & Lowton West Voice

Secretary

VO10234

Wigan Libraries

Various volunteer roles

VO10263

Kerry's Corner CIC

Community Library Assistant

VO10221

1st Abram Scout Group

Helpers, leaders or maintenance type roles

VO10063

Lancashire Mining Museum

Site Maintenance Volunteer

VO10348

Leigh Spinners Mill

Painting & preparing an open events space

VO10367

Lancashire Mining Museum

Volunteer Archivist

VO10382

Lancashire Mining Museum

Tea Room Assistant

VO10383

Tyldesley Netball Club

Volunteer Netball Coach

VO10384

Leigh Film Factory

Various volunteer roles.

VO10387

Leigh Spinners Mill

Volunteers help to  run education program

VO10388

St Michael and All Angels Church

Volunteer help to maintain grounds/garden

VO10390

People & Communities

Golborne & Lowton West Voice

Various Roles

VO10001

Garswood Hall Bowling & Community

Upkeep – Exterior Club Grounds

VO10020

Appley Bridge in Bloom

Customer Service Champion

VO10034

Clifton Street Community Centre

Various Roles.

VO10130

Transport for sick children

Stockport

VO10129

Place 2 Place

Admin Support

VO10161

Tenant Voice & Engagement Team

Housing Advisory Panel

VO10014

The Old Courts

Comfort Chats / Community Connection

VO10262

GMCA

Independent Custody Visitor 

VO10233

Tenant Voice & Engagement Team

Volunteers – Readers’ Panel

VO10218

Wigan Council

Digital Support Over The Telephone

VO10115

National Youth Advocacy Services

Independent Visitor

VO10222

The Reader

Run reading groups

VO10152

The Shoebox Fairies

Shoebox Fairy Box Creators

VO10237

Read Easy

Various Volunteer Roles

VO10154

HSP, Helping Support People in Need

Venue Volunteer

VO10141

Westfield Start Well Centre

Promote Start Well / Support Staff

VO10142

Aspull Olympic Wrestling Club

Social Media Support and more!

VO10156

Wigan Council

Mentor Supporter

VO10132

Out There

Supporting Families of Prisoners

VO10168

Coram Beanstalk

Support children to grow a love of reading.

VO10314

Atherton Start Well Centre

Various roles

VO10157

Site Runner

Site Runner

VO10160

Hindley Green Junior Volunteers -

Adult Supervisors

VO10176

Wigan Council

Youth Offender Panel Volunteer

VO10015

Leigh Film Society C.I.O

Various opportunities

VO10174

Home-Start Wigan

Volunteers with parenting experience

VO10204

Start Well Family Centre

Session Support Volunteer

VO10240

AIM NORTHWEST

Domestic Abuse Mentor

VO10213

The Bridge at Leigh

Community Food Shop Volunteers

VO10205

The Bridge at Bryn

Community Food Pantry Volunteers

VO10208

NCT

Community Volunteer

VO10270

Wigan Council

Support Young People – New Leigh Hub

VO10220

Kerry's Corner CIC

Data Entry using spreadsheets

VO10216

Higher Folds Community Centre

Support our Community Grocery Shop

VO10215

The Cycle Project UK CIC

Various Roles

VO10219

Wigan Council (TYSS)

Mentor

VO10225

Wigan Council (TYSS)

Mentor Drivers

VO10223

Wigan Council (TYSS)

Independent Visitors

VO10224

Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club

Various Volunteering Roles

VO10139

We Are Exployers

Volunteer Administrative Role

VO10242

Embrace Wigan and Leigh Charity

Kitchen and Reception Staff Volunteer

VO10294

Citizens Advice Wigan Borough

Various Volunteering Roles

VO10236

The Green Grass Centre

Various Volunteering Roles

VO10246

Wigan Stars

Support Members – Social Activities

VO10284

Bolton Lads and Girls Club

Volunteer Mentor

VO10272

Canal & River Trust

Water Safety Education Volunteer – Wigan

VO10334

The One House

Day to day running of the community centre

VO10283

Hindley Green Over 50s Friendship

Assistant Coordinator

VO10250

The Shoebox Fairies

Admin & Research Volunteer

VO10243

Clifton Street Community Centre

Maintenance / Handyperson.

VO10261

AIM NORTHWEST

Support weekly coffee group

VO10312

Bolton Lads and Girls Club

Volunteer Youth Worker

VO10271

Café Camaraderie

Volunteers with a heart for their community

VO10258

Wigan & Leigh Hospice

Retail Volunteer Shop Assistant

VO10274

AIM Northwest

Administrative role.

VO10316

Wigan Council - Tenant Voice & Engagement Team

Tenant Voice – Eyes & Ears Member

VO10337

Embrace Wigan and Leigh Charity

Gaming Group Volunteer

VO10291

TLC Talk Listen Change

CYP Volunteer

VO10282

Westleigh Startwell Centre

Various Volunteering Roles

VO10257

Yellow Door Community Library

Help to run Children’s Library

VO10330

We Are Explorers

Volunteer to engage with our LGBTQ+

VO10333

Embrace Wigan and Leigh Charity

Reception/Greeter Volunteer

VO10293

Thrive (Hindley) CIC

Caring, Passionate and Supporting Volunteer

VO10336

Wigan Council

Virtual Panel Volunteers

VO10313

We Are Explorers

Safeguarding Lead and Mediator

VO10325

Shevington Fete

Various Volunteer Roles

VO10299

Hindley Library and Community Ctr.

Hospitality/Catering Volunteer

VO10335

Wigan Council - Tenant Voice & Engagement Team

Scrutiny Pool Member

VO10339

Wigan Stars

Support adults with learning disabilities.

VO10305

Community Led Initiatives

Peer Mentors

VO10315

Happy Smiles Training CIC

Lived experience of disability/neurodiversity

VO10342

Garswood Hall Bowling & Community

Volunteer Kitchen Staff

VO10349

AIM Northwest

The Uniformity Project

VO10353

Wigan Council - Tenant Voice & Engagement Team

Tenant Voice – Neighbourhood Champion

VO10338

Golborne In Bloom

Gardening and Maintenance tasks.

VO10356

NSPCC

Speak Out. Stay Safe Volunteers.

VO10359

We Are Explorers

Financial Volunteer

VO10361

Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre

Companionship

VO10363

The Happy Place CIC

Various roles.

VO10365

Rebuild with Hope

Revive and Repair Volunteer

VO10366

Rebuild with Hope

Various behind the scenes roles.

VO10377

Wigan Parent Carer Forum

Volunteer Parent Carers

VO10374

Great Minds Bright Futures

Volunteer Charity Shop Assistants

VO10380

Family Hubs

Parent/Carer Panel Volunteer

VO10378

AIM Northwest

Uniform Recycle Hub Assistant

VO10381

Wigan Child Contact Centre

Volunteers to support parents/child meetings

VO10389

Hindley & Hindley Green Community

Administration Assistant

VO10329

The Environment

Friends of Hindley Cemetery

Various Roles

VO10007

Borsdane Wood & Rayner Park

Help maintaining green spaces.

VO10303

Oxfam Leigh

Shop Assistant

VO10125

Wigan Council

Community flood action groups

VO10151

Friends of Westlake Clayhole

Help with fund raising.

VO10011

Holy Trinity Church

Gardening work in church grounds

VO10226

Canal & River Trust

Lead Volunteer

VO10247

Friends of Wardour Street Allotments

Restore and improve land / allotments

VO10179

St. Thomas' Church

Help in maintaining our old graveyard

VO10177

Space to Grow

Gardening/Various roles

VO10278

Embrace Wigan and Leigh Charity

Gardening and Allotment Volunteer

VO10292

Canal & River Trust

Towpath Taskforce Volunteers – Wigan

VO10248

Give it a Grow

Gardening

VO10276

Brighter Better Orrell

Various Environmental Projects

VO10304

Bickershaw Country Park

Help maintain the ideal environment

VO10311

Wigan reserves

Help maintain the ideal environment

VO10327

St Thomas' and St Luke's

Community litter picking

VO10364

Trustee / Board Member

Atherton & Leigh Foodbank

Trustees

VO10206

Read Easy

Various Roles

VO10154

Childcare and Community Centre

Trustee

VO10149

Atherton & Leigh Foodbank

Charity Trustee

VO10290

Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre

Treasurer

VO10241

Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre

Trustee

VO10354

Citizens Advice Wigan Borough

Honorary Treasurer

VO10357

Citizens Advice Wigan Borough

Trustee.

VO10358

Morts Astley Heritage Trust

Board Trustee

VO10362

Wigan Parent Carer Forum

Finance/Treasurer Trustee

VO10369

Wigan Parent Carer Forum

Engagement Trustee

VO10370

Wigan Parent Carer Forum

HR Trustee

VO10371

Wigan Parent Carer Forum

Communications Trustee

VO10372

Wigan Parent Carer Forum

IT Trustee

VO10373

Think Ahead Stroke Community Grp

Directors / Trustees

VO10379

Other

Healthwatach Wigan and Leigh

Various Volunteer Opportunities

VO10172

Wigan & Leigh Hospice

Ebay Shop Volunteer.

VO10346

Wigan Council

Youth Work Volunteer

VO10076

Wigan Council

Young volunteers needed

VO10096

Wigan Council

School Governor

VO10018

Salvation Army Donation Centre

Volunteer Drivers Mate

VO10386

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