Charities and Volunteering

At the end of June volunteers in Broomfield Conservatory gathered in their favourite greenhouse for the first time since January 2020. Read about how volunteers maintain the plants and welcome visitors and find out how you can join them.

The local Royal British Legion community fundraiser is recruiting volunteers for the Poppy Appeal in October/November. The role involves manning stands with various poppy items on them and retrieving donations from the public.

Read the full article and forum comments

Citizens Advice Enfield is experiencing increased demand for its services and is looking for volunteers in specified roles.

Age UK Enfield is recruiting a new chief executive officer. The deadline for applications is 1st July.

The local branch of the national charity Home-Start is recruiting home visiting volunteers and is looking in particular for people speaking Albanian, Arabic, Syrian Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Bengali or Pashto or proficient in British Sign Language. Home-Start helps families with young children through challenging times

On 20th May you're invited to an evening of Periods, Pads and Prosecco, where you can learn about Anne Nicholl's work countering period poverty in both Kenya and London. There'll be food and drink provided by Cooking Champions and you can even learn how to hand sew a reusable sanitary pad. If you can't make it, you can still read the article and contribute to the crowdfunder.

Nightingale Cancer Support Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and its popular Night Hike is back after a two-year gap. On Friday 20th May hundreds of people will be walking the 10K or 15K Night Hike route around our beautiful borough raising money for this wonderful charity. Why not join in the fun?

Baker and Chase estate agents are acting as a drop-off point for people to donate Easter Eggs to the Enfield Food Bank.

The amazing Cooking Champions are recruiting new volunteers to help them provide food support. There are information sessions in Grange Park on Saturday.

The Veteran's Support Project operated by Age UK Enfield provides advice and support, plus social events, for anyone who has served in the armed forces or done National Service. Support is also provided to the families of Veterans.