Barrow Volunteering Fair

Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2025 – Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th June 2025

Next week it is National Volunteers’ Week which celebrates and recognises the contributions of volunteers. Launched in 1984, this initiative has been running for over 40 years. Volunteers’ Week is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate Volunteering and volunteers, recognise and reward volunteers and to recruit volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering, then please come along to our Barrow Volunteering Fair at The Bridge, Portland Walk, Barrow on Wednesday 4th June 10:30 – 12:30. It is a drop in event so need to book just come along and you will have the opportunity to speak directly with charities about local volunteering opportunities.

Organisations attending currently include:

• Women’s Community Matters
• Walney Community Trust
• St John ambulance
• National Trust (Fell Foot & Sandscale Haws)
• Mind in Furness
• Vision Support
• Cumbria Animal and Hen Rescue
• People First / Healthwatch Cumberland and Westmoreland and Furness
• Pelican of London
• Natural England
• British Red Cross