Stopping harm for a night
Molly and David Summerville have been volunteering for over 18 years for Bradford Night Stop, a charity offering free emergency accommodation, for young homeless people. Read more about nightstop
Tough love
Carla Mallett helps young offenders turn their lives around so they don’t end up back in court. She volunteers up to three days a week for Bradford’s Youth Offending Team running group and one-to-one sessions. Read more about tough love
Watching over neighbourhoods
Aneela Ahmed set up a Neighbourhood Watch after her elderly neighbours became afraid to go out after their home was burgled. Read more about watching over neighbourhoods
Southbrook Terrace businesses work together as Active Citizens
Southbrook Terrace, a busy street opposite Bradford College, has been freed of anti-social behaviour, littering and grime thanks to Southbrook Business Group, local businesses and organisations who worked together with Bradford Council. Read more about Southbrook Terrace Active Citizens
New help is available to Bradford sports clubs wanting to attract more volunteers.
Bradford Volunteer Centre is one of only nine volunteer centres across England chosen by Sport England for their Sporting Champions project. Read more about Sporting Champions
Young citizens makeover school
Bradford teenagers will swap video games for wheelbarrows and give up a few days of their summer holiday to ‘makeover’ Greengates Primary School and develop a special new environmental area. Read more about the makeover
Call for more businesses to become Active Citizens
Bradford based events company, Zap Promotions is calling for more businesses to come forward and become Active Citizens. Read more about businesses becoming Active Citizens
The Big Lunch
People from Bradford shared food, decorated their streets with bunting, played music and enjoyed activities at Big Lunches in June this year.
The Big Lunch works on the simple idea that community relations can be improved through the simple act of sharing food, enjoying a sense of community, making friends and having fun. Read more about The Big Lunch
New co-production approach to wellbeing discussed
Volunteers, community association members, older people, voluntary organisations and Council staff discussed a new way of working together to provide services in neighbourhoods at a special workshop last Friday. Read more about the workshop
Scouts Get Inside Look At Policing
Scouts from Wibsey are heading to Trafalgar House Police Station tomorrow (04/03) as part of work to achieve their Community Challenge Award. Read more about Wibsey Scouts' visit
Volunteer luncheon club calls for more eaters
Burley Luncheon Club volunteers are calling for more elderly residents to eat at their club. The Luncheon Club has more than enough volunteer helpers but would like to attract more eaters. Read more about Burley Luncheon Club
Vote for candidates in the youth parliament
Sixty young people have put their names forward as candidates for the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament (BKYP). Read more about Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament
Project boosts the number of sports volunteers in the district
Bradford Council has helped a district-wide project to successfully increase the number of sport volunteers. Read more about sports volunteers.
21st February 2011
Bradford volunteering higher than most areas
A recent study has found that Bradford has a higher level of people volunteering than most other areas. Read more about the study.
15th February 2011
Community Minded Residents Celebrated
A major year-long campaign to celebrate the incredible efforts of local people who work tirelessly to improve things without expecting to be paid is being launched at a special event on Thursday 27th January. Read more about the launch.
27th January 2011
Bradford shoppers encouraged to become volunteers Shoppers in Kirkgate and Airedale will find out the benefits of becoming volunteers and how they can help out in their local communities. Read more about volunteering.
27th January 2011
