Benefits of Becoming a Volunteer

Looking to volunteer? The sport and activity sector has a whole host of voluntary opportunities – from being a coach or activity leader to taking care of the admin behind the scenes.

Volunteering is an incredibly rewarding experience. Not only does it allow you to give back to your local community, but it also gives you a chance to develop new skills – which can be great for your CV. Whether you’re volunteering on a regular basis or at a one-off event, you’ll play an essential part in ensuring the activity runs smoothly. Without volunteers, grassroots sports and activities wouldn’t be able to happen.

Volunteering is a great way to:

• Meet people
• Gain work experience
• Make a difference
• Do something you're passionate about
• Fill some spare time
• Help people
• Get involved in your local community
• Try something new
• Enjoy yourself

Volunteering Opportunities

Discover volunteering opportunities across Lincolnshire below.

Lincolnshire Volunteers Website

There are lots of new and exciting opportunities being added to the Lincolnshire Volunteers platform every day. Just search for the area you are interested in volunteering in.

Parkrun Volunteers

Sign up to become a Parkrun volunteer at your local event.

The volunteers make Parkrun happen; they run the local events and take on roles such as Event Director, Run Director, Equipment Delivery & Storage, Event Day Course Check, Pre-event Setup, First Timers Briefing, Sign Language Support, Marshals, VI Guide, Tail Walker, Timekeeper, Finish Tokens, Funnel Manager, Barcode Scanning, Number Checker, and much much more.

Discover how to become a volunteer for your local Parkrun here.

Lincolnshire Wellbeing Walks

Wellbeing Walks are short walks, led by friendly, specially trained volunteer walk leaders, who are on hand to provide encouragement and support.

If you'd like any further information about volunteering on the Lincolnshire Coop Wellbeing Walks please get in touch with wellbeingwalks@lincolnshire.coop, or telephone 01522 544 632.

Find Volunteers

Dedicated volunteers are essential to supporting grassroots sport and community physical activity sessions. Find out how to find advertise your opportunities below.

Voluntary Centre Services

Find volunteer recruitment and group support through Volunteer Centre Services.

Volunteers Recruitment

VCS Support

Developing Your Volunteers

Volunteers make up the majority of the workforce for clubs and activities, so they play a crucial role in making sure the activity runs smoothly. That's why it's important for clubs, groups and any other organisation that utilises volunteers to make sure they feel valued for the time and energy they commit.

Investing in your volunteers not only helps to retain your current workforce but also attracts new volunteers - giving you a larger, stronger team to help deliver your activity or event.

To make things easy, Buddle have produced a comprehensive toolkit to help clubs and groups recruit, train and develop their volunteer workforce.