Community projects
Search for community-led projects that are either underway or are looking to get support from people in your area.
Find out what help people are looking for and how you can get involved and contact the project owner or sponsor. Even if you can't help out yourself you can easily share the projects with people in your own network that might be able to. It's also a great way of finding out what’s going on in your area.
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Stomping grapes at Horsenden Grape & Honey Farm
Volunteer your time to a stomping opportunity at the Horsenden grape and honey farm, to help with the harvesting of grapes for wine and juice. A fun activity that rarely takes place in the UK, the picking will start at noon on Wednesday 6th September 2023, and the whole process of picking, cleaning and stomping will be complete by 4pm. Come wearing appropriate outdoor shoes and either shorts or trousers that can be rolled up.
Town: Greenford
Ongoing
Community Gardening – Drop-in Weekly sessions – Dean Gardens Improvement
Please come along and help.
All tools provided.
Bring your own gardening gloves if you have them, or we can provide disposable ones.
Wear sensible shoes and clothing, suitable for the weather on the day.
Town: Ealing
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Green skills boot camp
For anyone who is interested they can apply now by emailing skillsescalator@hounslow.gov.uk
Applications and screening are taking place now. The course start date is 20 November 2023.
Towns: Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall
Ongoing
Crosslight – Debt and Benefit Advice
We are looking for volunteers to help us support foodbank users. We have different volunteering roles. You can read more on https://www.crosslightadvice.org/volunteer
Towns: Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall
Ongoing
Home-Start Ealing – supporting families with young children
Our home-visiting volunteers are required to have:
– parenting or caring experience
– commit to our training programme
– undergo referencing and enhanced criminal record checks
– understand that support provided to families is completely confidential
– have a non-judgemental attitude and understand the pressures of bringing up a family
Towns: Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall
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A.P.P.L.E’s Kitchen Hub
Our tiny kitchen has served us well but we need more space and better equipment. A.P.P.L.E. are kicking off a big refurbishment project which will turn our storeroom into a beautiful new shiny kitchen. Back our project with donations and pledges of support!
Town: Acton
Ongoing
Feeding Ealing – Polytunnel Food growing and sharing projects
We welcome all skills to assist with the delivery of our project.
Towns: Greenford, Southall
Ongoing
Independent Review Panel Chairperson for Permanent Exclusions from Schools
By joining our pool of panel members, you will help us to convene panels within the tight statutory deadlines and to ensure that these important matters are heard without delay.
As Chair, you will play a key role in ensuring that all parties are able to express their cases fully at hearings and that the panels you sit on make reasoned decisions.
Towns: Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall
Ongoing
Lancaster Estate Residents Association coffee mornings and advice service
You will be helping us with a variety of tasks.
Town: Southall
Ongoing
Community Gardening – Mondays 10-3pm – DIG Hanwell
Join us for some seasonal activities and volunteering in our lovely community garden.
Town: Hanwell
Ongoing
Grove Farm Litter Pick
Once a month LAGER Can and Friends of Grove Farm carry out a litter pick in and around Grove Farm local nature reserve, next to Sudbury hill tube station.
Town: Greenford
Ongoing
Samaritan Soup Kitchen
Samaritan Soup Kitchen is run by Destiny House International Church. The church recognises the great need in these difficult times to lovingly relieve hardship by providing hot meals, food bags and occasionally donated clothes to the homeless or those struggling to make ends meet.
Town: Acton