Latest volunteering opportunities (updated 17/06/26)

St Christopher's Hospice

  • In-Patient Unit (IPU) volunteer: Volunteers in this role provide social interaction, companionship and holistic support to both people staying on St Christopher's Hospice's three in-patient wards and their families. 

Bromley Homeless

Invisible Palace

  • Gardening Volunteer: Join Invisible Palace garden volunteers and help increase biodiversity and sustainable planting in Crystal Palace Park.

South East London Community Energy

  • Volunteering at South East London Community Energy (SELCE): SELCE are always looking for voluntary energy advisors to help them meet the growing demand for energy advice across South East London. Volunteers would need to have an empathetic way with people, be good with numbers, and be able to commit to one day a week.

She Believes She Can CIC (SBSC)

  • Grants & Funding Volunteer: As a Grants & Funding Volunteer, you'll research grants and trusts that fit SBSC's mission to prevent hidden homelessness among women, and help write clear, persuasive applications.

Our service

As the Volunteer Centre for the London Borough of Bromley, Community Links Bromley provides support to volunteer-involving organisations and provides volunteering advice for residents. We work with over 300 different organisations looking for volunteers to help them support local people, in a wide range of ways.

View our privacy policy to see what we do with your personal details when you register to volunteer.

To find out how we can support your organisation, visit our Volunteer-Involving Organisations page.

 

What is volunteering? 

 'an activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or individuals or groups other than (or in addition to) close relatives' 

 - The Compact Code of Good Practice in Volunteering, 2005 

Volunteering can be great fun and you can make a real difference in your local community. We are here to help choose the right opportunity for you.

Volunteering can also promote your wellbeing. Watch the video below to find out how.

 

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Podcast feature!

Quest Soul Theatre invited our staff members, Christopher Evans and Mark Gilyead, to talk about volunteer journeys on their brand new podcast ‘Creative Junction’. Watch the video below to hear what they had to say about volunteering in the creative sector, young volunteering, and the difference volunteering makes to our wellbeing. You can also check out the full podcast episode here.

 

Pandemic Impact Short Film

We put together a short film, providing just a few examples of the extraordinary work of Bromley's third sector at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020. A big thank you to all the groups in Bromley that have provided so much support during the Covid-19 pandemic!