Stronger Communities

Our annual Cheering Volunteering event, in partnership with Community and Voluntary Service (CVS) and Beds RCC, will take place on 17 July  at the café at Priory House, Chicksands near Shefford. This event, now in its eleventh year, is a chance for us to thank and celebrate our volunteers from across Central Bedfordshire for their incredible contribution to volunteering within our communities. An afternoon tea with special guests and entertainment awaits 100 local volunteers. This event is sponsored by Grand Union Housing Group, Peabody Community Foundation and FCC Environmental and Milestone Infrastructure. All the free tickets for this event have now been allocated.

Tell us your volunteering story

Many of the volunteers within Central Bedfordshire help to provide the backbone to the community and this event will allow us to say thank you for the excellent support that you provide, often to some of our most vulnerable residents. We would love to hear your stories about volunteering, why you do it and what you love about it and we can share these at Cheering Volunteering 2024. Please also send any volunteering photos that we can display at the event to partnerships.communityengagementteam@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

Apply for an ‘Inspiring Volunteering’ grant

Applications for 2023 are closed.

As in previous years we allocated £5,000 to our Inspiring Volunteering grant scheme which runs alongside the Cheering Volunteering event and aims to kickstart new volunteering opportunities.