What's going on in East Cambridgeshire?

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Events Volunteer
Organisation role · Flexible hours
Flexible location
Events Volunteer
Events volunteers help raise awareness of diabetes and Diabetes UK at events. They talk to members of the public in a friendly and enthusiastic manner to raise Posted by Diabetes UK
Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 28 Aug 2025
From home
Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Join Unseen Expeditions UK as a trustee to help launch a new charity, guide strategy, and support adventure-led mental health projects across the UK.Posted by Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Media Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 28 Aug 2025
From home
Media Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Lead media for a new UK charity, creating and sharing engaging content to showcase its mission, projects & stories to audiences and partners.Posted by Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Fundraising Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 27 Aug 2025
From home
Fundraising Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Lead fundraising for a new UK charity, securing resources through donors, grants & sponsorships to support inspiring expedition projects.Posted by Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Communications Trustee - Unseen Expeditions CIO UK
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Communications Trustee - Unseen Expeditions CIO UK
Lead communications for a new UK charity, sharing its mission, stories & projects with audiences, stakeholders, and partners across the UK.Posted by Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Secretary Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 27 Aug 2025
From home
Secretary Trustee - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Support a new UK charity as Secretary Trustee, ensuring strong governance, compliance & smooth operations during its launch and growth.Posted by Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Chair of Trustees - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 27 Aug 2025
From home
Chair of Trustees - Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Lead a new UK charity as Chair, guiding strategy, governance & launch of inspiring expedition-led mental health projects.Posted by Unseen Expeditions UK CIO
Listening Volunteer
Project role (Temporary) · Flexible hours · For around 12 months
From home
Listening Volunteer
Volunteers provide 1-1, ongoing, empathetic and non-judgmental listening support to people living with autoimmune diseases.Posted by The Wren Project
Cambridgeshire Helper
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Cambridgeshire Helper
The Helper lends out tandems to people from the Helper's home. The Borrowers take the tandems typically for two months then bring them back.Posted by Charlotte's Tandems
Volunteer tutor
Project role (Temporary) · 1–4 hrs/Week · For around 6 months
Flexible location
Volunteer tutor
Volunteer as a tutor with Action Tutoring for one hour a week over 10 to 20 weeks and make a difference to the lives of young people facing disadvantage. Posted by Action Tutoring
Create your own fundraising committee wherever you live!
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Create your own fundraising committee wherever you live!
By setting up a group you can be involved in events throughout the year at times to suit you; we only ask that you commit to three activities per year.



Posted by Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust
Marketing and Engagement Volunteer
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Marketing and Engagement Volunteer
In this role you can use your experience in community engagement, marketing or communications to improve our engagement and raise awareness of CPRE.Posted by CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Trustees wanted!
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Trustees wanted!
This is an excellent opportunity to play a senior role in a respected environmental charity.Posted by CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Trustee
Organisation role · 2–5 hrs/month
From home
Trustee
Our local branch of the RSPCA is looking for trustees to join our board. You don't have to have been a trustee before but a passion for animal welfare is key.Posted by RSPCA Cambridgeshire Mid East
Fundraiser / Fundraising Assistant
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Fundraiser / Fundraising Assistant
Could you spend a few hours or days helping Balik Arts reach the next level? Posted by Balik Arts
Become a Volunteer Befriender – Make a Real Difference in Someone’s Life
Organisation role · 2–4 hrs/month
Flexible location
Become a Volunteer Befriender – Make a Real Difference in Someone’s Life
We’re looking for volunteers to join our brand-new Befriending Project, supporting people living with hearing loss across Cambridgeshire.Posted by Cambridgeshire Deaf Association
Chair, CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Organisation role · 6–12 hrs/Week
From home
Chair, CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
This an excellent opportunity to use your management and leadership skills to help develop and support our small, local environment charity and join our team!Posted by CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
RSPCA Wildlife Friends
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
RSPCA Wildlife Friends
Become a Wildlife friend! Help make a difference by taking part in wildlife friendly activities, creating wildlife friendly habitats & taking action at home...Posted by RSPCA
RSPCA Microvolunteer (England)
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
RSPCA Microvolunteer (England)
Microvolunteering is perfect for busy people who’d like to get involved and help the RSPCA, but don’t have much time to give.Posted by RSPCA
Volunteers needed to support Bowel Cancer UK
Organisation role · Flexible hours
Flexible location
Volunteers needed to support Bowel Cancer UK
We're always looking for enthusiastic people to support our work by joining our wonderful team of volunteers. Posted by Bowel Cancer UK
Trustee - Splash Pad
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Trustee - Splash Pad
We are looking for Trustees to be the hero our community.Posted by VCAEC
Awesome Game Developer
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Awesome Game Developer
Got creativity, imagination, and passion for gaming? Proficient in coding and building games? We want kids to have fun learning to care for healthy smilesPosted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Business Administrator/Systems developer
Organisation role · 2–8 hrs/Week
From home
Awesome Business Administrator/Systems developer
Do you know what it takes to run efficient business and team management systems? Can you help us work smarter as we grow? Have time to input and see results?Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Video Editor
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Awesome Video Editor
Do you enjoy Video Editing? Want to work in a team to make our videos really engaging? We need fun shorts to share the benefits of a healthy smile :-)Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Videographer to help us create Fun Educational shorts to share smiles
Organisation role · Flexible hours
Flexible location
Awesome Videographer to help us create Fun Educational shorts to share smiles
Are you an experienced videographer with some time to spare? We need videos to share the benefits of a healthy smile online. Editing skills a bonus but not essePosted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Artist (actual and/or digital)
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Awesome Artist (actual and/or digital)
Do you have a talent for producing original artwork or designs? We need brightly coloured and fun creations for our educational and promotional resources.Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Social Media Manager in Sales and Marketing Team
Organisation role · 3–6 hrs/Week
From home
Social Media Manager in Sales and Marketing Team
A team player with a keen eye for fun content and a desire to get our audience smiling are what we need in our Awesome Social Media Manager. Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Creative Team Designer for educational and promotional resources
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Awesome Creative Team Designer for educational and promotional resources
Whether you want to share your expertise in digital design or develop your creative and technical skills, our growing team are waiting to welcome you.Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Wizard Web Developer
Project role (Temporary) · Flexible hours
From home
Awesome Wizard Web Developer
We are looking for a Web Developer to work with our creative team turning ideas into our website to convey our Awesome message and share more healthy smiles :-)Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Foodbank Volunteer
Organisation role · 3–4 hrs/Week
Flexible location
Foodbank Volunteer
Help people in crisis at our foodbank session or warehouse!Posted by Ely Foodbank
Call Companion Volunteer - Do you have 30 mins a week to call an older person
One-off · 0–2 hrs
From home
Call Companion Volunteer - Do you have 30 mins a week to call an older person
Have you got 30 mins a week that you could spare?
We are seeking volunteers to spend 30 minutes a week chatting with older people aged 75+ who are lonely
Posted by Re-engage
Social Media Assistant
Organisation role · Flexible hours
From home
Social Media Assistant
We are looking for someone to help us with our social media activity. Posted by VCAEC
Volunteer Gardener - East Cambs only
One-off · 2–4 hrs
From home
Volunteer Gardener - East Cambs only
Your role is helping those unable to tend to their gardens. The gardening ranges from cutting grass to chopping your way through brambles. East Cambs only.Posted by VCAEC
Volunteer Driver - East Cambs only
One-off · 2–4 hrs
From home
Volunteer Driver - East Cambs only
As a volunteer driver your role is to take people to various appointments (such as shopping or hospital trips), for residents in East Cambs only.Posted by VCAEC
Image of VCAEC volunteer gardeners helping their community, with the VCAEC logo in the top right hand corner

Need additional support?

Contact Voluntary Community Action East Cambs (VCAEC)

VCAEC are an independent, registered charity based in Ely, Cambridgeshire.


They offer a social car and gardening scheme, both of which are run with the goodwill of volunteers. They also have an active role as a Volunteer Centre, supporting people into volunteering, and promoting volunteering to all sectors of the community.


Visit the VCAEC website to find out more about the support VCAEC can provide to volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in East Cambridgeshire.

Come and speak to us!

If you want to talk with us about volunteering, visit one of our stalls.

The team aims to attend as many community events as possible across Cambridgeshire, so look our for the logo.


If you want to know where we will be, check out our Events page on our Facebook profile.


Here, you can see where the team will pop-up across the county. If you would like us to attend an event, send us an invite to [email protected].


Check out our Facebook page