"Hopefully in a future of zero waste WRAP can disappear. Our job will be done."

Roger Kattenhorn is part of the Watford Recycling Arts Project (WRAP), which is a registered charity specialising in the recyling and repurposing of ethically sourced commercial waste for creative ent… Read more

"I wanted to do voluntary work that was far removed from the sort of thing I had been doing in my day job."

Helen volunteers for Courtyard Arts in her spare time. She tells #TeamHerts Volunteering what she does for them.  Where do you volunteer and for how long have you been doing it? I volunteer… Read more

"I feel that I am using the skills from my working life to help with the running of an organisation."

Val Quieros is a treasurer for Letchworth Arts and Leisure Group, and has been volunteering all her life.  Where do you volunteer and for how long have you been doing it? I am currently the volunt… Read more

"Volunteering allows me to support the creative community."

Digswell Arts Trust are a small charity with a board of trustees who are all volunteers. Some of the trustees are very hands on and involved with the day to day running of the studios, and the board m… Read more

"I have become much more patient and understanding of others due to volunteering!"

CHIPS is a Hertfordshire based charity that runs playschemes for children with additional needs and their siblings. The playschemes depend on the support of young volunteers to interact and play with… Read more

"We help young people to get jobs, save lives and even change the world!"

Scout Groups are the basic units of Scouting for the first three Sections (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts), for young people aged 6 to 14 years. Chris Hawes from Watford North Scouts tells #TeamHerts Volunt… Read more

A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Manager - Home-Start Hertfordshire

For #SmallCharitiesWeek, Lara Norris, CEO Home-Start Hertfordshire, talks us through a day in the life of a volunteer manager, and shows us how hard small charities work for their service users.     … Read more

"I’m becoming more confident which helps me with my volunteering"

One of the youngest volunteers to be featured on our website, 12 year old Ella Fox, helps out at the Watford FC Trust Premier League Dance sessions. She loves working with the younger students to reac… Read more

"Sometimes I feel like I’m a kid in a candy shop when volunteering."

Barry Freedman is a volunteer for Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust. He has volunteered at a few locations in Watford, and having been a Watford football fan for over 55 years, thought… Read more

"Volunteering has shown me how I can use my current skills in the community."

Karen Shields has been a registered CNHC Nutritional Therapist since 2012. She started volunteering for the Triangle Community Garden Growing Health Lunch Club, three years ago in Hitchin. She te… Read more