Make a Difference
Every day the BBC radio station where you live, is helping bring communities closer together to make a difference.
Make a Difference Day is your chance to be part of something positive. Whether you have an hour to spare or the whole day, volunteering is a simple but powerful way to support your local community, learn new skills and meet new people.
From helping neighbours in need to supporting charities doing vital work, every action counts. If you’ve never volunteered before – or it’s been a while – this is the perfect moment to get involved and see the difference you can make. Find an opportunity below that interests you, and take that first step toward making a real impact.
Our Make A Difference Day is on Friday 5th June. Listen to you local BBC Radio Station for inspiring stories and suggestions about how you can get involved in your local community.
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Volunteering Opportunities
Gov.UK
Find Volunteering Opportunities.
Volunteer Scotland
Search from organisations and groups from all across Scotland.
Volunteering Wales
Making volunteering easy for volunteers and organisations working in the voluntary sector.
NI Direct
Volunteer opportunities and information across Northern Ireland.
Visit our awards page
Nominations are now closed.
In September, we will host special awards ceremonies across the UK, shining a light on our unsung heroes.
For more details, category information, and nomination tips please visit our Awards page.
Find out who is making a difference where you live
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Cambridgeshire
- Cornwall
- CWR (Coventry and Warwickshire)
- Cumbria
- Derby
- Devon
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Guernsey
- Hereford & Worcester
- Humberside
- Jersey
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Lincolnshire
- London
- Manchester
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North East
- Northampton
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Sheffield
- Shropshire
- Solent
- Somerset
- Stoke
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Tees
- Three Counties Radio (Beds, Herts and Bucks)
- Wiltshire
- WM (West Midlands)
- York
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Memory Radio
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Behind the bandana
Pudsey has removed his bandana to encourage conversations that can help.
Tiny Happy People
Explore simple activities, play ideas and find out more about your child's early development.
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What you might have missed
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Explore and listen to comedy, faith, politics and real-life from BBC radio teams local to you.
BBC Introducing
Bringing together of all of the BBC's supporters of unsigned music. Upload your music to your local BBC radio station.
Upload
Sharing your audio, video, text and images, on air and across local BBC radio digital platforms.
A Voice for Nature
Sir David Attenborough invites us all to join him and speak on behalf of planet Earth.
