Make a Difference
Inspiring stories from communities.
Caring for wildlife, one hedgehog at a time—Make a Difference: Leeds
Shelley Hedgehogs volunteers care for sick animals and aid recovery.
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'Food, people & community are all important to me'—Make a Difference: West Midlands
Volunteer Etheline Deer has transformed a piece of waste land into a "green oasis".
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From biscuits to a matchday tradition—Make a Difference: Leeds
Eileen Gunn’s baking adds warmth at Bradford City games.
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'It’s a hug in a box for bereaved parents'—Make a Difference: Hampshire, Dorset and IoW
Fiona set up the charity, Ripples of Compassion, in memory of her daughter, Ripley.
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How Courtney turned volunteering into a career—Make a Difference: Suffolk
How volunteering can build confidence, and open pathways into meaningful careers
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Mother Wilkin’s community legacy—Make a Difference: Derby
Becky Measures visits the Mother Wilkin Centre in Burton.
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Mum saves lives through son's memory—Make a Difference: Bristol
Hayley Ryall set up Mikey's World after her son was fatally stabbed in 2023.
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'It's all about giving back'—Make a Difference: Shropshire
Rob Goldsmith is proud to be a St John Ambulance emergency responder in Oswestry.
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'Volunteering filled a void after my dad died'—Make a Difference: York
Joanita Musisi meets the volunteers at a St Leonard's Hospice shop in York.
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Helping families face dementia together—Make a Difference: Leeds
Memory Action Group gives weekly support to people with dementia.
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Paulette's visit to Sheffield S6 Foodbank—Make a Difference: Sheffield
Paulette helps pack a family food parcel, and finds out more about the charity
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The community garden helping people in need—Make a Difference: Devon
Meet the volunteers running a garden growing fruit and vegetables for the local foodbank
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'It's a little community'—Make a Difference: North East
Ian from Durham Donkey Rescue shares a day in the life of his volunteering.
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Keeping Yorkshire’s stone walls standing—Make a Difference: Leeds
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust volunteers keep walls and habitats alive.
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Volunteers power Ipswich’s Phoenix Club—Make a Difference: Suffolk
A Suffolk wellbeing project where food, art and friendly faces make a real difference.
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Getting children reading at Carterton Library—Make a Difference: Oxford
Oxfordshire is in the bottom 25% of English counties for key stage 1 & 2 literacy rates.
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The volunteers helping animals—Make a Difference: Leicester
Volunteer Beth Platts and Ady Dayman clean kennels at the Dogs Trust in Loughborough.
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Volunteering at Camborne Children's Clothes Bank—Make a Difference: Cornwall
The clothes bank operates on the first Tuesday of every month in Camborne.
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Hull's Street Angels: there when you need them—Make a Difference: Humberside
The volunteers keeping you safe on a night out in Hull.
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Kofi Smiles: “I love where I live”—Make a Difference: Humberside
BBC presenter Kofi Smiles began volunteering after meeting a Make a Difference winner.
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Maureen the chatty volunteer—Make a Difference: Tees
Maureen Treharne from Catterick Garrison balances caring with volunteering for the NHS.
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Volunteers build more than a museum—Make a Difference: Humberside
Volunteers say bringing history to life has given them a renewed sense of purpose.
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The lady launchers of Dungeness—Secret Kent
The story of a woman who was on hand to launch the Dungeness lifeboat when it was needed.
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