Want to Volunteer In Westminster?
How to volunteer
At the Volunteer Centre at One Westminster, we can help you take next step along your volunteering journey in the borough of Westminster. If you live, work or study in Westminster we can help you find your ideal volunteering role with Westminster Voluntary Organisations and Community Groups. This can include office/administration, charity shops, sports, IT, mentoring, befriending, gardening, libraries, hospitals, helping at major events in Westminster and much more!
If you need support relating to any aspect of volunteering, please email us and we will then contact you detailing how we can help.
If you would like to search for volunteering opportunities with Westminster Volunteer Involving Organisations on the Westminster Connects Volunteering platform - please sign up here.
Introduction To Volunteering Course
Our next Westminster Introduction to volunteering workshop will be held later in the year at One Westminster offices – Stowe Centre, 258 Harrow Road, W2 5ES (nearest station is Royal Oak - Hammersmith Line, buses 18 and 36 stop nearby).When date is confirmed details will appear in this section of website.
This short workshop will cover the benefits of volunteering, volunteer opportunities available with Westminster Volunteering involving organisations and support to help you find your ideal volunteering role. Refreshments provided.
Anyone that would like one to one support on the same day – you are welcome to attend the volunteer drop in directly after the workshop.
To register, please email: [email protected]
DROP-IN FOR 1-2-1 SUPPORT WITH FINDING A VOLUNTEER ROLE
We are pleased to confirm that our fortnightly volunteer drop-in session at One Westminster will be on Thursday between 1pm to 3pm - same time, every fortnight - at The Stowe Centre, 258 Harrow Road, Paddington, London W2 5ES.
Just a 3 minutes walk from Royal Oak tube station.
Nearest bus line 18 & 36.
There's no need to make an appointment - simply turn up at the office for one-to-one support to help you find your ideal volunteering role with Westminster voluntary organisations and community groups.
Here are the upcoming drop-in session dates up to end of September 2026:
2nd & 16th & 30th July
13th & 27th August
10th & 24th September
We look forward to seeing you.
Successes in 2025
- Dealt with more than 1,500 enquiries about volunteering in Westminster by phone and email and in person.
- New introduction to volunteering workshop was designed and delivered, specifically aimed at providing key support in helping people take next step in finding ideal volunteer role with Westminster volunteer involving organisations
- Over 100 outreach sessions were held throughout the borough to promote volunteering. This included providing one to one support to people who live, work or study in the borough and number of presentations and events.
- More than 140 volunteers helped out at eight One Westminster gardening days, which included rose pruning, leaf clearance and working in only nature reserve in a Westminster Park
- New events volunteering project was launched by One Westminster, with the aim of getting more people who live in Westminster to volunteer at key events taking place throughout the borough. This includes London Marathon, Remembrance Sunday, at afternoon tea dance for 1,000 elderly Westminster residents and many more!