Volunteering Opportunities

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11:48:23","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":48},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Baby and Toddler Rhyme Time Volunteers needed at local libraries"},{"id":1688,"link":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/volunteering\/volunteer-opportunity-community-supermarket-volunteer\/","name":"volunteer-opportunity-community-supermarket-volunteer","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shopping.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Volunteer Opportunity \u2013 Community Supermarket Volunteer","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Susan Dennison","link":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/author\/susanvc\/"},"date":"Feb 19, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-02-19 12:53:17","modifiedDate":"2025-05-15 12:50:17","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-05-15 12:50:17","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":56},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Can you support the smooth running of our mobile Community Supermarket?"},{"id":1363,"link":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/volunteering\/volunteer-opportunity-audley-end-explainer\/","name":"volunteer-opportunity-audley-end-explainer","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/audley-end-house-5076084_1280.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Volunteer Opportunity - Audley End Explainer","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Charity Comms","link":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/author\/charity-comms\/"},"date":"May 22, 2024","dateGMT":"2024-05-22 11:14:23","modifiedDate":"2024-08-28 09:45:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2024-08-28 09:45:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":54},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Audley End has a large Volunteer team who look after the House and Grounds. The team are a wonderfully diverse and friendly group who help to give a warm welcome to all visitors at Audley End."},{"id":616,"link":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/volunteering\/volunteer-opportunity-st-clare-hospice-shop-saffron-walden\/","name":"volunteer-opportunity-st-clare-hospice-shop-saffron-walden","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/StClareSWShop.png","alt":""},"title":"Volunteer Opportunity: St Clare Hospice Shop Saffron Walden","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Richard Corby","link":"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/author\/richard\/"},"date":"Oct 12, 2022","dateGMT":"2022-10-12 11:25:03","modifiedDate":"2022-10-12 11:25:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2022-10-12 11:25:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"open","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucan.org.uk\/category\/volunteering\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volunteering<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":39},"status":"publish","excerpt":"St Clare in Saffron Walden now need extra help in their busy shop.  Can you volunteer on a regular basis?"}]