Throughout the year the VSU organises a range of one-off events - so even if you can't make a regular commitment, there's still a chance to get involved.
All students who participate in a one-off event will be reimbursed for travel expenses and recieve a certificate of recognition from the Volunteering Services Unit.
Please note that our volunteering vacancies are only open to UCL staff and students.
Year 11 Students' Progression Day, Hampstead Secondary School
Friday 10 February
9:30am-11:00am
We are looking for 20 UCL students to spend one hour at the Year 11 Progression Day talking to indiidual students about your life at university and your background to inspire and encourage students to aim for Higher Education. We would also like you to introduce Year 11 students to the UCAS website and discuss the grades that are required and subjects they need to take in order to maximise the chance of a successful application. To this end we would also like your volunteers to spend 20 minutes or so introducing the course search facility on the UCAS website.
If you are interested please email Fiona at f.addison@ucl.ac.uk
The Marsden March
Sunday 11 March
8am-6pm, various locations in London
Four thousand people are walking 14 miles between Chelsea and Sutton hospitalsaiming to raise £1 million and we need your help to support them on the day. We are looking for a team of dynamic and enthusiastic volunteers to help us at the start/finish points and along the route. There are a variety of volunteer roles ranging from registering walkers at the start to welcoming and encouraging walkers at checkpoints, supporting walkers along the route, providing support as a cyclist and working with our team at the finish.
If you are interested in helpingout please contact Amy Schick at volunteers@burrowschick.co.uk
Sue Ryder Collection Assistance
We need you for a two-hour shift (or longer) on:
- Friday 20 January at Cannon Street Station (8 Volunteers required)
07:30-09:30, 11:30-13:30, 15:30-17:30, or 17:30-19:30 - Friday 17 February at Victoria (6 volunteers required)
10:00-12:00, 12:00-14:00, or 14:00-16:00
Health and Social Care charity Sue Ryder is looking for friendly and energetic volunteers to help at upcoming station collection days.
The money you raise will help fund our international projects providing end of life care to cancer patients in Albania and rural health clinics in Malawi.
To get involved, please contact Tom Barber - volunteering@sueryder.org
Groundwork - Reptile Habitat Restoration
Wormwood Scrubs LNR
Saturday 4 February
10am – 3pm
LARG Scrub clearance and refugia making day.
Meeting Point: Scrubs Lane car park.
Bring: A packed lunch.
Wear: Warm clothes, waterproofs if needed.
What’s provided: Teas and coffees, tools, scrub clearance equipment.
Contact: Netty Ribeaux - Netty.ribeaux@groundwork.org.uk / 020 8762 0322
London Amphibian and Reptile Group (LARG) will be leading a volunteer work day to create suitable habitat for the lizards and slow worms that live on the scrubs. We shall be cutting bramble and digging up blackthorn to create a varied tussock and scrub mosaic that the reptiles need. We shall also create some roofing felt and brush piles (refugia), to provide shelter for these and other small wildlife.
Groundwork – Snowberry Clearance and Guelder Rose Planting
Wormwood Scrubs LNR
Monday 6 February
10am-3pm
Bring: A packed lunch.
Wear: Warm clothes, waterproofs if needed.
What’s provided: Teas and coffees, tools and equipment.
Contact: Netty Ribeaux- Netty.ribeaux@groundwork.org.uk / 020 8762 0322
Snowberry is an ornamental plant native to North and Central America. It is growing enthusiastically on the scrubs and its berries, though poisonous to humans are eaten by some birds. Whilst it is not perceived as a problem plant, its wildlife benefits are limited and it spreads easily so can out compete native species.
This project will involve digging out the snowberries and planting the native Guelder rose which is an attractive plant that will provide nectar for pollinating insects and berries for the birds without the risk of spreading to areas where it can become a problem.
Groundwork - BTO Nestbox Survey Training
Wormwood Scrubs LNR
Tuesday 14 February
10am – 2pm
Meeting Point: Scrubs Lane car park.
Bring: A packed lunch.
Wear: Warm clothes, waterproofs if needed.
What’s provided: Teas and coffees, tools, Nest box cleaning/mending equipment.
The BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) conducts volunteer surveys to gage the numbers of breeding birds. This day we will be cleaning out and marking the nest boxes on the scrubs so that they are ready for the birds to breed in this spring. We will also be mapping their location ready to take part in the BTO breeding bird survey.
Contact:Netty Ribeaux - Netty.ribeaux@groundwork.org.uk / 020 8762 0322