Volunteer Centre Lewisham has started a brand new project focused on increasing participation in Sports Volunteering. This project will help volunteers find volunteering opportunities and support organisations who want to recruit volunteers, ensuring that both the individual and the organisation are getting the most out of the placement.

• Over 6 million people – 26% of all volunteers – give one billion hours to sport every year.
• Almost 2 million people volunteer in sport for at least an hour each week - equivalent to a full-time workforce of over 80,000 employees.

These volunteers choose to volunteer in sport for many reasons, but some of the most popular are: it is a great way to have fun, get new skills, meet new people, build self-confidence and improve your CV. Over 100,000 sports clubs and organisations around the UK currently benefit from, grow due to, or depend on, volunteers.

More details about this project, including training sessions and resources for clubs and volunteers, will be announced soon; but for now if you are:

• A new volunteer with an interest in sports volunteering, please register here
• A volunteer already registered with us who is interested in sports volunteering, please email Leo to check if you have selected sport as one of your preferred volunteering roles.
• A new organisation with sports volunteer opportunities click here.
• An organisation already registered with us who is interested in creating a sports volunteering opportunity (you do not have to be a sports club or organisation to have a sports volunteering opportunity) - you can do so here, or by giving us a call or emailing Leo to discuss and add your opportunity.