Volunteer with us

We’re fortunate to have a growing team of enthusiastic fundraising volunteers which help at our own fundraising events as well as at numerous community events in the local area. Some of the recent events volunteers have been invaluable at include The Purple Night Walk, Light up a Life, Rookesbury Garden Show, Michaelmas Fete, Winchester Christmas market and the Wittering Whitehalls. Roles include signing in attendees, marshalling routes and running fundraising stalls.

Many of our volunteers are new to fundraising and, for them, we provide full training and guidance on how to fundraise legally and safely> anyone starting out with us will always be paired with a member of staff or experienced volunteer to gain experience and ensure they feel comfortable in the role.

Once you’re registered with us as a volunteer, you’ll be invited to our very own volunteer platform where we share all available volunteering opportunities. Here you can pick and choose which events you would like to attend throughout the year.

We are big on supporting our volunteer community and enjoy get togethers throughout the year giving you an opportunity to meet up with other volunteers and here more about how your support is impacting the hospice and the care we’re able to provide.

Community representatives promote and represent the hospice charity in their local area. They are responsible for fostering positive relationships within their local community, ensuring awareness of the charity and assisting with increasing our reach and support.

As a community representative you can expect to:

• Use your local knowledge to find suitable venues to display leaflets and posters to promote our events and services.

• Represent, with volunteers and other ambassadors, the hospice at your local community events.

• Identify suitable local fundraising and awareness-raising opportunities, such as fetes, concerts or local companies.

• Act as a point of contact for local community groups and foster relationships with key individuals in your local community, reporting feedback, suggestions and opportunities to the fundraising team.

We are very interested in hearing your ideas for your local area and you will be supported by the fundraising team with materials and check-ins throughout the year.

Please let us know when you enquire if this is a role you are interested in.

Winchester Hospice Fundraising Charity provides vital funds to support the work we do here at Winchester Hospice. Our fundraising team work throughout the year to generate these funds, and do so with the support of our community.

We have a growing team of brilliant charity volunteers who help out at local events and fates and spread awareness of the work we do within their communities. Some of the recent events our volunteers have been involved in include serving teas and coffees at this year’s The Grange Festival, wrapping Christmas presents at The Brooks Shopping Centre and supporting with a stand at the Alresford Watercress Festival.

Opportunities arise regularly and are shared on an ad-hoc basis with our pool of volunteers. Once you become a charity volunteer, you can offer your time as little or as often as suits you.

Our hospice garden design was originally created as part of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2021! Gifted by the Bible Society to our hospice, the design was lifted and re-constructed in our very own grounds to provide a beautiful outdoor space for our patients, staff and visitors to enjoy.

These grounds require lots of care and attention, and our volunteer gardeners generously give up their time to help to maintain them with practical tasks such as watering, putting in bedding plants, keeping gardens free of litter, pruning and more.

Our volunteer gardeners also tend to the grounds in front of our hospice, ensuring the space is kept beautiful all year round.

Volunteering times for this role are very flexible.

Volunteering inside our hospice gives you the opportunity to make a real difference to those using our services.

Our wonderful in-hospice volunteers support in many areas of our hospice, including helping out on our reception and providing support to our staff who care for our patients.