Make a New Year’s resolution with the feel-good factor
Thursday 22nd January, 2026
It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to taking up a new hobby. Why not consider volunteering?
Newham-based charity Volunteer Cornwall can help you find a range of opportunities around Cornwall. It works in collaboration with a wide range of organisations to promote and support volunteering across all sectors, from emotional and social to environmental and economic.
“Volunteering is an activity that’s guaranteed to make a significant positive impact in your local community,” says chief executive Rae Hall. “It’s also mutually beneficial - you will gain skills and experience, forge new friendships and have lots of fun.”
Whether your interests lie in people, animals or the environment, there are plenty of options available. You could muck in with activities at your local community hub; be a listening ear on a telephone befriending team; help people who are recovering in hospital to return home; man one of Cornwall’s many local charity shops, or get out and about with a sand dunes task force.
To get started, call Volunteer Cornwall on 01872 266988, email opportunities@volunteercornwall.org.uk or visit https://opportunities.volunteercornwall.org.uk/