Bendrigg Trust believe that everyone should be able to enjoy adventures, no matter your ability! Bendrigg is a specialist outdoor activity centre that provide residential trips at their accessible site & accommodation in Kendal, Cumbria.
They welcome Adults, Families, Schools, Charities & Groups with varying needs, from physical disabilities to severe autism & everything in between. Visitors can take part in a range of activities such as Canoeing, Caving & Climbing, all of which are made accessible through the use of specialist equipment & the expertise of our highly skilled staff.
Bendrigg also offer consultancy, training & volunteering opportunities.
The British Mountaineering Council and Montane will be hosting a series of talks in the Festival Village – expect everything from mountain safety to beer tasting! The full programme will be posted here closer to the Festival.
Community Action Nepal is a charity that works with some of the remotest communities in the Nepal Himalaya, helping to deliver education, healthcare, agriculture and livelihood programmes.
We work closely with local mountain communities to create sustainable solutions to help them raise their standards of living whilst strengthening and protecting their indigenous cultures.
CAN’s ethos is quite simple in its ultimate objective; to provide support where it is needed the most, straying off the beaten track to support communities who are driven to support themselves, and reduce donor dependency.
Friends of the Lake District is a charity with thousands of members working to protect the cherished Lake District for all to enjoy. With volunteers and other like-minded organisations, we carry out practical conservation tasks to give something back to this place we all love. We speak out when there are plans to harm the landscape and we inspire others to get out and make the most of its fells, lakes and forests. Our vision is for a future landscape that is respected for its natural beauty and the many benefits it brings for people and wildlife.
To join or volunteers please visit our website.
Joe’s Giants is a free mental health walking charity. It was set up in memory of Joe Johnson (22) who unfortunately had taken his own life in 2017 after suffering from mental health issues. Joe, originally from Southport, had spent many adventures visiting his family in Cumbria and had a passion about the outdoors, and he went on to be an outdoor instructor. The primary aim of the charity is to reconnect people with the outdoors, promoting the benefits it plays on our lives physically and mentally. Joe’s Giants run by the motto ‘climb your mind’ and believe ‘If you can reach the peak of a mountain, you can reach the peak of a problem’.
John Muir Trust is a membership-based conservation charity, working to protect and enhance wild places. Many well-loved UK mountain landscapes are under our care.
We currently manage Striding Edge, Helvellyn and Swirral Edge in the Lake District. We’re working with local communities and partners to strengthen the area’s wild character which currently suffers due to high footfall.
The Trust cares for parts of Ben Nevis, Schiehallion, Knoydart, Quinag, Sandwood Bay and areas of the Cuillin range on Skye. We restore habitats, maintain footpaths, campaign against inappropriate wild land development and help people connect with nature through the John Muir Award.
The Cumbria Wellbeing Service aims to support individual who live in Eden and Keswick & Solway who are finding it difficult to manage a long term health condition or recent change in life circumstances (e.g. menopause, loss or retirement) or are just feeling isolated and alone.
Referrals are made through the GP surgery to our team of Living Well Coaches who are based within the practices. Our coaches take a psychosocial approach to the difficulties that someone may be experiencing. This means that they offer people space to talk about the way in which their health or circumstances affect them and ways in which they have are coping. They encourage the individual to set new goals for themselves and then support them as they work towards them. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘social prescribing’ role.
In addition to individual support, the Wellbeing Service offers several workshops and groups which include ‘healthy choices’, ‘menopause’, ‘men’s wellbeing’, ‘loss’, ‘sleep’ and ‘creativity for wellbeing’. We also lead ‘walking for health’ groups and are involved with a variety of community projects such as ‘woodland wellbeing’, ‘happy to chat benches’ and even a very long string of bunting!
PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide. We exist to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives by shattering the stigma around suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to suicidal behaviour. We provide confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person through our helpline HOPELINEUK. We engage communities and volunteers in suicide prevention projects and deliver training programmes to individuals and groups. This includes equipping local councils, healthcare professionals and school staff with suicide prevention skills.
The Ramblers is a charitable organisation which believes that walking can have a positive impact on people’s lives. The Ramblers enable and organise group walks led by walk leaders across Britain. Each year 300,000 people take part in Ramblers organised walks alone. Ramblers Walking for Health, run with support from Sport England, develops walks that are accessible to people who have done little or no exercise before, or who need support to stay active. It is England’s largest network of health walk schemes, with 8,300 volunteers, ensuring people who need the most support to get and stay active.
Nature is in big trouble, but we’ve got big plans to save it.
Reserves are at the heart of what we do. They’re vital to our conservation work and priceless spaces for everyone to get close to nature. We believe that they work best when they connect with wild spaces and habitats in the wider landscape. Species numbers have declined dramatically in recent years and it’s vital that we work together to help their recovery. We’ll continue to focus on our priority list of species and help nurture their recovery, through a combination of research, partnerships, landscape-scale conservation and policy work.
We have over 13,000 fantastic volunteers and they come from all walks of life. Our volunteering roles can be tailored to your skills, interests and circumstances.
You can volunteer from; your home, in your local community, at our reserves/offices or abroad.You can give as much or as little time as you like. Any time you can spare will be hugely appreciated and will help our vital work for birds, other wildlife and the environment.
During an internship with us, you can volunteer on a project or specialist piece of work. Our placements last for three, six, nine or 12 months.
