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What to do if you missed out on Glastonbury tickets
Those who missed out on Sunday should not lose hope, as there are other ways to secure a ticket.
October 5, 2026Woodlands project records more trees than expected
The Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs project aims to restore some of Sussex's ancient woodland.
October 3, 2026New baby bank 'open to everybody'
The facility offers essential items for free, including clothes for babies and small children.
October 3, 2026New free repair shop to launch in Oxford
Organisers hope the initiative will attract enough interest to continue on a monthly basis.
October 2, 2026'You never quite know what you're going to pull out'
The group is marking a decade of fishing everything from an inflatable doll to a Nintendo out of the harbour.
September 20, 2026Hot summer helps group clear 'buckets' of lake litter
The hot summer has meant lakes and rivers across the country have been running low.
September 7, 2026The 'hidden gem' offering a place to grow, connect and heal
Annadale Community Garden Group is one of four groups or individuals in the running for this year's Make a Difference Awards NI.
August 22, 2026Volunteers work to reopen city's old observatory
Newchapel Observatory was considered revolutionary when it was built in the 1960's.
August 13, 2026France fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames
"It's our forest," one volunteer fighting the fire in the Gironde region told the BBC, as other locals have refused to heed evacuations.
July 29, 2026Introducing football to the country with one pitch
Nauru is the only nation to have never played an official international football match and hardly anyone there plays the game. Is that about to change?
July 21, 2026The underwater harvest hoping for a bumper crop
Volunteers harvest seagrass seeds in a bid to boost underwater meadows in the south of England.
July 20, 2026'We've saved 34 tonnes of food and a carpet'
Two community groups say they have welcomed "record attendances" and given away many 'random items".
July 11, 2026How cows are helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
The high brown fritillary needs bracken and a certain violet to thrive - but everything in moderation.
July 10, 2026Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
A Towcester community larder is collecting produce from the circuit following the Grand Prix.
July 7, 2026Cossacks, volunteers help keep order at petrol stations in Russian Black Sea resort - Reuters
Cossacks, volunteers help keep order at petrol stations in Russian Black Sea resort Reuters
July 3, 2026Team want to return brook to 'its absolute best'
Volunteers are helping clear the waterway which leads into the sea after recent silt build-ups.
June 18, 2026Remote volunteers use CCTV to save red squirrels
The project will allow volunteers to help defend red squirrels by monitoring footage remotely.
June 15, 2026Volunteers could revive scarce bog insect numbers
The project's long-term goal is to reintroduce the wetland insect to more sites.
June 15, 2026'Worrying' pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers
Volunteers record high phosphate and nitrate levels and call on the Environment Agency to investigate.
June 10, 2026'Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife'
Residents have spent the past year sowing wildflower meadows and encouraging no mow areas.
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What to do if you missed out on Glastonbury tickets
Tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2027 sold out in less than an hour Thousands of people were left disappointed on Sunday after tickets for Glastonbury Festival sold out in 42 minutes. Organisers use
Woodlands project records more trees than expected
Bob Epsom (l) and a Lost Woods volunteer recording ancient trees for the mapping process A project which aims to restore ancient woodlands in Sussex has hit a significant "milestone" with over 5,500
New baby bank 'open to everybody'
The baby bank is open every Tuesday morning The lead volunteer of a new baby bank, which gives away free children's products to those in need, says it is "open to everybody". The Newent hub of Fores
New free repair shop to launch in Oxford
Repair of bikes and electrical items, as well as sewing, will be available on Saturday at St Barnabas Primary Free help with repairing bikes, electrical items, computers and clothes is coming to an O
'You never quite know what you're going to pull out'
Volunteers are celebrating a decade of cleaning up Bristol Harbour A voluntary clean-up group is marking a decade of finding unusual items in Bristol Harbour, ranging from an inflatable doll to a Nin
Hot summer helps group clear 'buckets' of lake litter
Lee Fraser is the park ranger for The Mere Volunteers in a north Shropshire town have been able to litter pick inside a prominent lake because its water levels have dropped due to the recent hot weat
The 'hidden gem' offering a place to grow, connect and heal
Kirstie has seen the garden transform since last September From a lifeless strip of grass to a blossoming garden, Annadale Community Centre's grounds have received a glow up over the past year, becom
Volunteers work to reopen city's old observatory
Miles Palmer said the founders "used scrap material and their ingenuity" to build and amazing telescope Volunteers have taken on the mammoth task of restoring an old observatory to its former glory.
France fire crews battle heat as locals tell BBC of fight to save homes
Planes dump water on French wildfires as temperatures rise The aerial cavalry of three Canadair aircraft flying overhead look as impressive as they sound. They arrive in formation, before sharply ba
Introducing football to the country with one pitch
Introducing football to the country with one pitch Like everywhere, the world's smallest island nation has been gripped by football fever for the past six weeks. But once Spain lifted the World Cup t
The underwater harvest hoping for a bumper crop
Seagrass seeds are found in pod-like structures called spathes Forget the worm, this early bird was after the seed - and a very special one at that. It meant an 04:00 BST alarm and, for some of the
'We've saved 34 tonnes of food and a carpet'
Katie Steele (right) said it was "amazing" what all the volunteers achieved Volunteers have clocked up more than 1,000 hours of service to save 34 tonnes of uneaten food from the British Grand Prix a
How cows are helping one of Britain's rarest butterflies
How volunteers help one of Britain's rarest butterflies With its brilliant orange wings and black markings, the high brown fritillary butterfly was once widespread in Wales and England. But now it's
Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
Towcester Community Larder said the donations included some "weird and wonderful" food When there are 564,000 fans packed in to see the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, it can mean a lot of uneaten
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Team want to return brook to 'its absolute best'
Volunteers are hoping to restore a seaside town's brook to its former glory by removing silt build-ups. Piles of silt have gathered along the waterway in the centre of Dawlish in recent years with re
Citizen Scientists Use Remote Camera Monitoring to Protect Endangered Red Squirrels
A groundbreaking conservation initiative is harnessing the power of technology and volunteer dedication to protect one of Britain’s most beloved endangered species. Through an innovative remote monito
Remote volunteers use CCTV to save red squirrels
A conservation group has been awarded funding to buy CCTV cameras which will allow volunteers working remotely to help protect England's few remaining red squirrels. The Upper Coquetdale Red Squirrel
'Our nature project has been amazing for wildlife'
A nature recovery project has had an amazing impact on wildlife, a group of volunteers have said. Residents who live in the vicinity of Church Pulverbatch Parish Council in Shropshire have spent the
'Worrying' pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers
A group of Gloucestershire neighbours testing their local river every week for more than a year say they are concerned by "worryingly high" levels of phosphates and nitrates recorded. The volunteers