Celebrating Volunteering this June
Volunteers’ Week is an annual UK-wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers.
To celebrate Volunteer’s Week (1-7 June) and Loneliness Awareness Week (15-21 June), Bristol BID is highlighting opportunities for businesses and residents to give back to the city this June through shared activities, collaboration, and connection.
Our Volunteers Hub below features a range of initiatives to get involved with this June. From BID and partner led events such as litter picking and gardening, to city-wide opportunities with local business, festivals, and events.
Is your business volunteering this June? To help us celebrate our business community, please tag us @bristolbid on socials so we can help spread the word about your volunteering efforts.
BID and Partner Events
Enjoy events brought to you by, or in partnership with, Bristol BID that you can get involved with this June.
Bristol BID Litter Pick | 3 June
12-1pm in Broadmead and surrounding areas, meet on the Podium
Festival of Nature Litter Pick | 9 June
12-1pm, meet at the corner of Broad Weir and Lower Castle Street
Loneliness awareness week | 15-21 June
Get involved! In support of Loneliness Awareness Week, hosted by Marmalade Trust, your business can make use of resources to help make connections in your workplace. Why not host a lunchtime event, or better yet, get to know the people alongside.
Community 'Gather' Sessions | 15-21 June
Sparks Café is hosting a range of activities designed to encourage connection, conversation, and community throughout the week. and acting as a distribution point for our Cards of Kindness written by volunteers during our February volunteering initiative.
Chatty Café | Throughout June
John Wesley New Room Café, Offering a welcome space where people can stop for a chat. It will also be a distribution hub for our Cards of Kindness campaign.
City-Wide Opportunities
Meet new people, learn new skills, or try something new with volunteering opportunities across the city.
Sparks International Cultural Festival
6th June, various volunteering opportunities available, including checking in traders, setting up stalls, briefing, and steward roles. Get in touch below to find out more and register your interest.
Festival of Nature 2026
6-14 June, various volunteering opportunities available, allowing you to attend exciting events, meet like-minded people, and new skills. Register your interest by 9am on Thursday 21 May.
Smart Works
Those with web design and IT skills can offer their support to help Smart Works refresh their website.
St Luke's Lunch
Help run a food drive, or host your own food drive as a business to support families in Barton Hill.
Pottering in the park
Connect with nature with drop in gardening sessions in Castle Park, every Thursday in June, 11.30am-12.30pm.
Borderlands
Borderlands is seeking support for its wok with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Bristol.
We want to hear from you
We’re passionate about championing our business community during volunteers’ week and beyond.
Is your organisation getting involved? Tag us in your volunteering efforts @bristolbid so we can celebrate your contributions in the community!
BID's monthly volunteering series
Find out more about Bristol BID’s past volunteering opportunities, including a week long Spring Clean around the city centre, multiple litter picks, a big toy wrapping session and more.
