Volunteering

Category: Volunteering

‘I’m giving people a happy space’: the man clearing gardens for free – and letting light into strangers’ lives

by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2026 | Cambridgeshire, Digital media, Gardens, Health, Life and style, Loneliness, Mental health, Social care, Social media, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Volunteering | 0 |

When he saw a messy yard being criticised on social media, Stephen Jalland grabbed his trimmer and decided to help. An overgrown garden, he discovered, often hides an overwhelmed ownerAnita Thursby had been dreading the gas...

I had a stroke during an ocean swim. Most people passed by unaware. One didn’t

When Graham Russell set out for a dip in powerful wintry surf, he had no idea the beach where he had helped save lives as a surf lifesaver would become the place where his own was changedIt was an exhilarating day in every...