Volunteering

Litter pickers in the region describe what it means to them to volunteer their time to care for parks, canals and streets.

Shirley Wolfe, 87, volunteers once a month at a children's cancer charity boutique.

The group have appealed for more volunteers to help with its prison transport scheme.

The volunteers say seven bags of waste were removed from the dunes after the recent warm spell.

The Friends of Hull General Cemetery believe there is now increased respect for the site.

The Tamil Learning Centre has been operating in Crawley, West Sussex, for 19 years.

Charity CEO Steph Capewell says the award is an "honour" and has helped attract more volunteers.

Maddie Claxton is a single mum of two who looks after a railway station in Nottingham.