VOLUNTEERING IN ENFIELD
(Winchmore Hill N21 • Southgate N14)
Volunteering opportunities across Enfield range from environmental projects and community food initiatives to advice services and arts venues. Here are just a few organisations that rely on volunteers.
Firs Farm Wetlands
A thriving community nature reserve where volunteers help with habitat management, conservation work, wildlife projects and community events.
Website: firsfarmwetlands.org.uk
Cooking Champions
A community charity that brings people together through cooking, food education and community meals. Volunteers support cooking sessions, events and food preparation.
Website: cookingchampions.uk
Forty Hall Estate
Volunteer roles include gift shop support, tour guiding and front-of-house stewarding. Help welcome visitors, support events and bring local history to life.
Email: edda.smith@enfield.gov.uk
St Andrew’s Southgate
A busy community centre, arts venue and theatre that relies heavily on volunteers for events, food bank support, dementia cafés, toddler groups, theatre tech roles and hospitality.
Phone: 020 8447 8108 | Email: standrewssouthgateoffice@gmail.com
Address: St Andrew’s Church, Chase Side, Southgate, London, N14 5PP
Southgate District Civic Voice
A local civic society working to protect and enhance the Southgate area through heritage projects, planning input and community initiatives.
Website: southgatedistrictcivicvoice.org.uk
Citizens Advice Enfield – Adviceline Assessor
Volunteers speak with clients on the phone to explore issues such as benefits, housing and debt and help guide them towards the right advice.
Time commitment: Two days per week (9.30am–4.30pm) for at least nine months.
Apply: citizensadviceenfield.org.uk/recruitment | Email: volunteer.development@enfieldcab.org.uk
Citizens Advice Enfield – Digital Champion
Digital Champions help residents build confidence using phones, tablets and computers and access services such as NHS accounts, Universal Credit and online banking.
Time commitment: 10am–3pm, one or two days per week for at least six months.
Apply: citizensadviceenfield.org.uk/recruitment | Email: volunteer.development@enfieldcab.org.uk
Middlesex Association for the Blind
Volunteers visit a visually impaired person in their home and provide practical support such as befriending, outings to local shops or parks, and help reading correspondence or making phone calls. Volunteers usually commit to 1 hour per week or 2 hours every fortnight.
Phone: 020 8423 5141 | Website: www.aftb.org.uk
Do you volunteer locally? Send us a photo and a few lines about what you do and we may feature you in a future issue.




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