Volunteering

Do you have time and skills you would like to share? Why not join our Team as a volunteer at Holloway Neighbourhood Group? Drop in for a chat, or contact Antoinette on 0202 7607 9794 or antoinette@hng.org.uk to find out what you could do.

Why Volunteer at The Old Fire Station?
  • Acquire new skills including highly desirable customer service skills
  • Gain confidence in talking and dealing with people everyday
  • Take on a high level of responsibility
  • Take on roles which really make an impact within the organisation
  • Become part of a team at the forefront of helping its local community
  • Have the opportunity to make new friends, people you most likely wouldn’t ordinarily meet

Current opportunities
Receptionist

We are always looking for friendly practical people to look after our reception services and support our centre activities. You will look after our visitors, callers and regular centre users and help them to have a great experience at the Old Fire Station.

We want to hear from you if you:
  • want to volunteer at least 2 hours a week of your time on a regular basis
  • enjoy meeting people
  • can communicating clearly
  • are willing to turn your hand to the many jobs that help our centre to run well !
Click here to download information Receptionist role
Volunteer Gardener

We have two lovely gardens at the Old Fire Station and we would like a gardening enthusiast to volunteer to support our gardening club to develop and cultivate these spaces.

We want to hear from you if you:
  • love gardens and gardening
  • enjoy working with other people
  • want to encourage others to garden
Volunteer Gardening Assistants

Come and help our Gardener create and maintain our lovely gardens.

We want to hear from you if you:
  • enjoy practical tasks
  • love to help things grow
  • want to learn more about gardening
Workshop Leaders

Do you want to share your hobbies and interests with others? Recent workshops and classes delivered by volunteers include Yoga Classes, Paper Crafting, How to Improve Your CV, Pilates, Beginners Computer Classes, and Singing.
Trustees

HNG is currently seeking experienced and committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees. We particularly welcome applications from people who live in Islington and can bring high-level contacts to support fundraising and marketing in the local community, and experience of community development and fundraising. Of course, you will also share our passion for building a vibrant, inclusive, ambitious organisation that can best serve the needs of our community in the years ahead. For further information, please download our Trustee Recruitment Pack.