Welcome to the June Newsletter. June celebrates National Volunteers Week, an annual UK-wide campaign that recognises the contributions of our volunteers. Did you know, over the last three years, our amazing Teesside University volunteers have recorded a staggering 30,160 hours of volunteering, enriching the community and place where we live…WOW!

In this Newsletter:

• Volun-cheers Awards 2025
• Do Good, Feel Good
• Case Studies and Spotlights
• Volunteering Opportunities
• Volunteering Support

Volun-Cheers Awards 2025

We are still on a high from the evening of celebration for the volun-cheers awards 2025. Individuals and groups were recognised for their significant contributions to volunteering and there were also awards for mentors and organisations which provide valuable support and experience. Certificates were presented to our amazing volunteers, ranging from bronze to platinum, in addition, we also presented 11 special recognition awards. Congratulations to all our volunteers! The professional photos should have reached you all individually, however, these have recently been posted on the volun-tees Facebook page so you can view them all. Click here

Do Good, Feel Good

We would love for you to join us at the next Do Good, Feel Good events. These events are volunteering alongside the volunteering team to give back to the community.

Community Litter Pick with Middlesbrough Council, 26.06.25. Join likeminded people and let’s help to #KeepBoroTidy. The last litter pick was a great success, we thought, lets do it again! Click here for more details.

Friends of Linthorpe Cemetery and Nature Reserve Volunteering Day, 16.07.25. Join us to help the friends of the cemetery with tasks like; weeding, clipping, planting, litter picking, cleaning to make the area a special place for people to remember their loved ones. Click here

Still on the fence? Why not read the article all about our last Do Good, Feel Good event at Daisy Chain Megastore! What a great way to spend the day. Article

Case Studies and Spotlights

Every month we like to shine a light on our volunteers and organisations to find out more. This month, let us introduce Ella Wilson and Tony Allen. Reading about their volunteering journeys made us feel incredibly proud of all they have achieved.

Ella Wilson Case Study

Tony Allen

Organisations who engage with our platform to list exciting volunteering opportunities really help to make a difference to build and develop essential skills and experience for our students. This month, we would like to introduce Hope Foundation.

Organisation Spotlight - Hope Foundation

Volunteering Opportunities

We have something for everyone and working hard to always push and find more. Here is a round up of the recent volunteering opportunities on offer.

Daisy Chain

We support and empower autistic and neurodivergent individuals through the provision of holistic services, whilst promoting training, wellbeing, inclusion, and acceptance regionally and nationwide.

Events Volunteer by Daisy Chain Project 

Retail & Fashion Volunteer by Daisy Chain Project 

Farm & Barn Volunteer by Daisy Chain Project  

Girlguiding

We give all girls and young women the opportunity to do amazing things. We give them the chance to experience life-changing adventures, to achieve their potential, to make a difference and to be their best.

Girlguiding volunteer by Girlguiding Cleveland

Leader for Girlguiding unit by Girlguiding Cleveland

Governors for School

We find and recruit and support volunteers on school and academy governing boards across England and Wales. Offering a free recruitment service to all state schools to help them recruit governors and trustees. We work with businesses, universities, and our partners to find volunteers.

School Governor Voluntary Role the Governors for Schools  

Healthwatch South Tees

We are an independent champion for local people who use health and care services. We listen to your experiences, good and bad, and feed these into informing relevant changes required for service delivery and future commissioning.

Impact Assistant Volunteer by Healthwatch South Tees

Locomotion

We inspire futures. As part of the Science Museum Group, we at Locomotion share stories that shaped the world. At the Birthplace of the Modern Railway, we house over 70 vehicles of the National collection and tell their stories to help inspire the next George Stephenson or Timothy Hackworth.

Locomotion

Platform Steward

Middlesbrough Council

Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Middlesbrough Council. We're passionate about our people, our work, and our residents.

Community volunteer - Environment Work

NHS Foundation Trust

Safety and quality first as a clinically led organisation, the safety and wellbeing of our patients and staff, underpinned by the quality of the care we provide, is at the heart of our mission. It is what matters most to people who use our services. Alongside our influence on wider determinants of health, this is our core organising principle.

Therapeutic Care Volunteers at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Volunteer Research Assistant

Psychological Research Project  

Scope

We are a busy charity shop in central Middlesbrough next door to the University.  We can offer volunteers opportunities to individuals looking to gain skills, meet others and get references.

Shop Volunteer - Scope Middlesbrough  

Solidarity Sports

We are a charity that harnesses the transformative power of play and exercise to help vulnerable children recover from complex trauma. Our goal is to nurture the confidence of every child we work with and develop valuable life skills to help them reach their full potential.

Summer Project Volunteer by Solidarity Sports - LONDON

May Half-Term Project Volunteer by Solidarity Sports - LONDON

Student Union

We're a multi-award-winning Students'​ Union providing advice, support, representation, events, facilities activities, societies, and opportunities for all students at Teesside University.

Poppy Appeal - calling all artists  

Society Committee Member by Teesside University Students' Union

The Bungalow Partnership

Our mission is to improve the emotional wellbeing of children, young people, and families, to ensure that they feel supported at times of need and most importantly that they are supported to achieve their own unique potential. We believe that every child, young person, and family is unique, and we provide a wide range of dynamic and creative therapies to ensure that the client centred support offered is right for each individual.

Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner by The Bungalow Partnership Registered Charity Number 1160501

Tutor the Nation

Our vision is a fairer education system where everyone can reach their full potential. We believe that, when available to all, tutoring has the power to transform education for everyone. Our volunteers are making education fairer, one tutoring session at a time.

Volunteer Online Tutor - Tutor the Nation

Volunteering Support

If you need any support, please email volunteering@tees.ac.uk and we can arrange to call you or arrange a meeting. As part of the Student Futures wider team, staff are available to talk to during the drop-in hours of 12-2pm Monday to Friday. Don’t forget, if you are graduating, change your email on the platform to your personal one so you can continue to record your hours.

Once again, thank you. You are receiving this email because you are on our platform and volunteering your time back to the community. You are amazing!

Best Wishes

The Volunteering Team

Jayne, Kate and Lindsey