Welcome back to The Charity Show Bites! Your charity sector espresso shot, brewed just in time for Volunteers’ Week. This episode is packed with real-life stories of volunteers making a difference in ways big and small—from book giveaways to vegetable boxes, and one very mischievous rescue cat.
Tim and Piers share uplifting, funny, and sometimes chaotic tales from across the UK—proving just how much volunteers bring to their communities and charities every day.
In This Episode:
📚 Doncaster's Literacy Champions – Volunteers handing out 8,000+ books and spreading a love of reading through the Doncaster Stories campaign.
🌿 Sutton Community Farm – A thriving volunteer-led urban farm where locals grow, pack and deliver veg boxes with a side of community spirit.
🏎️ Scarborough's Dial A Ride – Volunteer Jonathan Keir has spent 11 years driving minibuses for older and disabled people, helping them stay connected and independent.
🧅 The Great Cat Escape – A Norfolk volunteer mission goes hilariously wrong when Buttons the cat stages a mid-transit breakout, sparking a tuna-fuelled rescue.
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Chapters:
(00:09) Welcome to our Volunteers' Week special
(01:00) Birgit's story and the Atwal family fundraiser
(04:40) Doncaster Literacy Champions spread the joy of reading
(06:55) Sutton Community Farm’s volunteers grow more than veg
(09:15) Jonathan and the Dial A Ride legacy
(11:05) Buttons the cat and the wildest volunteer shift ever
(13:00) Final thoughts: why volunteers matter more than ever
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