Grief Kind Spaces volunteer opportunities

Grief Kind Spaces are in-person drop-in sessions held in the local community. The informal sessions provide a safe, welcoming and supportive place for people who have been bereaved to share their experiences of grief, helping attendees to feel heard and less alone.

As a Grief Kind Spaces volunteer, your role will be to help facilitate the session enabling people to come together to talk to others in a similar position. You will also signpost to other support services available when required. 

Ideally, we hope you’d volunteer for between 2-4 hours per week on a rota, however, we are very flexible and this can be discussed with your local coordinator.

Anyone aged 18 and over can apply to be a volunteer. We explain more about what's expected from a volunteer in our role description, but you do not need to have any qualifications or previous experience. You just need to care about people who have been bereaved and have time to offer. We’ll provide all the preparation, training and support you will need.

We are looking for volunteers to support our Grief Kind Spaces which are now open or are coming soon at the following locations:

• The Guinea Pub, Bedford Road, Moggerhanger, Bedford, MK44 3RG
• Milton Ernest Garden Centre, Radwell Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1SH

• Sheeplands Garden Centre, Hare Hatch, Reading, RG10 9HW
• Thatcham Garden Centre Restaurant, Bath Road, Thatcham, RG18 3AN
• Finchampstead Baptist Church, Gorse Ride N, Finchampstead, Wokingham RG40 4ES (opening date to be confirmed)

• Gladstone Park Community Centre, 927 Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, PE1 2AN
• The Oasis Community Centre, St Michaels Avenue, Wisbech PE13 3NR
• Arlington Manor Luxury Care Home, Wellbrook Way, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0FW (opening Friday 17 May 2024)

• The Library in The Place to Eat Café at John Lewis & Partners, 123 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DQ
• The Exmouth Arms, 167 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX
• The Boat on the Docks, The Barge Arm, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2DN
• The Tank, 12-14 Llanthony Road, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester, GL1 2EH

• The Countess of Brecknock Hospice, Andover War Memorial Hospital, Charlton Road, Andover. SP10 3LB (opening Tuesday 21 May 2024)

• MindSpace, 39 Broad Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1PX
• Hereward GP Practice, Exeter Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9XR

• Dorothy Parkes Centre, Church Road, Smethwick B67 6EH (opening Monday 20th May 2024)

• The Hub@BA15, Old Town Hall, Church Street, Bradford-On-Avon, BA15 1LS (opening Thursday 16th May 2024)

• Bradford & Bingley Sports Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley, BD16 1LT
• Fisher Medical Practice, Coach Street, Skipton, BD23 1EU
• Village Hotel North Leeds, 186 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS16 5PR

Get in touch and apply to be a shop, hospice or fundraising volunteer.