‘volunteering helped me find purpose after illness’

Why volunteering in our wild places does as much for you as it does for the mountains.

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene

Four years ago, Joy Lewty, 62, from Garforth, Leeds, was handed a pack of seeds. That simple gesture set in motion a chain of events that would change her life.

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Lucy Ashton swapped her corporate job for floristry and now she uses petal power to help others...

Supporting NHS staff, patients and communities, and funding life-changing projects, the national charity transforms people’s lives every day