Every child deserves a birthday cake

Three inspiring women volunteer their time and make a difference

JANE SLADE DISCOVERS A CAPITAL BRIMMING WITH SUPER-VOLUNTEERS ARMED WITH FREEDOM PASSES

IT was one of those conversations on the bus that makes you keen to hear the rest of it. “You know, I really wasn’t in the mood to go,” the woman on the seat in front of me was saying to her companion

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit baby banks in three very different parts of the country – Leeds, Bicester and Bedford. Each had its own unique set of challenges, shaped by the needs o

Last year, writer Emma Chesworth became a part-time carer and has found the role hugely fulfilling, as she explains here