A mobile phone app has launched to link prospective volunteers with charities ahead of King Charles’ coronation weekend.
Hundreds of thousands of volunteering opportunities, hosted by more than 1,500 charities, have today been made available through the Big Help Out app.
Members of the public are being encouraged to sign up via the app to volunteer on the bank holiday Monday of the coronation – 8 May – in their community or to sign up to future opportunities.
People can search by their postcode, the type of activity they want to do and the organisation they would like to volunteer with. Hundreds of thousands more activities are expected to be added before the day.
The Big Help Out is a formal part of the coronation celebrations, supported by the Together Coalition and devised by charities including the Scouts, Royal Voluntary Service, Guide Dogs and thousands of smaller local groups.
Civil society and ceremonials minister Stuart Andrew said: “The Big Help Out will shine a spotlight on the power of volunteering to help our communities.
“It is a tribute to His Majesty the King's lifetime of public service and a wonderful way to begin this new age.”
The Together Coalition said in January that it aims to make the Big Help Out “the start of the biggest volunteering effort in our country’s history”.
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