Volunteering has lots of benefits for individuals, communities and organisations. People who volunteer gain confidence, learn new skills and develop a real sense of belonging to their communities whilst helping to improve the quality of life for local people. Organisations benefit from the skills, enthusiasm and time of a diverse volunteer workforce.

It's a great time to get involved! There's a year-long programme of events on different volunteering themes co-ordinated by Leeds City Council and Voluntary Action-Leeds involving lots of other public, private and voluntary sector partners.

Want to get involved? Here's how you can register your interest and find out more:

Visit www.leedsyearofvolunteering.org.uk, come and meet us at the Volunteer Centre Leeds at Enterprise House, St Paul's Street, LS1 2LE, call 0113 395 0405 or email volunteering@val.org.uk