Volunteer for Cancer Research UK at Shine Night Walk London 2025 - 21-22nd September
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK Shine Night Walk all over the country, but Shine Night Walk London is our largest event. Please come and help make this night more magical by volunteering your time to support life saving research.
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research, influence and information. We support research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses. It also provides information about cancer and runs campaigns aimed at raising awareness and influencing public policy. Cancer Research UK work is almost entirely funded by the public. It raises money through donations, legacies, community fundraising, events, retail and corporate partnerships to provide lifesaving research Over 25,000 people are regular volunteers. Together we are beating cancer. Shine Night Walk London starts at Battersea Park on Saturday 20th September, follows all the main great views that London has to offer and finishes at Evolution Dome in Battersea Park on Sunday 22nd September. Your location will depend on what role and shift you would like to do and you will receive location and timings information nearer the time. You can choose one of the following roles or, if you’re happy to help wherever you’re needed, you can opt to be a general volunteer and be assigned a role on the day. Course Route Volunteer – You will be located at a strategic point along the course, ready to cheer and motivate the walkers as they make their way across the city. You will be supported by a Zone Manager and be paired up with another volunteer. You can also bring a friend to buddy up with! Cycle Team Volunteer – Guide, support & motivate walkers by cycling parts of the route. Pit Stop Volunteer – You could be placed at one of our pit-stops, helping to motivate the walkers & handing out refreshments. Venue Volunteer – assisting in tasks at Start/Finish venues such as set-up and handing out medals and water. Driver Volunteer - Our driver volunteers help us to look after Shine Night Walkers and fellow volunteers by driving our welfare and medical support vehicles, as well as operating our essential Bag Drop service to keep walkers’ valuables safe. General Volunteer – Happy to help wherever is needed! Have a look at the different roles and shifts here and if you have any further questions before registering, please contact the Shine Volunteering team. Please join the Shine volunteer community here on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/915454707056511/?ref=share
Events & Stewarding,Employee & Group Volunteering,General & Helping
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No previous experience needed, just to cheer participants on and help the team in anyway you can.
You will helping raise money for life saving research, get to know other volunteers and local communities and maybe develop new skills.
This will depend on what role and shift you would like to do.
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Various locations across central London
Each role and shift will have a specific location and travel instructions
500
