Volunteer opportunities
Events and collections
We have some fantastic opportunities for volunteers to get involved at local community events and to help us fundraise with our valuable collection days.Â
In the space of a few hours, the doctors and nurses at Katharine House Hospice can give a great deal of care to a dying person and their loved ones. This could include providing vital medicines or simply bringing comfort and specialist palliative care at the toughest time – in our hospice, in their own home, in hospital or in a care home.
However, to keep providing our essential frontline healthcare services, we need your help. Could you give some time to do something special to help support Katharine House Hospice to provide these essential services?
Check out this page for details about what’s coming up.
Broughton Castle Sportive: 27 & 28 June
The Broughton Castle Sportive is back for 2026, and we’re looking for volunteers to help over the weekend.
Saturday 27 June
A team of volunteers at Broughton Castle to help setup with the Katharine House Hospice gazebo for the event on Sunday 28 June.
We’re looking for 4 volunteers to help and assist between 10.00-12.00 (usually finished before but allows for time).
This is a physical activity which requires the ability to lift and setup an event gazebo.
Sunday 28 June
We’re looking for a team of volunteers to help serve refreshments at Broughton Castle between 7am and 4.30pm. This will be providing hot and cold drinks throughout the day to riders, spectators, sponsors and volunteers at the event. A fun and enjoyable day set in the beautiful grounds of Broughton Castle.
Time Slots:
We need 2 volunteers per time slot.
- 7.00 – 10.30am
- 1.30 – 4.30pm
Traction engine and trailer rides, Bloxham Steam & Country Fair: 27 & 28 June
- We need 2 volunteers per time slot per engine.
- Volunteers will walk around the event site alongside the engines.
- Each shift lasts approximately 2–3 hours.
- This is a physical role involving walking for the duration of the shift, so a reasonable level of mobility is required.
Time slots: please note these are approximate timings due to the size of the event site as there are no set times for the ride bus stops.
- 10am-1pm
- 1-3pm
- 3-5pm
Tesco Superstore Collection, Bicester: Saturday 4 July
Time slots:
- 11.30am-1pm
- 1-2.30pm
- 2.30-4pm
Coop Collection, Chipping Norton: Saturday 12 September
Time slots:
- 9.30-11am
- 11-12.30am
- 12.30am-2pm
- 2-3.30pm
- 3.30-5pm
Coop Collection, Chipping Norton: Saturday 28 November
Time slots:
- 9.30-11am
- 11-12.30am
- 12.30am-2pm
- 2-3.30pm
- 3.30-5pm
Volunteer FAQs
If you're volunteering with a friend
We look for two volunteers to fill each available time slot. If there are two of you volunteering together, you will each need to fill in a form. There’s an opportunity to say who you would like to collect with.
If you're volunteering for more than one collection day or event
There is a separate form for each collection day and event. We’ve kept the information that we’re collecting from you to a minimum, so that if you are kindly offering your time for more than one day, it shouldn’t take up too much of your time to fill in more than one form.Â
Each time you finish filling in a form you will be returned to this page so you can continue to the next form.
Find out more
Read our page on Frequently Asked Questions for everything that you need to know about becoming a street, tin or bucket collector for Katharine House Hospice.
Looking for more volunteer roles?
We have a wide range of opportunities to suit your volunteering style, from car parking attendants at Rose to Remember to community ambassadors and tin coordinators. Visit our volunteer opportunities page to find a role that’s right for you.
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