Ways to help out around Exeter: drop-in sessions you can just turn up to, one-off tasks, and longer roles with local charities and groups.
Ways to help out around Exeter: drop-in sessions you can just turn up to, one-off tasks, and longer roles with local charities and groups.
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Exeter · Sport & events
Marshal courses, staff aid stations or ride as lead cyclist at Exeter running events such as the Quayside 5 series and the Exeter Half.
Exeter (St Thomas) · Repair & reuse · Free; donations welcome
A monthly repair café in St Thomas where volunteers mend clothes, small electricals, toys, crockery and small furniture. Repairers, refreshment helpers and welcomers are wanted.
How to start: Bring one item per visit; repairs by donation. Volunteers without repair skills are welcome for customer service or refreshments.
About every two months on a Tuesday, 11am–3pm (2026: 27 Jan, 24 Mar, 2 Jun, 20 Oct)
Streatham campus, Exeter · Repair & reuse · Free to volunteer
Free repair café in the Forum Library's Digital Maker Space, open to students, staff and local residents. Volunteers with repair, sewing or electronics skills help people fix broken items.
How to start: Volunteers include university staff, students and members of local repair cafés; email to volunteer.
Exeter (RD&E Wonford site; Heavitree) · Health & care, Charity shops
Welcome people to FORCE's cancer support centre at the hospital, help in its snack bar or Heavitree charity shop, or support fundraising events.