About
The London’s Lifelines Story
We want to celebrate and to tell the story of all of London’s lifelines; from those who literally save lives to those who are lifesavers in countless other ways.
Back to the start
The ‘London’s Lifelines’ project is the very first of its kind, to shout about all the different types of volunteering activities in London and the important part they play in building stronger communities. We launched with this introductory video below.
What happened next?
We soon started gathering stories from every day Londoners doing extraordinary things for others, for their communities and for our great city. It’s been truly inspirational.
A celebration
A key part of this project was to celebrate London’s volunteers and all those who give their time freely for others.
A celebration!
A key part of this project was to celebrate London’s volunteers and all those who give their time freely for others.
Time has really flown! We’ve passed our 2nd birthday and now celebrated three International Volunteers Days (held each December), two Volunteers’ Weeks and two Mayor’s Community Weekends! We love taking these special opportunities to celebrate and thank all those committed and dedicated Londoners who give their time freely for others.
Click here for some of the stories of those inspirational Londoners.
The London’s Lifelines film
With the help of a fabulous team of London’s Lifelines who signed up to be our volunteer film crew, we’ve made a short film to showcase the power of volunteering in London and highlight the stories of London’s Lifelines.
We still want to hear from you!
Click here for some of the stories of the inspirational Londoners we’ve met along this journey.
We are still collecting stories. We know there are many more thousands of Lifelines out there and we’d love to hear from you.
Who are we?
We are a group of London-based organisations, charities and networks who’ve come together to form the London Volunteering Strategy Group (LVSG). We aim to:
– Show the scale and scope of volunteering in London
– Shine a light on Londoners everywhere who give their time for others
– Demonstrate how volunteers power London’s vital services and communities
Share your story
We want to celebrate and to tell the story of all of London’s lifelines; from those who literally save lives to those who are lifesavers in countless other ways.
Find out how to share your story.
Partner Hub
We want it to make it as easy as possible for our partners to promote volunteering with London’s Lifelines. That’s why we’ve created a Partner Hub full of useful resources!