{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Big Help Out was a national day of volunteering happening on 8 May, the Bank Holiday Monday of the \u003Ca href=\u0022/national-events/coronation/\u0022 title=\u0022Coronation\u0022\u003ECoronation weekend\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe day was about inspiring people to try volunteering for the first time, and helped us \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteer/volunteering-with-scouts/\u0022 title=\u0022Volunteering with Scouts\u0022\u003Erecruit more volunteers\u003C/a\u003E into the movement.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDeveloped by Scouts and the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Royal Voluntary Service\u0022\u003ERoyal Voluntary Service\u003C/a\u003E, and organised by the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://together.org.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Together Coalition\u0022\u003ETogether Coalition\u003C/a\u003E, we wanted to inspire a new generation of community volunteering. 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Around 1 in 5 people have never been asked to volunteer, and many don\u2019t know where to begin.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWatch the video of our best bits from the Coronation and Big Help Out.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"value":"https://player.vimeo.com/video/825084509?h=2adcaff751\u0026amp;app_id=122963","gridType":"embed","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass"},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you weren\u0027t able to offer your time but you\u0027d like to be involved, you can \u003Ca href=\u0022https://scouts.enthuse.com/cp/515fd/fundraiser#!/\u0022 title=\u0022Donate to Scouts\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#!/\u0022\u003Emake a donation\u003C/a\u003E.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","label":"How to donate"}]},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EPop-up activities and local recruitment\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe \u003Ca href=\u0022/national-events/coronation/the-big-help-out/preparing-for-the-big-help-out/\u0022 title=\u0022Preparing for The Big Help Out\u0022\u003Esupported Scouts\u003C/a\u003E to create opportunities to volunteer in local communities around the UK on Monday 8 May.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the plan, we encouraged local Scouts to create pop-up activities in public spaces like town centres and parks \u2013 offering activities such as grass sledging, giant Jenga and traditional bushcraft.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFamilies were able to try activities and think about taking the next step to joining Scouts and volunteering themselves.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EPowering our communities\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.thebighelpout.org.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022The Big Help Out\u0022\u003EBig Help Out\u003C/a\u003E was one of the centrepieces of the celebrations for the Coronation of HM The King and HM The Queen Consort in May.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe hope it\u0027ll leave a lasting legacy of kindness from the historic weekend.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[{"type":"Image top","cta":"Read our top 10 tips","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EKeep the momentum going and convert that enthusiasm and initial interest into a longer term commitment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"The Big Follow Up \u2013 10 top tips after a recruitment event","id":null,"url":"/news/2023/may/10-top-tips-after-a-recruitment-event/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#490499","title":"The Big Follow Up","image":"/media/20811/db-20230508-4833-95018.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dab82167260f30","imageFocus":"","imageId":37212,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Image top","cta":"Check out our recruitment tips","body":"\u003Cp\u003EDiscover our top tips for using The Big Help Out to recruit new volunteers.\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"Volunteer recruitment","id":null,"url":"/national-events/coronation/the-big-help-out/volunteer-recruitment/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#490499","title":"Tips for volunteer recruitment","image":"/media/19356/cub-volunteer.jpg?cc=0,0.11656310263552604,0.0000000000000001263187085796,0.03974716091707738\u0026width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dae35072c3bbd0","imageFocus":"","imageId":34995,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Image top","cta":"Learn more about volunteering","body":"\u003Cp\u003EInterested in volunteering with Scouts? 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