Volunteers in the UK: what happened when your local charity shut down?

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Across the UK, many small charities face increasing financial pressures, forcing some to shut their doors. When this happens, it can leave the people who relied on those services without support - and volunteers and communities trying to step in and keep things going.

We’d like to hear from volunteers who have experienced a charity closing. Have you or others tried to continue the work informally and what were the challenges of doing that? Did you try to keep it going - and what difficulties did you face? What happened to the people who depended on the service?

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Tell us about the charity and your role as a volunteer

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When and why did the charity close?

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What has happened to the people who used its services - and new people who have only begun needing it since it closed?

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If you or others have tried to continue the work in any way, tell us about your experience

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