This year, Volunteers’ Week kicks off on Monday 2 June and runs until Sunday 8 June.  

It’s a time for charities, voluntary groups, social organisations and volunteers themselves to come together. And it’s a time to recognise the incredible impact that volunteering has on communities around the UK. 

We know that sometimes the most valuable recognition comes from those you know. So now’s the perfect time to think about how you might want to celebrate your fellow volunteers or group.

MS Walks are expanding every year, and we’re excited to make 2025 our biggest year yet! We’re so close to reaching our goal of raising £100 million for MS research through our Stop MS Appeal. In 2025 all funds raised through MS Walks will go directly to the appeal in its final and crucial year. But we still need your support to get over the line!

We’re looking for a Group Volunteer to join our services transformation project

If you were able to take part at one our recent community ‘roadshow’ events, you’ll already have heard about Project Mead – our services transformation project.


We’re working hard to develop our local and national services to be more accessible and better connected. We want to make sure that people living with MS, along with their families and carers, have access to the right support when they need it, no matter where they live in the UK.

We’ve now entered the final year of the Stop MS Appeal. It’s been an 11-year journey to help transform MS research and accelerate the search for treatments. We set out to raise £100 million, and we’re £91 million of the way there!

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone observing Ramadan this month! Wishing you all joy, peace and love during this time.

Ramadan is taking place from Friday 28 February - Sunday 30 March, ending with the celebration of Eid.

Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, worship and community for Muslims. It takes place in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on the lunar cycle. The Qur'an (The Muslim Holy book) was first revealed during the month of Ramadan to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).

Disclosure Scotland will make changes to the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) scheme from 1 April 2025 to implement the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

Nothing will change for volunteers operating in Scotland who are already part of the PVG scheme. But the changes will mean that some volunteers in other specific roles in Scotland will need to be PVG checked for the first time before August 2025 to comply with the law.

As you may know, the launch of our new volunteer management system (Assemble) is part of a wider data and IT project in the organisation, called Project Sage. The project team has been meeting regularly to assess whether all the key milestones are being met to enable the launch of the systems involved in the project.

At a meeting on 13 February, it was determined that not everything had fallen into place. So, we took the decision to delay the ‘go live’ date.

We all have a duty to ensure conditions are as safe and healthy as possible — for the members of the MS community who attend our activities, and the volunteers who support them.

Health and Safety Policy review — Can you help?

We're looking for volunteers to help us review the Health and Safety policy that informs our risk management process.

Last year, we worked to define our strategy for the next five years — what our priorities should be, and where we need to make the biggest impact.

A key element of this involved listening to people affected by MS and other stakeholders who support them, including our volunteers. The input we received helped us shape our goals and focus our delivery plans.

Now, we’re ready and keen to share our refreshed strategy with everyone — but we’d value the involvement of our volunteers again.

We want to have a conversation with a group of people affected by MS to get your thoughts on brain donation for MS research. We want to know what you think and feel about it. This will help us find the best and most appropriate ways to talk about brain donation with the MS community.


We’re aware brain donation is a sensitive subject. So please get in touch if you have any questions before signing up.