- Conservation / Gardening
- Environment
- Opportunity start date: 28th August 2023
- Opportunity end date: 24th February 2024
Description
Following a four-year refurbishment, we opened our brand-new museum exhibition, shop, and café in July 2021. This is an exciting time to join us as we welcome visitors into the new museum for the 2022 season.
The gardening volunteers are a friendly team of volunteers who work all year round to maintain the extensive gardens around the David Livingstone Birthplace. They play an important role in making the grounds accessible, attractive, and enjoyable for the wide range of people that visit the grounds.
Key activities include grass cutting, weeding, hedge trimming, tidying the grounds, planting, and leaf clearance.
Organisation aims and objectives
To acquire by purchase, fee or otherwise the tenements in Blantyre, in the County of Lanark, containing the house in which David Livingstone, the Missionary and Explorer, was born or had his home as a child, together with an adjacent heritable property comprising the house and grounds known as Blantyre Lodge, and to hold, manage and administer the said properties as a Scottish National Memorial of David Livingstone, his life and achievements.
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As our museum is open between 10am-4pm daily, we would expect volunteers to work sometime between these hours if possible.
Frequency and commitment details
This applies to expense payment frequency
Restrictions
No Gender Restriction,
Experience required: Gardening / Conservation, Good Communicator,Team Player, • Interest in working outdoors.
• Enthusiasm and appreciation of plants and trees in a park setting.
• Ability to work within a team and willingness to learn new skills.
• Gardening experience is helpful but not essential.
Travel details: The opportunity takes at multiple location across South Lanarkshire
Hamilton
Minimum age: 16
Support
Expenses paid: Yes
Expenses details: All volunteers will be able to claim £5 towards their travel expenses. DLB can also purchase new boots for volunteers if necessary or give reimbursement for new boots bought by volunteers up to £40.
Training details: A volunteer induction will be given to introduce everyone to the site and current health and safety practices. Instruction will be given on each gardening task and how to use tools safely. Garden tools will be provided, alongside gloves and safety glasses if necessary. No dress code but weather appropriate clothing should be worn each day, and appropriate footwear is necessary.
Support:
Named Contact For Volunteer