We are looking for volunteers for our shared Growing Together project. The project is in our garden grounds surrounding Dudhope Castle. We are creating a multi-sensory garden to improve the experience of the space for our local community. We are looking for volunteer support to assist in developing the garden plans. We will create themed areas of the garden with the support of volunteers, including a centre garden, a Victorian-themed garden, a wall garden, the back garden and an orchard. You can see more of the plans here: https://uppertunity.org.uk/growing-places-project Volunteers can participate in the planning and maintenance of the gardens. You will develop and expand your practical skills while maintaining a space for the local community. Experience is optional for this role as The Circle and Uppertunity will provide training. You will gain work experience from volunteering with us, and we will provide a CV reference after three months of volunteering.

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.

We are currently looking for volunteers for our open volunteer days on Thursdays. Volunteers will drop in any time between 10am - 5pm and spend time cultivating the market garden and beautifying the Croft. This is not only a good opportunity to get involved in our community, but also a great way to get hands-on experience of gardening and DIY crafts led by our education officers. Spend time outside, learn something and meet great folks!

This is an opportunity to support service users who live in thier own homes in a supportive environment. If you have an interest in gardening and would enjoy helping someone to maintain their own garden or take it up as a new hobby you would gain satisfaction in enabling someone to lead a fulfilling life.