Are you a handy person or just willing to use your enthusiasm and learn while volunteering? This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a friendly team to help with the upkeep/maintenance of the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life. Just give the time you can. Maybe a few hours or a day or two. Required over the summer months and perhaps beyond. Through volunteering, your time will help ensure that our facilities are conserved for future visitors to enjoy. Many local people and tourists visit the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life time and time again not realising all the busy hands who help keep the fantastic museum and its grounds in top condition. We are looking for people willing to put their skills to good use or just to be happy to help out in any way you can. There are outdoor painting projects to help maintain areas around the venue & also conservation projects along with many others. ‘Robin’, a railway engine, is currently undergoing conservation work and is being transformed back to how it was in 1957 when it worked at R.B Tennants, at Whifflet Foundry. There are many ad-hoc activities to suit what suits you. Please come and join us!! We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Do something amazing and volunteer with North Lanarkshire Council. By choosing to join us as a sports assistant, you will be directly improving and enriching the lives of people in your local community. With the right help and support everyone can enjoy a healthier and happier life. What’s involved? • Supporting employed Sport Coaches/leads/co-ordinators with the delivery of the session • Communicating instructions and commands using clear simple language • Follow session plan for the activity/sport and offer support to participants when necessary • Ensure each session/activity is delivered in a safe environment • Assist the Programme Coach/leads/co-ordinators with keeping registers and ensuring equipment is safely returned. • To communicate effectively and inform and assist wherever appropriate, all members of the public involved in the programme whilst maintaining a professional and customer orientated approach at all times What will you get out of it? • Experience working within a sporting environment and supporting coaches • The ability to enhance the lives of young people through engagement and fun activities. • Ability to be involved in future projects/events/sessions if applicable. Qualities and skills required for the role: • Enthusiastic, out-going personal and motivated individual. • Confidence to engage with young people and encourage participation in activities. • Interest in sport or physical activity/working with youths. We ask that volunteers commit, where possible, to one session each week.

North Lanarkshire is home to one of the finest industrial and social history collections in Scotland. These collections are on display in our museums, telling the story of the area’s proud industrial past and the fascinating social history of the communities that grew up around them. Many thousands more objects are also cared for by curators behind the scenes in museum stores. Providing collections online is one of the key ways we provide public access to our collections. CultureNL Museums allows people to explore objects up close, on a range of themes and subject matter. There’s also lots of navigational tools and resources, including stories, blogs and maps, along with visitor and event information. By volunteering your time with the Curatorial Team you will be helping to create new online resources, making our collections more accessible to our local communities and beyond. What’s involved? Working remotely, you will undertake research on any area of the collection, depending on your interests. • Select and research objects from the website • Write captions for objects and collection stories • Identify images required • Write blogs and social media content What you will get out of it • Gain a host of transferable skills, including good communication, research and writing skills • Making a difference to your local community • Gain an insight into the collections work that goes on behind the scenes in museums • Feel connected to the wider volunteering programme • Full training provided for role • Reduced membership to ActiveNL Gyms • Pre agreed out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed within our volunteer policy Volunteering Role • We’re looking for volunteers who can offer a minimum commitment of 2 hours per week • Anyone with an interest in heritage and supporting their local museum • Be active in your own community

Do something amazing and volunteer with North Lanarkshire Council. By choosing to join us as a gardening assistant, you will be directly improving and enriching the lives of people in your local community. With the right help and support everyone can enjoy a healthier and happier life. What’s involved? All aspects of gardening, sowing, planting, weeding, watering and pruning. What will you get out of it? Working outdoors is great for both your physical and mental health. Training Learn new skills on the job which you can transfer to your own garden.