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Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway – Train Crew & Maintenance

  • Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) - Falkirk

The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway are operated by volunteers of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) and we need your help to keep everything running smoothly at our heritage railway station! In particular, we are looking for train crew for our upcoming season of rail tours. We need volunteers who are confident and friendly for: -Guards -Stewards We also need to expand our maintenance team to help us with: -Grounds maintenance -Track maintenance If you think you can help then please do get in touch! We also have a wide range of volunteer roles available, so if you’re interested in the steam trains or the railway line, and would like support us with your efforts or expertise then get in touch to see what else there is you could do.
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Museum of Scottish Railway - Museum Assistants

  • Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) - Falkirk

The Museum of Scottish Railways at the Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway explores the past, present and future of Scotland’s railways and is recognised as being of national significance through the Scottish Government Recognition Scheme. Please visit our new website for further information at: https://museumofscottishrailways.org.uk/. As we prepare for another busy season, the museum is currently looking for volunteers to assist with exhibitions, curating, maintaining and documenting the museum collection and welcoming visitors to Scotland’s largest railway museum. The role is suitable for anyone interested in heritage, museum studies, the railway, and more! If you are interested, then please reach out.
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Dunnet Forestry Trust-Green Gym volunteer opportunity

  • Dunnet Forestry Trust

volunteers to assist with maintenance and practical tasks at Dunnet Forest, Caithness. This is a community woodland supported by volunteers. The green Gym meets Thursdays weekly and is a great way to meet people, get outdoors and make a difference in this wonderful woodland.
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Volunteer roles at Loch of the Lowes

  • Scottish Wildlife Trust

Our visitor centre is getting ready for the new osprey and visitor season and we are looking for volunteers for one or more of the following roles: Guide in the Hide volunteer – This role is perfect for volunteers with enthusiasm for birds and a desire to communicate this to visitors, providing them with a quality bird watching experience in our viewing hides overlooking the loch Visitor Centre Volunteer – This is a front of house type role, meeting visitors, making them feel welcome and ensuring they have an enjoyable visit to our centre. There are also retail and membership aspects to the opportunity. Reserve Maintenance Volunteer – Help keep the path network and access to the centre clear and safe for visitors. A more practical volunteer opportunity with less visitor engagement aspects.
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General Maintenance Volunteer

  • Jock Neish Scouting Centre

The Jock Neish Scouting Centre is looking for a volunteer to undertake general maintenance duties around the site, joining a small team on Wednesday mornings from around 9.00 am until lunch time.
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Volunteer Gardener

  • Forfar Open Gardens Scheme

Forfar Open Gardens are looking for Volunteer Gardeners to provide general help within the garden whether that be pottering in the outdoor or indoor planting areas, clearing and pruning in the large woodland space or any of the many jobs in between. The garden is an open space for people young and old to come along and enjoy so you have a keen interest in gardening or would like to learn then they would love to hear from you. Youth opportunities are available on Friday afternoons. Interested? Want to know more? Get in touch.
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Seed Library Helper

  • Orkney Library and Archive

The Orkney Library and Archive in Kirkwall are looking to start a Seed Library and are looking for volunteers who know about cultivating/drying seeds and would be keen to get involved. The main duties will be to: Liaise with library staff to help get the seed library up and running and organised; Helping to write instructions to guide people on what to do and when; Keeping a check on the seed stock, seed health and the presentation of seeds; Helping to prepare seed packets, labelling and display in the library; Assisting with seed library events in the future.
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Outdoor Area Volunteers

  • Camphill Wellbeing Trust

Welcome to Compass; a project navigating healthy, sustainable living! *About the project: In September 2020, medical charity, Camphill Wellbeing Trust, took on the former Waldorf school site at Craigton Road to transform it into a centre demonstrating practical solutions for healthy, sustainable lifestyles. The mixed natural environment of Compass with its woodland and garden areas offers a wide range of opportunities including fruit, vegetable & flower growing, working in & enjoying the outdoors and observing & encouraging wildlife, including beekeeping. We use organic methods onsite and reuse/recycle as much as possible. Compass has 4 buildings onsite which we are sustainably refurbishing with the support of various funding bodies. This also gives opportunities for those with suitable skills to help with the project. *We need your help at Compass! Compass offers a wide range of volunteering activities to suit a all sorts of interests and skills. Activities are generally outdoors so will vary according to the weather and the season. *Volunteer support can often be related to: • Gardening: preparing ground, planting, potting up, watering, weeding, harvesting •Woodland care and monitoring: counting trees, pruning, collecting fallen branches, chipping wood, stacking logs • Painting: sheds, fencing, plant/tree markers and signage • Constructing: raised beds, compost bins, green pathways • Equipment maintenance: cleaning and storing handheld tools • Refurbishment: helping strip out buildings prior to refurbishment. We hope in the future to offer further indoor activities: for example, upcycling furniture, candle making, food processing. During your first session, one of our Compass team will go over Compass Health & Safety, explain more about the project and share the current tasks we need support with. To find out more, get in touch for a Volunteer Pack: compass@cwt.scot Compass is a project of Aberdeen medical charity Camphill Wellbeing Trust (CWT). Find out more about the project, visit www.compassaberdeen.org.uk or for the charity: www.camphillwellbeing.org.uk
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Volunteer with Garden Project

  • ADA-Alcohol & Drugs Action

Alcohol and Drugs Action (ADA) are seeking volunteers to help at our wonderful garden project based at the Grove Nursery, Just off Hazeldene Road (close to Hazlehead Park and Recycling Centre), AB15 8LD (free parking available or 10 minute walk from nearest bus stop. Any travel costs are reimbursed to volunteers). Your support and contribution as a volunteer can play a vital role in developing other’s personal development, social inclusion and active participation in their local community. • Full volunteer training provided • Access to Trellis therapeutic Gardening course. • Opportunity to network with other local community groups • Participation in annual plant sale • Support marginalised and vulnerable group in their personal growth and development A fantastic opportunity to help and make a real difference. All volunteers are greatly appreciated. For more information please contact: Gavin Wright, Depute Service Manager at email: gwright@alcoholanddrugsaction.org.uk or telephone 01224 577120.
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Cultivate Aberdeen Volunteers

  • Cultivate Aberdeen

Cultivate your Community! Cultivate Aberdeen has a clear vision to create kind, confident, and connected communities through the power of food growing and various gardening sessions/activities that people can assist with (sowing, weeding, diy). For more information and details of how you can get involved as a volunteer with Cultivate Aberdeen/help at our forthcoming gardening sessions please visit https://www.facebook.com/cultivateABDN and https://www.cultivateaberdeen.co.uk/get-involved/volunteer/ or email us at: info@cultivateaberdeen.co.uk All help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated.
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