About
The Red Brick Building is a community owned social enterprise offering a vibrant and creative space where everyone is welcome. Any profit we make is used for community impact through arts, education ...
Community Garden Volunteer
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Summary
Friday Mornings 11pm - 2pm - maintain, develop and protect our community garden so that it can be enjoyed by everyone.Detailed description
Main activities:
Working as part of a team
help with the upkeep development and protection of the garden so that it can be enjoyed by everyone
tidying up
dead-heading
weeding borders
pruning trees, shrubs and plants
propagating and nursery work
grass cutting
looking after garden machinery and equipment
being a friendly face for visitors to the garden answering any questions they may have
helping out with the planned development of the garden
Time Commitment: To be arranged but ideally 2 hours a week
Skills and Qualifications:
Some experience of gardening would be an advantage but not essential
Enjoy working as part of a team
Reasonably fit
Willing to work out of doors in all weather conditions
Training and Support • An initial induction will be given to all new volunteers • Volunteers will also be offered the opportunity to attend other training and development events relevant to their role • We will hold regular volunteer meetings to provide an opportunity to give feedback and contribute ideas, as well as meeting other volunteers
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costs🤝 Extra supportAbout Red Brick Building
In our community garden, we support groups and individuals, improving mental and physical wellbeing, reaching out to those most in need whilst also raising awareness of nutrition, sustainability and growing organic.
To support local enterprise, we offer co-working with affordable workspaces with low cost hot desks and artisan units and our lovely light studio provides a low-cost community hire space, popular with Yoga classes, art workshops and wellbeing sessions.
A larger multifunctional events space hosts a diverse range of music gigs, comedy shows, performances and community events each week. National artists who have performed here include Toploader, Jah Wobble, Mark Chadwick, Jack Bessant, James Acaster, Mark Thomas and Milton Jones. We try to bring a range of cultural events and national artists to our local community. We also support local musicians, DJ's, young event promoters, and music students by providing a professional music venue without the high price tag often providing space for
the local college to break out, hold exhibitions and perform.
We run and host various community initiatives such as the weekly community drop in with Glastonbury Mental Health Network, a popular weekly youth club with the YMCA and a Morlands and Baily's heritage café on the last Friday of the month.