Brockholes - Visitor Village Volunteer Handy Person

4 weeks ago


Preston Lancashire, United Kingdom Lancashire Wildlife Trust Full time

Brockholes Nature Reserve , Just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston , Lancashire, PR5 OAG

We are looking for volunteers with a range of general practical and DIY skills to help to keep our floating Visitor Village looking its best and operating efficiently.

You will support the Duty Manager Team, carrying out a range of practical tasks on the Village to improve the experience for visitors.

Examples of tasks will include
Keeping on top of our planters - watering, weeding and dead heading
Putting up and taking down decorations - e.g. Christmas, Weddings and special events
Touching up paint work
Staining and treating benches, planters and woodwork
Putting up and taking down signage and posters
Jet washing and gritting
Carrying out small scale DIY tasks e.g. putting up shelves, hooks and brackets and building flat packs.

If this sounds like you, and you enjoy carrying out practical projects and are available for a morning or afternoon, any day Monday to Friday, get in touch

If you are interested in this role and would like to join our friendly volunteer teamplease email brockholes@lancswt.org.uk in the first instance to register your interest in the Handy Person Volunteer role.

We will then arrange a time for you to come to Brockholes for a chat to learn more about the role andwhat’s involved

Please notethat we can only take volunteers who are aged 18 and over in this role.

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