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Come and join our work party which is building the foundation of a Community Supported Agriculture project for Brechin. Help the core farm team grow, harvest and distribute food, facilitate educational projects and host community events. More specifically, the role of the volunteers could be anything from producing social media posts to digging, weeding and planting to building a tool shed or propagation bench to constructing rain water harvesting system. We would aim to hear what you wish to do and accommodate that desire within the work of the team. Together we create delicious, nutritious food, magical hands-on experiences and enrich the local wildlife and soil.

Murton is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC031554) with a dual educational and environmental purpose. We are situated on a former quarry near Forfar in Angus and manage a thriving nature reserve, visitor farm and tearoom set in 100 acres. The vision - to provide a unique environment in which children, young people and adults can learn and develop skills for life. The mission - Murton aspires to enrich people’s lives by using our site to its full potential. We can offer our unique environment as an educational centre that offers a positive impact on all ages. We hope to be a thriving and sustainable charity valued in the community and recognised nationally. The aims of Murton are: • To provide educational opportunities that encourages learning and developing skills for life. • To maintain and establish a thriving nature reserve that encourages access to the outdoors. • To effectively run a visitor farm and tearoom on our site that offers a recreational and leisure facility and generates income to support our educational work. • To maintain and develop strong connections with our community through our leadership, work and on our site. We have compulsory meetings once per quarter. Dependent on the Trustees interest and skills we expect further input throughout the year. As a minimum the Trust Manager speaks to each Trustee at least once a month.

Saturday Sacks litter pick sees local young people and adults cleaning up the local area. Do you have a few hours to spare to help them? Want to help the environment and clean up the town Sometimes the group are joined by their sponsor Mark Guild from Guild Homes and local important people. Next litter pick will be in January keep an eye out for more information in the new year or contact Denise Black 07738419810 for more information if you wish to come along and help, we hope to see you there. https://www.guild-homes.co.uk/ #FCFT.

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!

The aim of this project is to bring people together of all ages to grow and share the harvest from our community garden. Crops harvested from the garden will be used to create simple healthy meals or snacks. Tasks involved are basic gardening tasks (no prior knowledge needed), planting seeds, potting up, weeding, watering and harvesting of the crops. For the more experienced gardeners propagation and pruning techniques will be taught.

Volunteers to help develop the community project based in Thurso. This involves general gardening, growing food stuffs and helping to develop/maintain the garden area.. The Garden welcomes volunteers each Saturday [if dry] from 10.30-12-30. Group meet periodically over winter months too.

The Floating Stage is a brand new initiative to provide a unique entertainment venue on the Scottish Lowland Canal network from Edinburgh to Glasgow,(and all points in between) The Floating Stage will be run by a new charity / SCIO, (to be formed) and predominantly organised by volunteers, for the benefit of local communities, social enterprise and 3rd sector organisations, as well as up and coming and established performers of all genres of entertainment . Full details of Our Vision and Proposals are detailed on our web site ~ www.thefloatingstage.co.uk. and the concept document therein. We are currently forming a management team to oversee the many aspects required to set up, organise, and operate this innovative concept, and are looking for Board Members / Trustees to head up the new charity and overseeing committee.

Help us to develop a pioneering Scotland-wide path network for the benefit of all. This is a great opportunity to improve access to your local area and learn more about your local path routes. You’ll work within your local area to audit existing paths capturing information on their condition and if they are part of a larger network. We also ask you to capture the hidden paths in your local area and add them to the path network. With support and training you will be asked to use online apps to record the information on our path network on your phone or at home. Once we have captured the paths we can support your local community to develop local routes for health, heritage or nature to encourage people to get out and about and explore their local area.

The Volunteering role will include gardening, garden/house clearances, litter picking, general maintenance and DIY.

We Need Volunteers! Can You Assist Us With: Cleaning Play Equipment, Litter Picking, Gardening, Assisting In Manual Labour (Painting & Light Construction), Photography At The Park, Educating The Public About The Environment Including Speaking In Schools, Assisting At Our Clean Up Meeting Point Lock Up Or Even Helping Us Online With Our Website & Our Facebook Page. Interested In Volunteering? What's The Benefits Of Volunteering With Us? A​ Safe & Inclusive Environment, First Aider Onsite, Full PPE Supplied, Free Bottled Water & Sweet Treat, Ability For Youth To Complete A Volunteering Award Such As The Duke of Edinburgh's Award & Saltire Awards, Ability To Gain Confidence, Work As Part Of A Team & Explore Opportunity's To Learn New Skills. PVG Scheme Membership Free Of Charge.