Community Allotment
The Centre is currently involved in a number of local gardening projects, including community spaces and allotments. We are looking for volunteers to support these - plese see our schedule for areas/p...
Below is a table showing the groups currently searching for volunteering opportunities and organisations looking for group volunteers ;
Name of Group |
Number in Group |
Type of Project |
Project Found? |
More projects required? |
Kingston Maurward Students |
up to 10 |
Work experience (30 hours. Possibly 10 x 3 hour sessions) Ideally manual group work. |
Yes |
Yes |
Acorn Inn, Evershot |
8 |
One off project. |
No |
Yes |
Dorset County Council |
Various groups |
One day projects. |
Yes |
Yes |
Kingston Maurward Students
|
14+ |
A Community Project / Give back to the community - enjoy working with animals |
No |
Yes |
RLA Advertising agency
|
20
|
West Parley/Christchurch area hopefully helping in the local community, anything considered |
No |
Yes |
Aster |
up to 10 |
Looking for projects to help in the community. |
No |
Yes |
Volunteer Centre Community Credits Scheme |
10+ |
looking for a variety of roles, for people with Learning difficulties to get involved in projects in the communtiy. |
No |
Yes |
Nationwide, Dorchester |
8 |
Anything considered |
No |
Yes |
Barclays Bank |
Up to 10 |
looking to support the community |
No |
Yes |
ASM Webshop |
20 - 45 |
To help with some environmental work |
No |
Yes |
Name of Organisation |
Area |
Duties involved |
Volunteers found? |
More volunteers required? |
Burngate Stone carving centre |
Swanage |
Wash and paint the walls, strim around the site, clearance and burning brambles and restacking of stone piles |
Yes |
Yes |
Volunteer Centre Dorset |
Alington Road, Dorchester |
Painting, Staining, weeding of paths, sorting out compost bins and sawing wood etc. required in April amd May |
No |
Yes |
Somerset wildlife Trust |
West Coker, Somerset |
Erecting a new stockproof fence – this will involve digging in strainer posts, fixing struts, banging in intermediates, straining new barbed wire |
No |
Yes |
Tricuro
|
Dorchester |
Painting wooden benches, make bird tables, create a wooden shed, setting up water feature ect. |
No |
Yes |
The Horse Course Outdoor project
|
Weymouth |
outdoor projects |
No |
Yes |
Greenhill Gardens project
|
Weymouth |
|
No |
Yes |
Dorchester and Weymouth Rugby Club |
Bulding a seating area, maintaining the clubs grounds. |
Yes |
If you have opportunties you think would be suitabale conatct the volunteer centre Dorset on 01305 269214