Halesworth Millennium Green – The Volunteers You Don’t See

Volunteers at work – but differently.  You don’t always need boots, gloves and a rake or shears; there are lots of volunteer activities that happen behind the scenes.

Following the shocking death of our long-term Trustee and Treasurer John Bainer, the remaining volunteers have to pick up all the wonderful work he did in keeping the accounts straight. Following the change in grants from government the Green no longer gets £3000 a year for having the cattle grazing, and the criteria for grants have changed so completely that a great deal of research and consideration is needed. Following the Green’s hugely successful project this month with the Environment Agency to plant over 400 trees and scrub in carefully selected places around the Green, we need to fundraise to replenish our resources. And it’s not just fundraising that’s needed; situations change and projects come and go, they all need planning for and organising.

So if you don’t feel you can take part in the work parties, you can still be immensely helpful. Contact us thegreen@halesworth.net to arrange a get-together to see if your skills can fit our needs. No-one is ever left alone on any project, and you might even have an idea for solving a problem or making an impact that hasn’t occurred to any of the current volunteers yet.

If you do feel like putting on your boots and picking up a tool, weekly Wednesday morning work-parties start at 9.30 until approximately 11.30, usually at the containers at the Blyth Industrial Estate entrance to the Green. We provide gloves and tools, you just need to bring a drink and nibble for the break. Have a browse on www.millenniumgreen.halesworth.net  and contact the Green at the email above.