Support Group & Volunteering
Have you ever wanted to get more involved in your local park or green space in Sandwell?
VOLUNTEERing AT
LIGHTWOODS house
Are you interested in volunteering, perhaps a spot of gardening, helping to plan events? Or maybe you have some other practical skills that you’d like to use to help others. We want to work more closely with the community and as part of this is encouraging local people to come forward and volunteer in their parks and green spaces.
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, become part of the local community, learn new skills, and help maintain our wonderful parks and nature reserves as this is what makes Sandwell so special.
We are a busy and happy group of volunteers who work at events organised by both the House and ourselves. We celebrate the heritage and the history of the property and its inhabitants, and invite the local community into the house and garden.
We have a variety of roles, and working patterns, which are tailored to individuals.
Duties are suitable for people of all ages and abilities, and training is given.
Our Craft group meet on the last Thursday of each month between 1.30 and 3.30, making items for charity. You are welcome to bring along your own projects, or needles and wool are provided. Members are happy to teach novices too.
Benefits of Volunteering
The benefits are:
- The community can give a fresh perspective and local people are often the best source of local knowledge.
- Community involvement helps deliver a programme that is more in tune with what is needed and wanted locally.
- The results are likely to be more enduring because of the sense of ownership.
- Working with more people may mean more work can be carried out in a shorter time.
- Involving the local community can develop the confidence, improves the skills-base and co-operation in that community.
- People can bring a wide range of important and valuable skills together to deliver successful projects.
- Working together helps develop a sense of community and builds relationships between people that otherwise might not meet.
- People working together raises the profile of your community and your neighbourhood with local service providers and others.
How to get
involved
Volunteering is a very flexible process and you can either volunteer for a few hours or on a more structured basis. All you have to do is fill in the online form to register your interest. We very much look forward to see you soon.
