“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in”.
Join us to volunteer
Ardagh Community Trust was set up by, and continues to be run by local volunteers. ACT invites volunteers to work with the organisation in a wide range of ways. As well as practical volunteering, ACT welcomes local people who are interested in helping to run the charity by becoming a trustee. If you would like to volunteer with ACT, please get in touch by email, hello@theardagh.com or pop in and ask for information at the café or from one of the volunteers on site.
Types of volunteering:
1
Events
It takes a lot of organisation to host events and activities at The Ardagh. Help is needed with stewarding events, providing first aid and helping coordinate activities as well as the many practical tasks before, during and after the event.
2
Site Maintenance
The Ardagh site constantly needs repair and improvement. If you have particular skills you can offer – for example woodwork, metalwork or painting we would love to hear from you.
Does your company offer corporate volunteering days? We are happy to welcome groups on site for specific tasks and projects. Contact hello@theardagh.com for more details
3
Gardening
Our gardening volunteer groups work on a range of projects to improve the public gardens at The Ardagh for the benefit of all site users. As well as practical improvements to the gardens, the group also grows food for the café and a local foodbank, Family Food Action, and increases the stock for our community plant nursery. We are currently looking to recruit more volunteers to help with general garden tasks on a Tuesday afternoon from 1pm – 3pm, and occasional Saturdays from 10am – 2pm to assist in our community plant nursery when it is open to the public.
For more information email our Head Gardener, Sol, on sol@theardagh.com or pop in and say hello on a Tuesday.
