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volunteer opportunity for keen gardeners with a passion for mental health!

Your local NHS mental health trust is seeking to recruit a team of Gardening Support Volunteers. This is an exciting opportunity which involves supporting people receiving care for mental health problems to enjoy the outdoors and learn basic gardening skills.
 
What does a Gardening Support Volunteer do?

• Support service users to learn key gardening skills such as weeding, sowing, planning and harvesting.
• Chat about gardening with individuals going through mental illness
• Be a calm, caring and positive presence for the service users, and gently encourage them to enjoy the gardens

 
All our volunteers are supported and supervised by clinical staff throughout the volunteer experience, and will receive full induction training before starting any voluntary activity. We have various hours available throughout the week (Mon-Sun) and ask that volunteers can commit to at least one regular session per fortnight.
 
If you are interested in this role, we would love to hear from you. You will find further information and details for how to apply on our website. If you have any questions at all please contact Eve Edwards, Voluntary Services Manager, on 01603 421348 or at eve.edwards@nsft.nhs.uk

ERRA Receives 'Highly Commended' certificate at the Norwich Eco Award Ceremony. Click here for more details

Collectors Wanted

As you may know, each year the Eaton Rise Residents Association collect £1 from each household on the estate to contribute to the running of the website, publication of the newsletter and many other organisational and administrative tasks carried out on behalf of the residents. We have a small, but enthusiastic team of collectors, but we are looking for additional people to help spread the load. Would you be prepared to help once a year? If so, please use the Contact for and we will provide further details