Volunteer & make an impact!

To move equipment hired by groups to/from Pyne Hut to individual campsites including:

• Tables
• Mess tents
• Event shelters
• Wash tents

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

Daily morning / lunchtime during school holidays

Dates depend on bookings

1-2 hours per visit

Require people with a van, large car or someone with a vehicle with a tow bar to use the site trailer.

Needs to be done whatever the weather

Visit site, review and update the user instructions and risk assessments for all onsite activities, including checking the current Girlguiding requirements

April each year
15-20 hours

Approximately 20 documents

Visit site, review and update the risk assessments, fire risk assessments and fire action plans for the site and all buildings

July / August each year
25 – 30 hours

Approximately 30 documents

To join the Herons Wey Management Committee

Monthly Monday evening via zoom and one weekend day per year

3-4 hours

Includes meeting preparation time and attending meetings held via zoom with one meeting held on site per year

To record the minutes of the Herons Wey Management Committee Meetings and ensure they are distributed within a week of the meeting

Monthly Monday evening via zoom and one weekend day per year

3-4 hours

Includes meeting preparation time and attending meetings held via zoom with one meeting held on site per year

This is a non-voting role

Painting the outside of the huts during dry periods.  Painting internal walls in toilet blocks, Gilson Hut and Weyside.

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

4-8 days per year
4-6 hours

Need to be happy to use a ladder

Cleaning all the external signs on the site to remove seasonal dirt and grime

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

Twice per year
4-6 hours

Approximately 80 signs

Cleaning windows on the huts, Enid’s Cabin and Weyside

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

2-3 times per year
2-4 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people

Checking the onsite activity equipment

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

Weekly, depending on bookings
2-3 hours

Checking activity equipment after it has been used.  Usage varies each week.

Needs to be done whatever the weather

From 2025 we are offering Guided Walks from Herons Wey.  Starting with 3, we hope to add more each year.  Each walk will have a theme and will last approx. 2.5 hours.  We are looking for several walk leaders who are willing to lead and possibly design walks to be offered.

Summer term evenings, weekends year-round, school holiday daytimes

When requested
3-4 hours

Qualifications ideally required such as level 1 walking under the Girlguiding scheme or a Lowland Leaders Qualification

Moving hardcore to fill potholes along the track

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

Twice a year
4-6 hours

Multiple people required to work with someone ideally with a vehicle with a tow bar to use the site trailer

Monitoring animal activity onsite and filling holes

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

Monthly
2-4 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people to work with someone ideally with a vehicle with a tow bar to use the site trailer

Maintain and check the campfire circles and woodpiles

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

Monthly
4-6 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people.

Cutting back undergrowth (nettles, brambles, bracken, gorse, brush), pulling Himalayan Balsam and Ragwort and moving waste to the bonfire area on South Field.

Tidying up the woodlands, removing leaves and debris from the activity areas

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

Or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

2-4 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people to work with someone ideally with a vehicle with a tow bar to use the site trailer

Picking litter from around the site

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

Every week
1-2 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people.

To look after the pond and area surrounding it (including keep plants in the pond under control)

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

Or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

Once or twice a year
2-4 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people to work with someone ideally with a vehicle with a tow bar to use the site trailer

To check the tentage and camping equipment in Pyne Hut

Any weekday during term time (Monday to Friday lunchtime)

or

Weekends outside of the peak camping season.

Once or twice a year
4-6 hours

Ideally would suit a small team of people

Opening our onsite shop when request by groups. Involves taking money for small souvenirs and badges purchased by young visitors and ensuring records takings are counted and recorded.

Saturday: 10am-12pm when requested

When requested in school holidays

2 -3 hours

Any volunteer dealing with money will need to complete the Girlguiding recruitment & vetting process

To co-ordinate site service days to prepare the campsite for the season and to close sites down at the end of the season

A weekend day in February/March and a weekend day in November

Twice a year
6-8 hours

To co-ordinate a weekend of cleaning and maintenance jobs in Weyside

A weekend in January

Once a year

To proof read documents and review the website following updates

As required

Needs to have a good knowledge of the site or be willing to visit site to check documents make sense