Richard Bourne, Clumber Park Volunteer on his volunteering experiences:
Name: Richard Bourne
Property: Clumber Park
Which
department do you volunteer in? Estate Support Team and Volunteer Voice initiative
What is your
role? General
estate support roles and representing the team through the volunteer forum
What does
that entail? A lot
of tidying up after messy visitors or bad weather. Grass strimming, sweeping,
leaf clearing, snow clearing, branch clearing, bin emptying. Or anything else that
the team is asked to do. Early morning inspection drives around the park.
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Estates Support volunteers getting stuck in
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How often do
you volunteer? One
day a week.
How long have
you been a volunteer for the National Trust? Eighteen months
How did you
find out about volunteering for the National Trust? I think I looked on volunteering
opportunity websites.
What’s your
favourite part of volunteering? Friendly interaction with other volunteers and staff.
What’s your
favourite part of Clumber Park
The open
parkland.
What’s your
favourite National Trust Property? Don’t I have to say Clumber? But perhaps it is really
Cragside because of family holidays visiting it with my children and my mother.
What has been
the best moment volunteering so far? Too difficult!
If
volunteering were a cake what would it be and why? Fruitcake, with variety in each bite.
Thank you
Richard.
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