If you have time, energy and enthusiasm to spare, why not consider helping the team at Sheringham Park?
Could you help our Learning Officer give visiting schools an educational - and memorable - experience? Or perhaps you’d like to serve the visitors in our Visitor Centre or in the Refreshment Kiosk? If hard graft is more your thing, why not join the Friday Group in tackling essential work around the estate? Whether it is selling raffle tickets or leading tours of the Park, there are plenty of opportunities to lend a hand at Sheringham Park.
Marcus Lawton is one of the original Friday Group volunteers. He explained how he got involved:
'After moving to Sheringham in 2005, I met one of the Park’s wardens at a volunteer fair. He was looking to build a team of volunteers to help with estate work, and I thought I’d give it a go. So, most of my Fridays for the last four years have been spent clearing rhododendron ponticum!'
Asked what he enjoys about volunteering at Sheringham, Marcus explained:
'I spent years and years working in an office and travelling for business, so it’s nice to get involved in a place as beautiful as Sheringham. Working in the woods is so rewarding. My fellow volunteers and I appreciate the scenery, knowing that we make a real difference to the place.
'It’s a good social mix of people taking part in the work, which involves really quite vigorous slashing and burning, rooting out bushes, and clearing scrub. You can see our younger members, some of them high school kids, really blossoming with the team interaction. The wardens and staff here encourage all capabilities, and training is available for specific skills. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend volunteering at Sheringham – you can do as much as you like, and it’s a lovely place to work.'
Malcolm Fisher, Visitor Services Manager at Sheringham Park, said:
'Whatever your thing is, be it estate work or making sure our visitors get the most from their time here, we’d love to meet you to talk about the volunteering opportunities we have. We rely on our hardworking and dedicated team of volunteers to keep Park looking as lovely as it does, for everyone to enjoy. Without them this simply wouldn’t be possible.'
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