Melford Hall has a dedicated team of around 50 volunteers.
They assist with room stewarding in the house, and undertake work in the garden.
Volunteers are the backbone of the National Trust. Only through their help are we able to open Melford Hall to visitors, and bring its showrooms to life with stories of one of the East of England's finest Elizabethan houses from the past 500 years.
Our garden volunteers help convey the importance of the garden and its plant collection as well as pointing out features of special interest. They also assist with a number of garden maintenance tasks throughout the year.
Volunteers at Melford Hall also perform the vital roles of keeping a watchful eye on visitor safety and providing world class customer care.
How you can get involved
If you are looking for an exciting and interesting way to make a difference by helping Europe’s largest and most successful conservation movement, we would love to hear from you.
Additional volunteers are needed to support the development of new visitor facilities and infrastructure improvements planned for Melford Hall over the next few years.
Current opportunities
As well as seeking Room Stewards and garden volunteers, we also have the following opportunities for volunteers at Melford Hall:
- Tea-room Assistants: Help is required serving light refreshments to our visitors in the tea-room.
- Second-hand bookshop: Are you a bookworm? There are opportunities to sort, price and sell books to our visitors in the second-hand bookshop located in the historic gate lodge.
- Plant sales: Calling everyone with green fingers! We need your help with growing and selling plants to our visitors from the plant sales area, and to assist with special events in the garden, including National Garden Scheme open days.
- Raffle Ticket Seller: One of our many fund raising activities is the promotion and sale of raffle tickets. We need your help to sell raffle tickets to our visitors, which will raise essential funds for the upkeep of Melford Hall.
- Events Assistant: We hold a varied programme of special events throughout the season including Easter Trails, talks and tours, National Garden Scheme open days, and Beatrix Potter story telling. Your help is needed for promoting, organising and stewarding events.
If you are interested, please contact us for an informal chat and see how you can make a real difference and at the same time learn new skills, meet new people and work right at the heart of this amazing house and garden.
Contact details
For more information please contact Melanie Richardson, the Property Assistant at Melford Hall, on 01787 379228 or by email.
We reimburse travelling expenses for up to 40 miles and will award you a volunteer card after the completion of 50 hours service. The card provides free admission to National Trust properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also entitles you to a 20 per cent discount in National Trust gift shops. And you can join us for our social functions during the summer and at Christmas.
With your help we can develop the full potential of Melford Hall for the benefit of present and future generations.
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