Have you ever considered volunteering a small amount of your time to get involved in improving your local environment?
Volunteering gives you the opportunity to be active and get fit, make new friends and what you get in return is a real sense of achievement for a job well done.
A range of volunteering opportunities are available throughout Bury - find out what might suit you.
Look after your local park
We need Volunteer Park Rangers towork with our Urban Park Rangers on a wide range of tasks including patrols, minor green-space improvements, organising and running events, starting gardening clubs and all sorts of activities connected with parks. The role of volunteer is open to a wide range of ages. All volunteers will need to be able to commit to a basic number of duties and will undergo a short induction course to familiarise themselves with the Park Ranger service.
For more information on how you can support a park near you phone: Customer Services on 0161 253 5353
Look after your local countryside
We need Voluntary Countryside Rangers to work across the Boroughs of Bury, Bolton and Salford, working closely alongside our Countryside Rangers to improve, conserve and
promote countryside areas. This role is open to anyone aged over 18 years and all we ask is for a minimum commitment of one taskday a month.
All volunteers undergo a short training course which includes countryside law, basic navigation, first aid and how to deal with incidents and emergencies. For further information or an application pack phone: 0161 253 7984 or e-mail: burycountrysiderangers@bury.gov.uk
Make a difference to your environment
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, BTCV (the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) offer the chance to join in conservation tasks, generally in Bury.
BTCV provide trained leaders, first aid cover, transport between pick up points and the site, all equipment, tools and protective clothing and hot drinks. If you’re very keen you could become
a volunteer officer and gain valuable experience for a career in conservation. For further information phone: Dominic Parker on 0161 796 6404 or e-mail d.parker@btcv.org.uk
Be a National Cycle Network Ranger
The co-ordinators of the development of the National Cycle Network, the charity Sustrans, have a Path Ranger programme. Rangers look after a section of cycle route near their home.
For further information phone: Mike Gill on 0161 280 3497.
