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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (SA)
- VO101573
The award winning Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join its gardening team. Set among 10 acres of the poet's cherished Alloway countryside; the site comprises the famous Burns Cottage where the poet was born, the historic landmarks where he set his greatest work, the elegant monument and gardens created in his honour and a modern museum housing the world's most historic collection of his life and works.
Volunteers in this role will have the opportunity to work with professional gardeners to maintain the landscaped gardens around the museum, along with the historic Georgian and Victorian Gardens at the Burns Monument and Cottage.
Main duties include:
General plant care and maintenance, including pruning, watering and deadheading
Ensuring that the landscaped gardens are kept tidy, including maintaining edgings
New plantings, including baskets and pot planting
Light gardening duties including new plantings
Any other general garden maintenance duties as agreed.
Benefits of Volunteering within this role:
The opportunity to meet other like minded people to gain skills, knowledge and experience in the heritage and environment sector
Join in social events and attend lectures, organised from time to time by properties and the National Trust for Scotland
Learn about Scotland's history, culture and environment
Meet people from all over the world
Volunteer card entitling the holder to free entry to NTS properties and 20% discount in NTS shops (after 40 hours volunteering)
Experience required
Interest in horticulture and gardening
Basic gardening experience
Volunteers (aged 12-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Volunteer Site Guides - Garden Assistant with Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (SA)
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Your details and message will be sent to:
Susan Colquhoun, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (SA)
Susan Colquhoun, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (SA)
Email address: slcolquhoun@nts.org.uk
Phone number: 01292 443700
A copy will be sent to the organisation that supports volunteering in South Ayrshire:
Contact name: VASA Volunteering
Email address: volunteer@vasa.scot
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