Volunteering at The Greenhouse
Volunteers play an important part at The Greenhouse by providing essential support and services that help us to look after so many aspects of what we do at The Greenhouse.
Not only that, volunteers are part of our community, receiving as well as giving to the life at The Greenhouse. Their work here is meaningful, benefitting both the individual and the community. Our beautiful grounds and gardens are such a essential part of what is so special about The Greenhouse; and they are entirely looked after by our volunteers.
On a volunteer day earlier this year, volunteers created this Prayer Labyrinth out of cut logs for our visitors to use.
Could you be a volunteer?
From our Board of Trustees to hospitality, housekeeping and grounds maintenance the contributions from our volunteer’s are all valued. Our Volunteers are from diverse backgrounds, different faiths (and none), all levels of skills and experience. We hope you find your place here as a volunteer.
When can you volunteer?
You can volunteer on Volunteer Mondays 10am-3pm (on the second Monday of every month) as our dedicated volunteer day. We also have a a volunteer opportunity Sunday afternoons 1-4pm monthly.
We can look at other times, dependent on individual circumstances, so please contact us to discuss further.
Mondays (2nd Monday of each month)
Join our monthly Volunteer Mondays between 10am – 3pm ( on the second Monday of every month). All are invited to join our lunchtimes, bring your lunch and choose to join lunchtime prayers if you would like to.
Our Volunteers Mondays are on the second Monday of every month.
Dates for 2026: 11th May, 8th June, 13th July, 14th September, 12th October, 9th November, 14th December.
Sunday afternoons (once a month)
Why not visit us on a Sunday afternoon once a month between 1-4pm? Come and enjoy being in the peace of our grounds on the edge of the Waseley Hills Country Park. You can meet our Alpacas, Chino and Joey, and volunteer some time in our grounds helping to keep our green space a tranquil and restful place. We finish the afternoon with refreshments together at 3.15pm.
Dates for 2026: 26th April, 17th May, 7th June, 19 July, 20th September, 25th October, 22nd November, 13th December.
Dates for your diary
Download all of the dates of all of the volunteering dates for 2026 and join us.
Volunteer roles
We have a number of roles for volunteers, So if you don’t see one for you yet come and back and check again soon. Some volunteers opportunities are available during office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays at arrangement.
If you see a role you would like to apply for, start by downloading the role and completing our application form. You can then return it to us at: volunteering@greenhouseatbarnesclose.org.uk. Once we have taken a look we will get in touch to discuss next steps.
Team and Employee supported volunteering
We welcome teams of volunteers from companies and organisations that encourage their employees to volunteer.
We recently had a return visit from BT Openreach employees, who spent the day volunteering with us and made fantastic progress on a number of garden and grounds projects. It was great to share our quiet, peaceful place with them and they had a really positive day.
Contact Caroline, Volunteer Coordinator for more information.
Our volunteer community is growing!
We now have 29 volunteers supporting us in a number of volunteering roles, both monthly and weekly. BT Openreach joined us for our June volunteer day and achieved wonderful results in our grounds, and were a joy to host. A group of young care leavers gave us their time during a wellbeing day they had with us at The Greenhouse which was brilliant for us and they will be able to use the experience to support job seeking.
Our Greenhouse faith community volunteer with us every month on a Sunday afternoon, alongside volunteers. It’s a lovely afternoon of friendship and community that ends with conversation and cake!
New volunteers are joining us alongside those who have supported us for a long time, in particular Roger who leads our grounds activities and keeps our large amount of grass regularly mowed, quite an undertaking.
So far in 2026 (until the end of July 2026) we have received over 680 hours of volunteer time. A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for their time and energies, and we look forward to welcoming more.
For more information
Contact us: email. volunteering@greenhouseatbarnesclose.org.uk or call us on tel. 01562 710278.
Please note: Our Volunteer Coordinator Caroline works Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and she will get back to you as soon as she can.
