Wildlife charity calls for
volunteers to help raise funds
for winter conservation tasks
Herefordshire
Wildlife Trust
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust’s Ledbury shop is searching for new volunteers to ensure they can
continue to raise funds for the charity’s work at Nature Reserves across Herefordshire.
The shop on the Homend, Ledbury
Volunteer Becky Wright
T
he Trust’s high street charity shop is enjoying a
surge in donations and customers since new
manager Sue Daynes joined the team in August
but now needs more volunteers to help with
running the shop.
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust manages 55 nature
reserves across the county as well as running habitat
restoration projects and a programme of
environmental activities and education. Winter is
one of the Trust’s busy periods with woodland
management tasks such as coppicing and hedge
laying take place. Teams of volunteers and staff are
busy on sites throughout Herefordshire’s beautiful
landscapes ensuring our wild places remain havens
for our wildlife. The Trust’s charity shop is one of the
key ways that the charity fundraises with all money
raised supporting its work in the county.
Volunteers are needed at the shop to help with all
sorts of tasks from welcoming customers and
sorting donations to specialist tasks such as
researching books and antique items. Shop manager
Sue Daynes commented: “we have a fantastic group
of volunteers at the shop but we can’t currently keep
up with our great donations and lovely customers!
We’d love to hear from anyone who might be able to
spare a few hours each week to join the team – we’re
a very friendly bunch!”
Anyone interested can pop into the shop at
4, The Homend, Ledbury or contact Sue at
[email protected] or call
01531 635946.
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