
Pilsdon Community
Volunteers
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If
you join us as a residential volunteer, you will stay for about six
months or so; you will contribute to working with the animals, in the
garden, in the dairy, with the maintenance of the house and its surrounding
acreage. You will, of course,
bring your own skills as well as learning new ones from others: there
is always someone more than willing to show you what to do.
It is a high priority that as a volunteer you should have a current
driving licence as there are quite a few occasions when you may be asked
to take guests to appointments locally.
We try to offer opportunities for you to try most things here
which certainly makes for an interesting and varied life.
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Accommodation
is on site in a single room and a bathroom.
You have access to all community facilities and we hope that
all volunteers share fully in the life and activities of the community. Our 'Day' Volunteers - From Home We are very fortunate to have a band of regular volunteers who live locally and help out on a regular basis - some of whom have been full-time members of the community in the past and who are happy to come as 'holiday cover' for a weekend or longer, as are some trustees who stay for a week or two. Others come once a week or more and fulfil specific roles: we have three excellent cooks who provide a lunch and a supper each week, for example; volunteer drivers and 'odd-jobbers', gardening and animal experts. All work hard but even more importantly bring the gift of their personalities. "I enjoy gardening, love flowers and have a pretty free hand playing in the walled garden at Pilsdon. I admit that I felt an outsider at first but am now accepted by members and guests alike and am delighted when, away from Pilsdon itself, I am recognised by guests or wayfarers." Gill "I have been connected with Pilsdon for many years. My work, including running a similar community has always been based around farming, both with my own small farm and working in larger units. Coming to live at Hawkchurch, just over four years ago has enabled me to have a closer involvement. I now help with the animals both in terms of daily routines - and in creating and keeping up with the increasing number of records required by government. There is a desk in the office for me, where I can usually be found two or three days a week working at 'animal admin' and answering the 'phone when Alan the administrator is busy. Percy Smith's vision lives on and it is heartening to see many of those who come here gradually rebuilding their lives through being valued and accepted unconditionally." John Although
we have no residential volunteer-vacancies at present, we like to
plan ahead. If you like the sound of the kind of life we lead,
please write with some information about yourself and any skills you
would particularly like to offer, along with some idea how long you
might like to stay. It would be helpful if you could send a reference
at the same time. If you
are coming from the |
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