Could you spare half a day to turn Westfield Primary School grounds into Community Gardens?
Teams needed for Oct 4, 5 or 6
The Challenge
Headteacher at Westfield Primary School, Tracey Ralph told us that “some of our own children do not have gardens at home, so we are very excited about the prospect of Westfield School's new Community Garden”. With your help we want to create 15 new garden plots to enable children and families from the school to grow their own.
We are looking for employees to volunteer individually or as part of a team for either a morning or an afternoon on either 4, 5 or 6 October. Teams will be supported by volunteers from Miller Construction and will work on tasks such as:
- Clearing the current site and marking out each plot
- Building raised beds and filling with topsoil
- Constructing paths to make the site accessible to all visitors
- Constructing sheds, benches and compost bins
How to sign up?
Why not get a team together to get out of the office, tackle something different, and have some fun? You'll get to do something that's good for the environment and benefits the local community.
You can sign up as teams of 8 for slots from 9.30am-12.30am or 1.30pm-4.30pm on 4, 5 or 6 October.
If your team is less than 8 or you are an individual, we will marry you up with another small team.
What next?
- Contact York Cares for an application form: 01904 323482 or info@yorkcares.co.uk
- Note the days and times you are available on the application form – the more flexible you are the more likely it is that we can place you!
- Ask your colleagues if they would like to join you in a team or volunteer as an individual
- Complete and return the application form to York Cares by no later than Friday 23 September.
- We will match you to a place according to the information you have given us. We will write to you confirming your place and providing all instructions and a map.
- If you have any questions, please call Helen at York Cares
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We envisage high demand so get your form in fast - Deadline Friday 23 September!
Call us ...
01904 323482
Call us ...
01904 323482
