Volunteer
Why volunteer?
BCL is run by an amazing team of volunteers who are essential to keep the library open - both in terms of staffing and providing the library service but also in the background as Trustees that run the charity, activity leaders, fund-raisers ,administrators, wellbeing and heritage ambassadors.
We are a volunteer run library, organising lots of activities and events for the community to promote life long learning, wellbeing and heritage and encouraging community connection for all. We want to develop the site to realise its potential with better access and more space for community benefit. And to do these, we need you!
Apply
Please consider the roles below and complete an online application form HERE. We will then contact you. Thank you.
Heritage ambassador
We are looking for people with interest, enthusiasm or expertise in garden design history, gardens, or architecture to be involved with developing and nurturing the heritage of the gardens and building at BCL. If this is you, please apply HERE
Wellbeing ambassador
Are you enthusiastic about health and wellbeing and like the idea of coming alongside people in support to help them improve their wellbeing? Then we would love to hear from you. If this is you, then please apply HERE
Creative leaders
We are looking for people with creative ability in particular for drawing, origami, photography or painting to volunteer their time to run sessions. If this is you, then apply HERE
Project manager
We have lots of projects on the go, so if you have the skills to help project manage, we'd love to hear form you. So please apply HERE
Children's activities helper
Do you enjoy helping children to create and craft? Or do you like reading to children? We have lots of occasions when we could use your skills, so click here for further details and please apply HERE
DIY and decorating
Small projects crop up at regular intervals. If you can help mend things, do joinery, paint, put up shelves and other such things, click here for further details and please apply HERE
Event catering
We often run events with refreshments and homemade cakes as fundraisers. If you love to bake, organise the kitchen or just love making a cuppa, we'd love to hear from you. If this is you, we'd love to hear form you. So please apply HERE
ICT & website
There's lots of tech for us to manage at BCL as we are always wanting to promote our services to a wide audience. If you are tech savvy, committed to help and can offer time and advice, click here for further details and please apply HERE
Marketing
Are you able to help with our external marketing and communications? Or our social media profile? Then we would love to hear from you if that's you. Please apply HERE
Fundraisers
Do you have good ideas and capacity to make the ideas happen? Could you write funding bids or help with fundraising events? Please apply HERE
Library assistant
Are you computer literate, able to deal with the public and be able to commit to a regular slot most weeks? If that's you, click here for further details. Please apply HERE
Gardening
We have lots of gardening projects on the go, so if you'd like to take part with a team of other enthusiasts to help keep the gardens looking beautiful, click here for further details and please apply HERE