The museum relies on people giving their time. If you have 3 hours to spare on a Wednesday or Saturday morning come and join the team that currently make our museum thrive. There are a wide variety of tasks. There is historical research to conduct, collections to care for, archiving the papers, putting up displays as well as the general work of welcoming visitors, cleaning and administration.
We are able to be flexible and aim to give a volunteer work that fits in with their own interests or requirements. Our volunteers span the full age range from 15-85, and have a wide range of skills.
Students volunteer and work on their own projects or on our projects gaining work experience. Others give their time to complete a specific project such as an oral history, providing us with information on our artefacts or researching an aspect of our heritage.
We also have more permanent volunteers who come in regularly to open up, clean, maintain and guide visitors, as well as a cataloguing and archiving team who are digitising our collection.
The Museum is always a hive of activity. One packet of biscuits does not last long!
This list gives you some idea of the tasks waiting for you to participate in.
- Cataloguing and archiving the collections
- Researching specific subjects that will enhance our understanding of the collection and could enhance our displays
- Help with cleaning, painting, decorating, carpentry etc
- Tour guides
- Help with our social media and other PR activities to make sure people know we are here
- Arranging special exhibitions
- Helping with public enquiries
We can provide 1-1 training for any aspect of interest.
We do not have a formal application / interview process, so if you are interested please visit us at the museum and ask for Stella Man (our Volunteer co-ordinator) or email her at involvingresidents@gmail.com.