Bristol Green Capital
Helping to create a Low Carbon City with a High Quality of Life for All
Articles about volunteers
‘Your Green Futures’ needs you!
‘Your Green Futures’ needs you! They require mentors and exhibitors to get involved in the upcoming event- ‘All Jobs Change Workshop.’ Read more…
This is not a rubbish offer
If you have some spare time and want to spread the word about how to recycle and why it is so important you may want to volunteer with Resource Futures. They are working with Bristol City Council and May Gurney to inform the residents of Bristol about changes to the waste and recycling services and need help in getting the word out to communities.
For more details on volunteering please contact Yo Higton on 0117 9143449 or at volunteers@resourcefutures.co.uk
Thinking of volunteering? Here is the course for you
For those thinking of taking up volunteering in the coming year (and there are endless opportunities to get involved with all kinds of sustainable and environmental activities and organisations), there is a “Preparing to volunteer” course starting in January.
This course will give people new skills and confidence, preparation for returning to work and an understanding of the wealth of experiences and opportunities that can be gained from volunteering.
Would you like to become a Community Recycling Volunteer?
The new waste and recycling contract with waste management company May Gurney will help Bristol City reach its three-year goal of sending zero untreated waste to landfill. It will boost the city’s recycling rates and save the council £2.5 million in costs each year. Read more…
Horfield Community Allotment and Edible Forest scoops £1,000 bonus ‘green’ award
Horfield Community Allotment and Edible Forest has been selected by the Green Capital Community Challenge Fund (CCF) to receive an extra £1,000 to help further the work of its project.
The community group was one of eight projects in Bristol who had already received funding from the CCF and were competing for the additional money. Read more…
6th Dec – Training and promotion offer for volunteer groups
To celebrate the European Year of Volunteering 2011 we would like to invite you to take part in a free day of skills development, training and building networks across the city.