Places needing Volunteers

Throughout the year, volunteers from all over the world are welcomed to join in the work and life of the Abbey. Men and women of all ages and backgrounds come here to work, play, make new friends and enjoy the beauty and tranquility of this unique place. We offer comfortable accommodation, good food and a friendly welcome. In return we ask that volunteers respect our values and be willing to help. A helpful attitude is more important than particular skills or abilities, though we welcome initiative and do try to employ volunteers where they are happiest. Most find it to be a very rewarding experience. Many of our volunteers come through the WWOOF UK or HelpX networks but individual arrangements can be made by contacting us directly. Applicants who are not current members of WWOOF or HelpX should send two references, including at least one from an employer, with any inquiry. We accept residential volunteers for stays of 2-6 weeks in the first instance. We also welcome local people who are able to offer help on a regular, non-residential basis. ***PLEASE DO NOT VISIT THE ABBEY WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT***

Can you help us grow veg? Reclaim waste food from supermarkets and wholesalers? Put mud on the walls of our straw bale house? Fix bikes? Welcome visitors with a tour and a tea? Take creative direct action to prevent climate crimes? Or just make another squat pot of lentil and veg soup? Don’t worry if you haven’t got a lot of experience - we all started off just wanting to learn.

Volunteers from the UK and around the world stay with us for between one month and three months to learn and share skills, improve their English (good basic English essential) and experience living in community. Work includes 2 days house keeping, cooking and cleaning with 2 days a week working outdoors or on building projects and maintenance, land management, organic kitchen gardening and animal husbandry. Detailed information are on our website: https://www.braziers.org.uk/living-and-working-at-braziers/volunteering/ We also have occasional weekend volunteer projects and regular midweek opportunities on Wednesday & Thursday staying overnight Weds if needed. A donation towards room/food is requested.

We take volunteers via Helpx and Wwoof from spring to autumn. Please contact our volunteer coordinator for further information: wwoof@canonfromecourt.org.uk

Volunteers needed for permaculture based self-sufficiency

We enjoy when Wwoofers visit us in Glastonbury Somerset, work can vary from household chores to gardening to building or maintenance work, 4 hours per day nominally. Please get in touch if you are interested.

Lothlorien (Rokpa Trust) is a Buddhist influenced therapeutic community for people with mental health problems. Quiet rural setting in SW Scotland. Daily activities include organic gardening, relaxation, artwork, etc. We are seeking full time live-in volunteers who can commit for a minimum of six months. Generous living and travel expenses, accommodation and meals are provided. See our website for further details & application form.

We have a volunteer week once a month for people to come along and meet us, work with us and find out a bit about Brithdir. The volunteer weeks for 2019 are: Jan 19th, Feb 16th, March 16th, April 20th, May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, Aug 17th, Sept 14th, Oct 19th, Nov 16th.( They run from Saturday to Saturday) We often have many more enquiries for placements than we can accommodate, so please book ASAP in order to avoid disappointment :)

Self-sufficient couples and single folk are welcome to ask if they can volunteer time and skills in return for whatever might be mutually agreed.