Farm based Corporate oppotunity

Corporate Volunteering Information – West End Women and Girls Centre’s Farm

West End Women and Girls Centre has a beautiful, remote farm in rural Northumberland. Come and help us grow organic free food for our local community, look after our goats, sheep, hens and bees, plant trees and hedgerows, a food forest and create wildlife areas for women and girls!

We are able to take mixed groups from 5 people-50 people. All volunteer days take place at Fallowlees Farm, NE61 4LH.

We ask that all groups of Corporate Volunteers fundraise to support our work. We ask that each group raise £200 which is vital to ensure that we can continue to provide free healthy organic produce and access to the wilds for women and girls from the West End of Newcastle.

To arrange a corporate volunteer day, please contact our Farm Development Manager, Jill on jill@westendwomenandgirls.co.uk

Hear from our Corporate Volunteers!

“Firstly, what a fantastic charity, supporting women and girls. We at Greggs thoroughly enjoyed our day at the farm, digging the area for the pizza oven, planting for harvest time and Christmas dinner. We would absolutely recommend if you want to do your bit for the community whilst incorporating a great team build for your teams. A real great feel good day and brought everyone together supporting each other to complete the work we set out to do.

Jill, Huffty and the team are a real inspiration to us all who really appreciate anything you can do to support the growth and development of the farm. A great day was had by all!” Sue Wildgoose,

Greggs Retail Management Team.

A Typical Volunteer Day

10:00-11:00 – Introduction and hot beverages

11:00-12:30 – Volunteer Work – recent work that volunteers have assisted with includes planting hundreds of spring bulbs, building vegetable beds, digging a trench for our pizza oven, fixing fencing and guttering and planting a Christmas Dinner and pumpkin patch for our members.

12:30-13:15 – Lunch break – the Farm is based in rural Northumberland with no access nearby to shops so we ask that you bring packed lunches.

13:15pm-14:45 – Volunteer Work

14:45pm-15:30 – Tour of the Farm – this will be an opportunity to hear about all the work we do and have a chance to meet and feed our goats, sheep and chickens!

15:30 – Home Time for a good rest! www.westendwomenandgirls.co.uk

Skills

• Role is physically demanding so be prepared!
• Need to have own transport as farm remote
• Willing to fund-raise for the farm experience