The Royal Gunpowder Mills relies on a dedicated team of volunteers and needs more support.
There are many volunteering opportunities: from conservation, maintenance and archiving to stewarding, guiding and helping to restore our industrial railway.
The Royal Gunpowder Mills would not be able to operate without the support of our volunteers. Whether you are interested in lending your expertise to the maintenance and development of the site, or you are willing to give up a few hours each week to assist staff (particularly at weekends), we would love to hear from you. If you would be interested in joining us in these ventures why not come and come and see what we are trying to do.
We are now an associate member of the Heritage Railway Association, with access to it's vital information. We are also a full member of the Association of British Transport and Engineering Museums (ABTEM) and of the association of Independent Museums (AIM).
1. Stewarding
Front of house duties including welcoming visitors in main entrance, staffing exhibitions & general site, assisting with events & directing visitors in the car park.
2. Tour Guide
Lead & assist guided walks of the site, give introductory talks and Guide on the land train tours.
3. Tractor Land Train Driver
Drive the tractor for tours of the site.
4. Shop and Ticket Office Assistant
Greet visitors, care for shop and operate till selling tickets & shop items.
General
5. Site Maintenance
Assistant Clearing, cleaning, repairs, decorating etc inside and outside.
6. Administration Helper
Basic office tasks such as photocopying, folding, filling envelopes, filing and preparing card/paper for children's education activities.
7. Literature Distribution
We ask all our volunteers if they would distribute literature to promote RGM in their area as part of their volunteering.
8. Railway Volunteer
Manual work, skilled work and basic DIY work on rolling stock and laying rail.
9. Conservation Volunteer
Clearing, planting and preserving/developing natural habitats for wildlife on site. Enhancing access and improving safety of site.
10. Archive Volunteer
Recording items and documents. Cataloguing photographs of objects and historical photographs of the site. Adding information to database.
11. Education Assistant
Assist with preparation and clearing for sessions. Guiding groups/classes around site. Supporting education staff in their teaching sessions.
If you would like to join the team, use and develop your skills while helping an important historical & natural visitor centre, please contact Liz Went:
Tel: +44(0) 1992 707340
Fax: +44(0) 1992 707372
Or just print and return our PDF Volunteer Application Form
