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Volunteering

Wandawitch

Hi

Anyone found volunteer work they very much enjoy?

I am early retired due to health issues (burnout).  I would like to try some volunteering a couple of mornings a week to get me out and about.

I am empathetic and enjoy working alongside children (have children of various ages of my own).  I also enjoy being creative (in particular writing)

Currently exploring other crafts.  And have a love of the outdoors.  I've participated in conservation work in the past.  Books are another interest and vintage items.

I'm not particularly technology orientated.

I believe it will be difficult to find a balance between being over stimulated and under stimulated (currently querying ADHD traits but not enough to get diagnosed perhaps).

I want some interaction within my work but not too much. I do like a bit of a natter.  Also concerned about politics/negative dynamics.

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  • 1. I volunteered on archaeological digs as a child and enjoyed these - no gossip except about finds and the site. You could be a digger or offer to make the tea.

    2. I helped run the tea tents at fetes held by different churches and religious order [Quaker, Vedanta, Buddhist, Methodist, Salvation Army] because I was interested in world religions.

    3. as a volunteer, I tried bee-keeping for a year, helping clean the hives and looking after the gardens. 

    You could try your local authority parks department or voluntary gardeners in villages, towns or cities [entrants for Britain in Bloom always need volunteers]. National Trust and suchlike also need all kinds of volunteers.

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  • 1. I volunteered on archaeological digs as a child and enjoyed these - no gossip except about finds and the site. You could be a digger or offer to make the tea.

    2. I helped run the tea tents at fetes held by different churches and religious order [Quaker, Vedanta, Buddhist, Methodist, Salvation Army] because I was interested in world religions.

    3. as a volunteer, I tried bee-keeping for a year, helping clean the hives and looking after the gardens. 

    You could try your local authority parks department or voluntary gardeners in villages, towns or cities [entrants for Britain in Bloom always need volunteers]. National Trust and suchlike also need all kinds of volunteers.

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