Current gardening opportunities

As a Volunteer Gardener, you will work with and support the residents to maintain the garden and encourage them to enjoy the therapeutic aspects of gardening. The general upkeep of the garden is completed by the housing provider’s gardener, so the intention of this role is to help in sharing enthusiasm and expertise in light ...

Food4Families (F4F) is a community food growing project that has created a network of food growing gardens across Reading where residents can learn how to grow their own food together. These gardens are on allotment sites, school playing fields and communal land. Each garden has its own dedicated tutor and the project provides seeds, tools and other ...

Whitley GrowAllot is a community allotment that has 3 sessions during the week that are supported by a paid Food4families tutor. We are looking for volunteers to work along side the tutor supporting local residents (adults & children) during those sessions and also to help with the general maintenance of the site. The main aim of the ...

Prospect Park Hospital provides healthcare needs for mental health patients, rehabilitation and learning disability services. With your help we hope to provide a pleasant environment to be enjoyed and a sense of wellbeing through offering our patients and service users an opportunity to get involved, with your support. For this role you will need: To have responsibility ...

Support U are looking for volunteers who can help us to maintain our green space and outside area hidden behind our building in the heart of Reading town centre. The space is a fantastic resource for our service users throughout the year, but especially during the summer months, for everything from a quiet retreat to the scene of our ...

We are seeking volunteer Gardening Assistants as part of our supported living scheme for service users with mental health needs. The service has a fantastic outdoor space where we run a gardening group, currently attended by up to 10 people a week. The group is a valuable opportunity for our service users to learn a ...

We need of keen gardeners to join our small team of volunteers. You will be called upon to help maintain our large site, which is used by over 10,000 children and hosts over 100 weddings a year. Uniform is provided.

We are looking for volunteers to support our horticultural therapists in delivering our gardening programmes to people with a range of disabilities or ill health. To develop social interaction with our client gardeners and to encourage them to work with and talk with others Demonstrating or guiding with tasks such as sowing seeds, watering, mowing, pruning, etc. Supervise, ...

Could you give one day a fortnight to help us provide a gardening service for older people in Reading? Many people find as they get older, gardens they once lovingly cared for become too much to maintain. But finding regular help with mowing and weeding can be harder than you’d think! There is a great need locally ...

We are seeking volunteers to support our Gardening for the Brian group, playing a vital role in enabling people with dementia to access a valuable service and take advantage of an opportunity for socialising and getting out and about. The group meet once a month on a Wednesday for some light gardening (weather permitting) and nature-related ...

YMCA Reading are looking for a Gardener to help maintain our outside spaces. Ideally looking for someone who can commit to 4 hours per week. General grounds maintenance and some specific project work would be undertaken. Working on their own at times, and other times with young people from the YMCA and other volunteers/community groups.

We are looking for a self-motivated and sociable handy-person to be in charge of the general upkeep of our allotment site. This essential role will include shed and tool maintenance which requires the ability to use basic tool for simple renovation tasks, such as putting up hooks,etc. Not only will you be furthering the practical aims ...

We are looking for a keen gardener with some experience of using basic horticultural skills to assist in our thriving city farm project close to central reading. Our volunteer would be responsible for supervising small groups of clients, maximum of 4, as they go about growing and maintaining flowers, vegetables and more! Please do get in contact ...