I did my second volunteering day at The Kingcombe Centre on Monday. I had great fun doing odd jobs about the place. Stop a door from jamming on the frame. Put up 10 “Please close the gate” signs. Weave more hazel branches into posts for the compost area. Dismantle a tree guard and recover the timber. Build a couple of shelves in the workshop. Add some lower bars to two gates to stop the sheep escaping. Mow around the garden area where I had previously mowed and also the paths. Trim some over grown plants off the path. Move chippings back up the access drive way to the overflow car park. They had a few sheep turning up to help turn an area into a meadow. This meant I had to jump to the sorting the gates promptly. This was unforeseen, but the fella who’s sheep they were said that […]
WSP UK allows/encourages it’s employees to take two days a year to carry out volunteering activates for local charities. I chose to take my two days to work for Dorset Wildlife Trust at The Kingcombe Centre. I did some grass cutting and then a little light DIY work during my day there. I really enjoyed being outside and doing some real work. I should have taken some more after pictures, I got plenty of before photos.
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