NHG - Colleague Volunteering

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Designed for young artists of all abilities, these weekly sessions offer a relaxed, welcoming space where imagination can run free. Each Saturday, children explore a variety of hands-on art activities. From painting and drawing to sculpture, collage, and mixed media. Guided by friendly, professional Artists, kids are encouraged to experiment with new techniques, express themselves, and build confidence in their creativity.&nbsp;Characteristically, the majority of the attendees are NHG residents and family groups who can reach us on foot. As well as families, we invite mothers with infants, even though it would be hard for many of them to engage in the activities. We do this because we know that this is a place of belonging and community. For some single parents with pre-school aged children this is one of the very few options to socialise.&nbsp;Staff volunteers are required to work alongside workshop leaders to help deliver the session and support participants. Your project lead is Phoebe Ridgeway phoebe@artinthedocks.com

 Art in the Docks Studio

These Creative Health and Wellbeing Workshops offer a welcoming, inspiring space where creativity meets personal wellbeing. The workshops are designed to support mental, emotional, and social health through accessible, hands-on artistic activities. Participants come from all over the local area, including the NHG resident community. Once in the room, they are&nbsp;encouraged to explore a variety of creative practices, such as painting, drawing, mixed media, in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Sessions are guided by professional artists who focus on process over outcome, helping individuals build confidence, reduce stress, and reconnect with their creativity. Staff volunteers will be required to support workshop leaders to deliver the session and engage with resident participantsYour project lead is Phoebe Ridgeway phoebe@artinthedocks.com

Creative Health and Wellbeing - Art in the Docks 

Dear NHG Colleague,Thank-you for signing up to support this resident project.Roots and Reach is our new staff volunteer programme. Please reach out to your project lead for further details. Enjoy your day Best WishesRoots and Reach Volunteer Programme

&nbsp;At the back of Redmond Community Centre, a once loved communal garden needs bringing back into use. This space has a keen resident gardening group who need your support. Tasks include clearing debris, dead plants, fixing existing planters and replacing planters beyond repair, planting vegetables and herbs and replacing soil where required. There is a well attended resident food pantry running on Monday's too and community Kitchen. Volunteers will support to bring everything back into use. Office space is available for staff to bag drop, use internet and work from centre. Light refreshments provided.Your project lead is Grace Cleary grace.cleary@nhg.org.uk

Woodberry Down; communal garden, food pantry and resident allotment

A once loved communal garden has been neglected over time and needs bringing back into use to re-unite the communal kithcen and food pantry. At the back of Redmond Community Centre this once loved communal space has been untended to. Volunteer will support with clearing debris from garden and small shed, removing dead plants, fixing existing planters and replacing planters beyond repair, planting vegetables and herbs and replacing soil as required. There is also a resident food pantry on a Monday and a community Kitchen running from this space. Volunteers can support with this too. Office space is available for staff to bag drop and use internet/ work from centre.

Redmond Community Centre

We are proud to launch Building Bolney, enabling NHG to give back to our residents - utilizing external partners, staff volunteers and sourcing social value through NHG contracts to do so. Bolney Meadow has long been at the heart of what NHG stands for community engagement and coming together as a unified group.&nbsp;These&nbsp;monthly volunteering opportunities have residents at their heart, supporting to brightening up their community spaces and bring new life to the refreshed Bolney Community Centre. As volunteers you will support these monthly days - that have come about from directly engaging and consulting with residents on the estate - find out about their priorities for change they'd like to see. Your project lead is Alex Garnett alexgarnett@nhg.org.uk

Building Bolney Meadow- Growing Community Together 

Bolney Meadow Community Centre 

This staff volunteering project supports our LGBTQ+ partners Say it Loud Club offering support and guidance with CV writing and job applications.&nbsp;SILC is&nbsp;a community of LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Founded by one of the first people to obtain refugee status in the UK on the grounds of sexual orientation in 2010. Say it Loud Club is member led and provide tailored support through one to one mentoring, educational workshops, social events, peer support and referrals to partner organisations.Your project leads are Thelma Ndaula thelma.ndaula@sayitloudclub.org Imran Ulhaq imran.ulhaq@sayitloudclub.org

Say It Loud Club CV & Job Application Support 

Bruce Kenrick Office 

Supporting estate staff to clear unwanted resident bulk waste to skip, moving and collecting waste from properties (supporting those with mobility issues who are unable to manually lift) Tidying, litter picking around estate, planting and tidying green areas.&nbsp;Skips cost covered by social value.

The Meadows

This two-year project will conclude on this day with the launch and unveiling of new nature signage in the ancient woodland. Staff volunteers are needed during the morning session to help complete the woodland path clearance and lay bark chippings to create the finished pathway.The official launch event and unveiling of the nature signs will take place around lunchtime.

Garrick Close

Volunteer and support the development of this amazing meanwhile community garden for residents at our Graham park redevelopment. Led by Wayward our NHG partners this amazing space has everything, meadow, trees, green houses, allotments and even educational spaces driven by solar power. Come and be a part of this initiative and contribute to it's development. Your project leads are Azalea@waywardplants.org and Sarah Connelly sarah.connelly@nhg.org.uk

NHG - Colleague Volunteering

Art In the Docks - Saturday Kids Club

Creative Health and Wellbeing - Art in the Docks

Woodberry Down; communal garden, food pantry and resident allotment

Building Bolney Meadow- Growing Community Together

Say It Loud Club CV & Job Application Support

Skip and Bulk Waste Amnesty Days

Garrick Close Greening project

Cultivate Colindale