Volunteer Trustee

What will you be doing?

Halesworth Millennium Green is a trust (now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation CIO) established in 1999. The Green has grown from 30 to 50+ acres of open space for people and wildlife. Lying immediately east of the town there are grazing and water meadows, a community orchard, old and new woodland, heritage railway, a surfaced track part of National Cycle Route 1, and running through the land a navigation waterway and the River Blyth. Find background information in the Management Plan on our website at 'Our Activities / Practical Management'. The charity is run by Trustees who are volunteers, as all the Green's workers have been since 1999. Trustees stay on the Board for 4 vears but can renew or leave the Board - how about a 4-vear stint to start? The Trust's Purpose is to contribute to the life of the community by being accessible to locals and visitors alike, and to make a positive contribution to the local environment. This means the Trustees' task is to ensure that the charity balances the needs of people with those of wildlife, both by delivering hands-on management and by long-term planning. Not many meetings a year, 3 or 4, but you need to be available at least by email to help in between times with issues that arise. Find out more about being a Trustee on our website under the tab 'About Us / The Trustees'.

What are we looking for?

Experience of finance, management and a love of wildlife and conservation. You should be a team player with a relaxed personality.

What difference will you make?

The difference you will make is to contribute to the life of the community by being accessible to locals and visitors alike, and to make a positive contribution to the local environment. This means the Trustees' task is to ensure that the charity balances the needs of people with those of wildlife, both by delivering hands-on management and by long-term planning.