Volunteering

Volunteers are invaluable members of an organisation, who make a significant contribution to the work and objectives of heritage services across Somerset.

Volunteers are people who give their time, experience, knowledge and skills, free of charge, to help achieve service objectives and to bring benefit to the local community.

Volunteering is an important expression of citizenship and is vital for the continuation of the community’s access to its history and heritage. It also enables the individual to enjoy participation in a social environment that is of interest to them, to gain experience which could lead to paid employment in the heritage sector, or which could support applications to undertake a professional heritage-related qualification.

Contact

For more information about volunteering within the museum sector in Somerset, please contact:

Natalie Watson, Community Heritage and Museum Development Officer, on 01823 362856 or email nawatson@somerset.gov.uk

For more information about volunteering with other parts of Somerset Heritage Service, please contact:

Archives and Records: Jane DeGruchy, 01823 278805, JDeGruchy@somerset.gov.uk

Historic Environment and Archaeology: Sarah Bisson, 01823 255089 skbisson@somerset.gov.uk