Volunteers Workshop

Written By Guest User

The first workshop for community use suggestions took place on Monday 6th Feb 2023, almost a year after the community bought the pub. If you weren’t able to attend and would like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you by emailing admin@therisingsunwoodcroft.co.uk

By this time, numerous hours had been offered by many members of the generous local community in the form of painting, sanding, cleaning, DIYing and anything that was required to get the pub open for business.

Like most events held in the pub, the evening was a lively affair, punctuated with some good natured leg pulling and gentle persuasion. Flip charts were covered with permanent markers and promises made to push forward a number of great ideas.

In summary there were 3 categories of ideas. General Pub use, Community Room use and Occasional events.

General Pub Use

Coffee Morning

For Isolated people and also Charity Coffee mornings  ( Volunteers would be needed to collect people - lots of names were gathered to help with this )

Parcel drop off

Evri / mobile post office

Walking Groups

Starting and finishing at the pub of course !

  • Established rambling groups

  • Parent and baby

  • Differing ability groups

Toddler stay and play

Knit and Natter

Handy Persons Club

  • To help with maintenance around the pub i.e. laying lawn and help dig out back area and other projects

  • To share expertise and help each other in the community

  • To help supervise tradespeople for vulnerable people in the community

Gardening Club

  • To help maintain lawn and develop pub plants and hanging baskets etc

  • Plant swaps

  • Annual produce swap event

Games Night

Board Games/ Cards/ Bridge

Speed dating Night

For different age groups

Organisational Possibilities

  • Carpool/liftsharing

  • Babysitting

  • Petsitting/Dogwalking

  • Tool Bank

  • Hundred Club Community Fundraising

Community Policing Drop in/ Crime Prevention/ Neighbourhood watch

Possible home for a PIP ( Police Information Point )

Warm Space/ Community Lunch

Bookswap/Exchange/Mobile library

Hired Community Room Use

  • First Aid Courses / Defibrillator Training

  • Kids Movie Nights (school holidays)

  • Drop in Centre Citizens’ Advice

  • Bereavement Counselling

  • Drop in for IT help with laptop / phone / advice / problem solving

  • Health / Well being / Weight loss group

  • Drop in Financial Advice

  • Crafting / Art Daytime or Evening for Adults

  • As above for Children - Especially in school holidays

  • Language Classes

  • Job Club: Career Coaching/ CV skills

  • Local History group

    Occasional Events

  • Childrens Toys Exchange

  • Clothes Exchange

  • Themed Evenings – ( around the world )

  • Beer / Wine / Whisky tasting

  • Guest Speakers

  • Storytelling

  • Bingo

  • Repair Workshop

  • Bike Workshop

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