Chancesto volunteer

An Avondale organisation is looking for volunteers to start next year.

Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership (CAVLP) have a range of opportunities for all ages and abilities.

Clydesdale Community Initiatives (CCI) offer environmental training and volunteering and help to repair paths, plant trees and flowers, build fences and more.

You can also celebrate the Local Landscape Heroes who helped shape the landscape by volunteering with CAVLP Heritage, who teach people how to conduct an archaeological dig during the summer.

The Mauldslie Woods volunteers meet on the first Thursday of every month at 10.15am to assist with a long-term programme of birch thinning and removal of non-native conifers.

Heritage Lottery Fund supported CAVLP is funded until 2018 to deliver a range of over 70 projects which celebrate the unique natural and cultural landscape of the Clyde and Avon valleys.

Donna Marshall, CAVLP Programme manager says: “It can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering can be enormous – personally and within communities.

“Taking the opportunity to put your skills to use, or learning new ones can reduce stress, gain confidence, help find friends, celebrate your local community and even advance your career.”

To find out more about the opportunities go to www.vaslan.org.uk