Young Volunteers

Young volunteers are now an integral and very important part of our work.

We have attracted almost 500 young volunteers in the past 3 years.

'The CCT's Volunteer Development Project has provided a new impetus to address the issue of how to effectively engage young people in the Trust's work, whether as volunteers, project participants, or simply visitors...For an organisation that traditionally had an older age profile, this represented a significant and challenging new market.'

(Extract from external evaluation by Simon Jaquet Consultancy Services Ltd)

Whether through residental experiences in partnership with Cathedral Camps, one-off initiatives in partnership with CSV, or regular individual volunteering at churches, we have attracted almost 500 young volunteers in the past 3 years.

We have also developed a number of successful film projects that have been managed and produced by young volunteers, resulting in some brilliant short films being produced: 'From these stones' (filmed at St Lawrence, Evesham, Worcester) and 'Bugles for sad shires' (filmed at Holy Trinity, Privett, Hampshire).

Current volunteering opportunities

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  Historic Church Trails Assistant. Wiltshire, North Somerset and Bristol.

  Various

  Document and share walks to, from, and between our churches

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  Volunteer Interpretation Assistant (Online). Wiltshire and North Somerset

  Home based within the counties listed in the advert

  Help us to create fascinating online tours of our churches in Wiltshire and North Somerset

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  Music and Events Coordinator at St John's Stamford

  St John's Stamford

  Would you love to bring this medieval church in the heart of Stamford to life?

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  Volunteer Events Coordinator - St Mary the Virgin, Shrewsbury

  Shropshire

  This role will provide an excellent opportunity for someone who is keen to pursue a career in the Events Management / Heritage Sector

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  Volunteer Church Sitter - St Mary Magdalene. The Battlefield Church

  Shropshire

  Do you have spare time to give, love reading or just spending time in historic buildings? Are you willing to make a small commitment in return for a big impact?

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  Historic Church Trails Volunteer – Shropshire

  Home based - North region

  The Churches Conservation Trust is custodian to an internationally significant collection of churches across England. Many of these churches are linked together in clusters by footpaths, bridleways, rivers or cycle-ways, making idyllic days out for a wide range of audiences.