Volunteers pruning at Bodenham Lake orchard 2025
Volunteer Task Leader and Reserve Warden Training Day
Location: Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum,
Dinmore Hill, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PY
Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum,
Dinmore Hill, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PYTraining workshop for our volunteers who lead practical tasks and for voluntary wardens.
Event details
About the event
Any current volunteer wishing to learn more about these roles is also very welcome and branch committee members may also wish to attend parts of the day.
Attending the workshop does not commit you to any role!
Agenda:
| 9.45 | Arrival and refreshment |
| 1000 | Welcome, introductions, purpose of the day, housekeeping, team overview, organization |
| 1010 | Role of a Task Leader and role of a Reserves Warden. Role descriptions, what makes a good leader and warden, volunteer role, volunteer charter, volunteer admin |
| 1040 | How can we build the volunteer team - Advertising groups and getting the word out! Inducting new volunteers. |
| 1115 | Break |
| 1130 | Lego Game – The importance of communication |
| 1145 | Health and Safety: Policy and Procedure, Day sheets, Risk Assessment, Lone working, First Aid (incl training and kits), Accident and incident reporting, Quiz |
| 1230 | Lunch |
| 1300 | Safeguarding overview |
| 13.30 | Work Programmes – annual work program for sites and calendar of volunteer events |
| 14.30 | Reserve Wardens finish, Refreshment break for Volunteer task leaders |
| 14.45 | Tool Box demonstration, tool handling and transport, using, storing, power tools and machinery, PPE, training maintenance |
| 15.30 | Q&As |
| 16.00 | Finish |
Booking
Know before you go
Dogs
Contact us
Frances Weeks
Contact email: f.weeks@herefordshirewt.co.uk