WE are on the lookout for volunteers this week.
Gladstone’s Library is a charity, and while we have brilliant staff members, we always welcome another pair of helping hands.
We have already written about the work that volunteers do to help preserve our books. But there are openings for all sorts of roles – among them, gardening.
The grounds of Gladstone’s Library are a popular spot for visitors, particularly on sunny days.
We have contractors who help keep the big tasks in hand, mowing an acre of lawn, for instance.
However, the smaller, but no less satisfying and important ongoing work of weeding, pruning and caring for flowerbeds, bushes and trees, is largely carried out by a small and dedicated squad of helpers.
In fact, calling these ‘smaller’ jobs is probably inaccurate: while snipping a withered stem is the work of a moment, there are metres and metres of borders to care for.
Like so many things, big jobs are much easier when shared between many hands, and spending time in the gardens is seldom a chore.
At the moment, blossoms are…
