Volunteer Opportunities at Benholm Mill
The Benholm Mill site is continually being developed as a
country park visitor centre and there are opportunities here for
everyone, young and old to become involved.
Mill of Benholm is a working waterwheel mill museum near
Johnshaven that was renovated in 1994. Since then the Mill of
Benholm Trust Charity has been providing community support for
adult learners.
The paid staff and supervisors, all part time, are supported by
a small band of dedicated volunteers who do wondrous things with
limited resources.
There is an open invitation from the Trust for people from the
local communities to become involved in the Mill of Benholm Project
as a 'Member' or Volunteer or perhaps even to join
the team of Trust Directors.
The Members meet throughout the year to discuss the shaping of
developments on the site but annually they also meet to
elect some from their midst to join the Board of Directors.
The Mill of Benholm Project oversees the working watermill
museum, tearoom, shop, gardens, plant centre and public
park all of which provides work experience and training for
people with extra support needs who work Monday to Fridays. The
trainees work at Mill of Benholm until such time as they find
employment elsewhere.
Volunteers are often able to develop innovative income
generation schemes which provide our trainees with more
diverse training and work experience.
The trust works to establish reliable income streams
to build the capital required for sustainability.
Each and every one of our volunteers significantly supports an
element of this project which would not have been possible without
them.
There are opportunities here for you. Come and talk to us.
There are opportunities here for you. Come and talk to us.
Visit our Shop
Don't forget to visit the Mill of Benholm Shop when you drop in.
