Vauxhall City Farm - Charity Trustees and sub-committee members required

Charity Trustees and sub-committee members required

Vauxhall City Farm

This is an ideal opportunity to become involved in one of the hidden treasures of London. Covering 1.5 acres of land, Vauxhall City Farm is home to over 80 animals and provides a chance for Londoners to meet farm animals face to face.

The mission of Vauxhall City Farm is to use the setting of an urban farm to:

1. Provide educational, recreational and therapeutic programmes;

2. Provide activities for children and people of all ages, abilities and cultures;

3. Contribute to community cohesion and regeneration;

4. Promote environmental awareness.

The farm provides free access to all for 5 days a week and heavily subsidises services and activities aimed at young people in Lambeth and other boroughs to make them as accessible as possible. Please see our website on www.vauxhallcityfarm.org to read about all of our projects.

We would welcome enquiries from people interested in becoming part of this busy and vibrant community facility with backgrounds in any of the areas above, we are specifically seeking trustees with media, educational, youth and fundraising backgrounds. The trustees meet once a month and have occasional other away days and planning meetings.

We are also seeking people with an interest in fundraising, education and youth to join our sub-committees – these committees do not have the decision making responsibilities of the trustees, but provide mentorship and guidance to farm workers, and bring their expertise to the planning and development of projects. The sub-committees tend to meet once a quarter but stay in regular email and phone contact with farm staff.

For more information please call Sharon Noble, Farm Director on 020 7582 5104 or email sharon-noble@btconnect.com

To apply please send an email or letter explaining your motivation for applying to the email above, or Vauxhall City Farm, 165 Tyers Street, London, SE11 5HS. We will send you a Trustees Skills Audit and be inviting applicants to an ‘open evening’ in late November. Vauxhall City Farm is an Equal Opportunities employer for paid and voluntary workers, and seeks to encourage diversity on its board of Trustees and all volunteers.

Please note that all trustees must undergo a Criminal Records Bureau Check.