It is entirely through volunteers that Histon & Impington Green Spaces has been able to start managing Abbey Fields and to raise the funds to buy them for the community.

We especially need people behind the scenes, who can help to run the charity and make sure that it is effective in looking after our natural precious green spaces. That means looking after our volunteers and supporters, our funds, our information and more besides. Just a few hours a month can make a massive difference

To register your interest in a behind-the-scenes volunteer role or if you have any questions, please email Robert Bensted-Smith at chair@higreenspaces.org

Whatever your skills, if you’re enthusiastic about nature and green spaces, and can give a few hours a week, there’s a behind-the-scenes volunteer role for you. We are looking for support in all the following areas, so take your pick!

• Looking after the people

  • Getting to know our volunteers - match their interests with the charity’s needs

  • Making sure that being part of the charity’s team is worthwhile and fun

  • Attracting a diverse mix of volunteers and ensuring gender equity

• Managing projects and looking after the money

  • Managing projects on biodiversity, education and other topics

  • Book-keeping, doing the accounts or serving as a trustee and Treasurer

• Looking after the information

  • Keeping the charity’s information organised – site management records, board minutes, policies, contracts, reports, presentations, photos etc.

• Helping H&I Green Spaces to become a model charity

  • Helping the board or a committee with records and tracking progress

  • Organising training about best practices and policies

  • Organising annual general meetings and elections

  • Serving as a trustee and Board Secretary

Could you become a trustee? The Board of Trustees is responsible for making sure Histon & Impington Green Spaces is a well run charity, pursuing effectively its objective of biodiversity conservation for the benefit of the public. We’d love to welcome new trustees at this important moment, when the purchase of Abbey Fields has finally been completed.

So, are you interested in being part of Histon & Impington Green Spaces?

Then please email the Robert Bensted-Smith at chair@higreenspaces.org