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Bluebell Railway Fundraiser and Trust Support Team

Join the Bluebell Railway Fundraising & Trust Support Team (Voluntary Role). The Bluebell Railway is one of the UK’s leading heritage railways, dedicated to preserving the past for future generations. A vital part of this work is fundraising – ensuring we have the resources to maintain, restore, and grow our railway. We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our Funding Team and Bluebell Railway Trust support team. About the Role We are developing a new Funding Strategy, which will help us decide what to apply for, where, and when. To make this happen, we need people who can assist with: • Drafting and developing funding applications • Researching data and opportunities • Managing and monitoring grant applications In addition, the Bluebell Railway Trust carries out important day-to-day work, such as liaising with donors, handling legacies, and managing accounts. We are also looking for volunteers with skills in: • Administration • Bookkeeping What We’re Looking For We would love to hear from you if you have experience in any of the following: • Grant application writing • Business bid development or tendering • Project research and administration • General administration or bookkeeping

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Administration Volunteer – Taylor-Made Dreams

We are seeking an administration volunteer to help provide general office support for day-to-day administrative tasks such as document management, arranging post and deliveries, handling office inventory. What this involves: Organising and storing documents—like creating folders for forms and reports or scanning paperwork into the computer system. Sorting incoming mail and sending out post—could be posting thank-you cards to donors or handling deliveries of donated items. Keeping track of office supplies—like organising our collection pots and event boxes • Assist with data entry and database management, ensuring accurate entry and updating of volunteer or donor information in databases, while adhering to data protection policies. What this involves: Typing in contact details for new volunteers or donors—names, phone numbers, email addresses—into the database. Updating addresses or donation amounts if someone’s info changes. Making sure sensitive data (like personal info) is kept private and follows the rules—like using secure systems and not sharing it without permission. • Support the planning and coordination of charity events or projects by preparing materials, scheduling meetings, and liaising with volunteers or stakeholders. What this involves: Creating flyers or packing info bags to hand out at charity events. Setting up meetings with volunteers—finding a time that works, sending out invites, and making sure everyone has the right details. Chatting with volunteers or organisations involved—sending emails, making calls or passing on key info so everyone’s on the same page.

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Volunteer Workers – Bluebell Railway Trust

Join the Bluebell Railway Trust Team – Help Keep Steam Alive! The Bluebell Railway Trust is at the heart of the Bluebell Railway. As a registered charity, its mission is to preserve and restore our heritage. From rebuilding historic locomotives to refurbishing stations like Horsted Keynes, the Trust plays a vital role in ensuring the railway’s future. It also owns locomotives and rolling stock and operates key attractions, including the Museum and SteamWorks at Sheffield Park Station. However, maintaining this incredible legacy is a challenging yet rewarding task—and we need skilled, passionate people to help make it happen. Without the Trust, the future of the Bluebell Railway would be uncertain. How You Can Help If you share our passion for heritage, we invite you to join our dedicated team. We are looking for individuals with a wide range of skills, including: • Accountants – to manage the charity’s complex finances • Legal experts – to assist with legacy management • Marketing & sales professionals – to promote the Trust and boost fundraising • Museum Front of House – to help with visitor engagement and front-of-house roles • General management & administration – to oversee key operations of the Trust Whatever your expertise, there’s a place for you in this important and exciting team.

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Volunteer Website Designer – Green Transition Crowborough

We are recruiting for a volunteer to take charge of our website, which was developed fairly early on in our lifetime, but now needs a revamp in line with how our organisation has evolved and developed. The start point would be having a discussion with each of our relevant parts to determine their own system requirements. The next action would be to assess whether our existing Wordpress site is sufficient for the job, and then it would mean either converting to another platform, or enhancing our existing one. There are no fixed or rigid timescales associated with this project. We anticipate that most of the investigation, analysis, design and implementation can be delivered remotely, however we would be eager to meet up, to ensure that we have the opportunity to really be clear about who we are and what we want to project. Should this require travel, we would be happy to cover mileage expenses.

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Marketing Volunteer – Sussex Trug Heritage Centre

This role primarily utilises social media to inform the wider world of their craft and products and to ensure that all available media channels are used. The Marketing Volunteer will prepare blogs and other marketing information and use the company's Instagram and Facebook pages to spread the word about the activities of the centre. They'll develop other social media outlets for coverage around the world. The volunteer will need to do this at the Thomas Smith's Trug Shop in Magham Down using the company's computers and resources. They ask for a commitment of one half day a week, but if you are able and willing then more days are welcome.

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