Volunteer Thank You Tea Party – National Volunteer Week

The museum has 50 volunteers who give over 2,500 hours of their valuable time to help the museum through the year.

They help to fulfil several different roles such as running the welcome desk, sorting and cataloguing collections, helping to run the popular learning activities, and helping with some maintenance in the museum and gardening in the grounds.

The “thank you” tea party was held as part of Volunteers’ Week, which annually runs nationwide, in the first week of June. The museum’s new Community Engagement Officer, Michael Davidson, ran a ukelele lesson which was a great ice breaker.

Jenny Oxley, the museum’s Interim Curator, said: “Our volunteers are a very dedicated bunch – without their help and commitment the museum simply could not operate. We are delighted to celebrate and thank them for their terrific support.”

The museum is always looking for new volunteers to join the team on a regular basis, or to provide ad-hoc cover. To find out more email museum@uttlesford.gov.uk.

Photo caption: Volunteers and staff in the schoolroom at Saffron Walden Museum for their annual celebration tea party. The museum’s new Community Engagement Officer, Michael Davidson ran a ukelele lesson which was a great ice breaker.