We are recruiting ...
We are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator
for Sowing Sneinton
Post duration: November 2026 - May 2027
Deadline for application: 5pm 1st October 2026
Freelance position: £140 for 9 hours pw for 26 weeks
(to be done on Wednesdays preferably)
We are looking for someone with experience ofs etting up volunteer recruitment and support processes; a proven track record of successfully managing, looking after and recruiting volunteers. The position would also include managing corporate volunteering days.
We would like to significantly increase our number of regular volunteers who: set up/pack down for groups, garden, support cooking, serving, washing up, support early years activities. This may involve:
visiting other local groups and inviting them to try out volunteering, liaising with local colleges, work clubs
and schools to offer work experience, liaising with NCVS and learning from other community gardens.
We are looking for someone self-lead, to think creatively about how to involve people in volunteering that will create the maximum benefit for the community garden, the volunteers and the local community.
Application pack can be found here:
Our Current Groups ...
MONDAYS



WEDNESDAYS
10am to 11.30 am
Gentle movement and mindfulness for adults - of all abilities - with Eleen Angus - experienced yoga, Buddhist meditation & Xi Gong practitioner
every weds from 23rd sept to 3rd feb 2027 (2 weeks off at Xmas - last one for 2026 would be 16 dec and first one back 6th Jan 2027)
at Lindum Grove Community Garden, Sneinton
£1 suggested donation if you can afford it
You can park on Lindum Grove's road (that's called Lindum Grove) or there is some parking on Meadow Lane.
Please bring a yoga mat (if you have one), a blanket, extra clothes if you need, and dress for the weather. If you don't have a yoga mat, its okay as we have a few spares.
Please bring your own water as we have no water supply at the Grove.
There is a compost toilet - and a plumbed in toilet at the supermarket (Two'j) nearby.

THURSDAYS
Mini Growers - 0-5 year olds gardening group - for 0-5 year old and their adults
We sing, play, garden, tell seasonal stories
10 - 11.30 am every Thursday in term time at Lindum Grove Community Garden
No booking needed - free - £2 suggested donation (£2 per child for child minders)

Come and garden with us...
Sowing Sneinton in a 24 year old community gardening community group - founded and run by local people.
We run Mini Growers gardening play group on Thursdays, volunteer groups, arts and gardening workshops in schools and lots of other things.
We aim to look after neglected green spaces in Sneinton Nottingham, increase biodiversity and food security and reach out to isolated and disadvantged people in our community.
Do you want to get into gardening? Grow your own? Meet more people? Have something to do?Help your community? Do something about the climate crisis? Not sure where to start? Got no garden? Have you been on the allotment waiting list for a looooong time?

Contact Us
Address
Lindum Grove, Sneinton, Nottingham
NG2 3GH
Contact
07763884091
Opening Hours
Mondays
in term time
10am to 2pm
Thursdays in term time
9:00 am – 2 pm
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
Vincent van Gogh


Locally grown food
Sharing healthy, fresh, organic, pesticide-free produce with local people.
No air miles at all!
We use nature friendly, zero waste, permaculture principles.
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