Provision of Practical Volunteering and Skills Development for Bathscape Community Skills Project

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Bath and North East Somerset Council awarded a contract to National Trust in Bath and Avon Wildlife Trust for the provision of practical volunteer days with skill sharing and training within the Community Skills project.

The contract, valued at AUD 31,000, involved delivering volunteering and training opportunities linked to the care and management of the landscape and natural environment, with a focus on skills development in disadvantaged communities and communities of need.

The contractors delivered community events and taster sessions in south west Bath and with priority groups, established a regular volunteer work party for practical conservation, and provided tailored and flexible training opportunities for people from target groups, those with additional needs, and those distant from work or education.