Volunteer.

Fancy helping to shape and prepare Good Shepherd Studios? There are a whole range of ways you can get involved. To find out how:

  • Sign up to our Mailing List and be first to know when new volunteering opportunities are added.

  • Join The Programme and become a “Helping Hand” (see below).

The Programme

We’ve recently developed a Programme to ensure that volunteers are supported in providing a “Helping Hand”. Here’s an overview of the 4 Stage Programme in the meantime…

  • Contact us via hello@weflockcic.org.uk to register your interest. We will then confirm next steps i.e. how to enter into the Volunteer Agreement and get added to the “GSS: Helping Hands” WhatsApp Group

  • Join a training session to learn more about the volunteer roles in more detail

  • Keep an eye out for opportunities posted in the “GSS: Helping Hands” WhatsApp Group. In addition to ad hoc projects, the events-based opportunities largely involve:

    • Setting up and resetting spaces

    • Supporting a great user experience for hosts/hirers and their guests

  • Join other members of the Good Shepherd Studios community at onsite and offsite events

Recent Sessions

Volunteering Meetup | Sunday 26th January, 13.30-15.00

A chance to find out more about our spaces and volunteering opportunities within them.

FoodHub @ No.1 Church Lane | 24th December - 2nd January 2024 / 12:00-14:00

We were looking for volunteers to help with the FoodHub at No.1 Church Lane:

  • Shop workers - serve visitors FREE hot food, pantry items, hot drinks and snacks.

  • Drivers - to help to collect food from local businesses and support groups.

  • Donations - of the following items: fridges (X3), microwaves (X2), tinned food, toilet paper, tooth paste, tea, sugar, squash.

To find out more, email us on FoodHub@weflockcic.org.uk.

Past Sessions

People’s Pavilion: Installation Volunteers | Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February 2024, 9:00-13:00 and 13:00-17:00

Neil from Beyond The Box and some of the original team behind the structure helped to re-assemble it.

People’s Pavilion: Garden Volunteers | Saturday 3rd February 2024, 10:30-13:30 and Sunday 4th February 2024, 9:30-13:30

Clearing and levelling of the ground ready for the installation.

Garden Volunteers | Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January 2024, 9:30-13:30

Led by the lovely Tony of Our Pastures Community Garden, we will be clearing and levelling the ground ready of the installation.

FoodHub @ No.1 Church Lane | 25 December - 4 January 2024

Volunteers to help serve visitors FREE hot food, pantry items, hot drinks and snacks.

Tuesday 21 November 2023

Meet at Back To Ours at around 15:00 to offload some materials from a very special removal lorry.

‘Open Studios’ | Focus on Leytonstone (Part 2) | 26 March 2023

Following on from the Part 1 focus group and survey, a number of volunteers helped ‘Open Studios’ run smoothly

Focus on Leytonstone (Part 1) | January and February 2023

A focus group and survey for residents of Davies Lane and surrounding roads to share ideas and decide on which free event/activity they would like to be hosted for them at Good Shepherd Studios.

Painting Sessions | November and December 2022

Whether available for a couple of hours or a couple of days, help us give spaces a lick of paint. We have a number of projects to suit all levels.

  • 1.30pm: Saturday 26 November

  • Time TBC: Saturday 3 December

Gardening Drop Ins | November and December 2022

We work closely with the lovely people at Our Pastures (formerly known as Save Our Pastures) and they need some help with garden clearance and/or bulb planting. Everyone is welcome irrespective of experience:

  • 9.30-12pm: Sunday 27 November

  • 9.30-12pm: Saturday 3 December

Painting Sessions | October 2022

Whether available for a couple of hours or a couple of days, help us give spaces a lick of paint. We have a number of projects to suit all levels.

Gardening Drop Ins | October 2022

If you’re a relatively confident gardener you can book in a slot to get stuck into one of the many tasks in our garden and green spaces.

Clearout Session | Saturday 10 September 2022, 14.00-16.00

During the first of many volunteering opportunities at Good Shepherd Studios we saw green-fingered locals clear an impressive amount of overgrown plants making the site more accessible for the trades people to work their magic.