About the event

The Bay: A Blueprint For Recovery is a nature and wellbeing programme aimed at encouraging people to get outside and connect with each other. But what about people who can’t get out into nature – for example, people in hospitals and care homes? How to help them get the benefits of nature? The answer: bring nature to them!

Rockpool Roadies are needed to collect snails, crabs, anemones and seaweed from Earnse Bay, safely transport them to the location where the ‘portable rockpool’ activity will take place, help people safely handle and learn about these creatures, and return the rockpool creatures to the sea at the end of the day. The training will involve collecting and identifying these creatures, learning how to set up a portable rockpool event, reading tide timetables and risk assessments, and more. For the final part of the day, people will be visiting our portable rockpool so we can practice our new skills! After this training day, you will be ready to start helping out with portable rockpool events.

This is a great opportunity to make a difference in your community, learn new skills, and be part of a fantastic group of volunteers. A DBS, paid for by The Bay programme, will be required. Access to a vehicle is not needed for the training but would be a strong advantage for the volunteering role. If you choose to volunteer as a Rockpool Roadie, your travel expenses up to £5 will be reimbursed when volunteering. Suitable for people aged 16+.

Please note that this event starts at Earnse Bay but will involve driving to the Round House. Lift sharing can be arranged.