For over 25 years TCV in Manchester and Merseyside have been providing rewarding volunteering opportunities to all who want to get involved in practical conservation work to improve our local green spaces.
Tasks are varied and seasonal and offer people a chance to get practically involved in environmental protection along with making new friends, seeing new sites and working as part of a team to achieve something for both people and wildlife.
We provide fully trained leaders who have First Aid qualifications and can give you all the support you need throughout your time volunteering with us.
What volunteering opportunities do we offer?
To search for upcoming activities in your area enter your postcode on this page (you can then broaden your search by increasing the maximum distance at the bottom of the results page). Below is a summary of our activities.
Midweek Group
We run two Midweek Groups in the North – one in Greater Manchester and one in Merseyside. Volunteer with our Midweek Group and get involved in tasks all over the region. You can learn practical skills such as path and steps construction, tree felling, pond creation, tree planting and traditional skills such as hedgelaying and dry stone walling. No previous experience is necessary as full training is given.
The Midweek Group meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and you can meet us on site or at one of the pick ups below *booking is essential*:
Greater Manchester
- Tuesdays at 9.30am, outside Tesco, Valley Park Road, Prestwich, M25 3TG
- Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9.30am outside the Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB OR Sale Water Park, Rifle Road, Sale, M33 2LX based on majority vote.
Merseyside
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9.30am William Brown Street next to Liverpool Musuem
Green Gyms
Improve your health and the environment at one of our Green Gyms, in our region we currently have the Countess of Chester Country Park Green Gym in Chester. Green Gyms offer a unique opportunity to get involved and help transform local green spaces while learning new skills.
Green Gym sessions are open to all volunteers, regardless of experience or levels of fitness. A variety of activities will allow volunteers to rotate between tasks, try out different tools and work at their own pace. Experienced leaders will start and finish each session with a few minutes of gentle warm-up exercises and cool-down stretches to get muscles warmed up and reduce the risk of injury.
Find out more about Green Gyms here
- Countess of Chester Country Park – Green and Healthy Hearts and Minds, Every Friday 10.30 – 12.30 and 1.00 – 3.00
We have been funded to run this health and wellbeing Green Gym by Cheshire CCG and The Land Trust until March 2023. Please get in touch with Neil McMahon for more information (contact details below).
- Ellesmere Port Whitby Park Green Gym – Every Tuesday 10.00 – 12.30
In partnership with Mersey Forest, Natural Health Service and Cheshire West and Cheshire Council we are delivering this health and wellbeing activity at Whitby Park. Please get in touch with Neil McMahon for more information (contact details below).
Contact Us
For more details on any of the above activities contact your local office:
TCV Manchester – 0161 962 9409 or manchester@tcv.org.uk
TCV Merseyside and Cheshire – 0151 423 4433 or merseyside@tcv.org.uk