Hulme Community Garden Centre

Website: http://www.hulmegardencentre.org.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HulmeCommunityGardenCentre/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HulmeCgardenC
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hulmegardencentre/?hl=en
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Where do they work?: Hulme
Telephone: 0161 227 8198
Address: 28 Old Birley Street Hulme Manchester M15 5RG
Registered charity number: 0
Company number: 28958R
Description: HCGC provides a community resource in two of Manchester's most deprived areas, Hulme and Moss Side.

We provide a neutral community garden space and run workshops for the local community, a wide range of socially excluded groups, schools and voluntary organisations. HCGC promotes civic engagement and voluntary activity, urban gardening and food production, horticulture, the environment, independent living, health and well-being, all of which are underpinned by our organic principles.

We provide volunteering opportunities, work placements and education projects for the local community. In addition, we are a trading garden centre offering affordable plants for local residents and providing free expert horticultural advice to all our visitors. We are open to the public seven days a week, 10-5 Mon-Sat, 10.30 - 4.30 Sundays.

Our projects have proved hugely successful positioning HCGC at the heart of the area's regeneration.
Services are available: Face to face
Office space/venues/rooms available for hire / rent: Most areas of the site are available to rent, including our Garden Polytunnel, and our Yurt, perfect for parties.
Our Strawbale Classroom is ideal for meetings.
Call us for a quote!

Volunteering Opportunities

Opportunity title Summary
Garden Centre Volunteer Our Garden Centre is a unique community led inner-city horticultural project. Our mission is to bring the local community together through gardening, and we need volunteers!
Health & Wellbeing volunteer We are a community led inner-city horticultural project. Our mission is to bring the local community together through gardening, and we need volunteers!
Tree Maintenance We have a good number of large mature trees on our site which require maintenance. We are planning an extension to the site and the erection of some shipping container buildings in early 2018 and so there is an urgent need for some trees to be pollarded or have major crown work.
Garden Centre Assistant Regular Garden Centre Volunteers required! We are looking for regular volunteers to help us at least one day per week from March 2018 onwards. Help us keep our sales area in good order to ensure our customers return again and again! Jobs will include keeping displays tidy, visually appealing and well stocked, and ensuring all plants on sale are healthy and well presented. As a face around the sales area you will be personable, comfortable interacting with people and making customers feel welcome and aware of help if they need it.
Front of House Assistant Be the face of Hulme Community Garden Centre! We are looking for weekend volunteers from March 2018 to help welcome customers to the garden centre. Welcoming visitors, you will be responsible for basic customer service, answering phones and keeping the shop looking at its best. Your tasks may include checking supplies, general housekeeping and supporting in setting up and down for any venue hires. A role for those who like to keep warm and dry, and particularly enjoy interacting with people.
Volunteer at Green Island Festival - Saturday 15 June Hulme Community Garden Centre are looking for volunteer stewards to help run their community-led Green Island Festival this summer.