Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Volunteering
The Friends of Cassiobury Park are pleased to support young people completing the Volunteering section of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, particularly at Bronze level.
How it works
We can help you contribute to keeping Cassiobury Park clean by providing:
- Litter-picking grabbers
- Litter collection bags
- Advice on suitable areas of the park to litter pick
Volunteers typically litter pick for 1–2 hours each week over several months, allowing them to build up the required volunteering hours for their award.
Supervision
Please note that our litter-picking activities for DofE participants are not supervised by the Friends of Cassiobury Park.
Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied and supervised by a parent, guardian or another responsible adult throughout each litter-picking session.
Recording your volunteering
To enable us to verify your volunteering, we ask participants to:
- Keep a record of the hours completed.
- Send us occasional photographs from their litter-picking sessions as evidence of their volunteering.
- Attend a few of our regular 3rd Saturday of the month litter picks.
Once you have completed the required volunteering hours, we will review your records and, where appropriate, validate and sign off your volunteering for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Borrowing equipment
We will arrange a convenient time for you to collect the litter-picking equipment and explain how to use it safely. Equipment should be returned once your volunteering has been completed, or sooner if no longer required.
Get in touch
If you would like to volunteer with us as part of your Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, or would like more information, please email:
secretary@friendsofcassioburypark.org.uk
We look forward to helping you make a positive contribution to Cassiobury Park while completing your award.