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🌿 Help Restore My Garden & Enjoy Rural Sussex! 🏡

The experience

Hi my name is Gillian. I am 67 and have lived in East at Sussex for the last twelve years. I have a large garden which has been neglected for the last 2 years due to a long illness. It needs a lot of digging over and tidying up and helping me move plants . I also may have a bigger project creating a pond. There will also probably be jobs around the house and property. Always a lot going on here.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate French

Between 24 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

I have had over 40 volunteers over the last 10 years for general help gardening, painting, DIY, building a parking space, clearing land, installing drainage, cooking and enjoying ourselves in my hot tub.

Activities & Shift

I have always asked for 5 hours per day, 25 a week with weekends free. I have always taken volunteers out at weekends to local towns and attractions eg Pirates Day in Hastings, an annual event that is in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest ever number of people dressed as pirates.

Rules

No smoking inside the house.