This document discusses strategies for diversifying volunteer roles at Sutton House in Hackney. It outlines barriers like perceptions of the National Trust as dull and the amount of commitment required. It describes overcoming these barriers through outreach, partnerships, and events. New roles for volunteers are proposed in communications, conservation, fundraising, and as a head gardener. The document concludes with an intern sharing their positive experience promoting Sutton House's Breaker's Yard project and praising the support and training provided to interns at the National Trust.

1. Sutton House, Hackney

2. Sutton House, Hackney
Volunteer Offer & Experience
•Barriers and how we over came them
•Learning and Tips to diversify
•New roles and volunteers in properties

3. Sutton House, Hackney
Barriers & Solutions
•Perceptions of NT, dull roles, amount of commitment
•London Strategy, outreach, partnerships and events

4. Sutton House, Hackney
Learning & Tips to Diversify
•Paid Internship
•Paid Traineeship
•Accessible Internship

5. Sutton House, Hackney
New roles & volunteers
•Comms and Fundraising
•Conservation and Compliance
•Head Gardener

6. Sutton House
My role is promoting the Breaker’s Yard and The
House of Fairy Tales residency at Sutton House.
I have loved getting friends, visitors and other
members of the trust enthused about this community
garden project, using social media, blogging, listings
etc. to raise awareness for the project.
I have done a fair few internships and the amount of
support and training available to interns at the National
Trust has so far trumped all my previous experience.
Fiona Stuart, Intern