Volunteers Required
Could you be our next Membership Secretary?
The Norfolk Wherry Trust is looking for someone to carry on the role of Membership Secretary. Members are a vital component of the the Trust and maintenance of a Membership List (i.e. database) and the associated income stream is the primary responsibility of the Membership Secretary. In addition, the strategic aims are to ensure a high retention rate of Members year on year and to recruit new members especially from the younger age range demographic.
The role includes liaising with Members of the Trust regarding annual subscriptions, enrolling new Members, communicating with All Members, ensuring contact information is kept up to date, elliciting and collating Member (or family) memories/historical information on Albion and Wherries , etc..
All volunteers (including Crew) are required to be Members of the Trust. However, a large proportion of our Members may not for reasons of age and/or location have regular contact with Albion or Base. The Membership Secretary is expected to consolidate and grow Membership numbers as well as being the primary contact for current Members.
Could you be our next Events Coordinator?
The Norfolk Wherry Trust is looking for someone to take on the role of Events Coordinator to promote the public profile of both Wherry Albion and the Trust. The Trust relies heavily on both volunteers as well as public donations. There is a Laying Up Supper in November each year to be organised. Various Open Days (with Albion present) are held throughout the Sailing Season (May-September) both at our Ludham Base and at other venues. Recently, the Trust has attended other events (without Albion present) such as the Royal Norfolk Show. There is an existing group of enthusiatic and capable volunteers for Open Days but there is an urgent need for an Events Coordinator to oversee the preparation (e.g. pre-publicity) and organisation of people and resources, and to ensure the best promotion of Albion and the Trust.
The role involves organising and maintaining assets such as display boards and pavement signs, arranging for sufficient numbers of volunteers to man stands, facilitating souvenir sales, handling email enquiries, identifying appropriate opportunities with a good potential payback , etc. all within an agreed budget.
It is not expected that the Events Coordinator would attend every event but it is very much a hands-on role.
If you, or someone else that you know, would like to volunteer their time and inter-personal skills to take on either of these roles, please contact The Chair of the Trust for further information using the contact form below.