Our volunteering statistics
Our volunteers are one of the largest conservation groups in Essex, regularly recording over 5,500 volunteer hours a year.
Examples of our volunteering activities are shown below and regular updates can be found using the News link or like Facebook page. Alternatively you can download the summary Annual Volunteer Statements as reported at the Annual General Meetings.
Examples of our volunteering activities are shown below and regular updates can be found using the News link or like Facebook page. Alternatively you can download the summary Annual Volunteer Statements as reported at the Annual General Meetings.
Year |
Total hours |
Total active volunteers |
Flitch Way group hours |
Carriage Museum Steward hours |
Footpath Work goup (P3) hours |
2014-15 |
6,559 |
Value |
3,386 |
1,808 |
1,365 |
2015-16 |
5,428 |
Value |
3,125 |
1,223 |
1,080 |
2016-17 |
5,873 |
Value |
3,440 |
855 |
1,578 |
2017-18 |
5,741 |
62 |
3,120 |
857 |
1,764 |
2018-19 |
5,887 |
70 |
3,290 |
987 |
1,610 |
Example of our work
Flitch Way Work Parties
Data for 2016-17
Volunteers have completed a variety of work on the Flitch way and other locations, in particular the special project completed this year at Langford Halt funded by “Tesco bags of help”. There were 74 work parties averaging 9.3 volunteers on each. This equates to 688 volunteer days or 3,440 total hours worked.
Highlights include:
Volunteers have completed a variety of work on the Flitch way and other locations, in particular the special project completed this year at Langford Halt funded by “Tesco bags of help”. There were 74 work parties averaging 9.3 volunteers on each. This equates to 688 volunteer days or 3,440 total hours worked.
Highlights include:
- Rayne Station - Sanding and Painting roof of carriage and painting the ends. Tidy up platform,wildflower bed, painting benches and mending gatepost. Fixed dips in the track on A120 bridge and Warners Close.
- Stane Street to Pods Brook - Installing four large information maps of the Flitch way.
- Little Canfield - Refurbishing bridge and installing steps and new Country Park sign.
- Stebbing Road Bridge - Light cutting back and overhead pruning.
- Rayne village hall - Created new safe path from Flitch Way leading into the park.
- Start Hill - Cleared the path around the bridge and access ramp.
- Great Notley Country Park- Improving the fishing platforms.
- Langford Halt on Blackwater Rail Trail - Survey of work and photos for interpretation boards, cleared vegetation, installed benches and information boards, renovated the platform, patched the path and cut back overgrown vegetation.
- Rayne station to Pods Brook - tidy up litter pick.
- Felsted and Little Dunmow - Cutting back overgrown path and clearing rubbish.
- Dunmow Cutting - Annual conservation, cutting banks and raking.
- Rayne station to Bannister Green - litter pick.
- High Cross Lane - Clear car park and picnic area also cut back track on other side of the road.
- Takeley section - Heavy clearance and cut back along the length of Takeley.
Footpath Work Group
Data for 2016-17
The group worked all over Essex including The Hennys, Ashen, Sheering, Battlesbridge, Radwinter, Bambers Green and the Colnes.
They installed 17 bridges from 3m to 5.5m length, 4 gates, 2 sets of steps, 39 way marker posts, 1 finger post and repaired a board walk damaged by a vehicle.
This equated to 1,578 volunteer hours.
The group worked all over Essex including The Hennys, Ashen, Sheering, Battlesbridge, Radwinter, Bambers Green and the Colnes.
They installed 17 bridges from 3m to 5.5m length, 4 gates, 2 sets of steps, 39 way marker posts, 1 finger post and repaired a board walk damaged by a vehicle.
This equated to 1,578 volunteer hours.