Coastal Communities Museum
A volunteer led local museum in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Join Us

There are many ways to make a difference to our future. You can volunteer, become a friend or a patron, make a donation or simply take part in our fundraising events. Click the links below to discover how you can contribute to the Coastal Communities Museum:

Volunteering Opportunities

 

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Click Here To see our latest volunteer roles

For more information about the museum take a look at the other pages on this website. To find out more about volunteering
contact our Volunteer Co-ordinator, Dawn Moodie
or
contact our Vice Chair Barbara Clark

Dawn and Barbara can answer any specific questions you may have.

We operate as a registered charity, Coastal Communities Museum Trust or CCMT for short. At present we do not employ anyone, so we rely entirely on a volunteer team, which is sub-divided into different roles.

CCMT must raise funds to survive, devise new and exciting exhibitions, maintain an open dialogue with the local community, staff and manage the museum throughout most of the year. This can only be achieved with support from volunteers working with visitors and also behind the scenes. Each role is crucial to the success of the museum and the exhibition of the moment.

CCM Volunteers are a friendly, committed team with a wide range of interests. No historic expertise is necessary, just enthusiasm! Each volunteer is given induction training and then further time to settle in to their particular role.

The more volunteers we have, the more we can hope to achieve, but critically everyone should enjoy the experience along the way.

Find out more on our page on Volunteer East Lothian:

 

Roles for you to consider, include:

  • Front of House
    Would you be good at smiling, greeting, chatting and informing our visitors at the museum?
    Can you help make a positive and memorable difference to visitors’ experience at the museum?

  • Front of House Administrator
    Would you enjoy talking on the phone and keeping Front of House records at the museum?
    Do you want to develop your administrative skills in a small team?

  • Museum Services 
    Would you like to get involved in researching artefacts, planning and setting up exhibitions or educational outreach?

  • Marketing Volunteer – to join the Museum team to contribute to our marketing strategy. Would you like to help promote and market the museum by various means or become involved in social media?

  • Fundraising & Sponsorship
    Would you like to be creative, inspirational and persistent in finding funds for the museum?

  • Membership Secretary – to take up this role following the planned retirement of the current Secretary. Most communication with the Members is by email and involves keeping the Membership roll, distributing the AGM papers,  and reminding Members of the Winter Talks programme of 5 meetings. All records will be up to date at the handover.

  • Winter Talks Organiser – to arrange speakers for the October AGM and 4 other meetings from November to March annually. Prepare the Programme and arrange printing to be available for distribution with the AGM papers.

If the answer to the any of the above is YES, then you're our kind of volunteer! Come and join us.

 


 

 
VolunteeringJudith BoothCCM, Coastal Communities Museum, East Lothian, North Berwick coastal ward, Volunteer led, Local Museum