{"id":4209,"date":"2026-06-03T10:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:16:10","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%b1-thank-you-to-our-amazing-grounds-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/2026\/06\/03\/%f0%9f%8c%b1-thank-you-to-our-amazing-grounds-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf31 Thank You to Our Amazing Grounds Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we celebrate Volunteers\u2019 Week, running from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June, we would like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has volunteered with us in the Grounds team over the past few years. Volunteers have supported with a wide range of tasks, including weeding, clearing beds and overgrown shrubs, planting trees, plants and bulbs, and propagating plants for students and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Aug-2025-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4211\" style=\"width:844px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Aug-2025-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Aug-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Aug-2025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Aug-2025-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Aug-2025.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers have worked with us across the grounds, from Birks to the vegetable garden at the top of the Streatham Campus, and have made a positive impact wherever they have been involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all those who have volunteered for the GIVE, Veg Heads, and individual team group sessions in Lower Hoopern Valley\u2014we truly appreciate and value your support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would love to welcome even more volunteers to get involved with our GIVE and Veg Heads sessions. It\u2019s a great opportunity to support the grounds, learn new skills, and meet like-minded people in a friendly and rewarding environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Squash-Harvest-18-Sept-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4215\" style=\"width:854px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Squash-Harvest-18-Sept-2025.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Squash-Harvest-18-Sept-2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2026\/06\/Veg-Heads-Volunteers-Squash-Harvest-18-Sept-2025-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For all available dates and full details of upcoming volunteering sessions, please see below or click the link below to find out more and get involved:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/universityofexeteruk-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/a_yermukasheva2_exeter_ac_uk\/_layouts\/15\/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BD78C7335-E457-47AA-936E-4C454FE2F1AC%7D&amp;file=veg%20heads%20volunteers.docx&amp;action=default&amp;mobileredirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volunteering | Grounds and Gardens | University of Exeter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we celebrate Volunteers\u2019 Week, running from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June, we would like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3077,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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