Open Door is run almost entirely by volunteers, and we're always looking for enthusiastic people to join our team. Here are some of the ways you can get involved:
We value volunteers from all backgrounds and ages, to help with regular shifts or occasional activities.
We also welcome support in the form of donations, grant applications and help with fundraising.
Support from businesses and organisations in the way of goods and services is also greatly appreciated. Our thanks to Discount Banner & Sticker Printing for supplying the new banner for the front of Open Door’s premises.
If you'd like to get involved, please pop in for a chat or Contact Us, telling us a little about yourself.
- working in our community café - welcoming visitors, serving refreshments and helping in the kitchen
- baking delicious (nut-free) cakes, tray bakes, scones and biscuits (including gluten- and dairy-free options)
- gardening
- setting up exhibitions or activities
- managing the bookings for venue hire
- managing the bookings for our activity programme
- co-ordinating and training our team of volunteers
- IT and admin support
We value volunteers from all backgrounds and ages, to help with regular shifts or occasional activities.
We also welcome support in the form of donations, grant applications and help with fundraising.
Support from businesses and organisations in the way of goods and services is also greatly appreciated. Our thanks to Discount Banner & Sticker Printing for supplying the new banner for the front of Open Door’s premises.
If you'd like to get involved, please pop in for a chat or Contact Us, telling us a little about yourself.
Be part of our Home Comforts open exhibition
We'd love you to take part in our next open exhibition! The theme is Home Comforts, which you're free to interpret in your own imaginative way. Here's everything you need to know.
If you’d like to take part, please email info@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk and we'll be in touch with more information. We look forward to hearing from you!
- This is a physical (rather than virtual) exhibition at Open Door.
- It will open on Monday 14 December and run until Saturday 30 January.
- We'll need to have received your pieces by Saturday 12 December.
- We welcome arts and crafts of any kind – paintings, textiles/clothing, ceramics etc.
- Your piece needs to have a link to the theme to be included.
- You don't have to be an artist to take part – it's open to everyone.
- To fit in as much as we can, please can we ask that artwork be no larger than 60cm x 50cm (roughly A2) before framing.
- It would be fabulous if we could raise funds for Open Door through the exhibition, so there's a suggested donation of £5 per entry.
- You’re welcome to enter up to two items.
- You may also sell up to 10 cards and 2 browser pieces.
- We have limited shelf space for the sale of gifts and other smaller items – £5 per shelf (approx 60cm x 30cm).
- If your work is for sale, we'd be very grateful for a donation of 20% from the proceeds.
If you’d like to take part, please email info@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk and we'll be in touch with more information. We look forward to hearing from you!
Community textiles project
Be part of an exciting textiles project to celebrate our beautiful town! Led by our amazing volunteer Teri, we're creating a banner depicting much-loved places in Berkhamsted – to be hung in the Town Hall when life returns to normal.
We'd love you to make a 4” x 6” picture featuring one of the scenes below (lots of other landmarks are already in progress). You'll need to leave enough room around it so it can be joined to the other pieces when we put it together. It can be hand or machine embroidered, with collage.
The library
The Rising Sun
Just let us know what you pick so we can tick it off the list by emailing comms@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk. If you don't have the materials you need, we'll send you a pack, free of charge. We can't wait to see what you create!
We'd love you to make a 4” x 6” picture featuring one of the scenes below (lots of other landmarks are already in progress). You'll need to leave enough room around it so it can be joined to the other pieces when we put it together. It can be hand or machine embroidered, with collage.
The library
The Rising Sun
Just let us know what you pick so we can tick it off the list by emailing comms@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk. If you don't have the materials you need, we'll send you a pack, free of charge. We can't wait to see what you create!
"I popped into Open Door for a Qigong class and liked it so much, I decided to become a volunteer. I love helping in the cafe and meeting visitors, artists and other volunteers. They are some of the most interesting and talented people in the area." Sue
