Committee vacancies

The Committee looks after both day-to-day running of the Friends, and also puts on a range of activities and initiatives through the year. Several Committee members will be scaling down duties and stepping away at the AGM on 18 March, most signficantly the two Co-chairs, Garth and Linnet. With Southampton City Council's now-limited resources, it's more important than ever - on behalf of all our current and future visitors - that FoPR can lead with a caring and energised Committee.

Below is the full list of roles coming up for (re-) election at the AGM. 

• Co-chairs (or Chair and deputy) *
• Secretary (currently vacant - see below) *
• Treasurer *
• Communications (currently vacant - see below)
• Membership Secretary
• Fundraising
• Gardening
• Events co-ordinator

And there are other key opportunities for keen volunteers:

• Supporting co-ordinator(s) for single or ongoing events, including organisers and back-up support for individual kids’ events
• New members for the gardening group

All Committee posts come up for election annually, except for those marked with an asterisk which are for two years.  Committee members can also be co-opted mid-year.

We’d particularly love to welcome anyone who’s an existing Rec visitor and/or with local connections, including parents or guardians of younger children.

Some previous experience is always helpful.  But there's also plenty of scope to build up new skills and knowledge, and make the role your own. Subject to re-election, we’re expecting most other Committee members to remain in current roles, so there will be plenty of ongoing support.

Floats your boat? If so, please do get back to us.  We'll be happy to have an initial chat without commitment either way.

Secretary

Main activities and responsibilities include:

• Taking and writing up minutes at our various Committee and Public meetings - around 8 per year in all.  
• Routine emailing
• Booking meeting rooms
• Keyholder
• Liaising with the rest of us, and mopping the co-chairs' fevered brows occasionally!

Use of a PC or Mac equivalent is essential, as is reasonable knowledge of Word and Excel (we can help fill in any gaps).   

Communications Coordinator

Shout from the flagpole (or maybe just the rooftops...). This is a new role, to act as a central point of contact for all our digital and other communications, as we enhance and develop the Rec as a community resource and a haven for wildlife. Equally, there'll be plenty of scope for you to enhance and develop the role itself in line with our aims. See the Comms Co-ordinator Role Description.