One of our trustees recounts their fulfilling journey, from being introduced to Westonbirt's captivating beauty to playing a key role in shaping the organisation's people-centric policies and inspiring staff. Read on to find out more...
Blog - Staff and trustees
Jane's incredible journey...
Our Head of Supporter Journey, Jane, is leaving the charity and moving onto a new adventure this October, read about her journey with us in this blog...
A Trustee's journey with The Friends: Martyn Smith
We recently caught up with Martyn Smith, our charity's Finance Trustee, to learn more about this valued volunteer who donates his time to guide our organisation. Read on to find out more...
The joy of volunteering at Westonbirt
Read a day in the life of a Westonbirt volunteer guide, Martin Green, who also generously gives his time as one of our charity trustees...
Expanding Westonbirt's role in global tree conservation
We’re thrilled to announce that The Friends have provided funds to support the new role of Tree Conservation Manager at Westonbirt to deliver on conservation objectives befitting a world-leading botanic institute.
Meet our new CEO
We recently welcomed Emma Griffiths, our new CEO, to The Friends' team. Read her introduction to get to know her a little more...
Running the 2022 Westonbirt 10K
With the completion of the Westonbirt 10K on 12 May, we caught up with Julia, our Westonbirt Runner, to find out how it went…...
A fond farewell
During my time at Westonbirt, I could not have foreseen the challenges that were to face the Arboretum. However, I am proud to have seen the resilience of the staff on site and you our members and shareholders in the face of significant adversity.
A digital migration: Keeping calm and carrying on
Behind the scenes, at Westonbirt, our Membership Team have been on a digital journey, read on to find out what's been going on...
Who run the world? Girls!
Sunday 8 March marks International Women’s Day, an important day for us to celebrate the social, economic, cultural (and in our case arboricultural!) achievements of women!...
Help us win!
Trees are of course at the core of everything we do but we know how much benefit being outside and around trees can offer our local community, so we run a wealth of programmes at Westonbirt Arboretum encouraging visitors to connect with trees.
What do ‘Runners Need’?
With the 10k just next week, Simon (one of our Westonbirt Runners) took a trip to Runners Need in Bristol. Find out how he got on...
Re-roofing nearly complete!
Since our last blog post, there have been some fairly big changes to the way things are looking down at Westonbirt Woodworks.
Is there a better way to start the day?
Simon and Allan, our Westonbirt Runners, are doing fantastically well and have been trying out the new running routes in the arboretum. See how they’ve been getting on…...
Joining the Tree Team for a day...
Jane, became a member of the Tree Team for a day. Read on to find out how she got on...
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