Folkestone Sprucer
The Folkestone Town Sprucer provides work experience to job seekers by improving the environment around Folkestone and the districts beyond. The volunteers are long term unemployed (Shepway, Dover & Ashford) and have barriers to employment.
Volunteers enhance the local community through litter picks, clearing paths and public areas, cleaning graffiti, windows and many other jobs that help improve the visibility of the town. Folkestone Town Sprucer partners with businesses, organisations, charities and local government in the district; with the aims to enhance the area and support volunteers.
The Folkestone Town Sprucers’ Lead Sprucer is Peter Philips. Peter is an optimistic can-do multi-tasker and has managed the volunteer team since the Folkestone Town Sprucer began in 2013 by David Taylor.
What we do…
The Folkestone Town Sprucer provides work experience to job seekers by improving the environment around Folkestone and the districts beyond. The volunteers are long term unemployed (Shepway, Dover & Ashford) and have barriers to employment.
PEOPLE
To work with local people to improve Folkestone and the surrounding area
COMMUNITY
To build community networks partners and networks
SUPPORT
To provide a supportive environment for all the volunteers
REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION
Reducing social isolation in the long term unemployed
IMPROVE LOCAL AREA
Help Folkestone and the surrounding areas look cleaner and brighter for everyone
GUIDANCE
Provide guidance and support to help volunteers gain confidence as they return to work
Volunteer
If you’d like to volunteer with us, please do get in touch using the form on our Get Involved page.
Donate
With your generous donations, the Folkestone Sprucer can continue it’s great work in your local community. Did you know we walk 2,400 miles every year on our litter picks? We help the long term unemployed get back to work gathering an amazing 7,800 bags of rubbish from the streets around Folkestone.
Our Partners
The Folkestone Town Sprucer has many partner organisations in Folkestone and the surrounding district. These organisations are businesses, charities and local government and include:
Romney Hythe District Council, Creative Folkestone, Folkestone Harbour & Seafront Development, Shepway Sports Trust, Mcdonalds, Folkestone Baptist Church, Christchurch School, St Peters School among many more, Working Together, The Shaw Trust plus many more.
We work with partner organisations in different ways; from referral organisations, to team building through social responsibility.
Our Funders
