38 Project news Thurne Why do they do it?


The Broads Authority’s volunteers make things happen! Many projects just wouldn’t be possible without them and the Authority is extremely grateful for all that they do. Many of their projects benefi t visitors, but what exactly do they do and why do they do it? Here are four of their stories…


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Get outside and explore The UK national parks have a new website to help you get outside and explore your national parks, including recovering with nature and learning outdoors. The site is a collaborative project between all 15 parks, managed by the national parks communications and marketing team, based within the Broad Authority’s communications team. The parks have also established a newsletter, Postcards from the Parks, to keep you updated with projects and activities across the country, tell you inspirational stories and give you inside info. Find out more at nationalparks.uk


David Norton I’m a retired Community Mental Health Nurse and I’m now a Volunteer Ranger on the River Waveney, doing waterways patrol and countryside management. I also volunteer with the ecology and environment staff , doing wildlife and ecosystem surveys. I’ve always loved the Broads, so when I moved


here I took the opportunity to volunteer to learn more about it, gain new skills, make friends and most especially, have fun. It has lived up to my expectations and then some! I love being on the water in whatever boat I can fi nd – as long as I’m on the water there’s a great sense of freedom. I remember one time after a heavy downpour,


we approached a fi sherman near Geldeston Lock to see if all was well. He and his dog were soaked through. The rangers lent him some wet weather gear and I’ll always remember the smile on his face when we pulled away and the happy dog, all wrapped up in dry towel. I also love the surveys, going to beautiful places


and getting close to nature. People are fascinated by what I’m doing, especially when it involves reptiles. Others are sometimes fascinated by surveys too. Once I was kneeling by the river doing a water vole survey only to have a strange cold and wet sensation on the back of my neck. Turning


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around I discovered a young calf slobbering all over me…


George Cooper I worked with Northamptonshire Police before semi-retiring to Norfolk. I love volunteering for two main reasons – the fi rst is being able to see parts of the Broads I wouldn’t otherwise see and the second is working with a great bunch of staff whose knowledge of the area and the fl ora and fauna I fi nd really interesting. Oh, and working outside in all weathers!!


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