Lymington Town Tours are looking volunteer tour guides for 'The Story of Milford, and 'Voices from the Grave' walking tours in Milford on Sea village.
New Tour Guides are needed for training and shadowing our existing guides later this season and for 2024 and beyond. Walks are usually conducted from May to October and free training is provided by experienced guides, some of whom have been with the volunteer, non-profit group since the start of the project in 1986!
Who can apply? Anyone with a love or passion for local history who feels able to communicate that interest to a group of people in an enthusiastic manner. You do not have to be an accomplished public speaker but you do have to be able to command some facts and communicate them to the audience in a clear and concise, non-partisan manner – a good sense of humour also helps make the walk memorable for our attendees. You must be able to donate time to the project – for training and the walks themselves take place normally (May to October) on Sundays at 11am and special walks for visiting sailors or history groups are often conducted.
What do you get paid? Nothing, zero, zilch! Guides do it for the love of it and to engender some interest in local history for future generations. There is a voluntary contribution request made by each guide and a cloth bag is passed around the group to collect the donations – it is suggested that each adult contributes £5 but children are free! This money goes purely to cover administration costs for leaflet printing, picture research and laminating illustrations for presentation, badges for guides, website maintenance and insurance etc, etc.
Interested? Just email the tour team with any questions at info@lymington-town-tours.co.uk.
About Lymington Town Tours
As a voluntary organisation, with no official funding, donations cover all running costs.
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