Forty members of the Finnish National Scout & Guide Movement worked in the garden
in July 2009. The Finns, who were aged 16-26, helped Amisfield volunteers clear stones
from a two acre section of the garden and to weed amongst the recently planted beech
hedges. Not glamorous tasks but undertaken with enthusiasm.
The Trust welcomes groups of workers who may be looking for a ‘team-building’ away-day
experience where they can work together assisting a local community project. If
you would like to arrange a group visit he people to contact are listed here.
Some of the 37 volunteers from The Investment and Pensions Division of the Lothian
Pension Fund on an ‘away-day’ at Amisfield Garden in September 2009.
Photograph: David H. F. Mackenzie
A hut erected in 2010 with a grant from East Lothian Civic Pride Fund provides shelter for volunteers and a venue for meetings. It includes a toilet and washroom.
