Improve welfare, workshop and storage facilities for volunteers and visitors at Sandwell Valley.

The project is to develop facilities to accommodate increasing visitor numbers and develop more activities on site. Sandwell Valley has over 120 volunteers. Current storage and welfare facilities are inadequate and make working conditions very difficult for our dedicated volunteers. We will provide two storage units, one as a tool storage and workshop, which will enable maintenance of the reserve and improve the visitor centre. The other unit will be used to store equipment for our people engagement programmes (e.g. RSPB marquee, games, banners, seats, tables etc) in order to facilitate activities for the general public. Our current store room within the visitor centre will then become a dedicated volunteer rest area. Both storage units will be located next to the visitor centre.