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Thanks all - this forum is clearly a great way to reach you, thanks for your replies. I had been struggling to find someone and have clearly done so now. Sorted!

Thanks Ben ...at the minute we are on site under licence. As soon as we get planning permission (to restore a walled garden, build a new entrance and use a polytunnel) we'll be able to use it all week. That'll probably be later this month. it's Grace + Flavour - Home

Thanks - we have pretty comprehensive liability insurance which covers our members and our suppliers and I have checked and will check again that this work would be covered... but thanks for the heads up.

Thanks - sounds good - no hurry, we'll just keep going with the jigsaw til you get to us (!).

OK - have tried to read/research this forum enough to post this message clearly without annoying you all...let me know if I succeeded? We're a not-for-profit setting up a community kitchen garden in Surrey (near Guildford). The garden has been left to grow for 30 years+ and we need to clear back the overgrowth, small trees and laurels to make room for the spuds and carrots etc. We also want to cut up wood from larger tree clearance so that we can sell it for firewood. We won't use a chainsaw unless the user has the relevant training & quals, so though there's no climbing that means most of the volunteers are out, but it's a long and daft job with anything else. So, if you are interested in helping us we can offer intermittent work starting as early as 10th April, with a big group of volunteers and more cake & tea than you can imagine. We'll pay the going rate (whatever that is, have read some of the other posts so have an idea but we'll agree that up front) by the hour or by the day. You'll need to prove that you have the right licence/quals (CS-30 / CS-31 sound right?) and you'll need to bring your own safety gear and equipment.