Ruskin House calls for work team volunteers this weekend

Volunteers required to help out at Ruskin House this Sunday and bank holiday Monday from 10am.

ruskin houseTasks include gardening, cleaning, painting, general DIY and rubbish clearance.

There is still have a large quantity of books which need to be recycled: so if you have a car and can help with this we would be most grateful.

Volunteers are also invited to attend the Croydon Trades Council barbeque on Sunday, from about 3pm. There will be an honesty box to collect donations towards the food and the bar will be open for drinks.

Ruskin House, in its own grounds on Coombe Road, has been an important centre of Britain’s progressive movements for a century. It is the headquarters of Croydon’s Labour, Trades Union and Co-operative movements, as well as the offices of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and is itself a co-operative with shareholders from organisations across the four movements.

For more information, phone 020 8686 9888 or email secretary@ruskinhouse.org.uk.


 

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3 Responses to Ruskin House calls for work team volunteers this weekend

  1. farmersboy says:

    I will if Steve Reed will, be a great opportunity for him to meet and greet potential swing voters in the Labour leadership election 😉

  2. It is the Communist Party of Britain, not the CPGB, which has its HQ at Ruskin House.

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