Click on the image above to read our Social Impact report for 2023. It delves into our social and environmental purpose and our economic impact. The total value is just under 1 million £’s. We are very proud of this achievement and want to take this opportunity to thank our team, advisors, Board members and of course our customers. Onwards and upwards for 2024!
Our paint is saved from the ground
Our Paint belongs on walls
Our paint provides employment, volunteering and training opportunities.
Our paint has purpose
Volunteer at Seagulls We’re all about the people
Volunteering underpins everything we do at Seagulls. We developed and established Seagulls from our founders and their voluntary work on a local project. Seagulls grew from a shared passion for social justice and green ideals.
Our staff team is made up of people who began as volunteers with Seagulls. This wealth of experience guarantees a friendly and supportive atmosphere where volunteers flourish.
People volunteer at Seagulls from varied backgrounds, for many different reasons. We provide a safe, kind and supportive environment for people to build confidence and learn new skills. Our volunteer programme, We Grow People is as important to us as the paint. In short, whatever you do with us, you are part of the Seagulls family.
We take referrals from support agencies or you can contact us directly. Seagulls is a messy (and cold in winter) place to work, so we encourage people to have a trial period, before committing to a placement.
It is very simple to become a volunteer, just give us a call (0113 246 7510) or send us a message below.
When we have creative volunteering places available we will invite you to visit. Taking a few details and giving you some information about Seagulls. You’ll then be introduced to our staff and volunteer team, whilst we arrange a suitable start day.
If the referral is from a support agency we may ask for a face risk assessment.
We reimburse travel expenses. Our volunteering days being Monday-Friday 10-3.
Get in touch to arrange a volunteer visit. https://seagullsreuse.org.uk/contact/
Like we said, it’s never been just about paint.
Learn more about our partners, PaintCare UK and Leeds City Council:
Watch the award-winning short film by Ben G.Brown:
As well as appearing in the award winning short film, Ruksar, one of our long term employees featured in an article from the Guardian weekend supplement. Read all about his journey as a colour blind paint mixer.
Meet the team
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I’ve been at Seagulls since February 2011, I’ll be honest, I knew nothing about Seagulls before applying for the job, I didn’t even know there was such thing as recycling paint, but since I joined I have met some of the kindest people you could ever wish to meet and made many fantastic friends. That’s the real reason WHY I LOVE SEAGULLS!
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