Volunteer with The Story Trail
Be part of the biggest event in Brighton & Hove in 2026 – volunteer with us today.
Amaze, your local charity supporting families with disabled children, has partnered with Wild in Art to bring you The Story Trail—a free, fun and family-friendly adventure.
Between September and November 2026, you can uncover a city-wide gallery of more than 30 giant BookBenches. Each one is an open book, designed by a talented local artist and waiting to be discovered.
That’s where you come in.
We’d love you to join our team of brilliant volunteers to help make The Story Trail happen. You can read on for more information about our volunteering opportunities below.
Photo by Victoria Dawe photography
Event volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to help at some of our Story Trail events. This may include outreach events ahead of the trail, paint and sips, our farewell weekend and our auction.
Volunteering is flexible around you. Event volunteers will be given the dates of events which they can sign up for. Most events will take place between September – November 2026 though some outreach events will take place before.
Trail guide
Our trail guides will walk round the sculptures and talk to visitors about The Story Trail and Amaze.
As a trail guide, you will:
- walk one of our guide routes in pairs
- speak to visitors about The Story Trail and Amaze
- encourage people to make a donation, or visit our shop
- explain how people can find other sculptures through the app or map.
Photo by Emma Bailey photography
Drivers and logistics
Our volunteer drivers and logistics support will help transport and move equipment, including sculptures, during events and activities before, during and after the trail.
As a driver, you will:
- support transport events equipment and sculptures to events
- help set up equipment for events
- support with installation and deinstallation of sculptures as required
Shop volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to help in our pop-up shop during the trail.
What you’ll do as a shop volunteer:
- greet shoppers
- serve customers
- tidy the shop and restock items
- help explain The Story Trail to visitors.
Contact us
You can email us on [email protected].
Or alternatively call us: 01273 234014 (Monday – Thursday, 9-5pm) .
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