The story of Edward Jenner shows how we all have the capacity to change the world, individually and collectively. But Dr Jenner’s House is more than just a museum about one man.
It is at the heart of a living community of people around the world and it tells an ongoing story of society working together to tackle disease and the role we can all play to keep each other safe and healthy. Dr Jenner’s House encourages curiosity and shows the power of science to change the world. As the world once again unites in the struggle against disease, for many the works and values of Edward Jenner are crucial in making sense of current events.
Responsibility for the continued preservation of Dr Jenner’s House as a museum falls to The Jenner Trust, an independent charity in receipt of no regular funding. Each and every year we are responsible for generating the income required to maintain the building, open it to visitors and run our educational and outreach programmes. But we know we can do more. In order to truly fulfil the potential that we have as the home of vaccination and to develop our work so that Dr Jenner’s House is able to be resilient during the ongoing global health emergency, we need your help.
If you wish to donate using a CAF account or to set up a regular donation by Direct Debit, please use CAF Donate.
If you’d prefer to send a cheque, please make this payable to ‘The Jenner Trust’ and send to Finance Assistant, Dr Jenner’s House, Church Lane, Berkeley, GL13 9BN. If you are donating by cheque and wish to Gift Aid, please send a printed copy of this form with your donation.
Volunteering at Dr Jenner's House
Volunteering at Dr Jenner's House is a really rewarding and enjoyable way to support our charitable work sharing the story of Edward Jenner's ongoing life and legacy. We have over thirty five volunteers working with us to care for The Chantry and welcome visitors and groups.
Current opportunities:
Garden Volunteer
Applying their green fingers to our historic garden, our Garden Volunteers care for a 200 year old grape vine, medicinal herbs, vegetables, flower borders and so much more! No experience is necessary as full training will be given. To join our friendly garden team please click ‘Apply now’ below.
Learning Volunteer
Our busy Education team work with schools and colleges creating tours and workshops. We would love to expand our team. If you have experience working with children and would like to help, please click ‘Apply now’ below.
Maintenance Volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to help us maintain the house and with some urgent repair work. We would love to hear from you if you have building maintenance experience in any area from painting to pointing! Please click ‘Apply now’ below.
Shop Volunteer
Shop volunteers are one of the first points of contact with the public at Dr Jenner’s House. Our friendly and helpful team sell entry tickets and products from our lovely shop. We are looking for calm, careful volunteers who can conduct a methodical order of sale and are comfortable using, or willing to learn how to use, a basic till (full training will be given). Please click ‘Apply now’ below.
Welcome Volunteer
Do you love presenting to people? Are you good at learning basic scripts and have a friendly, helpful and outgoing personality? We are looking for people that can engage and inform visitors about Dr Jenner’s home, work and interests at this beautiful and historic 18th Century museum and garden. To join our wonderful welcome team please click ‘Apply now’ below.
Get In Touch
To join our volunteering team, please click ‘apply now’ and fill in the form. We will be in touch within ten working days to discuss your application further. If you would like to apply in a different format (for example video), need any help completing this form, or if you have any questions about volunteering please email info@edwardjenner.co.uk or call 01453 810631.
The Jenner Trust
Dr Jenner’s House is run by The Jenner Trust which is a registered charity (charity number 1158316). We are also an accredited museum (number 850).
We preserve The Chantry for the world and as a base from which we celebrate the ongoing legacy of the pioneering scientist Edward Jenner and encourage others to follow in his footsteps.
We do this by:
Fostering curiosity and experimentation.
Enabling conversations which can change the world.
Celebrating vaccination from the place where it began.
Inspiring current and future scientists.
Ensuring Edward Jenner’s story is told beyond the walls of the building.
Inspired by Edward Jenner’s own values, we are:
Curious
We love to question the world around us.
Collaborative
We work with others to do more than we could achieve alone.
Informed
Everything we do is based on rigorous research.
Determined
We keep going in the face of adversity.
Inclusive
Our story is for everyone.
Our vision is of a world where people work together in pursuit of knowledge.
In 2019 and 2020 we carried out a comprehensive review of our work, based on significant research and stakeholder engagement. As a result of this we have created a new Forward Plan to guide our work, through the bicentenary of Jenner’s death in 2023, to the fortieth anniversary of Dr Jenner’s House opening to the public in 2025.
Our Forward Plan was launched on 5 February 2021.
You can also download a text only version of our Forward Plan.
#ATimeForJenner
We are grateful to everyone who supported our crowdfunder at the start of 2020, with particular thanks to:
Rachel Alba
Laura Bailey
Harinder Singh Bakhshi
Den Bannister
Simon Batten
Joseph Bell
Edward Bowron
Sarah Elizabeth Cox
Laura Cullimore
William Cutler
Bethan Downing
Andrew Duncan
Eloquar
Barb Fallon
Cat Fitzpatrick
Hugh
Joan Harris
Catherine Irving
Michelle Jensen
Althea Joseph
Emma Marshall
Andrew Ramsey
David Reilly
Janet and Roger Rolls
Sarah Saunders
Judith Sargent
Lisa Catherine Shepherd
Keith Stait-Gardner
Julia Symmes Cobb
Dr Caroline Taylor
Sylvia Valentine
Becky Woolley
Dr Sikder M. Zakir