Boaters, tour guides, gardeners and general maintenance helpers are being sought to get Britain’s longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel back up and running.
Volunteers play a vital role at the attraction, improving the overall visitor experience.
A real gem
Standedge is a real gem of the waterways and offers a fascinating insight into industrial Britain.
As we are a charity, volunteers play a huge role in the everyday running of the site, and we're appealing for people to register their interest and get trained up.
“We know it has been a very difficult time for many people who may feel isolated. Volunteering is a really great way to meet like-minded people, spend time outdoors and make a difference to your local area.”
Our roles
Full training will be offered for all roles, which include:
Grounds maintenance: Duties include mowing, gardening, general site upkeep and interacting with visitors.
Boat guide: Duties include giving information about the history of the tunnel to passengers on the tunnel trips and undertaking pilot duties when required.
We would also be interested to hear from anyone with a Boatmaster's Licence who would like to captain our passengers boats through the tunnel.
Events support: Duties include booking admin, marshalling during large visitor events, liaising between clients and suppliers and providing day to day support to the events manager.
Ranger (Huddersfield Narrow Canal): Duties include providing assistance to boaters through the locks, supporting the safe operation of the canal, completing small maintenance tasks, promoting wellbeing and being a friendly face of the Trust.
Things to do
As well as the tunnel and boat trips, the site includes a café, garden, and children's play area.
For more information, contact Standedge direct on 01484 844298, or email [email protected]
For news of any special events at Standedge over winter, including one-off trips, visitors can follow the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Standedge/
