Volunteering opportunities

Volunteer Lock Keeper- Aldermaston and Woolhampton

Starts: Anytime

Kennet & Avon

Activities: Practical, Outdoors, Working with visitors, Regularly

Lock keepers have been a fixture on Britain’s canals for hundreds of years and are one of the oldest traditions of the waterways. As ‘the face of the waterway’, modern-day volunteer lock keepers play an integral part in the visitor experience. Their role is to provide a polite and friendly welcome to...

Explorers Youth Panel Volunteer - NWME

Starts: Anytime

Closing Date: 31 January 2020

Ellesmere Port, Shropshire Union Canal, the Wirral

Activities: Heritage, Education, Working with visitors

Lead Volunteer - Chorley

Starts: Anytime

Chorley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Lancashire

Activities: Leadership and management, Practical, Environment, Plastic and Litter Clearance, Heritage, Education, Administration and support, Working with visitors, Boating, Marketing and promotion

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to co-ordinate and lead our ever-growing group of volunteers in the Trust. In particular, we need help with co-ordinating and leading our Towpath Taskforces and other groups of volunteers on practical tasks.

Youth Forum Member - North West

Starts: Anytime

this opportunity covers the whole North West Region

Activities: Practical, Environment, Outdoors, Regularly

• This is a brand new, exciting opportunity at the Canal & River Trust for young people aged 16 to 25. The Youth Forum will have 12 members and will be from across the North West Region

Explorers Education Volunteer - Stoke Bruerne

Starts: Anytime

Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal, Northampton

Activities: Education, Working with visitors, Other specialist roles

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus, this is on hold at the moment. If you sign up, we’ll endeavour to update you as soon as we can. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Towpath Taskforce - Chesterfield Canal

Starts: Anytime

Activities:

Join us between 9:30am and 2:30pm for an enjoyable day’s work on the beautiful Chesterfield Canal. We work at various locations along the canal and the tasks will vary and change with the seasons – tasks could include lock maintenance, painting, vegetation management, planting, towpath repair, wildlife...

Vegetation Works Developer, Stoke On Trent.

Starts: Anytime

Stoke on Trent

Activities: Environment, Outdoors, Recording and Monitoring

Volunteer required to support the Area Operations Manager in the development of vegetation works along our canals for our cyclic maintenance programme.

Towpath Taskforce - Aston Top Lock (1st & 2nd Thursday of every month)

Starts: Anytime

Aston Top Lock, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal B2 4NY

Activities: Practical, Environment, Outdoors, Plastic and Litter Clearance, One off or a taster

Join us on the 1st & 2nd Thursday of the month at Aston Top Lock, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal. 11.00am until 3.00pm. Tasks vary on a regular basis and can include painting, planting, litter clearance, general maintenance, depending on what’s needed in the area. On arrival you will be greeted by a...

Adoption - IWA Northampton

Starts: Anytime

Gayton Junction to Lock 17

Activities: Practical, Environment, Outdoors

Come and join this small, friendly group to make a difference to the area who are always welcoming of new hands to help.

Volunteer Lock Keeper - Loughborough

Starts: Anytime

Loughborough, River Soar, Leicestershire

Activities: Practical, Outdoors, Working with visitors, Regularly

Lock keepers have been a fixture on Britain’s canals for hundreds of years and are one of the oldest traditions of the waterways. As ‘the face of the waterway’, modern-day volunteer lock keepers play an integral part in the visitor experience. Their role is to provide a polite and friendly welcome to...