Volunteering opportunities

DFCT - Action Squad Hub Leaders - Blackburn

Starts: 2 July 2018

Various Locations

Activities: Administration and support, Leadership and management, Practical, Working with visitors

Your role will be to work closely with Canal & River Trust staff to lead and support volunteers aged 16 to 25 in the use of the Desmond Family Canoe Trail, to design and deliver an activity programme based on the needs of the local community, promote the canal, trail and towpath as a way of connecting...

Towpath Taskforce - Littleborough

Starts: 3 July 2018 Recurring

Littleborough, Rochdale Canal, Greater Manchester

Activities: Environment, One off or a taster, Practical, Regularly

Our Towpath Taskforce team meets on the first Tuesday of every month. It's a great opportunity to try low-commitment volunteering with the Trust. Typically we plant hedgerows, tackle problem plants, paint locks and mend towpaths.

Towpath Taskforce - Greener Birmingham Team

Starts: 4 July 2018 Recurring

Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, West Midlands

Activities: Boating, Environment, One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join our Towpath Taskforce Greener Birmingham Team on the first Wednesday of each month for a practical session, between 10am and 3.30pm on the canals around the centre of Birmingham. The scope of the team is to greatly improve the visitor experience with the City Centre, out towards Icknield Port and...

Walsall Towpath Taskforce

Starts: 4 July 2018 Recurring

Closing Date: 31 March 2019

Old Birchills Bridge,Old Birchills Road, Walsall, WS2 8QD

Activities: One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join the Towpath Taskforce in Walsall on alternate Thursday for a range of activities along the Walsall and Wyrley & Essington Canals in helping to protect and improve wildlife, heritage and the visitor experience.

Towpath Taskforce - Hatton Locks

Starts: 4 July 2018 Recurring

Closing Date: 31 March 2019

Hatton Locks, Canal Road, Hatton, Warwickshire, CV35 7JL

Activities: One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join us on the first Wednesday and Friday of each month at Canal Lane, Hatton, Warwick. CV35 7JL on the beautiful Grand Union Canal. 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...

Towpath Taskforce Lee & Stort - Carthagena Lock - Wednesday 4 July 2018

Starts: 4 July 2018

Carthagena Lock, River Lee, Broxbourne

Activities: Environment, One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join us on Wednesday 4th July between 10am and 3.30pm at Carthagena Lock for an enjoyable days work on the beautiful River Lee. We’ll be repairing the towpath and giving the area a tidy up to make the towpath a more welcoming place for visitors. All tools and equipment will be provided, together with...

North Warwickshire Towpath Taskforce

Starts: 5 July 2018 Recurring

Closing Date: 31 March 2019

Br 35, Quarry Lane, Atherstone, CV9 2RD

Activities: One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join the Towpath Taskforce in North Warwickshire on alternate Thursdays for a range of activities along the Coventry & Ashby Canals in helping to protect and improve wildlife, heritage and the visitor experience.

Fradley Junction Towpath Taskforce

Starts: 7 July 2018 Recurring

Closing Date: 31 March 2019

Fradley Junction, Trent & Mersey Canal, Staffordshire

Activities: Environment, One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join the Towpath Taskforce at Fradley Junction on the first Saturday of each month for a range of activities around the Junction and Nature area in helping to protect and improve wildlife, heritage and the visitor experience.

Towpath Taskforce-Bridgwater and Taunton

Starts: 5 July 2018 Recurring

Activities: One off or a taster, Practical, Regularly

Recently we have repainted Locks, cut back overhanging vegetation, carried out environmental enhancements, litter removal and created a Sensory Garden.

DFCT - Action Squad Hub Lead Volunteer - Leeds

Starts: 18 June 2018

Various Locations

Activities: Administration and support, Leadership and management, Practical, Working with visitors

Your role will be to work closely with Canal & River Trust staff to lead and support volunteers aged 16 to 25 in the use of the Desmond Family Canoe Trail, to design and deliver an activity programme based on the needs of the local community, promote the canal, trail and towpath as a way of connecting...