Volunteering opportunities

Towpath Taskforce - Cowley Lock - Saturday 3rd July 2021

Starts: 3 July 2021

Closing Date: 3 July 2021

Cowley Lock

Activities:

Join us on Saturday 3rd July between 10am and 2.30pm at Cowley Lock for a satisfying days’ work at this popular spot on the Grand Union. We'll be giving the place a general tidy up and painting the locks.

Berkhamsted Towpath Taskforce

Starts: 9 June 2021 to 5 January 2022

Berkhamsted

Activities:

Come and join us at the Berkhamsted Towpath Taskforce in tackling a variety of tasks. All tools and equipment will be provided, together with expert and friendly support and refreshments. Find us at various locations in Berkhamsted from 10:00am-14:00pm for an enjoyable half days volunteering. Once...

Visitor Welcome Volunteer - Naburn Locks

Starts: 21 June 2021

Naburn Locks, River Ouse

Activities:

We are looking for volunteers to help run our Welcome Station at Naburn Locks near York. Based in the Grade II listed former navigation offices, the site also includes a blacksmith’s forge and machine workshop.

Wigan Gardening Group

Starts: 25 June 2021

Wigan Lock Flight

Activities:

We are looking for a group who want to take ownership of a stretch of canal in Wigan, specifically on the Wigan lock flight.

PPM works Grand Union South 2021

Starts: 7 June 2021 to 3 December 2021

Activities:

Working with the operations team and volunteers, you will be moving along the Grand Union South canal completing various pre-planned maintenance tasks. These tasks can be anything from tightening bolts on lock gates, to repairing beams, cutting back vegetation, and lots more.

Towpath Taskforce - Feilde's Weir - Wednesday 7th July 2021

Starts: 7 July 2021

Closing Date: 7 July 2021

Feildes Weir, River Lee, Roydon

Activities:

Join us on Saturday 20th April between 10am and 3.30pm at Feildes Weir for an enjoyable days work on the beautiful River Lee. We’ll be painting the locks, tackle overgrown vegetation and picking litter to make the towpath a more welcoming place for visitors.

Towpath Taskforce - Lea Bridge Compound - Saturday 10th July

Starts: 10 July 2021

Closing Date: 10 July 2021

Lee Bridge Compound (near Princess of Wales pub)

Activities:

Join us on Saturday 10th July between 10am and 2pm at the Lea Bridge Compound for a satisfying days’ work at this popular spot on the River Lea. We'll be giving the place a general tidy up and doing vegetation management.

Lead Volunteer: Get Active to Fight Plastic, Manchester

Starts: 27 May 2021 to 1 May 2022

Activities: Practical, Environment, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Management & Supervision

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals to co-ordinate and lead our Get Active to Fight Plastic activities in Manchester. You will be leading Get Active to Fight Plastic walking groups and supporting our pop-up clean-ups. This is a vital and rewarding role in our programme to make...

Nottingham & Beeston Canal Towpath Taskforce

Starts: 1 June 2021 to 31 January 2022

Closing Date: 30 July 2021

Notts Beeston Canal

Activities: Practical, Environment, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Boating, One off or a taster, Regularly

Come along and support us for our new Nottingham Towpath Taskforce, working with a team of volunteers to enhance the Notts Beeston Canal which runs through the centre of Nottingham. The team will meet alternate Tuesdays and the days will run from 9.30am to 1.30pm.

Explorers Education Administration (Gloucester)

Starts: 16 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Gloucester Office, Gloucestershire

Activities: Leadership and management, Education, Administration and support, Regularly

Volunteer Education Administration - Wales & South West