Volunteering opportunities

Towpath Taskforce - Anton's Gowt, Boston

Starts: 26 February 2020

Anton's Gowt, River Witham, Lincolnshire

Activities: Boating, Micro-volunteering, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Practical, Regularly

We are ensuring all activities are Covid secure. If you sign up the regional team will contact you as soon as they're able to recruit you, thanks for your patience.

Let's Walk Leader

Starts: 22 January 2020 to 31 December 2020

Closing Date: 31 December 2020

Sefton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, L20

Activities: Administration and support, Education, Environment, Leadership and management, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Practical, Regularly, Working with visitors

We are ensuring all activities are Covid secure. If you sign up a task manager will contact you as soon as they're able to recruit you, thanks for your patience.

Explorers Education Volunteer - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Starts: 20 January 2020 to 31 January 2021

Etruria, Trent & Mersey Canal, Staffordshire, ST4 7AF

Activities: Education, Outdoors, Regularly

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus, we are not presently recruiting for this role. Please continue to send in your interest and we will be in touch when we begin recruiting. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Towpath Taskforce - Erewash Canal (Every Thursday)

Starts: 3 September 2020

Closing Date: 1 April 2021

Erewash Canal

Activities: Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

We are ensuring all activities are Covid secure. If you sign up the regional team will contact you as soon as they're able to recruit you, thanks for your patience.

Towpath Taskforce - Llangollen World Heritage Site (2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month)

Starts: 11 December 2019

Trevor Basin Visitor Centre & Pontcysyllte Aqueduct , Llangollen Canal, Denbighshire

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

Join our monthly World Heritage Site Towpath Taskforce working on the historic waterway in the heart of North Wales. The 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month is Taskforce Day and this is a great opportunnity to join a friendly, lively and active group of volunteers. We could be working on access improvements,...

YNE Standedge Visitor Centre - Volunteer Event and social media Support

Starts: 1 December 2019

Closing Date: 31 January 2020

Standedge, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Yorkshire, HD7 6NQ

Activities: Administration and support, Practical

This role will support Trust-led events, as well as private events such as weddings & parties. You’ll be helping to run the social media channels and create posters and leaflets to help market activities.

Meadow Lane Towpath Taskforce

Starts: 1 September 2020

Closing Date: 29 February 2020

Meadow Lane

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

We are ensuring all activities are Covid secure. If you sign up the regional team will contact you as soon as they're able to recruit you, thanks for your patience.

Parbold Dry Dock Restoration

Starts: 30 August 2018

Parbold, WN8 7NH

Activities: Environment, Heritage, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance

We are ensuring all activities are Covid secure. If you sign up a task manager will contact you as soon as they're able to recruit you, thanks for your patience.

Towpath Taskforce - Nelson and Colne (first Saturday of the month)

Starts: 7 December 2019

Colne and Nelson, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Lancashire

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

We are ensuring all activities are Covid secure. If you sign up a task manager will contact you as soon as they're able to recruit you, thanks for your patience

Towpath Taskforce - Coventry

Starts: 2 May 2019

Coventry, Coventry Canal, Warwickshire

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

Join us on alternate Thursdays between 10.00 and 1.30 at various locations on the Coventry Canal between Coventry Basin and Hawkesbury Junction. Tasks will vary and change with the seasons and could include painting, vegetation management, planting, towpath repair, wildlife habitat improvements and...