Volunteering opportunities

Offside Vegetation Management - Caldon Canal

Starts: 2nd October 2017 to 28th February 2018

Closing Date: 1st January 2018

Etruria, Caldon Canal, Staffordshire

Activities: Customer service, Practical

We will be cutting back the off side vegetation on the Caldon Canal this winter in order to open up the navigation as well as improving the canal environment.

Caring for the banks at Hatton Locks (canal banks not money banks)

Starts: 1st October 2017 to 31st October 2017

Closing Date: 30th September 2017

Hatton, Grand Union Canal, Warwickshire

Activities: Practical

The banks of the canal hold the water in. Keeping them strong and solid also ensures that the towpath is a great place to be for anyone using it. They need caring for, especially when they're made from 90 year old concrete.

Towpath Taskforce World Heritage Site - Third Wednesday of the Month

Starts: 15th November 2017 Recurring

Trevor Basin Visitor Centre

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 third Wednesday 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,...

Green Bank Protection Works

Starts: 1st October 2017 to 31st December 2017

CH-015-002 Bridge 68 Clayworth Otters Bridge

Activities: Practical

Canal & River Trust manages 63 of the UK’s most important wildlife sites - Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). They are particularly important for rare water plants and animals such as water voles, native crayfish, dragonflies, otters and even water shrews. They range from canals in urban areas,...

Towpath Taskforce West London - Southall - Wednesday 15 November 2017

Starts: 15th November 2017

Southall, Grand Union, West London

Activities: Practical

Join us on Wednesday 15 November between 10am and 3.30pm at Southall for a satisfying day’s work on the peaceful Grand Union Canal. We’ll be helping to improve the canal for visitors and wildlife by collecting litter and cutting back overgrown vegetation. All tools and equipment will be provided, together...

Towpath Taskforce Lee & Stort - Stanstead Abbotts - Saturday 18 November 2017

Starts: 18th November 2017

Stanstead Lock, River Lee, Stanstead St Margarets

Activities: Practical

Join us on Saturday 18 November, 10am and 3.30pm at Stanstead Lock for an enjoyable day’s work on the beautiful River Lee. We’ll be raking leaves, picking litter and cutting back vegetation to iprove this popular spot for visitors. All tools and equipment will be provided, together with expert and...

Save a resting place (aka Lengthsman's Hut)

Starts: 27th September 2017 to 1st April 2018

Closing Date: 1st April 2018

Hickling, Grantham Canal, Nottinghamshire (Vale of Belvoir)

Activities: Practical

Lengthsman's huts are a historic feature of our canals – they are buildings that tell a tale of the past when the canal lengthsman would shelter from the elements, store his tools and enjoy a cup of tea in front of the open grate, before inspecting his stretch of canal again. We are fortunate enough...

Caldwall Lock Stoppage Support 2017-2018

Starts: 20th November 2017 to 15th December 2017

Closing Date: 25th December 2017

Staffordshire & Worcester Canal

Activities: Customer service, Marketing and promotions, Management and supervision, Practical

This is a great opportunity to support the Trust's Direct Services (Construction) team as they complete essential maintenance work to Caldwall Lock 5 on the Staffs and Worcester canal this winter.

Help preserve the heritage of a historic syphonic culvert under the Ashby canal

Starts: 25th September 2017 to 15th November 2017

Closing Date: 3rd December 2017

Ashby Canal

Activities: Practical

Due to localised erosion of the canal bank and culvert base. The culvert headwall has moved and work is required to take down the original headwall.

Towpath Taskforce London - Mile End - Wednesday 22 November 2017

Starts: 22nd November 2017

Mile End Lock, Regents Canal, London

Activities: Practical

Join us on Wednesday 22 November from 10am to 3.30pm at Mile End Lock for an enjoyable day's work on the iconic Regent's Canal. We’ll be helping to spruce up the area by painting under a bridge and collecting litter. All tools and equipment will be provided, together with expert and friendly support...