Volunteering opportunities

Towpath Taskforce - Selby

Starts: 31 March 2020

Activities: 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.

Volunteer Lock Keeper 2020 - River Trent

Starts: Anytime

River Trent Lock sites , NG24 1FB

Activities: Outdoors, Practical, Regularly, Working with visitors

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus, this is on hold at the moment

Restoration Volunteers - Montgomery Canal Restoration, Near Shrewsbury.

Starts: Anytime

Montgomery Canal, SY10 8BT

Activities: Engineering, Environment, Heritage, Outdoors, Practical

The Trust is a key partner in the Montgomery Canal Partnership along with a number of organisations who are driving the restoration of the Montgomery Canal. The partnership are looking for volunteers to join their project team to assist with the reconstruction of Schoolhouse Bridge near Crickheath, Shropshire.

Towpath Ranger- Nottingham

Starts: Anytime

Closing Date: 30 June 2021

Notts Beeston Canal, NG2 3HR

Activities: Environment, Heritage, Outdoors

“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"

Explorers Education Volunteer - Burnley

Starts: Anytime

Burnley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, BB12 6HU

Activities: Education volunteers

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus, we are not recruiting for this role. We will endeavour to update you as soon as we can, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause

Stoke Bruerne - visitor welcome volunteer

Starts: Anytime

Closing Date: 31 March 2021

Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal, Northampton, NN12 7SE

Activities: Education, Heritage, Marketing and promotion, Outdoors, Working with visitors

We are looking for dynamic, creative and innovative Visitor Welcome Volunteers who have an ambition to deliver new Canal and River Trust activities and initiatives that welcome and engage the thousands of visitors that visit Stoke Bruerne each year. From leading museum pop-up activities on the canal...

Canal Maintanence Crew

Starts: Anytime

Closing Date: 28 February 2018

Aire & Calder Navigation, West Yorkshire , WF102LN

Activities: Environment, Outdoors, Practical

We are looking for 6 people to join a new team in West Yorkshire with a maintenace focus under the guidance of Andy. You will assist in a wide range of environmental and maintenance tasks from managing vegetation management to lock gate maintenace. No 2 days will be the same! We are looking for people...

Lead Volunteer - Chorley MaO

Starts: Anytime

Chorley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Lancashire, PR6 9AE

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

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.

Macclesfield Canal Society - Bosley Locks Adoption Group

Starts: Anytime

Bosley Locks, Macclesfield Canal, Macclesfield, CW12 2PH

Activities: Environment, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Due to the current situation with Coronavirus, this volunteering activity may be on hold, please contact the Macclesfield Canal Society for further details.

Explorers Education Volunteer - Milton Keynes

Starts: Anytime

Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3BE

Activities: Education, Education volunteers

On hold due to coronavirus situation.