Volunteering features and articles

Features

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  Meet Mike, voluntering with the safety team

  20 November 2017

  I began volunteering with the Trust in 2012, initially as a volunteer lock keeper, but since 2015 I’ve also been working with the safety team as a visitor attraction risk assessor.

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  Meet Michelle, volunteer lock keeper

  20 November 2017

  I’m a volunteer lock keeper on the beautiful Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal. I started volunteering in April 2017 following an article on the Welsh news about Llangattock. They also gave out some information about volunteering, and here I am.

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  International Volunteer Managers' Day

  5 October 2017

  International Volunteer Managers’ Day is a chance for us to thank all the dedicated volunteer managers throughout the Trust. Together with our volunteers, their continued work means that we can make life better by the water for everyone.

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  Seven qualities of a great volunteer manager

  3 November 2016

  It's International Volunteer Managers Day on 5 November, but what turns a good volunteer manager into a great one? Read on to find out more.

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  Celebrating our volunteer managers: David Viner

  3 November 2016

  We're saying a big thank you to all of our volunteers and volunteer managers this International Volunteer Managers Day. Read more to find out what our heritage volunteers have been getting up to.

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  Celebrating our volunteer managers: Cassie Ward

  31 October 2016

  International Volunteer Managers Day is on 5 November. We’re taking the opportunity to thank all of our volunteers and volunteer managers. Read more to find out what the team have been getting up to in South Wales.

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  Meet Peter Brindley, volunteer

  24 August 2016

  Peter has been an enthusiastic volunteer for the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port for four years. Find out more about Peter’s role and why he enjoys working with us so much.

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  How volunteering can turn your life around

  7 July 2016

  Jake volunteers regularly along the Grantham Canal. His involvement with the waterways and his experience of working in a volunteer team has literally turned his life around. Read Jake’s inspirational story.

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  The Avon Vale volunteers

  20 June 2016

  The Avon Vale workboat volunteers have been helping out with maintenance and other varied tasks along the Kennet & Avon Canal since 2010. Read more about how they restored the Avon Vale, why they enjoy working on the boat whatever the weather, and whether you could join their crew.

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  Student volunteering week

  15 February 2016

  Student volunteering is a big part of life at the Trust. Many of our specialist teams work closely with university students, both on long-term placements and for shorter stretches of time.