Volunteering features and articles

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  Meet Bill, 80 years old and steaming ahead

  16 November 2018

  After a career as a marine mechanical engineer Bill Darch could have easily hung up his spanners to enter a well-earned retirement. But, fortunately for the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, he didn’t.

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  Meet Paul, volunteering in Stewponey

  13 November 2018

  Retiring after 40 years of working in an office environment, my intention had always been to do some form of volunteering, but I wasn’t sure what to do.

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  Meet John, volunteering in Newbury

  12 October 2018

  There is a special joy in model making. The joy of challenge and problem-solving, the joy of self-expression, and the pleasure of seeing your vision become a reality and of sharing it with others. Volunteer John Berry is getting rather good at it.

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  Meet Colin, volunteer lock keeper

  1 October 2018

  What does a volunteer lock keeper get up to on a typical day? Find out from Colin.

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  Volunteering is good for the soul

  29 August 2018

  Karen wanted to make a difference to her local community, but volunteering with the Trust led to so much more. She tells us about the boost to her wellbeing and her route to new employment.

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  Meet Marilyn, volunteer destination assistant

  6 July 2018

  I was visiting the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct with friends. As one of the group didn’t want to walk across the Aqueduct, we decided to go into the visitor centre where I picked up an application form for volunteers. It was a life changing event.

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  Giving students the skills to reach for their dreams

  25 June 2018

  We are giving students skills that will help them achieve their dreams, by encouraging colleges to volunteer with us on our canals.

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  Meet Chris, happy to make an exhibition of himself

  26 April 2018

  I’ve been involved with the National Waterways Museum Gloucester since the beginning. As a freelance press photographer in 1988 I captured Llanthony Warehouse’s transformation into a museum. Now, after many changes for the museum, and for me, I’m back.

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  Meet Giles, volunteering in London

  26 March 2018

  Volunteering has really improved my skills and abilities in so many ways. I love the training the Trust provides to volunteers.

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  Taking a screen break

  19 March 2018

  Whenever he can, volunteer lock keeper Paul Harry leaves behind his life as a computer programmer in Bristol to help boaters through the six locks in Bath.