SHROPSHIRE Union Canal Society volunteers worked again in very, very, hot conditions to resume lining the restored Montgomery Canal Channel between Pryces Bridge and Crickheath.
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Category: Volunteering
STTV work through the heat!
AFTER a brief interlude, July saw the Small Task Team Volunteers visiting Acton Bridge on the River Weaver where there were several jobs to be
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Canal & River Trust reports record year for volunteering
THE Canal & River Trust has published its 2017/18 Annual Report & Accounts charting a further year of progress. In particular it has been a
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Canal & River Trust staff volunteer on the Monty
A TEAM of 28 staff members from the Canal and River Trust recently arrived at the Shropshire Union Canal Society restoration site near Crickheath to
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Everything and the bathroom sink cleared from Liverpool canal
STAFF and volunteers from the Canal & River Trust have undertaken a mammoth clear-up project in Melling and Bootle , removing several skip-loads of fly-tipped
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Places left on Waterway Recovery Group 2018 family camps
FAMILY orientated canal volunteering weekends have returned for their second year with the first of 3 weekends organised by IWA’s Waterway Recovery Group taking place
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Second phase of coir roll project completed on Cromford Canal
THE Friends of the Cromford Canal volunteer work-parties, have completed the second phase of fitting coir rolls to the towpath edge at Cromford, Derbyshire. It
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Young volunteers help with balsam bashing
SCOUTS and Cubs from Uppermill kindly volunteered to help (Uppermill Community Association) UCAN with this years’ Himalayan balsam bashing. Over two evenings a very enthusiastic
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“ More mud on the Monty ”
THE Shropshire Union Canal Society has been involved with progressively restoring the channel of the Montgomery Canal since 2008. The current project, is to extend
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Helping hands – volunteers making a difference on our waterways
OUR precious waterways are an important part of our nation’s rich heritage and beauty. They give enjoyment to countless people – not just to those
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Clean-up sees bikes, chairs and spades hauled from Regent’s Canal
THE Canal & River Trust, the charity that cares for the scenic Regent’s Canal, was joined by a team of volunteers from Tower Hamlets council
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Seals can be put off their fish supper by noise, research shows
THE latest fish monitoring studies at the Canal & River Trust’s Tees Barrage have revealed how seals can be put off from catching salmon with
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Volunteers help charity rebuild river towpath in Broxbourne
A TEAM of volunteers working with the Canal & River Trust have been busy out on the River Lee in Broxbourne, helping to transform a
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New brushcutter for Halesworth group
VOLUNTEERS from the Halesworth New Reach Group welcomed representatives from the Ipswich branch of the Inland Waterways Association recently to take delivery of a new
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