SKATERS from Leeds Roller Derby have been supporting their local community in their own unique way by carrying out a two-mile canalside litter pick on
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Category: Volunteering
Site visit looks at silt build-up
ENVIRONMENT Agency recently visited Halesworth New Reach with members of Halesworth Town Council and an official from Suffolk County Council. The Halesworth New Reach Group
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Volunteer canal boat launched in Bath
A CANAL boat has been transformed following its refurbishment which will now see it used by local people to help improve the waterways in Bath.
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Waterway awards celebrate volunteering
THE Canal & River Trust, together with Marsh Christian Trust, have announced the winners of this years’ volunteer awards which recognise and celebrate volunteer excellence
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Volunteers needed at Saltaire
THE Canal & River Trust is calling on the people of Saltaire to get hands-on with caring for the canal on their doorstep. A new
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New towpath taskforce launched in Rotherham
THE Canal & River Trust is calling on the residents of Rotherham to get hands-on to help look after their local canal and ensure
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Help bring dry dock back to life
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help out on an unusual and interesting project – restoring the dry dock in Parbold. The dock was built as
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UCAN’s autumn tasks
THE Uppermill Community Association (UCAN), supported by the Canal & River Trust, has identified the painting of lock gates and moorings along the Uppermill stretch
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Famous war rescue ship in need of assistance
VOLUNTEERS are needed in a wide variety of roles to help in the restoration of a historic paddle driven steamship. PS Medway Queen is berthed
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Volunteers needed for canalside ‘classroom’
A CHARITY is on the lookout for volunteers to help teach school children in Stoke-on-Trent about the wonders of their local canals. The Canal &
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Vegetation cutting volunteers needed on the Chesterfield Canal
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help clear overgrown vegetation on the Chesterfield Canal. The Chesterfield Canal Trust will once again be working in partnership with the
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Halesworth Group uses canoe to clear weed and litter
THE Halesworth New Reach Group has been working with Millennium Green volunteers recently to clear water soldier from a section of the canal. Water soldier
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Volunteers revive tree planting tradition in Marple
A CENTURIES-OLD tree planting tradition that was started by the man who built Marple, Samuel Oldknow, is being revived by Canal & River Trust (CRT).
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Volunteers clear huge haul of waterway rubbish
FORTY-EIGHT eco warriors from Bridgwater cleared the equivalent of six shopping trollies full of litter from the town’s canal, dock area and towpath. The event was
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