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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Category: Volunteering
“ 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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Painting, plastic picking and balsam bashing
Along the towpath UPPERMILL Community Association volunteers had paint brushes at the ready as the steps, handrails and signposts were given a fresh coat of
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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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Seeking ‘friendly faces’ of Ware river
THE Canal & River Trust is looking to for people to volunteer on the waterway and help to welcome visitors and tourists to the
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STTV two-day work party at Calveley
THE Small Tasks Team Volunteers split into three groups for its recent two-day work party at Calveley. The first task was to tackle painting, clearing
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Talk on Old Woolston draws the crowds
A TALK given by well known local historian Mike Kenwright featuring many photographs of Woolston, both in a bygone era and present day, delighted a
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Litter pick at Codnor Park Reservoir
TEN volunteers from the Friends of the Cromford Canal, had a very difficult day because of the poor weather, litter picking and rubbish clearing, working
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Maid appeals for volunteers
THE Loch Lomond Steamship Company Limited has issued a fresh plea for volunteers to come on board as the final pieces in the £5m funding
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Mayor of Dacorum visits Grand Union Canal
THE Mayor of Dacorum, Berkhamsted town councillor David Collins, recently stepped onto the towpath to help the Canal & River Trust care for the Grand
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