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Canals need many hands to look after them and by volunteering with us you can help make even more miles of canal blue, green and better.
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WellbeingCommunity & familyNature & sustainability
Boat conservation volunteer
Organisation role · 2–4 hrs/Week · Starting from 5 Sept 2025
Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EH, UK
WellbeingCommunity & familyNature & sustainability
Contact person
Suzanne ShoomanAsk Suzanne a question
Canal & River Trust
#103449
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Summary
We host historic canal boats at Gloucester docks and we need support to maintain and conserve them! Tasks include daily boat checks, preservation.Detailed description
We follow best practice from the Museum Association and strict guidelines on how to properly conserve these unique items.
The weekly session will be on Wednesdays, morning and afternoon, but can be flexible once we have a crew assembled.
Full Collections care training is given and an online Canal and River Trust induction is also offered. Free entry to the museum a bonus, plus a free hot beverage every time you volunteer.
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costs🤝 Extra supportAbout Canal & River Trust
Canals need many hands to look after them and by volunteering with us you can help make even more miles of canal blue, green and better.
Volunteering is a great way to get active and meet new people, all against the backdrop of our country's stunning canals and rivers. With your help we can help wildlife thrive, and people can find health, happiness and wellbeing on their doorstep.
No other charity brings so much free, open, and accessible blue and green space to the doorstep of so many. With your support, we can continue our work. Our vision is to have living waterways that transform places and enrich lives.
We care for a 2,000-mile-long, 200-year-old, network of canals, rivers, reservoirs and docks because we believe that life is better by water. We provide a space where people can feel happier and healthier, nature is recovering and history is alive. A space for boating, angling, cycling, walking, paddling or just watching the world drift by. Our research shows that spending time by water, whether it be your lunchbreak, daily commute or just a weekend stroll, really can make us feel happier and healthier.
That’s why, here at the Trust, we're working with volunteers and communities across England and Wales to transform canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better. We know this will bring wellbeing opportunities to millions.