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Volunteer with us
 Our volunteers make what we do possible.

Tarporley Camden Canals, is a charity based organisation, run entirely by volunteers. We offer you the chance to join our team. Volunteers have many opportunities, a few of which are: going out on our boats, seeing Camden's beautiful countryside, learning the ropes, and helping your local community thrive.  

We offer adventure, nature, and community. 

Volunteer Benefits:

  • Go out on the boats

  • Learn the ropes

  • Connect with the community.

  • Improve mental and physical health 

  • Learn how to operate locks and steer the boat

  • Training towards skipper and crew licenses. (For longer term members)

  • Be part of an amazing organisation dedicated to bringing Camden closer to its canals.

Various Volunteer opportunities:

You may have a lot of time to offer us or just a little – every volunteer is welcome no matter what.

  • Public roles: Skipper, Crew, bookings management and marketing.

  • Practical roles: maintenance, painting, electrics, woodworking, training, sign writing, decorating, cleaning.

  • Administrative roles: grant and sponsorship applications, bookkeeping, crew-rostering, publicity
    design and production, web design and special event planning.

  • General roles such as attendance at canal
    festivals and events to assist with smooth running and public safety etc.

Opening Lock gates in London. Volunteering on the traditional narrowboat Tarporley.

Come volunteer with us! If you are interested, please fill out the application form below and we should reply shortly. Once the application has been successful you will be invited on a taster day out on the boat.

Prefer not to fill out the web from? That's ok. Please fill out the attached word document and send it to  volunteering@camdencanals.org with the heading: Volunteering.

If you want to know more about what it is like to volunteer with us feel free to read our 'being a volunteer' piece.

Skipper details:

To take charge of “Tarporley” as a skipper requires you to hold the National Community Boats Association Certificate of Community Boat Management.

We run regular training days for potential skippers (and crew) supplemented by “hands-on” experience as crew to a qualified skipper on bookings during the year. Once we are satisfied that you have reached a reasonable level of competency you will be entered on a formal course to obtain your certificate. We are an accredited training centre for the National Community Boats Association.

Note:

Because a lot of our bookings involve young people or vulnerable adults, ALL volunteers interacting with customers are required to obtain an enhanced disclosure check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).  This will be free to you as CCNA will obtain this on your behalf.

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