Blog: What keeps us going – a volunteer’s perspective on site welfare
Mike Babb shares why a proper welfare unit isn’t a luxury for our volunteers – it’s essential
A canal career full circle
Chris Bailey’s 50 years on the cut When our now Construction and Operations Trustee, Chris Bailey, first stepped onto the towpath as a fresh‑faced apprentice carpenter on 5 August 1976, he could never have imagined that half a century later he’d be helping to shape an entirely new chapter of canal history in Lichfield. I started my career as …
Tamworth Road Narrows workparty report – February 2026
So much has been achieved in 2025, in particular, the contrast of the original site compared to now.
Green and Grounds report – February 2026
2025 was a very busy year for the Green and Grounds Team of adults, Duke of Edinburgh and corporate volunteers. We worked on all of our towpaths and footpaths, open spaces and large sites at Darnford Moors, Fosseway Heath, Muckley Corner and Summerhill. We have to cut down a lot of vegetation, but that creates an issue of what …
Green and Grounds team report – autumn 2025
We’ve been lucky to have many companies help us this year as some of their Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
Gallows Wharf workparty report – autumn 2025
Find out about the work that our volunteers carried out between July and early August.