Canal Volunteers - Scottish Canals

Help safeguard the future of Scotland’s canals!

Volunteers play a vital role in the restoration and renaissance of Scotland’s canals, and our joint campaign with Scottish Waterways Trust and The Lowland Canals Volunteer Group, ‘Canal Volunteers‘ has recently been launched to encourage people to get involved in managing and looking after their canals in a sustainable and productive way which helps everyone.

If you have some spare time and would like to make friends, learn new skills and help ensure the nation’s biggest linear park continues to welcome millions of cyclists, walkers, boaters, kayakers and anglers each year, then why not become a Canal Volunteer!

Our volunteers come from all walks of life and contribute by working out on the canal banks, in our offices and at our visitor attractions. They give their time, expertise and commitment to the Scottish canals, all with a common goal – to maintain and improve the canals to the benefit of all.

Many projects will involve developing your skills or learning something new, and are a great opportunity for personal development.

Do you have green fingers, a penchant for DIY or a passion for picking up experience and new skills? Then why not volunteer with Scottish Canals!

We’re looking for friendly, self-motivated people with a variety of skills including:

Engineers
Stonemasons
Joiners
Lock Keepers
Archivists
Archaeologists
Asset Managament
Marketing & Communications
Tourism Specialists
Environmental Experts

Our friends at Scottish Waterways Trust are helping us manage registrations as we expect to be busy with people signing up to join our volunteer team. Please take a few minutes to register your details with us and we will be in touch to get things started.

Partners

Canal Volunteers is a partnership between Scottish Canals, the Scottish Waterways Trust and the Lowland Canals Volunteer Group, building on many years of volunteering success by putting volunteers at the heart of Scottish Canals’ repair and maintenance programme for many years to come.

Scottish Waterways Trust (SWT)

Scottish Waterways Trust is Scotland’s only national waterways charity, creating brighter futures for people, wildlife and communities along Scotland’s canals.

By connecting people with the heritage, wildlife and green open spaces of the Scottish canals, SWT inspires people to get active, improve their health and mental well-being, employment prospects and community life.

The Lowland Canals Volunteer Group

The Lowland Canals Volunteer Group has been running since 2010 and was set up to harness the power of volunteering, has a history of contributing to the long-term sustainability of Scotland’s canals.