Holiday with a difference !Canal Camp £7 per day

Get outdoors and dirty with WRG!
Mud, scrub-bashing, dumper truck driving, demolition and restoration!

Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) has launched its new programme of unique weeklong residential volunteering opportunities, known as ‘Canal Camps’ designed to restore the derelict canals of England and Wales to their former glory. Canal Camps give you the chance to do your bit for the environment whilst having a fun holiday.


Mike Palmer, WRG Chairman, explains: “This year we have a great selection of locations for our Canal Camps, including the reappearance of some old favourites, such as the Basingstoke and the Cotswolds canals.”


There are 25 Canal Camps this year, to which volunteers are invited to get their hands dirty and try something completely different. Some of the tasks lined up this year include, completing the restoration of ‘Steppingstone’s Bridge’ near Swindon on the Wilts and Berks Canal, the continuing excavation, restoration and rebuilding of Gough’s Orchard Lock on the Cotswold Canals and a new addition; working on the clearance of Pewsham Lock in Wiltshire.

It’s a totally unique volunteering opportunity and participants can learn loads of new skills to impress future employers, as well as the chance to be part of the team that really make a huge difference to the waterways. Amazingly, the holiday only costs £7 per day for each volunteer!


That’s only £49 for a week, as a contribution towards the cost of all meals and accommodation. WRG welcomes anyone interested in contributing to the restoration projects to come and join them for a week and celebrate in their success. Volunteers need no previous experience; all they require is a willingness to get involved and a good sense of fun.

Check it out at www.wrg.org.uk.