Working
on
the
canal
can
be
a
great
team-building
experience.
For
example,
in
the
Summer
of
2019,
the
employees
of
Sainbury’s
Newton
Abbot
took
time
away
from
their
corporate
jobs
to
get
down
and
dirty
in
the
open
air.
They
eagerly
got
to
work
‘puddling’
clay
in
the
Basin
at
Ventiford.
You
can
see
how
they
got
on
here
.
They
had
a
great
day
and
really
helped
us
out.
If
your
company
would
like
to
take
part
in
a
similar
exercise
to
promote
team
building
and
help
the
environment,
do
get
in
touch.
Organisations
can
get
valuable
free
publicity
by
getting
involved.
In
the
summer
of
2013,
members
of
the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter
Day
Saints
‘Lent
a
Hand’
and
an
item
was
featured
in
the
Western
Morning
News,
both
in
the
newspaper
and on-line.
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Working Parties
After
several
years
of
scrub
clearance
and
maintenance,
work
has
progressed
onto
restoration
and
public
access
to
the whole length of the canal.
Over
the
summer
2013,
we
were
involved
in
the
surfacing
of
the
towpath
on
the
southern
half
of
the
canal,
and
building
three
footbridges
along
the
path.
Other
tasks
include
erecting
signs,
bricklaying,
keeping
vegetation
under
control
and
continuing
clearance
work
along
the
canal.
We
are
always
grateful
for
any
assistance
from
members,
and
non-members
by
arrangement.
From
just
an
hour
with
a
pair
of
secateurs
to
a
couple
of
hours
with
a
shovel
there
is
something
that
can
be
done
by
anyone
aged
16
and
over
of
any
aptitude.
Young
people
up
to
age
16
are
welcome
subject
to
legal
and
insurance
formalities.
We
operate
between
9am
to
approximately
4.30pm
each
day.
You
will
need
old
clothes,
stout
footwear
and
gardening
gloves
or
similar.
Built by our forefathers, preserved for our grandchildren
Work Parties take place twice a month on the middle Wednesday and over the last weekend.
For more information, please email workpartyorganiser@stovercanal.co.uk
