Gary Wilkinson CRT

Volunteer Leader Direct Services, North West, Yorkshire & North East @CanalRiverTrust #VolunteerByWater
All views are my own.

[Canal & River Trust North West @CRTNorthWest]

Work to replace the top & bottom gates at Lock 69 (Newton Heath) on the Rochdale Canal have been completed.
Specialist teams, including joiners, bricklayers & stonemasons, used a 300-tonne crane to replace the 25-year-old gates with new ones.
Great work team. 👏

[Canal & River Trust @CanalRiverTrust]

Brilliant efforts on the Rochdale Canal! Thanks to our volunteers for their hard work as part of the Medlock Valley Project.💙👏

[Gary Wilkinson CRT @CRTGary]

Great start to my new role within Direct Services, chatted about all things #Volunteering at Leeds River Lock open day, met my colleagues across the #Yorkshire region & held our very first Direct Services #Volunteer meet & greet sessions! 😊

#VolunteerByWater

[PeterBeswick CRT @PeterBeswickCRT]

Big turn out for our Huddersfield Narrow Canal West work party who managed to achieve tasks from towpath repairs removing vegetation from towpath and wash wall, overhanging branches barrowing ,laying over 3 ton stone Well done to all @CRTGary @CanalRiverTrust @CRTNorthWest

[James Long @CRTJamesLong]

A a fantastic sunny day to explore the historic Liverpool Waterfront as part of the @YHAOfficial Festival of Walking. @CRTBill @CRTNorthWest

[Canal & River Trust @CanalRiverTrust]

We currently have 5,000+ incredible humans volunteering for us who, together with our teams, work hard to protect our canals 💪

We can’t thank them enough for giving up their time to help our canals thrive, ensure they remain navigable and preserve their unique history 💙 https://t.co/HT89cNv9Em

[PeterBeswick CRT @PeterBeswickCRT]

The sun was out for today's Manchester Activity Day. Volunteers were busy removing over 5 one ton bags of litter and unwanted vegetation from the Rochdale Canal through Manchester city centre. The team also worked on lock maintenance by oiling/greasing and painting locks. 👏

[Gary Wilkinson CRT @CRTGary]

👏👏👏 Well done all, looking amazing 😍
#VolunteerByWater

[PeterBeswick CRT @PeterBeswickCRT]

What a wonderful day it has been with our Newton Heath Taskforce Tasks ranging from litter picking overhanging vegetation cleaning lock mooring points and vegetation from towpath Well done to all involved today 👏 👏👏👏
@CRTGary @CanalRiverTrust @CRTNorthWest

[James Long @CRTJamesLong]

Not ideal weather for hanging out bunting! But always worth taking time to get the #RochdaleCanal at #CanalStreet ready for @ManchesterPride @CRTNorthWest #makinglifebetterbywater

[PeterBeswick CRT @PeterBeswickCRT]

What a fantastic turnout for our Huddersfield Narrow Canal West Work party! The team have been busy on our Diggle Lock flight, painting, chopping, greasing, cleaning amongst other tasks.👏👏

Appreciate all your support,@CRTNorthWest @CanalRiverTrust thanks all 🙏 #ThankYou

[PeterBeswick CRT @PeterBeswickCRT]

Absolutely brilliant turn out today for our Chadderton Taskforce from painting lock vegetation control litter picking and greasing well done to all involved 👏

[Gary Wilkinson CRT @CRTGary]

What a busy day for our Huddersfield Narrow Canal West volunteers, the team constructed planters, created a garden, removed unwanted vegetation and undertook lock maintenance. 🌱🌼

What a team, thanks all 👏👏
#VolunteerByWater
#Volunteers
#Volunteering

[PeterBeswick CRT @PeterBeswickCRT]

Our fantastic volunteers have done a great job along the #AshtonCanal installing a new mooring bollard & improving access to the lock landing.
Well done all 👏
#VolunteerByWater
#Volunteering

[Gary Wilkinson CRT @CRTGary]

Amazing, well done to all involved!! 👏👏👏
#VolunteerByWater

[Nick Henry @nickahenry]

First Saturday volunteer taskforce Fairfield locks on Ashton canal.
A fantastic turnout. Bags upon bags of litter collected, lock walk cleared of buddleja, wagon wheel (not the chocolate kind) recovered & plenty of scraping back to uncover some hidden cobbles.#volunteerbywater

[Canal & River Trust North West @CRTNorthWest]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We would like to start 2024 by thanking every single person who supported us in 2023, your continued support does not go unnoticed. If your new year’s resolution is to help make a difference in your area, you can find ways on how to here https://t.co/oIQqytRLDK 💙

[Canal & River Trust Boating @CRTBoating]

This is turning into #ThankYou Tuesday! 😃A massive thank you to everyone who has #volunteered this year. We do need all hands on deck to help #KeepCanalsAlive. You are all amazing!

[Tommy Higson CRT @TommyHigson1]

Well folks that was our last Huddersfield Narrow Canal Work Party of 2023 👏

Great mornings work , followed by an end of year celebration event 🎊🎄👐

Many thanks to all involved 👊

#VolunteerByWater #Volunteers

[Tommy Higson CRT @TommyHigson1]

What a great turnout at our Chadderton Towpath Taskforce 🤩

The team have been busy clearing access points, widening the towpath and litter picking 😃

Certainly made a difference, thanks to all involved 👏

#volunteerbywater #volunteers #ActNowForCanals

[Gary Wilkinson CRT @CRTGary]

Wow, what a difference. Looks amazing, well done and thank you Lock 50 team! 👏👏👍👍
#VolunteerByWater #Volunteering #Volunteers #ThankYou

[Peter O'Donnell #ThankYouNHS🚴🏽‍♂‍👍🇺🇦☮️ @almightypod]

Before…..& After the super trooper Lock50 volunteers dropped by 🤩
@CRTNorthWest @CRTGary @CRTBoating

[CRT Andy Cawthorne @CRTAndyC]

A moody day at Diggle on the Huddersfield Narrow today. The setting is worth the walk and the boundary markers we came across are amazing. @CRTNorthWest