British Waterways – towpath tidy 2009
Thank you for your keeness to join in with Towpath Tidy 2009!
On; Sunday 29th March
Meeting at: Towpath by Bathwick Hill
Time; 10am (until approx 1pm)
BW Activity Leader; Steve Manzi/Alison Colebrook
Activities; Litter picking, Vegetation Management, Painting, Sign Cleaning
Car Parking available at; there is limited parking close to Bath centre. Please contact me if you need more details on suitable places to park.
Please find attached a copy of our Volunteer Agreement form, which we require you to sign and return to me (by email is fine if you print your name and address or alternatively return it to me on the day). If you will be bringing children to the event, it is fully your responsibility to supervise and ensure the welfare of the children during the event – British Waterways Activity Leader will of course support you with this where possible on the day.
What to expect
All Volunteers involved in Towpath Tidy activities will be met on site by a BW Activity Leader who will give a safety induction at the start of the day/activity, therefore it is important that all volunteers turn up at the meeting time in order to listen to this briefing for their own safety. The leader will also require all volunteers to sign in so if they need to leave site at any time, they must let the leader know.
I have enclosed a Safety Advice Sheet for volunteers, which I would be grateful if you could spend a couple of minutes to read. This has some general safety advice that volunteers will need to be aware of on the day. If you have a medical condition that they feel a leader should be aware of, e.g. asthma, hearing difficulties, please speak to the BW Activity Leader at the start of the day.
We will provide any PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as gloves, lifejackets as appropriate to the task. Please wear old, warm clothes that you won’t mind if they get dirty, and bring waterproofs if it looks like raining. Due to the nature of the terrain along our waterways, please wear flat-soled, sturdy shoes or boots, (not open toed shoes or trainers which do not provide enough grip).
At the start of the day, all volunteers will be organised into groups, normally with a BW staff member working with them (for support as well as social reasons!). Activity Leaders will give instruction on each activity and will be on site throughout the day, if you or your group have any queries or problems.
There will be welfare facilities (inc toilets) located at Sydney Gardens and handwipes on site for volunteers to use. Refreshments will be provided
Attached is a map of the meeting point – if you require directions, please contact me and I will be able to send you more details.
If you have any problems on or before the day, please contact myself on 07917 373119.
Our ambition this year is to give all South West Waterways key visitor sites a big spring clean – A big challenge but together we can do it!!!!!