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Are there practical, technical or leadership skills that you could use this summer? Find out about the Training Weekend and Leader Training Day

WRG Leader Training Day, 21 May at Rowington Village Hall

This is aimed both at helping to provide guidance for those who have volunteered to be part of the leadership team on Canal Camps as leader, assistant or cook, and also those who are considering giving it a go. We now have the schedule for the day’s activities:

Welcome and Intro Chairman’s Address Essential Updates: . Legislation and Policies . Health & Safety, Accidents and Incidents . Safety Talk Requirements . Finances – Food and Floats [Tea break] “My First Camp As Leader” Looking after yourself and your volunteers – maintaining your Mental Health fitness. Mental Health Risks in a Camp Setting – how to mitigate them. [Lunch] Site Visits Experiences as a Leader First Day of Camp [Tea break] Utopia for Cooks Site Safety Training Site Environmental Awareness Last Day of Camp Camp Reports for Navvies Summary of the day Chairman’s Final Comments

During the day a number of Leaders’ Top Tips will be given.

It kicks off at the usual time of 10:00 with bacon or similar rolls and hot drinks available from 09:00. Lunch and supper is also provided. Rowington Village Hall is available for overnights before and after the day. Feel free to stay for WRG Committee on Sunday. Dave ‘Evvo’ Evans

Our canal restoration training weekend is a good opportunity to learn new skills or to get a head start on your summer canal camp.

Our training covers topics such as bricklaying, scaffolding, vans, plant and other site equipment. This year, the weekend is being held on the Wey and Arun Canal at Tickners Heath. We plan to run training courses on:

.Telehandlers . Dumpers: 3 and 9 ton . Excavators: 13 ton machine with iDig and 6 ton machine . Scaffolding . Site equipment: bricksaws and disc cutters . WRG vans / minibuses . Trailers . First aid: one day course – external provider . Heritage bricklaying: one day course – external provider

Places are limited – to register you interest either complete the online form at https://waterways.org.uk/support/ways-to-get-involved/events/canal-restoration-training-weekend or email jenny.morris@waterways.org.uk.

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