Project
Co-ordinator Wanted
The Cotswold Canals
Trust is gearing up
to resume major volunteer restoration works in the eastern section of
the T&S Canal. Over the last few months, small working parties
have been working on Rucks Bridge at Eysey and the proposal is to
extend this work to the nearby Eysey Lock. This will dramatically
increase the scale of the project and the Trust will need to attract
external visiting groups, such as the Waterway Recovery Group, in
order to complete the work in a sensible timescale.
We are looking
for
someone who lives towards the eastern end of the canal to co-ordinate
the various groups and their team leaders who will work on the
project. The tasks will include:
Project planning
Matching tasks with
skills and identifying training needs
Liaising with CCT, WRG and potentially other groups
Encouraging volunteers
and groups to engage with the project
Managing the
procurement of materials, equipment and services
Day to day liaison
with the tenant farmer/landowner and other groups affected by the
work
Liaising with the CCT
Office to book accommodation for visiting groups
The role does
not
require attendance at every working party but it is important that
the volunteers are confident that the Trust is providing everything
they need to have an enjoyable and productive time. Similarly, the
landowners, their tenant farmer and others need to be confident that
the Trust is running the project well.
The type of
person we
are looking for should be:
Well organised
A good communicator
(email is essential)
Able to solve problems
and deal with unexpected issues
Able to work well as
part of a team
Enthusiastic and have
the time necessary to make the role work
The Trust will
provide
training as necessary and there are a number of people within the
Trust who have organised similar projects and/or have technical
expertise who will be able to assist.
This is an
important
project which we hope will lead to others at the eastern end of the
canal. It has strategic significance to the Trust as we endeavour to
raise the profile of the canal in the area ready to attract the
funding needed for its complete restoration.
More detailed
information about the Eysey Lock and
Rucks Bridge project itself is available here:
.pdf file with pictures (2Mbyte) or text
only web page
Pictures
and information about the canal in the Eysey area can be found here.
Please
contact Ken
Burgin, if you are interested.
ken.burgin@pikelock.com
issued on 8th
December 2006