Calendar Key: ■ River Don Volunteer Day (Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster) ■ River Rother Volunteer Day (Chesterfield) ■Volunteer Training Event ■Citizen Science Survey ■ DCRT Community Event ■Don, Dearne & Rother Network Event ■Find our stall here
Don Valley Way Volunteer Day: Doncaster litter-pick Meeting Point: Meet on the Power Station road bridge (please note the bridge is closed on the north side, access is only available through Marshgate, follow the road opposite the prison and park on the bridge). Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Matt Duffy on 07825911973. Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work.
Don Valley Way Volunteer Day: Rotherham litter-pick and tidy-up Meeting Point: Meet in the Forge Island car-park by the canal footbridge that crosses over by the law court. Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Sally Hyslop on 07780333743. Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work.
32 Bolton Rd, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 7JY, UK
So where does all that litter we pick from the riverside go? The vast majority of it is taken away by Streetpride and delivered to the BDR Waste Treatment Facility. This award-winning plant extracts any remaining recyclable materials from household waste and turns what’s left into fuel for low carbon electricity! The facility diverts around 95% of waste from landfill, making a significant carbon dioxide saving.
Shanks, who have also funded the LHRD project, have organised a tour of the BDR waste facility so we can see this whole process in action!
If you would like to come along on the tour please email [email protected] or get in touch with one of the team via text. We will need to know your shoe size and jacket size (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) in advance so that Shanks can organise our safety clothing for the day. Parking is limited at Shanks so we will also be organising car-shares.
Join Friends of the Blue Loop for a volunteer day along the River Don in Sheffield. Please note: DCRT are no longer co-hosting this day, it is led by our partner organisation the Friends of the Blue Loop (DCRT volunteer expenses will therefore not apply).
They will be clearing up a fly-tipped bank that runs down to the river as well as giving the area a general tidy up.
Meet at 10.30am (finishing around 1.30pm) at Warren Street next to Washford Bridge (there’s two entrances).
Paul Winks from FotBL will be leading the day (Matt Duffy from DCRT will no longer be in attendance). Contact them on 0114 3540012 for more info.
River Rescue Volunteer Day: Dalton Brook clean-up Meeting Point: Meet in the Asda overflow car-park with the recycling bins, situated next to the entrance to Aldwarke Lock, Dalton Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Sally Hyslop on 07780333743. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work. If you would like to borrow waders or wellingtons please let a member of the team know beforehand.
Join DCRT and Friends of the Blue Loop for a volunteer day along the River Don in Sheffield.
We will be clearing up a fly-tipped bank that runs down to the river as well as giving the area a general tidy up.
Meet at 10.30am (finishing around 1.30pm) at Warren Street next to Washford Bridge (there’s two entrances).
Paul Winks from FotBL will be leading the day but Matt Duffy from DCRT will be in attendance so contact him for any questions on 07825911973 or [email protected].
Don Valley Way Volunteer Day: Mexborough Meeting Point: Meet at the bottom of Meadow Way, Mexborough. Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work. Please note that there are no toilets on this site. Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Matt Duffy on 07825911973.
Sign up to our one day open-water awareness course led by David Adams from River-Mountain-Experience. Training held at Voluntary Action Rotherham with a short walk to Centenary Riverside park.
Learn about the dangers of working near rivers, how to keep a volunteer team safe and what to do in an emergency. We’ll be learning how to help someone that enters the water, practising how to use throw-lines and demonstrating the use of life-jackets. There will also be some training in what personal protective equipment should be worn when working in the water and how to use and maintain it.
To sign up please download a volunteer training booking form here.
Meeting Point: Meet on North Street, Swinton next to the entrance to the allotments. Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work – if you would like to borrow wellingtons or waders let us know your size prior to the event.
Email [email protected] for more information or call Sally Hyslop on 07780333743.The day will be led by Anthony Cox. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work. If you would like to borrow waders or wellingtons please let a member of the team know beforehand.
Rotherham Trades Club, Greasbrough Rd, Rotherham S60 1RB, UK
River Rescue Volunteer Day: Chapel on the Bridge river clean-up Meeting Point: Meet at Chapel on the Bridge, Bridge Street, Rotherham Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work. If you would like to borrow waders or wellingtons please let a member of the team know beforehand. Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Matt Duffy on 07825911973.
Don Valley Way Volunteer Day: Tow-path clean-up Meeting Point: Meet in the lay-by by the metal railway bridge on Stonerow way behind Parkgate. Time: 11am-1.30pm with a break for refreshments. Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Sally Hyslop on 07780333743. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work.
We will then be crossing the river to help Clifton Learning Paternership, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust and other groups to clean up the Eastwood Playing Fields off Eldon Road, 1.30-3.30pm. Please click here for full details of the second event.
Don Valley Way Volunteer Day: Doncaster litter-pick Meeting Point: Meet on the Power Station road bridge (please note the bridge is closed on the north side, access is only available through Marshgate, follow the road opposite the prison and park on the bridge). Email [email protected] for more information or call task-leader Matt Duffy on 07825911973. Time: 10am-1pm with a break for refreshments. Please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work.