Swingbridge 1 & 2 (VSNS)

Surrey Care Trust are looking for volunteer skippers for Swingbridge 1 and Swingbridge 2

Swingbridge 1 is a boat trip and takes out community groups during the summer from April to the end of October. During the winter we take out schools and youth groups where they learn to drive the boat and take it through locks etc.

Swingbridge 1 is based at Dapdune Wharf, Guildford all year round.

Swingbridge 2 is an environmental work boat. Throughout the year we carry out work on the River Wey, River Thames and Basingstoke Canal. This is done on a rolling basis i.e. four months at every site.

What skills do I need?

Volunteering with Swingbridge is an opportunity to learn new skills and then share those with others.

Surrey Care Trust needs people with all sorts of talents to help run Swingbridge: an aptitude for the practical side of boats, an enthusiasm for environmental work and above all the ability to motivate and enthuse others. A number of our trainees and some of our volunteers need support from others in the team.

As well as crew members and skippers, we have a team of volunteer trainers, while other volunteers take on responsibility for maintenance or are involved in other behind-the-scenes jobs.

Some people volunteer every week; for others it is a more occasional commitment. Whatever time you have to give, there will be a place for you on Swingbridge.