Get Involved

How can you become involved with Rescue Wooden Boats?       

• Become a Friend and support our work through donations - you will be kept up to date through our newsletter and invited to events.

• Join the Maritime Heritage Centre team to welcome and guide visitors round the centre and the boatyard at weekends - no experience needed, training given 
  • We are open on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays,11am - 3pm, from April 8 until the end of October.  
  • The Centre is run in 4 hour shifts, with at least 2 volunteers for each shift.  It is a friendly team with plenty of tea, coffee, chat, and very interesting visitors.
• Join the Education team to welcome and assist school and adult groups during the week - no experience needed, training given
  
  • We have a well-equipped Education Room in the Maritime Heritage Centre, with teaching resource packs on Lucy Lavers' story available for schools - come and see!
• There are occasional working parties on the boats, scraping, sanding and painting.  Let us know if you would like to join the team.

• Help with fundraising

• Help with Special Events - publicity; fundraising; stewarding display stands and merchandise stall, and guiding visitors as part of the event team on the day.

  Bring your skills and interests along and join the team - contact us to talk about how you might like to be involved.