19/05/2026
Chesterfield Canal Trust Information for Tapton Lock Visitor Centre (TLVC)
Would you like to become a Volunteer? Even two and a half hours a week would really help.
What the role involves.
Meeting, greeting and chatting to visitors, answering questions where we can. Many customers
like to have a chat about their bike ride, walk or their day so far or what’s happening along the
canal and its restoration.
What a typical day looks like
After setting up the Visitor Centre café for the day, we check whether stock needs replenishing.
It’s about welcoming visitors, sometimes it quiet and we use this time to keep the place tidy.
What’s enjoyable?
It’s a lovely place to be, knowing you are making a difference. There are always regular and new
visitors popping in to share their stories. Enjoying the canal and being close to nature and the
outdoors, helping to make a positive difference to the Chesterfield Canal.
If you want to volunteer in TLVC, we suggest that you come and join us for an hour or so, so that
you can see what is involved
We will show you our range of goods, show you how we log payments, show you how to use the
till and the card machine.
If you would like to continue, we will invite you to spend as much time as you wish, or all day
with us. We let you deal with the customers, and we show you where stock is stored. We also
show you the outside of the building and show you where the safety equipment is stored.
If you are still happy to continue, we will pair you with another experienced person for a few
sessions and eventually let you do it yourself. We are aiming for safety reasons to always have
two people on each shift.
There are emergency numbers for you to use. There is safety and emergency information to
read.
All shop volunteers get an email every month saying how we did in the previous weeks and
updating them on any changes.
Our opening hours are 10am – 3pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 4pm at weekends.
If you are interested ask at the till or call Jill on 07885363004, alternatively apply by email to
[email protected].
