{"id":126,"date":"2024-01-31T08:50:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T08:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:52:41","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/events","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>The Ranger Service runs a series of events each year. If you would like to attend any of the events listed below, please contact Canal Ranger Service on 01884 254072 or email <a href=\"mailto:gwcanal@devon.gov.uk\">gwcanal@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>EVENTS 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2333\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/03\/Volunteers-at-Manley-Nov-2018a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1316\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/03\/Volunteers-at-Manley-Nov-2018a.jpg 1316w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/03\/Volunteers-at-Manley-Nov-2018a-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/03\/Volunteers-at-Manley-Nov-2018a-800x389.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/03\/Volunteers-at-Manley-Nov-2018a-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2020\/03\/Volunteers-at-Manley-Nov-2018a-640x311.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 1em\">Volunteers Day<br \/>\n<\/strong><b><\/b><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Sunday 8 November 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10am to 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join our friendly team of conservation volunteers for a rewarding day helping to care for the Grand Western Canal Country Park. Tasks vary from month to month and all tools are provided. No previous experience is needed. Just bring your lunch and wear suitable old clothes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>TBC<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Sunday 13 December 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10am to 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another chance to join our growing army of conservation volunteers. Tasks are varied and all tools are provided. No special skills are needed. Just bring your lunch and wear old clothes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>TBC<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 1em\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2096 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2018\/02\/Christmas-wreath-e1706605409924.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas wreath\" width=\"228\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2018\/02\/Christmas-wreath-e1706605409924.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2018\/02\/Christmas-wreath-e1706605409924-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/>Christmas Wreath Workshop<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>December 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10am to 12 noon or 1pm to 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Join the Rangers at the Grand Western Canal to make Christmas wreaths using natural materials from the Country Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> \u00a3 (plus Eventbrite booking fee)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>BOOKING ESSENTIAL:<\/strong> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Eventbrite<\/a>. To book search for &#8216;Grand Western Canal&#8217; or use the individual event links.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>\nRangers Office, The Moorings, Canal Hill, Tiverton EX16 4HX<br \/>\n(What3Words: \/\/\/before.apples.frost)<\/p>\n<p>Arrive at the Canal Basin car park. Walk up the slope by the toilet block and turn right towards the road. Follow the path around the end of the canal past the play area, through the wooden gate and towards the cream building on the other side of the canal, the Rangers Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All children must be accompanied by an adult.<\/li>\n<li>Sorry, no dogs.<\/li>\n<li>If you have a pair of secateurs, please bring them with you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><br \/>\nGrand Western Canal Ranger Service<br \/>\n01884 254072<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:gwcanal@devon.gov.uk\">gwcanal@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/privacy\/privacy-notices\/privacy-notice-for-grand-western-canal-country-park-customers\/\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Privacy policy<\/a>\u00a0for Grand Western Canal Country Park customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ranger Service runs a series of events each year. If you would like to attend any of the events listed below, please contact Canal Ranger Service on 01884 254072 or email gwcanal@devon.gov.uk EVENTS 2026 Volunteers Day Sunday 8 November &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/events\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Events\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":920,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-29 18:06:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3725,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/3725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/grandwesterncanal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}