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Swansea Canal Society receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Swansea Canal Society has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. It is the MBE for volunteer groups.
“Regenerating the Swansea Canal as a community asset for active recreation and as a heritage visitor destination.”
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The Week Ahead: Sunday 12th – Saturday 18th July 2026
Sunday 12th July: Canoes & Kayaks for hire at Coed Gwilym Park, Clydach. First hire 10am, last boat out at 2pm so please arrive no later than 1.45pm. Cost of one hour hire: Canadian canoe £12; Raft (two canoes) £20; Single kayak £6, Double kayak £12. Booking not needed. Full details and conditions under “Canoes”…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 7th July 2026
On this beautiful day, the volunteers laboured under the hot summer’s sun in two locations – the Buried Lock Site and Coed Gwilym Park. Two major tasks in the Buried Lock Site: Firstly, we tackled the by-wash walls. Gordon mixed the concrete, Kev and Phil transported it to the end of the by-wash, John, Phil,…
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 5th – Saturday 11th July 2026
Sunday 5th July: Canoes & Kayaks for hire at Coed Gwilym Park, Clydach. First hire 10am, last boat out at 2pm so please arrive no later than 1.45pm. Cost of one hour hire: Canadian canoe £12; Raft (two canoes) £20; Single kayak £6, Double kayak £12. Booking not needed. Full details and conditions under “Canoes”…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 30th June 2026
A big day at the Swansea Canal Centre today as we tidied up outside in preparation for the Summer Craft Fair on Saturday. The weather was sunny but pleasantly cool – in marked contrast to the ridiculous heatwave of last week. The first task was to clear the kit from behind the workshop and stash…
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 28th June – Saturday 4th July 2026
Sunday 28th June: Canoes & Kayaks for hire at Coed Gwilym Park, Clydach. First hire 10am, last boat out at 2pm so please arrive no later than 1.45pm. Cost of one hour hire: Canadian canoe £12; Raft (two canoes) £20; Single kayak £6, Double kayak £12. Booking not needed. Full details and conditions under “Canoes”…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Phew, what a scorcher! With the mercury creeping up to 30ºC and high humidity a smallish group of volunteers got together and tried to keep hydrated and relatively cool. Moira and Sharon remained at the Canal Centre to garden and sort out at last the feed-in tariff for all that lovely electricity generated by our…
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