Swansea Canal Society

  • Swansea Canal project reaches major milestone

    Swansea Canal project reaches major milestone

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    SWANSEA Canal Society recently reached a major milestone in its work to regenerate the historic Swansea Canal. After several years of work by society volunteers and supporters, a previously infilled section of the waterway in Clydach became a water-filled mooring basin. The newly completed basin was flooded for the first time during an event attended…

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  • Swansea Canal 225th anniversary exhibition heads out on tour

    Swansea Canal 225th anniversary exhibition heads out on tour

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    A special exhibition looking back on 225 years of the Swansea Canal is going on tour throughout the Swansea Valley after a successful six-months on display at the National Waterfront Museum Swansea. The exhibition is a partnership project with Glandŵr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, and Swansea Canal Society, which looks back…

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  • Paddle challenge along the Swansea Canal

    Paddle challenge along the Swansea Canal

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    PEOPLE are being challenged to canoe or kayak a mile of the Swansea Canal as part of the year-long celebration of the canal’s 225th anniversary. Glandwr Cymru, the Canal & River Trust in Wales, is encouraging the local community to take to the water and participate in the one-mile paddle over a stretch of the…

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  • Swansea Canal Society receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

    Swansea Canal Society receives the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

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    The Swansea Canal Society, a group of volunteers based around the Swansea Canal in the Lower Swansea Valley, has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. “Regenerating the Swansea Canal as a community asset for active recreation and as a heritage visitor…

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