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WHO IS SCS? & WHAT DO WE DO?

Grant Duncan
Jude Biss
Meryl Hunt
Steven Walters
Clive Reed

Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Vice Chair & ICT
Heritage Officer

AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF OUR CHARITY...
1. The restoration, reconstruction, preservation and maintenance of the Swansea Canal 
2. The conservation of its natural character as a navigable inland waterway for the benefit of the public.
3. To advance public education in the history and use of the Swansea Canal.
4. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activities of the public, in the interests of social welfare, with a view of improving their conditions of life.
135 SWANSEA CANAL SOCIETY MEMBERS...
The Swansea Canal Society was formed in 1981 and currently has 135 members. The Society is run by a group of volunteers. We became a registered charity in 2004.

Our aim is to restore the derelict Swansea Canal to navigation standard and to improve the Swansea Canal's environment for the benefit of its flora and fauna.

Another of our aims is to promote the canal for recreational and educational uses.


WHO WE ASSIST & COMMUNICATE WITH...

  • The SCS Committee assists the local authorities in their urban regeneration schemes in the canal-side communities.
  • We attempt to achieve these aims by lobbying the canal owners (British Waterways), local councils and other public bodies.
  • We have been carrying out practical restoration projects to improve the canal for over 25 years. Those projects already completed have given the public greater access to and awareness of the Swansea Canal.
  • We produce a quarterly newsletter which is distributed to all members and we have monthly committee meetings. We organise workparties throughout the year to improve the canal environment, along with social events for the benefit of the members - these include historical walks, talks and slide shows and social functions.
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COMPLETED & ONGOING PROJECTS...

  • An MSC Scheme to improve five
    miles of towpath.
  • Dredging two miles of canal.
  • Planting hedgerows and wild
    flower areas.
  • Restoring historic structures,
    such as the last surviving lock
    keepers cottage.
  • Repairing bridges and aquaducts.
  • Fitting out a trip boat - sadly
    destroyed by an arson attack in
    2007.
  • Litterpicking throughout the year
    to improve the canal environment.
  • Production of guides and postcards.
  • Provision of exhibitions about The
    Swansea Canal.
  • Raising funds for a feasibility study
    to open up 35 miles of navigable
    waterway.
  • Production of an information panel
    at Ynysmeudwy.
Litterpick at Ynysmeudwy
Swansea Canal Society's Ynysmeudwy litterpick

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