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We are a society run by volunteers who are all enthusiastic about maintaining, improving and restoring the canal. We are always looking for new volunteers to help us in a range of ways from administration, fundraising, working on the canal, to working on our Canoe Hire Project. All abilities and ages are welcome

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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 7th – Saturday 13th December 2025

Tuesday 9th December: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am at the Buried Lock site in Clydach, where we will retrieve useful equipment and fill a skip with the trash. Tuesday 6th January 2026: Advance Notice of the Annual General…
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Work Party: Tuesday 2nd December 2025

Following on from last week’s stupendous effort, today we almost finished the the community garden. It is now looking fabulous. The weather was cold and showery but, as usual, it was good to be outdoors and working hard. Task One was to install and secure the second table and benches. This set-up includes a space…
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The Week Ahead: Sunday 30th November – Saturday 6th December 2025

Tuesday 2nd December: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am at the Swansea Canal Centre in Clydach. We will complete the community garden. Tuesday 2nd December: Trustees Meeting of the Swansea Canal Society at the Swansea Canal Centre, Clydach at…
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Work Party: Tuesday 25th November 2025

Every week our volunteer work parties make a difference at the Swansea canal, but today’s efforts took things to a whole new level as we continued to develop the new community garden in Hebron Road. The main task was to put in the huge array of shrubs, bushes and flowers that arrived this week from…
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Christmas Fair 2025

Despite the poor weather, today’s Christmas Fair at the Canal Centre was a great success. The total raised came to just over £450. Almost half of this came from Jan W’s craft sales. Jan’s continued support is simply amazing. The rest came from raffle tickets (over £100) plus teas & coffee sales, used books sold…
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The Week Ahead: Sunday 23rd – Saturday 29th November 2025

  Tuesday 25th November: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am at the Swansea Canal Centre in Clydach. We will continue to create the community garden.
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