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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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Work Party: Tuesday 7th January 2025
The first volunteering day of 2025 proved to be nice and bright but very cold. Unfortunately, several of our vols were on sick parade so a relatively small group met at the Canal Centre and started the day with a warming cuppa. The main task for the day was to clear the huge pile of…
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 5th – Saturday 11th January 2025
Tuesday 7th January: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. We will meet at the Swansea Canal Centre at 9am to continue trimming and shredding the willow behind the stone barge. A team will also assess, and clear if possible, any fallen trees or obstructions…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 17th December 2024
Today was the last working day of 2024 for our volunteers, but nobody was getting ‘demob happy’ quite yet as we tackled a familiar problem – a fallen tree across the cut! This one was between Coed Gwilym Park and the Buried Lock and it wasn’t as big as some we’ve tackled. Gordon boarded ‘Nellie…
Read More Christmas Party – Wednesday 18th December 2024
The Christmas dinner for 2024 was celebrated in style in the Old Glais Inn. The room, the food and the service were all outstanding so all we had to do was to eat, drink and be merry – we managed all three with ease! Gordon thanked the volunteers for their hard work throughout the year…
Read More Craft Sale – Saturday 14th December 2024
We held our first Christmas Sale in the beautiful, new Swansea Canal Centre on Saturday 14th December. The Society’s crafters-in-chief, namely Jan ably assisted by Ronnie, offered an astounding range of items sewn by Jan or knitted by Ronnie and achieved a record sale. An excellent result for the first attempt in the new venue.…
Read More Quiz Night – Wednesday 11th December 2024
We held our first ever quiz night in the lovely new Swansea Canal Centre on Wednesday 11th December. The room was full of eager quizzers and Sharon proved to be an entertaining quiz master. A raffle, free mulled wine and a mince pie – what more could you ask for? Photos © Jayne Lewis.
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