Sunday 10th May: 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”…

  A rather small group of volunteers, depleted by illness and holidays met today in nice conditions that was really warm when the sun came out. John Gw and Kev stayed at the Canal Centre where they repaired the roof on our small box trailer – sorry chaps, no photo. The rest of the gang…

The Swansea Canal Society is pleased to announce two successful grant awards from the Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm Community Fund, Round 18, 2026. The first grant, for £2,000, is to install an outdoor seating and garden area at the rear of the Swansea Canal Centre in Clydach, to allow schools, local groups, canal users…

  Sunday 3rd May: 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…

Logistical issues meant that we had to work today at the Canal Centre rather than the Buried Lock as originally planned. Nothing daunted, we quickly reorganised and set to on a day that was rather chilly and windy but dry. The gardeners tended to the flower beds and Chris M mowed around the stone barge.…

This morning the outdoor learning group from Birchgrove Comprehensive School joined us in Coed Gwilym Park. Half the group did great work bashing Himalayan Balsam, the others picked litter. Find of the day was a small bike! Meanwhile Alan, John Grav and Sharon took down the old faded sign on the canoe store, and replaced…