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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 21st – Saturday 27th June 2026
Sunday 21st June: 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”…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 16th June 2026
Weather-wise, today started off with a bit of drizzle that soon passed leaving the morning oppressively muggy. Most of the action took place in the Hidden Lock site but first the gardeners continued to tidy up around the Swansea Canal Centre. Doesn’t it look glorious? The big task in the lock site was to continue…
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 14th – Saturday 20th June 2026
Sunday 14th June: 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”…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 9th June 2026
Today’s gathering offered a range of tasks for our volunteers – there was something for every taste at the Swansea Canal Centre! On the gardening front Moira, Diane and Sharon tackled the weedy community garden borders and new volunteer Tom strimmed undergrowth behind the boat basin, under Lance’s watchful eye. Chris mowed the knee-high grass…
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 7th – Saturday 13th June 2026
Sunday 7th June: 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”…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 2nd June 2026
The weather forecast for today was grim so we decided to abandon plans for concreting and instead returned to Ynysmeudwy. As it turned out, we had only one serious downpour but better safe than sorry. We were very pleased to welcome a new recruit, Thomas. Andy kicked of proceedings by bashing more balsam alongside the…
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