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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Summer Fun on the Canal 29th June 2025
Join us in Coed Gwilym Park for our next extravaganza on the water. All boats are for hire at the reduced rate. Full details in the poster.
Read More Summer Craft Fair, Saturday 19th July 2025
The Society is pleased to announce the next extravaganza in the Swansea Canal Centre. Please see the poster above for full details.
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 22nd – Saturday 28th June 2025
Sunday 22nd June: Canoes & Kayaks for hire at Coed Gwilym Park, Clydach. First hire 10am, last hire 2pm. 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” on our website. Tuesday 24th June: Work Party: Those…
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 17th June 2025
We worked at the Swansea Canal Centre for the second week running, this time in lovely, warm sun. Lots of assorted tasks were tackled. The first attempt at sheltering the boat proved insufficient to withstand the dreadful weather of last Thursday so Bob baled out the boat once again before he and Andy attempted to…
Read More Volunteers’ Night Out, 12th June 2025
As a welcome break from being up to our elbows in mud, the volunteers treated themselves to a night out in the Miller’s Arms, Ynystawe. Plenty of chat plus delicious food and drink meant we all had an enjoyable and relaxing evening. Thanks to Chris and Moira for organising the evening, to all the staff…
Read More “Feel Good” Group on the Swansea Canal
Gill Thomas writes this report: Fresh air, friends and fun this is what our Feel Good group enjoyed recently when we took to the water on the canoes hired out on the Swansea Canal. Our group meets every Monday at the Pavilion cafe in Coed Gwilym park and just along the path is the lovely…
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