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 13th – Saturday 19th October 2024
Tuesday 15th October: 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 remove weed from the canal between the centre and the Mond lock.
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 8th October 2024
Bit of a wet day today – the drizzle was interspersed with heavy showers – but a somewhat reduced cohort of volunteers busied themselves in and around Coed Gwilym Park. We are very grateful to Alan and Janet Williams who generously donated a huge bag of Tête-à-tête daffodil bulbs from their garden for our use.…
Read More “Spooky 2024” – It’s nearly time!
A reminder of the next Halloween extravaganza in Coed Gwilym Park. Come in your spookiest fancy dress.
Read More Tesco Stronger Starts – Support us when you shop – VOTING NOW OPEN
********** VOTING NOW OPEN ********** Would you like to help the Swansea Canal Society every time you shop at Tesco? We’re in the customer vote for a Tesco Stronger Starts. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. Tesco customers can vote in the Llansamlet, Fabian Way and Langdon…
Read More The Week Ahead: Sunday 6th – Saturday 12th October 2024
Tuesday 8th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am at Coed Gwilym Park. Task for the day will be a) gardening, b) cutting branches overhanging the off-bank and c) clearing the path between the park and the unBuried Lock.
Read More Work Party: Tuesday 1st October 2024
Another Tuesday, another morning of graft for our excellent team of volunteers, working mostly out of the Canal Centre in Hebron Road again this week. Lance, Phil, Rowan, Chris M, Gareth and our new volunteer Tom took on our dirtiest routine job, pulling some of the massive growth of weed from the cut. The stretch…
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