SWANSEA VALLEY CANAL SOCIETY
We are very pleased with the progress of the canal dredging and I hope some of you have been able to watch the work being carried out.
How wonderful to see the large barges travelling along , a glimpse into the past value of this form of transport and how the industrial past of our valley came about.
A progress report on the dredging on the 14th December 2019 stated 2,242 tonnes of silt had been removed along 836 metres length.
Every canal needs boats to preserve its great heritage and to remind us of the reason why they were built.
Now the canal is deep enough we hope to have a small trip boat working along the dredged section opening the canal to more visitors for leisure and educational purposes, adding to the canoes already in the summer months.
We the society have great plans , if anyone reading this has some thoughts or ideas for us we would welcome them, and if anyone has any photos of past times of the canal we would be delighted to see them.
The society is aware of the canal stretching up to Ynysmeudwy and the beauty of that area too, we help with the maintenance of that area and travel up there with our equipment as often as we can.
We are a cheerful bunch and even on wettest , warmest , windiest days turn up to do our best I think the canal has that hold on us ,if you want to join us come along any Tuesday at Brownsters Cafe in Clydach from 8am to about 8 45am where we have cup of tea or breakfast before setting off to work.