Swansea Canal Society

27/10/2026

The Week Ahead: Sunday 1st – Saturday 7th November 2026

Tuesday 3rd November: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am either at the Buried Lock site where we will continue to face the dividing wall or at the Swansea Canal Centre where the gardens require attention. Tea will be taken at the Centre.

Tuesday 3rd November: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am either at the Buried Lock site where we will…

27/10/2026

Work Party: Tuesday 27th October 2026

Today the volunteers worked in and around Coed Gwilym Park. The weather was unseasonably warm but interspersed by a few sharp showers. We welcomed Steve Todd, a long-standing member of SCS, and two of his colleagues from CGI. They were here as part of the company's volunteering day release scheme. In the park, Christina and Jean tended to the gardens. Sorry ladies, no photos other than one of Chris's derriere – modesty forbids!...

Today the volunteers worked in and around Coed Gwilym Park. The weather was unseasonably warm but interspersed by a few sharp showers. We welcomed Steve Todd, a long-standing member of SCS, and tw…

23/10/2026

The Week Ahead: Sunday 25th – Saturday 31st October 2026

Tuesday 27th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am in Coed Gwilym Park. The gardens may need further attention but the main task will be to finish laying the concrete slab.

Tuesday 27th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am in Coed Gwilym Park. The gardens may need fu…

23/10/2026

Work Party: Tuesday 27th October 2026

Coed Gwilym Park was the venue for today's volunteers' outing, with two important jobs on the to-do list. Our trusty gardening contingent followed last week's autumn pruning of the border opposite the Heritage Centre with a similar effort on the garden alongside the canoe store. All sorts of shrubs were chopped, trimmed or thinned, with some rosemary and others being replanted on bare patches around the borders to blossom next year....

Coed Gwilym Park was the venue for today’s volunteers’ outing, with two important jobs on the to-do list. Our trusty gardening contingent followed last week’s autumn pruning of t…

19/10/2026

Join us for our Christmas Market in the Swansea Canal Centre on Saturday 28th November 2026. Stock up on Christmas gifts and try your luck in the raffle. Enjoy a hot drink and a mince pie. Full details in the poster.

14/10/2026

The Week Ahead: Sunday 18th – Saturday 24th October 2026

Tuesday 20th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am in Coed Gwilym Park. The gardens need further attention but the main task will be to smooth the premixed concrete into the shuttering prepared last week. Tuesday 20th October: Trustees Meeting of the Swansea Canal Society at the Swansea Canal Centre, Clydach at 7pm. All welcome.

Tuesday 20th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am in Coed Gwilym Park. The gardens need furthe…

14/10/2026

Work Party: Tuesday 13th October 2026

Today the volunteers assembled in Coed Gwilym Park to enjoy the autumn sun and tackle a couple of tasks. Jean, Moira, Dianne and Gary tidied the gardens and surrounding areas. Having been neglected for a few weeks, they were badly in need of attention and now look so much better. Kev cleaned a trailer that had proved to be surplus to our requirements....

Today the volunteers assembled in Coed Gwilym Park to enjoy the autumn sun and tackle a couple of tasks. Jean, Moira, Dianne and Gary tidied the gardens and surrounding areas. Having been neglecte…

08/10/2026

Blanket Workshop: Saturday 7th November 2026

Following on from the great success of the first blanket workshop, Sarah from Thread Of Heaven has agreed to host a second one, on Saturday 7th November in the Swansea Canal Centre.

Booking is essential so please contact Sarah directly – full details are in the poster.

06/10/2026

The Week Ahead: Sunday 11th – Saturday 17th October 2026

Tuesday 13th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am in Coed Gwilym Park. The gardens need attention but the main task will be to prepare a base for additional canoe and kayak storage.

Tuesday 13th October: Work Party: Those wishing to eat breakfast should meet at the Roadhouse Cafe in Clydach at 8am. Volunteers should assemble at 9am in Coed Gwilym Park. The gardens need attent…

06/10/2026

Work Party: Tuesday 6th October 2026

Today was another game of three halves, with the added bonus of miserable drizzle up to tea time. Moira and Sharon battled against the elements to w**d the Canal Centre gardens, this time without photographic proof. Most of the action was further up the canal. Alan, Aled and James continued to build the dividing wall with Lance and Rowan providing the muck....

Today was another game of three halves, with the added bonus of miserable drizzle up to tea time. Moira and Sharon battled against the elements to w**d the Canal Centre gardens, this time without …