Events and News for 2011

Easter Egg Hunt on 23rd April 2011 at 11.30 a.m.. From the Tearoom at Darran Road, Risca - £1 per family.

Big Green Festival on 21st May 2011 from 11 a.m.. Waunfawr Park, Crosskeys

Canal Awareness Day on 10th September 2011 from 11 a.m.. Manor Road, Risca

"Tales Along the Canal Banks" booklets now available. £2 per book, in aid of Ty Hafan Childrens Hospice and the Islwyn Canal Association.

"Life Along the Mon and Brec Canal Crumlin Arm" booklet. Also now available. Book One - "The Story of Jones and Co, Carriers per Canal".

Booklets can be purchased from Howards & Williams, Butchers, Risca OR Lindy Lou Tearoom, Darran Road, Risca OR the Cwmcarn Forest Drive Visitor Centre.

What We Are About

Having commissioned an engineering study on the future of the Crumlin Arm of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, Caerphilly Borough Council found itself with three options:

Retain and rebuild the entire length of the canal
Remove the canal over its entire length
Retain sections of the canal (remove some sections and culvert others)

The Council decided to consult the public on these options and the overwhelming opinion of local residents was in favour of option 1. The full Council has now agreed to seek finance for this project.

The Islwyn Canal Association was set up to raise public awareness of the historical facility and recreational amenity we have on our doorsteps and to ensure that the canal is preserved for the benefit of the community.

Click on the links in the blue bar above for more information.