PAST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

2001
July - Litter Pick
August - A Carnival to celebrate our Official Launch
7 September - Boat Trip for Ty Darran residents
16 September - Barbecue
6/7 October - Mon/Brec/Abergavenny Canals Trust Boat Rally
26 November - Members Evening at Risca Rugby Club
2002
January - Cwmcarn Primary School pupils poetry competition Abercarn Library
January - Litter Pick Bramble Bash with Groundwork Caerphilly, Keep Wales Tidy, Risca Community Comprehensive School, Making and erecting bird boxes along the towpath.
9 March - Sponsored Cycle Ride to raise the profile of the Crumlin Arm and raise funds for the Association.
11 May - Biodiversity Plan Launch at Pontllanfraith Council Office grounds
2 June - Barbecue at Prince of Wales public house, Risca
15 June - Dinghy Dawdle on the canal near the Pontywaun slipway
10 August -
16 September - AGM Risca Rugby Club
October - Wild daffodil planting along the towing path
20 December - Christmas Party at Crosskeys Hotel
2003
January - Cutting back branchs on the side of the canal on the Pontywaun stretch
February - Siting of the bird boxes along the towing path, Bramble bash on land adjacent to the Darren bridge, Reed pulling from the Jemima Morris
April - Dinghy Dawdle and BBQ between Fernlea and Moriah Bridge
27 April - National Waterways Clean up Month. Improve and renew seats at Fernlea and Darren Bridges.
10 May - Bird Walk and historical talk along the towing path with Graham Thorne.
13 May - Members Evening talk on the Severn Princess Ferry
2005
March - Litter pick and repair of the seat at Temperance Hill
April - Canal Awareness Day with the Mon Brec and Abergavenny Canals Trust
29 April - Planting out near Greenmeadow Bridge
16 September - Best Kept Garden competition
24 September - Annual General Meeting
30 September - Attended meeting with Gerallt Hughes at Baverstocks Hotel
2006
17 January - Attended the Environmental Strategy for Crosskeys/Pontywaun with Caerphilly Groundwork
13 February - Attended Caerphilly Groundwork meeting at Crosskeys. Peoples Millions HTV Interviews plus video clips/Ty Sign Primary
25 February - Litter Pick Manor Road area
20 March - Grant made to Pontymister Angling Club to restock fish in the canal
24 April - 3500 Fish restocked in the canal. Extraordinary General Meeting held
30 April - Attended to Eco Fete at Waunfawr Park
23 May - May Litter Pick Manor Road Slipway. Bird boxes donated to Ty Sign Primary
29 May - Official Opening of the new slip way at Manor Way by the Mayor Cllr Liz Aldsworth
10 June - Attended British Waterways Forum at Brecon
29 June - Bird Box Survey
8 July - Litter Pick Halls Road
27 August - Carnival
26 September - Annual General Meeting
18 November - Litter Pick Manor Road
21 November - Attended All Wales Group on Waterways at the Assembly
2007
13 March - Attended All Wales Group on Waterways at the Assembly
28 March - Living Links Workshop took place
17 April - Attended the AGM of Caerphilly Tourism
13 July - Crosskeys/Pontywaun Environmental Group/GroundWork Caerphilly
4 July - Crosskeys/Pontywaun Environmental Group meeting
August - Bank Holiday Risca Carnival
21 August - Raffle Tickets printed
August - GreenPark Festival Waunfawr Park. Signed up 18 new members
5 October - Decision that due to ongoing works at Pontywaun slipwau, Canal Awareness Day on 13th October was cancelled
27 November - Attended All Wales Group on Waterways at the Assembly
2008
January - Ongoing maintenance work on stretches of the canal
6 June - Attended the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canals Steering Group
14 October - Attended All Wales Group on Waterways at the Assembly
December - Support given to Barge Lock Appeak on the Droitwich Canal
2009
5 February - Litter Picking along canal at Rosemount Avenue
16 May - Canal Awareness Day at Pontywaun Slipway
19 May - Attended All Wales Group on Waterways at the Assembly
27 May - Canal Walk with the Canal Working Group of Caerphilly County Borough Council
30 May - Green Park Festival at Waunfawr Park
30 August - Risca Carnival
19 September - Canal Awareness Day at Manor Way Slipway
13 October - Attended All Wales Group on Waterways at the Assembly
20 November - Attended the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canals Regeneration Partnership Steering Group