Looking after our canals since 1984
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Progress Through Partnership
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TRUST SINCE 1984
In partnership with Torfaen, Newport and Caerphilly Councils and British Waterways
1986 The Welsh Waterways Festival Rally was held at Pontymoile.
1988 The IWA National Trailboat Rally was hosted at Pontymoile during which the new toilet facilities and slipway were opened by British Waterways.
1989 The first ever volunteer clean up was held at Malpas, Newport.
1989 The Trust launched a regular trip boat operation at Malpas.
Early in the 1990’s the first Annual Duck Race was held at Llangynidr.
1994 Crown Bridge, Sebastopol, rebuilt to a navigable height.
1997 The canal was opened to Five Locks and the new mooring basin was built by Torfaen Council.
1998 Ty Fynon Lock restored on the Newport section.
1999 Tamplin Lock restored on the Torfaen section.
2000 Slipway built near Bettws Lane Bridge, Newport.
Gwasted Lock restored, Newport.
Successful Trailboat Rally held at Kimberley Park, Newport.
2001 Successfully campaigning to stop Caerphilly Council culverting large sections of the Crumlin Arm in Risca.
Slipway built at Pontywaun on the Crumlin Arm with a £3000 investment by the Trust.
2001 Bettws Lane Lock restored, Newport.
2001 Successful Trailboat Rally held at Cwmcarn on the Crumlin Arm.
Convincing Torfaen Council to include the canal in their plans to regenerate the town centre, although a close eye needs to be kept on these proposals to make sure they include the means of getting boats down there!
The Tust Trip Boat was purchased. Grant funding was used to purchase the Trust Land Rover.
Promotion of the benefits of the regeneration of the Fourteen Locks flight. This has led to regular work parties (at least four every year since) organised by the Waterways Recovery Group.
2003 Successful events to promote the canal were held at the National Eisteddford in Newport and the Royal Welsh Show at Builth Wells.
A water point was installed at Five Locks in conjunction with the IWA and Torfaen Council.
Newport Canals Public Consultation
2004 Gwasted Mawr Lock restored, Newport.
Successful Trailboat Rally held at Kimberley Park, Newport.
Promoting and achieving the funds for the raising of Bettws Lane Culvert (Newport) to “navigable” headroom.
2005 Slipway built by volunteers at Fourteen Locks.
2005 Dredging and relining the canal from Lock 21 to Ruskin Avenue.
2005 Canal Corridor Study for Caerphilly County Borough Council.
2006 An engineering study was funded for the restoration of Five Locks Bridge and new locks. The cost in 2006 was £2.3million.
