Skewen Angling Club

SKEWEN ANGLING CLUB
Home Club members Permit Prices Syndicate Gallery Newsletter History Club Rules Contact us Our Fishing Waters Square Pond Tennant Canal Neath Canal Gnoll Pond Click here for useful links of websites & forums you may find of interest - none of which are endorsed by the club Work Parties We are always looking for committed members to give voluntary help with the upkeep of our waters. Anyone interested in participating in work parties, please Click here Membership Form We are always glad to see new Members of all ages join our Club. Print out application form here and send it to the Club Secretary	THIS PAGE IS DESIGNED TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE WORK BEING DONE ON THE CANAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGENERATE THE WATERWAY Several years ago the canal was a derelict weed filled and polluted waterway, particularly above Tonna lock. The waterway below Tonna suffered as well when the mine water release flowed downstream, covering the bottom of the canal in a layer of orange scum, cutting out oxygen supplies and killing the invertebrate life. The stretch below Neath was less affected due to the diligence of local anglers who alerted the E.A., and helped rescue several tons of fish which were placed in the unpolluted stretch above Resolven, which had been restored a few years earlier. A feasibility study was commissioned to see if it would be possible to connect the three waterways in the area, the Neath, Tennant, and Swansea Canals. The scheme was costed at over £50 million pounds, and while a long term desire would be extremely difficult to carry out. It was agreed however that a connection between the Neath and Tennant Canals would be fairly easy to complete, if expensive, and as The Neath Canal had already been restored above Resolven, the decision was made to carry on with this restoration work. Top Lock at Cyd Terrace in Clyne, well on the way to being repaired.Once the water had been removed, the walls of the lock were repaired, repointed, and sealed. The area below the lock was dredged and cleared ready for refilling. One of the last acts was the replacement of the newly built lock gates. Soon the water will be allowed to refill the Canal. The top of the lower lock at Clyne, the overflow channel has been uncovered on the left. Below the lower lock, major stonework being renovated. The next section downstream being worked on is the junction of the Neath & Tennant canals at Aberdulais.The Canal has been drained, dredged, and the retaining walls rebuilt by expert Stonemasons. Aberdulais, Tonna lock has also been renovated. Copyright © Skewenac.com 2003-2006 All Rights Reserved

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Our Fishing Waters

Click here for useful links of websites & forums you may find of interest - none of which are endorsed by the club

Work Parties

We are always looking for committed members to give voluntary help with the upkeep of our waters. Anyone interested in participating in work parties, please Click here

Membership Form

We are always glad to
see new Members of all ages join our Club.
Print out application form here and send it to the Club Secretary

THIS PAGE IS DESIGNED TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE WORK BEING DONE ON THE CANAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGENERATE THE WATERWAY

Several years ago the canal was a derelict weed filled and polluted waterway, particularly above Tonna lock.

The waterway below Tonna suffered as well when the mine water release flowed downstream, covering the bottom of the canal in a layer of orange scum, cutting out oxygen supplies and killing the invertebrate life. The stretch below Neath was less affected due to the diligence of local anglers who alerted the E.A., and helped rescue several tons of fish which were placed in the unpolluted stretch above Resolven, which had been restored a few years earlier.

A feasibility study was commissioned to see if it would be possible to connect the three waterways in the area, the Neath, Tennant, and Swansea Canals. The scheme was costed at over £50 million pounds, and while a long term desire would be extremely difficult to carry out. It was agreed however that a connection between the Neath and Tennant Canals would be fairly easy to complete, if expensive, and as The Neath Canal had already been restored above Resolven, the decision was made to carry on with this restoration work.

RESTORATION OF THE POLLUTED SECTION OF THE NEATH
CANAL

Top Lock at Cyd Terrace in Clyne, well on the way to being repaired.Once the water had been removed, the walls of the lock were repaired, repointed, and sealed. The area below the lock was dredged and cleared ready for refilling. One of the last acts was the replacement of the newly built lock gates. Soon the water will be allowed to refill the Canal. The top of the lower lock at Clyne, the overflow channel has been uncovered on the left. Below the lower lock, major stonework being renovated.

The next section downstream being worked on is the junction of the Neath & Tennant canals at Aberdulais.The Canal has been drained, dredged, and the retaining walls rebuilt by expert Stonemasons.

Aberdulais, Tonna lock has also been renovated.