Access to Fourteen Locks Canal Centre

Despite road closure signs on Cwm Lane the road from Cwmbran to Rogerstone is currently OPEN. Rumours are that Welsh Water may start work in October, we will post details as soon as we are notified.

Newport City Council Update for Fourteen Locks Canal Centre

Canal Information August 2025 Improvement work at Fourteen Locks Pond Behind the scenes, Newport City Council has been working towards further developments to the canal network. This project has been planned for some time and we are pleased to announce that construction will start within the next few weeks on upgrading the pond at Fourteen Locks. The work is the latest in a series of improvements the Council has made … Read more

29th Newport Sea Scouts help at Ty Coch

The 29th Newport Scouts volunteered with MBACT on the canal at Ty Coch. The weather held out for the morning and the enthusiastic team split up into 3 groups. The first group did a litter pick along the canal towpath from Pentre Lane to Ty Coch. The second group cleared one of the the spillways – – and the third group painted the top gates at Ty Coch. Whilst all … Read more

Additional Boat Trips at Goytre Wharf!

During the school holidays our team of volunteers will be running boat trips out of Goytre Wharf on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Our Two boats will be running, the “Lord Raglan” our 55ft canal boat, and our smaller boat the Edith Elizabeth. Click the link if you want to find out more about our boats.  

Boat Trips for week ending 6th July 2025!

The Lord Raglan just crossing the basin on its way out on a cruise

Our two boats the Lord Raglan  and the Edith Elizabeth will be running at Goytre Wharf all over the weekend of Friday 4th July to Sunday 6th July. Boats will be running from 10:30am to 3:30pm on all days. The last trip each day will be 3:00pm. Our current boat trip prices can be seen on here

Interim Measures

MBACT are very pleased to have been part of the petition which has reached over 11,500 signatories, well over the 10,000 signatories needed to bring the issue of the future viability of the Mon and Brec to the attention of the Senedd. We also thank our President Lord Michael German and our Vice President Richard Dommett for their work behind the scenes helping to facilitate the interim measures agreed to … Read more

Fourteen Locks Centre Dragonfly

From Newport City Council If you’re visiting Fourteen Locks, you might notice a regular resident no longer in its usual spot in the pond… Well don’t worry, the dragonfly hasn’t flown away for good, we’re just having it cleaned and renovated. It should be back on its perch sometime in the summer. Thank you to Newport CC. I am sure it will look marvellous when it gets back.

Senedd petition – Ensuring the future of the Mon and Brec

A letter has been sent to all members of MBACT encouraging them to sign the Senedd petition aimed at ensuring a water supply to the Mon and Brec canal. Text of the letter and links are reproduced below. (please note I apologise for and have corrected the misspelling)   Dear Friends You may be aware of some of the issues regarding the abstraction licences which are currently threatening the Monmouthshire … Read more

MBACT Supporting CRT

Canals and Rivers Trust (CRT) have produced a letter sent to many interested parties outlining some of the issues they are experiencing with water abstraction licenses and the restrictions being imposed on them. They are also highlighting the cost to ensure an adequate water supply against the backdrop of reduction in government funding. Restoring the Mon and Brec is a key objective of MBACT, and maintaining the water supply is … Read more

Breeding swans

Heras fencing erected by MBACT to protect the breeding swans on the Mon and Brec canal.