The Fourteen Locks Centre and Dadford Tea Room is open every day 9.30am - 4pm. Please note that Cwm Lane when approaching from Cwmbran is temporary closed at Groes Road. There is a fully signposted diversion through the estate onto the High Cross to Risca Road. .
Hot food served until 3:00. Takeaway only after 3:30.
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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
Heras fencing erected by MBACT to protect the breeding swans on the Mon and Brec canal.
See what a small number of volunteers can do in one morning. Work on the canal is being carried out by our volunteers and this is an example of the rubbish that was collected on Saturday 11th January at Cwmbran Retail Park. Our weekly work teams meet on a Friday and Saturday mornings, (weather dependent) and are currently doing vegetation management with the occasional litter picking session, depending on the … Read more
MBACT volunteers did a great job of clearing up on the Ty Coch to Pentre Lane stretch this weekend. Four bags ready for collection by Torfaen, and several members of the public commented on the good job the team were doing. The new volunteers are working towards the Welsh Baccalaureate qualification and need community service as part of this. What better way to improve the environment than to collect so … Read more
Richard Dommett’s service to the canal was recognised by Newport City Council by naming of Lock 21 as Dommett’s Lock . Invited guests and MBACT volunteers witnessed the unveiling of the name post and the new lock gates installed recently. The design of the lock gates sprung from an idea Richard had, and the modular lock gates are no longer made of wood, and their projected life span is … Read more
Some volunteers preparing for the first MBACT Cwmbran litter pick after having an introduction to volunteering with MBACT hosted at Forgehammer CIC. This group will meet weekly and work on the Cwmbran section of the canal by litter picking and vegetation clearing. The aim is for most of their work to be on the difficult to get to places more safely using our new pontoon. If you are interested in … Read more
Himalayan Balsam was identified on the canal south of Cwmbran, and our volunteers began removing some of it today at Ty Coch. We won’t be able to complete this because the plant will begin producing seeds soon and work will have to stop but our volunteers will be ready to go next year.
Several volunteers had a great day at TyCoch today, the pontoon had it’s first outing when we took it waterside for a trial. Almost all the preparation, training and health and safety is now in place so we are nearly ready for launch.
MBACT welcomes the long awaited news that Newport City Council is to commence works on the Crumlin Arm of the canal north of Fourteen Locks to the Caerphilly CBC boundary at Harry Roberts Bridge. MBACT have had regular meetings with NCC officers responsible for the canal and have always emphasised the importance of the canal to our members and the local community. Initially NCC plan to install bunds at several … Read more
MBACT views this post as crucial in achieving the ultimate aim of full canal restoration. Chris says he is very excited to be in post and looks forward to working on the canal project(s) with the various stakeholders including MBACT. His background is in project management, working within both the public and private sector. He is passionate about the canal and what it can provide to the community and further … Read more