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Wales on Wheels 2016, 14 May …

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The fourth Wales on Wheels is confirmed for Saturday 14 May 2016. As before it will be held in and around the National Waterfront Museum and Dylan Thomas Square in Swansea Marina. There will be a dinner at the Marriott on the evening of Friday 13 May.

Click WoW 2016 Flier for full details.

Click Wales on Wheels 2016 dinner menu  for dinner details. Bookings and menu choices are required by 4 May. The speaker is Philip Kirk, former Managing Director of the Oxford Bus Company and now Archivist of the Kithead Trust.

See previous WoW at Wales on Wheels

The event is a joint effort by the Roads & Road Transport History Association, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Museum, and Swansea Bus Museum. Participation and entry is free.

Swansea Bus Museum – ride a double-decker from the Museum to Mumbles!
Ryland Classics
Swansea Museum truck and bus
Barry Bus Museum
Classic Vehicle Enthusiasts Group
Yeoman Living History – http://www.yeomangreatwar.com
Swansea Motorcycle Club
Skewen and Pontarddulais Classic Car Clubs
Swansea Historic Vehicle Register
Welsh Area Fire Engine Restoration Society
Swansea Fire Service
Pink Cadillac
University of Wales Trinity St David’s School of Applied Design (modern racing cars)
Wheelrights
Bikeability
Tools for Self Reliance
Wallace and Gromit van and motorcycle with sidecar
Mametz Woods Classic Car Run 2016
Sinclair C5 with pedals for kids
Penydarren Steam Locomotive accompanied by Mr Trevithick himself – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZCfXIZGFhc
Gilbern Club
Swansea Railway Modellers Group
Bryngold Books
Oxfam transport book sale
Oxford Diecast

Hafod-Morfa walk, Saturday 9 April …

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If you’d like to know more about Swansea’s copper heritage and Swansea University’s involvement in the site’s development, why not join us on a walk around the Hafod Morfa Copperworks site on Saturday 9th April at 11:00 a.m. The walk will start from the Museum Collection Centre.

To book your place please phone the Museum Collection Centre on 01792- 467282

Copper Folk on the Copper Jack, Sunday 10 April …

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Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton invite you to come and join us on our next song and music trip aboard Copper Jack on Sunday 10th April 2016.  All aboard by 3.45pm for 4pm sailing.  Bring your voices and instruments to make music as we cruise on the River Tawe for an hour and a half and then have more music until 6.30 while moored in Swansea Marina outside the National Waterfront Museum.

Cost is £5 per person.  Places are limited so please book early.
To find out more details and make a booking please visit our website:

http://copperfolk.wix.com/copperfolk#!copperopolis/c1jmr

Art @ the Hafod (and White Rock) on Flickr …

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A fantastic series of photo albums and galleries have been made available online that showcase highlights from the ‘Being Human Festival’ that took place in the summer of 2015.

The series of events that led by Swansea University had a theme of ‘Heritage, Health and Wellbeing’ and involved an exploration of wellbeing and heritage through public-facing activities (debate, poetry, dramatic performance, art and enterprise) supported by the Connected Communities project at a variety of venues including the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Clyne Farm Centre, the National Waterfront Museum and the University’s Singleton campus.

The photo albums include the ‘Art @ the Hafod’ event at the Hafod-Morfa and White Rock Copperworks here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/beinghumanfest/albums/72157660542398647

and Windsongs of the Blessed Bay that took place at Clyne Farm here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/beinghumanfest/albums/72157661799747732

For more information on the festival click here:

http://www.swansea.ac.uk/riah/news/resoundingsuccessforriahsbeinghumanheritagehealthandwellbeingpubliceventsseries.php

and for a follow-up interview on the Swansea University events please click here:

http://beinghumanfestival.org/heritage-health-and-wellbeing/

Swansea Canal Artist-in-Residence, YMCA 23 March …

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The Swansea Canal Artist-in-Residence, Cheon Pyo Lee, will be giving a presentation on the third floor of the YMCA, 1 Kingsway, Swansea SA1 5JQ on THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH, at 5.30 pm. He will give an illustrated talk about his plans for several projects inspired by his six month stay with us.

Cheon was born in Korea, grew up in Paraguay and is now based in New York. His stay in Swansea has been sponsored by the Arts Council of Wales, Glandwr Cymru and ADDO.

Please do your best to support this internationally acclaimed artist.
Martin Davies, Secretary, The Swansea Canal Society | Cymdeithas Camlas Abertawe
www.swanseacanalsociety.com

Save Swansea Museum petition …

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Swansea Museum is under threat, it’s budget to be cut by at least 50% next year. It is a wonderfully rich treasury of our heritage, as well as being a very active force in education, culture and tourism.

Swansea is Wales’s second city. Its fine 175 year old museum cannot be allowed to perish.

A petition has been set up on the 38 Degrees site:  https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-swansea-museum….