Coracle World Championships
15 years of coracle racing in Shrewsbury across the River Severn in teams of four along with the chance to break the world record time. Fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support
Carmarthen Coracle and Netsmen’s Association were lucky enough to receive grant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a Coracle Story Telling Project. We have been working with retired teacher, Mr Andy Edwards, in recording the old stories from the older generation of coracle men so they are preserved and used to educate. It was only when Andy started to look into our old traditions and stories that he realised what a unique heritage we had and felt passionately in having everything recorded for local school children.
The project is now coming to the final stages - we have produced a booklet on the ‘Carmarthen Coracle’, which will be officially launched in January 2020. This booklet will be sent to every school in the county. Should a school wish to learn more about our coracle heritage, they will have the opportunity to research in depth on the website ‘People’s Collection Wales’ and download certain information to use in class.
Local schools will also have the opportunity to have a visit from Andy, who will arrive at the school dressed as a coracle man from the 1800s with a traditional coracle on his back - Andy will relay all his old river stories to the children.
Julie Rees
29 May 2024
In an effort to preserve the 10,000 year old gentle art of coracle making and sailing, The Coracle Society is commencing a new project with the UK Men's Shed Association to preserve this historical craft from oblivion for future generations to enjoy.
29 May 2024
Charles and Maggie, a couple of Architects from Oxford, recently tried their hands at coracle making on a course at The Gorfanc Hideaway in March 2024. Maggie Forrester grew up in Shropshire and remembers the man on the river, Fred Davies “The Coracle Man”, and her local pub “The Coracle” where many a pint was had. So when she came across a leaflet advertising coracle making at Gorfanc in Wales the opportunity was too great to miss out on.
25 April 2024
My brother Dave Nicoll who was a member probably from 1996 when he built his first coracle on a Terry Kenny’s course on the weekend of the Ironbridge regatta of that year, died on Saturday 20th April after a short illness aged 85
21 March 2024
We are working with the UK Men's Shed Association to introduce Sheds to coraclemaking, in order to increase the volume of coracles being built and used, and hopefully secure the future of coraclemaking in the UK, which is under threat as listed in the Heritage Crafts Association's Red List of Endangered Crafts.
15 years of coracle racing in Shrewsbury across the River Severn in teams of four along with the chance to break the world record time. Fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support
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