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
On a wonderful summer's Saturday, the inaugural Welshpool coracle regatta took place at the Town Wharf. Coracles have been absent from Welshpool for some time, so this event was truly historic. Despite not being able to raise enough entries for the planned Macmillan coracle regatta in the morning, a brilliant day was had by all who attended.
In the morning, general paddling demonstrations took place on the wharf with members of the public trying their hand at coracling. In the afternoon, the Coracle Society regatta took place with races for beginners, intermediates and experts, whirling dervishes and poachers run, with teams relaying across the wharf to collect fish from the opposite bank.
The day concluded with a general paddle session where more members of the public - including the local Mayor - took to the water to experience coracling.
Throughout the day, visitors viewed the displays in the Coracle Society and Ironbridge Coracle Trust tents, learning more about coracles, their history, and the work the ICT has done so far to secure and restore the Rogers' hut in Ironbridge.
Many thanks to all those involved in making the day such a success and lets hope we've helped to start a new annual event in Welshpool!
We've included a selection of photos from the day below (thanks to Ian Francis for sharing his photos with us) - you can view more, including a video of one of the races, on our Facebook page
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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