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Please consider signing and sharing this petition to be delivered to the incoming Welsh Assembly following the election in May. If you would like a paper petition form to collect signatures, email for a PDF file (Welsh or English versions available) and return address.
We were recently contacted by the Natural History Museum, London asking for some advice regarding their coracle. They have a Boyne style coracle, built for them by Peter Faulkner, which although currently needing repair, has previously been used in their Wildlife Garden. They have sent us some photos of it in use - see below.
As a child, I spent a great deal of time with my maternal grandfather, William Morgan, whose parents had come over from the Vale of Glamorgan. He was always proud of his Welsh background and passed that pride along to me as well as a few words of "yr hen iaith" (the old language).
Who says that we only appeal to a lunatic minority?
Society member Alistair Phillips runs numerous coracle making courses each year at his workshop in Oxfordshire. He has shared these photos of a course he ran in June with us.
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An article on Malcolm Rees and his coracle making/fishing recently appeared on "We Made It", a series of articles following traditional crafts and the arts. To read the article, please click here
The work of the Ironbridge Coracle Trust has received national recognition in the form of this article, which appeared in The Times on 6 August 2015
Article and images are copyright Times Newspapers Ltd. This can be read online by clicking here (subscription required)
Dave Purvis was once again representing the Society at this year's Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy. He was joined by Museum Assistant Heather Townsend from Elgin Museum, for whom we raised £350 at the Tay Descent last year towards the conservation and reinterpretation of their Spey currach, thought to be the oldest coracle in existence.
Heledd Wyn Hardy from University of South Wales came to St Fagans on 26th July to film the coracles, net fisherman and Jim Lilford from Tomos a Lilford Brewery (who brewed our special Cwrwgl ale). You can view her video below (some of this video is in Welsh)
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.
02 March 2024
A reminder to members that you can purchase quality Society-branded apparel at very affordable prices, to show your support for us when attending events
For more information, please visit the Membership Benefits - Clothing page
21 February 2024
Late in 2023 we were contacted by Finley, a school student in the south east of England. His school encourages students in Year 9 to undertake projects over a long period of time to explore something they have an interest or passion in, in depth.
21 August 2023
Peter Faulkner-built, hide covered Boyne coracle for sale. In very good condition. Buyer collects from Oxford area. £400
For more information please contact Euan Raffel
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