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Following the change to the fishing by-laws, this year's coracle season for the Towy will commence on the 1st May (usually 1st March).
As we are classed as a commercial fishery, we are still permitted to fish but will obviously be practicing the self distancing guidelines (which is no problem when you’re on a big river!).
Sadly due to the current situation, the organisers have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Carmarthen River Festival, which was due to take place on the 20th June.
Plans are now underway for 2021 to ensure it’s another successful community event.
Julie Rees - Carmarthen Coracle & Netsmen's Association
We have been forwarded a request from the organisers of APF Exhibition 2020, the UK’s largest forestry, woodland, arboriculture, fencing and biomass show, for someone to exhibit coraclemaking at their show this September (Thurs 24th-Sat 26th September).
If you are interested, please contact Euan Raffel for more information
Lovely hide coracle for sale, originally purchased in the late 80s. 55 inch diameter.
All enquiries to James - [email protected]
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.
Our season at the Museum ended on 15 August 2019. During that time we had one thousand, one hundred and five people afloat on the millpond. We introduce them to coracles in a gentle and unhurried way, explaining as best we can about the uses and building methods around the world. We tend to focus on Welsh coracles and of course our own Spey coracle.
Our 2019 Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 19th October. For more information and to RSVP please visit this page
Press release from the Carmarthen Coracle and Netsmen's Association - 17 July 2019
In January this year, an inquiry was held on behalf of the Welsh Government to examine the All Wales Salmon and Sea Trout Byelaws.
Jeremy and I left Insh very early taking with us two of our new fiberglass coracles, the Teifi and an Ironbridge, in our newly adapted trailer. The trailer is too narrow to carry them flat and the shape of the Teifi required extra padding to protect the side as it cannot rest on the gunwhale.
Article from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News - December 1937.
Copyright Illustrated London News Group
28 November 2020
During the 2020 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, we were horrified to learn that the Welsh Government and National Resources Wales propose to increase net licence fees for all holders - including the coracle net licences on the Towy, Teifi and Taf rivers - by up to over 120% for the Teifi licences in 2021. The sole reason for this seems to be to ensure the costs of administering these licences is fully covered by the fees collected.
01 November 2020
It is with great sadness that the Society announces the loss of Sir Peter Badge, who passed away peacefully on Thursday 29th October 2020. Sir Peter was the founding Chairman of the Society, before holding the office of President from 1997 until 2015.
04 October 2020
Coracle for sale - I have owned this for about twenty years. I bought it in Narberth in Wales from an antique shop and renovated it by giving it a new calico covering and then waterproofing it with bitumen. It is at my home in south Devon on the river Dart
All enquiries to Jon White - [email protected]
23 July 2020
We’ve been picking up a lot of trash during this pandemic and wanted to be able to reach trash in the middle of a nearby swale. One of our friends suggested we could get it if we had a round boat. You know a coracle, something I’ve only encountered in books till now. Using YouTube and the Coracle Society directions I was able to construct my first coracle.
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This course offers introductory Society membership for purchase. For more information click here
Join a small group for an interesting, rewarding and productive 2 days in glorious mid Wales! Take home your own beautiful, strong and traditional Boyne-style coracle!
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