Do you have your own piece of news to share with the community? Perhaps a review of a recent event? Do you have a coracle for sale, or want to share a notice with fellow members? Send it to us via Contribute and it could feature here or in the Journal
Click any headline to view the full story
This photo, taken in the 1920s, shows a coracle and a Ford Model T taking on a flood. The coracle (the passenger is probably a member of the Rogers family) fares somewhat better than the car...
Photo: Bruce Watson/Trevor Bagley
The Blairgowrie coracle on display at the Carmarthen River Festival in July. The next day, the coracle was presented to Martin Fowler at the National Coracle Centre, Cenarth, for permanent display in the museum
Despite the weather, there was an excellent turn out of both spectators and competitors at this year’s regatta. As usual, competitors competed in a number of different events including slalom, water polo (during which Peter Faulkner took goal-keeping to a new level, alighting from his Teme and using it to block the entire goal) and the Coracle Society race which was won (again!) by Steve Miles.
We have recently made some enhancements to The Coracle Society website in order to better serve our visitors.
Channel 4 recently broadcast a one hour documentary, "The Real Noah's Ark: Secret History".
A new item appeared recently on BBC Alba on the Spey currach. You can watch it on the BBC News by clicking here. An English translation is provided below
The Coracle Society regrets to announce the passing of Bernard Thomas, one of our Vice Presidents.
We extend our deepest sympathies to his family at this difficult time
Dr Irving Finkel PhD is the assistant keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures in the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum, where is the curator of the world’s largest collection of cuneiform clay tablets. He is the author of the much acclaimed book "The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood."
17 September 2019
Our 2019 Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 19th October. For more information and to RSVP please visit this page
20 July 2019
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.
13 July 2019
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.
02 June 2019
Article from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News - December 1937.
Copyright Illustrated London News Group
This course does not include introductory membership to The Coracle Society
Build your own coracle or currach of your choice of design under the expert guidance of Mick Petts, landscape sculptor during a 3-day course. Location on mountainside with lovely views over Usk Valley.
Our AGM will be held at the Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge
For more information please see our Annual General Meeting page
Login | Privacy, Terms & Safety | Contact us | Contribute
E&OE. Unless otherwise stated, all content on this site is Copyright © 1990 - 2019 The Coracle Society and contributors
