Swansea Canal Society Training

Swansea Canal Society used the Riverside as a base for their training with British Waterways staff which proved to be  highly informative, entertaining and extremely useful.

Comedy Workshops

Great news for budding comedians !

Local comic Noel James has kindly agreed to run a series of two Stand Up Comedy Workshops at the Riverside Centre, to be followed by a performance evening (venue and date yet to be arranged). 

This event has already been promoted on S4C and promises to be very popular indeed.

The workshops are on the evenings of April 16th and 23rd . Book your place before it becomes a sell-out!

NPT Green Fayre cancelled

NPT Green Fayre cancelled


Regrettably NPT have had to cancel the Green Fayre that was planned for the 25th and 26th of February.


We hope that NPT will reorganise the Fayre for the summer.

Wildlife Walk
There was a the good turn out for our walk along the 4.5 mile Swansea Valley Wildlife Circular Walk on Sunday 19th. This walk takes you up the Swansea Canal and down Sustrans Route 43 cycleway back to the Centre. Not surprisingly we didn't see any otters, but we did see a wide range of birds including amongst others goosanders, dippers, tree creepers and a cormorant. Some birds including a wren and robin were so tame that our group of 12 didn't scare them off! There was a chance to do some basic winter tree identification by their buds (not as hard as you might think). The children on the walk (aged from 4 upwards!) were full of curiosity and loved looking down holes imagining what might be living down them. They also were delighted to find out how holly trees are spread! 

Going Fast!

Our tea and biscuits opening of Viv Rhule's art exhibition was very popular, and already many of her prints have been ordered.
Don't miss seeing this fabulous exhibition . At the Riverside until February 17th.

Celebrate with us our very first Art Exhibition !

Join us for tea and biscuits & at the same time view Vivian Rhule's fabulous work.

Sunday February 5th between 1pm and 3pm.

(Exhibition continues until Feb 17th)

Craig - an exhibition by local artist Vivian Rhule

‘Places give me ideas...I get my energy from being outside on the road or walking in the mountains’ – Richard Long'

Whilst Drawing amongst the Dry stone walls on the hills, mountains I feel an awareness and involvement.

I see craggy  man made creations ,with their gaps and apertures and Stones and boulders of river valleys Places , moving across the landscape and I feel an awareness .

Drystone walls hold memories of journeys resting's

Limestone....rich sea life pose in statute.

Hands hugs quarry

Vivian has been a practising visual and community artist for over twenty years and has exhibited

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Vivian’s knowledge and experience of art, craft and design is considerable and she has many simple practical and facilitation techniques that can be shared with others to create imaginative outcomes. Mediums might range from felt, print, three dimensional work, paper making or drawing.

Vivian is a local artist and has had innumerable exhibitions, both locally and in London, since graduating from Newport College of Art in 1984.

The exhibition runs in the Centre unti February 17th,