Restoration
The canals are the subject of active restoration projects. Local interest resulted in the formation of the Neath and Tennant Canals Preservation Society in 1974, to promote restoration of the canal, and carry out clearance and repairs using volunteers. In 2006 it was renamed the Neath and Tennant Canals Trust. They have worked alongside the two Canal companies, Neath Port Talbot Council, and a wide range of funders and bodies working for regeneration of the Neath valley, to enable a return to use of significant sections of the canals.
Since the building of Glynneath bypass in the early 1970s the Neath Canal has been split in two as far as navigation is concerned. Restoration on both sections has progressed, with a long-term hope of re-uniting them.
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