£500k Pendine Promenade Boost Plans Move Step Closer To Completion » Swansea Bay news information - live, work, study, invest: "Plans have been released for the second and third phase of a £500,000 promenade improvement scheme in Pendine."
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Sunday 23 September 2012
Saturday 22 September 2012
Friday 24 August 2012
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Sea King diverted from demo by real-life call out (From Western Telegraph)
Sea King diverted from demo by real-life call out (From Western Telegraph): "Two young women holidaymakers who were in danger of being cut off by the tide between Pendine and Ginst Point were airlifted inland to safety by the helicopter and met by Tenby and Manorbier coastguard rescue teams."
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Sea King diverted from demo by real-life call out (From Western Telegraph)
Sea King diverted from demo by real-life call out (From Western Telegraph): "Two young women holidaymakers who were in danger of being cut off by the tide between Pendine and Ginst Point were airlifted inland to safety by the helicopter and met by Tenby and Manorbier coastguard rescue teams."
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Monday 20 August 2012
Saturday 18 August 2012
Friday 17 August 2012
Saturday 11 August 2012
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Massive wind farm visible across South Wales coast | This is South Wales
Massive wind farm visible across South Wales coast | This is South Wales: "PORTS in South Wales may be used to transport parts and materials for a massive off-shore wind farm visible from Pendine to Llansteffan."
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Tuesday 7 August 2012
Warning over Pendine Range firing trials (From Western Telegraph)
Warning over Pendine Range firing trials (From Western Telegraph): "Members of the public are being warned that a number of firings are to take place at the MOD Pendine Range from now up until September 7th.
The Ministry of Defence has given approval for the "crucial trial activity" to potentially exceed the 135dB limit at the range boundary for this period, with limited firings only due to take place between 9am and 6pm.
The Defence Minister has written local MPs and AMs, while Carmarthenshire County Council, St Ishmaels Community Council, police and the fire service have also been notified.
QinetiQ, which manages the range for the MOD has apologised in advance for any disturbance the trial may cause.
Members of the public who may have concerns can call the Careline on 0800 921345 or email pendineinfo@qinetiq.com."
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The Ministry of Defence has given approval for the "crucial trial activity" to potentially exceed the 135dB limit at the range boundary for this period, with limited firings only due to take place between 9am and 6pm.
The Defence Minister has written local MPs and AMs, while Carmarthenshire County Council, St Ishmaels Community Council, police and the fire service have also been notified.
QinetiQ, which manages the range for the MOD has apologised in advance for any disturbance the trial may cause.
Members of the public who may have concerns can call the Careline on 0800 921345 or email pendineinfo@qinetiq.com."
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Beach riding
Beach riding: "Marros
No restrictions. Contact Carmarthenshire County Council, on 01267 234567.
Pendine
No restrictions, except when MoD is operational on their section of beach. Contact Carmarthenshire County Council, on 01267 234567."
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No restrictions. Contact Carmarthenshire County Council, on 01267 234567.
Pendine
No restrictions, except when MoD is operational on their section of beach. Contact Carmarthenshire County Council, on 01267 234567."
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Monday 6 August 2012
John speeds over sands to claim triathalon triumph (From South Wales Guardian)
John speeds over sands to claim triathalon triumph (From South Wales Guardian): "Ammanford iron man John Williams has claimed victory in the inaugural Pendine Outdoor Sprint Triathlon, which took place on Sunday.
The event, organised by Healthy Life Activities and sponsored by Pendine Outdoors, involved a 500m open water sea swim, a 20km bike ride down through Laugharne and a 5km run along the scenic P e n d i n e sands."
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The event, organised by Healthy Life Activities and sponsored by Pendine Outdoors, involved a 500m open water sea swim, a 20km bike ride down through Laugharne and a 5km run along the scenic P e n d i n e sands."
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Thursday 2 August 2012
Burry Port RNLI lifeboat called to Pendine
Burry Port RNLI lifeboat called to Pendine: "At 2.10pm on Saturday (21 July), the volunteer crew at the RNLI’s station at Burry Port launched to the assistance of a broken down boat, with two local persons on board, three miles south west of Pendine and 12.5 miles west of the lifeboat station."
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Ports could play key role for offshore wind farm | This is South Wales
Ports could play key role for offshore wind farm | This is South Wales: "The least number would be 188, although the fewer the number of turbines built the bigger they would be.
The Atlantic Array would be 22.5km from the south-west Gower coast at its closest point, and 14km from north Devon.
It is thought the colossal blades would also be visible from Burry Port and Pendine."
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The Atlantic Array would be 22.5km from the south-west Gower coast at its closest point, and 14km from north Devon.
It is thought the colossal blades would also be visible from Burry Port and Pendine."
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Friday 27 July 2012
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog . . . and some Clecs!
Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog . . . and some Clecs!: "The WEEE banks are not able to accept large electrical items such as televisions or fridges. Residents can either take these items to their nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre or arrange for a bulky waste collection for a small charge.
Visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/recycling or call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567 for more information.
The new WEEE banks are located at:
• Morrisons, Carmarthen
• Tumble car park (Darren Las)
• Newcastle Emlyn car park
• Llanybydder car park
• Pendine car park"
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Visit www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/recycling or call Carmarthenshire Direct on 01267 234567 for more information.
The new WEEE banks are located at:
• Morrisons, Carmarthen
• Tumble car park (Darren Las)
• Newcastle Emlyn car park
• Llanybydder car park
• Pendine car park"
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Monday 23 July 2012
On this day -- July 21 - North Texas e-News
On this day -- July 21 - North Texas e-News: "1925 – Sir Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to break the 150 mph (241 km/h) land barrier at Pendine Sands in Wales. He drove a Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h)."
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Sunday 22 July 2012
Friday 20 July 2012
Promises of warm weather to brighten up the weekend | This is South Wales
Promises of warm weather to brighten up the weekend | This is South Wales: "REPORTS of a strange yellow ball in the sky are on the increase.
From Pendine Sands to Gower, Swansea to Port Talbot, the mysterious object has been spotted through the diminishing clouds."
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From Pendine Sands to Gower, Swansea to Port Talbot, the mysterious object has been spotted through the diminishing clouds."
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Wednesday 18 July 2012
Monday 16 July 2012
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Send My Friend To School
Send My Friend To School: "Simon Hart MP is helping the junior pupils at Tremoilet VCP School in Pendine get involved in the SEND MY FRIEND TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN.
"In the year 2000, world leaders agreed to try to get all children into school by 2015," explains teacher Marina Howells. "In the last year the campaign has hit the wall. With only 3 years to go there are still 67 million children out of school."
This year, linked to the Olympics, there is a "Go for Gold" campaign to try to win this global education race and get all the remaining 67 million children into school by 2015."
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"In the year 2000, world leaders agreed to try to get all children into school by 2015," explains teacher Marina Howells. "In the last year the campaign has hit the wall. With only 3 years to go there are still 67 million children out of school."
This year, linked to the Olympics, there is a "Go for Gold" campaign to try to win this global education race and get all the remaining 67 million children into school by 2015."
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Monday 9 July 2012
FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon and QinetiQ complete trials on compact penetrator warhead
FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon and QinetiQ complete trials on compact penetrator warhead: "Raytheon (chalet A20-21) and QinetiQ have completed "sled trials" of a new compact penetrator warhead at the UK's Pendine test range.
The compact penetrator warhead has the same outer mold-line and mass as the Paveway IV 500lb (227kg) laser and global positioning system guided bomb, but has increased penetration capability."
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The compact penetrator warhead has the same outer mold-line and mass as the Paveway IV 500lb (227kg) laser and global positioning system guided bomb, but has increased penetration capability."
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Friday 6 July 2012
TENBY TODAY | NEWS | Lifeboats launched to assist teenagers | 2012
TENBY TODAY | NEWS | Lifeboats launched to assist teenagers | 2012: "Milford Haven Coastguard requested the immediate launch of both Tenby all-weather and inshore lifeboats on Sunday after a teenage girl and her friend got into trouble whilst swimming off Morfa Bychan, near Pendine.
In the meantime, the father of the 14-year-old swam out to help the two girls and managed to get them back to the rocks.
Both RNLI lifeboats, the all-weather Haydn Miller and inshore Georgina Taylor, battled rough seas to reach Morfa Bychan, but fortunately, as they arrived on scene, the casualties just made it to the shore.
The girls, who were from Abergavenny, were met by coastguards and were then treated by paramedics for minor cuts, having climbed over rocks to reach the shore.
The lifeboats carried out a search of the area to make sure nobody else was in trouble before returning to station. "
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In the meantime, the father of the 14-year-old swam out to help the two girls and managed to get them back to the rocks.
Both RNLI lifeboats, the all-weather Haydn Miller and inshore Georgina Taylor, battled rough seas to reach Morfa Bychan, but fortunately, as they arrived on scene, the casualties just made it to the shore.
The girls, who were from Abergavenny, were met by coastguards and were then treated by paramedics for minor cuts, having climbed over rocks to reach the shore.
The lifeboats carried out a search of the area to make sure nobody else was in trouble before returning to station. "
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Sunday 1 July 2012
BBC News - Seven children rescued in three beach alerts in west Wales
BBC News - Seven children rescued in three beach alerts in west Wales: "Meanwhile, at Pendine in Carmarthenshire, two 14-year-old teenage girls from Abergavenny got into difficulty while swimming and the tide took them out to Gilman Point.
Milford Haven coastguard said they became panicked and went onto some rocks and called for help.
The father of one of the girls went to their aid bringing them back along the rocks to safety causing them to suffer cuts and bruises.
Ambulance paramedics checked them over and due to their ages and ambulance protocols they had to be taken to Glangwili hospital, Carmarthen, for treatment.
Coastguards received several 999 calls for the incident and rescue teams from Tenby and Manorbier were alerted."
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Milford Haven coastguard said they became panicked and went onto some rocks and called for help.
The father of one of the girls went to their aid bringing them back along the rocks to safety causing them to suffer cuts and bruises.
Ambulance paramedics checked them over and due to their ages and ambulance protocols they had to be taken to Glangwili hospital, Carmarthen, for treatment.
Coastguards received several 999 calls for the incident and rescue teams from Tenby and Manorbier were alerted."
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Friday 29 June 2012
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Friday 15 June 2012
TENBY TODAY | SPORT | BOWLERS CORNER
TENBY TODAY | SPORT | BOWLERS CORNER: "Fixtures
This weekend, both First Division teams will be playing at home. Tomorrow (Saturday), Tenby entertain Pendine and on Sunday, the Five Arches take on Saundersfoot. Both start at 2 pm prompt. "
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This weekend, both First Division teams will be playing at home. Tomorrow (Saturday), Tenby entertain Pendine and on Sunday, the Five Arches take on Saundersfoot. Both start at 2 pm prompt. "
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Thursday 14 June 2012
Noise at bomb testing site to be surveyed after resident petition | This is South Wales
Noise at bomb testing site to be surveyed after resident petition | This is South Wales: "BOMB testing noise levels in Pendine will be surveyed this summer after Ferryside residents petitioned the UK Government.
Angry residents presented a petition of 250 signatures to Jonathan Edwards MP in March, which he in turn took to Westminster.
Residents in Ferryside and Llangain complained earlier in the year about the noise levels creating vibrations in their homes, with some houses suffering cracked window frames and broken trinkets.
They formed STIFLE (St Ishmael's Fights Large Explosions), an action group campaigning for the testing of the bombs to be redirected away from their homes.
Delme Bowen, a member of STIFLE, said: "It's excellent, I think Jonathan Edwards has done a great deal in being persistent about this request, and a lot of residents like Richard Leverson have delivered the goods on this."
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Angry residents presented a petition of 250 signatures to Jonathan Edwards MP in March, which he in turn took to Westminster.
Residents in Ferryside and Llangain complained earlier in the year about the noise levels creating vibrations in their homes, with some houses suffering cracked window frames and broken trinkets.
They formed STIFLE (St Ishmael's Fights Large Explosions), an action group campaigning for the testing of the bombs to be redirected away from their homes.
Delme Bowen, a member of STIFLE, said: "It's excellent, I think Jonathan Edwards has done a great deal in being persistent about this request, and a lot of residents like Richard Leverson have delivered the goods on this."
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Wednesday 13 June 2012
Bluebird Centenary celebration hits the Theatre Royal Haymarket on June 12th
Bluebird Centenary celebration hits the Theatre Royal Haymarket on June 12th: "An early Bluebird racer at Pendine Sands in 1927 - when lawns were still mowed by hand"
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Lovely Jubilee fun on the beach | This is South Wales
Lovely Jubilee fun on the beach | This is South Wales: "HUGE crowds made their way to Pendine for a day of Jubilee fun on the beach.
The children's entertainment was free and included circus skills, Battlefield Live, It's a Knockout, and face painting. There were health and wellbeing stalls, local produce sales, a kids' disco, a hog roast and live bands."
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The children's entertainment was free and included circus skills, Battlefield Live, It's a Knockout, and face painting. There were health and wellbeing stalls, local produce sales, a kids' disco, a hog roast and live bands."
Organiser Tim McDermott said: "This has been one of the most successful events I have ever been involved with in Pendine. Every café and shop had queues of people. I have never seen so many people in Pendine.
"I think the businesses would have done well. It was all about family entertainment and there was plenty of that. We were promised a lot by Carmarthenshire Council, but they disappointed us in the end. Our local council were far more supportive."
Pat Leefe, of the Beach Hotel, said: "It has been an amazing day out for the children. There have been crowds here all day and we had to work hard to provide all the food. It has been a great success thanks to all the people who put in such hard work."
Meanwhile in Laugharne celebrations were low key by day but picked up in the evening with the lighting of the beacon on the castle. Large crowds gathered to watch and were entertained with music and food. Mayor of Laugharne John Lynch said: "It has been a great weekend in Laugharne with plenty of visitors. The lighting of the beacon was the highlight and it was part of a number of similar beacons being lit all across the country."
In St Clears there were picnics in the park, a street party and a torch relay through the streets culminating in the lighting of a beacon atop of the town's Norman Castle. The shops along Pentre Road were decorated with Union Jacks and Welsh flags and a competition was held for best decorated shop and business premises.
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Tuesday 12 June 2012
100 years of Bluebird record-breakers celebrated - Telegraph
100 years of Bluebird record-breakers celebrated - Telegraph: "Some of the cars on display include the first Blue Bird, Sir Malcolm Campbell's 1912 Lorraine-Dietrich Vieux Charles III, as well as the Sunbeam in which Sir Malcolm took his first Land Speed Record in 1924, at 146mph on Pendine Sands."
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Saturday 9 June 2012
house swapi want to move to pendine have house in swansea in Plasmarl, Swansea | Home Swap | Gumtree.com
house swapi want to move to pendine have house in swansea in Plasmarl, Swansea | Home Swap | Gumtree.com: "hi i have 3 bed house in swansea looking to do straight swap for house in or around pendine i own my home so would be looking for home around similar value please get in touch if your interested thanks"
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any mums living in or around pendine
any mums living in or around pendine: "my name is claire i am 39 almost 40 lol currently living in swansea but moving to pendine carmarthenshire dont know a soul down there my kids will attend llanmiloe primary school and wondered if other mums lived close by or not as I drive would like to meet for coffee and chat during school hours or for play dates after school or on the weekends many thanks claire oh also are there drama classes and football clubs that you know of and would reccommend xx"
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Friday 8 June 2012
Passionate opposition | This is South Wales
Passionate opposition | This is South Wales: "Later on, when he climbs Foel Cwm Cerwyn , the highest point in the Preseli Hills, not far from his Welsh bolt-hole, and looks north eastwards across the rolling hills of Cymru Fach, he will clearly see the latest part-time revolving monsters of Brechfa Forest, only 35 miles away, in addition to existing ones at Llanboidy, Pendine, Newcastle Emlyn and Pencader, industrialising the supposed "garden of Wales"!"
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Stourbridge sailor rescued during sea race « Express & Star
Stourbridge sailor rescued during sea race « Express & Star: "Coast rescue teams from Tenby, Manorbier and Llansteffan were dispatched along with all-weather and inshore lifeboats from the Tenby RNLI. An RAF helicopter from Chivenor, North Devon, was also sent.
Mr Westbury, of Norton, was found, uninjured, nearly an hour later some three miles off Pendine Sands."
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Mr Westbury, of Norton, was found, uninjured, nearly an hour later some three miles off Pendine Sands."
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Tuesday 29 May 2012
Three Blue Flag beach awards! - Parkdean
Three Blue Flag beach awards! - Parkdean: "Parkdean; voted Best UK Holiday Operator at the British Travel Awards for 2 years running, are proud to announce that Challaborough Bay; accessed directly from Challaborough Bay Holiday Park, Trecco Bay; just steps away from Trecco Bay Holiday Park and Pendine Beach; located minutes from Pendine Sands Holiday Park, have been awarded the internationally recognised Blue Flag Award for 2012.
Blue Flag is a prestigious award scheme which acts as a guarantee to tourists that the beach they are visiting is one of the best in the world. The Blue Flag is awarded to coastal destinations which have achieved the highest quality in water, facilities, safety, environmental education and management."
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Blue Flag is a prestigious award scheme which acts as a guarantee to tourists that the beach they are visiting is one of the best in the world. The Blue Flag is awarded to coastal destinations which have achieved the highest quality in water, facilities, safety, environmental education and management."
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3 bedroom for sale, Apartment 5 in Pendine, Carmarthenshire | Property for Sale | Gumtree.com
3 bedroom for sale, Apartment 5 in Pendine, Carmarthenshire | Property for Sale | Gumtree.com: "A superb second floor, sea front, fully furnished luxury apartment located within yards of the beach front in the popular village of Pendine, with uninterrupted views of the coastline of Carmarthen Bay through to the Gower peninsula. The accommodation briefly comprises: Entrance Hallway, Open Plan Living, Kitchen and Dining Area, Bathroom and three Bedrooms. The property benefits from dedicated covered parking, communal atrium with shower and washing area which is ideal after a day at the beach, access from the communal area, intercom system, self closing internal doors, full UPVc windows and doors.
The apartment is fully furnished to an exceptional standard and early viewing is highly recommended."
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The apartment is fully furnished to an exceptional standard and early viewing is highly recommended."
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2 bedroom for sale, Apartment in Pendine, Carmarthenshire | Property for Sale | Gumtree.com
2 bedroom for sale, Apartment in Pendine, Carmarthenshire | Property for Sale | Gumtree.com: "A superb first floor, sea front apartment located within yards of the beach front in the popular village of Pendine, with uninterrupted views of the coastline of Carmarthen Bay through to the Gower peninsula. The accommodation briefly comprises: Entrance Hallway, Open Plan Living, Kitchen and Dining Area, Bathroom and two Bedrooms. The property benefits from dedicated covered parking, communal atrium with shower and washing area which is ideal after a day at the beach, access from the communal area, intercom system, self closing internal doors, full UPVc windows and doors."
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Thursday 24 May 2012
cook / chef in Pendine, Carmarthenshire | Cooks Jobs | Gumtree.com
cook / chef in Pendine, Carmarthenshire | Cooks Jobs | Gumtree.com: "Our family run, restaurant, cafe and takeaway relies on a strong team in all areas, especially in our fast paced kitchen.
Our Head Chef Paul is looking for someone to train up to his standard and once the right candidate has settled in, they will be expected to cover his time off.
The kitchen has undergone a major refit over the winter, making sure that everything is in place, for what we expect to be a busy summer.
Paul is looking for someone who is able to produce breakfast, lunch, dinner and on occasions takeaway fare.
We will pay "Above" minimum wage + a full share of the tips for the right hard working, team player."
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Our Head Chef Paul is looking for someone to train up to his standard and once the right candidate has settled in, they will be expected to cover his time off.
The kitchen has undergone a major refit over the winter, making sure that everything is in place, for what we expect to be a busy summer.
Paul is looking for someone who is able to produce breakfast, lunch, dinner and on occasions takeaway fare.
We will pay "Above" minimum wage + a full share of the tips for the right hard working, team player."
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Wednesday 23 May 2012
20 events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee - Parentdish
20 events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee - Parentdish: "
Jubilee BBQ weekend
Where: Carmarthen and Pendine Sands, Discovercarmarthenshire.com
When: 2-4 June
Carmarthenshire is celebrating its first BBQ Week to celebrate and showcase the county’s top quality BBQ produce and locations. On the Saturday there will be local produce stalls and Britain’s champion BBQer Ben Bartlett cooking up a storm in Carmarthen town centre and on the Monday seaside cooking demos in Pendine, the jewel of Carmarthenshire’s coastline, local produce stalls, a hog roast on the beach, children’s entertainment and beach activities including go- karting, a climbing wall, sand castle building and canoeing, live music and comedy acts and in a grand finale, the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon and fireworks extravaganza."
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Jubilee BBQ weekend
Where: Carmarthen and Pendine Sands, Discovercarmarthenshire.com
When: 2-4 June
Carmarthenshire is celebrating its first BBQ Week to celebrate and showcase the county’s top quality BBQ produce and locations. On the Saturday there will be local produce stalls and Britain’s champion BBQer Ben Bartlett cooking up a storm in Carmarthen town centre and on the Monday seaside cooking demos in Pendine, the jewel of Carmarthenshire’s coastline, local produce stalls, a hog roast on the beach, children’s entertainment and beach activities including go- karting, a climbing wall, sand castle building and canoeing, live music and comedy acts and in a grand finale, the lighting of the Jubilee Beacon and fireworks extravaganza."
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Monday 21 May 2012
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TENBY TODAY | SPORT | Pendine and District BC
TENBY TODAY | SPORT | Pendine and District BC: "Last Saturday, Pendine commenced its second year in the first division of the Pembrokeshire League, having surprisingly come fourth in the league last year, and now faced Pembroke Dock BC. "
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Monday 7 May 2012
Matthew Dance's his way to muddy victory (From Milford Mercury)
Matthew Dance's his way to muddy victory (From Milford Mercury): "NOT even heavy rain could stop the South Wales Autograss League running their opening meeting of the season at the Castle Lloyd farm circuit above Pendine.
A total of 133 drivers signed on including 79 from the SWL and 46 from the neighbouring West Wales League.
With the two opening heats over, the finals would see the rain stop for some closely fought races including Matthew Dance TA30 who won class five after his engine fire the previous week at the Cwmdu meeting."
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A total of 133 drivers signed on including 79 from the SWL and 46 from the neighbouring West Wales League.
With the two opening heats over, the finals would see the rain stop for some closely fought races including Matthew Dance TA30 who won class five after his engine fire the previous week at the Cwmdu meeting."
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A Welsh wander: Tackle the 870 mile-long Wales Coast Path a little at a time - UK - Travel - The Independent
A Welsh wander: Tackle the 870 mile-long Wales Coast Path a little at a time - UK - Travel - The Independent: "The first coast path to outline an entire country officially opens today: the Wales Coast Path. This 870-mile trail runs from the Welsh border near Chester all the way to Chepstow in south-east Wales. It connects certain existing coastal paths, such as those on the Anglesey coast and Pembrokeshire. The resulting continuous route forms and joins up the 177-mile Offa's Dyke Path national trail along the Welsh-English border to create a complete circuit of Wales."
To be accurate, today's official opening does not mean it is complete: some sections are a work in progress with more waymarking needed on the Llyn Peninsula and detours because of access disputes on Anglesey. But the majority of the path will be complete for the grand opening, celebrated by three ceremonies in North, South and Mid Wales.
To test it ahead of the official opening, I opted for a weekend walking sections of the lesser-explored Carmarthenshire path. The 68 miles from Amroth to Llanelli connect the walkers' hubs of Gower and Pembrokeshire but, given sections of treacherous salt marsh, include some deviation inland.
Culturally it's a particularly rich walk, showcasing the landscape that inspired the writer Dylan Thomas to produce some of his best-known work. Based in Laugharne, where Thomas lived in the late 1940s, my plan was to walk out each day, returning each night for rest and recuperation.
I start walking at Pendine beach, the seven-mile sweep of sand opening up in widescreen on a blustery spring day. Tenby lurks round the headland and fishermen are digging for lugworms. The beach was the scene of successive world land speed records in the 1920s and the rivalry between Malcolm Campbell and John Parry-Thomas who was killed here in 1927. His car, Babs, was salvaged from a sand-gritted grave and is now exhibited in a small, wind-lashed museum just behind the beach.
The walk into Laugharne leads me inland around the Pendine Sands military base, following the road before veering back coastward and over Sir John's Hill into town. Georgian Laugharne inspired Llareggub, the fictional location for Thomas's 1954 radio play Under Milk Wood.
Waiting for me at Laugharne's ruined castle on the main square, the Grist, is a smiling Bob Stevens of Salt House Farm. Stevens has devised a two-mile, linear Dylan Thomas Birthday Walk around the estuary, overlapping with the coast path, with each of five new benches carved with a line from Thomas's "Poem in October". Complete the walk on your birthday and present your birth certificate or driving licence at a local pub, and you can claim a free birthday pint.
"The trail follows the walk Dylan documented in his poem," explains Bob as we stand on a hilltop outside Laugharne, views across the salt marsh and ringed plover wading below. "I don't like much of poetry but I really feel the essence of the man by walking this trail each year on my own birthday."
That night, before supper, I take a look around the Tin Shed Experience, an offbeat anti-war museum/ performance space on the town's pastel-painted main drag. The venue recently hosted events for the annual Laugharne Weekend arts festival, including Howard Marks and John Cooper Clarke.
"Laugharne is a time slip in the best possible sense," says co-founder Seimon Pugh-Jones, as a life-size fibreglass figure of Captain Cat from Under Milk Wood stands guard at the door. "The quirky, bohemian atmosphere of Laugharne has inspired people since Thomas's time," he adds.
The next day, I transfer ahead by taxi from Laugharne, avoiding tricky twin estuary crossings across the Taf at St Clears and the Tywi at Carmarthen. Instead, I pick up the trail at Kidwelly, making good progress along the muddy path to the town's 13th-century stone castle, before joining the coastal path towards Llanelli.
The final leg of the walk joins the Millennium Coastal Park trail, a 10-mile man-made path through a former industrial area on the outskirts of Llanelli. It's a flat, straight stretch, ideal for biking, with views west towards Pembrey Country Park and east towards the Gower peninsula.
I finish my walk with a slight detour to the National Wetland Centre Wales. A stampede of wading birds, red-crested pochards and endangered marbled teal greet my arrival, all determined to claim a share of the birdseed I'm clutching in a tiny paper bag. Spring is in the air, with dragonflies and butterflies surveying the grounds of the Millennium Wetlands, while the flamingos are perfecting their wing salute for breeding. Families are cooing over fluffy-bundle hatchlings parading in the late-afternoon sun as part of Duckling Day events.
Before leaving Laugharne, I take one last walk, a circular loop past the writing shed where Dylan Thomas worked, and past the Boat House where the family lived before Thomas's departure on an American lecture tour in 1953, during which he died.
I find refurbishment work at an advanced stage at Brown's Hotel, the watering hole where Thomas ran up a bar tab as sizeable as his talent in those most productive final years. (The hotel reopens in late June with 14 period-styled rooms and a literary-themed lounge.) Across the road, George Tremlett, the owner of Corran Books and biographer of Dylan's wife, Caitlin Macnamara, is making plans for the centenary of Thomas' birth in 2014.
"Dylan was a keen walker," says George, blowing dust off a first edition of 18 Poems valued at £600. "He described the tides, the estuary and the view from the Boat House in the poem "Prologue" with its 102-line wave formation" (This day winding down now/At God speeded summer's end/In the torrent salmon sun/In my seashaken house.)
The path leads me to St Martin's Church, where both Dylan and Caitlin are buried in the graveyard. The graves are marked with a simple white cross, which looks out across the rolling hills of Carmarthenshire. In the cold stone interior of the church itself, a plaque to Thomas bears an inscription from one of his most evocative poems, "Fern Hill".
"Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea."
Travel essentials
Getting there
The nearest station is Carmarthen, served by Arriva Trains Wales ( 0845 606 1660 ; arrivatrainswales.co.uk)
Staying there
Seaview, Laugharne ( 01994 427030 ; www.seaview-laugharne.co.uk). B&B from £115.
More information
Discover Carmarthenshire has plotted eight walks each between three and 13km distance with attractions, food and accommodation along the way so that all levels of walkers can experience the villages, wildlife and coastal views along the way (discovercarmarthenshire.com/wales-coast-path. See also OS Explorer map 177 and visitwales.com
Walk around Wales
The opening, today, of the final section of the 870-mile path from Chester in the north to Chepstow in the south officially carves the longest continuous route around any country in the world.
Split into eight parts, it moves from North Wales and the Dee estuary, around the Isle of Anglesey offshore, then passes the Llyn peninsula where it kisses the western edge of Snowdonia. Next, it courses south down a majestic sweep of Ceredigion Bay, on to the rugged cliffs of Pembrokeshire, and then strides past Carmarthenshire where it hops over the Tywi and Taf estuaries.
Here, the route curves around the Gower, where some of Wales's most stunning and isolated coast is laid out in long stretches of seamless sand, before rounding into Swansea Bay.
The route loops towards the seaside resort of Barry Island, tips its hat at the Welsh capital, and races towards the final flashes of this constantly changing coastline, where a stone marker in Chepstow – carved with the Welsh dragon – denotes the path's end.
Obviously, this route can be done in reverse, but it's probably best to rest weary limbs at the Coach & Horses Inn first, before attempting the 870-mile walk once again (walescoastpath.gov.uk).
Laura Holt
To be accurate, today's official opening does not mean it is complete: some sections are a work in progress with more waymarking needed on the Llyn Peninsula and detours because of access disputes on Anglesey. But the majority of the path will be complete for the grand opening, celebrated by three ceremonies in North, South and Mid Wales.
To test it ahead of the official opening, I opted for a weekend walking sections of the lesser-explored Carmarthenshire path. The 68 miles from Amroth to Llanelli connect the walkers' hubs of Gower and Pembrokeshire but, given sections of treacherous salt marsh, include some deviation inland.
Culturally it's a particularly rich walk, showcasing the landscape that inspired the writer Dylan Thomas to produce some of his best-known work. Based in Laugharne, where Thomas lived in the late 1940s, my plan was to walk out each day, returning each night for rest and recuperation.
I start walking at Pendine beach, the seven-mile sweep of sand opening up in widescreen on a blustery spring day. Tenby lurks round the headland and fishermen are digging for lugworms. The beach was the scene of successive world land speed records in the 1920s and the rivalry between Malcolm Campbell and John Parry-Thomas who was killed here in 1927. His car, Babs, was salvaged from a sand-gritted grave and is now exhibited in a small, wind-lashed museum just behind the beach.
The walk into Laugharne leads me inland around the Pendine Sands military base, following the road before veering back coastward and over Sir John's Hill into town. Georgian Laugharne inspired Llareggub, the fictional location for Thomas's 1954 radio play Under Milk Wood.
Waiting for me at Laugharne's ruined castle on the main square, the Grist, is a smiling Bob Stevens of Salt House Farm. Stevens has devised a two-mile, linear Dylan Thomas Birthday Walk around the estuary, overlapping with the coast path, with each of five new benches carved with a line from Thomas's "Poem in October". Complete the walk on your birthday and present your birth certificate or driving licence at a local pub, and you can claim a free birthday pint.
"The trail follows the walk Dylan documented in his poem," explains Bob as we stand on a hilltop outside Laugharne, views across the salt marsh and ringed plover wading below. "I don't like much of poetry but I really feel the essence of the man by walking this trail each year on my own birthday."
That night, before supper, I take a look around the Tin Shed Experience, an offbeat anti-war museum/ performance space on the town's pastel-painted main drag. The venue recently hosted events for the annual Laugharne Weekend arts festival, including Howard Marks and John Cooper Clarke.
"Laugharne is a time slip in the best possible sense," says co-founder Seimon Pugh-Jones, as a life-size fibreglass figure of Captain Cat from Under Milk Wood stands guard at the door. "The quirky, bohemian atmosphere of Laugharne has inspired people since Thomas's time," he adds.
The next day, I transfer ahead by taxi from Laugharne, avoiding tricky twin estuary crossings across the Taf at St Clears and the Tywi at Carmarthen. Instead, I pick up the trail at Kidwelly, making good progress along the muddy path to the town's 13th-century stone castle, before joining the coastal path towards Llanelli.
The final leg of the walk joins the Millennium Coastal Park trail, a 10-mile man-made path through a former industrial area on the outskirts of Llanelli. It's a flat, straight stretch, ideal for biking, with views west towards Pembrey Country Park and east towards the Gower peninsula.
I finish my walk with a slight detour to the National Wetland Centre Wales. A stampede of wading birds, red-crested pochards and endangered marbled teal greet my arrival, all determined to claim a share of the birdseed I'm clutching in a tiny paper bag. Spring is in the air, with dragonflies and butterflies surveying the grounds of the Millennium Wetlands, while the flamingos are perfecting their wing salute for breeding. Families are cooing over fluffy-bundle hatchlings parading in the late-afternoon sun as part of Duckling Day events.
Before leaving Laugharne, I take one last walk, a circular loop past the writing shed where Dylan Thomas worked, and past the Boat House where the family lived before Thomas's departure on an American lecture tour in 1953, during which he died.
I find refurbishment work at an advanced stage at Brown's Hotel, the watering hole where Thomas ran up a bar tab as sizeable as his talent in those most productive final years. (The hotel reopens in late June with 14 period-styled rooms and a literary-themed lounge.) Across the road, George Tremlett, the owner of Corran Books and biographer of Dylan's wife, Caitlin Macnamara, is making plans for the centenary of Thomas' birth in 2014.
"Dylan was a keen walker," says George, blowing dust off a first edition of 18 Poems valued at £600. "He described the tides, the estuary and the view from the Boat House in the poem "Prologue" with its 102-line wave formation" (This day winding down now/At God speeded summer's end/In the torrent salmon sun/In my seashaken house.)
The path leads me to St Martin's Church, where both Dylan and Caitlin are buried in the graveyard. The graves are marked with a simple white cross, which looks out across the rolling hills of Carmarthenshire. In the cold stone interior of the church itself, a plaque to Thomas bears an inscription from one of his most evocative poems, "Fern Hill".
"Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea."
Travel essentials
Getting there
The nearest station is Carmarthen, served by Arriva Trains Wales ( 0845 606 1660 ; arrivatrainswales.co.uk)
Staying there
Seaview, Laugharne ( 01994 427030 ; www.seaview-laugharne.co.uk). B&B from £115.
More information
Discover Carmarthenshire has plotted eight walks each between three and 13km distance with attractions, food and accommodation along the way so that all levels of walkers can experience the villages, wildlife and coastal views along the way (discovercarmarthenshire.com/wales-coast-path. See also OS Explorer map 177 and visitwales.com
Walk around Wales
The opening, today, of the final section of the 870-mile path from Chester in the north to Chepstow in the south officially carves the longest continuous route around any country in the world.
Split into eight parts, it moves from North Wales and the Dee estuary, around the Isle of Anglesey offshore, then passes the Llyn peninsula where it kisses the western edge of Snowdonia. Next, it courses south down a majestic sweep of Ceredigion Bay, on to the rugged cliffs of Pembrokeshire, and then strides past Carmarthenshire where it hops over the Tywi and Taf estuaries.
Here, the route curves around the Gower, where some of Wales's most stunning and isolated coast is laid out in long stretches of seamless sand, before rounding into Swansea Bay.
The route loops towards the seaside resort of Barry Island, tips its hat at the Welsh capital, and races towards the final flashes of this constantly changing coastline, where a stone marker in Chepstow – carved with the Welsh dragon – denotes the path's end.
Obviously, this route can be done in reverse, but it's probably best to rest weary limbs at the Coach & Horses Inn first, before attempting the 870-mile walk once again (walescoastpath.gov.uk).
Laura Holt
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Wales: exploring the new coastal path in Dylan Thomas country - Telegraph
Wales: exploring the new coastal path in Dylan Thomas country - Telegraph: "One of the joys of walking a coastal path is the simplicity of its navigation. Keep the sea on your left or keep the sea on your right, and walk. As a consequence of such simplicity the environment is often one of dramatic visual contrast.
I was reminded of this over the Easter weekend when my girlfriend and I paused half way along a 10-mile stretch of the newly opened Wales Coast Path between Laugharne and Amroth. As we caught our breaths above a deserted Marros Bay a turn of our heads was all that was required to take us from the minimalism of polished sand, sea and sky before us to an explosion of pointillist colour at our backs; white blackthorn blossom and yellow gorse flowers punctuating the deep greens of hedged and undulating fields."
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I was reminded of this over the Easter weekend when my girlfriend and I paused half way along a 10-mile stretch of the newly opened Wales Coast Path between Laugharne and Amroth. As we caught our breaths above a deserted Marros Bay a turn of our heads was all that was required to take us from the minimalism of polished sand, sea and sky before us to an explosion of pointillist colour at our backs; white blackthorn blossom and yellow gorse flowers punctuating the deep greens of hedged and undulating fields."
Monday 30 April 2012
NARBERTH TODAY | NEWS | Get yer plimsoles on for the Pendine Sands annual fun run | 2012
NARBERTH TODAY | NEWS | Get yer plimsoles on for the Pendine Sands annual fun run | 2012: "Tavernspite Year 6 pupil Joseph Phelps is pictured with deputy headteacher Sarah Arthur and textile designer Anna Strezlewki from iseasurfwear and his winning design for the Pendine Sands fun run t-shirt. The run is taking place on May 6 from 11 am and is open to everyone. Last year’s fun run raised money for the climbing wall seen in the background."
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New Promenade For Pendine
New Promenade For Pendine: "A major regeneration project has started in Pendine.
The £500,000 scheme includes a new promenade along the waterfront which would link in with the Wales Coastal Path and other visitor destinations in the village.
The proposals also include opportunities for the creation of new public open spaces and landscape features.
The scheme will be developed in three phases, with the majority of work taking place during the winter months to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum. "
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The £500,000 scheme includes a new promenade along the waterfront which would link in with the Wales Coastal Path and other visitor destinations in the village.
The proposals also include opportunities for the creation of new public open spaces and landscape features.
The scheme will be developed in three phases, with the majority of work taking place during the winter months to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum. "
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Thursday 26 April 2012
Coast path celebration | This is South Wales
Coast path celebration | This is South Wales: "RAMBLERS will celebrate the coastal path opening up all around the UK with two walks next week covering some of Carmarthenshire's most stunning scenery.
Carmarthen and District Ramblers will do a five-mile circular walk from the green in Llansteffan at noon on May 5.
Then on May 6 they will join the Dinefwr Ramblers for an eight-mile walk leaving Pendine Car Park at 10.15am."
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Carmarthen and District Ramblers will do a five-mile circular walk from the green in Llansteffan at noon on May 5.
Then on May 6 they will join the Dinefwr Ramblers for an eight-mile walk leaving Pendine Car Park at 10.15am."
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Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog . . . and some Clecs!: New promenade for Pendine
Robert Lloyd - a Sir Gar Blog . . . and some Clecs!: New promenade for Pendine: "A major regeneration project has started in Pendine.
The £500,000 scheme includes a new promenade along the waterfront which would link in with the Wales Coastal Path and other visitor destinations in the village.
The proposals also include opportunities for the creation of new public open spaces and landscape features.
The scheme will be developed in three phases, with the majority of work taking place during the winter months to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
The project is aimed at enhancing the seaside community and making it a must-see destination for visitors."
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The £500,000 scheme includes a new promenade along the waterfront which would link in with the Wales Coastal Path and other visitor destinations in the village.
The proposals also include opportunities for the creation of new public open spaces and landscape features.
The scheme will be developed in three phases, with the majority of work taking place during the winter months to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
The project is aimed at enhancing the seaside community and making it a must-see destination for visitors."
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Monday 23 April 2012
A Little Welsh Wonder... The Daily Mail Visits Pendine » Swansea Bay news information - live, work, study, invest
A Little Welsh Wonder... The Daily Mail Visits Pendine » Swansea Bay news information - live, work, study, invest: "Miles of sandy beaches, and lush green countryside Carmarthensire is a haven for any visitor! Liz Stout of The Daily Mail visited Pendine Sand to become "Carmarthenshire converts".
Visiting many attractions in the region the family explored Carmarthenshire for its famed rockky beaches and lush parks.
The Daily Mail writer Liz comments "Pendine doesn't have high-tech at tractions and man-made commercial emporia, but what it does have is mile upon mile of fantastic beach.
"
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Visiting many attractions in the region the family explored Carmarthenshire for its famed rockky beaches and lush parks.
The Daily Mail writer Liz comments "Pendine doesn't have high-tech at tractions and man-made commercial emporia, but what it does have is mile upon mile of fantastic beach.
"
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Sunday 22 April 2012
Friday 20 April 2012
Carmarthenshire beach holidays: Why Pendine Sands proves to be a timeless trip for all the family | Mail Online
Carmarthenshire beach holidays: Why Pendine Sands proves to be a timeless trip for all the family | Mail Online: "Malcolm Campbell set the World Land Speed Record of 146 mph in his Sunbeam Blue Bird here in Carmarthenshire, at Pendine Sands, in 1924.
Perhaps that explains why we are in such a hurry to get to this beautiful stretch of Welsh coastline.
Carmarthenshire, 'The Garden of Wales', is famous for its rocky beaches, rolling green hills and lush parks.
Its name is derived from the Welsh for 'Merlin', and folklore has it that the legendary wizard of King Arthur's reign was born in Carmarthen. "
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Perhaps that explains why we are in such a hurry to get to this beautiful stretch of Welsh coastline.
Carmarthenshire, 'The Garden of Wales', is famous for its rocky beaches, rolling green hills and lush parks.
Its name is derived from the Welsh for 'Merlin', and folklore has it that the legendary wizard of King Arthur's reign was born in Carmarthen. "
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noodls® › gateway to facts | New Promenade For Pendine
noodls® › gateway to facts | New Promenade For Pendine: "A major regeneration project has started in Pendine.
The £500,000 scheme includes a new promenade along the waterfront which would link in with the Wales Coastal Path and other visitor destinations in the village.
The proposals also include opportunities for the creation of new public open spaces and landscape features.
The scheme will be developed in three phases, with the majority of work taking place during the winter months to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
The project is aimed at enhancing the seaside community and making it a must-see destination for visitors.
Carmarthenshire County Council has secured grant funding through the Green Seas Beach Improvement Programme which forms part of "Visit WalesEnvironment for Growth(EG4) Coastal Tourism Project, which is part funded by the Convergence European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
The council is driving forward the project in a bid to put the village on the tourist destination map, increase visitor numbers and extend the tourist season."
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The £500,000 scheme includes a new promenade along the waterfront which would link in with the Wales Coastal Path and other visitor destinations in the village.
The proposals also include opportunities for the creation of new public open spaces and landscape features.
The scheme will be developed in three phases, with the majority of work taking place during the winter months to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
The project is aimed at enhancing the seaside community and making it a must-see destination for visitors.
Carmarthenshire County Council has secured grant funding through the Green Seas Beach Improvement Programme which forms part of "Visit WalesEnvironment for Growth(EG4) Coastal Tourism Project, which is part funded by the Convergence European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
The council is driving forward the project in a bid to put the village on the tourist destination map, increase visitor numbers and extend the tourist season."
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Wednesday 18 April 2012
Blast test plans hit opposition | This is South Wales
Blast test plans hit opposition | This is South Wales: "PROPOSALS for new buildings which would be used in the testing of explosives at Pendine have been turned down by Carmarthenshire Council.
The application, which was made on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence by agent senior estates manager John Jones of MoD St Athan, was in order to support the activities of the QinetiQ defence technology group.
The application for a forward instrum- entation building was turned down as no flood consequence assessment was prov- ided."
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The application, which was made on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence by agent senior estates manager John Jones of MoD St Athan, was in order to support the activities of the QinetiQ defence technology group.
The application for a forward instrum- entation building was turned down as no flood consequence assessment was prov- ided."
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Kids are all kitted out for summer fun | This is South Wales
Kids are all kitted out for summer fun | This is South Wales: "YOUNGSTERS at a Pendine school will have some outdoor fun in the summer term thanks to local defence company QinetiQ.
The company presented the school with a range of gifts, including a garden shed, a picnic table, and a new bike and scooter, as well as Easter hats and goodies."
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The company presented the school with a range of gifts, including a garden shed, a picnic table, and a new bike and scooter, as well as Easter hats and goodies."
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Tuesday 17 April 2012
Saturday 14 April 2012
Pendine: The facts | This is South Wales
Pendine: The facts | This is South Wales: "THERE's more to Pendine than its history of daredevils taking to the sands.
Pendine beach itself has seven miles of sands, and was used as a landing strip for refuelling military aircraft crossing the Atlantic from America in World War Two.
Pioneer airwoman Amy Johnson, with her husband Jim Mollison, flew in a de Havilland plane non-stop from Pendine Sands to the USA in 1933.
During the Second World War the Ministry of Defence acquired Pendine Sands and used it as a firing range. The eastern part of the beach is still used, and public access is sometimes restricted.
Pendine played an important role in the Second World War. In 1940, a Ministry of Defence research base was moved from invasion-threatened southern England to Pendine, and the nearby Morfa Bychan beach was used for rehearsals for the D-Day landings."
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Pendine beach itself has seven miles of sands, and was used as a landing strip for refuelling military aircraft crossing the Atlantic from America in World War Two.
Pioneer airwoman Amy Johnson, with her husband Jim Mollison, flew in a de Havilland plane non-stop from Pendine Sands to the USA in 1933.
During the Second World War the Ministry of Defence acquired Pendine Sands and used it as a firing range. The eastern part of the beach is still used, and public access is sometimes restricted.
Pendine played an important role in the Second World War. In 1940, a Ministry of Defence research base was moved from invasion-threatened southern England to Pendine, and the nearby Morfa Bychan beach was used for rehearsals for the D-Day landings."
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Left out of touch in a technological time-warp - Columnists - News - WalesOnline
Left out of touch in a technological time-warp - Columnists - News - WalesOnline: "The only iPad in the village. I kid you not. Little did I think, when I set off for a week in Laugharne, that I would have to spend so much time explaining to locals why I could not be separated from the little black tablet permanently glued to my right hand.
Let me say at the outset that I love Laugharne. On every visit, I have found the people to be friendly and I love the estuary and the walk that takes you to Dylan Thomas’ boathouse.
I love Pendine Sands"
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Let me say at the outset that I love Laugharne. On every visit, I have found the people to be friendly and I love the estuary and the walk that takes you to Dylan Thomas’ boathouse.
I love Pendine Sands"
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Y Cneifiwr: In praise of community councillors
Y Cneifiwr: In praise of community councillors: "In the political pecking order community and town councils are as low as you can get, and as with so much else in life, that's where a lot of the hard graft and the dirty jobs get done that nobody else wants to do. They try to keep the place tidy; they run the village halls; they get called out when there's a burst pipe in the community centre; they badger the county council to come and fill in pot holes; they put up Christmas lights; mow grass and sit through lots of boring meetings on miserable winter nights. They are certainly not in it for the money - there isn't any, and they have next to no power."
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Explore Wales for the Perfect UK Holiday
Explore Wales for the Perfect UK Holiday: "Wales can offer people a relaxing and quiet retreat, where people can forget their stresses and just have a good time in the countryside. Many adventurous outdoor people love the challenge of summiting Snowdon, the highest mountain is Wales. Visitors also love the rolling Welsh hills, or fells, as they're known in Wales. On holiday in Wales, people often adore the peace of the environment and revisit, as Wales seems to offer a unique atmosphere that helps people totally relax. Other natural attractions within Wales are the beaches; Pendine Sands is a 7 mile stretch of sandy shoreline, with dunes and the refreshing sea. The other elements of Wales that add to the peacefulness and calm are the towns and villages; with a friendly air, most make tourists feel at home right away. The small walled town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire, with its colourful houses and small streets, offers an idyllic retreat for city-dwellers, a world apart from the busy, bustling streets of any British city."
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Wednesday 11 April 2012
Big Welsh Coastal Walk
I thought this national event celebrating the launch of the Wales Coast Path may be of interest to you and your network. There is walk taking place from Pendine on Sunday 6th May 10.15am. We hope you can help publicise and get involved. Details are below.
Many thanks
Big Welsh Coastal Walk - Information
The Wales Coast Path has been developed by the Welsh Government in partnership with the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), sixteen local authorities and two National Parks. In addition to funding from the Welsh Government and the coastal local authorities of approximately £2 million per year, the European Regional Development Fund has allocated nearly £4 million over four years in support of the project.
The Big Welsh Coastal Walk is celebrating the launch of the Wales Coast Path on 5th May, 870 miles of footpath covering the whole nation’s coastline.
The big event is happening all over Wales on the bank holiday weekend of the 5th, 6th & 7th May and we are encouraging as many people as possible to get involved. So far we have over 80 walks taking place all around Wales and 3 official launch events.
To join the walks people need to go to the google map on our website www.ramblers.org.uk/wales where they can find out what is going on, click on the icons and then contact the walk leaders directly.
Individuals can also sign up through our homepage to get more details, and find free coastal path maps on through the CCW site www.walescoastpath.gov.uk. Three official events are also taking place in Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Flint, from 11am-5pm with the official opening of the path by Welsh ministers.
We hope the walks can be an opportunity to highlight the magnificent coastline of Wales and the fantastic walking available. Please get in touch if you would like more information.
Many thanks
Mike Erskine
Big Welsh Coastal Walk
Y Cerddwyr/Ramblers Cymru
3 Iard y Cowper/3 Coopers Yard
Ffordd Curran/Curran Road
CAERDYDD/CARDIFF
CF10 5NB
Ffon/Tel: 029 2064 6890 07775 427168
www.ramblers.org.uk\wales
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Choc full thanks to DJ's appeal | This is South Wales
Choc full thanks to DJ's appeal | This is South Wales: "YOUNG patients at Morriston Hospital had a chocolatey surprise thanks to the generosity of members of the public.
When Craig Astley, a DJ on the hospital's Radio Freeway station, launched an appeal for Easter eggs he said he was hoping to get about 60 — instead almost 200 tasty treats came flooding in.
Such was the generosity of the public, Radio Freeway was able to give eggs to youngsters in Oakwood and Dyfed wards and donate dozens to the Welsh Dragons Burns Club Easter egg hunt on Pendine sands.
The DJ said: "The response to the appeal was overwhelming — I'd like to thank everyone who donated eggs.
"We went to the wards giving out eggs and the smiles on the kids' faces were amazing.""
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When Craig Astley, a DJ on the hospital's Radio Freeway station, launched an appeal for Easter eggs he said he was hoping to get about 60 — instead almost 200 tasty treats came flooding in.
Such was the generosity of the public, Radio Freeway was able to give eggs to youngsters in Oakwood and Dyfed wards and donate dozens to the Welsh Dragons Burns Club Easter egg hunt on Pendine sands.
The DJ said: "The response to the appeal was overwhelming — I'd like to thank everyone who donated eggs.
"We went to the wards giving out eggs and the smiles on the kids' faces were amazing.""
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Monday 9 April 2012
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Ladies raise £9k on climbing Alpine trek | This is South Wales
Ladies raise £9k on climbing Alpine trek | This is South Wales: "A PENDINE woman was one of ten ladies who raised more than £9,000 for a Carmarthenshire hospital through an arduous Alpine trek.
Michelle Gardner, who used to run Pendine's Gilbert's Creative Play Centre, was one of the group trekking half of the famous Haute Alpine route near Chamionx, to raise funds for Prince Philip Hospital."
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Michelle Gardner, who used to run Pendine's Gilbert's Creative Play Centre, was one of the group trekking half of the famous Haute Alpine route near Chamionx, to raise funds for Prince Philip Hospital."
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The 1953 Pendine murders | Regator - Curated Blog Search and Discovery
The 1953 Pendine murders | Regator - Curated Blog Search and Discovery: "The tiny Carmarthenshire village of Pendine is usually remembered for attempts on the world land speed record by people like Sir Malcolm Campbell and John Parry-Thomas back in the early 20th century. But in the autumn of 1953 the seaside village was in the news again, this time as the scene of a grisly and dramatic murder. Pendine is usually remembered for attempts on the world land speed record People in the village first suspected that something was wrong when they noticed the cows from Derlwyn Farm had been left unmilked in the fields."
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PART-TIME SHOP ASSISTANT REQUIRED (includes eves & weekends) in Pendine, Pembrokeshire | Retail Jobs | Gumtree.com
PART-TIME SHOP ASSISTANT REQUIRED (includes eves & weekends) in Pendine, Pembrokeshire | Retail Jobs | Gumtree.com: "£6.25 per hour rising to £6.61 after 3 month probation period.
5 weeks paid holiday
Expect to be more than a regular shop assistant in our small but diverse and busy little local shop in Pendine, It's a part-time role but one that requires bags of initiative and comes with responsibility and, at times, a fair bit of pressure.
Good levels of energy and fitness are essential for the inevitable lugging of stock back and fore up and down steps, as well as long periods of standing up. You'll need to be prepared to maintain high levels of cleanliness and be able to keep the shop well stocked and well presented even at busy times.
"
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5 weeks paid holiday
Expect to be more than a regular shop assistant in our small but diverse and busy little local shop in Pendine, It's a part-time role but one that requires bags of initiative and comes with responsibility and, at times, a fair bit of pressure.
Good levels of energy and fitness are essential for the inevitable lugging of stock back and fore up and down steps, as well as long periods of standing up. You'll need to be prepared to maintain high levels of cleanliness and be able to keep the shop well stocked and well presented even at busy times.
"
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Friday 30 March 2012
Beach race sees runners take on 32-mile circuit | This is South Wales
Beach race sees runners take on 32-mile circuit | This is South Wales: "PENDINE'S beach is to host a gruelling 32-mile running race early next month.
The community council and race organisers Ultra Running UK are to hold a 32-mile ultramarathon race on Sunday, April 8.
The race starts with a seven-mile run along Pendine Sands to Ginst Point, continuing along the coast to Broadway, then back through Tremoilet Farm to Pendine Sands, where the runners will complete the route all over again.
It is hoped the 32-mile race will attract international ultramarathon competitors to the village.
Ken Scivyer, race director at Ultra Running UK Ltd said: "This is the first year we have staged this event at Pendine so we are aiming for as much exposure as possible, and our plans are to turn this into a large annual race bringing many people to the area each year."
For less ambitious competitors, there will also be a half marathon, a one lap run of the route, as well as The Pendine 10k, a 10-kilometre beach race."
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The community council and race organisers Ultra Running UK are to hold a 32-mile ultramarathon race on Sunday, April 8.
The race starts with a seven-mile run along Pendine Sands to Ginst Point, continuing along the coast to Broadway, then back through Tremoilet Farm to Pendine Sands, where the runners will complete the route all over again.
It is hoped the 32-mile race will attract international ultramarathon competitors to the village.
Ken Scivyer, race director at Ultra Running UK Ltd said: "This is the first year we have staged this event at Pendine so we are aiming for as much exposure as possible, and our plans are to turn this into a large annual race bringing many people to the area each year."
For less ambitious competitors, there will also be a half marathon, a one lap run of the route, as well as The Pendine 10k, a 10-kilometre beach race."
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Sporty school kids run away with success | This is South Wales
Sporty school kids run away with success | This is South Wales: "STAFF and youngsters at a Pendine school have been showing their sporty side.
Nine pupils from Llanmiloe School took part in the recent Dyfed Primary Schools Cross Country Championships held at the Nantyci Showground.
Cody Bridgeman came 14th out of 180 competitors and Chloe DeSchoolmeester 16th.
If that wasn't enough of a sporty theme, head teacher Olga Phelps has a special sporting role of her own.
In May, she will be one of the Olympic torchbearers running through Carmarthen. Mrs Phelps said: "The children are all very excited about my involvement in the Olympic torch relay and it has inspired them to want to take part in many sports activities, especially running.""
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Nine pupils from Llanmiloe School took part in the recent Dyfed Primary Schools Cross Country Championships held at the Nantyci Showground.
Cody Bridgeman came 14th out of 180 competitors and Chloe DeSchoolmeester 16th.
If that wasn't enough of a sporty theme, head teacher Olga Phelps has a special sporting role of her own.
In May, she will be one of the Olympic torchbearers running through Carmarthen. Mrs Phelps said: "The children are all very excited about my involvement in the Olympic torch relay and it has inspired them to want to take part in many sports activities, especially running.""
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Sunday 25 March 2012
Wales' wackiest world records revealed - Need to Read - News - WalesOnline
Wales' wackiest world records revealed - Need to Read - News - WalesOnline: "Fastest lawnmower.
Speed freak Don Wales became a world record holder for the second time when he managed to reach a mind-blowing 141.35 km/h (87.83 mph) on his modified lawn mower.
The grass-cutter powered to the record in 2010 at the second attempt – having failed a year earlier – Pendine Sands."
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Speed freak Don Wales became a world record holder for the second time when he managed to reach a mind-blowing 141.35 km/h (87.83 mph) on his modified lawn mower.
The grass-cutter powered to the record in 2010 at the second attempt – having failed a year earlier – Pendine Sands."
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Sunday 11 March 2012
The king of speed | On this day | ESPN F1
The king of speed | On this day | ESPN F1: "1885
The birth of British speed legend Sir Malcolm Campbell who was a national hero between the wars for the various land and water speed records he broke in his iconic Bluebird vehicles. In 1927 and 1928 he won the Grand Prix de Boulogne in France driving a Bugatti T39A. In 1926 he finished second in the inaugural British Grand Prix. In 1924 he broke the land-speed record - the first of nine land records he held - at Pendine Sands in Wales."
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The birth of British speed legend Sir Malcolm Campbell who was a national hero between the wars for the various land and water speed records he broke in his iconic Bluebird vehicles. In 1927 and 1928 he won the Grand Prix de Boulogne in France driving a Bugatti T39A. In 1926 he finished second in the inaugural British Grand Prix. In 1924 he broke the land-speed record - the first of nine land records he held - at Pendine Sands in Wales."
Saturday 10 March 2012
Trials and Motocross news - Reviews
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Wednesday 7 March 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Saturday 3 March 2012
Pendine: Beach race goes west for the weekend | This is Sou...
Pendine: Beach race goes west for the weekend | This is Sou...: Beach race goes west for the weekend | This is South Wales : "PETROLHEADS need not despair after the cancellation of a motorcycle race in Sw...
Pendine: Daffodil Classic - March 4th
Pendine: Daffodil Classic - March 4th: Daffodil Classic – St David’s Day Cyclo Sportif 2012 Registration, will still be at the Coffee Shop. Breakfast is offered at the Ca...
RACE FOR SPEED RECORD - 2 - British Pathé
RACE FOR SPEED RECORD - 2 - British Pathé:
Here is some interesting trivia for you. On this day 85 years ago (1927) J.G Parry Thomas was killed on neighbouring Pendine Sands while trying to regain his own world land speed record that had been broken just weeks earlier by Malcolm Campbell on the same beach. He was suffering from influenza and turned down a lucky black cat charm from a little girl, announcing "I will put my faith in my maker!" His Liberty-engined car, Babs, used exposed chains to connect the engine to the drive wheels, and the high engine cover required him to drive with his head tilted to one side – the right. On his final run the right-hand drive chain broke at a speed of 170 mph (270 km/h), causing a fatal head injury. Parry-Thomas was buried in St Mary's Churchyard in Byfleet, Surrey, close to the Brooklands Circuit. His car was buried at Pendine Sands close to where he died. Some 40 years later, and not without controversy, it was recovered and over the next 15 years restored by Owen Wyn Owen. It is now on display at the Pendine Museum of Speed, Carmarthenshire, and occasionally at Brooklands Museum.
Here is some interesting trivia for you. On this day 85 years ago (1927) J.G Parry Thomas was killed on neighbouring Pendine Sands while trying to regain his own world land speed record that had been broken just weeks earlier by Malcolm Campbell on the same beach. He was suffering from influenza and turned down a lucky black cat charm from a little girl, announcing "I will put my faith in my maker!" His Liberty-engined car, Babs, used exposed chains to connect the engine to the drive wheels, and the high engine cover required him to drive with his head tilted to one side – the right. On his final run the right-hand drive chain broke at a speed of 170 mph (270 km/h), causing a fatal head injury. Parry-Thomas was buried in St Mary's Churchyard in Byfleet, Surrey, close to the Brooklands Circuit. His car was buried at Pendine Sands close to where he died. Some 40 years later, and not without controversy, it was recovered and over the next 15 years restored by Owen Wyn Owen. It is now on display at the Pendine Museum of Speed, Carmarthenshire, and occasionally at Brooklands Museum.
Thursday 1 March 2012
More motocross planned for sands after city race axed | This is South Wales
More motocross planned for sands after city race axed | This is South Wales: "AFTER motorbike racing returned to Pendine for the first time in 20 years in January, fans have not been made to wait too much longer for the next event.
In fact, bikers will take to the sands again this Sunday.
The January race event at Pendine, attracted hundreds despite dismal weather, marking the return of beach racing for the first time since the winter of 1989/90.
Cross Inn-based Anthony Roberts, of the Dredgers-Laugharne Motocross Club, said Sunday's race in Pendine was not a direct replacement for a cancelled event in Swansea, due to take place the same weekend.
"The one that was cancelled up in Swansea was advertised for March 2-4; that was the date we had originally thought of when I went to meet the council in Pendine.""
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In fact, bikers will take to the sands again this Sunday.
The January race event at Pendine, attracted hundreds despite dismal weather, marking the return of beach racing for the first time since the winter of 1989/90.
Cross Inn-based Anthony Roberts, of the Dredgers-Laugharne Motocross Club, said Sunday's race in Pendine was not a direct replacement for a cancelled event in Swansea, due to take place the same weekend.
"The one that was cancelled up in Swansea was advertised for March 2-4; that was the date we had originally thought of when I went to meet the council in Pendine.""
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Sunday 26 February 2012
Beach race goes west for the weekend | This is South Wales
Beach race goes west for the weekend | This is South Wales: "PETROLHEADS need not despair after the cancellation of a motorcycle race in Swansea — because one is taking place in Carmarthenshire instead.
RHL Activities Ltd had been intending to run the Welsh Beach Race on Swansea Beach from Friday, March 2, through to Sunday, March 4.
But the race has now been delayed to allow time for further environmental safeguards to be put in place.
However, a motorcycle beach race is now taking place at Pendine Beach in west Carmarthenshire this Sunday, only the second time in 20 years the sands, famed for their use for land speed record attempts, have been used for such an event.
The motocross beach race, organised by the Dredgers Laugharne Motocross Club, follows on from an event held in late January."
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RHL Activities Ltd had been intending to run the Welsh Beach Race on Swansea Beach from Friday, March 2, through to Sunday, March 4.
But the race has now been delayed to allow time for further environmental safeguards to be put in place.
However, a motorcycle beach race is now taking place at Pendine Beach in west Carmarthenshire this Sunday, only the second time in 20 years the sands, famed for their use for land speed record attempts, have been used for such an event.
The motocross beach race, organised by the Dredgers Laugharne Motocross Club, follows on from an event held in late January."
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Thursday 23 February 2012
Daffodil Classic - March 4th
Daffodil Classic – St David’s Day Cyclo Sportif 2012
Registration, will still be at the Coffee Shop. Breakfast is offered at the Café from 8.30 a.m. Gilbert's Cafe has now been renamed 'The Coffee Shop'. The cafe is situated at the bottom of the hill in Pendine
The course is exactly the same as last year. A short but tough course coming in at somewhere between 45 and 48 miles depending on whose computer you read!
There will be a refreshment stop, if needed, at Trelech (16.6 miles). Tea and cakes will be served! There will also be water available. A broom wagon for those who are suffering will be on hand and there will be first aid cover on board and also at the refreshment stop.
All monies collected will go to the Carmarthenshire Children’s Centre http://www.canolfanplantsirgar.org.uk/
If anyone is looking for accommodation then the following link will help you out:
http://www.morfabayadventure.co.uk/daffodilclassic.php or phone Jonathan:
10.30 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. – Registration at The Coffee Shop, Pendine (at the bottom of the hill!)
12.00 p.m. – Start
12.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. - 70km Bike Ride – ‘THE DAFFODIL CHALLENGE’
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