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."

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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