The Conwy feast is an annual event which takes place over 2 days every October. This year the entrance fee was £4 and this gave entry to all the tents, the castle and the RSPB reserve.
The quayside is lined with tents and stalls, and there are stalls in the High street as well as [...]
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Gwledd Conwy Feast
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged conwy, conwy feast, north wales on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Acceptance speech *bows and waves*
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On Tuesday (29th September 2009) I learned that I had won the Visit Wales Blog Award.
I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone at Visit Wales, the judges and all of you who take the time to visit my blog. THANK YOU.
I started my blog in July 2008. [...]
Thank you to all visitors to my blog.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged thank you on August 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It is 1 year and 2 days since I started my blog. Originally I started it as a diary/journal but I found that a few people were visiting it.
It gradually attracted more visitors, and today has reached the 5,000 visitors.
To everyone who has visited I would like to say a big thank you.
Any comments [...]
Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza.
Posted in Historical, Uncategorized, tagged entertainment, fairground rides, llandudno, north wales, traction engines, victorian extravaganza, vintage transport on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza is held over 3 days of the May Bank Holiday and is a great day out for all the family. A Transport exhibition is held on the same 3 days.
More mountain rescues on Snowdon.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged north wales, snowdon, mountain rescue on February 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The mountain rescue teams serving Snowdonia have had a busy time since Christmas. Warnings have been issued urging people to stay away from the mountains in bad weather. Only experienced and well-equiped climbers should be climbing whilst the weather is so bad.
It was reported over the Christmas period that people had been going up the [...]
Common Sense – R.I.P.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged common sense, mourning the loss on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Big hat-tip (with a flourish) to Valleys Mam for the following from her blog:
The following is taken from the London Times obituary column…… Interesting and sadly accurate.
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he [...]
NADOLIG LLAWEN
Posted in Uncategorized on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda .
Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Penmorfa; Llandudno loses another historic building
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged alice in wonderland, alice liddell, conwy council, llandudno, penmorfa, tourist attractions in disrepair on November 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Conwy County Borough Council are not taking care of Llandudno’s tourist attractions.
The origins of Hallowe’en, or Samhain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hallowe'en, harvest, magic, new year, samhain, spirits on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Samhain is a mystical festival rooted in ancient Gaelic tradition. Samhain is a Gaelic word which means (literally) “summers end”. The ancient celts divided the year into only two seasons. Samhain is pronounced a little differently in different countries, so it is “sow-in” in ireland, “saveen” in Scotland and “sow-een” in Wales. It is definitely [...]
A miscellany of musings and rantings.
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, tagged arctic, birds, canada, climate change, ice caps, ice shelves, self-recognition on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weather has been awful for the last few days, today being the worst. It’s windy and the rain is bouncing as I look out of the window, the cloud is so low I can’t see the hills across the valley.
As it’s been so bad I’ve not been out. Much as I love the great [...]
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