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2009 May

Spring Bank Holiday in Wales: Day Trip and Weekend Ideas for May

Posted on 18/05/09, filed under Bank Holidays Seasonal and Break Ideas | Comments Off
Get Medieval at Cosmeston

Get Medieval at Cosmeston

Looking For May Bank Holiday dates & ideas for 2010?

May is a great month.  The weather should be warming up and we’re approaching the 2nd bank holiday of the month.  Here’re some ideas of things to do in Wales across the spring bank holiday weekend.

Cosmeston

Mountain Biking in the UK: An expert’s guide to bike trails, routes and downhill rides

Posted on 15/05/09, filed under Activities | 1 Comment

"If you think Mountain biking is still all about bad neon outfits, getting lost down muddy lanes and 'You’ve been framed' crash clips, then you’re in for a big shock" – Guy Kesteven

The Guardian Hay Festival in Wales – Who’s at Hay this year?

Posted on 11/05/09, filed under Festivals | 3 Comments

Photo courtesy of striatic

Head for Hay

Britain’s biggest literary festival returns to Hay-on-Wye (21 – 31 May) with a huge programme for 2009. Brimming with talks, readings, interviews, workshops and activities of every hue, the Guardian Hay Festival boasts a stellar cast of writers, thinkers, broadcasters, comedians, activists and even the… Continue reading

Twm Sion Cati “The Welsh Robinhood” – Welsh folklore and the tales of Jack Hargreaves

Posted on 06/05/09, filed under Competitions, Wales | Comments Off
Jack Hargreaves and the Funeral of Twm Sion Cati the Welsh Robinhood

Jack Hargreaves and the Funeral of Twm Sion Cati "The Welsh Robinhood"

First Entry in Our Blog Competition

Here goes with the first post featured in our blog competition. Funnily enough, it hasn’t come about by way of… Continue reading

sleep furiously – welsh film “better than Dylan Thomas”

Posted on 06/05/09, filed under Wales | Comments Off

sleep furiously

“sleep furiously” is a visually stunning record of the Welsh landscape and the shifting tides for those living within it. Filmed in the hill-farming community of Trefeurig, the village that gave his refugee parents haven, filmmaker Gideon Koppel traces the deep rhythms of a people and place that have changed little over the generations… Continue reading

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