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Advertisement Contact Ian Mole: 01559 372010 [email protected] Marketplace Nov - Dec 2018 Issue 85 £2.95 GARDENING PICTORIAL WALES NOTHING TO WEAR COUNTRYSIDE OUT & ABOUT MEET, EAT, DRINK & SLEEP LIFESTYLE PLUS: Walking Fishing Stories in Stone Arts & Crafts Music Pamper Bookshelf Puzzles FOOD & DRINK DIRECTORY MARKETPLACE Nov - Dec 2018 65 www.rwas.wales Today our work includes providing support for business, social welfare and education in rural communities, and the organisation and staging of Society events; the Spring Festival, the Summer Show and the Winter Fair. www.cowbridgefoodanddrink.org Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival May 2018. With over 100 exhibition stands this event works with the town of Cowbridge to make a festival weekend for all the family. Free Park & Ride facility. 27 th - 28 th May 18. C Gŵyl Fwyd Crymych Food Festival The emphasis is very much on local produce. A variety of food and drink including meats, cheese, bread, honey, wine and ice cream, plus original and interesting crafts from local artists. 2 nd September. www.welovemerthyr.co.uk With a wonderful selection of food stalls, chef’s demonstrations, live entertainment, craft stalls, children’s activities, the family food zone and much more. www.cardigan-food-festival.co.uk Saturday 17 th August 2019 will be Cardigan River and Food Festival. Once again we will be showcasing the very best of Welsh food and drink, plus a full programme of entertainment and river events. www.lampeterfoodfestival.org.uk Lampeter Food festival runs again in 2019 in the grounds of Lampeter University on Saturday 27 th July with over 60 Food & drink stands plus much more. Aberystwyth Sea2Shore Food Festival Celebrating the Cardigan Bay Coastal Heritage and all that is good in Wales, the Aberystwyth Sea2Shore Food Festival is again planning for the 2019 festival on 11th August . 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For less than £3.00 per week plus VAT, this could be yours. Phone Ian: 01559 372010 Email: [email protected] www.AManInAShed.co.uk In Pencarreg you will find a treasure trove of handcrafted items all made from our ethically sourced local wood... Oak, Yew and Beech to name just a few. www.midwalesopera.co.uk Mid Wales Opera Autumn SmallStages 2018 tour - Ravel’s L’heure espagnole Nov 9 th - Dec 7 th . Details: www.midwalesopera.co.uk www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk Wales’ most vibrant arts centre and a national centre for arts development. Its wide-ranging programme across all art forms makes it a national flagship for the arts. www.ucheldre.org The Ucheldre Centre in Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey is one of the leading arts centres in the country. The diverse programming weaves together two major strands: performers and artists of international standing. moma.machynlleth.org.uk MOMA Machynlleth offers a varied & exciting exhibition programme of modern & contemporary art across seven galleries. The Tabernacle, an old Wesleyan chapel, is now used as an auditorium for talks, concerts & drama. www.hiraeth.me Hiraeth is a story told in three parts. Dark Celtic fantasy novels about a hidden Druid community. Set in modern day Wales and Ireland, Hiraeth is strongly influenced by Celtic history and mythology. www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk Castell Henllys Iron Age Village set within thirty acres of beautiful woodland and river meadows. Home to expertly-recreated Iron Age roundhouses from 2,000 years ago, part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. www.gwili-railway.co.uk Gwili Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway from Bronwydd (near Carmarthen) along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway. We hold regular special events throughout the year. Travel & Recreation www.mtaa.co.uk Merthyr Tydfil Angling Association fishing for wild Brown Trout in South Wales, on some of the of the best rivers available the River Taff and the Usk; From £10 per Day, £60 Season Email [email protected]. www.pembrokeshirecruising.co.uk Pembrokeshire Cruising a leading RYA sea school, learn to sail in the UKs only coastal National Park. Gain your RYA certificates whilst enjoying spectacular scenery and wildlife, with un-crowded sailing and some testing tidal waterways. www.festrail.co.uk Our award-winning railways in the heart of Snowdonia offer outstanding scenery, comfortable carriages and historic steam engines. Glorious coastlines, ancient oak woodlands, mountains, rivers and castles to enjoy on your journey. www.llanwrtydcommunitytransport.org.uk We are a community transport organisation, which has broadened its activities to include glass and recycling waste collection from local sources including many events in Mid Wales. Marketplace www.towyworks.co.uk Specialists Builders Merchants, Ironmongers, Plumbing and Decorating suppliers. Operating in the heart of Carmarthen town where we stock thousands of products from A-Z, for public and trade. www.trefhedyn.co.uk Locally run garden centre in Newcastle Emlyn, Trefhedyn grow their own plants in the nursery allowing control of quality and prices. You can buy either from their nursery or in store. 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Countryside organisations www.cprw.org.uk Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales stands up for the people and places of rural Wales, protecting unique landscapes, defending wild spaces from destructive development, creating and promoting sustainable rural communities. Arts & Publishing www.calor.co.uk LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is used as an alternative to mains gas in rural off grid areas across the UK - with thousands of homes enjoying the benefits of its efficiency, versatility, controllability, convenience and green credentials.