Category Archives: Local Interest

Shan Eccles’ art exhibition at the Gŵyl Beaumaris Arts Festival 2021 opened today and is on until end of play on Sunday, 21st November 2021. Here are some pictures with some recognisable (Vardre-associated) attendees but, if you want to see all of Shan’s marvellous art, do try and get to the Beaumaris Leisure Centre toContinue reading “Artist in Residence”

Santa will be practicing for Christmas Day on the Welsh Highland Railway for a few days in December 2021. Why not join him from Caernarfon to Rhyd Ddu and back again?

Eddie Eccles (above) is the Supremo-in-Chief of the Support Team to Shan Eccles who is the Artist-in-Residence at the Gŵyl Beaumaris Festival 2021 starting tomorrow for 3-days (see yesterday morning’s Post below).

There are two different types of waves – constructive and destructive. They can affect the coastline in different ways. When a wave reaches the shore, the water that rushes up the beach is known as the swash. The water that flows back towards the sea is known as the backwash. The energy of the swash and backwash determine the typeContinue reading “Swash and Go”

FINAL REMINDER: Shan Eccles is to be the Artist in Residence at this year’s Gŵyl Beaumaris Festival 2021 from 19th to 21st November. Here’s a link to the Festival’s website and to Shan’s page in particular. She hopes to see you there. Art Exhibition Opening: Shan Eccles At 2:30 pm on Friday 19th November 2021,Continue reading “Shan Eccles – Artist in Residence – 19th-21st November 2021 – it’s almost time”

Conwy Water Gardens has a great nature trail that includes South American Capybaras.

Remembrance Sunday Services today locally: Colwyn Bay: Sunday – 10.40am parade leaves Lansdowne Road car park, 10.50am Service & laying of wreaths at Queens Garden, then parade to St Paul’s Church for service. Conwy: Sunday – 10.40am parade from Bodlondeb to Cenotaph, service at Cenotaph starts at 10.55am, the parade will then move to StContinue reading “We Will Remember Them”

Remembrance Sunday tomorrow.

This statue of a sailing ship can be found at Portmeirion but perhaps it looks even more magical like this without its plinth?