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2013 News Archive
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December 17 2013 Abersoch RNLI Sponsored New Year's Day Dip - Important Info Abersoch RNLI and the Abersoch RNLI New Year’s Day Dip Committee would like to clarify that, as in all previous years, the 2014 Dip is organised totally by RNLI volunteers, has safety cover in the water provided by the local lifeboat crew and is covered by RNLI insurance. All proceeds from the dippers’ sponsorship money and the collection boxes on the day go directly to Abersoch RNLI; no commercial organisation is involved in any way. If you are spectating and enjoying the spectacle, will you please give generously to one of the official collectors who will be wearing RNLI yellow jackets and holding official RNLI collection buckets. |
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December 17 2013 The 2014 Abersoch calendar with stunning photos from leading local photographers Martin Turtle & John Wormald and includes important dates & events for the year ahead are available to buy online. Orders taken before 2pm on Wednesday 18th will be sent out in time for Christmas. You can also subscribe to the Abersoch Sensation Magazine for 1 or 2 years as well as an option to combine a calendar with a subscription & save £5. To buy online then click here or to order over the phone call 01758 710011. |
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December 06 2013 2 free yoga workshop will take place at the village hall in Abersoch on Sunday 19th, January from 10am until midday and from 1pm until 3pm. For info on how to book and for more info on regular weekly classes, click on the image. <Click to view the event poster |
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December 02 2013 Photos of last weekend's Abersoch Christmas launch are now available to download for free from photographer John Wormald's website at the following link... http://john53.zenfolio.com/p537849131
< Santa Visits Abersoch: Click for a larger image |
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December 01 2013 The Coconut Kitchen Christmas gift sets are now available to buy online, from the restaurant or in some local stores. The Coconut Kitchen naturally coloured Eco Kraft Christmas Gift Set is made with fully re-cyclable material and packed with 4 lovely bottles of sauce - ideal to spice up someone’s Christmas when they get bored with the turkey! Also comes with The Coconut Kitchen new recipe booklet which gives lots of great recipes and cooking tips from head chef, Preechaya. |
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November 28 2013 Glass Butter Beach Early Bird Tickets On Sale 29th November After a hugely successful festival for Glass Butter Beach this year, they are releasing early bird tickets on Friday 29th November at 2013 prices for 7 days. Not only this, but the first to book from 8am on Friday will automatically win one of the following prizes: |
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November 25 2013 After a hugely successful evening last year, Abersoch will launch the festive season this year with much merriment on Friday & Saturday 29th & 30th November. The schedule is as follows...
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November 23 2013 Following on from the news item below about the annual Abersoch RNLI New Year's Dip - you can also raise sponsorship money online by using the Virgin Money Giving website and set up your sponsorship using the Abersoch RNLI Dip event page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Abersoch (it has been set up so that all fundraiser using that system will have their money donated directly to Abersoch RNLI station). If you want a paper sponsor form Click here for more info. |
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November 11 2013 -The Sunday Times (published 10.11.13) has chosen Venetia as one of ‘Britain’s Top 130 Restaurants Under £50’! -Celebrate the holidays at Venetia! Venetia’s Christmas menu is available from 29th November to 23rd December 2013 (Wednesday thru Saturday). Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are subject to bookings. Enjoy 3 courses for £24.00 per person plus coffee, mince pies and Christmas crackers. Venetia’s festive menu can be seen online at www.venetiawales.com under TASTE, or feel free to pick one up at Venetia during opening hours. Call, email or stop by to book today! -Sunday lunch will be served throughout November and December with 2 courses (starter and main) starting at £13.95. Desserts are available for £4.95. A sample of Venetia’s Sunday lunch menu can be found on our website at www.venetiawales.com under TASTE. Booking is recommended. |
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November 11 2013 Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair This takes place on Saturday 30th November, between 10am & 4pm at For more info, click on the Facebook link below...
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October 08 2013 Click here for more info & how to get a form. |
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October 08 2013 After the success of this years races both the Fairline Abersoch 10K & Chaparral Abersoch Half Marathon races have already opened up entries for 2014. The popular events draw over a thousand runners to tackle the stunning but quite challenging courses for the races. Runners can enjoy championChip timing, clear mile markers, drinks stations, good marshalling & strong crowds who are key to the fantastic atmosphere experienced throughout the day. |
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November 04 2013 Special Offers at The Coconut Kitchen The Coconut Kitchen will be open everyday except Tuesdays and Wednesdays this Autumn with this special offer on Sunday, Monday and Thursday AND FRIDAY until December 5th 2013. ... Buy any starter get the second one half price & Buy any main course get the second one half price too! Christmas Party Offer: For the Christmas party season we will be running our normal restaurant menu and our specials menu so you can still have your old favourites or try something new if you like! Canapé option: For £2.50 a head you can turn your party into something a bit more special and you will have Christmas crackers and a selection of exciting Thai Canapés for your table. Happy Christmas… Eat for free!: For Christmas bookings of 6 people or more the party organiser gets a starter and main course on us! For more information and conditions please click here Call or email to book your table: 01758 712 250 enquiries@thecoconutkitchen.co.uk |
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October 23 2013 The second annual Abersoch Christmas Launch weekend takes place on the 29th and 30th November. There will be late night shopping on the Friday evening with carols from 5.30pm and the cafes and restaurants serving Christmas Fayre. On the Saturday there will be a treasure hunt, climbing wall and a brass band followed by a lantern parade, with lots of other stuff going on too. More info can be found at the event Facebook page. |
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October 06 2013 The first Abersoch Half Marathon took place on Saturday and was won by North Wales runner Alun Vaughan with Wigan runner Charlotte Finch winning the ladies race. 211 runners took part in the main event and 53 in the 2K fun race. John Wormald of totallyabersoch.co.uk has uploaded photos of the event to his website and these can be viewed at the following link: http://john53.zenfolio.com/ahm13
< Winner, Alun Vaughan. Photo by www.totallyabersoch.co.uk |
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October 01 2013 The first Chaparral Abersoch Half Marathon and Abersoch Holiday Homes 2K Blast is taking place on Saturday 5th October with hundreds of runners already confirmed to take part. The 2K race starts first on Abersoch beach at 9:15am by the middle slip ramp near Footprints Beach Cafe, then the half marathon follows at 10am on the dot just past OSD & Mañana restaurant, with runners passing through the village centre and out onto the stunning 13.1 mile course. |
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September 29 2013 The Abersoch Jazz Festival has returned this weekend after a break in 2012 and there is still lots going on its final day today (click here). John Wormald has been out and about taking photos and a selection are available as free downloads at the following link: http://john53.zenfolio.com/p997058301
< One of the organisers, Jan Atherton, enjoying the village parade. |
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September 23 2013 Tai Chi classes are coming to Abersoch, Llanbedrog and Pwllheli, run by fully qualified "Infinite Tai Chi/Chi Kung and Meditation" teacher, Sue Baumann. The form of Tai Chi that she will be teaching is known as "Infinite" Tai Chi, which was created by Master Jason Chan 20yrs ago - who summed it up as: 'A wholesome discipline for perfect harmony in life, where in lies all our joy, happiness, health, abundance, compassion, and love'. Jason Chan`s unique "Form" was designed especially to meet the needs of individuals in our modern society, it`s gentle but powerful flowing movements will restore your inner peace of mind, revitalize your physical body and calm your emotions. Sue trained with Jason Chan and is passionate about the health benefits of Tai Chi. For more info on Sue and her classes, visit her website at: www.llyntaichi.com |
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September 21 2013 Venetia, situated in the high street of Abersoch, are now again offering Sunday lunches. from 22nd September. The price is £13.95 for 2 courses (starter & main) and a dessert menu is also available. Served between 12.30 – 3 pm. Contact details for Venetia can be found on their website at: |
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September 19 2013 Marcus Wilby sent this news in of a recent charity bike ride... "In order to raise money for Help For Heroes, 24 men of varying ages (14-58), and ability (all not ridden a bike in years!), got on their bikes and set off from Cheadle Hulme to Abersoch on a 158 mile trek. All, thankfully, made it in one piece, bar the odd scrape and puncture and legends were born. Craig 'Dastardly' Daniels, the supposed "El Supremo", sent us all the long way round whilst keeping a short cut to himself. |
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September 05 2013 After huge demand, the team behind the Abersoch 10K have created a half marathon for Abersoch. The Chaparral Abersoch Half Marathon takes place on Saturday 5th October 2013 at 10am and is complimented by everything which you would expect from a top class race - drink stations providing water or Lucozade, mile markers and Marshalls throughout the course, medals to all finishers, digital times captured live by ChronoChip timing and a pretty impressive £1,000 prize purse. |
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September 04 2013 Patagonia are coming to Porth Neigwl on Saturday 7th September with a bundle of wetsuits for anyone to try. Come and spend the day at the beach, try a suit, have a surf and help Keep Wales Tidy do a beach clean. You have a chance to try one of the most environmentally conscious wetsuits on the planet and then clear some plastic off the beach too! |
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September 03 2013 Abersoch regular and award winning wildlife photographer, Graham Eaton, was recently highly commended at the British Wildlife Photography Awards for this shot of a swarm of common jellyfish that was taken near to the St Tudwal's Islands, off Abersoch. The award website is at: www.bwpawards.org/galleries/coast-and-marine
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August 26 2013 Temperatures in Abersoch have risen to a toasty 24.2C this afternoon and the skies have stayed blue all day, with glorious sunshine since dawn. Many of the beaches appear to be very busy and there are lots of people making the most of this late August sunshine. There was also an Abersoch RNLI fundraising duck race this afternoon in the inner harbour and photos are online on the daily photos page at the following link ... |
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August 26 2013 There are some spectacular photos of last night's air evacuation of the seriously injured man in the centre of Abersoch on the RNLI Abersoch Facebook page. Click on the following link for their page and for more details on the incident. The photos were taken by Martin Turtle, who is one of the DLA's at RNLI Abersoch Lifeboat Station. |
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August 24 2013 Abersoch Coastguard, Abersoch Lifeboat, the Air Ambulance and Police responded to an incident late yesterday afternoon on the Warren beach when a jet ski collided with a canoe, which had 4 children on board. One of the children, a 12 year old boy, was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd by the Air Ambulance. There is a brief item on this on the BBC Wales website: |
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August 23 2013 Paul Withington who runs The Coconut Kitchen restaurant and sauce production company with his wife Preechaya who is also the Head Chef commented, “We’re all really proud to have won an award in our first year of trading with our sauces. They only went on sale this January in Spar Pwllheli and we thought we should try and enter the competition as the sauces were selling really well. We are particularly pleased that the Pak Chong Hot Chilli Sauce won as this sauce was inspired by Preechaya’s Mum and we named it after her home town in Thailand. News of our win has also spread around Pak Chong too! |
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August 19 2013 Photos from last weekend's Glass Butter Beach Festival, held in Llanbedrog, have just been put online by local photographer, John Wormald and they are available as free downloads. There are lots of people and crowd shots, so if you were there, you may find yourself by checking out his website at: http://john53.zenfolio.com/gbb13 |
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August 17 2013 Dru Yoga is coming to Abersoch. New classes are starting 3rd and 4th September, 2013 – Beginners Welcome. Tuesdays: 7.00 pm to 8.15 pm – Introducing the flowing moves of Dru – suitable for those who are reasonably fit and looking to improve: posture, flexibility and balance. A great way to improve fitness, tone up and help with weight control. Cost: £5.00 Wednesdays: 10.30 am to 11.45 am – Gentle yoga – suitable for all, with options to use chair based yoga for those who have balance and mobility problems. A great way to improve posture, flexibility and balance. Cost: £5.00 To find out more text or call Freddie on - Mob: 07833663717 (Or just turn up on the day!) Classes suitable for drop in or regular students |
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August 14 2013 Glass Butter Beach is set for a fantastic festival this year. The build is fully underway there’s an action packed couple of days planned, including action sports, beach fun & performances from Tinchy Styder, SNAP!, Yolanda Be Cool, Goldierocks & loads more. The festival takes place just above Llanbedrog Beach on the Crugan farm fields with part of the beach included in the festivals licensed area. It’s clearly sign posted and there are free shuttle buses running from Abersoch village hall & Y Maes in Pwllheli right through the day & night. There’s also good parking on site at £5 per car for the whole event. The Box Office at the festival will be open from 2pm - 10pm on Thursday, 11am – 11pm on Friday & Saturday. Subject to availability all tickets can be bought from the box office or from Offaxis and Coastal Culture in Abersoch, Red 1 & The Tourist Office in Pwllheli & The Tourist Office in Porthmadog. The beach entertainment starts at 10am and finishes at 7:30pm while the festival site opens at 12 noon and closes at 12:30am on both Friday 16th & Saturday 17th with the campsite opening at 2pm on Thursday & closes 12:00pm Sunday. The campsite has good showers & toilets as well as food caterers. All the information including ticket prices, line-up and full schedule can be found at www.glassbutterbeach.com or call the festival office on 01758 714000. |
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August 05 2013 There are two spellbinding storytelling evenings this week at the Roundhouse, Felin Uchaf - a retelling of part of Homer's epic about the fall of Troy: "Black Ships Before Troy" on Wednesday evening (suitable for 9yrs and over) and ancient British tales of The Sleeping King on Saturday evening. Both events start at 7.00pm. Entrance is £5 and £3 for children. Click on the poster on this article for further details. |
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August 05 2013 Soch'd wristbands are available again this year in support of the Abersoch Lifeboat crew fund and these are available from Phil at Abersoch Watersports. The wristbands were designed by 17 year old George Hudson and last year he raised £200 last year for the crew fund and he hopes to raise more this year as the bands are well on the way to selling out. Look out for more "Soch'D" branded products in the near future. |
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August 02 2013 Glass Butter Beach takes place on Fri 16th & Sat 17th August over in Llanbedrog and there's a whole lot going on that's going to make it a very entertaining couple of days. Confirmed to play are global 90's superstars SNAP! who's singles, The Power & Rhythm is a Dancer, are 2 of the biggest tracks in dance music history. Joining them on the bill is Tinchy Stryder, who has over 1 million sales and is BRIT Award nominee and MOBO winner and is one of the UK’s most successful urban artists of all time with hits including ‘Take Me Back’, ‘Never Leave You’, ‘Space Ship’, ‘Bright Lights’ & ‘Number 1’. Another act appearing are Yolanda Be Cool, who are flying in specially from Australia to play and who had the massive global no.1 hit, 'We no speak Americano'. |
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August 01 2013 Details of this years events are below. Wednesday August 7th: Open Golf Competition Saturday August 10th: Sailing Regatta (From 10am) & Best Dressed Beach Hut Competition (14.00hrs) All events are weather permitting. |
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August 01 2013 Abersoch Coastguard now have a Facebook page where information on the many call out's thay they receive will be posted. The local coastguard team covers the coastline between Rhiw and Haven, between Pwllheli and Criccieth and are an important part of the local rescue services. The team is trained for cliff rescue scenarios along with other search and rescue techniques and can be called out several times a week during the summer season. Thier Facebook page is as follows: https://www.facebook.com/AbersochCoastguard |
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August 01 2013 The latest information on the local superfast broadband roll out is that Abersoch may become enabled in September. The local telecommunications cables have been upgraded recently to fibre optic cabling, so the signs are promising that we may soon receive this service. You can register your interest in getting it by visiting the Superfast Cymru website at: |
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July 28 2013 Local photographer John Wormald has put all the photos he took at this year's Wakestock Festival online and they are available as free downloads. So, if you think you may have been snapped in the crowd at this year's event, check out his website at: http://john53.zenfolio.com/ws13crowd |
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July 20 2013 The best spell of summer weather since 2006 has continued this week and temperatures climbed even higher over the last couple of days, with a bakingly hot 29.6C recorded at the Abersoch weather station yesterday. This is an unusually high temperature for our coastal, peninsula location. There are signs of this fantastic spell of weather petering out next week and our daily weather forecast will be keeping an eye on when and if the "breakdown" arrives. |
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July 20 2013 According to a report on the BBC news website, the highly controversial plans to introduce several Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ's) in Wales have been dropped by the Welsh Government. The BBC new story can be found at the following link: |
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July 14 2013 This year's fantastic weather has meant big crowds at both the wakeboarding events at Pwllheli Marina and at the music festival site. The pro wakeboarding event was won by Sam Carne, beating former champion Dan Nott into second place. Megz Barker was the ladies winner. Today the riding will take place at Abersoch Main Beach from 11am until 1pm and Example are the headliners at tonights final evening at the festival site. John Wormald has been snapping lots of photos and we'll add links to them as soon as they are uploaded to his site. |
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July 12 2013 It is no exaggeration to say that it has been a rather incredible week of summer weather here in Abersoch with very warm or hot temperatures and strong sunshine. This morning, the latest weather charts from 2 of the main global computer models (GFS & ECMWF) are both showing that, after a moderation in temperatures for Sunday / Monday, the heatwave type conditions may return from Tuesday or Wednesday onwards and last through the weekend of the 20th / 21st July, which is the start of the school holidays for most. The snapshot of the chart to the left is the ECMWF one for Sunday 21st July and if that becomes reality, temperatures in the high 20's C will be expected on the coast and above 30C inland. Our daily weather forecast will be keeping a very close eye on this, to see if these extended outlook charts actually do become reality. |
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July 12 2013 A major SAR operation was launched by Holyhead Coastguard overnight here in Abersoch after reports that a man may have been missing in the sea off Abersoch. Coastguard teams from Abersoch & Aberdaron were joined in the search by Lifeboats from Abersoch and Pwllheli, local police and an RAF Sea King helicopter from 122 Squadron. The search commenced at approximately 1.30 am and the SAR assets were stood down at about 3.30am after the man was found safe and well on land. |
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July 10 2013 It has been a hot week here in Abersoch with the warmest July temperatures recorded since the heatwave back in July 2006. Both Monday and today have seen temperatures above 27C, which is about as warm as it gets for our peninsula location. The fine weather looks like it could last for another week at least, with temperatures coming down a bit, but still loads better than we have seen at this time of year for the last few summers, which is great news for this weekend's Wakestock Festival that starts on Friday. The daily weather forecast will be keeping an eye on the extended outlook for the start of the main school holidays. |
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July 04 2013 A potentially memorable spell of weather is on its way to our shores! The real warmth looks like arriving on Sunday, but Friday and Saturday should be mostly sunny and warm too. The weather outlook charts are by far the best for our area in July since 2006. Temperatures may well be up to the mid 20's C during next week and the charts continue to show a fine and very warm Wakestock Festival weekend. Our daily weather forecast will be keeping a close eye on how long this potentially wondeful spell of beach weather will last. |
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June 14 2013 SUP or Stand Up Paddle Boarding is currently the fastest growing watersport in the world and you can now learn this fun new sport here in Abersoch. Waterborn Abersup have recently set up on the slipway to the beach at the SCYC end of Abersoch Main beach and you can learn the sport through eco-friendly lessons/tours, from the 2 fully BSUPA qualified instructors. |
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June 14 2013 Indie torch bearers ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN are the latest band to be added to this years Wakestock Festival. Very few British bands have been as hugely influential and distinctive as these guys, formed in Liverpool in 1978, they went on to have chart success with hits like "The Cutter", "The Killing Moon", "Silver" and "Seven Seas". These guys co-headlined a tour with James earlier this year and will take to the stage as part of a string of festival dates this summer. For the full line up including the breakdown of which acts are playing on which night please go to the website at this link here or, to purchase tickets, go to the Wakestock website @ www.wakestock.co.uk |
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June 10 2013 The spell of fantastic weather that we have been enjoying here in Abersoch since the start of June has led to many sightings of Bottlenose Dolphins in our area of Cardigan Bay. John Wormald of www.totallyabersoch.co.uk captured this fantastic image of a dolphin yesterday, that had decided to come quite close to the boat. If you are lucky enough to be in a boat when these amazing creatures decide to come close to you, there are a few simple rules that apply in Cardigan Bay, as part of a "Marine Code". These include: |
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June 01 2013 The annual Abersoch 3k and 10K runs took place on Saturday 1st June here in Abersoch and, as usual, there was an excellent turn out for both races. The new Makers Market was also held during the day down in the gardens of the Riverside Hotel and there was also an open day at SCYC (the yacht club) where all visitors were welcome to have a drink in the cove or the bar. Results for the 3K and 10K races can be found via the race website at: |
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May 30 2013 With June just around the corner, the sun is more out than in and Wakestock is only weeks away. The team behind the event are pleased to be able to announce LITTLE COMETS, LEWIS WATSON, CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN and CANDELAS to the line-up. This news comes in line with the addition of the all new HUW PUW STAGE to Wakestock. This “pub” stage will be a showcase of local talent and acoustic sets by acts on the main bill along with loads of entertaining tidbits. The latest acts join the likes of EXAMPLE, RUDIMENTAL LIVE, JAMES, BASTILLE, MAGNETIC MAN, WRETCH 32, TWIN ATLANTIC, WILEY, THE 1975, ZANE LOWE, THE TODDLA T SOUND, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES and loads more. For the full line up including the breakdown of which acts are playing on which night please go to the website where you can also book tickets: www.wakestock.co.uk |
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May 30 2013 Abersoch Makers Market Returns News from the organisers..."After the success of the first Abersoch Makers Market, the event will be returning to the beautiful village of Abersoch this Saturday the 1st of June and will take place in a marquee on the grounds of the Riverside Hotel. This unique monthly event brings together the very finest Artisans and Traders who promise to showcase their best handcrafted foods and craft." Further information is available at their website. |
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May 29 2013 A very impressive climbing wall has been set up in Abersoch today by Llyn Adventures, as part of a range of family activities that have been organised this year in the village. There is also some crab catching scheduled for the harbour at midday. For more details and times and dates for these activities and the many others scheduled throughout the summer - please click here. Or you can download them as a pdf here. |
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May 29 2013 Residents and visitors in Abersoch may have been woken up at 4.15am this morning by a short period of rumbling and vibrations, which was caused by a small earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale. According to a BBC news item this morning, the epicenter of the quake was centred near to Porth Colmon. More details can be found on the BBC website on the link below. |
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May 20 2013 Traffic to abersoch.co.uk this year has continued at quite impressive levels. |
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May 20 2013 This weekend saw the opening of a new deli in Abersoch, offering a fine selection of food and refreshments, including ice creams, salad boxes, coffee and sandwiches. The Village Pantry is located by the side of Angelinas Restaurant. For more info, visit their Face book page here. |
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May 20 2013 An open golf competition was organised recently by Abersoch Boatyard and held at the course here in Abersoch, with £200 raised for Abersoch RNLI Lifeboat Station. The weather on the day of the event was very kind to those taking part and, with the golf club providing a warm welcome for everyone, a good day was had by all! Abersoch Boatyard owner Nigel had his staff to thank for saving him the ignominity of winning the prize for shortest drive of the day. The event was won by team Bucko, pictured left. |
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May 18 2013 For the 5th year running, the Fairline Abersoch 10K and Abersoch Holiday Homes 3K Beach Race will take place in Abersoch on Saturday 1st June. Entries are still open, but there are more runners than ever before taking part in this great race. The 3K race starts at 9:30am on the beach below the Yacht Club & is open to all ages (7 and under must run with a paying adult) and the 10K starts at 10:30am just past OSD & Manana. Around a thousand runners will be taking part and many more line the streets & the beach to support them along the way. To enter & for more information go to www.abersoch10k.com or if you would like to help the organisers & be a marshal, then email info@sensationgroup.com |
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May 17 2013 With summer just a couple of weeks away the Wakestock team are excited to announce that Mancunian legends JAMES have been added to the 2013 line-up. Plus SWIM DEEP, CHLOE HOWL, ELLA EYRE and ESCO WILLIAMS have also been added to the bill. In other news, single day tickets and all new two night ticket options are going on-sale Friday May 17th at 9am. For the full line up including the breakdown of which acts are playing on which night please go to the website at this link here or, to purchase tickets, go to the Wakestock website @ www.wakestock.co.uk |
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May 17 2013 A great range of activities for all the family have been organised for the public by the Abersoch Tourist Office and Abersoch Traders for this summer. Activities include... crab catching, beach games and sand sculpting, treasure hunts, art & photo competitions, RC model yacht demos, introduction to sea fishing, golf taster sessions, sailing taster sessions, intro to ballroom & latin dancing, climbing tower events, Regatta raft race, best dressed beach hut competition & "how well do you know Abersoch" competition. Some of these activites commence during the Whitsun half term and run through the summer. For more details and times and dates for these activities - please click here. Or you can download them as a pdf here.
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May 05 2013 A dramatic rescue took place near Porth Ceiriad late on Saturday afternoon when 2 spear fishermen, one with serious injuries, got into life threatening difficulties on rocks that were being hit by a rising swell. The incident involved great danger to those attempting the rescue and resulted in a lifeboat crewmember being washed off the rocks by large waves. The skill and bravery of the crew of the lifeboat and the RAF Sea King helicopter which was also involved, saved lives in this incident. The story is best told by those who were involved, along with some spectacular photos captured by the helmet camera on board the lifeboat. Click here to read the story. There is also a video on the RNLI website here and also a BBC news item that can be viewed by clicking here. |
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April 27 2013 The Daily Post now has a news page for Abersoch, so any Abersoch related news articles will be listed on it. The link for the page is here. On the page is also a link to an article where Abersoch came third in a poll of the best beaches in Gwynedd. The link to that article is here. |
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April 27 2013 The first Abersoch Makers Market will be held on Saturday the 4th of May in a marquee in the grounds of the Riverside Hotel, and then the first Saturday of the month thereafter. The organisers are very hopeful that these events will become an additional attraction for the village, especially out of season. They are very excited about the event and say they will be a fantastic opportunity to showcase local talent and add some colour, vitality and local produce to the village. The aims of this monthly event will be to bring together the very finest local artisans to showcase their handcrafted foods & crafts, selecting the very best to compliment the village. Each Market will be featuring local community projects, live music, dance and activities, which will bring lots of fun for all the family to enjoy. Further information is available at their website.
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April 24 2013 To help avoid confusion over where you can and can't take your dog(s) for a walk on Abersoch's beaches - here is the most recent map for the existing dog exclusion zone. The zone runs from the Land & Sea entrance on the Harbour Beach and around the headland (where SCYC is), to the Lon Golff slipway on Abersoch Main Beach. The zone has been in place for many years, but will now be enforced from April 1st to September 30th. Click on the map to enlarge. For a pdf document of other local beaches with exclusion zones - click here. |
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April 22 2013 Impressive plans for a new 42 bedroom hotel along with a spa facility, restaurant/bar and 18 apartments have been submitted for planning approval. The proposals have been welcomed as potentially providing the village with a much needed boost, as the number of serviced accommodation beds has been in steady decline in the area in recent years. The development, if approved, will replace the derelict White House Hotel building that is located on the road into the village. You can find more info on the application at the Gwynedd Council website using reference C13/0403/39/LL and the Cambrian News also have some info the development on their website here. |
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April 22 2013 Abersoch RNLI's first call out of 2013 was to co-operate with paramedics to transfer a seriously ill person from an awkward sea shore location to a more accessible one from which a heli-med would be able to take him to hospital. The incident took place on Saturday at SCYC. For more details and to view the RNLI helmet cam video of the incident - visit the RNLI website by clicking here. |
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April 22 2013 The latest news from Wakestock HQ includes the addition to this years' line up of TWIN ATLANTIC, JAKWOB LIVE, DOG IS DEAD and THE HOWLING. It also includes information on this year's Battle of the Bands competition. For more on this and the latest info on tickets etc, visit the Wakestock website @ www.wakestock.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 |
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April 17 2013 On Wednesday, 17th July 2013, Llŷn Archaeology and History Society will be launched. Llŷn Archaeology and History Society aims to collate knowledge and research into the archaeology and history of the Llŷn peninsula, in north-west Wales. The aim is to establish a grass roots network of local researchers and heritage enthusiasts, which will ensure that local knowledge is preserved and sites are monitored. In order for them to understand what is important to the people of Llŷn and in order to direct the future of the society, they need to hear from you via a questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found via a link from the following site... http://www.aberdaronlink.co.uk/history/history.html Also, you might like to add the Llŷn Archaeology and History Society on Facebook to keep update with the latest news: http://www.facebook.com/archllyn |
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April 12 2013 Wakestock HQ has already revealed that Example, Magnetic Man, Bastille, The 1975, Rudimental, Wretch 32 & Zane Lowe will be taking to the stages at this year’s festival. They are stoked to announce a whole host of new acts joining the party this summer, including Wiley, K Koke, King Charles, Mallory Knox, Lucy Spraggan, MsMr, Willy Moon, Russ Chimes, Loadstar, Tich, Heavy Feet, Jigsaw, The Kickbacks, Plastic Thumbs, NANCY, Ben Proudlove and / & Dash, True & False, Simplex, Jimi Needles, Ed Mackie, Ken Marks and Jack Meeks. Tickets are available through the Wakestock website www.wakestock.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 |
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April 12 2013 Easter 2013 was a cold but “cracking” success at the Deucoch Camp-site and on Easter Sunday they hosted their 6th Easter Egg-Stravaganza raising £77 for the Abersoch RNLI. The Easter Egg Hunt was won by Jasmine aged 11 – runners-up were Olly aged 13 and Robyn aged 9. The Easter Art Competition - winner was Emily aged 8 – 2nd place was Chloe aged 5 and close 3rd place was Jessica aged 4. Annabell aged 6 won the Egg Decorating Competition this year with her Moshi Monsters creation – joint 2nd place went to Mille aged 10 with her wonder woman egg and Jack aged 5 with his danger mouse egg then joint 3rd place went to Niamh and Avah for their basket of eggs and a special mention to William aged 6 who made an RNLI flag easter egg . There were 9 entries for the Easter Poem Competition – the winner was from the Wiganers (the Woods family joint effort) – 2nd place went to brother and sisters Olly, Mia, Will and Freya with 3 excellent poems and 3rd place went to sisters Niamh and Avah for their 3 poems.
Egg and spoon races were also held – Niamh, Orlagh, Jasmine and Niamh were the winners.
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March 14 2013 The Wales Online website is reporting that Abersoch is going to be listed in the top 10 places to live in Wales in the next edition of the Sunday Times. The Abersoch area is a spectacular place to live with an almost unique mix of landscapes including mountains, beaches, bays and islands. Our location on the Llyn Peninsula, means that Abersoch main beach faces east, making the north end of Cardigan Bay look almost like a huge lake with a backdrop of hills and mountains and the picturesque St. Tudwal's Islands a short distance offshore.
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March 13 2013 Update to the item below. Finally, in response to concerns regarding appealing an unfair "fine", you will be able to appeal to the golf club, as well as Parking Eye, so that if the "fine" is found to be unfair, then the golf club have the power to cancel it.
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March 12 2013 Some positive news tonight on the Golf Beach Car Park issue. |
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March 10 2013 Abersoch Golf Club have invited a private company to run their beach car park, using a car registration number plate camera system. The company that has been invited to manage the car park, ParkingEye Ltd, make their money by sending out demands for large sums of money (£100 according to the application), for minor parking transgressions, sometimes leading to demands from a debt collection company.
If you are concerned by this proposal, you can comment on Parking Eye Ltd's 2 planning applications at the following 2 links: |
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March 07 2013 RUDIMENTAL LIVE, WRETCH 32, THE TODDLA T SOUND, MISTAJAM, HUW STEPHENS, CYRIL HAHN, ANDY C, FRED V & GRAFIX, TCTS & JACOB BANKS are the latest acts to be announced for Wakestock 2013! More acts will be announced over the coming weeks. Tickets are available through the Wakestock website www.wakestock.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 |
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March 01 2013 It has been a busy few weeks at Manana Restaurant in Abersoch with the final preparations now being made this afternoon for the opening of their new bar tonight, which has been created by purchasing the Seren retail unit next door and "knocking through". The end result is looking superb and should prove to be a popular venue for casual drinkers as well as for those using the restaurant.
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March 01 2013 March 1st is generally regarded as the start of a new summer season, with the local static caravan sites re-opening after their winter break and it being the first opportunity for many people to re-visit our beautiful area. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St. David's Day to all our visitors and lets hope that we enjoy some fine weather this summer, as we are certainly due a good one!
Photo courtesy of Martin Turtle |
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February 25 2013 Contact Neil on 01758 710071 for any further information. |
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February 25 2013 Abersoch Jazz Festival Returns Abersoch Jazz Festival - Gwyl Jazz Abersoch - is back! With a new format and new dates, please note the changes. 27th, 28th, 29th September 2013. The festival site will be more contained promoting an even more accessible, friendly event. The organisers look forward to welcoming musicians, and friends old and new, to enjoy the top line bands, featured musicians, the Parade, the Gospel Service and the warm Abersoch atmosphere. Visit the event website for further info. |
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February 25 2013 Abersoch Half Marathon - A New Event For Abersoch Check out the official race website at www.abersochhalf.com for all the details and to enter to be part of what looks like a great event! |
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February 25 2013 They are at it again!! The Beicwyr Llyn Bikers Motorbike Club are this year trying to raise some monies for another very good cause. After the success of last years run in aid of Llywelyn Wiliams for which they raised £7200, they thought they’d give it another go for another good cause! |
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February 21 2013 Readers of this website will remember the recent controversy over proposals by Gwynedd Council to ban dogs from most of Abersoch's beaches. The proposals were then put to the public in the form of a consultation, which turned into a farce as some of the information given to the public was incorrect. The council then backtracked and produced a further consultation with a proposal to leave things pretty much as they are. Finally, this week, the Gwynedd Council Cabinet has met and agreed to keep things as they are in Abersoch with the current zones in the harbour and the SCYC to Golf Slipway main beach zone, to be enforced between 1st April and 30th September. |
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February 20 2013 Adrian Boult (Boulty) RIP Some very sad news. Adrian Boult, the very popular former landlord of the Vaynol Arms in Abersoch, passed away yesterday. Adrian, or "Boulty" as he was known to everyone, could genuinely be described as a larger than life character who was very good company, generous and regarded locally as a very good landlord. RIP Boulty.
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February 19 2013 Venetia, situated in the high street of Abersoch, are now offering Sunday lunches. The price is £13.95 for 2 courses (starter & main) and a dessert menu is also available. Served between 12.30 – 3 pm. Contact details for Venetia can be found on their website at: |
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February 14 2013 Wakestock returns to Pen Llyn in July, and with preparations already in full swing for this year’s festival the organisers are pumped to announce EXAMPLE, MAGNETIC MAN, ZANE LOWE, BASTILLE, THE 1975, JACKMASTER, MELÉ and MONKI as the first wave of acts playing this year. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks. Tickets are available through the Wakestock website www.wakestock.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 |
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February 14 2013 Last year it was announced that the Pwllheli area, including Abersoch, would be one of the first places in Wales to receive the new superfast broadband. Dates etc will be announced in the near future but in the mean time, you can register your interest in getting it by visiting the Superfast Cymru website at: |
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January 16 2013 Various proposals for amending the parking restrictions in Abersoch will be on display in Canolfan Cymunedol Abersoch / Abersoch Community Hall on 21st January from 2pm until 8pm. All are welcome. |
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January 1 2013 RNLI Abersoch New Year's Day Dip 2013 is here and as usual, hundreds of people went into the sea on the main beach as part of the annual RNLI Abersoch Sponsored Sea Dip. This year the fancy dress theme was "film heroes" and you can view photos from the event at John Wormald's website at the following link.... http://john53.zenfolio.com/p998343982
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