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           Events for the  Ceredigion  Area in  2008
          
Please let us know if you have an event in Ceredigion that is not listed. If anyone has photos of their event they would like to
              display on this page, please contact us using the contact button above.


             
Aberaeron  Annual Seafood Festival -  July 6th, 2008 - photos below from previous events 

The quay was crowded with stalls from the Hive on the Quay down past the Harbourmaster Hotel

The Aberaeron rowing Club's members barbecue freshly caught Mackerel.

This is as crowded as Aberaeron ever gets!

                Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs  - August  10th, 2008 -  photos below from previous events 

A display team carried out various tricks on horseback

Judging gets underway

A  Welsh Cob and its proud owner

     

           New Quay Art Club and Camera Club exhibition - Llanarth Church Hall - March 16th - 30th, 2008

The Rev. Chris Bolton opens the exhibition

New Quay Art Club and Camera Club exhibition

New Quay Art Club and Camera Club exhibition

           New Quay Lifeboat Station Open Day  -  Sunday 3rd August, 2008 - photos below from previous events 

The New Quay  'D' class inshore lifeboat is 16 feet long with a 50 hp outboard motor and is called the 'Amy Lea' after Amy Lea Pearl who survived the sinking of the 'Lusitania' in 1915. IN this photo,  Amy Lea Pearl's daughter Margie Clark is shown at the 2006 Open Day with (from left) Dan Potter the Coxswain, Roger Crouch the Training Coordinator and Albert Moller the Operations Manager.

The Mersey class life boat 'Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge'. 

Toffee Apples and other goodies were on sale at the Lifeboat Open Day

 

2008 Events

August 1st - 30th - Cardigan Open Studios Exhibition at the Urdd Centre Canolfan yr Urdd Centre, Llangrannog

To accompany Cardigan Open Studios event; artists from the Northern coastal area exhibit a selection of their work at the Urdd Centre; Llangrannog. You can also visit individual artists studios.

August 3rd - New Quay Lifeboat open day

August 3rd: Cardigan Bay Riding Club Summer Show, Llanerchaeron.

August to October 4th - Welsh Traditional costumes  1780-1980 - a major exhibition on the history of Welsh costume at the National Library of Wales. Aberystwyth - entrance free.

Sat 9th August - Cardigan River and Food Festival- entertainment throughout the town and on the riverbank.
 

8th 9th and 10th of August -New Quay Regatta - The whole regatta is not only about Dingy and Cruiser Sailing races but also involves Children and adult competitions over the 3 days. On Friday the 8th There will be a Sand Castle Competition on the main Beach Starting at 10.00am followed by a Barrel filling Competition and a Family Treasure Quiz at 18-00. Saturday the 9th will be the main day for the Aquatic Sports  including Swimming competitions, Rowing and Canoeing commencing at 12-30. On Sunday the 10th there will be a Crabbing and Model Boat  competition. A  large Naval vessel will be stationed off New Quay for the duration of the 3 days.

August 10th - Aberaeron Festival of Ponies and Cobs - Aberaeron Square Field  -Aberaeron Festival of Ponies and Cobs. Spectacular turnout of horses around town's Square Field.

August 11-25 - Llanarth Art Group Summer Show in St. David's Church Hall, Llanarth, 10.30 - 6.30 daily

August 16th - Dylan and Caitlin Look-alike competition 6.30 pm in the Black Lion - entries £5 each - top prize a theatre trip to London for 2

October 3rd - 5th - Cardigan Festival of Walking 2008 - The Teifi Estuary area

Cardigan and its surrounding area is truly a walker's paradise. Whether you are looking for a taste of beautiful Cardigan Bay coastline, the history of Cardigan Town, the mysterious Teifi Valley, the magical Preseli Hills or the spectacular Pembrokeshire
Admission: £6 per walk Matthew Newbold, Events Organiser Menter Aberteifi 01239 615554

November 10th -Cardigan Fair - Aberteifi / Cardigan

Cardigan Annual Street Market and Funfair.

 

 


Car Boots / Markets

Tuesdays - Large Market and Car Boot, Llanrhystud 9 - 4  (seasonal )

Wednesdays - Aberaeron Farmers Market Alban Square Field,  10am-3pm 1st Wednesday of each month - held from June to October

Thursdays - Cardigan Farmers Market selling local produce, held on the second Thursday in the month at: Pendre Car Park,
             Pendre Car Park, Cardigan  -  9.00am - 1.00pm 

Fridays:   - Small Market - Uplands Square, New Quay - mornings - runs throughout the year -  has a limited number of  traders. 

There is a fantastic selection of locally grown plants - flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables (in season) on offer at the New Quay Country Market Fridays: - Country market in the  Memorial Hall near the main car park from 11 am to 12.30 featuring cakes, pies, preserves, crafts, herbs, plants, local fruit and vegetables, and the best value cups of tea in New Quay! 

downstairs, and entered from the car park at the back of the Memorial Hall is the 
Wales Air Ambulance
Charity Shop -   10 - 12.

left- there is a fantastic selection of locally grown plants - flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables (in season) on offer at the New Quay Country Market

Thursdays (every other Thursday) Friendship Club - Llanarth Church Hall 2.00 pm - everybody welcome

Fridays - Lampeter Farmers Market. Market Street, Lampeter  9am-2pm -  Alternate Fridays

Saturdays - Memorial Hall Aberaeron 9.30 to 3.30 selling plants, vegetables and fruit, cakes, jams 
             and marmalade, small café, and various stalls with bric a brac ,jewellery, stationary and 
             Fair Trade stall run by the local church. Also calendars printed cards and 
             paintings by local artists.

Saturdays - Aberystwyth Farmers Market, North Parade, Aberystwyth. 10am-3pm 
           1st & 3rd Saturdays each month 

Saturdays - Car Boot sale at the Goggerddan Arms, Tanygroes ( seasonal - on the A487 Cardigan Road)

Sundays   - Car Boot sale at Beulah,  Tanygroes ( seasonal - turn off the A487 at the Goggerddan Arms).

                 - Car boot sale at Pennant (seasonal)  - turn off the A487 at Aberarth.

                 - Talsarn Car Boot and Traders Market - The Yard, Talsarn, Lampeter, SA48 8QB
              Tel: 07966 598716 - every Sunday morning March to October 2008.

                - Carmarthen  - United Counties Showground - car boot sale on most Sundays - except when
            other events are being held there ( see below ).

New Quay Youth Club: -  Thursdays and Fridays from 6.30 to 10 p.m. in the Memorial Hall.

New Quay Society - Third Thursday of each month, New Quay Yacht Club 7 p.m.

Dylan Thomas Society - Third Wednesday of the month, Black Lion Hotel 7 p.m.

Councilor's Surgery - last Wednesday of every month, New Quay Memorial Hall, 6.30 - 6.55 
                            followed by Town Council meeting at 7 p.m.

         

 Dolphins. Daily cruises Easter - September around Cardigan Bay. Watch the dolphins, and view "the
           cliff-perched, toppling town" from the sea. For further details telephone 01545 560375. 

 The Dylan Thomas Trail. A self-guided walk that starts from the Tourist Information Centre in Aberaeron. Full details in The Dylan Thomas Trail, available from bookshops and Tourist Information Centres.

Click here to go to the 'Life of Dylan Thomas'  Page

Carmarthen  - United Counties Showground - car boot sale on Sundays - also:
JUNE 
- 9th & 10th - Towy Antiques Fair, 23rd & 24th - Homes and Gardens Show
JULY -
15th - Transport Festival
AUGUST -
10th- Lamb Shearing Competition, 25th, 26th & 27th - Honda Goldwing Rally

SEPTEMBER -
1st & 2nd - Gwyl Macs Music Festival (provisional date)
20th - Carmarthenshire Schools X Country Running. 28th-30th- Dyfed Caravan Club

OCTOBER -
7th - Wonderful Welsh Weddings Show. 16th - Welsh Dairy Show
NOVEMBER -
24th & 25th - Towy Antiques Fair

DECEMBER -
1st & 2nd - Christmas Gift and Craft Show