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Ahoy – Are you ready for the Volvo Ocean Race?

Posted: 4th May 2018 By Take Me To Wales

  With not much more than a month to go until the world’s toughest and most prestigious sailing event arrives in Cardiff, it's not tooo late to make sure you are ready to welcome the Volvo Ocean Race crews and visitors to Wales. It’s over 10 years since the round the world race was last in the UK and interest is set to be high among sailing communities all over the country. The … [Read more...]

Tags: Barrage, Cardiff Bay, Ocean Race, Race Village, Volvo

Major survey of holiday parks 

Posted: 2nd May 2018 By Take Me To Wales

A survey is being carried out to establish the impact of the holiday-park sector on the UK economy.  Commissioned by the Economic Impact Research Group (BH&HPA, NCC, Camping & Caravanning Club, Caravan & Motorhome Club), the report will be published in late 2018 and be available to you. Your input is essential because robust data is required in order to enable comparisons to be … [Read more...]

Tags: Camping & Caravanning Club, Caravan & Motorhome Club, footfall, Holiday Parks, static caravans, touring caravans, visitors

Prince’s Countryside Fund opens

Posted: 30th April 2018 By Take Me To Wales

The Prince’s Countryside Fund grants now available to support community led groups and projects in rural areas around Britain. Applications open on 30 April for community groups and charities to apply for grant funding of up to £50,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund, until 14 June. The Fund is committed to supporting projects which will reinvigorate and sustain community networks, by … [Read more...]

Tags: aid, countryside grants, Prince’s Countryside Fund, rural projects, sustaining communities

Plans to rejuvenate parks for activity breaks

Posted: 25th April 2018 By Take Me To Wales

Planners are looking at a wide range of activities to breath new life in to the parks throughout the Vale of Glamorgan. There are plans for a zip wire, mountain bike track and high rope course for sites in the Vale, subject to assessments and planning conditions. The proposals include Leckwith Woods, one of the medieval woodlands on the edge of Cardiff, and there are also proposals to bring … [Read more...]

Tags: Cosmeston, Cwm Cydfin, high rope course, Leckwith, mountain bikes, parks, Porthkerry, Vale of Glamorgan, zip wire

WelshFest is heading to South Wales

Posted: 20th April 2018 By Take Me To Wales

WelshFest is an Outdoor Weekend Live Music Festival just a stone’s throw away from the Welsh Capital on 27 to 29 July. WelshFest 2018 will take place in the beautiful grounds of the Coedarhydyglyn Estate, overlooking and less than a mile from Culverhouse Cross on the A48. There’ll be a modern mix of Music Genre’s, Arts and Poetry, featuring some of the finest original live performing artists … [Read more...]

Tags: #WelshFest, Cardiff, music festival, Vale of Glamorgan

Adventure idea begins here

Posted: 11th April 2018 By Take Me To Wales

A new pan-Wales campaign is calling on people to ‘Be Adventure Smart’. Whatever your activity, a few simple things to consider will help your day stay great and ensure that, at the end of the day, you travel home safely, looking forward to your next adventure. The new website, AdventureSmartWales.com, provides you with all the essential information you need to get outdoors, confident that … [Read more...]

Tags: #DruYogaCentre, activity holidays, Adventure Smart, boating, climbing, diving, flying, going places, horse riding, mountain bikes, riding, Snowdonia, surfing, trekking, walking

Power for rural businesses

Posted: 9th April 2018 By Take Me To Wales

Creative Rural Communities are hosting a Community Energy Inspiration evening in South Wales. If you are responsible for the energy bills at a community building, or just passionate about your community, the environment or saving money, then this interactive event is for you! Come and find out more about what other communities have done, what the impacts are, and the support available to … [Read more...]

Tags: Arts Centre, community energy, power costs, Rural businesses, St Donats

Do you have the voice for Wales?

Posted: 2nd March 2018 By Take Me To Wales

A Welsh self-catering company is listening for the voice of Wales.  Menaiholidays  was recently sent a letter by a satisfied customer from London and written as if Wales was addressing its old friend, London, highlighting the completely different lifestyles the two enjoy. Menai Holidays were so impressed with the letter, they decided to turn it into a video, complete with a voice-over. But … [Read more...]

Tags: Bywthyn Nain, Menai Holidays, Voice of Wales

Volvo Ocean Race comes to Cardiff

Posted: 28th February 2018 By Take Me To Wales

In a race around the world visiting twelve cities and touching six continents, the Volvo Ocean Race will stop over in Cardiff, for the very first time in its history. From 27 May to 10 June 2018, The Volvo Ocean Race festival site, called the Race Village, will be located on the scenic Cardiff Bay Barrage and the two week free event will host a variety of entertainment and Volvo Ocean … [Read more...]

Tags: Ocean Race, Round the World, Volvo

Wales’ missionary work to London

Posted: 26th February 2018 By Take Me To Wales

It's Wales Week in London. The celebration of all things Welsh in the Capital showcases the activities of existing London-based Welsh communities and helps promote the best of Wales, in London. There will be Welsh Food and Drink at taster events alongside a local TV and media advertising campaign, pointing towards Wales's Epic Shores as well as promoting Wales as a place for living and … [Read more...]

Tags: #GwladGwlad, Epic, Luke Evans, VisitWales, Wales Week

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