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December 19 2014 Broomco Appeal Against White House Planning Refusal |
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December 04 2014 Coconut Kitchen Christmas Gift Sets The Coconut Kitchen Christmas Gift Sets for 2014 are now available to buy online, from the restaurant and from some local stores. Made with fully re-cyclable material and packed with 2 bottles of sauce and 2 curry pastes. |
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December 02 2014 Abersoch Regatta Donate Thousands To Good Causes The Abersoch Regatta is an annual series of events run by "the community" each August for local people and of course for all the visitors to the area. Abersoch RNLI: £536 Alaw Ward at Ysbyty Bangor: £250 << Photo: Regatta Commodore Jane Williams presenting a cheque to the Cylch Meithrin. |
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November 29 2014 Abersoch Christmas Festival - Photos From First Evening. Photos from yesterday evening's highly successful and well attended day one of the Abersoch Christmas Festival are available as a free download from John Wormald's Totally Abersoch website. The photos are available to view at...
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November 29 2014 The Story Of The Inner Harbour Christmas Tree Due to a lack of funds needed to construct a permanent concrete base, there was not expected to be a Christmas Tree in the Abersoch Inner Harbour this year - that was until John Wormald of Totally Abersoch was overheard talking to Rob from Zinc at the pub about the subject... John takes up the story... "When we were leaving we were called over by a couple sat on an adjacent table who said they had been 'earwigging' our conversation and were disappointed to hear that there would be no tree in the inner harbour this year. Yesterday morning I heard a tap on our shutter door here at the gallery and there was the same couple from the previous night who were donating £100 in cash towards this year's tree." This donation was just the beginning and word got around by mouth and via social media and soon the necessary money was raised with donations flooding in from as far away as Australia! Local JCB man and Lifeboat Senior Helm, David Wyn Williams (aka Fritz) then provided his services, equipment and fuel totally free of charge and 17.6 tons of concrete were used to construct the base last week. The rather splendid results can be see in the photo opposite, that was taken by John this morning. |
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November 29 2014 Glasss Butter Early Bird Tickets - Get Yours Now! A limited number of Early Bird 2015 Glass Butter Beach festival tickets have just gone on sale for 7 days until Friday 5th December. By getting your ticket during this period you will get them at the best price, which is less than 2014 prices and you also go into a draw to win a 2 year golden VIP ticket for you plus 1. |
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November 27 2014 Abersoch RNLI New Year’s Day Dip |
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November 21 2014 Abersoch Triple Crown Entries Go Live It’s the first of its kind and although it started small, the Abersoch Triple Crown has now caught the imagination of hundreds of ambitious runners & triathletes across the whole of the UK. You can enter any of the races individually or go all out and commit to the Triple Crown by going to the official website at: www.abersochtriplecrown.com where you’ll find all the information about each of the races and the triple crown series. Entries went live today with a limited number of Early Bird entries that offer up to 20% off normally entry prices. Also by entering early then you could win entry refunds, Abersoch Calendars, magazine subscriptions, even Glass Butter Beach weekend festival tickets are up for grabs. |
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November 18 2014 Abersoch Christmas Festival - Schedule This year’s Christmas festival weekend on 28th & 29th November is set to be bigger and better than ever - join us for some fabulous festive fun ! There’ll be carol singing around the village tree on Friday evening, a chance to climb up and have a look at the Abersoch fire engine and a very special visit from a certain Mr F. Christmas! The fun continues on Saturday with street entertainers up and down the village, face painting for the kiddies and a craft fair in the Village Hall. In the afternoon expect festive cheer on the Vaynol patio as Bangor University Brass Band will be playing, followed by carol singers. Then there’s the fabulous lantern parade, a must for the kids, which will start from the harbour and progress to the Village Hall where there’ll be children’s entertainment ahead of the evening performance from Pwllheli-born rising star Al Lewis, supported by local band Brolly.. Many of the village shops, bars, hotels and restaurants will be running special offers over the weekend and opening late so it’s a great opportunity to come and join in the fun, get ahead on your Christmas shopping and get in the mood for Christmas!
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November 14 2014 Demolition Of The Harbour Hotel One of Abersoch's landmark buildings, the Harbour Hotel has been demolished this week to make way for a development of luxury apartments. The new building is expected to be finished before the end of 2015. |
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November 10 2014 Graham Eaton Photograph "Highly Commended" At Awards Award winning natural history and landscape photographer and Abersoch regular, Graham Eaton, has had 2 photographs recognised by the Take a view Landscape Photographer Of The Year Awards. The photos are of stormy waves at Porth Ceiriad and one of the photos (see opposite) was highly commended by the judges and has won a place in the Awards book and at the London Waterloo exhibition. A second photo was also commended by the judges and wins a place in the book and at the exhibition. Many of the winners photos were displayed in yesterday's Sunday Times. The book – Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 8 - is published on Nov 10th. This year, the exhibition will be held on the Mezzanine level of London Waterloo and is the first event of its type to be held there. More info can be found by clicking here and Graham has a website full of wonderful natural history and landscapes at www.eatonnature.co.uk |
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November 09 2014 North Wales Open Surf Competition The North Wales surf contest run by West Coast Surf & Abersoch Watersports was held today at Porth Neigwl. Report by West Coast ... 16 and under: 1st. Zac Pierce, 2nd. Jack Quinney, 3rd. Ollie Laddiman. Open: 1st. Eilir Davies-Hughes, 2nd. Urien Davies-Hughes, 3rd. Rob (The Bruce)." |
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November 05 2014 Abersoch Triple Crown 2015 The dates for all 3 races of the much anticipated 2015 Abersoch Triple Crown have recently been announced with entries going live at 8am on Friday 21st November. It's a great challenge & needs a solid commitment if you take it on, but the Abersoch Triple Crown consists of the following races, combining the times from all 3 races to give your overall Triple Crown time: Fairline Abersoch 10K (Saturday 30th May 2015) For all the information go to www.abersochtriplecrown.com and get ready to sign up on the 21st this month as you can win prizes and the entry price is reduced. If all 3 aren't for you then you can enter any of the races separately or if you're after a shorter distance then there are the popular Abersoch Holiday Homes 1K, 2K and 3K races to get involved with. |
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November 05 2014 Abersoch Calendar 2015 & Christmas Magazine The official 2015 Abersoch calendar is now on sale in local shops, online via this link AbersochOnlineStore or by calling 01758 710011 & ordering over the phone. The calendar has 12 stunning photos from in and around Abersoch taken by leading local photographers Martin Turtle and John Wormald. There is also a comprehensive list of Abersoch events and all the important dates you need for 2015. There’s also a very useful directory for shops, restaurants and other key businesses in Abersoch. |
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October 30 2014 "Reduction Of Services" Application Granted For Abersoch Surgery. Here is a press release regarding the future of the Abersoch Surgery... "Mrs Lynne Joannou, Assistant Director of Primary Care Support, said “The Health Board has very carefully considered the application from Meddygfa Rhydbach to close its branch surgery at Abersoch. It took into consideration the current difficulties being experienced by the Practice, views expressed by patients and local councillors and also the need to ensure that the needs of the total Practice population are being met. The Health Board has therefore granted a temporary reduction in services provided from the Abersoch surgery over the next few months whilst it works with the Practice and the wider local community to find a longer term solution." |
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October 25 2014 Abersoch Sailor Deploys To Sierra Leone A Royal Fleet Auxiliary officer, from Abersoch, has deployed to Sierra Leone as part of the UK military operation to help combat the spread of Ebola. Second Officer (Logistics Supply) Mike Jones is on aviation support ship RFA Argus currently sailing to Sierra Leone. Argus is one element of the Department for International Development (DfID) led response to the Ebola outbreak with teams of medics, engineers and specialists deploying to the country. Mike, who grew up in Warrington and has lived in Abersoch for 25 years, is a member of the RFA Argus Logistics team... |
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October 15 2014 Report On The Abersoch Mini Jazz Weekend 'Small is beautiful' – the weekend was a hit! The sun shone and we all enjoyed a variety of jazz music styles from the four bands in SCYC and some great street music in the village. The action commenced with the lively, colourful Mardi Gras style Parade on Saturday morning, led by the marshals, the band and not 2 but 4 beautiful Lusitano horses. Two horses with riders and an amazing stunt rider rode the second two bareback .... click here for the full report & photos.
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October 15 2014 RNLI Abersoch Coffee Morning On Sat 25th October The Abersoch RNLI Fund Raising Committee will be holding a coffee morning in Abersoch village hall on Saturday 25th October from 10:30 to 12:30. Entry will be £2, to include the usual coffee and cakes. There will be a RNLI display and RNLI Christmas cards and gifts for sale. In addition there will be a raffle, tombola, bric-a brac, games and stalls selling a variety of gifts. |
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October 04 2014 Abersoch Half Marathon & 2K Blast Photos from todays successful Chaparral Abersoch Half Marathon and Abersoch Holiday Homes 2K Blast, are now available online. The photos are available to view at...
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September 27 2014 100 Old Abersoch Postcards Added To Abersoch.co.uk A selection of over 100 postcards of Abersoch and the surrounding area have been added to the site this week. The images date back to the early part of the 20th Century and there are some fascinating photos amongst them. We hope that you enjoy them as much as we have and if you have any old photos of Abersoch that you would like to share with a wider audience, please email us and we will add them to the site. |
September 13 2014 Chaparral Abersoch Half Marathon The Chaparral Abersoch Half Marathon & Abersoch Holiday Homes 2K Blast is just 3 weeks away taking place on the morning of Saturday 4th October. Entries are still being taken just go to www.abersochtriplecrown.com and click the appropriate ‘Enter’ button and fill in your details. It’s a fantastic race with a great atmosphere with hundreds of runners taking part. The medals are impressive and this year there are race T’s to all finishers. The course is well marshaled with medics, 3 drinks stations, chip timing and very enthusiastic crowds. The race is over quite a challenging but stunning course, heading out of Abersoch village center and down to Llanengan, past Hell’s Mouth & looping round to Llangian, before heading over to Sarn Bach and the infamous Porth Tocyn gravel hill, now aptly named ‘Tocyn Brutal’. The course then loops back down through Sarn Bach to the end of Abersoch Beach where the runners then tackle the sand & groynes before crossing the line by the Abersoch Beach Cafe. Current race champion is Welsh Marathon champion Alun Vaughan who finished the course in 1 hour 13 minutes 21 seconds last year with Gavin Tomlinson close behind in 1 hour 14 minutes 54 seconds. Charlotte Finch took the women’s title in a time of 1 hour 31minutes & 40 seconds. The race starts at 10am in the village but before that at 9:00am the Abersoch Holiday Homes 2k Blast takes place on Abersoch Beach. Also with chip timings, runners of all ages get fully involved and enjoy a great course along the beach with stunning medals to all finishers. |
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September 13 2014 Fine September Weather It has been a rather fine week in Abersoch with some beautiful summer-like weather at times. Fine spells have been a regular feature of the weather since spring and this continued the trend of better summer weather that began in 2013 - which is a welcome relief compared to the very poor summers in NW Wales of 2007 - 2012! The photo of one of this week's sunrises, opposite, was a capture from the camera installed at SCYC and run by West Coast Surf Shop. You can view the camera live at www.abersoch.co.uk/scyc-cam.php
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September 01 2014 Latest News Round Up - The first Abersoch U Swim open water swim event took place on Sunday 31st August - see the news item below for the link to photos of the event. |
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September 01 2014 U Swim Open Water Swim Event Photos Online 270 photos from yesterday's successful and first USwim open water swimming event in Abersoch, have been posted online by John Wormald of Totally Abersoch. The photos are available as a free download and can be found at...
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August 25 2014 Open Water Swim Event This Weekend Don't forget it is the first Abersoch Oceanswim event this weekend (31st August) - organised by USwim and in association with SCYC, Abersoch Quality Homes and Bear Gryll's Ventures. Swimmers of all abilities are being encouraged to take part in this exciting swim with a percentage of monies raised going to Bears chosen charities, The UK Scout Association and Global Angels. Uswim have been running outdoor swimming venues and events for over seven years during which time over 20,000 people have been given the opportunity to swim in the open water and participate in healthy lifestyles. The “Bear Grylls Swim Challenge’ will be an amazing swim around St Tudwal's that will excite and challenge competitors in equal measure” said event organiser Dave Quartermain of Uswim. “We have safety support from the SCYC Yacht Club, race goody bags, music and race commentary. It’ll be a great day!” “The closing date for online entry is Wednesday 27th August. For more information / entry details
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August 22 2014 A “Mini Jazz Weekend in Abersoch” is on the cards in Sepember, organised by Abersoch Traders Association in partnership with South Caernarfonshire Yacht Club, so put these dates in your diaries:Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th of September, 2014. |
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August 19 2014 Ysgol Abersoch Duck Race |
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August 17 2014 Abersoch Coastguard team had their 34th call out of the year yesterday evening when called to assist a casualty with back injuries. The casualty was immobilised and reassured whilst waiting for the arrival of paramedics. The team and paramedics decided to request RAF helicopter 122 to airlift the casualty due to the distance by road to the hospital. |
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August 15 2014 Dwyfor Camera Club Summer Exhibition |
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August 15 2014 The Coconut Kitchen Celebrates Great Taste 2014 Award The world’s largest blind-tasted food awards Great Taste, has just released the stars of 2014 and Abersoch's The Coconut Kitchen is amongst the producers celebrating as its Easy Thai Green Curry Paste is now part of this year’s elite group of products that won the coveted 3 GOLD STARS! Only 153 products out of 10.000 entries this year won the accolade of 3 stars after up to 40 high profile food experts agreed it was deserved. Judged by over 400 of the most demanding palates belonging to food critics, chefs, cooks, members of the Women’s Institute, farmers and a host of food writers and journalists, Great Taste is widely acknowledged as the most respected food accreditation scheme for artisan and speciality food producers. When a product wears a Great Taste label it carries a badge of honour but more importantly, the Great Taste logo is a signpost to a wonderful tasting product – and hundreds of judges have worked hard to discover the very best through hours and hours of blind-tasting. “This year has been a great surprise to us! Lots of our customers keep telling us that our Green Thai Curry is the best and we have been spurred on by their comments but to have this formally recognised by some very knowledgeable food critics at the Guild of Fine Food is fantastic news for us”, explains Sales Director and Paul Withington. Great Taste is simply about taste, not clever branding or smart packaging. Judges are presented with a spoonful of jam, a pie, a slice of salami, or a cup of espresso, with no wrappings, jars or marks – and they taste, confer and re-taste before making the decision on whether a product should be a 1-, 2- or 3-star winner. In total more than 12 judges will have tasted and commented on each product. This year a massive 10,000 products entered into Great Taste and of those products, 153 have been awarded 3-star. A panel of supremely talented judges including; Masterchef judge and restaurant critic Charles Champion, BBC Food Programme presenter Sheila Dillon, Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn, MasterChef 2013 Natalie Coleman, food buyers from Harrods, Fortnum & Mason, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Whole Food Markets, and chefs including Michelin Star chef Russell Brown have together re-judged and tasted yet again the 3-star winners to finally agree on the 2014 Top 50 Foods. Finally on Monday, 8 September, at a nail-biting Awards’ Dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel, London, the great and the good from the world of fine food will gather to hear who has won the Golden Fork Awards and the final applause will be reserved for the Great Taste Supreme Champion 2014.
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August 09 2014 Photos From Abersoch Regatta Raft Race Photos from yesterday evening's Abersoch Regatta Raft Race, in aid of Abersoch RNLI are now available to view and download for free at John Wormald's Totally Abersoch website at... |
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August 08 2014 RS Tera & Feva Open At SCYC SCYC Dinghy section will be hosting the annual RS Tera and Feva Open event again this year on the 16th and 17th August. This two day dinghy racing event is open to both members and non-members of the Club. It is suitable for both experienced sailors and those new to racing. It has proven to be a popular event in the past and we are keen to encourage all Fevas and Teras off the beach to join in. Information about the event can be found in the Yacht Club and also from Cath and Andy Bale in Beach Hut L. Do come along to see us to find out more. |
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August 07 2014 Plans Submitted For Pwllheli Contemporary Lounge & Dance Bar A new development is set to take place in Pwllheli, broadening what the area has to offer in terms of entertainment. A planning application has been submitted by The Venu Bar Company Limited to convert the harbour front building previously occupied by the LS Carpets retail unit on the corner of the North Quay and Station Square, into an expansive contemporary lounge and dance bar.
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August 05 2014 Bear Grylls Swim Challenge Comes To Abersoch We have received news on this exciting new event from USwim... "Uswim Openwater in partnership with the legendary adventurer Bear Grylls are delighted to announce the 2014 ‘Bear Grylls Swim Challenge’ (5.5miles), to be held at Abersoch Beach, North Wales on Sunday 31st August 2014. Swimmers from all over the UK are invited to take part in this brilliant open water sea swimming event at the buzzing Abersoch Beach. Swimmers of all abilities are being encouraged to take part in this exciting swim with a percentage of monies raised going to Bears chosen charities, The UK Scout Association and Global Angels. Uswim have been running outdoor swimming venues and events for over seven years during which time over 20,000 people have been given the opportunity to swim in the open water and participate in healthy lifestyles. The “Bear Grylls Swim Challenge’ will be an amazing swim around St Tudwals that will excite and challenge competitors in equal measure” said event organiser Dave Quartermain of Uswim. “We have safety support from the SYC Yacht Club, race goody bags, music and race commentary. It’ll be a great day!” “The closing date for online entry is Wednesday 27th August. Summary For more information / entry details Contact – Dave Quartermain |
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July 27 2014 Appeal To Boat & Jet Ski Owners To Be Aware Of Divers Concerns have been raised by a highly experienced diver who regularly dives in the area about the lack of awareness shown by some powerboat and jet ski owners of the "A" flag system, that shows that divers are in the water. Here is his experience of last week... "On Friday I was diving off St. Tudwal's Island East, and saw 2 boats drive straight in at full throttle (never mind the fact that several boats were anchored) to within 10m of my boat which was also anchored and displaying a huge blue and white flag. Sooner or later someone will get hurt....I have also had jet ski drivers circling my surface marker buoy". The consequences of any type of vessel coming into contact with a surfacing diver are potentially catastrophic. The poster opposite shows the flag to look out for. |
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July 26 2014 Photos Needed By Llŷn Archaeology Society Are you coming to the Llŷn Peninsula on holiday in 2014? Do you live here? For further info on the project, visit: |
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July 25 2014 Glass Butter Beach Presents The Harbour Project 2014 News from the organisers of GBB... "Glass Butter Beach will be working alongside Offaxis, Hybrid Wakeboard Magazine & Rydium Cable Technologies to create a spectacle never seen before in Abersoch. We launched the Harbour Project back in 2006 as a very basic wakeskate rail event using a couple of winches. Time & technology have progressed and so it’s time to relaunch it using the latest 2 tower cable system from Rydium and a wealth of knowledge & expertise from Local company Offaxis & national wakeboard magazine Hybrid. |
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July 16 2014 Video From The First Wakestock - O'shea Wakestock 2000 |
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July 15 2014 Abersoch Doctors Surgery To Close! Local patients and visitors will soon have to go to the surgery at Botwnnog or Pwllheli. |
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July 15 2014 Blast From The Past - Wakestock 2001 |
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July 09 2014 Ysgol Abersoch School Collection Money from fundraising will be used to purchase much needed equipment and support development activities for the children. Look out for our parents with collection buckets whilst enjoying the Wakestock weekend and please give generously. |
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July 04 2014 Petition For Reversing The Council Rejection Of Plans For New Hotel http://wh.gwynedd.directory and there is also a Facebook group related to the campaign which can be found by clicking here. |
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July 01 2014 Wakestock Gŵyl y Môr is just over a week away and with the slider up in the marina and work beginning on site, the excitement is building. Tickets are still available to buy in local shops including Abersoch Boardrider, Abersoch Watersports, Newsplus in Pwllheli, Snowdonia Adventure in Bangor and Gelert.com in Porthmadog. Don’t miss out on your chance to get hold of tickets. The second tier of local discounted tickets will be available until 11pm on Friday night. There is a discount of up to 25% off is you live locally. You can buy these tickets from Abersoch Boardrider and Newsplus in Pwllheli, but will need to take along proof of ID and some form of proof of address, either a utility bill or TV license. There is a tonne of action on the festival site for all ages on both the Saturday and Sunday this year and pay just £5 for a ticket. Entrance for those under 10 is free and you can park all day for just £5. Alternatively jump on one of the shuttle buses that run throughout the weekend between Pwllheli, the festival site at Penrhos and Abersoch. Check out the full line up and all other news and information on www.wakestock.co.uk
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June 27 2014 Dru Yoga & Raw Chocolate Session At Abersoch Village Hall Freddie from Simply Yoga is running a Dru Yoga day in Abersoch on July 20th, which includes eating raw chocolate. Freddie says, "This is a great opportunity to practise Dru asanas, relaxation and meditation for emotional balance, as well as exploring the combined benefits of eating raw chocolate and practising Dru Yoga. Do you know that a full Dru Yoga practise and eating raw chocolate have combined benefits to increase: feelings of calmness, physical flexibility, focus and alertness, general well-being, as well as decreasing depression? What isn’t there to love about this combination?" |
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June 24 2014 Sigma 33 Class Championship Event Report |
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June 24 2014 Council Under Fire For Rejecting 42 Room Hotel For Abersoch For the full story, visit the Daily Post website by clicking here. |
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June 23 2014 66th Season For The Porth Tocyn Hotel "We are now a few weeks into what is our 66th season here at Porth Tocyn. Some say that we are mad, others that we must be crackers to keep going this long. Maybe we are but our sons would not forgive us if we stopped just yet! We are constantly amazed how people suddenly find out about Porth Tocyn having come to the area for many years and how visitors who do know about us only associate us with one type of meal, be it our dinner or light lunch, our light suppers or our Sunday buffet. Some regulars like to keep us as their hidden secret hideaway. If that includes you then you are naughty and you need to tell others. Please let your friends know that Porth Tocyn is not just about the only full on hotel left on the Lleyn peninsula, but that it is a uniquely special place with an atmosphere of its own, a stunning outlook across Cardigan Bay to Snowdonia, and food commended continuously by the Good Food Guide since 1957…longer than any other restaurant in Great Britain outside London. We are open for everything from morning coffee to afternoon teas. We serve light lunches throughout the week between 12 noon and 2.30pm inside or outside on the terrace except on Sundays when we lay on a massive hot and cold buffet spread between 12 noon and 2pm. In the evening you can come and indulge in one of our daily changing set menus, taking two three or even four course options. Now you can also come up and just get a feel of the place with one of our light suppers. If you want a walk along the beach up to the hotel or have just walked the Welsh Coastal footpath from Porth Ceiriad to Porth Bach and are parched, there is a cool bottle of beer waiting for you. We can offer more formal dining but do casual eating just as well...The big thing is to use the best food available and cook it properly & that it what we are about If you just want to come and experience the early evening sunset across the bay with a bottle of wine or champagne you can now do that because we have changed our licence to allow that too! We look forward to welcoming you and your friends over to our hotel this season." Nick & Louise Fletcher-Brewer. Tel. (01758)713303. www.porthtocynhotel.co.uk |
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June 15 2014 Abersoch Sprint Triathlon and 1K Race Photos Online Photos for yesterday's first ever and very successful Traithlon and 1K events can be found at the Totally Abersoch website - click here.
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June 13 2014 Win VIP Tickets For 2 To Wakestock This Weekend Wakestock Gwyl y Mor is less than 4 weeks away and excitement is building. |
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June 12 2014 First Ever Abersoch Sprint Tri & 1K Races This Saturday. Entries are still being taken for both the Abersoch Sprint Triathlon & the Abersoch Holiday Homes 1K Sprint races that takes place this Saturday morning. You can ENTER ONLINE until 12 Noon on Friday 13th June. If there are still entries available then on a first come first serve basis you can enter the sprint triathlon & 1K races at.. The Vaynol Arms, Abersoch: Friday 5pm – 8pm OR Race Control, next to beach cafe, middle slip: Race Day 7am – 8:30am The Abersoch Holiday Homes 1K sprint starts at 9:00am to the right of the middle slip ramp by the beach cafe. It’s a short race up the beach along some soft sand, round a marker, through a bit of water & back down the waters edge to the finish. A great fun race for all ages with chip timing & some very nice medals! CLICK HERE TO ENTER The Abersoch Sprint Triathlon offers a fantastic challenge & one you will relish whether you’re an elite athlete or you’re just starting out in the Triathlon world! You also have the option of entering as a team so each member can focus on their specialist discipline. CLICK HERE TO ENTER The Abersoch Sprint Triathlon starts at 9:30am again to the right of the middle slip ramp. The course consists of a 750 meter swim from the beach finishing at the bottom of the middle slip ramp, then running up to transition at the new trailer park. Then a 20km bike course out of Abersoch, to Llanbedrog, up through Mynytho & over to Hell’s Mouth, through Llanengan, Sarn Bach & back to the beach. Then a 5km run through Abersoch Golf Course up the famous Porth Tocyn gravel hill back round to the golf course & through onto the beach to finish off. It’s an outstanding course with a great challenge element. For full details including race rules go to www.abersochtriplecrown.com |
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June 06 2014 Levellers Added To Line Up & More Bus Routes Too... For more on this story including details of the new bus routes - click here |
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June 04 2014 Dave Hursthouse - RNLI Super Supporter! Dedicated RNLI fundraiser, Dave Hursthouse is at it again! Dave has raised over £10,000 for the RNLI since being rescued by the Abersoch Liifeboat in 2007 and his latest effort involves a 3 peaks challenge with a difference. As well as climbing the 3 peaks, Dave and 2 colleagues will be attempting to cycle the 450 miles between them! In September 2007, Dave was knocked overboard by the boom of his dinghy whilst sailing in Abersoch bay. Despite suffering a broken nose and facial injuries, Dave managed to get back on board his dinghy but then found himself dazed and "in a bit of a mess". "The RNLI volunteers were quick to come to my aid and I don’t think I’ll ever feel that debt has been repaid, so I regularly take part in fundraising challenges to support them and say thank you to the charity. I’ve done the Great North Run, Great Salford Swim, triathlons and the coast-to-coast bike ride. But this latest challenge will be the hardest one to date." << Photo: Dave (standing) with crew members from the rescue ...Neil McGill, Andy Gunby & Chas Myers. |
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June 02 2014 Abersoch 10K and 3K Race Photos Online Photos for last Saturday's successful and well attended Fairline 10K race and the Abersoch Holiday Homes 3K race can be found at the Totally Abersoch website - click here.
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May 22 2014 Latest Acts Announced Latest additions to the line up include, CLIMBING TREES, pioneers of the self-coined 'Cymrucana' scene. GABRIELLE MURPHY, a 17 year old singer /songwriter from the Rhondda Valleys, MATHEW FREDERICK , a member of Climbing Trees, Matthew will also be performing his solo material this year. For more on this story and info on even more Welsh based artists - click here |
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May 22 2014 RNLI Abersoch Open Day & BootCamp Fundraiser The 2014 annual Abersoch RNLI Lifeboat station open day will take place on Monday 26th of May. The lifeboat will be on display, so come and meet the crew and inspect the boat, station and equipment. |
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May 20 2014 Wakestock Local Residents Discount Ticket Offer Extended The 50% discount offer for local residents ended on May 5th, and there was an incredible response to the offer. However, since it ended loads of people have got in touch who missed out on the local residents discount tickets. There is good news for those who missed out. Tier 2 of the local resident tickets are now on sale! You can get up to 25% off the cost of a festival ticket but you have to purchase your tickets before June 2nd as the offer ends then. There is only a limited number of residents tickets available so don’t hang around! These tickets are only available from Newsplus in Pwllheli and Boardrider in Abersoch. When buying tickets the resident has to take a utility bill or TV license with them which is from a property within the postcode area listed below, and some form of photographic ID. The ticket will only be valid for Pen Llyn residents and cannot be resold. Each property is allowed to purchase a maximum of 4 discounted tickets. Tier two of our local Resident Tickets are priced as follows: • Day ticket £35 • Weekend Camping £105 • Weekend Camping Thursday Arrival £112.50 • Weekend Ticket £86.25 Local resident tickets are only available to people living in the following postal codes: LL53 5, LL53 7, LL53 6 and LL53 8 For more information on the tickets available please go to www.wakestock.co.uk |
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May 19 2014 New Website For Abersoch Regatta & Event News Abersoch Regatta have a new website which contains all the details of this year's and previous events. The Abersoch Regatta is an event run by "The Community " for local people and of course for all visitors to the area. The events are designed to be fun for families and people of all ages and include the popular raft races, crab catching and sand castle competitions. |
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May 19 2014 Glass Butter Beach Latest News Glass Butter Beach which takes place between 13th & 16th August in Llanbedrog, Near Abersoch, North Wales are excited to announce their acts & entertainment plans for what’s set to be an epic festival for 2014. There are still more acts to follow but already confirmed are Soul II Soul, Roger Sanchez, Wilkinson, Stylo G, Neon Jungle, Norman Jay, Chasing Grace, Major Look, Goldierocks, Daniel James, Marie Naffah & many more including a beach arena hosted by international club legends HedKandi. The vibe is very much based around the beach with surfing, wakeboarding, BMX & skateboarding core to the roots of the festival. Pro athletes will be showcasing their sports to the highest level whilst offering out the opportunity for festival goers to ‘Have a Go’ This is also the case for Stand Up Paddleboarding, Beach Volleyball, Slacklining & the now famous Paint Fight! The festival kicks off on Wednesday 13th August at 9am with the ‘Butter Beach Surf’ event at Hell’s Mouth followed by the first of the ‘Abersoch Sessions’ with exciting bands & DJ’s playing intimate gigs at local venues. Thursday 14th August sees the action hot up with the ‘Harbour Project’ pro wakeboard event in Abersoch inner harbour. Six of Europe’s top riders competing on the floodlit course; a totally unique spectacle on a big tide in the harbour with Goldierocks on the decks. On Friday 15th & Saturday 16th the main festival takes place in a stunning beachside location over in Llanbedrog, a few miles outside Abersoch. The entertainment starts prompt at 12 noon and runs through to midnight. There are Tiki & surf bars, awesome main stage, a beach arena filled with sand & full size Miami lifeguard tower, hidden stages & beach jam sessions, hot tubs with sea views, Skateboard & BMX ramp sessions, spacehopper races and much more. The festival campsite is pretty spectacular with sea views & just a minute’s stroll onto the beach. Showers are provided & the car park is close by. Tickets are available online or in various local shops & reasonably priced too at £65 for a weekend ticket. There are reduced ticket prices for juniors & children under 7 years go for free. |
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May 17 2014 Llyn Arts Festival A brand new Creative Arts Venture is taking place on Pen Llyn during Whit week (Saturday 24th May - Sunday 1st June 2014). |
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May 11 2014 "Monty" The Dolphin Post Mortem Results. << photo: John Wormald |
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May 02 2014 More Acts Announced & Last Chance For Local Discounted Tickets . For more on this story - click here |
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May 02 2014 More Acts Announced For Glass Butter Beach Joining Soul II Soul, Wilkinson, Stylo G, Norman Jay, Goldierocks & loads more for Glass Butter Beach this summer is legendary Grammy Award winning producer, remixer and one of the world’s foremost names in House music, Roger Sanchez. Also fast rising stars Neon Jungle join the line-up having smashed onto the music scene this year with ‘Braveheart’ & latest single ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. Further acts joining the fast growing beach festival are Daniel James, Chris Keys, My Favourite Runner Up & Slapsoul. A great mix of new music that have been carefully selected to create the beach fused vibes the festival is passionate about. The festival takes place from Wednesday 13th – Saturday 16th August. Loads of announcements still to come along with the full 4 day schedule. Tickets are on sale at Offaxis & Coastal Culture in Abersoch & Red1 in Pwllheli, or you can buy them online through the official festival website at www.glassbutterbeach.com |
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April 25 2014 Abersoch.co.uk Website Traffic News |
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April 25 2014 Wakestock Gŵyl y Môr Latest News - Focus By The Sea Stage
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April 11 2014 Angorfa Breakfast Cafe Re-Opens |
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April 10 2014 WAKESTOCK GŴYL Y MOR 2014 - New Additions & £5 Daytime Ticket! |
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April 09 2014 Nautique Boats Launch First Ever Dealership In Wales. Abersoch based Offaxis has been appointed Wales dealer by the US manufacturer of award winning, record breaking water ski and wakeboard boats. A launch party will be held at Clwb Offaxis Pwllheli Marina on Easter Sunday 20th April. Johnny Robinson, Offaxis founder said, “our wakeboard academy has enjoyed nearly 20 years introducing people to this amazing sport. It was a natural progression to offer customer’s the opportunity to buy these world class boats.” |
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April 09 2014 Abersoch & Pwllheli Meetup Group for more information on how to join the group, visit their website at: |
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April 09 2014 Court Order To Make 2 Beach Huts Safe The Daily Post is reporting that the council has secured a court order to ensure that the owners of 2 of the beach huts on Abersoch main beach that were affected by the winter storm surges, are made safe. It appears that the council are having difficulties in either contacting the owners or identifying them. You can read the Daily Post item by clicking here.
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April 06 2014 Abersoch Regatta Events 2014 Facebook Page The annnual village run Abersoch Regatta takes place this year from Monday 4th August to Saturday 9th August. As well as the sailing regatta day, there are also a number of fun, family orientated events including: Crab catching Competition, Great Raft Race, Open Golf Competition The Regatta now has a Facebook page where you can find out more about the events and their timings, along with some old photos of past regatta events... |
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April 06 2014 KJ Fitness Brings Bootcamp On The Beach To Abersoch. Adding to their successful personal training and our fitness classes, KJ Fitness are bringing a twice weekly bootcamp workout to Abersoch Main Beach this season.
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April 06 2014 Abersoch WI Coffee Morning A coffee morning will take place at the village hall in Abersoch next Saturday (12th April). It will start at 10.30am - Entrance £2.00 to include tea/coffe and cake - children free. <<click on image for poster |
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April 04 2014 SOUL II SOUL, MAJOR LOOK, GOLDIEROCKS & DANIEL JAMES announced for GLASS BUTTER BEACH As part of Soul II Soul’s 25th anniversary celebrations as a legendary chart topping British group, they will be headlining Glass Butter Beach on Saturday 16th August this Summer, playing massive tracks such as Back To Life & Keep On Movin on the GBB main stage. To date Soul II Soul have sold over 10 million albums in over 35 territories worldwide and have product on over 200 compilation CDs while Jazzie B, Soul II Soul’s founder, has accreditation on over 35 million albums in over 100 territories. They’ve performed in over 20 countries, and appeared at some of the most famous venues in the world including Wembley and New York’s Universal Ample Theatre. America embraced Soul II Soul to such a degree, in 1990 they picked up two Grammy’s. Jazzie was given the keys to seven cities in the US, including LA and New York, and the NAACP has honoured him. There’s even a Soul II Soul day over there. Joining Soul II Soul are fast rising drum & base stars Wilkinson & Major Look, Radio 1’s Reggae favourite’s Stylo G, worldwide respected DJ Norman Jay, international DJ and broadcaster extraordinaire Goldierocks, as well as the stunning vocal talents of Chasing Grace, Marie Naffah, Daniel James & Jefferson Duke... |
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March 31 2014 Abersoch Triple Crown This looks like an awesome challenge and one well worth doing for 2014. The Abersoch Triple Crown consists of 3 unique, rewarding races taking place in what many refer to as the most stunning location on the UK race calendar. Abersoch! |
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March 31 2014 News From Manana... We have received this press release from the lovley people at Manana ... looks like good news for Manana regulars!... "Mañana Sundays – New Brunch Menu Running from 9am – 1pm |
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March 31 2014 More Awards For Willows Campsite Willows are delighted to announce that they have achieved some further awards for their family run 5 star site and that their passion and hard work continue to be recognised. They hope this will continue to raise awareness of the area and further emphasise that Abersoch and the Pen Lleyn is the place to visit. Latest awards for 2014 include... selected as a ' Premier Park' (only 103 in the UKa an requires a very stringent 40 stage assessment process!), they have also been named for the 5th year running as a Top 100 site by Practical Caravan and for 2014 they have been named as 'The Best Pet Friendly Site ' in the UK. Their other awards can be viewed on www.the-willows-abersoch.co.uk |
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March 23 2014 Collection Of Photos Of The Winter Storms John Wormald of Totally Abersoch, has gathered together all of his photos from the ferocious winter storms that battered Abersoch this winter and put them all in one album on his website. There are some dramatic images... Click on the following link to view the album: |
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March 06 2014 Gwynedd Maritime Unit Webpage - Useful Info & Dog Zoning Also regarding the dog exclusion zones on some beach areas - 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 opposite to enlarge or for a pdf document of other local beaches with exclusion zones - click here. |
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March 06 2014 WAKESTOCK GŴYL Y MOR 2014 - More Acts Announced |
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March 06 2014 5th Annual Beicwyr Llyn Bikers Fundraising Day - 23rd March 2014. |
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February 25 2014 WAKESTOCK GŴYL Y MOR 2014 - First Acts Announced Look out for loads of announcements over the coming months! |
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February 25 2014 Llyn Arts Festival Llyn Arts Festival is a new multi-disciplinary showcase for local talent. It is an exciting opportunity to see artists at work in their studios, to chat with artists and crafts people about their creative process, to experience the amazing diversity of talent in the local area, or to have a go at one of the many workshops on offer. Throughout the week there will be an open studios trail as well as a variety of exhibitions, workshops and spontaneous events taking place in venues across Pen Llyn. The organisers hope that the festival will become an annual addition to the cultural landscape and that it will encourage participation from visitors to the area as well as local residents. If you would like any further information please feel free to the Project Coordinator, Michèle Heidi Sutton - using the contact details on the poster opposite (click to enlarge) or via facebook.com/GwylCelfLlynArtsFestival |
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February 25 2014 Aerial Photos Of Storm Damage There have been many images posted online from the recent damaging storms in the Abersoch area, but these aerial shots are perhaps the most powerful that we have seen. Local aerial photographer, Paul Thomas, captured these of the area around the 5 Degrees bar and restaurant, showing how trees that had withstood many a storm over the years, were ripped down by the 100mph plus winds that hit Pen Llyn 2 weeks ago. |
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February 25 2014 Porth Neigwl Beach Clean Up With a huge amount of platic waster being washed up on the local surf beaches over this very stormy winter, Keep Wales Tidy have organised a beach clean up for Friday 7th March and Saturday 8th March at Porth Neigwl (Hell's Mouth). There is usually some mechanical help to get the huge piles of collected waste off the beach, however, volunteers are required to collect as much as possible by hand for this to happen. Details can be found by contacting Spout at the West Coast Facebook page at: |
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February 20 2014 Wakestock Gwyl Y Mor - Festival Of The Sea Some changes this year to the Wakestock festival...The festival has evolved to become WAKESTOCK GŴYL Y MOR (FESTIVAL OF THE SEA). It takes the existing annual festival featuring the best in music and wakeboarding from around the globe, and brings it back to its roots celebrating all that is great and good about its home, the Llyn Peninsula, Cardigan Bay. |
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February 13 2014 108mph Winds Hit Aberosch The incredible winds of Wednesday afternoon reached 108mph in the area (Aberdaron) and have brought down a large number of trees, blocking roads and causing some damage to property, as well as disrupting power supplies. See our twitter feed on the home page for links to various photos from yesterday. It looks as though the 108mph recorded at Aberdaron was the strongest wind since the Christmas Eve storm of 1997, that one reached 110mph! The photo opposite was by Spout at West Coast Surf Shop showing the road to Sarn Bach this morning - Click for a larger image - or go to the West Coast Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Coast-Surf-Shop/201563109294
Martin at Turtle Photography has put some spectacular photos on his face book page - to view them - click here |
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February 05 2014 Links To Photos Of Main Beach Damage & Repair Works There are lots of photos of the damage to the main beach on the facebook pages of our two local professional photographers. The links are: - Turtle Photography (Martin Turtle) - click here
The photo opposite was by John Wormald - Click for a larger image. |
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February 04 2014 Damage On Main Beach - Update The big spring tides, enhanced by storm surges and local weather conditions have caused further damage to Abersoch main beach and some beach huts have been lost, mainly due to the lowering of the beach level from the extreme storm surge a few weeks ago. If that one had not happened, then the tides that have caused further damage over recent days, would almost certainly have passed without incident. The coincidence of that one surge and a big spring tide was possibly a 1 in 100 year event. The legacy of the lower beach level may cause further issues in the coming weeks, but there is a reasonable chance that the natural beach processes will start to increase the sand level again, however, this will depend on a more normal weather pattern with no further storm surges coinciding with large tides. The BBC have an article on the damage which can be accessed via the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-26019195
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February 01 2014 Another Huge Tide On The Main Beach The combination of weather conditions and big spring tides have brought another huge tide to the main beach today in Abersoch. and further big tides are expected in the next couple of days. Winds have reached 83mph in the area today. The photo opposite by John Wormald was taken this morning. Click for a larger image. |
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January 25 2014 SCYC 1970’s Revival Weekend, 9th, 10th & 11th May 2014 Abersoch was an amazing place to be during the 1970’s and young sailors and budding yachtsman were keen to enter SCYC Dinghy and Yacht races and competition was fierce, with rival banter between yachtsman/women sometimes becoming fraught. SCYC was the centre of many activities, both on the land and sea and became the focal point for meet ups and for 6 weeks over the summer holidays there was a packed social calendar, with disco’s, parties and huge barbecues’ on the beach. Everyone who experienced the 70’s in Abersoch remembers them with fondness and this unique time will be captured in their memory forever. This May a group of 1970‘s members of the Yacht Club will be bringing together members and supporters of SCYC during the 1970’s for a revival party and weekend of fun. The weekend will kick off with drinks on Friday 9th May, at The Vaynol and a chance to catch up with old friends. |
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January 10 2014 Local Estate Agent's 40 Year's Milestone Congratulations 40 Years! – Local Estate Agent Martin Lewthwaite celebrated a milestone achievement on Wednesday, by celebrating 40 years with Beresford Adams since he joined the company in 1974, working initially at their head office in Chester. In 1980 Beresford Adams acquired the former Barclays Bank in Abersoch and Martin moved back to his home village to set up the new office, assisted by Thelma Jones (now Thelma Cordingley, who now owns the Post Office ). With the excellent assistance of previous and present staff, the office has been an ongoing success story since its opening, surviving many recessions along the way, the hardest being the recent recession which commenced in 2008. Martin has kept a record of property prices since 1980 and it is interesting to look back at property prices during the last 40 years. An example was when the Cae Du estate was built in the 1970's , a 3 bed terrace was sold for £22,000, they now achieve in excess of £200, 000. The iconic beach huts were fetching £2,000 in the early 1970's, we now know they can realise over £100,000 (before the recent storms however!!). |
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January 08 2014 Farrel O'Shea Wins Windsurfer Of The Year Award Local windsurfer and owner of the O'shea surfwear and hardware brands. Farrel O'Shea has been crowned UK windsurfer of the year 2013, in a poll organised by the UK Windsurfing Association. This is what the UKWA have to say about the award ..."A well deserved winner, as he is a very popular character and one of the most dedicated speed sailors on the planet. His relaxed approach to life masks his steely determination to go as fast as possible. Farrel's current official record is 48.82 knots, (just over 56 mph). Set in Luderitz, Namibia. He is the current official British national record holder and this speed puts Farrel, 9th fastest windsurfer of all time." To read the rest of the article - click here. |
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January 07 2014 Main Beach Takes Another Battering After the storm surge last week (see article below), the winds once again gusted to around the 70mph mark yesterday in Abersoch. This resulted in another enhanced tide on the main beach, giving the beach huts another battering. The situation is being made worse by that fact that most of the sand has been temporarily scoured from the beach by last week's storm, but this sand will gradually return when conditions become less extreme. The photo opposite by John Wormald was taken yesterday. Click for a larger image. |
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January 03 2014 Storm Batters Abersoch Winds of 75mph and a storm surge enhanced high tide have been causing problems today in Abersoch. As the spectacular photo opposite from Martin Turtle shows, large waves battered the main beach and there has been damage to some beach huts (see photos on our twitter feed). Abersoch Coastguard were called out this morning, as a caravan site in Pwllheli had flooded and a check was made that everyone was accounted for. The current storm follows several high wind events over the last few weeks, one of which meant the New Year's Day dipped was cancelled, but this one has unfortunately also coincided with a big spring tide. |
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January 03 2014 SCYC / Abersoch Voted No. 1 Sailing Venue in 2013 GJW insurers recently teamed up with Sailracer to put together an online poll of the most popular sailing venues in the UK that had hosted a National Championship in 2013. The great news is that SCYC Abersoch came out on top in first place! Congratulations to all those involved with the club and who put in a great deal of hard work, especially during these events. For more info on SCYC - visit www.scyc.co.uk |
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