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EST. 1987 A TIME FOR May/June 2016

Publisher Publications Address exploration 16 Coed Saeson Crescent Sketty SA2 9DG Phone 01792 299612 49 General Enquiries [email protected] SWANSEA FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT Advertising John Hughes Conveniently taking place on Father’s Day, Sun 19 June, the Swansea Festival [email protected] of Transport returns for its 23rd year. There’ll be around 500 exhibits in and around with motorcycles, vintage, modified and film cars, Editor Holly Hughes buses, trucks and tractors on display! [email protected] Listings Editor & Accounts Susan Hughes BBC’s I’d Do Anything winner, Jodie Prenger, heads to Swansea to perform the role [email protected] of Emma in . Kay Smythe chats with the bubbly Jodie to find [email protected] out what the audience can expect from the show and to get some insider info into Design Jodie’s life off stage. Waters Creative www.waters-creative.co.uk SCAMPER HOLIDAYS Print Stephens & George Print Group This is THE ultimate luxury glamping experience. Sleep under the stars in boutique accommodation located on with to-die-for views. JULY/AUGUST 2016 EDITION With the option to stay in everything from tiki cabins to shepherd’s huts, and Listings: Thurs 19 May timber tents to static camper vans, it’ll be an unforgettable experience.

View a Digital Edition www.visitswanseabay.com/downloads SPRING BANK HOLIDAY If you’re stuck for ideas of how to spend Spring Bank Holiday, Mon 30 May, then check out our round-up of fun events taking place across the city. The Gower Good Food Festival at the Gower Heritage Centre is the perfect 20,000 copies choice for those wanting to indulge in local, home-made produce. DELIVERED TO ASIAN FLAVOURS MAJOR OUTLETS For a taste sensation, how about going on a foodie tour of some of our city’s most talked-about restaurants serving up What’s On in Swansea Magazine is freely available delicious Asian flavours in abundance. We’ve highlighted some true gems in hundreds of established, quality venues including that offer authentic flavours. From Chinese to Indonesian, we’ve got it all tourist information centres, libraries, council and covered. government departments, post offices, theatres, museums and galleries, entertainment centres, sports and leisure centres, selected restaurants and hotels, LISTINGS supermarkets and established retail outlets throughout With two bank holidays and half-term occurin’ in May and June, there are plenty of opportunities Swansea, and Gower and within a 30-mile radius of Swansea. to gather the family. Our listings pages are at your service to help plan your outings. And, don’t forget, it’s always the right time to indulge a hobby; our clubs and classes section could be the key to Disclaimer embracing your interests. Whilst every effort is made to achieve accuracy, What’s On in Swansea Magazine is not responsible for errors or The transition from spring to summer is an exciting time. We’re taunted with a few corkers omissions. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. weather-wise and it’s smiles all round. It’s beach time and we’ve plenty to explore. This edition Artwork, text and photographs submitted for publication has oodles of ideas for days of exploration and adventure. Get up, get out and get active. within this Magazine are accepted on the understanding that prior permission has been sought by the subscriber, We’ll be back to hit you up with our summer magazine, where relevant. Like usHolly on What’s On in Swansea Magazine Follow us on @whats_on_mag WHAT’S ON PAGE 1 WHAT’S ON PAGE 2 EVENTS

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The final year students have had a journey in realising their design The Coracle Classic outcomes; they have had to master multiple industrially recognised skills, Vehicle Road Run from state-of the-art digital tools and 3D printing, to the more traditional methods of hands-on designing and making. Sat 18 June

Now in its second year, this free event is open to all types Swansea College of Art, Alexandra Road SA1 5DU of vehicle from scooters to heavy haulage trucks. Around Info: www.uwtsd.ac.uk 200 vehicles enter from all parts of the country. The venue for the start of the event is the Civic Centre car park and the vehicles start leaving at 10am. The route will be via Road, , , Tycroes, National Garden Scheme , Llandeilo and along the A40 until they reach Overton & Carmarthen, the oldest town in , where the vehicles will be on display in the streets of the town until about 4pm. Gardens Open from Sat 26 June, 2pm-5.30pm The 23rd Swansea Explore Overton and Port Eynon’s three hidden delightful gardens. Beginning with Westcliffe Festival of House, which is a garden which has been created despite salt laden winds at its clifftop situation. Transport There is a Mediterranean atmosphere featuring Sun 19 June, 10.30am-4pm two water features and is inspired by the gardener’s admiration for Italy. Enjoy home-made teas on your The free to enter and visit event usually visit. sees around 500 exhibits on display in Swansea City Centre around Square, The Boarlands is a small plantsman’s garden with enchanting views Princess Way, Street, Wind Street, over Port Eynon Bay. It's only six years old and features many rare and Union Street, Portland Street and St Mary’s car unusual plants including many from the southern hemisphere. Decking area park where the streets become the showground overlooking view, small woodland area, many climbers, herbaceous/shrub for the day. Motorcycles, vintage, classic, modified borders and scree/rockery. and film cars fill the streets while classic buses, trucks and tractors fill the larger areas. Classic buses Box Boat Cottage - a sheltered cottage garden attached to a period also run from various places throughout the day. cottage. Island bed, herbaceous borders, shrubs and mature trees. Big American cars and trucks will arrive along with military and emergency vehicles. Combined admission £4.50 per adult, children free. All proceeds to charity. Info: www.ngs.org.uk For further info on The Coracle Road Run and Festival of Transport, contact Ashley on 07814 958379 or email [email protected] NEW PLAYERS/COACHES WANTED FOR LADIES' FOOTBALL TEAM Swansea College of AFC has started a new ladies football team. They Art Degree Show Festival currently train once a week and in September will enter the West Wales Women’s League. The senior section has two teams in the Opens Sat 21 May Swansea Senior League, with the majority of the players being under 25. Design defines the world around us, giving it form and material quality. All designers work The junior section continues to grow at a phenomenal pace and hard to contribute to consumer experiences. has age groups from under 6 up to 15. They have a strict At the Trinity St David, philosophy of equal game time for all junior players Swansea College of Art, this year’s Graduate regardless of ability, and will never adopt a win-at- Design Exhibition opens up the possibilities all-cost mentality. of product evolution, with a dynamic range of conceptual design solutions for now and Teams play on two pitches located in Penclawdd, the future. The students have taken on Dan Y Graig and Graig Y Coed, under the guidance everyday design challenges and redefined of qualified coaches. creative engagement; what you will see is a culmination of three years of hard work and enjoyment. For further info, contact Chris Jones (seniors and ladies) 07814 430796 and Alan Shepherd (juniors) on 07876 878709. www.penclawddafc.co.uk

WHAT’S ON PAGE 7 EVENTS NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS Fri 6 - Sun 8 May

Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre will be hosting this year’s Welsh Dharma Celebration. This annual celebration is a special opportunity to gather together with spiritual practitioners and friends from across Wales and beyond to enjoy teachings and meditations.

Kadam Bridget Heyes presents Buddha’s teachings with exceptional clarity, SEASHORE SAFARIS skill and wisdom, showing how people can easily integrate the teachings into their daily lives. During this celebration, she will teach us how to INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR reduce stress and anxiety, find inner peace and serenity, and get the most BIODIVERSITY meaning out of life. In particular, she will share the special meditation Sat 21 May, meet 11.30am at top of practice of Buddha Amitayus, which is a powerful method to heal and steps in main car park, strengthen the mind. WORLD OCEANS DAY, WORM’S HEAD There will be time in between sessions to relax, socialise, and enjoy light Sun 5 June, meet 11.30am at the National Trust Shop, refreshments in the centre’s café, as well as browse the centre’s gift and Tharpa bookshops. Join marine biologist Judith Oakley to discover the amazing hidden shore life of Mumbles and Gower. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear as For full details of the timetable and entry fees (children under 12, you will get wet feet and the ground is uneven. No nets or dogs. Children free), visit www.meditationinwales.org or contact 01792 458245. must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 3+. Free event but booking is Booking in advance is essential. essential. Safaris last approx. 2½–3hrs. Parking charges may apply. Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Springfield House, Ffynone 07879 837817 / [email protected] Road, , Swansea SA1 6DE Seashore Safaris

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 9 ADVERTORIAL Natural Living, Health and Wellbeing Expo Sat 11 & Sun 12 June, 10am - 5pm National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, SA32 8HN

xperience the beautiful gardens and explore over 60 stands, many of which will be Eoffering products to purchase within the Great Glass House, or, weather permitting, on the lawn!

Natural Living Expo will have a wide range of holistic stands in The Marquee adjacent to Seasons Restaurant offering taster treatments for visitors to try including local Bowen therapist Mark Lange and Every Body's Better’s Judith Johnson; Neem People will also be attending, and of course, The Old Mill Foundation will be offering reflexology and Indian head massage. Nutrition exhibits include Allergy Testing, Herbalife, Riverford Organics, and there will even be some yummy raw chocolate.

Gifts on offer range from jewellery by Moksha to crystals with Celtic Quiet, books to CDs, clothing, and soaps to cosmetics.

There is numerology, psychic art and tarot on offer with FREE talks, workshops and demonstrations in the Theatr Botanica throughout the .

Please enquire if you would be interested in exhibiting at the event. Standard entry fee to the National Botanic Garden of Wales applies. Entry to the Natural Living Expo is FREE.

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David Rees Williams Trio

Trio Isimsiz Henschel Quartet

Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet Sir Llyˆ r Williams INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO PERFORM AT PRESTIGIOUS GOWER FESTIVAL

This year, the Gower Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary. The festival has grown to become one of the most unique, highly anticipated music festivals in the UK.

hile most rural festivals are based Sir Karl Jenkins in a very special evening, at our three workshops, visiting musicians will in one, or possibly two venues, the celebrating his life and music through interview meet with local young players to teach and WGower Festival has the virtue of and recordings, and the pianist, Llyˆr Williams. inspire them. moving night after night from church to church, taking advantage of their charming simplicity This year, we have new young artists such Capel y Crwys at Three Crosses has just had and excellent acoustics. as the Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet, an extensive refurbishment. To celebrate its the percussion group O Duo, Trio Isimsiz, restoration and our anniversary, we are holding They range from the largest church in which the First Prizewinner from the Menuhin a ‘Gymanfa Ganu/Songs of Praise’ conducted our concerts are held, All Saints, International Violin Competition by Alwyn Humphreys and we are delighted to to the medieval church of St Mary’s in Rhossili. 2016, the exceptional talents from AFYM, as announce the soloist will be the world-renowned Nearby, in the miniscule church at Llanddewi, well as established favourites like the Henschel soprano Rebecca Evans. This will be a non- performances are given in what must surely be Quartet, pianist Ji Liu and the David Rees denominational service to which we invite all the only church in Britain which can only be Williams Trio. choirs on Gower and beyond to contribute. reached by going through a farmyard! In keeping with our objective of supporting After a sold out festival last year, we hope to There are 16 fantastic concerts this year to young musicians, we again have a concert replicate that with packed churches again this include music for ALL tastes. Both of our devoted to outstanding players from the time. distinguished patrons will be performing - Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians and

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Fri 6 May and can be purchased from the Swansea Grand Theatre Box Office 01792 475715 or online at www.gowerfestival.org

WHAT’S ON PAGE 12 Gower Festival Friday 1st - Saturday 16th July 2016 THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME

Friday 1st July 7.30pm £13 Wednesday 6th July 7.30pm £13 Tuesday 12th July 7.30pm £13 SCHUBERT ENSEMBLE JI LIU KALEIDOSCOPE SAXOPHONE at All Saints Church, Oystermouth at St Cenydd's Church, QUARTET A programme to feature a performance of the A return visit of the brilliant Chinese pianist with at St Hilary's Church, Killay Schubert ‘Trout Quintet’ for its first performance a programme to feature the music of Chopin. An exciting new award-winning group from at the Gower Festival. A Welsh premiere of a London with a huge diversity of musical tastes. new piano quintet by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Fauré C minor piano quartet. Thursday 7th July 7.30pm £13 Wednesday 13th July 7.30pm £13 WINNER OF THE MENUHIN Saturday 2nd July 7.30pm £13 INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN HENSCHEL QUARTET AND THOMAS COMPETITION LONDON 2016 CARROLL TRIO ISIMSIZ at St Cattwg's Church, Port Eynon at St Peter's Church, Newton at St John's Church, Accompanied by our artistic director, Gordon Will feature some of the greatest chamber A brilliant young piano trio, which has just Back (piano). works, quartets by Mozart and Ginastera and won first prize and audience prize in the 2015 the Schubert Quintet. Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in Norway. Friday 8th July 7.30pm £13 Thursday 14th July 7.30pm £13 AN EVENING WITH SIR KARL JENKINS Sunday 3rd July 6pm £5 at Bethesda Chapel, Burry Green HENSCHEL QUARTET His life and music through interview and at St Rhidian's & St Illytd's Church, GYMANFA GANU/SONGS OF PRAISE recordings listening to his astonishing musical Llanrhidian at Three Crosses Chapel career. Playing the Schulhoff quartet and two To celebrate the Gower Festival’s 40th Beethoven quartets. anniversary and the re-opening of Capel y Saturday 9th July 7.30pm £13 Crwys at Three Crosses - Rebecca Evans Friday 15th July 5pm £5 (soloist), Alwyn Humphreys (conductor) and O DUO Huw Tregelles Williams (organist). at Village Hall ABERTAWE FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG By popular request, a return visit of this brilliant MUSICIANS Monday 4th July young percussion duo. at St Peter's Church, Newton An afternoon concert showcasing exceptionally TOMOS XERRI (HARP) AND CLAIRE talented young local musicians. WICKES (FLUTE) Sunday 10th July 7.30pm £13 at St Mary’s Church, Rhossili at 1pm SWANSEA BACH CHOIR Friday 15th July 7.30pm £13 (£8) and St Teilo’s Church, Bishopston at All Saints Oystermouth at 7.30pm (£13) LLYˆR WILLIAMS 'Bach Inspired' featuring choral works by Bach, A wonderful combination of instruments with at St Peter's Church, Newton Mendelssohn and the premiere of Gareth a lunchtime concert at Rhossili and evening in ‘The great Welsh international artist performing Treseder’s Poetry of Wales. Bishopston Church. Schumann's Humoreske and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.' Saturday 16th July 7.30pm £13 THE DAVID REES-WILLIAMS TRIO at Reynoldston Village Hall ‘The David Rees-Williams Trio are wonderful… their new recording of jazz forays into the classical repertoire is just magical.’ The Guardian Alwyn Humphreys Rebecca Evans O Duo Ji Liu

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SIN CITY SOUNDS 14-16 Dillwyn Street, Swansea SA1 4AQ. www.sincity.co.uk

Wed 4 May, 7.30pm Maverick Sabre: Unplugged OF THE Tickets: £15 (£2 booking fee, per ticket)

Fri 20 May, 7pm Fort Hope These British rockers have been SUMMER busy touring the country and will be performing at Sin City! If you’re a fan of BY LAURA CRACKNELL Fearless Vampire Killers, you’ll love these guys! Tickets: £6 (£1.50 booking fee)

Wed 25 May, 7.30pm Fancy a bit of jazz? Then head over to Sin City to see The Hot 8 Brass Band. Tickets: £12 (£1.50 booking fee, per ticket)

Stay tuned to their Facebook page or check out www.derricksmusic.co.uk for new gigs tba. THE GARAGE THE SCENE 47 Uplands Crescent, Uplands, Swansea SA2 50 Street, Swansea SA1 3QQ 0NP. 01792 475147 The Garage Venue The Scene Club Swansea Tickets for all events are available from Fri 20 May www.derricksmusic.co.uk Limehouse Lizzy (Thin Lizzy Tribute) Wed 4 May, 7pm A must-see for fans of Despite announcing the end of the band via Thin Lizzy! social media this March, industrial metallers, The Tickets: £14.30 Defiled, are still set to play Swansea as part of available from their farewell tour. www.ents24.com Tickets: £10 (£1.75 booking fee, per ticket) Atrocity Exhibition. Tickets: £8 (£1.50 booking fee) Keep an eye on their Facebook page for June Sat 7 May, 7pm events. Described as ‘Nerdy Sat 14 May, 7pm Neo-Rock’, Double Slipknowt (Slipknot tribute) Experience will be Tickets: £10 (£2 booking fee) bringing their science- THE LEMON FACTORY infused rock ‘n’ roll to Wed 25 May, 7pm 37 St Helen’s Road, Swansea SA1 4AY Swansea. Inme The Lemon Factory - Swansea Tickets: £4 (£1 booking fee) The rockers will be touring only a few dates during May, which includes Swansea, so grab Fri 13 May, 8pm Tues 10 May, 7.30pm yourselves a ticket before they sell out! PURE/DC ft. Tony Currenti Ryan McGarvey (USA) + Texas Flood Tickets: £15 (£1.50 booking fee) Original 1975 High Voltage AC/DC album If you fancy a night of blues/rock, then these guys drummer! may be what you’re looking for. Thurs 9 June, 7.30pm Tickets: £10 (£1 booking fee) The Pretty Things Tickets: £10 (booking fee Tickets: £18 (£2 booking fee, per ticket) £1.50) available from Fri 13 May, 7pm www.derricksmusic.co.uk If you prefer hip-hop to rock, Sat 18 June, 7pm then Lazy Habits will be back Inglorious Check out their Facebook page in Swansea, performing tracks Tickets: £10 (£2 booking fee, per ticket) for details of upcoming gigs. from their new album The

WHAT’S ON PAGE 15 ENTERTAINMENT Lady Maisery Elfen Gower Folk Festival featuring the fabulous voices of Fiona Hunter, Steve Byrne and Mark Dunlop and multi-award- winning composer and violinist Mike Vass. On Sunday, following an open session, there are sets from Elfen, The Carrivick Sisters and The Gentle Good - the afternoon ends with The Fri 10, Sat 11 & Sun 12 June featuring French and European dances. There’s no Dovetail Trio. The Greyhound Inn, Oldwalls, Gower SA3 1HA need to know the dances beforehand, as there’s a workshop early evening. The Festival will also be Sunday evening has sets from Josefina Paulson presenting their first Swedish dance mid evening Now in its 23rd year, the and Jonas Åkerlund, The James Brothers, and with Josefina Paulson and Jonas Åkerlund. Gower Folk Festival brings headlining is the fantastic Lady Maisery, three stunning young ladies who will wind up the For the Saturday daytime session, there are music and dance from world- festival with their amazing vocals and virtuoso instrument workshops, an open session and music class musicians to a stunning playing on piano, accordion, fiddle and harp, plus on the main stage from Plu, Josefina and Jonas, banjo and concertina. location on the Gower Ninebarrow, Kirsty Bromley and The Sam Kelly Trio. peninsula, within sight of Tickets cost from £6 for daytime tickets to £63 Arthur’s Stone. for the whole weekend. For details and bookings, The evening session opens with the legendary call Joy on 01792 850803 or book tickets on the John Spiers followed by Moore Moss Rutter, he opening dance evening on Fri 10 June website at www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk a fabulous trio of fiddle, melodeon and guitar. features Kantref playing for French and The Gower Folk Festival gratefully acknowledges T Headlining is Malinky - a fantastic Scottish band Breton dances followed by headliners Heretique the support of the Arts Council of Wales.

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This May, the beautiful, dazzling and extremely talented dancing duo, and Natalie Lowe, perform A Touch of Class.

hey will deliver a night you will remember entered. He turned professional in 1997 and forever. Come Dancing formed a partnership with the former Latin Tfavourites will perform a dance showcase American world champion, Inga Haas. After five spectacular designed to dazzle and wow you. Ian years of training in the , he returned and Natalie have become family favourites, as home and has continued his career dancing on they are always pushing the boundaries of dance Strictly but also launching a fitness programme to bring the best out of their celebrity couples. with Natalie as well as touring.

Natalie Lowe was born in Sydney, Australia On the night, they will dance a mix of ballroom and is a world-class leading ballroom and Latin and Latin, transporting you away to a place of American professional dancer. Natalie competed wonderful moments with fun-filled entertainment. both nationally and internationally for 25 years in Their emotionally charged show will have you ballroom, Latin American and new vogue which sitting back in your seats tapping your feet, combined both English old time with American singing in your chair, and, if you’re up for it, you Smooth. Gracing the Strictly dance floor for the may even be asked to get up and perform with first time in 2009, Natalie danced her way to the Natalie and Ian too! final with Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle and has continued ever since. A Touch of Class... Audience with Ian Waite Ian Waite started dancing at the age of 10. By and Natalie Lowe performs at The Lyric, the age of 14, he had completed all his grades Carmarthen on Fri 27 May, 8.15pm. Tickets: and won almost every competition that he had 0845 226 3510 or theatrausirgar.co.uk

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Hamish Stuart Donna Lewis

Swansea Jazzland continues every Wednesday in the run-up to this year’s Swansea International Jazz Festival. ome great bands are lined up every Quarter. The Thomas Theatre will host the Amongst other bands performing are the Alan Wednesday, 8.30pm-11pm, at the St James ticketed concerts with a diverse programme of Barnes Octet, Jeff Hooper Big Band, Pee SClub (SA1 6DR), and they don’t come much jazz featuring artists from the USA, and Wee Ellis Funk Assembly, National Youth bigger than Platinum singer-songwriter Donna Australia. Plus, you can enjoy jazz workshops, Jazz Orchestra, Alec Dankworth’s Spanish Lewis, a British singer/songwriter best known for Schools Big Band workshop and Accents, Keith Ball and his Jazzmen and the 1996 hit, I Love You Always Forever. Donna concert, and free events all over the Maritime Darius Brubeck Quartet. will be singing her jazz-inflected covers with an Quarter. all-star British jazz line-up on Wed 15 June as Visit the website for full details or call to a lead into this year’s festival. A strong and diverse programme for 2016 is request a programme: www.jazzwales.com www.swanseajazzland.co.uk headlined with 360 - a very special 10-piece 07900 314245 band featuring Average White Band founder Swansea International Jazz Festival returns members Hamish Stuart, Malcolm ‘Molly’ Duncan Tickets are on sale from the festival website, for the third year this summer over the weekend and Steve Ferrone. They will be delivering their at Swansea Jazzland and Derrick’s Music. 17 - 19 June with around 50 events taking place fantastic all-new album and a selection of their at 12 venues located in the Swansea Maritime old AWB classics.

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 20 ENTERTAINMENT Jodie Prenger tells it on a Sunday at Swansea’s Grand Theatre!

Writer and journalist happen a lot in musicals. It’s a very truthful, real- life musical.” Kay Smythe sits down with star of stage and Tell Me on a Sunday has seen some of the greatest stage performers in British history portray screen Jodie Prenger its single role of Emma or ‘the girl’ as she was to talk about her latest known in the original incarnations. Prenger’s peers include Lulu, Denise Van Outten and Sarah performance in Andrew Brightman to name but three. Lloyd-Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday. It’s not just Prenger that appreciates this show - the tour has sold out across the country, with its original three-day run also selling out almost immediately. hen I call, Prenger is walking her dog (who is incessantly eating “You’re always scared that no one will show up. I grass) on the farm she shares with W actually cried when I found out that we had sold fiancé, Simon. Before we get to talking about out. It was the same situation with her new one-woman show, Prenger talks of - and I loved coming to Swansea. The audience her beautiful home and her dogs, parrots, degu, was great, and especially since the chickens, her two rescue tortoises and second half of the show is a Q&A. They crabs. “Yes,” she laughs, “I have were really warm and responsive.” crabs, hermit crabs!” Neither of us has great phone signal, but that Prenger said of her part of Calamity doesn’t stop Prenger from spilling Jane that: “I don’t die at the end. the beans on her latest stage show I live and get married, which is - Tell Me on a Sunday. nice.” So was it the same thing that drew her to Tell Me on a Sunday’s For those of you not quite in-the- Emma? know, Prenger shot to fame in 2008 for her performance on the “I don’t die in this one either, BBC’s I’d Do Anything, where she which is really nice! After , won the West End role of Nancy it’s kinda nice to live at the end, in the revival of Oliver! but then I have been very lucky. The roles I’ve played so far have always From there, Prenger has starred been strong women, which is a lovely in a variety of hugely successful thing. They are all very different (Lady of performances across the UK. Most the Lake in , Calamity Jane, et al.). With recently, her title-part portray of Calamity Jane this show, it’s real - I’m not saying the others earned her critical claim from The Stage, who weren’t real, but this is a very real-woman story, called her ‘a force to be reckoned with’. which is phenomenal because I’ve never done anything like this before. So what can we expect from her solo performance in Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday; “I think the draw to the role of Emma is that she a story about a young woman’s voyage to the does go out looking for love and adventure, and United States and her romantic misadventures what she ends up going through finally teaches whilst living in New City? her the life lesson of just keep going.” “It’s almost like Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Don Tell Me on a Sunday shows on Wed 25 May Black’s greatest song book. It’s one girl’s journey at Swansea Grand Theatre. Tickets: £25.50- in New York in the late 70s and early 80s, going £30.50 available from the Box Office 01792 through real world scenarios, which doesn’t 475715 and online www.swanseagrand.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 22 ENTERTAINMENT ARTS WING SWANSEA PERFORMANCES GRAND THEATRE 4 & 5 May 11 June Shoreline Theatre presents Gyles Brandreth - Word Make sure that your summer is extra special with a trip Blue Remembered Hills by Power (16+) Dennis Potter (12+) £18.50* to Swansea Grand Theatre throughout May and June. £8.50, £6.50* concessions 14 June 10 May ‘Allo ‘Allo Comedy Dinner Only Fools and 3 Courses £41.00* (includes 3-course meal £41.00* (includes 3-course meal & coffee) & coffee) For menu go to www. For menu go to www. swanseagrand.co.uk swanseagrand.co.uk

12 May REGULARS Fluellen Theatre Company presents Taffy Shakespeare 25 May & 29 June Eve £10.00, £8.00* concessions Comedy Club (16+) Mat £8.00, £6.00* concessions £11.00*

18 & 19 May 26 May Gower College Swansea presents Afternoon Dance Contemporary Theatre £4.00* Showcase Diverse drama starts with Tonto Evans, a rootn’, tootin’ Menopause the Musical starring Cheryl Fergison, Linda £8.50, £6.50* concessions 28 May & 25 June Fluellen Theatre Company, in cowboy comedy, written by and starring Frank Vickery Nolan and Rebecca Wheatley is on 24 May. Following 21 May association with Swansea Grand from 11 - 14 May. The hilarious farce, SWAP, is from 18 her acclaimed performance in Calamity Jane, Jodie Wiseman Stage School Theatre, presents - 21 May and stars Swansea favourite David Callister. Prenger returns in and Don Black’s Open Day Lunchtime Theatre Prepare to be petrified with the thriller, A Party to classic musical, Tell Me on a Sunday on 25 May, and a Adult £6.50, Child £5.50* 28 May Cefn Golau by Jaye Swift Murder from 9 - 11 June. Noel Coward’s classic comedy, trip down memory lane is on 26 May with A Salute to 27 May 25 June Sliding Doors by Blithe Spirit, starts on 29 June and runs until 2 July. the 1940s. An Afternoon with Kev Kelsey Jade Richards Johns and Guests £5.50, £4.00* concessions Tributes to an array of artists start with Bye Bye Baby, Peppa Pig is back in a brand new live stage show, Peppa £8.50* 18 June a musical journey through the career of Frankie Vali Pig’s Surprise on 4 & 5 May and Dinosaur Zoo (3+) 31 May Bluestocking Lounge presents & The Four Seasons on 6 May and The Johnny Cash with Tyrannosaurus Rex is on 1 & 2 June. A celebration Groundswell Dance Company Burlesque (18+) Roadshow with Clive John is on 7 May. Dancing in the of music-making with pupils from local primary schools, presents £15.50* Streets on 17 May is a celebration of Motown’s greatest Primary Partners is on 16 & 17 June. Spring Showcase 2016 hits and glamrock greats, disco hits and power ballads £8.00, £6.50* concessions EXHIBITIONS feature in the Solid Gold 70s Show on 27 May. Laugh out loud with Adam Hills (14+) on 13 June and 3 June on 21 & 22 June. Fluellen Theatre Company presents 3 May - 3 June Direct from London’s world famous jazz club, The Leir & Co by Ron Meldon University of Wales Trinity Saint David Ronnie Scott’s All Stars celebrate The Ronnie Scott’s Winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2014, Eve £10.00, £8.00* concessions Mat £8.00, £6.00* concessions Levels 1, 2 & White Room Story on 31 May. Big O & the Wilburys Tribute Show trips the light fantastic on 28 May and the UK’s top male pays homage to one of the most famous super groups strip show, The Dreamboys (18+), is on 23 June. 8 June 7 June - 1 July of all time on 3 June. Ultimate Bowie is on 4 June Experience the power of thundering rhythms with the Nelson - The Sailor’s Story Gower College Levels 1, 2 & White Room and The Story of Guitar Heroes is on 7 June. Star of Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers on 24 June. (10+) £10.00, £8.00* concessions Oscar-winning film Les Misérables, , *All tickets include a appears on 14 June. The Proclaimers are on 18 June 10 June 50p Restoration Fund Meet the Real Maggie and celebrating the legacy of one of the world’s greatest contribution. Online Thatcher selling bands, The Ultimate Eagles return on 25 June. booking fee applies. For bookings and enquiries, please contact the £10.00, £8.00* concessions Box Office on 01792 475715, or visit www.swanseagrand.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 24 ENTERTAINMENT VARIATIONS OF POINTE JSLN Dance Company presents Variations of Pointe, an exciting new triple bill encompassing all aspects of ballet: grace, elegance and entertainment.

SLN Dance Company was founded in 2012 into dance - guaranteed to have you rolling by Sören Niewelt and Jessica Larbig in around in your seats with laughter. Jand has gained an international reputation, performing refreshing neoclassical works around Finally, the third piece, Transitions of (I)dentity, and Asia. follows from JSLN’s success at the Fringe Festival 2015. The tale of The Soul Searcher The first piece in the triple bill is Niewelt’s is extended beyond the inner struggle of who adaptation of Fokine’s Petrouchka from the she is, who she wants to be and the constraints time of the Imperial Russian Ballet to music by of society upon her. The journey through The Soul Stravinsky; the story is set inside a magical puppet Searcher’s transitions of identity is brought to life workshop where the marionettes come to life and through beautifully pared down, elegant and pure is a dramatic tale of love and jealousy between a movements of neo classical ballet to the music of beautiful ballerina doll and her admirers. Vivaldi and promises to be a feast for the senses.

You’ll enjoy the second piece whether you’re a Variations of Pointe performs on Mon 20 ballet lover or not! JSLN brings you the antics of & Tues 21 June at Theatre, René Artois and his friends working to thwart Herr Place, Swansea SA1 1TY. Flick and his compatriots in Allo Allo translated Box Office: 01792 473238

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HIGH-RISE Mon 23 May, 7.30pm Taliesin Arts Centre,

The unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control featuring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller. Within the concealing walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the affluent tenants are hell-bent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on ‘enemy’ floors and the once-luxurious amenities become an arena for technological mayhem. In this classic visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as the inhabitants of the high-rise, driven by primal urges, recreate a world ruled by WHAT’S the laws of the jungle. Tickets: 01792 602060 ON SCREEN www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk

ROH FRANKENSTEIN X-MEN: APOCALYPSE LAST VEGAS (12A) SUFFRAGETTE (12A) (BALLET) (tbc) Wed 11 May, 2pm Tues 7 June, 1.30pm Wed 18 May, 7.15pm Release date Thurs 19 May Arts Centre Stiwdio Stepni, Ffwrnes, Llanelli Vue Cinema Gwyn Hall, Neath Aging pals Billy (Michael Douglas), Academy Award nominees Carey Worshipped as a god since ancient Paddy (Robert De Niro), Archie Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, The Royal Opera House presents times, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) was (Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Kevin and three-time Academy Award this live screening featuring Victor the very first mutant from the X-Men Kline) have been best friends winner Meryl Streep, lead the cast Frankenstein who is sent away to universe, with his ability being to since childhood. When Billy finally of a powerful historical drama about university, away from his family amass the powers of other mutants, proposes to his much-younger the women who were willing to and his closest friend Elizabeth. Just leading to his immortality. Now, girlfriend, all four friends go to Las lose everything in their fight for before he leaves, his mother dies in after several millennia, he awakens Vegas to celebrate the end of Billy’s equality in early twentieth-century childbirth. Distraught, Victor throws in a very different world - one long-time bachelorhood and relive Britain. The stirring story centres on himself into his studies, learning that he despises. He immediately their glory days. However, the four Maud (played by Carey Mulligan), obsessively all that he can from his sets about recruiting an army of quickly realise that the intervening a working wife and mother whose professor. Fuelled by his experiments powerful mutants, headed up by decades have changed Sin City and life is forever changed when she is and in a desperate hope to find a the equally disillusioned Magneto tested their friendship in ways they secretly recruited to join the UK’s way to bring his mother back, Victor (Michael Fassbender) with the aim had not imagined. growing suffragette movement. works furiously, and eventually of destroying the world as we know Galvanised by the outlaw fugitive succeeds in giving life to non-living it. As Earth braces itself for what Tickets: 01792 863722 Emmeline Pankhurst. Complimentary matter - but, horrified at what he has looks like certain destruction, Raven refreshments and cake served at all done, Victor abandons his creation. (Jennifer Lawrence) and Professor X www.pontardaweartscentre.com afternoon film screenings. Six years later, Victor returns home. (James McAvoy) lead the opposing The Creature follows him and, mutants into an almighty battle with watching Victor with his family from Apocalypse in a bid to save mankind. Tickets: 0845 226 3510 afar, longs to be accepted and loved Bryan Singer returns to the director’s theatrausirgar.co.uk as one of them. chair once again. Support comes from several rising stars, including Nicholas Tickets: 0300 365 6677 Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road), Olivia www.gwynhall.com Munn (Zoolander 2) and Evan Peters (American Horror Story).

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Painting on a bicycle-top easel

Gower’s beauty has long works. On the stunning north coast of Gower, I Artists I am inspired by include Cedric Morris, am always able to find somewhere to paint; the Sidney Richard Percy, Jacob Buckland, James been captured on canvas and south coast is busier and more productive in the Innes, Kyffin Williams, Wilson Richard, John behind the lens. Here, Huw morning because it faces the rising sun. There is Turner, Lucien Pissarro and Gilbert Spencer. Pudner chats with local artist often a meeting point between wild and civilised, Sculptors and land artists include Nils Udo, with light, tone and hue playing an important Andy Goldsworthy, Peter Randall-Page, David Sue Mann to find out how role. I often prefer to be below the treeline and Backhouse and Tim Shaw. living on Gower’s doorstep looking up or down rather than on level ground, influences her artwork. but each composition is unique. You have an unusual way of getting about for your landscape painting. Tell us about it! Most of my paintings are created using paint I have both invented a bicycle-top easel for I have made myself by grinding pigment and smaller paintings and adapted a bicycle trailer binding oils. Some of my pigments are from the to carry paintings up to three feet square. This Tell us about your background? Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean. Some enables me to reach off-road locations and pigments, such as blues, require more delicate I grew up near Falmouth, Cornwall. Creating was wherever I am inspired by. treatment and combination of oils. I also paint what I made time for whenever possible, making with egg tempera and lead workshops on both models, drawing, painting, making books, writing Where can we see your artwork locally? approaches in local museums and art clubs. On songs, singing, walking the countryside in the Sun 22 May, I am leading a workshop at I am participating from Sat 30 April-Sun 19 early morning, even making snow shoes and a . June in a group show, Artists of Berllan Las ladder! From the age of twelve, I knew I wanted at Swansea Museum, and a solo show at to be an artist. I studied at Falmouth School of You are gaining wider recognition as an Oriel Bach Gallery, Mumbles from Mon 6-Fri Art and West Surrey College of Art and Design. artist; what sort of techniques and paints do 17 June. you use and who are the artists that inspire How do Swansea and the wider local area you? If you could go out painting tomorrow and influence your work as an artist? it was a fine day, where would you set up Mainly, I work on sized board in my own studio I loved working outside from my teens and your easel? using prepared oils for superior pigment and am happy to now be in an area of inspiring texture. I also use egg tempera with several I go out painting most days, sometimes even landscape. As I always work in response to my water-based media. Before a larger work, in the rain. If unsure, I would head out to the environment, I find rich pickings wherever I set I prepare by drawing until I am sure about north side of Gower where there is always plenty up. the choice of composition, returning to paint of room, dramatic views and plenty of subject sometimes for weeks before it is finished. For matter. Choosing a composition can take a long time smaller, immediate work to complete in three and requires preparatory drawings for larger to four hours, I work straight onto sized board. www.suemannpaintings.org

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 30 ART Relics: a photospherical reflection on wales

Until Sun 22 May Using the latest technology, artist Matt Wright captures various historical sites from around Wales. He presents them in a series of amazing 3D photospheres. Funded by Amgueddfa Cymru, Cadw and the Arts Council of Wales.

National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, Swansea SA1 3RD

Dalit Leon - Time Signatures

Preview Fri 6 May, 7pm; exhibition continues until Sat 4 June, Wed-Sat, 12noon-5pm; Dalit will be talking about her practice and the exhibition on Sat 4 June, 2pm

Born in Israel and based in Wales since 2001, for her latest exhibition, Dalit Leon will be exploring ideas around sense and cognitive perception, symbolic and material language, attempting to articulate the notion of a transcendent oneness.

Time Signatures is a new body of work which heralds a change of direction for the artist by introducing wool and processes of felting and spinning, integrating them into Dalit’s primary practice of painting. Leading up to and during the exhibition, there will be a series of accompanied workshops exploring the interchangeability and overlapping of the sensory experience featured in the condition of synaesthesia. The interactive workshops featuring artists and musicians will work around the idea of a colour coding system for musical notes.

Elysium Gallery, College Street, Swansea SA1 5BH

The Welsh Group Raising the Bar Fri 13 May - Sat 18 June 2015 - 2016 New work from The Welsh Group, one of Wales’ A/AS LEVEL ART & DESIGN STUDENTS most established and respected group of artists. FROM SWANSEA, AND Initially founded in 1948 as the South Wales CARMARTHENSHIRE Group, it later grew to include artists from across Wales. The Welsh Group demonstrates a Sat 11 June - Sun 3 July wide cross section of conceptual approaches in Mission Gallery is engaging in collaborative Exhibitions at Oriel contemporary visual arts in a range of media. and cross county partnerships with Swansea Bach Gallery With 42 current member painters and sculptors County Council, Carmarthenshire County Council, based across the whole of Wales, the exhibition Neath Port Talbot Borough Council and UWTSD, David Hughes-Jones, paintings, until 7 May; Mike will feature a variety of artworks from those Swansea with the aim of delivering an exciting Doyle, Eiona Roberts, Philip Davies, photography/ including Robert Macdonald, Sue Roberts, Alan new experience for pupils from schools and paintings, 23 May - 4 June; Sue Mann, paintings, , Thomasin Toohie and Jean Walcot. colleges within those areas. The programme 13th - 18th June; Gay Mitchell; paintings, 20th offers masterclasses based on the exhibitions June - 2nd July. Gallery, Taliesin Arts Centre, programme at Mission Gallery and at UWTSD, Swansea University SA2 8PZ using their specialist equipment and facilities. This 4 Dunns Lane, Mumbles, Swansea SA3 4AA year, Mission Gallery is excited to showcase the results of these masterclasses which demonstrate the students’ experimentation across these different disciplines.

Mission Gallery, Gloucester Place, Swansea SA1 1TY

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EXPERIENCING GOWER REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

Kay Smythe, a girl that is terrified of heights, cures her fear by soaring over the with the wonderful Ashley Crocker of Gower Flight Centre.

hen one lives at such a close proximity to the sprawling beauty of the Gower W Peninsula, with beaches loved the world over at our fingertips, many of which are rated as the best and most picturesque on the planet, it is very easy to forget that not everyone of Gower and Swansea. The modern aircraft is With the thundering towers of the steel works in the British Isles has it as good at us. virtually brand new and incredibly quiet and fuel in the background, Mumbles and Swansea are efficient. hauntingly situated on the fringes of the Brecon A great way to remind yourself about how lucky Beacons, which are always so much closer than you are to live in Gower, Swansea, or indeed We then head south over Rhossili and Worm’s we realise. anywhere in south-west Wales, is to take to the Head, which looks surprisingly small, almost like air and see all of it for yourself. a cardboard cutout, as we glide over the ocean. Overall, not only are the team at Gower Flight Centre the loveliest chaps you could hope to At the Gower Flight Centre on a gloriously sunny So where is Crocker’s favourite place to fly? have as pilots/instructors (one of them was even afternoon, I am met by the well experienced in a rather well-known Welsh band!) but having chief flight instructor with thousands of flying “Around here it still has to be Three Cliffs and a trial flight costs you as little as £59 a pop. It hours, Ashley Crocker. Of course, like everyone Pwll Du. Saying that, I’ve seen all of the British takes a minimum of 25 hours to become a fully from Swansea, we immediately recount all of the Isles from the sky and it’s still my favourite.” qualified instructor, with at least ten of those people we both know. This might not sound like being solo flights. an important point, but as an individual with a From the beauty of Gower, we head over to phobia of heights, knowing that my instructor Mumbles. For those of you that have ever heard If this sounds like it is something you would be and I have common connections puts my mind at the song Little Boxes, an almost nursery rhyme interested in doing for yourself, a friend, or family ease to no end. tale of the modern world and how we all live member, then contact the centre at: in little boxes on a hillside that all look just Unlike commercial flights over the Gower, the same, you would be forgiven for assuming Crocker’s aim is to teach aspiring pilots. His that Swansea is the same. Prior to boarding, I knowledge of flying and the aircraft itself is admit that I did fear that I would soon discover , Swansea SA2 7JU extensive (you should quiz him). Swansea to fit the description, but even from the 0845 521 3129 / 07811 961 639 sky, the city is a special sort of unique. www.gowerflightcentre.co.uk The award-winning Ikarus C42’s doors are mostly window, allowing for near-panoramic views

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Carreg Adventure Cwm Ivy Lodge 1 6 Outdoor adventure activities for all the Bunkhouse family; pop-up restaurant, afternoon Self-catering accommodation in tea and tours of the eighteenth- a truly unique woodland setting, century country mansion house. secluded among the trees and dunes of Whiteford Burrows National Nature Reserve. Gower Heritage 2 Centre Gower Flight History brought to life at a twelfth- 7 century water-powered corn mill with Centre events, crafts, workshops, play areas, Experience a unique, bird’s café and farm animals. eye view of the Gower Peninsula with a trip in a plane or take lessons 3 National Trust, and learn to pilot the plane Rhossili yourself. Gift shop selling an extensive range of seasonal local gifts for all budgets and Seren Retreat pocket-money mementos; first floor 8 visitor and information centre. A holistic retreat centre by the sea: Oxwich yoga classes, Ayurvedic Massage, B&B 11 and glamping accommodation, walks Castle Rhossili Gallery and relaxation. The magnificent Tudor mansion 4 created by Sir Rice Mansel and his son Fine jewellers, art and gifts, bespoke Edward stands on a headland above wedding rings, cards and sculpture, Arthur’s Stone, the wide sweep of . located on the green at Rhossili. 9 Reynoldston Often called ‘Arthur’s Stone’, Maen Castle Gower Kite Shop Ceti is the remains of a ringcairn with 12 5 a burial chamber in the middle, sited at A wonderfully situated Norman castle Shop the largest range of kites on the top of . overlooking and Gower, with a kite to suit everyone; Penmaen Burrows, probably built by also, body boards, wetsuits, beach Henry de Beaumont. goods, juggling, puzzles and more. Paviland Cave 10 Also called Goat’s Hole cave, it is one of the most famous caves in the world due to its archaeological find during the 1800s and its burial site of the ‘red lady’.

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must-visit Three Cliffs Bay Rhossili Bay A sought-after spot with surfers A spectacular shoreline of sand The supermodel of Gower BEACHES and families alike, the bay has dunes, salt marsh and of course, beaches, voted Britain’s Best fantastic views and beachside the signature three limestone Beach and ninth in the world by amenities. It holds both a Blue cliffs, it offers a ‘wilder’ beach TripAdvisor, it is three miles of Flag and Seaside award and is experience. gorgeous sand and coastline. accessible by wheelchair.

Images © Crown copyright (2016) Visit Wales

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 36 ADVERTORIAL BOUTIQUE ACCOMMODATION under the stars

The next time you’re in want of an away-from-it-all break but don’t want to spend hours travelling, consider a spot of glamping on Gower, writes Jenny White.

camper Holidays is a revelation. Who would “There’s a lot of goodwill and a real Dogs are welcome - Mark and Kathryn’s own West have thought that tucked away on Gower spirit here on Gower - Jamie at Three Cliffs Highland terrier Woody is a poster boy for the Sthere was such an exceptional and original Coffee Shop has given us great support with the business. boutique glamping experience, with the option to hampers,” says Scamper Holidays co-owner Mark stay in everything from tiki cabins to shepherd’s Bulson, who runs the company with his wife It’s clear that they have gone above and beyond huts, and from timber tents to static camper vans? Kathryn. They originally founded it as a camper what you’d normally expect from a camping van hire business before holiday, creating something Scamper Holidays is popular not just with visitors realising that most customers that’s reminiscent of a but also with locals seeking an easy break or were more interested in boutique hotel, but with accommodation for visiting relatives. With the camping in the vans than fresh air, unspoilt views and capacity to accommodate up to 90 people, it’s also actually travelling around in evenings under a sparkling, a good option for wedding parties and other big them. starry sky. get-togethers - and there’s the option for people to bring their own tents and campers to camp They went on to set up several “We are always looking to beside the on-site accommodation. vans as static campers, with give people that magic, which tents or camping huts next to starts from the moment you them, and also added other contact us,” says Mark. accommodation ranging from air tents to luxury “Our aim was to create shepherd’s huts with their a company that delivers own bathrooms. far beyond people’s expectations, so when you come stay with us you really have had a unique “We wanted to do something that hadn’t been experience.” done before that would add value to the area,” says Mark. Scamperholidays Camping it may be, but Scamper Holidays provides 01792 202325 • www.scamperholidays.co.uk a truly luxurious experience: when you arrive at As soon as you approach the accommodation, it’s your accommodation you’ll find freshly laundered clear how much love and attention to detail have towels, beautiful bed linen and little luxuries gone into every aspect of the experience: outside including a presentation box of Myddai toiletries. the pretty pastel-coloured huts are barbeques and pots of herbs for use in your cooking. Inside, You can even order a hamper to await you on you’ll find comfy beds and well-equipped cooking arrival; popular options include the cream tea facilities, including a fridge stocked with Welsh hamper and the Champagne hamper. They are cakes. Other features include DAB radios and freshly made at Three Cliffs Coffee Shop - one of electric, wood-burner style heaters in some many successful collaborations Scamper Holidays accommodation. has with local businesses.

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Innovative indoor golfing

The new state-of-the-art indoor golf studio at Pennard Golf Club is open to members and non-members, offering everything from tuition to party bookings. Jenny White paid a visit.

Sean Pearson

s the head PGA Golfers of any level can book “Another very popular service is the yardage professional at a series of lessons at Pennard assessment - it means you can find out how APennard Golf Club, Golf Studio, and it’s also far you hit all your clubs on average, and this Sean Pearson gives a lot available for group or team knowledge can give you more confidence out on of golf lessons - but until coaching. Also highly popular the course,” says Sean, who is also qualified in recently, there was always are the junior coaching sessions. disability sport and has made sure the studio is the possibility he would have wheelchair friendly, ensuring its to cancel a lesson due to bad “The club has a accessibility for a wide range of weather. growing junior section players. and the studio has been an All that has changed with the addition of a new, important addition in terms of Since opening on 5 March, the state-of-the-art indoor golf studio, which is open what we can offer,” says Sean. studio has proven very popular, to both members and non-members. with lots of enthusiastic As far as purely recreational feedback from visitors. “Pennard Golf Studio was needed so that I could sessions go, it helps that the keep teaching through the winter months,” says studio is open until 9pm every “People can’t believe how Sean. “Everyone wants to keep their golf game night, making it ideal for after sophisticated it is, and they in good shape throughout the year, and this work gatherings. like that it’s open to everyone studio makes that possible.” - members and non-members,” “It’s great for parties and stag nights, says Sean. “It’s great to be able to Not only does it allow Sean to teach in any and we’ve had a lot of interest from big help people improve their game whatever the weather, it’s also a great option for everything companies looking to hold team-building events weather, and to be able to offer this on the from stag parties and team building activities to here,” says Sean, who has made hot and cold doorstep in Swansea so people don’t have to individuals seeking to gain a detailed technical drinks available in the studio so that nobody has travel far to use the facilities.” analysis of their game. to leave to find refreshments.

The studio, one of very few of its kind in south Another important aspect of what’s on offer in Wales, utilises thousands of pounds worth of the studio is custom fitting for golf clubs. Sean the latest technology, including a GC2 launch can custom fit for TaylorMade and Titleist golf 01792 233131 / www.pennardgolfclub.com monitor, which gives you data on every shot you clubs, fitting the shaft and club head design, lie Pennard Golf Club, 2 Southgate Road, hit. angle and length of the club to suit your golfing Southgate, Swansea SA3 2BT game.

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IT’S TIME TO PITCH YOUR TENT

Kay Smythe chats with the family taking charge of the summer. Forget city breaks, this year is all about getting back in touch with nature and the great outdoors. 2016 is the year of glamping.

f course, this might sound awful to those clientele to get to know each other again. They of you with an affinity for the creature have replaced silent art galleries with views of Ocomforts of hotels. Fear not, for Pitch the untouched landscape right from your bed. My Tent has the answer to all of your camping No more jogging around museums after the little qualms. ones; try building fires on the beach at sunset after a long day of reading, surfing, hiking, or “By walking into a fully-equipped luxury tent, we relaxing. offer people the chance to experience camping without any of the hassle. There has been an “We mainly cater for families and For a week-long holiday at Oxwich increase in demand from people wanting a couples. We often have groups of Camping Park during high season, it’s just change from traditional holidays to ones where families that come away together £440 to rent a luxury glamping tent for they can experience the great outdoors in as the campsite setting is an ideal four people. And, if you’re not interested locations that other accommodation can’t beat,” place for their children to play in cooking, then they also offer a fully- says owner Charlie Gordon. together and for everyone to stocked hamper (including a bottle of wine) for £40. The family-run company has strong roots in relax.” camping, with their formation beginning on a site in France. However, it is not just a family experience they offer. Sometimes us grown-ups need a break Even if you’re not quite sure what it is you would like to use the tent for, the Gordon “I never really camped as a child and only really from the technologically dominated real world, family always welcomes new ideas. Check discovered it when I dropped out of university. and an escape to the countryside is just the out their website for a full list of prices I suddenly found myself with time on my hands remedy. and managed to get a job in France working on and other fun things on offer. a large campsite. I absolutely fell in love with the “We also provide tents as wedding freedom camping offered, so much so I spent the accommodation and often have requests from next five summers in France working and living in people who are having a party at home and need a tent. I actually met my wife whilst working on a some extra rooms so guests can stay. campsite and we now have two kids of our own with camping being our main holiday!” “We have lots of ideas as to how we would like to develop the business and are always looking Unlike most city breaks, which revolve around for new opportunities. Our main focus is on site-seeing and adventures that involve very leasing or buying a field so we can start our own little communication, Pitch My Tent allows their eco-glamping site.”

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Sunday Fun 19 June FATHER’S DAY Activities

For every kind of dad, there’s a perfect SKIDZ Father’s Day activity to 1 Queensway, , Swansea SA5 4DJ. 01792 580927 / www.skidzkarting.co.uk enjoy and remember Skidz Karting is Swansea’s only indoor karting track, with karts for all ages and abilities and tracks to challenge all types of driver. Everyone is provided with a helmet, overalls, gloves and a for a long time detailed safety briefing. Along with two great tracks, there is also a big games room with driving afterwards; we put a simulators, a pool table, air hockey table and a cafe serving light refreshments. few to the test.

BEER TASTING WALES QUAD BIKING The Gravity Station, 8 Strand, COAST PATH Dulais Valley Quads, Nant- Swansea SA1 2AE www.walescoastpath.gov.uk y-cafn Farm, Seven Sisters, 07919 164467 Neath SA10 9EU thegravitystation.com The world’s first uninterrupted www.dulaisvalley-quads.co.uk route along a national coast A craft ale bar cum bottle shop, The Gravity shows off Wales’ finest beaches, estuaries, cliffs, Dulais Valley Quads provides you with the Station is the brainchild of Waen Brewery owner woodlands and hills. There’s 870 miles of coast adventure and thrill of navigating the latest Sue Hayward. Customers can revel in the luxury of path to explore but just a few hours on the Honda 250cc quads through approximately 175 eight to ten cask ales, 12-14 craft keg beers and a Wales Coast Path is also enough for a voyage of acres of rough terrain, hills, woodlands, streams choice of around 100 bottled beers. There’s also a discovery. - and mud! Combined with beautiful scenery and good range of draught and bottled cider. views, it really will be a breathtaking adventure. RIVER CRUISE GOLF 5-A-SIDE Swansea Community Boat FOOTBALL Gowerton Golf Club, Victoria Trust. 07785 347549 Road, Gowerton, Swansea scbt.org.uk PlayFootball Swansea, rear SA4 3AB of Daniel James Community Enjoy a historical cruise along 01792 875188 School, 926 Road, the with the Swansea Community www.gowertongolfrange.co.uk Tirdeunaw, Swansea SA5 7HR Boat Trust. This trip and accompanying talk 01792 487230 / www.playfootball.net Gowerton Golf Range is extremely popular with will allow passengers to follow the route many those who are new to the game as the 26-bay thousands of seagoing ships would have taken in Join a league, hire a pitch for a kick around or driving range is perfectly complemented by a bygone centuries to load coal and copper during organise your own event day. The 3G pitches neat little par three golf course. Open seven days the industrial revolution. Meet at the National are the best in play with rebound boards, roof a week, just purchase a basket of balls and have Waterfront Museum. a go! Equipment hire and PGA lessons available. nets and extended side netting maximising your There is also a coarse fishing lake, a diner café, game time by keeping the ball in play. Event day crazy putting, children’s play area, discount golf packages include Adidas kiuts, pro-footballer shop and lots more! appearances and specialist catering.

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A SLICE OF HISTORY Whether you’re a local or a visitor keen to learn more about the area, the Clydach Heritage Centre is a fascinating attraction in a beautiful canal-side location - and it’s a great spot for a cuppa with a home-made Welsh cake, writes Jenny White.

common comment from visitors to Clydach it opened, the centre has carried out some “Other visitors include locals, walkers and Heritage Centre is, “I didn’t know that.” fascinating projects. They include the Memories relations of people in the village who live away,” AThe stone-built building, which sits beside of Old Clydach education pack, which features says Sue. “One lady was watching one of our the canal in Coed Gwilym in Clydach, is a mine a DVD, CD and data CD and is used by local DVDs and burst into tears as she’d just see her of information on (aptly enough) everything schools. It gives a local angle on World War II, father in the film.” from mining to some of the area’s most colourful and provides insights into what it was really like characters, including “death ray” inventor Harry working as a miner in the 1950s. Interviews with Besides being packed with fascinating Grindell Matthews and famous rugby referee locals really bring the history to life. information, the centre is in a beautiful location, Derek Bevan. and the resident kingfisher on the canal is “It was a very interesting another attraction. There are now plans to work The centre, which has just project - we made some real with the local canal society focused on the welcomed its 10,000th discoveries, including finding science of the canal - all the more reason to pop visitor, opened in October footage of one of the local back for repeat visits to catch up on the latest 2011 as part of an initiative collieries in the 1950s,” says developments. to repurpose the abandoned Gwyn. “We were put in touch building which previously with a local man who had Clydach Heritage Centre, Coed Gwilym Park, housed the worked in the colliery, and he Clydach, Swansea SA6 5NS Museum. It’s run by a group narrated that part of the film 0844 209 4551 of volunteers, who keep for us.” www.clydachheritagecentre.com it open on Saturdays and Sundays all year round. For another project - Clydach Stories - the volunteers “Our volunteers are very loyal - interviewed former referee Derek many of them have been with us from Bevan and local midwife Lilian Smith, the beginning, and it couldn’t exist without who delivered at least three generations of them,” says Sue Evans, who is chairman of babies in Clydach. She, Derek and Harry Grindell the committee that runs the centre, while her Matthews are immortalised in a trio of statues husband Gwyn is the secretary. on the cycleway immediately outside the centre.

The centre includes colouring activities for Now they can also see a genuine dram, which children, a fascinating illustrated timeline was recently reconstructed and filled with documenting the history of Clydach, plus books gleaming anthracite coal as a record of the and audio-visual materials. In the years since area’s mining history.

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 46 LEISURE Castle and along the magnificent six-mile stretch IT’S NOT TOO LATE of towards Mumbles and back. TO ENTER THE JCP Swansea-born Welsh singer Ros Evans will be SWANSEA HALF performing on stage at the start of the race, while bands wishing to showcase their talent will MARATHON 2016! be performing at a number of locations along the course as part of this year’s Bands Across Have you signed up to #RunSwansea yet? The the Bay. JCP Swansea Half Marathon takes place on Sun 26 June and promises to be a day of sporting A brand new charity structure was introduced for greatness, inspirational achievements and lively 2016 with Cancer Research UK as the Headline crowd support. Charity Partner and Alzheimer’s Society, British Heart Foundation, Help for Heroes and Save Entries will close on Sun 29 May! The the Children as Gold Charity Partners. Runners Swansea Half Marathon Corporate can also raise money for The Swans Community Challenge is also back for 2016 and will see Trust, the Community Charity Partner of the JCP companies of all sizes battle it out for the Swansea Half Marathon 2016. Corporate Challenge Champions title whilst raising money for charity. Entry to the race includes a fully marshalled course on closed roads, medal, technical t-shirt, A record field of 8,000 runners is expected on route entertainment, post-race massage and at the third JCP Swansea Half Marathon this goody bag for all finishers. summer and is equally suitable for first-time half marathon runners as it is for charity runners and If you are not running but would like to be professional athletes. actively involved, you can sign up to volunteer, just go to the ‘Race Makers & Volunteers’ page The JCP Swansea Half Marathon is known for on the website for further details. being a flat and fast 13.1 mile course which SWANSEA starts in the heart of the City Centre taking Registration and info: CITY CENTRE runners on fully closed roads past Swansea www.swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk TRIATHLON Sun 5 June

Twelve months in the making and just over a year build-up may seem a long time to put together a triathlon. Activity Wales Events has worked tirelessly with Swansea Council to bring you Wales’ first City Centre Triathlon.

The course will take place in safe, enclosed open water for the 750m swim and on fully closed roads for the 20km bike and 5km run, right in the heart of the city. DRAGON RIDE L’ETAPE WALES BY LE What’s more, the race will take place at 4pm to maximise local involvement, bringing athletes TOUR DE FRANCE upfront to the passionate Welsh crowds also seen at the Long Course Weekend. Sun 5 June approximately 2,060m. The Swansea Triathlon will be a sprint distance As one of the most iconic sportives in the UK The Dragon Devil category will certainly not be race, with elite, age groupers, first timers and (returning for its 13th year in 2016), Dragon Ride for the faint-hearted. There will be very limited multiple waves. has been selected as the perfect representation number of places available for this option, so of the world’s most famous cycle event, and will those who are keen will need to get in quickly. Activity Wales Events, who brought Ironman to offer the same inspiring Le Tour de France riding Wales and are founders of the largest multi-sport experience to UK cyclists. Those lucky enough to get a place will be well event in the country - Long Course Weekend rewarded with an incredibly stunning cycling - are looking to deliver a race experience The event will once again start from the route which will take in the Rhigos, Black unparalleled in UK racing. picturesque Margam Park, Port Talbot. The Mountain and the Devil’s Elbow. Also, brand new Gran Fondo route will take in approximately for 2016 is the Macmillan 100 100km distance! Registration and info: 2,905m of climbing, passing through the www.swanseatriathlon.com beautiful Brecon Beacons and the Medio Fondo Registration and info: humanrace.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 48 LIFESTYLE Llanelli Wetland Centre Margam Abbey Llwynhendy, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire SA14 9SH Hand feed the rarest goose in the world, see the colourful pink flamingos, & Country Park go bug hunting or pond-dipping, enjoy bird watching from the hidden hides Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ and explore the reserve to see butterflies, dragonflies and more! The Wetland Centre will give you an unforgettable experience of getting close to nature. Founded in 1147, the imposing ruins of Margam Abbey and its neighbouring castle are an impressive sight. Wander around Margam Park with its wild deer and farm animals or take a train around the Stand-Up Paddle Boarding grounds. The park boasts an Iron Age Hill Fort, the The SUP Hut, Francis Street, Brynmill, Swansea SA1 4NH twelfth-century Cistercian Abbey remains, Margam Stand-up paddle boarding, or SUP for short, involves standing on a large Abbey Church, a Celtic board and propelling yourself along with a single bladed paddle. It’s easy Stones Museum and a to pick up with instruction and nearly anyone can do it as long as you can beautiful eighteenth- swim. Try it out with SUP Gower, all equipment is provided. century orangery.

Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall Aberdulais, Neath, Port Talbot SA10 8EU

Set in a steep gorge, Aberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall Half-term demonstrates the power of water and its impact on industry. This fascinating industrial site also features a tin worker’s exhibition which traces its 400-year history from 1584. Today, it has the largest electricity- generating waterwheel in Europe and the torrent of a waterfall is a beautiful Days Out! sight; afterwards, relax in the café and browse the gift shop.

National Botanical Gardens Dynamic Rock of Wales The Old Public Hall, Hebron Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire SA32 8HN Road, Clydach, Swansea SA6 5EJ The first botanic garden in Britain to be crowned a Dark Sky Discovery Site, it also has the world’s largest single This dedicated indoor climbing centre spanned glasshouse which displays Mediterranean caters for climbers and potential climbers from ages 8-80, climate zone plants. Explore the grounds which boast an and for all abilities, with the range of climbing walls and amazing collection of over 8,000 different plant varieties routes. The walls feature overhangs, slabs, arêtes and spread across 560 acres of beautiful countryside. arches. It’s a great social experience - start with a one and a half hour taster session with a fully qualified instructor and you’ll soon be at the top of Everest!

Tenpin Swansea Playzone , The Strand, Swansea Unit 14, Imperial Centre, Lion Way, Swansea SA7 9FY SA1 2AX

A fantastic indoor play centre that’s suitable for all ages. Tenpin offers a great location for some There are huge slides, rope walkways, fireman’s poles, a bowling fun and is full of activities such web climber, tumble towers, up and over pads and bish- as cosmic bowling, arcades, table tennis bash bags… the list goes on! There’s a dedicated toddler area and American pool; refuel afterwards in the which is a mini playzone for under fours with everyone five and older Beach Road café. Look out for special offers and unlimited bowling encouraged to go in the main play area. There’s so much to go under, over, through, times. Centrally located in the heart of the city with parking close by. drop down and go around! WHAT’S ON PAGE 49 LIFESTYLE

WHAT’S ON PAGE 50 BOOK REVIEWS

Adventure into WITH SARAH REES nature Nature writing has never been more popular, and it is evident in the shop that book buyers love these books. For children too, some great writers and illustrators are turning to the natural world for their inspiration.

o more so than the much day to tie in with the planet. Each adventure is full anticipated The Wolves of book! Our website will of facts and activities to make Currumpaw. Set in the red have all the details. learning fun. Nheat of the Mexican desert, it’s the story of a wolf pack and the A new partnership “With this book no trip outside man who is hired to trap their leader. This is the between Nosy Crow publishers will ever be the same again.” The second book from the creator of Kate Greenaway and the National Trust is producing some great Nature Explorer’s Scrapbook medal winner’s Shackleton’s Journey. The Wolves presents suited to all young nature lovers, aimed at eight years plus will help of Currumpaw by William starting with the Complete Bird Spotters Kit. them journey through the world Grill will hope to follow in its This pack comes in an adventurer’s backpack of nature searching for and finding out about footsteps. and holds all you need to go bird things as diverse as tracks, tadpoles, skulls and spotting in the wild (or at least the shells. Part album, part manual and part A stunning new gift edition garden!) - binoculars, notebook, nature guide, this book will surprise and of the lyrical selkie classic pencil and bird identification book, delight. is due out this month - The all for £12.99! Seal Children by local author and friend And finally, Cover to Cover is delighted to of the shop, Jackie Morris. As with all Jackie’s Similarly, 50 Things to Do Before be the bookshop of choice to support and books, her illustrations are simply You’re 11¾ will keep children active and supply books for the Dylan Thomas Prize enchanting and not only for children! interested and off their iPads. This is the (run by Swansea University) on Sat 14th May perfect activity book to keep them amused 2016. We wish the shortlist authors the very best We are delighted to be launching during half-terms and holidays. of luck! the second book by local children’s author Gavin Puckett. The new For younger siblings, a lovely new We will be celebrating book, Hendrix the Rocking Horse collection of books aimed at little Independent Booksellers Week is a fun read about a horse who explorers, the Minibeast Adventure with lots of events and activities finds his musical talent playing guitar! Series, written by Zoologist Jess from Sat 18th - Sat 25th June. Gavin will be in the shop from 2.30pm on Sat French on CBeebies, wants to inspire Check our website and Facebook 21st May. We are launching a competition that all children to love and protect their page for details.

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Shop online via Monday-Saturday: 9am-5.30pm | 01792 366363 hive: See our website for all @Covertocoveruk 58 Newton Road, Mumbles, Swansea SA3 4BQ offers and event details. Cover to Cover [email protected] | www.cover-to-cover.co.uk

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The Naked Truth Carmarthen Bay Sat 7 May, 7.30pm Film Festival Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli is excited to welcome hit Mon 9 - Fri 13 May comedy play The Naked Truth to the stage. Now in its tenth year, the show has had audiences all Now in its fifth year, the festival will once again over the UK on their feet! be held at the four-star Stradey Park Hotel, Llanelli and will be screening over 100 indie Directed by Lisa Riley and starring the lovely films over five days from all over the world. Vicki Michelle (Allo Allo) and the fabulous Faye There will be something for everyone! Horror, Gwalia Singers Toze (Steps), this must-see show promises a comedy, drama, animation, documentary, foreign 50th Anniversary laughter-filled yet moving night out. The show, language and films. from successful comedy writer Dave Simpson, is Concert poignant and uplifting and celebrates strength The festival organisers are very pleased to be Sat 18 June, 7pm through adversity. screening two locally made features, which are Shadow of the Missing made by student film- The Gwalia Singers are a Welsh Male Voice Choir The Naked Truth is hilarious, sad and ultimately makers from the Llanelli area and produced by from Swansea. They have a large and varied uplifting, set in a local village hall where five very Jamie Lee Smith, and By Any Name made by repertoire, singing in Welsh and a few other different women struggle hilariously and attempt Swansea-based Tanabi Films. languages, but mostly in English. Their simple to conquer pole dancing in order to raise money philosophy is ‘something for everyone’. for a breast cancer charity. The show proudly Also making a welcomed return will be Gary introduces Louise Michelle, Vicki Michelle’s Slaymaker who will be hosting Son of a Pitch as Having formed in 1966, 2016 marks their golden daughter in this funny play about sisterhood. seen on Made in TV. All screenings and anniversary, and to celebrate, they are holding a A show for women, about women, that men festival events are free. celebration concert in the Brangwyn Hall. absolutely must see! Find out more by following the festival: Guest performers include Shân Cothi and Trystan Tickets: 0845 226 3510 or @cbffwales and Llyˆr Griffiths. Shân, a Welsh personality, is a theatrausirgar.co.uk www.carmarthenbayfilmfestival.co.uk versatile performer in both classical and music theatre and is an experienced actress, a television Open-air Garden Theatre Tour personality and a regular on Radio Cymru. Trystan Llyˆr Griffiths is an up-and-coming Welsh SENSE AND tenor. He was named the ‘Voice of Wales’ in 2012 SENSIBILITY by Decca Records and is also one of the first Sun 12 June recipients of a Study Award from the Foundation. This summer, Chapterhouse Theatre Company will English summer evening, where theatregoers are be appearing at Aberglasney Gardens promising The concert will be compéred by Roy Noble invited to bring their rugs and picnic baskets for an enchanting and unmissable evening of theatre OBE. Roy has had a successful television career an unforgettable evening. under the stars. as presenter of many popular series, gaining him Regional Presenter of the Year in The Royal Sense and Sensibility is a lively tale following Chapterhouse has been touring open-air theatre Television Society Awards. the sisters as they fall in love, make mistakes for 16 years, bringing a range of classic stories and experience heartbreak for the first time in to life on stage, surrounded by some of the most Tickets: £18 or £15 available from any choir their quest to find a balance between sense and exquisite backdrops the UK and Ireland have to member or the choir ticket office 01792 sensibility. offer. 402080; Ticketsource 01792 637300 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/brangwynhall Peter Pan will also be showing at Award-winning writer Laura Turner’s traditional Info: gwalia-swansea.co.uk Aberglasney Gardens on Fri 22 July. adaptations of the text go hand-in-hand with an Info: www.chapterhouse.org

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Sat 14 International May Dylan Thomas Day

Following the success of the inaugural International Dylan Thomas Day in 2015, Literature Wales and the are pleased to announce details of the second annual celebration of Wales’ most famous literary son, with events as far afield as Perth and Patagonia.

he first International Dylan Thomas Day took raise the profile of Thomas’ work in Wales and place in 2015 following requests to establish abroad through a variety of activities, including Ta public day after the year-long Dylan events, educational resources and social media Thomas 100 Festival was met with great public activity. enthusiasm. This year’s programme sees events taking place ‘Dylan Day’ is held each year on 14 May, the date across the world, including all of the key locations Sheen-led performance of Under Milk Wood was first read on stage at 92nd associated with the poet: New Quay, , at 92nd Street Y, acclaimed rap artist Baba Street Y, The Poetry Center in New York in 1953. It Swansea, London, New York, and, this year, Brinkman will be writing and releasing an is part of a three-year package of funding by the Cornwall, where a plaque will be unveiled for original rap inspired by the Welsh poet. This will be Welsh Government, and aims to celebrate and ‘Dylan’s Corner’ at the Ship Inn, Penzance. available online.

The 2016 award ceremony for the prestigious On social media, the Under Milk Wood Twitter International Dylan Thomas Prize, in Exchange will take place on Fri 13 May, 10am- collaboration with Swansea University, 4pm via @DTCSwansea will also take place on 14 May. The event opens at 1.30pm at the Great Hall on the Literature Wales has also announced that Dylan’s stunning new Swansea University Bay Great Poem will return in 2016. Dylan’s Great Campus. The winner of the £30,000 prize Poem invites everyone aged between 7 and 25 for the best published literary work in the years old, living anywhere in the world, to submit English language, written by an author up to four lines of poetry written in English or aged 39 or under, will be announced in the Welsh. Poets Rufus Mufasa and clare e. potter afternoon. As the Prize celebrates its 10- will create a 100-line bilingual poem from selected year anniversary, the general public will be entries. This year, the Great Poem has linked with able to purchase tickets on this memorable Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, run by the occasion. Info: www.swansea.ac.uk/ Poetry Society. Selected entrants living in Wales, dylan-thomas-prize/abouttheprize and within the 11-17 age range, will be invited to a poetry writing masterclass. There will be several online Info: www.developingdylan100.co.uk events. Thomas’ granddaughter Hannah Ellis will be launching For a list of events happening locally, DiscoverDylanThomas.com, visit the Literature Wales website the official website about Dylan www.literaturewales.org and by following Thomas on behalf of his family the hashtags #DylanDay and #DyddDylan on and estate. Another launch will social media. take place in Swansea, of the new Return Journey walking app, developed by Adrian Metcalfe, and performed on the day by Lighthouse Theatre.

In New York, as well as a reading of the Michael LIFESTYLE International Dylan Thomas Day

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What ’s in bloom

As we head into spring/summer, our gardens and parks burst into a hive of floral activity. Here, RHS Gold Medal winning garden designer, Victoria Wade from Swansea, shares some ideas of flowers to plant to inject your garden with a splash of colour. Here’s to chilled weekends meandering around your local garden centre.

ay and June are my favourite gardening In even the most overgrown or unloved gardens, lots of stunning mixes in all sorts of crazy colours months of the year - everything is an injection of colour from some lovely flowers to suit every garden. Mlush, green and full of life. Plants are can give the space a massive lift - and inspire you sprouting, flowers are blooming, and the long to tackle the rest. Echinacea purpurea - big, bold purple flowers (occasionally warm!) evenings are perfect for that will be covered in beautiful butterflies BBQs and pottering around in the garden. Why not start with a few cheerful pots by your front door to make you smile when you come Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ - vibrant violet- It’s also time for the most prestigious date in the home from work - if the flowers are scented, then blue flowering spikes that flower all summer long gardening calendar - the RHS Chelsea Flower that’s even better! Show, 24-28 May 2016 - showcasing the latest Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ - stunning bright trends in garden design. I love designing bold, colourful planting schemes yellow daisy-like flowers for my clients, and here are a few of my favourite One of the key themes for the 2016 show is the summer flowering perennials that work perfectly Monarda ‘Squaw’ - bold red blooms, with role that gardens can play in improving health and together to create a bold and colourful display in gorgeous scented foliage well-being. Gardening doesn’t just help to improve even the smallest of patches. They are all easy to physical health, but can also have a positive effect grow, will attract bees and butterflies and come Geum ‘Mrs Bradshaw’ - cheerful bright orange on people’s mental health and happiness. back every year. flowers

Several of this year’s Chelsea show gardens If you’ve got a large space to fill, you could try www.victoriawade.co.uk include bold drifts of colourful planting, designed sowing a colourful annual flower meadow. @WadeLandscapes to lift the mood. Pictorial Meadows (pictorialmeadows.co.uk) have

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Hidden WITH ANDREW MORGAN SOUTHGATE

Start/finish location: Pennard Cliffs crossing it, turn right to the field corner and over a Distance: 4-5 miles (2-3 hours) makeshift stile into an overgrown woodland. Straight Level: Moderate ahead brings you to another stile. Bear left to the UPCOMING Parking: National Trust Car Park field hedgerow and follow this to the far end. Go through the gate and drop down the metalled lane TRANSPORT past houses. WALKS Traveline: www.traveline-cymru.info MAY As the lane begins to ascend, turn right and down or 0871 200 22 33 Mon 2 Swansea Parks (5 miles) a broad path to emerge in Bishopston Valley by the BayTrans: www.baytrans.org.uk Wed 4 Llanmadoc Hill (8 miles) stream. Turn right and continue south, (ignoring the Thur 5 Clyne Evening Walk (1-3 miles) bridge), to . Having enjoyed the view, Sat 7 Briton Ferry (6 miles) double back, then ascend left on the coast path to alking with Swansea Ramblers enables Sun 8 Dinefwr Bluebells (4 miles) the top. Look back for the view then follow the level Mon 9 (4 miles) you to explore hidden and wonderful areas track to emerge on the cliffs near Hunt’s Farm. Here, Mon 16 Swiss Valley (4 miles) of Gower and beyond. This edition’s walk W either follow the road back or take a more scenic Thu 19 Clyne Evening Walk (1-4 miles) reveals an old cattle pound, countryside used by route on the cliff path. Sat 21 Penclawdd (6 miles) smugglers, a hidden cove and clifftop views. This Mon 23 Llanelli Seafront (2.5 miles) summer, I’ll be leading some free evening walks Tue 24 Oxwich (6 miles) which will last about two hours. In May, we’ll have Wed 25 Caswell Evening Walk (3.5 miles) two walks around Clyne, then in June, I’ll visit SWANSEA RAMBLERS Sat 28 Caerphilly (6 miles) Southgate twice and probably take a similar route to Tue 31 (8 miles) the walk below. WALKS Saturday short walks are a great way to begin JUNE Head east from the car park then go north on Hael walking and socialising. It’s FREE to come Thur 9 Southgate Evening Walk (4 miles) Sat 11 Gnoll Estate (6 miles) Lane. At a junction, go straight ahead and over a along to discover the outdoors and if you’d like Tue 14 Promenade (6.5 miles) stile, then turn left to the field corner. Go through to walk regularly, become a member and enjoy Wed 15 Pwlldu Evening Walk (4 miles) woodland to a stile and continue north through three the countryside all year around! Sat 18 Clyne (5 miles) fields. A path in the field corner turns left. At the Mon 20 Llanrhidian (3 miles) junction, turn right to the main road. Wed 22 Southgate Evening Walk (4 miles) Sat 25 (3 miles) Turn right on the road for a few minutes, watching Tue 28 Cowbridge (8.5 miles) very carefully for traffic. Opposite the first house is the old cattle pound. Watching for traffic, cross to Easy Moderate Strenuous view it then carefully cross back again and continue to Green Lane Farm where we leave the main road. At the end of the lane, bear right to go around the house then continue south through three fields. The last of these, just before Hael Farm, can be muddy.

Turn left at Hael Farm to follow the sometimes muddy Hael lane. A little way along, turn left over a stile and straight across to a second bridged stile. A third bridge/stile can be seen to the north, but just before

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MINING JOSEF HERMAN UPLANDS MARKET DOWNY DUCKLING WEEK Sat 21 May - Sun 10 July Sat 28 May, 9am-1pm Sat 28 May - Sun 5 June, 12noon, Swansea Museum Gwydr Square, Uplands 2pm & 3pm WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre This free exhibition displays some of the work The Uplands Market is a which has resulted from the collaboration monthly street market selling For one week only, go behind-the-scenes of the between a huge range of Welsh produce from duckling nursery! Visit the tiny baby ducklings the Tate’s beautiful handmade items to delicious fresh food. up close in the indoor duckery, see their older Transforming brothers and sisters in the outdoor duckery, and in Tate Britain: For a list of stallholders and info on how to the candling session you can even witness baby Archives book a stall, visit www.uplandsmarket.com ducklings at different and Access project and The Josef Herman Art stages of development Foundation. The Mining Josef Herman project still inside their eggs! enabled new audiences to engage with digitised local and national archives, and created GOWER GOOD FOOD FESTIVAL As well as the famous opportunities for members of the public to Sun 29 & Mon 30 May, 10am-5.30pm duckery tours, visitors work with artists in making their own creative Gower Heritage Centre will also be able to responses for publication online. participate in self- Back by popular guided den building - head down 01792 653763 / www.swanseamuseum.co.uk demand, the festival to wiggly wood at any point throughout the day returns for its fifth to build a natural den from willow and wood. year. The event will There will also be craft workshops, minibeast SOLID GOLD 70S SHOW play host to some hunting and mini pond dipping - a drop-in session Fri 27 May, 7.30pm of the area’s very for all those who love catching creepy crawlies. Swansea Grand Theatre best local producers, giving them the chance to showcase their delicious home-made produce. Normal admission charges apply. Please Glamrock greats, disco hits, book at the information desk on arrival at power ballads and party It’s not all just about sampling tasty food, as there the centre. No advance bookings taken. anthems from Sweet, T Rex, will also be activities to take part in, including 01554 741087 / wwt.org.uk/llanelli Queen, Elton John, 10CC, guided tours of the mill and animal feeding David Essex, Suzi Quatro, sessions - the latter of which is sure to appeal David Cassidy, ELO, The to the youngest of visitors. There’s something Carpenters, Osmonds, Bay City Rollers and more for everyone at this family-friendly event, even GUIDED TOUR: DYLAN’S SWANSEA - its super-cool band has performed with Mike blacksmith and glass-blowing demonstrations and Sun 29 May, 10.30am-12.30pm Oldfield, Asia and Ultravox. the chance to get crafty in workshops for pottery Dylan Thomas Centre and making hand puppets (extra charges apply). Have fond memories of Pans People and For some retro fun, keep an eye out for Punch and Fluellen Theatre Company’s lively and entertaining Eurovision, Luke Skywalker and Saturday Night Judy shows. performance-based guided tour of Dylan’s central Fever, Danny and Sandy… Dastardly and Muttley? Swansea starts from the Dylan Thomas Centre and This is the show for you! Come and have the top Standard entry fee applies. If you are includes Dylan Thomas Square, The Three Lamps, of the pops time of your life. Platforms, flares, interested in a stall, please contact Sarah on Castle Square, and the site of the Kardomah. The catsuits, tank tops, boob tubes and air guitars 01792 371206. For a list of stallholders, visit tour ends at the No Sign Wine Bar. welcome. Expect classics including We Are the www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk Champions, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Mr Blue Full price £10, concessions £7, Swansea PTL Sky, , Gonna Make You a Star, Waterloo, £4. Info and ticket details: 01792 463980 Daddy Cool, Things We Do For Love, If I Can’t www.dylanthomas.com Have You, Xanadu, Goodbye to Love, Daydreamer, Puppy Love, Silver Lady and more.

Tickets: £22.50 (selected concessions available) available from the Box Office: 01792 475715 and online www.swanseagrand.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 64 FOODCOMPETITION & DRINK Win DINNER FOR TWO AT CAFÉ TWOCANN

with Swansea Bay Good Food Circle

Could you give Shaun Hill or Stephen Terry a run for their money? Amateur chefs are in with a chance of winning dinner for two at one of Swansea’s leading restaurants thanks to a competition just launched by the new Swansea Bay Good Food Circle.

he circle, which has been set up by “We thought that asking people to create something completely new. Hot or cold, the trade organisation Tourism Swansea a new recipe would inspire them to see choice is yours. T Bay to promote businesses in the what’s on offer in the local produce markets Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot areas which and stockists. And the opportunity to Owned and run by Catherine and Dennis are championing local produce, is inviting have dinner at one of Swansea’s Cann, the award-winning eatery is keen cooks to create a recipe for a new leading restaurants should be a a café by day and a restaurant dessert using produce grown or made big incentive!” by night (Wed-Sat) and prides in the region or elsewhere in Wales. itself on using local, seasonal So maybe you’ll be produce. Catherine Lewis, Business Development inspired by Gower-grown Manager for Tourism Swansea Bay, said: strawberries or raspberries Dennis Cann said: “We from Swansea Indoor Market are very careful to use local “Setting up Swansea Bay Good Food Circle or some locally made jam from produce where possible; I wasn’t just about getting people to eat in the Mumbles, Marina or Uplands think it’s important to celebrate the local restaurants which are using local monthly markets. Adding some Welsh what we have here and support local produce. We are also keen to encourage beer or a liqueur could tickle your - and businesses. We are excited to see what people to buy what is grown or produced the judges’ - tastebuds. You might want kinds of recipes people come up with and locally, or in Wales generally, to use at to give a new take on an existing well- we might even put the winning entry on the home. known dessert or maybe you want to create menu.” How to enter

Entries should be emailed to [email protected] with FOOD COMPETITION ENTRY in the subject header. Please include your contact details. The entrant must be aged 18 or over. The closing date is 5pm on Friday 27 May 2016. The winner will be chosen by Catherine Lewis and Dennis Cann and notified by telephone and email by Friday 3 June. The recipe and a photo of the winner will feature in a future issue of What’s On.

For further information about Swansea Bay Good Food Circle, take a look at www.swanseabayfoodcircle.co.uk

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From fine wines to craft gins and real ales: seven of a toast the best boozy treats for Father’s Day. Beer garden with a view The Britannia Inn Llanmadoc, Gower SA3 1DB TO DAD Boasting awe-inspiring views over the Estuary, The Britannia Inn is an eighteenth- Fun cocktails century pub with its original fireplaces, bread oven and roof beams. The bar menu is excellent The Perch and it’s family friendly. There’s front and rear 66 Wind Street, Swansea SA1 1EQ beer gardens plus an assortment of rabbits and It’s all about innovation here with original a well-stocked aviary with a variety of budgies, tapas, infused cocktails and a varied selection of cockatiels, quails and a parrot to keep the craft beers to match any occasion. Soak up the children entertained. friendly and relaxed atmosphere while creating exceptional cocktails from a well-stocked bar; great food with original cocktails to match your meal.

Pull your own pint Traditional pub The Westbourne 1 Bryn-y-mor Road, Swansea SA1 4JQ No Sign Wine Bar 56 Wind Street, Swansea SA1 1EG Try the new self-serve beer wall and table top Real ale taps with seven different lagers and ciders to With origins in the seventeenth-century and a choose from or lounge in style and set up a The Greyhound Inn museum feel inside, the No Sign is four different tab to order drinks and snacks from your table Oldwalls, Gower, Swansea SA3 1HA bars in one, each with its own distinct character. using the pub’s table top iPads. The Westbourne The home of the famous Gower Brewery, This famous literary watering hole is a Wind is a comfortable pub with plenty of modern established in 2011, this award-winning brewery Street favourite and CAMRA pub of the year conveniences. packs its ales full of flavour and natural goodness 2015; good ales, cocktails, live music and great brewing beers you will certainly enjoy drinking. food! Enjoy a spectacular Sunday lunch with a pint of Gower Gold or take home your own mini keg.

For gin fans Live music Hogarths 2-3 St Mary Street, Swansea SA1 3LH Enjoy a glass of wine Americanos Bar Prince of Wales Dock, Kings Road, Swansea Step inside a Victorian gin palace with rich SA1 8PP decorative timber, cut-glass mirrors and La Prensa traditional stained-glass windows. This large, 31 Wind Street, Swansea SA1 1DZ Bar Americanos has a warm, friendly ‘speak modern bar has a selection of snugs for quieter La Prensa offers a wonderful selection of wines easy’ atmosphere with soft lighting, a jazz conversations. With over 100 different gins, gin all available for you to enjoy in a rustic bodega piano, wooden floors and contemporary wall art cocktails, wines, spirits and cask ales, you will environment. A simple formula of quality and creating a sophisticated mood. never be short of choice; look out for seasonal value made famous by La Braseria next door. gin masterclasses. Come here for a special glass of Champagne or a It is a hub of feel-good activity, a real must for beautifully aged Cognac. music lovers - with live entertainment five nights a week including jazz, soul or blues.

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 72 FOOD & DRINK AsianFlavours There is a wide, wide variety of flavours and ingredients in Asian cuisine. We sizzled our tastebuds across the continent to bring you this local, aromatic selection.

THE FAVOURITE NISHIMURA SUSHI VIETNAM RESTAURANT AUTHENTIC CHINESE & NOODLE BAR 36 Uplands Crescent, Swansea SA2 0PG 87 Bryn-y-Mor Road, Swansea SA1 4JE 83 Bryn-y-Mor Road, Swansea SA1 4JE Explore the authentic flavours of Vietnamese cuisine served in a buzzing, no-frills diner. The The huge country of China has many regional Nishimura offers mouth-watering sushi and noodle food here is reasonably priced and served in tastes and delicacies and The Favourite brings cuisine. It’s real Japanese food accompanied large portions by friendly, accommodating staff. the best in authentic cooking to the table. Their by a good selection of Japanese alcohol. Enjoy Try the Pho with rare beef and vermicelli with MSG-free menu features classic Beijing and hot vegetable tempura, the intriguingly named ‘spicy hot and crisp spring rolls and fish sauce. If you’re and spicy Sichuan dishes. The rustic and homely dragon’ and the chef’s special rainbow roll. The vegetarian then ‘everything is possible’ with lots of interior has simple furnishings and soft lighting simple decorative style is very suggestive of typical options on the menu and ‘vege’ versions of almost with a smattering of Chinese artwork creating a restaurants in Japan, clean and fresh looking with every dish available. relaxed atmosphere. Kung Pao chicken, stir-fried long bench seats. The menu is huge and the sushi and mixed with vegetables and peanuts comes as good as you’ll find anywhere, if not better. served with traditional Beijing noodles, or stop for a mid-morning tea break with jasmine tea served from traditional porcelain blue and white Gaiwans and a light snack.

STAR BAR & GARUDA INDONESIAN THE BAY VIEW RESTAURANT RESTAURANT 400 Oystermouth Road, Swansea SA1 3UL Green Dragon Lane, Swansea SA1 1DG 18 St Helen’s Road, Swansea SA1 4AP At The Bay View you can enjoy a beer in the bar before tucking into a delicious Thai meal in the The Star Bar is a fresh take on Chinese cuisine, Garuda is a small and unassuming place only restaurant. The 50-dish menu covers all the Thai hidden away on the aptly named Green Dragon open three evenings per week and is always very bases, from satays and fish cakes to noodles and Lane on a side road off Wind Street. With friendly, popular, so you need to book ahead. The menu rice with stir-fries, curries and some chef’s specials helpful staff it may be worth asking for their features a diverse range of meat and fish dishes including ‘weeping tiger’ (grilled sirloin steak recommendations if you’re dazzled by the breadth as well as a good vegetarian selection. Hot and marinated in red wine, chilli and soy). Experiment of the menu - baked pork ribs with gingko and sweet chicken sate is followed by Tauco Ayam, a at the ‘all you can eat’ Sunday buffet for only Chinese dates, pan-fried king prawns with three spicy chicken dish cooked in yellow bean sauce £9.95. There’s generally live music gigs on Fridays cups sauce and sautéed-tea-marinated pork ribs or Gado Gado, a vegetarian dish with mixed and Sundays too. are sure to hit the spot. An undiscovered hidden vegetables including beansprouts, green beans gem. and spinach, as well as egg and tofu topped off with spicy peanut sauce. Bring your own booze.

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 74 The Purple Badger Café, Bar and Restaurant

The go-to family-friendly restaurant in Gower

Traditional Sunday Lunch served from midday until 4pm EVENTS Saturday 30 April Live Music from THE GENTS Swansea’s finest jazz band - The Gents - are bringing their unique sounds back to The Purple Badger for the first time in 2016. If you haven’t already seen these guys, we’d strongly recommend it; they’ve blown us away every time we’ve seen them! Starts approx 8.30pm. Free entry all welcome!

Sunday 1 May Perfect Bank Holiday Comedy Night Four comedians, one MC and for a barrel of laughs. Tickets: £10 (entry only) or £15 (includes private curry). Starts 8pm.

parties Monday 2 May Bank Holiday Pop Up Shop For all things summer fashion MONDAY TO THURSDAY, EVERY WEEK OF APRIL! under £30, visit The Dressing BIRTHDAY BONANZA Room’s Pop Up Shop. Starts 11am. If it’s your birthday in April, you’re in luck! We’re in the giving mood, and we want to help you to celebrate your birthday in Sunday 29 May style. Come and have your birthday meal at The Purple Badger Bank Holiday and for every six people that order an adult main course, we’ll Michelle Morgan: throw in a free bottle of Prosecco! Just think of all those bubbles Spiritualist Medium if you bring all of your friends and family! Call 01792 391083 for Ts It’s not often a spiritual medium & Cs and to book your table now. is available on your doorstep! Prepare to be blown away by Michelle Morgan’s gift. Tickets: £10. Starts 7.30pm. Open from 10.30am, seven days a week 01792 391083 www.purplebadgerrestaurant.co.uk Llanrhidian Holiday Park, Llanrhidian, Gower SA3 1EU

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 76 FOOD & DRINK A true taste of India

Ever wondered what traditional Indian cuisine tastes like? Vicki Thomson of Malabar Aaanaa is an independent caterer and retailer specialising in Indian WITH VICKI THOMSON food and spice blends mainly from the Malabar Coast.

Through a variety of products and services including pop-up events, corporate and private catering, Afternoon Chai, a monthly Tiffin Club and home tuition, Vicki aims to bring the real India to you. Try out her delicious recipe for a taste of Indian street food. But, if you’d rather sample the finished product, check out the weekly pop-up kitchen at Noah’s Yard.

1 tsp Malabar Aaanaa Kerala garam masala spices, fry for 1 minute. Kerala Prawns • Add the rice to the spices, 2 cups of water Masala: and salt and cook over a medium heat until Serves: 2 • Prep: 10 mins • Cooking: 20 mins 1 large red onion, diced the water has disappeared. 1 inch ginger, finely grated • While the rice is cooking, start the masala; 2 garlic cloves, finely grated heat the coconut oil in a wide pan and Ingredients 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder add the mustard seeds; wait for these to 1 tsp coriander powder start crackling, then add the curry leaves Rice: 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and onion, cook over a medium heat until 1 cup basmati rice 1 tbsp coconut oil translucent. 1 inch cinnamon 1 sprig fresh curry leaves • Add the ginger and garlic, cook until the raw stick 1/4 tsp turmeric smell has gone, then add the chilli powder, 1 star anise 2 fresh tomatoes chopped coriander powder and turmeric, fry for 1 2 green 100ml coconut milk minute. cardamom 200gm shell on prawns, • Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until Salt deveined the oil separates from the mixture. Once this 1tsp oil 1 tsp coconut oil happens, place the masala in a bowl. 2 cups water 1 tsp fresh coriander leaf, finely • In the same pan, heat the coconut oil and chopped add the marinated prawns. Fry the prawns Marinade: until nearly pink, then add the masala and 1 inch ginger, finely cook for a further 2-3 minutes. grated Method • Add the coconut milk and reduce to the 1 garlic clove, finely grated desired consistency and finish with some Salt • Mix all the marinade ingredients and prawns chopped coriander leaf. 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder in a bowl, marinade for 10 minutes. • Serve with the rice. 1/4 tsp turmeric • Wash the rice. • Heat the oil for the rice and add the whole

Wed 25 May, 6.45pm-9.45pm Sun 12 June, 10am-3pm Upcoming Events Keralan Kitchen, Noah’s Yard Marina Market, Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea SA1 1TT Sat 28 May, 9am-1pm Wed 4 May, 6.45pm-9.45pm Uplands Market, Gwydr Square, Uplands, Wed 22 June, 6.45pm-9.45pm The Pomegranate Kitchen, Noah’s Yard, Uplands Swansea SA2 0HD Keralan Kitchen, Noah’s Yard Crescent, Swansea SA2 0PG Sun 29 & Mon 30 May Sat 25 June, 9am-1pm Sun 8 May, 10am-3pm Gower Good Food Festival, Gower Heritage Uplands Market Marina Market, Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea Centre, , Gower SA1 1TT Wed 29 June, 6.45pm-9.45pm Wed 1 June, 6.45pm-9.45pm Keralan Kitchen, Noah’s Yard Wed 11 May, 6.45pm-9.45pm The Pomegranate Kitchen, Noah’s Yard Keralan Kitchen, Noah’s Yard Products are also available to purchase Wed 8 June, 6.45pm-9.45pm online www.malabaraaanaa.com Sat 14 May, 9am-1pm Keralan Kitchen, Noah’s Yard Mumbles Local Produce Market, Dairy Car Park, Oystermouth Square, Mumbles Sat 11 June, 9am-1pm Mumbles Local Produce Market

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WHAT’S ON PAGE 80 FOOD & DRINK A LUXURY EXPERIENCE

Hidden away in the beautiful leafy Bishopston Valley, The Gower Hotel has become increasingly popular with diners looking for excellent food in unique and luxurious surroundings.

hether you are after a romantic is passionate about his dishes and sources little ones to play whilst you’re enjoying a drink meal for two, a family occasion such all ingredients locally ensuring only the best in the quiet wooded valley of Bishopston. Was a wedding or seasonal produce is used. christening, a corporate event or In addition to the very special offering Additionally, the hotel has 12 individually a business lunch, the boutique at Dylan’s, The Gower Hotel provides designed double rooms complemented with large hotel, owned and run by David for everyone. If it’s a drop in breakfast, en suite bathrooms and some of the rooms enjoy and Lyn Waddington and their morning coffee, high tea or a light bar their own large private terraces, some are family daughter Robyn is a must-visit. meal, you have found the right place. lodges and some are dog friendly.

Dylan’s restaurant and bar There is sumptuous comfort and boasts an extraordinary space to relax in the conservatory and The Gower Hotel, 11 Church Lane, interior that is quirky and throughout the spring and summer you Bishopston, Swansea SA3 3JT individual with true design flair and serves can enjoy the sunlit tranquility of the garden and 01792 234111 delicious, contemporary dishes. The Head Chef terraces; there is even a wooden tree house for www.thegowerhotel.co.uk

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Popular Garbo’s expands to Uplands 56 Walter Road, Swansea SA1 5PZ Who knew a wood-fired oven on wheels could produce The very popular Garbo’s has expanded and such mouthwatering goodies. Deborah Noyes of the is now open in the Uplands. Garbo’s SA1 will Dusty Knuckle Pizza Co. shares her story of how she continue to host Swansea’s fabulous musicians and Garbo’s Uplands will focus on superb food served in the weekdays and evenings. turned a hobby in to a successful business. e started a couple of years back with a wood-fired oven in our Swansea Street Feasts are back garden. We both wanted a change of pace (Deb runs the the new food residents at W business with partner Phill), a change of lifestyle now that we No. 6 Bar had a toddler to take care of, and with a love of food, a passion for pizza and a desire to change our world completely, the Dusty Knuckle Pizza Co. 6 Princess Way, Swansea SA1 3LW was born. Swansea Street Feasts has taken up residency at No. 6 Bar bringing together the best in street food with a selection of Philly Great pizza is simple. Locally produced cheese steaks, burritos, hot dogs and more, to takeaway or eat in. ingredients on home-made bread. It’s affordable and accessible to the masses! Launch of new bar Li’l London proves a hit Our principle is to showcase local Welsh produce that is seasonal, and we 13 Strand, Swansea SA1 2AE like to get a bit more creative than producing the typical pizza. We use traditional methods whereby all our dough is kneaded by hand and our Li’l London brings a touch of the east London pizzas are cooked in our home-made clay ovens. We are the only Welsh vibe to Swansea with its Shoreditch-themed bar including drinks served pizzeria who can literally take our oven anywhere… it is wheeled out of our from a London double-decker bus. It offers the most extensive cocktail van and can fit into the smallest of spaces! menu in Swansea with 100 handcrafted cocktails. We were recently listed in Daniel Young’s Where to Eat Pizza as one of the The SWIGG opens at prime world’s best pizzerias and also named by the Sunday Times Magazine as one of the top 25 pizzerias in the UK. Marina location 1b National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, We can be found more commonly in Swansea at the monthly Uplands and Swansea SA1 3RD Marina Markets, but keep checking our social media pages for other pop-up stuff. We are also able to cater for a wide range of events; nothing is too big The Swigg is a cosy café by day and a sophisticated or too small. wine bar by night, serving top quality delicatessen, elegant wines, refreshing cocktails, smooth coffee and more. It’s open for breakfast and Please contact Phill or Deb on 07807 038690 / 07554 011233 throughout the day and into the evening, 7am-11pm. @dusty_knuckle Dusty Knuckle Pizza Company COMING SOON The Chocolate Kebab House 5 Woodfield Street, , Swansea SA6 8AQ

Enjoy chocolate slices carved from a giant chunk on a revolving spit in a pitta, waffle or a crêpe, topped with cream or marshmallows. Choose your favourite chocolate bar from the 150 on offer and have it blended into a milkshake to wash it down!

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MORE THAN BEANS, PEAS AND PULSES With the great variety of fabulous food now available, you don’t need to be vegetarian or vegan to enjoy this nutritious and tasty way of eating.

Mosaic

Mosaic 11 St Helen’s Road, Swansea SA1 4AB A hidden little gem in an ally off St Helen’s Road, at Mosaic, the food is fresh, inventive and affordable, using local and exotic ingredients together to construct a truly new tapas menu with lots of choice for vegetarians. Enjoy a drink in the Govinda’s Urban Zen Yoga Studio and bar prior to being seated and unwind after dinner 8 Cradock Street, Swansea SA1 3EN Café in the live music venue upstairs. The atmosphere Govinda’s vegetarian and vegan café serves a 2 Little Gam Street, Swansea SA1 3HY is fun, informal and focused on food. While it’s not selection of hearty, tasty meals, snacks, sides and Urban Zen was created to provide a place of solely a vegetarian or vegan restaurant, the tapas desserts, to eat in or take away. It is a real oasis health and positivity in the heart of Swansea. By menu has plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. of calm and a retreat from the hectic pace of life; combining yoga, wholefoods and holistic therapies portions are generous and it is easy on your wallet under one roof, it is a one-stop shop for all things too. Govinda’s is a not-for-profit organisation and healthy and whole. The café at Urban Zen has a also provides outside catering for parties and mission to support health and sustainability for events. They aim to provide customers with the the community and the planet. The plant-based tools for a healthy body, spirit and mind which menu changes regularly to reflect the seasons, include nutritional meals, meditation nights and a with locally sourced and organic ingredients well-stocked shop. Good food and good karma! where possible.

Hanson at the Chelsea 17 St Mary Street, Swansea SA1 3LH

The Kitchen Table Hanson at the Chelsea Restaurant is conveniently 626 Mumbles Road, Mumbles, Swansea located near the heart of Swansea City Centre. It is SA3 4EA Crumbs Kitchen an award-winning restaurant that uses the finest The Kitchen Table is a charming, café-style 2 Gwydr Square, Uplands, Swansea local ingredients and produce, serving clean and restaurant which prides itself on offering SA2 0HD natural flavours that reflect the seasons. It caters wholesome, home-cooked and locally sourced This café in the popular Uplands area of the city for vegetarians and vegans, offering a beautiful food. They cater for a wide variety of tastes and is well-known for its tasty vegetarian breakfasts menu using locally sourced fresh vegetables. dietary requirements and offer vegan, vegetarian and hearty lunches. Crumbs Kitchen offers famous The menu is full of big flavours and classic and gluten-free options where possible. It is fully healthy salads, jacket potatoes, soups, curries, combinations with a goal to offer overall value in licensed serving a handpicked selection of wines quiches and more. Pop in for lunch or a coffee a fine dining experience. The vegan menu includes and locally brewed beer, lager and ciders and also and a slice of scrumptious vegan/vegetarian a delicious roast Mediterranean vegetable tart on has a BYO policy with no corkage charge. Between cake. You’ll find something delicious and new tomato and basil sauce. March and October, on the last Sunday of every on this menu with a great range of home-made month, there is a Tapas Night featuring a mouth- pies and quiches and the famous ‘mix and make’ watering range of home-made dishes for sharing. vegetarian salad bowls where you design your lunch from a huge choice of ingredients.

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Red 10 SUPERB MALBEC NOSTROS RESERVA 2014 (Bio Bio, Chile) Cheers Wine Merchants £7.96 SUMMER WINES The grape variety, Malbec, usually associated with the south of France Welcome to ten super, exciting summer wines that shine brightly! or Argentina, has a lovely Chilean Antoinette Milne brings you a selection which is bang on trend, available translation in Nostros Malbec. With locally and gives incredible value at each of their price points. Just add sun a deep and intense ruby colour, and enjoy! flavours of ripe black cherries, strawberries and raspberries with hints of oak, it is powerful with a lingering finish. Sparkling White BONTERRA ZINFANDEL 2012 GRAHAM BECK CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR THE STUMP JUMP RIESLING SAUVIGNON (Mendocino County/, USA) BRUT SPARKLING BLANC MARSANNE ROUSSANNE 2013 Mumbles Fine Wines £11.49 (Robertson/Stellenbosch, South Africa) D’ARENBERG (McLaren Vale, Australia) The red grape variety, Zinfandel, is N.D. John Wines £10.95 N.D. John Wine Merchants £8.95 capable of producing quite intense, One of Graham Beck’s bestsellers. An exotic mix of fresh citrus, stone concentrated and flavourful wines This beautiful sparkling wine has a fruits, passion fruit, guava and crushed and this certainly lives up to that rich and creamy texture in the mouth pineapple which develops in to a long, reputation. Pronounced blueberry, along with fresh lime fruit and an savoury finish. In the mouth, it is rich black stone fruit and black pepper exceptionally fine mousse. Made by the and luscious, kept in check by a bracing with toasty oak lead to a long, rich Traditional Method (or the Champagne streak of bold acidity. An unusual blend finish. Described as a tribute to the Italians Method), known as the Methode Cap and seriously interesting! who settled Mendocino County. Perfect with Classique in South Africa. barbecued steak! ALLAN SCOTT SAUVIGNON BLANC 2014 (Marlborough, New Zealand) ALLAN SCOTT PINOT NOIR 2013 Rosé Sparkling Dylans Wine Merchants £9.95 (Marlborough, New Zealand) Dylans Wine Merchants £15.99 Quite intense with ripe passion fruit BELLANTE SPARKLING ROSE (Bronze - along with capsicum and dried herb A silky textured Pinot Noir with International Wine Challenge 2015) flavours. Soft, yet with noticeable delicious strawberry, cassis, hints of (Veneto, Italy) mouth-watering acidity which gives a cherry and dried herbs supported by Marks and Spencer £9 refreshing zesty zing to the finish. One warming oak flavours. An exciting pink sparkling where the of the best examples of Marlborough Prosecco (also known as Glera) grape Sauvignon Blanc around. Sweet Rosé variety has been blended with a little Raboso (a red grape variety). It used Rosé 10.375ML STELLA BELLA PINK to be called Prosecco Raboso but MUSCAT 2014 has been renamed due to changes CENTELLEO TEMPRANILLO ROSADO (Margaret River, Australia) in Italian wine laws. Fruity pear and 2014 Cheers Wine Merchants £12.70 raspberry flavours give way to a (La Mancha, Spain) mouth-watering dry, crisp finish. Blushing pink with exotic Cheers Wine Merchants £6.40 fragrances of rose petals, sweet This dry rosé is crammed full of juicy, musk and spicy Turkish delight. Champagne wild strawberry, raspberry and cranberry Lightly sweet and delicately fizzy. fruit. The name Centelleo is derived from Bright and full of the fresh fruit CATTIER BRUT CHAMPAGNE the word to sparkle, and sparkle it does. flavours of lychees and summer ICONE Great value and a real crowd pleaser. berries. One to try if you like (Champagne, France) sweet wines. Dylans Wine Merchants £21.95 From the producer of the famous Wines, prices and vintages accurate at time of print. Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades Champagne comes the Cattier Brut Please check out the TLC (Training and Learning Company) Champagne Icone. Lively and exotic www.tlc-uk.org for Hospitality, Business, Management and Health & Safety with a fullness and richness. training.

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01792 653763. Monday Munchkins (every www.swanseamuseum.co.uk 01792 468068. DAILY EVENTS swanseamuseum.co.uk Monday during Term Time) Swansea Ramblers: Five Gower www.swanseaorgan.org.uk Exhibitions: Swansea Studios @ WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre, Churches (Big Welsh Walk THROUGHOUT MAY WEDNESDAY 4 Swansea Museum Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 9SH. Festival) Gower Crafts and Artisans Clyne in Bloom Until 31 May. Until 1 May. Swansea Museum 11am-12 noon. Come along Meet @ Penmaen (National Trust Event Clyne Gardens, . (Gallery One). 10am-5pm. Closed with your toddlers to take part Car Park above Penmaen Church). Oxwich Bay Hotel. 11am-4pm. For Exhibition: Curry, Cappuccino Mondays except Bank Holidays. in activities especially for them 11.5-mile moderate walk. GR: SS further details, e-mail Paula van and Chips Free. 01792 653763. with a different theme every 531 887. 9.30am. Free. Registered Haarlem: [email protected] Until 30 May. National Waterfront www.swanseamuseum.co.uk week. Activities include pond Assistance Dogs only. Swansea Ramblers: Llanmadoc Museum. A young people’s project Exhibition: Swansea dipping, minibeast hunt, arts and 07748 349264. Hill from the Ethnic Youth Support International Festival Residency crafts, stories, games and feeding www.swansearamblers.org.uk Meet @ Llanmadoc: Cwm Ivy car Team that looks at the diverse food Until 8 May. National Waterfront the birds. Included with normal MONDAY 2 park (honesty box). GR: SS 440 935. culture in Swansea and how it has Museum. Residency outcomes admission. 01554 741087. Book Fair 10am. 8-mile moderate walk. Free. been influenced by people from by Jonathan Arndell, a Swansea- www.wwt.org.uk/visit/llanelli Brunswick Methodist Church, Registered Assistance Dogs only. different ethnic backgrounds that based architect. A Mission Gallery Oystermouth Country Market St Helen’s Rd. 10am-6pm. 01792 894289. have settled here. (029) 2057 3600. exhibition. (029) 2057 3600. (ex W.I. Market) Refreshments available. For www.swansearamblers.org.uk www.museumwales.ac.uk www.museumwales.ac.uk Meets every Thur at 9.45am- further details, contact w.rutter@ Toddler Time Monthly Movies Exhibition: Forget me not: Exhibition: The Blue Orchard 11.45am in Victoria Hall, Dunns btopenworld.com National Waterfront Museum. Postcards from the First World Group Lane (opp Mumbles Library). Flea, Produce and Book Market 10.30am. Enjoy a free movie War Until 19 June. The Long Gallery, Refreshments available. For Port Eynon Village Hall. 10.30am- screening exclusively for preschool Until 19 June. National Waterfront Swansea Museum. Free. 10am-5pm. further details, contact the Market 12.30pm. Admission 30p; children children and their parents or carers Museum. This exhibition shows Closed Mondays except Bank Chairman on 01792 367646. free. To request a stall, please - plus a half price hot drink from a variety of postcards from the Holidays. The essence of The Blue SUNDAY 1 contact 01792 391657. the cafe. Free. Families. Amgueddfa Cymru collections Orchard Group is drawn from Calan Mai Swansea Ramblers: In Praise of (029) 2057 3600. that were made, written and sent south-west Wales, the seed sown in National Waterfront Museum. Parks (Big Welsh Walk Festival) www.museumwales.ac.uk throughout that time of unrest. Pontardawe. The exhibiting artists 1pm-4pm. Enjoy live music with Meet @ Swansea: Civic Centre THURSDAY 5 are Hilary Bryanston, Sue Mann, (029) 2057 3600. bands and performers from across (outside Library). GR: SS 653 923. Swansea Ramblers: A Summer Phillip Jacobs, Andy Wardrop, www.museumwales.ac.uk Wales - and have a go at some clog 5-mile easy walk. 11am. Free. Dogs Evening Walk - Clyne in Bloom Rhiannon Jones and Tim Grant. Exhibition: Relics - A dancing! Free. (029) 2057 3600. on short leads. 01792 843590. 1/2 01792 653763. photospherical reflection on www.museumwales.ac.uk www.swansearamblers.org.uk Meet @ Blackpill: Woodman www.swanseamuseum.co.uk Wales Clyne in Bloom TUESDAY 3 Inn. GR: SS 618 905. 1- or 3-mile May Weekends (and early May 19 June. National Waterfront Until 31 May. Clyne Gardens, Explore Books moderate walk. 7pm. Free. bank holiday, 2 May) Museum. Using the latest Blackpill. Also 10, 17 & 24 May. National Registered Assistance Dogs only. WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre, technology artist Matt Wright Forget me not Postcards Waterfront Museum. 10.30am. 07719 409504. Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 9SH. captures various historical sites Also 2 & 8 May. National Discuss authors and books old and www.swansearamblers.org.uk Activities all day with something for from around Wales. He presents Waterfront Museum. 12noon- new. Theme is historical novels - FRIDAY 6 them in a series of amazing everyone. All day: self-guided den 3.30pm. Taking inspiration from the suitable for adults. Free. Booking Channel Pilot Cutters 3D photospheres. Funded by building; 11am-12noon: minibeast heartfelt postcards sent to and from required. (029) 2057 3600. Regatta Amgueddfa Cymru, Cadw and the hunt and mini pond dipping; 1pm: the trenches during the First World www.museumwales.ac.uk Until 8 May. View the Olga and Arts Council of Wales. flamingo talk; 1pm-2pm: flamingo War. Make your own card using Swansea Organ Association: sister ships at Swansea Museum (029) 2057 3600. watch with telescope; 2.30pm: embroidery or colouring techniques. M.R.C. Awards pontoon in the marina on Friday. www.museumwales.ac.uk pond dipping; craft workshops: Free. Hands-on. (029) 2057 3600. Bethlehem Chapel, Cadle, Swansea. Then watch them race in the bay Exhibition: Swansea and the times vary (small charge applies to www.museumwales.ac.uk 7.30pm. For organ students of all on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Great War cover cost of materials). Included Make a ‘Star Wars’ Art Sculpture ages. Arranged by Peter Carder. Free. Ongoing. Main Gallery, Swansea with normal admission. (ages 9+) Further details from Assistant Exhibition: Dalit Leon – Time Museum. Free. 10am - 5pm. Closed 01554 741087. Swansea Museum. 10am-1pm & Secretary, Gareth Williams on Signatures Mondays except Bank Holidays. www.wwt.org.uk/visit/llanelli 2pm-4pm. Free. 01792 653763.

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Until 4 June. Elysium Gallery, Mumbles Rangers: Alan Martin . 9.30am-12.30pm. www.dylanthomas.com welcome. For more details, visit College St., Swansea. Open Wed- Football Tournament 01792 885890. Funky Craft Fair www.SBOC.org.uk Sat, 12noon-5pm. Preview on 6 Also 8 May. Underhill Park, SBOC Orienteering Event: Ostreme Hall, Newton Rd., Swansea Ramblers: Dryslwyn- May at 7pm; artist talk TBC. Free Mumbles. U/10s and 11s teams on Singleton, Swansea Mumbles. 10am-4pm. Free Llangathen-Gelli Aur admission. Born and raised in Haifa, Sat; u/8s and 9s teams on Sun. An Meet @ 6.00pm. Newcomers admission. Quality hand made Meet @ Cross Hands: Co-op car Isreal and based in south-west annual and invitation only event welcome. For more details, visit crafts including jewellery, textiles, park. GR: SN 565 130. 9.30am. Wales since 2001, Dalit Leon is a organised by Mumbles Rangers www.SBOC.org.uk cards, glass and fairy stall. 9-mile moderate walk. Free. painter, drawer and printmaker and Mumbles Swansea Floral Arrangement Refreshments available. Registered Assistance Dogs only. presenting a new body of work in memory of an ex-player who Society Demonstration: ‘Ready, 01792 536912. 01792 411952. through the subject of landscape devoted so much of his time to Steady, Arrange!’ Mumbles Local Produce Market www.swansearamblers.org.uk and space. For further details, children. For further details, visit St David’s Priory Church Hall, The Dairy Car Park, Oystermouth, THURSDAY 19 contact Susie Wild on 07774 www.mumblesrangers.co.uk City Centre. 2.30pm.Visitors £5. Mumbles. 9am-1pm. Thirty plus Oystermouth Historical 318428 or www.elysiumgallery.com Sketty Local Produce and Craft Competition between members stalls selling award-winning local Association Illustrated Talk: Little Mice Club: Plants & Market of the society. For further details, produce including meats, cheeses, ‘Schooldays in Old Newton’ by Flowers Bishop Gore School Canteen, contact 01792 464337 or vegetables, cakes, bread, vegetarian John Powell National Waterfront Museum. De-La-Beche Rd, Sketty. 9.30am- [email protected] food, beer, pâté, sushi, fish, lobsters Ostreme Hall, Newton Rd., 10.30am-12noon. Drop in with your 12.30pm. 01792 850162. Swansea Ramblers: Wentwood and much more. For further details, Mumbles. 7.45pm. For further little ones to enjoy bilingual play, Swansea Ramblers: Wales Coast and Gray Hill contact Robin Bonham on 01792 details, contact the Secretary, Kate song and crafts and meet Morys Path (Linear Walk) Meet @ : Go Outdoors 405169 of Mumbles Development Jones on 01792 361466. the Museum Mouse. Free. Families. Meet @ Swansea: Quadrant Bus car park. GR: SS 682 974. 9am. Trust. Swansea Ramblers: A Summer (029) 2057 3600. Station. GR: SS 653 928. 6-mile 9-mile moderate walk. Free. Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Evening Walk - Clyne in Bloom www.museumwales.ac.uk moderate walk. 10.15am. Free. Registered Assistance Dogs only. Victoria Hall, Dunns Lane, Mumbles. 2/2 Welsh Dharma Celebration of Registered Assistance Dogs only. 07710 231630. 10am-4pm. Free entry. Come Meet @ Blackpill: Woodman Inn. Buddha’s Teachings 01792 845845. www.swansearamblers.org.uk and meet the talented crafters GR: SS 618 905. 7pm. 1- or 3 Until 8 May. Dharmavajra Centre, www.swansearamblers.org.uk THURSDAY 12 who produce beautiful goods. to 4-mile moderate walk. Free. Springfield House, Ffynone Rd., SUNDAY 8 Swansea Astronomical Society Further details from chrisjgibbon@ Registered Assistance Dogs only. Uplands, SA1 6DE. This annual Marina Market Lecture: Gerry Lacey Memorial btinternet.com or 07790 298913. 07719 409504. celebration is a special opportunity National Waterfront Museum. Lecture –‘A Jupiter Odyssey’ Penydarren Steam Loco www.swansearamblers.org.uk to gather together with spiritual Located in Dylan Thomas Square, Fulton House, Singleton Campus, National Waterfront Museum. FRIDAY 20 practitioners and friends from 12noon-3.30pm. See our working just outside the National Waterfront Swansea University. 7pm. With Exhibition: Swansea College of across Wales and beyond to enjoy replica of the world’s first steam Museum. 10am-3pm. Andrew Lound. Membership Art UWTSD Student Summer teachings and meditations. For full locomotive as we fire her up and (029) 2057 3600. secretary: 01792 208384. Show details and timetable, contact the drive her down the track. Weather www.museumwales.ac.uk www.swanastro.org.uk Until 3 June. At Dynevor Campus, centre on 01792 458245 or visit dependent. Free. Families. Merry May’s Vintage & FRIDAY 13 Alex Road Campus, Grand Theatre www.meditationinwales.org (029) 2057 3600. Handmade Fair Murder at the Museum! and Volcano Theatre. For further www.museumwales.ac.uk SATURDAY 7 National Waterfront Museum. National Waterfront Museum. details phone 01792 481285 or Swansea Organ Association: Adult Craft Workshop 10am-4pm. Browse nostalgic 6.30pm-10pm. Join Amgueddfa visit www.uwtsd.ac.uk/art-design/ Annual Outing to Dylan Thomas Centre. 10.30am- loveliness and on-trend items from Cymru’s Department of Natural summershows Further details from Assistant 1pm. Free. Booking essential. the 1930s to 80s. Plus handmade Sciences as they present a ‘Murder SATURDAY 21 01792 463980. gems from local talented folk. Free Secretary, Gareth Williams on Mystery’ event on Friday 13. A rare Exhibition: Mining Josef Herman www.dylanthomas.com entry. (029) 2057 3600. 01792 468068. chance to work with scientists in Until 10 July. Gallery One, Swansea BBC National Orchestra of www.museumwales.ac.uk www.swanseaorgan.org.uk our atmospheric galleries to find Museum. Free. 10am-5pm. Closed Wales: Symphonic Stories Pennard Local Produce and Wales on Wheels the clues, test the evidence and Mondays except Bank Holidays. This Brangwyn Hall. 7.30pm. £12.50- Craft Market National Waterfront Museum. interrogate the suspects. Suitable exhibition displays the outcomes £18. Available from the Grand Pennard Community Hall, Pennard. 11am-4pm. Vehicles of all kinds for adults. Tickets £25pp includes of Mining Joseph Herman, a two- Theatre Box Office: 01792 475715 9.30am-12.30pm. 01792 232093. gather together from a welcome drink and finger food. year partnership project between or www.swanseagrand.co.uk / Swansea Ramblers: Bluebell motorcycles, buses and trucks, Contact (029) 2057 3600 to book. Tate and the Josef Herman Art 01792 635432. Walk in Dinefwr Castle to the Museum’s replica steam www.museumwales.ac.uk Foundation, based in www.brangwyn.co.uk Meet @ Swansea: between locomotive. (029) 2057 3600. Under Milk Wood Twitter and supported by the Heritage Cheese and Cider Festival Guildhall & Victoria Park. GR: SS www.museumwales.ac.uk Exchange #5 Lottery Fund. 01792 653763. Also 8 May. Gower Heritage Centre, 643 923. 9.30am. 4-mile easy/ SUNDAY 15 Dylan Thomas Centre. 1pm-4pm. www.swanseamuseum.co.uk Parkmill, Gower. Sat:10am till late; moderate walk. Free. Dogs on short RSPB West Local Free. 01792 463980. Gower Crafts and Artisans Sun: 10am-6pm. Wide selection of leads. 01792 429804. Group Walk: Craig-y-Nos www.dylanthomas.com Event locally produced, award-winning www.swansearamblers.org.uk Meet 9.30am at Country Park car SATURDAY 14 Penclawdd Farmers’ Market. cheeses including Snowdonia park. 07977 258158. MONDAY 9 Bespoke Furniture Sale and 9.30am-12.30pm. For further Cheese and Carmarthenshire Swansea Ramblers: Fan Swansea Ramblers: Gorseinon Handmade Children’s Clothes details, e-mail Paula van Haarlem: Cheese plus cider and perry from Gyhirych Circular Ostreme Centre, Newton Rd., [email protected] Wales. 01792 371206. Meet @ Swansea: between Meet @ Gowerton: public car Mumbles. 10am-3.30pm. Free Isambard Kingdom Brunel www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk Guildhall & Victoria Park. GR: SS park on B4295. GR: SS 591 964. admission. For further details National Waterfront Museum. Christadelphians Bible 653 923. 9am. 10-mile strenuous 10.30am. 4-mile easy walk. Easier contact 07821 118914 or www. 11am. A talk by Stephen Jones Presentation: Understanding walk. Free. Dogs on short leads. walk with friends. Free. Registered christarlasattic.moonfruit.com about one of the nineteenth- The Holy Spirit 07557 478789. Assistance Dogs only. BiFest Wales century’s giants of the Industrial Mount Zion Hall, Oystermouth www.swansearamblers.org.uk 07840 542048. YMCA, Swansea. 12noon-11.45pm. Revolution. Suitable for adults. Square, Mumbles. 11am. Free www.swansearamblers.org.uk Bi-themed workshops, social MONDAY 16 Free. (029) 2057 3600. admission. Join us from 10.30am TUESDAY 10 sessions, crafts, and refreshments. Swansea Ramblers: Swiss Valley www.museumwales.ac.uk for a cup of coffee and Welsh cakes. Swansea Organ Association: Evening live alternative music gig & Skate, Street and Sports For a short, recorded message ring AGM DJs. Admission £2 day; £4 evening; Meet @ Llanelli: Felinfoel Church Festival the Bible Line on 01792 280319. Bethlehem Chapel, Cadle, SA5 £5 both. www.bicymru.org.uk on A476. GR: SN 519 022. 10.30am. Castle Square. 10.30am-4.30pm. www.christadelphians.wales 4AN. Further details from Assistant [email protected] 4-mile easy walk. Easier walk with www.enjoyswanseabay.com Dewch i Ganu: Come to Sing! Secretary, Gareth Williams on Dylan Day friends. Free. Dogs on short leads. Swansea Ramblers: Penclawdd National Waterfront Museum. 01792 468068. Dylan Thomas Centre. 10am- 07582 196472. and the Morlais Valley 11am. Join musician Delyth Jenkins www.swanseaorgan.org.uk 12.30pm. Free. 01792 463980. www.swansearamblers.org.uk Meet @ Penclawdd: Public car park and learn Welsh through song in a www.dylanthomas.com WEDNESDAY 18 on seafront. GR: SS 545 959. 11am. fun and informal way - includes a WEDNESDAY 11 Family drop-in session SBOC Orienteering Event: Clyne 6-mile moderate walk. Free. Dogs free cup of tea. Free. Pontarddulais Local Produce Dylan Thomas Centre. 1pm-4pm. Valley on short leads. 07855 257109. (029) 2057 3600. Market Free. 01792 463980. Meet @ 6.00pm. Newcomers www.swansearamblers.org.uk www.museumwales.ac.uk Institute, 45 St Teilo St.,

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SUNDAY 22 brothers and sisters in the outdoor Also 30 May. Gower Heritage See details in ‘Throughout May’. National Waterfront Museum. Sue Mann: Make art from duckery, and in our candling Centre, Parkmill, Gower. 10am-5pm. Exhibition: The Blue Orchard 10.30am-12noon. Drop in with your history! session you can even witness baby This popular event will be host to Group little ones to enjoy bilingual play, Swansea Museum. 10am-1pm & ducklings at different stages of some of the best local producers in Until 19 June. See details in song and crafts and meet Morys 2pm-4pm. Free. 01792 653763. development still inside their eggs! the area who will be showcasing ‘Throughout May’. the Museum Mouse. Free. Families. www.swanseamuseum.co.uk Please book at the information their delicious home-made produce. June Weekends: Fun for All (029) 2057 3600. Swansea Ramblers: Ridges desk on arrival at the centre. Sorry, 01792 371206. 11-26 June (Sat & Sun only). www.museumwales.ac.uk above Llanthony no advance bookings taken. Tours www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre, SATURDAY 4 Meet @ Swansea: between leave at 12noon, 2pm and 3pm. Swansea Ramblers: Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 9SH. Christadelphians Bible Guildhall and Victoria Park. GR: Included with normal admission. Pontrhydyfen 11am-12noon: minibeast hunt and Presentation: Why The Land of SS 643 923. 8.30am. 13-mile 01554 741087. www.wwt.org.uk/ Meet @ Swansea: between mini pond dipping; 1pm: flamingo Israel is Special to Christians strenuous walk. Free. Registered visit/llanelli Guildhall and Victoria Park. GR: SS talk; 1pm-2pm: flamingo watch Mount Zion Hall, Oystermouth Assistance Dogs only. Exhibition: Student Exhibitions 643 923. 9am. 10-mile moderate with telescope; 2.30pm: pond Square, Mumbles. 11am. Free 01685 878476. Until 19 June. National Waterfront walk. Free. Registered Assistance dipping; craft workshops - times admission. Join us from 10.30am www.swansearamblers.org.uk Museum. The annual exhibition of Dogs only. 01792 371248. vary, please check. (Small charge for a cup of coffee and Welsh cakes. MONDAY 23 the best work from students on www.swansearamblers.org.uk applies to cover cost of materials). For a short, recorded message ring University of Wales Trinity Saint Included with normal admission. Swansea Ramblers: North Dock MONDAY 30 the Bible Line on 01792 280319. David’s Product Design, Automotive 01554 741087. www.wwt.org.uk/ Llanelli to Sandy Water Park Drop-in Family Workshop www.christadelphians.wales Design and School of Glass degree visit/llanelli Meet @Llanelli: North Dock Dylan Thomas Centre. 1pm-4pm. Dewch i Ganu: Come to Sing! courses. (029) 2057 3600. Oystermouth Country Market car park (charge). GR: SS 497 Free. 01792 463980. www. National Waterfront Museum. www.museumwales.ac.uk (ex W.I. Market) 994.10.30am. 2.5-mile easy walk. dylanthomas.com 11am. Join musician Delyth Jenkins Llanelli Ramblers Festival of See details in ‘Throughout May’. Easier walk with friends. Free. Dogs Vintage Tea Rooms, Flea and and learn Welsh through song in Walks on short leads. 01792 879524. Produce Market and Book Stall WEDNESDAY 1 a fun and informal way - includes Also 29 & 30 May. Varied www.swansearamblers.org.uk Port Eynon Village Hall. 10am-5pm. Children’s Pottery Sessions a free cup of tea. Free. (029) 2057 programme of 5 walks a day TUESDAY 24 Free admission. Also 2 June. Dragon Arts & 3600. www.museumwales.ac.uk suitable for all the family. £6 TUESDAY 31 Learning, The Factory, Church St., Last Night of Swansea Ramblers: Oxwich per walk; £15 for 3 walks. Price Animal Antics: Africa Pontardawe. 12.30pm-2.30pm The Ffwrnes, Park St., Llanelli. 7pm. Circular includes transport. Meet at Llanelli Until 2 June. Plantasia. 10.30am, & 3pm-5pm. £5 per session. £20. With Male Choir, Meet @ Oxwich: car park (charge). Leisure Centre. Times vary. 12noon, 2pm & 3.15pm. £5.50 Booking advisable. 01792 863641 Hywel Girls’ Choir, Hywel Boy GR: SS 502 865. 10.30am. 6-mile 01554 741306. adults;; £4.50 children. Pre-booking or Facebook: Dragon Arts and Singers, Angelicus Chorale, Llanelli moderate walk. Free. Registered www.llanelliramblers.org.uk essential. Tickets are non- Learning. Choral Society, soprano Gwawr Assistance Dogs only. Morse Code Beady Bracelets refundable. 01792 474555. Crafty Fun for Children Edwards, organist Huw Tregelles 01685 878476. Until 31 May. National Waterfront www.plantasia.org / Workshop (ages 3-11yrs) Williams, pianists Jane Jewell and www.swansearamblers.org.uk Museum. 12.30pm-3.30pm. Create www.ticketsource.co.uk/plantasia . 11.30am- Rhoda Pickens and the British WEDNESDAY 25 a secret code message hidden in a Creative Writing Workshop for 3.30pm. Drop in anytime. 50p child Sinfonietta Orchestra. Conducted Clyne Valley Community Project cool bead bracelet. Free. Families. Young People (ages 10-16) plus normal admission charges by John Hywel Williams. For tickets Wildlife Activity: Kick Sampling (029) 2057 3600. Dylan Thomas Centre. 10am- apply. www.swansea.gov.uk/ contact the theatre on 08452 in the River Clyne. www.museumwales.ac.uk 12noon. Free. 01792 463980. oystermouthcastle 263510 or visit Meet at Ynys Newydd car park, Record and CD Fair www.dylanthomas.com Free Learning Space Drop-in www.theatrausirgar.co.uk Derwyn Fawr, Sketty. 10am. Victoria Hall, Dunns Lane, Mumbles. Swansea Ramblers: Kilvey Hill Dylan Thomas Centre. 10am-4pm. Rhian Edwards reads from Her Come and join members of Clyne 10am-4pm. Free admission. For (yet another way) Free. 01792 463980. Work Valley Community Project looking further details, contact Meet @ Enterprise Park: Fendrod www.dylanthomas.com Dylan Thomas Centre. 6.30pm. £5; for watery wildlife in the Clyne 01792 360551. Lake car park. GR: SS 677 970. SBOC Orienteering Event: Cefn £3.50 concs; £1.60 Swansea PTL. River. Children and parents/carers Swansea Ramblers: Aber Valley 10am. 8-mile moderate walk. Free. Bryn East Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk / particularly welcome on this Heritage Trail Registered Assistance Dogs only. Meet @ 6.00pm. Newcomers 01792 463980. half-term activity that will last for Meet @ Swansea: between 01792 701984. welcome. For more details, visit www.dylanthomas.com approximately 2 hours. Please wear Guildhall and Victoria Park. GR: SS www.swansearamblers.org.uk www.SBOC.org.uk Sketty Local Produce and Craft suitable clothing and wellingtons! 643 923. 8.30am. 6-mile moderate XLWales Holiday Club Three Cool Things to Make with Market For further details, contact Enid walk. Free. Registered Assistance Until 3 June. Oystermouth Primary a Penny See details at 7 May. Owen on 07968 269114. Dogs only. 07977 144074. School, Mumbles. 8.30am-5.30pm. Until 5 June. National Waterfront SUNDAY 5 SBOC Orienteering Event: Kilvey www.swansearamblers.org.uk £22 per day; £95 for the week. Museum. 12.30pm-3.30pm. Join Swansea Ramblers: Cwm Garw Hill (North), Swansea The Collection Painting: with Booking essential. For further us as we raid the Museum’s piggy Meet @ Swansea: between Meet @ 6.00pm. Newcomers artist Hilary Bryanston details, phone 01792 324060 or bank and use real pennies to make Guildhall & Victoria Park. GR: SS welcome. For more details, visit Swansea Museum. 10am-1pm & e-mail [email protected] three cool crafts. Free. Families. 643 923. 9am. 11-mile strenuous www.SBOC.org.uk 2pm-4pm. Free. Suitable for all THROUGHOUT JUNE (029) 2057 3600. walk. Free. Registered Assistance Swansea Ramblers: A Summer ages. 01792 653763. www.museumwales.ac.uk Exhibition: Forget me not: Dogs only. 01792 232815. Evening Walk - Around Caswell www.swanseamuseum.co.uk Toddler Time Monthly Movies Postcards from the First World www.swansearamblers.org.uk Meet @ Newton: Highpool Lane. Uplands Market National Waterfront Museum. War Swansea Ramblers: Nevern GR: SS 601 884. 7pm. 3.5 mile Gwydr Square, Uplands, SA2 0HD. 10.30am. Enjoy a free movie Until 19 June. National Waterfront Meet @ : Newport, easy walk. Free. Dogs on short 9am-1pm. www.uplandsmarket. screening exclusively for preschool Museum. This exhibition shows Pont Clydach lay-by. GR: SN 071 leads. 07977 144074. com children and their parents or carers a variety of postcards from the 390. 10.30am. 9-mile moderate www.swansearamblers.org.uk SUNDAY 29 – plus a half price hot drink from Amgueddfa Cymru collections, walk. Free. Registered Assistance THURSDAY 26 Fluellen Theatre Company’s the cafe. Free. Families. that were made, written and sent Dogs only. 07582 196472. Swansea Astronomical Society Guided Tour: Dylan’s Swansea (029) 2057 3600. throughout that time of unrest. www.swansearamblers.org.uk Lecture: AGM Dylan Thomas Centre. 10.30am- www.museumwales.ac.uk (029) 2057 3600. MONDAY 6 Fulton House, Singleton Campus, 12.30pm. £10; £7 concs; £4 www.museumwales.ac.uk THURSDAY 2 Criw CelfWest, Raising the Bar Swansea University. 7pm. Swansea PTL. Fluellen Theatre Exhibition: Mining Josef Herman Free Learning Space Drop-in Until 26 June. National Waterfront Membership Secretary: 01792 Company’s lively and entertaining Until 10 July. See details at 21 May. Dylan Thomas Centre. 10am-4pm. Museum. An exhibition of the 208384. www.swanastro.org.uk performance-based guided tour of Exhibition: Relics - A Free. 01792 463980. work produced during this year’s Dylan’s central Swansea. Tickets: SATURDAY 28 photospherical reflection on www.dylanthomas.com master classes. A Mission Gallery www.ticketsource.co.uk. 01792 Duckery Tours Wales FRIDAY 3 exhibition. (029) 2057 3600. 463980. www.dylanthomas.com Until 5 June. WWT Llanelli Wetland See details in ‘Throughout May’. Drop-in Family Workshop www.museumwales.ac.uk Free Learning Space Drop-in Centre, Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 Exhibition: Student Exhibitions Dylan Thomas Centre. 1pm-4pm. Guide in the Boardwalk Hide Dylan Thomas Centre. 10am-4pm. 9SH. Exclusive behind-the-scenes See details in ‘Throughout May’. Free. 01792 463980. www. – A Special Wales Biodiversity Free. 01792 463980. tours of the duckling nursery! Visit Exhibition: Swansea and the dylanthomas.com Week Activity www.dylanthomas.com Free our tiny baby ducklings up close in Great War Little Mice Club: Transport Until 10 June. WWT Llanelli Wetland the indoor duckery, see their older Gower Good Food Festival

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Centre, Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 the reserve and grounds as our Meet @ Llangennith: Tankeylake concerts.htm park. GR: SS 598 924. 10am. 3-mile 9SH. 2pm-3pm. Join our guide in bat population emerges for their Moor. GR: SS 435 916. 9.30 am. Historical Association Talk moderate walk. Free. Registered the Boardwalk Hide, from Monday nightly feed. See them swoop and 11-mile moderate walk. Free. National Waterfront Museum. Assistance Dogs only. to Friday, to get a great view of hear their intricate echolocation Registered Assistance Dogs only. 11am. Free. Visit www.haswansea. 07748 349264. the hundreds of black-headed gulls calls with the use of our bat 01792 547439. org.uk for full details and www.swansearamblers.org.uk who nest on our lagoon islands. detectors. These detectors allow www.swansearamblers.org.uk programme updates. TUESDAY 21 Normal admission charges apply. us to identify these fascinating TUESDAY 14 (029) 2057 3600. Swansea Ramblers: Pen Y Fan 01554 741087. nocturnal creatures from their clicks Swansea Ramblers: First Half of www.museumwales.ac.uk Meet @ Llansamlet: Go Outdoors www.wwt.org.uk/visit/llanelli and call frequencies. Price: £5pp: the Swansea Half Lazy Crafternoons: Beautiful car park. GR: SS 682 974. 9.30am. TUESDAY 7 includes a hot drink (tea, coffee, hot Meet @ Swansea: Blackpill - car Book Folding 9-mile strenuous walk. Free. Explore Books chocolate) and biscuits. Booking park opposite Mumbai Indian National Waterfront Museum. Registered Assistance Dogs only. Also 14, 21 & 28 June. National before the night is essential. Restaurant. GR: SS 618 907. 10am. 1.30pm. Choosing from a variety of 07881 307548. Waterfront Museum. 10.30am. 01554 741087. 6.5-mile easy walk. Free. Registered different book folding templates, www.swansearamblers.org.uk Discuss authors and books old and www.wwt.org.uk/visit/llanelli Assistance Dogs only. create a beautiful but simple paper WEDNESDAY 22 Wine Tasting Talk sculpture masterpiece. Suitable for new. This is different from a regular 01792 701984. SBOC Orienteering Event: Cefn National Waterfront Museum. 7pm. adults. £5pp. book club as you do not need to www.swansearamblers.org.uk Bryn, Gower Enjoy the long summer evenings Contact (029) 2057 3600 to book. have read the book in advance. WEDNESDAY 15 Meet @ 6.00pm. Newcomers with a selection of different wines www.museumwales.ac.uk Theme is historical novels. Suitable SBOC Orienteering Event: welcome. For more details, visit for summer drinking. Suitable for Swansea Ramblers: Clyne for adults. Free. Booking required. Penmaen, Gower www.SBOC.org.uk adults. £15; £12.50. Contact Circular (029) 2057 3600. Meet @ 6.00pm. Newcomers Swansea Ramblers: A Summer (029) 2057 3600 to book. Meet @ Blackpill: car park near top www.museumwales.ac.uk welcome. For more details, visit Evening Walk - Southgate 2/2 www.museumwales.ac.uk of Mill Lane opposite Clyne Castle. Swansea Organ Association www.SBOC.org.uk Meet @ Southgate: Pennard Cliffs GR: SS 614 907. 11am. 5-mile easy Recital SATURDAY 11 Swansea Ramblers: A Summer (NT car park). GR: SS 554 874. 7pm. walk. Free. Dogs on short leads. The Sacred Heart Centre, Morriston. Adult Craft Workshop Evening Walk - Pwll Du 3 to 4-mile easy/moderate walk. 07968 269114. 7.30pm. Organist Peter Carder. Dylan Thomas Centre. 10.30am- Meet @ Bishopston: Pyle Corner. Free. Registered Assistance Dogs www.swansearamblers.org.uk 3-manual organ by Peter Conacher 1pm. Free. 01792 463980. GR: SS 580 882. 7pm. 4-mile easy/ only. 07719 409504. Swansea University 1927. Further details from Assistant www.dylanthomas.com moderate walk. Free. Dogs on short www.swansearamblers.org.uk Undergraduate Open Day Secretary, Gareth Williams on Antony Penrose: ‘Picasso, Man leads. 01792 423871. THURSDAY 23 01792 468068. Ray and Max Ernst through the For full details, visit www.swansea. www.swansearamblers.org.uk Bugs and Buggies: Special www.swanseaorgan.org.uk eyes of Lee Miller and Roland ac.uk/makingwaves THURSDAY 16 National Insect Week Activity Penrose’ Thrifty Kids: Cool Book WEDNESDAY 8 BBC National Orchestra of WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre, Dylan Thomas Centre. 1pm. £5; Creations Clyne Valley Community Project Wales: Mahler & Szymanowski Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 9SH. £3.50 concs; £1.60 Swansea PTL. National Waterfront Museum. Wildlife Activity: Balsam Bash Brangwyn Hall. 7.30pm. £12.50- 1pm-2pm. Insect-themed activities Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk / 10.30am-12.30pm. Create cool on the Clyne £18. Available from the Grand for toddlers. Included with normal 01792 463980. sculptures including a hedgehog or Meet at Ynys Newydd car park, Theatre Box Office: 01792 475715 admission. 01554 741087. www.dylanthomas.com snail by folding pages of old books Derwyn Fawr, Sketty. 10am-12noon. or www.swanseagrand.co.uk / www.wwt.org.uk/visit/llanelli Funky Craft Fair in different patterns. Free. Families. Join Clyne Valley Community 01792 635432. See details at 14 May. (029) 2057 3600. FRIDAY 24 Project members to help remove www.brangwyn.co.uk Mumbles Local Produce Market www.museumwales.ac.uk Terry Hetherington Young the invasive Himalayan Balsam Gower Crafts and Artisans See details at 14 May. SUNDAY 19 Writers Award plant from the banks of the Event Natural Living: Health & Make a Superhero Mask Dylan Thomas Centre. 7pm. Free. River Clyne. Please wear suitable Oxwich Bay Hotel. 11am-4pm. For Wellbeing Expo National Waterfront Museum. 01792 463980. clothing. For further details, contact further details, e-mail Paula van Also 12 June. National Botanic 12.30pm-3.30pm. Make a www.dylanthomas.com Enid Owen on 07968 269114. Haarlem: [email protected] Garden of Wales. 10am-5pm. For superhero mask in celebration SATURDAY 25 Pontarddulais Local Produce RISW: Strawberry Afternoon Tea more info and stand availability: of dads all over the land. Free. Dragonfly ID Workshop and Market Swansea Museum. 2pm. 01792 851551/07810 766366. Families. (029) 2057 3600. Walk: Special National Insect See details at 11 May. Refreshments, raffle, and musicians www.natural-living-expo.co.uk www.museumwales.ac.uk Week Activity Swansea Floral Arrangement from Bishopston Comprehensive Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Science Show: Who wants to be WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre, Society Demonstration: School. Tickets £5 from Swansea See details at 14 May. a Superhero? (ages 8+) Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 9SH. ‘Wouldn’t It Be Lovely’ by Ruth Museum or phone: 01792 232282. Swansea Ramblers: Gnoll Estate National Waterfront Museum. 1pm 1pm-4pm. Perfect for beginners, Milton Jones FRIDAY 17 St David’s Priory Church Hall, City & Tonna & 3pm. This show will look at how this workshop will introduce you Swansea International Jazz Centre. 2.30pm.Visitors £5. For Meet @ Swansea: between scientists have gone from zero to to our common native species of Festival 2016 further details, contact 01792 Guildhall & Victoria Park. GR: SS hero and are doing awesome feats dragonflies and damselflies. Prices: Until 19 June. Swansea Maritime 464337 or [email protected] 643 923. 10.10am. 6-mile moderate in areas such as gravity, forces, £10 per adult; £5per child. Please Quarter. The Dylan Thomas Theatre Swansea Ramblers: Llyn Brianne walk. Free. Dogs on short leads. energy, light and space. Free, book and pay in advance. 01554 will be the venue for the ticketed and Doethie Valley 01792 520181. Families. (029) 2057 3600. 741087. www.wwt.org.uk/visit/ concerts, including international Meet @ Cross Hands: Co-op car www.swansearamblers.org.uk www.museumwales.ac.uk llanelli & UK-based jazz artists & bands park. GR: SN 565 130. 9am. 10-mile The Gower Chorale Concert: Swansea Ramblers: Llandeilo Swansea Ramblers: Landimore, covering a diverse and versatile strenuous walk. Free. Registered Haydn & Mozart Talybont Cheriton & Ryer’s Down programme. Full Fringe Festival at Assistance Dogs only. All Saints Church, Oystermouth. Meet @ Gowerton: public car park Meet @ Landimore: parking area venues across . 07710 231630. 7.30pm. £15; children under on B4295. GR: SS 591 964. 9.30am. at end of the road through hamlet. For tickets and full information visit www.swansearamblers.org.uk 15 free. Tickets from 01792 10.5-mile moderate walk. Free. GR: SS 464 935. 11am. 3-mile www.sijf.co.uk THURSDAY 9 404391/207950. Dogs on short leads. 07840 542048. moderate walk. Free. Dogs on short www.gower-chorale.co.uk SATURDAY 18 www.swansearamblers.org.uk leads. 07885 257109. Swansea Ramblers: A Summer Gower Crafts and Artisans www.swansearamblers.org.uk Evening Walk - Southgate 1/2 SUNDAY 12 MONDAY 20 Event Ukulele Festival of Wales Meet @ Pennard: School car park. Marina Market JSLN Dance Company: Penclawdd Farmers’ Market. Also 26 June. Gower Heritage GR: SS 554 883. 7pm. 3 to 4 mile National Waterfront Museum. Variations of Pointe Tour 9.30am-12.30pm. For further Centre, Parkmill, Gower. With moderate walk. Free. Registered Located in Dylan Thomas Square, Also 21 June. Dylan Thomas details, e-mail Paula van Haarlem: headline bands, supporting acts, Assistance Dogs only. just outside the National Waterfront Theatre. An exciting new triple [email protected] stalls, workshops, jamming area 07719 409504. Museum. 10am-3pm. bill encompassing all aspects of Gwalia Singers 50th and open mic sessions. For tickets, www.swansearamblers.org.uk (029) 2057 3600. ballet with something for everyone. Anniversary Concert ring the centre. 01792 371206. FRIDAY 10 www.museumwales.ac.uk For further details, visit www. Pennard Local Produce and Brangwyn Hall. 7pm. Compèred by jslndancecompany.com or phone www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk Late Evening Bat Walk Craft Market Roy Noble. With guests Shân Cothi the theatre on 01792 473238. and www.ukulelefestivalofwales. WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre, See details at 8 May. and Trystan Llyr Griffiths. For further Swansea Ramblers: Llanrhidian co.uk Penclacwydd, Llanelli, SA14 9SH. Swansea Ramblers: North details and tickets visit to Weobley Castle Uplands Market 9pm. Join us for a guided walk on Gower and its Ancient Past www.gwalia-swansea.co.uk/ Meet @ Killay: Railway Inn car See details at 28 May.

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SUNDAY 26 2 for 1; T&Cs apply). Bluestocking Lounge: Burlesque Only Fools and 3 Courses The Divide (tbc) Swansea Ramblers: Above, Adam Hills: Clown Heart (14+) (18+) 26 May. 7.30pm. £49.95. 17 May. below, behind and in front of 13 June. 8pm. £21.50.* 18 June. 8pm. £15.50.* Flossie and Boo’s Curiosity Shop Marguerite (15) 15 waterfalls Samantha Barks Grand Theatre Lunchtime 3 June. 7.30pm. £5; £3. 18 May. Meet @ Pontneddfechan: B4242. 14 June. 7.30pm. £22 & £25.* Theatre: Sliding Doors High-Rise (15) GR SN 900 076. 10am. 10-mile Primary Partners 25 June. 12.30pm. £6; £4.50.* STUDIO ROOM 23 May. moderate walk. Free. Registered 16 & 17 June. 6.30pm. £5.* Comedy Club (16+) Family Theatre: King of the Sky Son of Saul/Saul fia (15) Assistance Dogs only. The Proclaimers 29 June. 8pm. £11.* 20 May. 7pm. £5; £3. 24 May. 01792 368609. 18 June. 7.30pm. £29.* Miles Ahead (15) www.swansearamblers.org.uk Bill Bailey: Limboland Selected concessions are available *Please note: Ticket prices exclusive 25 May. TUESDAY 28 21 & 22 June. 8pm. £25.50.* at some performances. Please of 7.5% levy fee. Le Mépris/Contempt (15) The Dreamboys (18+) enquire at time of booking. Online 31 May. Swansea Ramblers: Cowbridge 23 June. 7.30pm. £17.50 - £27.50.* booking fee applies. The Brand New Testament (15) & St Hilary WEEKLY CLASSES Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers 6 June. Meet Llansamlet: Go Outdoors Mon: *Pamela Miller School of 24 June. 7.30pm. £14 - £21.50.* Eye in the Sky (15) car park. GR: SS 682 974. 9.30am. EXHIBITIONS Ballet (01792 774561) : *Future Ultimate Eagles 7 June. 8.5-mile moderate walk. Free. University of Wales Trinity St Blood Music Development (ages 25 June. 7.30pm. £20.50 & The Daughter (15) Registered Assistance Dogs only. David 14+), 6pm-9pm : *First Time Choir £22.50.* 27 June. 07881 307548. 3 May - 3 June. Levels 1, 2 & White 7.30pm-9pm (Lisa 07967 716656). Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit Florence Foster Jenkins (PG) www.swansearamblers.org.uk Room. Tue: *Jamba Jumpers with Michelle 29 June - 2 July. 7.30pm (Sat mat: Gower College McTernan (ages, 4-8), 4pm-5pm 28 June. Stage & Screen 2pm). £9.50 - £16.* (Opening night 7 June - 1 July. Levels 1, 2 & White (07782378927) : *Movement Mustang (15) offer: 2 for 1; T&Cs apply). Room. Improvisation Class with Jessica 29 June. Lerner ([email protected]). GRAND THEATRE Selected concessions are available Wed: *Hip Hop and Jazz with All screenings are at 7.30pm unless Singleton Street, Swansea. GRAND THEATRE TOURS at some performances. Please Behind the Scenes Tours MODE dance (ages 3+), (Sarah otherwise stated. 01792 475715. enquire at time of booking. Online 14 & 21 May; 11 June. 10am 01792 204885) : Photography www.swanseagrand.co.uk booking fee applies. (approx. 60-90 minutes). Booking is Course with Sheree Murphy, 7pm- LIVE PERFORMANCES essential. £5 adult; £3 child. 9pm (sheree.murphy@hotmail. Swansea City Opera: La bohème MAIN AUDITORIUM ARTS WING com) : *Whist Drive, 2pm-4pm with 6 May. 7.30pm. £20; £18 concs. Peppa Pig’s Surprise Shoreline Theatre: Blue *Please note: All Grand Theatre Joyce Thomas, £3. Thu: *Gaming Re-Live: Belonging/Perthyn 4 & 5 May. Wed @ 1pm & 4pm; Remembered Hills (12+) tickets include a 50p Restoration Development Course - introductory 12 & 13 May. 10am & 7.30pm. £10; Thurs @ 10am & 1pm. Adult: £10 4 & 5 May. 7.15pm. £8.50; £6.50.* Fund contribution. Online booking and intermediary from 5.15pm £8 concs; £6 (schools). - £16.50; child: £8 - £14.50; family Only Fools and Three Courses fee applies. (contact Pontardawe Arts Centre) Cedar Hill (4): £58.* 10 May. 7.30pm. £41 (inc. 3-course : *Dressmaking for beginners and 14 May. 7.30pm. £12; £10 concs. Bye Bye Baby meal & coffee).* advanced sewers, 6pm-8.30pm Spike Milligan’s Puckoon 6 May. 7.30pm. £20.* GRAND THEATRE SCHOOL Fluellen Theatre Company: Taffy (Barbara Jenkins - Barbara. 19 May. 7.30pm. £12; £10 concs. The Johnny Cash Roadshow of DRAMA and MUSICAL Shakespeare [email protected]) : Fri: Tiny Juan Martin Flamenco Dance 7 May. 7.30pm. £18.50 & £20.50.* THEATRE 12 May. 1pm & 7.15pm. Afternoon: Toes Ballet (ages 18months-4 Trio Frank Vickery: Tonto Evans Swansea Grand Theatre. Class £8; £6.* Evening: £10; £8.* yrs), 5.45pm-6.30pm, (vikki@ 20 May. 7.30pm. £16; £15 concs. 11 - 14 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat: times - Mon-Fri: 4.30pm-9.30pm. Gower College: Contemporary tinytoesballet.co.uk) : Sat: *Class Ensemble MidtVest 2pm). £10 - £15.* (Opening night 3yrs - adult. Drama; Speech/Voice; Theatre Showcase Act Theatre School (Jill Williams - 21 May. 7.30pm. £15. offer: 2 for 1; T&Cs apply). Singing; . Contact 18 & 19 May. 7.15pm. £8.50; 07967 133463). NPTC Group of Colleges: Lift Dancing in the Streets Maria King on 07974 345909. £6.50.* Dance Company 17 May. 7.30pm. £25 & £27.* Wiseman Stage School Open PRINCESS ROYAL 26 May. 7.30pm. £7; £5 concs. Swap! GWYN HALL Day THEATRE The King of the Sky (6+) 18 - 21 May. 7.30pm (Sat mat: Orchard Street, Neath. 0300 21 May. 11am - 4.30pm. Adult: Civic Centre, Port Talbot. 27 May. 1pm & 7pm. £8.50; £31 2pm). £9.50 - £16.* (Opening night 365 6677. www.gwynhall.com £6.50; child £5.50.* For further 01639 763214. family; £7 schools. offer: 2 for 1; T&Cs apply). details: telephone: 07769 990997 www.nptartsandents.co.uk Miramar Menopause: The Musical Dynamite & Poetry or e-mail: [email protected] 2 June. 7.30pm. £12; £10 concs. 24 May. 7.30pm. £19 - £23.50.* 7 May. 7.30pm/ Comedy Club (16+) Roy Chubby Brown This play is bilingual (Welsh/ Tell Me on a Sunday: starring Showaddywaddy 25 May. 8pm. £11.* 11 May. 7.30pm. £21.50. English) Jodie Prenger 14th May. 7.30pm. Afternoon Dance 90 Glorious Years with Neil Sands Vento em Madeira Quintet 25 May. 7.30pm. £25.50 - £30.50.* ROH: Frankenstein (on screen) 26 May. 1.30pm. £4.* 12 May. 2pm. £10.75. 3 June. 7.30pm. £12; £10 concs. A Salute to the 1940s: The 18 May. 7.30pm. An Afternoon at Kev Johns Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales Dads’ Army Variety Show Stage 8 Theatre School: Wizard and Guests 26 May. 8.15pm. Tickets from (ages 3+) Special of Oz 27 May. 2pm. £8.50.* £22.58 - £26.88. 16 June. 4.30pm. £8.50; £31 family. 26 May. 2.15pm. £15.50.* 15 - 18 June. 7pm (Sat mat: 2pm). Grand Theatre Lunchtime Bobby Davro Taliesin’s Primary Dance Project Solid Gold 70s Ballet Theatre UK: Pinocchio Theatre: Cefn Golau 5 June. 7.30pm. £23.11. 23 & 24 June. 1pm & 7pm. £2. 27 May. 7.30pm. £22.50.* 19 June. 3pm. 28 May. 12.30pm. £6; £4.50.* Pasha: It’s All about You Stars Musical Theatre Group: Groundswell Dance Company: *All tickets include a levy fee LIVE STREAMS 28 May. 7.30pm. £18.50 - £24.50.* Oklahoma Spring Showcase 2016 RSC live: Hamlet (12A*) Ronnie Scott’s All Stars: The 28 June - 2 July. 7pm (Sat mat: 31 May. 7pm. £8; £6.50.* TALIESIN ARTS CENTRE 8 June. 7pm. £13; £11 concs. Ronnie Scott’s Story 2pm). Fluellen Theatre Company: Leir Swansea University. 31 May. 7.30pm. £16.50 - £21.50.* & Co 01792 602060. All live performances/live streams Dinosaur Zoo (3+) PONTARDAWE ARTS 3 June. 1pm & 7.15pm. Afternoon: www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk are at 7.30pm unless otherwise 1 & 2 June. Wed @ 2pm & 4.30pm; CENTRE £8; £6.* Evening: £10; £8.* stated. *Certificates subject to Thurs @ 11am & 2pm. £13 & Herbert St, Pontardawe. Nelson: The Sailor’s Story (10+) change on live streamed events. £15.50.* 01792 863722. CINEMA 8 June. 7.45pm. £10; £8.* (includes Hail, Caesar! (12A) Big O & The Wilburys Tribute www.nptartsandents.co.uk post-show discussion). 3 & 4 May. CERI RICHARDS GALLERY Show Meet the real Maggie Thatcher Warriors (12A) EXHIBITIONS 3 June. 7.30pm. £18.50 & £20.50.* Harriet Earis Trio 10 June. 8pm. £10; £8.* 9 May. Open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat Ultimate Bowie 13 May. 7.30pm. £8 in advance; Gyles Brandreth: Word Power Truth (15) 10am-1pm & 1.30pm-4pm. Also 4 June. 7.30pm. £18.* £10 on the day. (16+) 10 May. open on performance evenings The Story of Guitar Heroes Siren Sisters 11 June. 7.45pm. £18.50.* Hitchcock/Truffaut (12A) until 15 mins after evening 7 June. 7.30pm. £20.* 13th May. 2pm. £7. ‘Allo, ‘Allo Comedy Dinner 11 May. performance begins. A Party to Murder Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy 14 June. 7.30pm. £41 (inc. 3-course London Has Fallen (15) The Sacred Yew 9 - 11 June. 7.30pm (Sat mat: 2pm). 20 May. 7.30pm. £16 in advance; meal & coffee).* 16 May. 1 Apr - 7 May. Paintings: Janis £9.50 - £16.* (Opening night offer: £18 on the day.

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Fry; Ceramics: Valerie James; 11 June. 3pm. £3. 17 May. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £10; £8 language performance). £7; £5. Fforestfach: 01792 586978 Photography: Paul Greenwood Carmarthenshire Music Service: concs. £5 loyalty card members. Miramar Gorseinon: 01792 516780 The Welsh Group: Mixed Matter Junior Proms Abba Mania 22 June. 7.30pm. £8; £6. Bilingual Gowerton: 01792 873572 13 May - 18 June. New work from 15, 16, 20 & 21 June. 7pm. £8; £6 21 May. 7.30pm. £18.50; £17.50 performance (Welsh/English). Killay: 01792 516820 the Welsh Group. concs. concs. £16.50 group 10+. Llansamlet: 01792 771652 And Finally…Phil Collins A Touch of Class…An Audience LIVE STREAM Morriston: 01792 516770 THE EGYPT CENTRE 17 June. 7.30pm. £19.50; £18.50 with Ian Waite & Natalie Lowe RSC: Hamlet Oystermouth: 01792 368380 Tues - Sat: 10am-4pm. An exciting concs. 27 May. 8.15pm. £22-£25; £21-£24 8 June. 7pm. £12; £10. Penlan: 01792 584674 collection of ancient Egyptian Dreamstate concs. Pennard: 01792 233277 objects and hands-on activities that 18 June. 7.30pm. £8; £6 (early bird). Theatr Iolo: Boxy & Sticky Pontarddulais: 01792 882822 will fascinate and entertain visitors Ysgol Bryn Teg: A Summer 1 June. 2.30pm. £6; £5 loyalty Leisure Centres Sketty: 01792 202024 of all ages. 01792 295960. www. Musical Extravaganza members. St Thomas: 01792 655570 egypt.swansea.ac.uk 29 & 30 June. 6pm. £5tbc. Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Townhill: 01792 512370 4 June. 7.30pm. £22. ACTIVE SWANSEA THE DYLAN THOMAS STIWDIO STEPNI Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch: www.activeswansea.com THEATRE Comedy Club: Vikki Stone, Nick Diwrnod Hyfryd Sali Mali CLUBS & Gloucester Place, Maritime Revell & Tiernan Douieb 21 Mehefin. 10yb & 1yp. £10; £8 Swimming pools, gyms and a wide Quarter, Swansea. 6 May. 8pm. £12; £10 (early bird). concs. choice of fitness classes for adults CLASSES 01792 473238. www. Spoken Word Stepni: Melody by and children. For more information on all courses and classes, visit dylanthomastheatre.org.uk Jemima LYRIC STUDIO 4D Choir the website or contact your local 7 May. 8pm. £10; £8 concs. Carmarthen Film Club: Django Every Wed at 7pm-9pm in Townhill centre: Swansea Little Theatre: 3 Crate Productions: Blavatsky’s Unchained (18) Theatre, University of Wales Trinity Bishopston Sports Steaming by Nell Dunn Tower 4 May. 7.30pm. £5; £4.50 concs; St David, SA2 0UT. £80 per term. For Centre: 01792 235040 8 - 11 June. 7.30pm. £10; £9. Card 10 May. 7.30pm. £10; £8 concs; £5 £2.50 members. further details e-mail Kate Davies: Cefn Hengoed Leisure fee £1. Online booking fee £2. loyalty members. Carmarthen Film Club: Cat on a [email protected] Centre: 01792 798484 Theatr Bara Caws: Allan o Diwn Hot Tin Roof (12A) A Stitch in Time Morriston Leisure THE FFWRNES 14 Mai. 7.30yh. £10; £8 gost. 1 June. 7.30pm. £5; £4.50 concs; Every Thur at 2pm-4pm in Hazel Centre: 01792 797082 Park Street, Llanelli SA15 Keith James: Solid Air Concert £2.50 members Court, Sketty Park. £4.50. Learn Penlan Leisure 3YE. 08452 263510. www. 20 May. 7.30pm. The music of John patchwork, quilting, knitting, Centre: 01792 588079 theatrausirgar.co.uk Martyn and Nick Drake. £12; £10 WEEKLY CLASSES crochet and bag making. Beginners Pentrehafod Sports concs. The Performance Factory Stage welcome. Contact Suzanne Harris Centre: 01792 588079 MAIN AUDITORIUM Ava Hunt Theatre: Acting Alone School for programme and other details on Penyrheol Leisure Centre: 01792 Tea Dance 21 May. 7.30pm. £10; £8 concs; £5 Fridays: Tiny Tots (3-6yrs) 5pm-6pm; 01792 202986 897039. 4 May. 2.30pm. £5. loyalty members. Junior Company (7yrs+) 6pm-8pm. Agora Group World on Stage Ltd: The Naked Llanelli Little Theatre: One For further information, ring 01792 Fortnightly on Fridays (from 13 May) Truth o’clock from the House 701570 or visit www.tpfwales.com LC at the Scout Hall, Bryn Rd, Brynmill. 7 May. 7.30pm. £22; £20 groups 25 - 28 May. 7.30pm. £10. Oystermouth Road, Swansea. 10am-12noon. Visitors £3. Talks 10+. The Rumblestrutters THE MINERS’ THEATRE 01792 466500. and discussions on a wide range An Audience with Mal Pope 1 June. 8pm. £10; £8 (early bird). Wind Street, Ammanford SA18 www.thelcswansea.com of subjects. 01792 774832. www. 9 May. 7.30pm. £10. Alison Neil: Truly Yours C.B - 3DN. 08452 263510. Waterpark, Play Area, Climbing agoraswansea.org.uk Ffilm@Ffwrnes: The Lady in the The Story of Charlotte Brontë www.theatrausirgar.co.uk Wall, Boardrider, Health and Alexander Technique Van (12A) 2 June. 7.30pm. £10; £8 concs. Fitness Centre - all under one Learn to move with ease, improve 10 May. 1.30pm. £5 (inc. Comedy Club: Noel James, Beyond Eternity Promotions: roof! posture, enhance performance, refreshments). Adam Vincent & Ignacio Lopez Meet Tommy Atkins reduce pain. Individual lessons and Showaddywaddy 3 June. 8pm. £12; £10 (early bird). 5 May. 7.30pm. £10; £8 concs. LC Upgrade introductory group classes. Philippa 13 May. 7.30pm. £21; £19.50 Ffilm@Ffwrnes: Suffragette Sinfonia Cymru: Public Concert Upgrade your Waterpark visit every Castell M.S.T.A.T. 01792 473415. concs. (12A) 17 May. 3pm. Free. day of the week to include the www.movementsense.com Spoken Word Saturday 7 June. 1.30pm. £5 (inc. Live Superstars of Wrestling Boardrider, Play Area, Climbing Wall All Sewn Up: Sewing Workshops 14 May. 3pm. £3. refreshments). 2 June. 7.30pm. £12; £9 concs; £35 or Spa for just £3 extra. Day & evening sessions available. For Côr Curiad with special guest Ffilm@Ffwrnes: MacBeth (15) family. details and prices: 07867 915 993. Callabro 23 June. 1.30pm. £5 (inc. Cyngor Tref Rhydaman: Family Friday All in www.allsewnupwales.co.uk 14 May. 7.30pm. Sold Out. refreshments). Eisteddfod Rhydaman Every Friday 4pm-8pm (during term Argentinian Llanelli Musical Players: The Dave Cottle Trio 18 June. 1pm & 7pm. £4; 50p time). You can climb, play, swim Every Wed at Holy Trinity Church, Producers 28 June. 7.30pm. £10; £8 (early under 19s. and surf for just £6.50pp. Parkway, Sketty Park SA2 8JQ. 18 - 21 May. 7.30pm. £15. bird £8). Theatr Iolo: Bosci & Ffoni Lessons 7pm-8.30pm; dancing University of Wales Trinity 22 Mehefin. 1.30pm. £6. 360 Beach and 8.30pm-10pm. No partner needed. St David: Ignite - Dance WEEKLY CLASSES Watersports £6 lesson and practica (£4 Performance Showcase Mark Jermin Stage School THE WELFARE HALL Mumbles Road, Swansea. unwaged); £4 practica only. 27 May. 7.30pm. BA Dance Wed. Junior (4-7yrs) 5pm-6pm; Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais. 01792 655844 07771 362 512 or 01792 473415. students. £10; £6 concs. Intermediate (7-11yrs) 6pm- 01639 843163. www.360swansea.co.uk www.tangoessence.co.uk Ballet Cymru: Romeo a Juliet 7.30pm; Senior (11-18yrs) 7.30pm- www.thewelfare.co.uk. with Urban 1 June. 7.30pm. £15; £13 concs. 9pm. For further information, Facebook Providing beach sports, water Tango Nights The Chris & Pui Show ring 01792 458855 or visit www. sports, health walks, well-being Every Fri at Ice Bar, 64 Wind Street. 3 June. 11am & 2pm. £12; £10 markjermin.co.uk CINEMA clubs and much more. Visit the Lesson 8pm-9pm; dancing 9pm- concs; £40 family. For future films and ticket prices, call website for full events timetable. 11pm. No partner needed. Class and Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy THE LYRIC THEATRE the Box Office or visit the website. dancing £5/£4 unwaged; dancing Singers: Last Night of the Proms King Street, Carmarthen SA31 Box Office opening hours: Mon-Fri, £3/£2 unwaged. urbantangonights@ 4 June. 7pm. £20. 1BD. 08452 263510. 10am-3pm. Library Events gmail.com Small World Theatre: Lightning www.theatrausirgar.co.uk Art Class Path LIVE PERFORMANCES For full details of activities and Enjoy drawing and painting with a 6 & 7 June. Mon @ 6.30pm; Tues @ MAIN AUDITORIUM Calan events in your local Library, friendly Art Group at Ostreme Centre, 10am & 1.30pm. £8; £6 concs; £22 The Performance Factory: 6 May. 8pm. £12; £10. please telephone Mumbles. For further information family; £5 loyalty members. Disney’s Camp Rock - The Owiny Sigoma Band: Nyanza the Libraries below or visit contact Diane Thomas on 01792 Sinfonia Cymru: Mercury Project Musical 29 May. 8pm (doors open 7pm). www.swansea.gov.uk/libraries 360240. 10 June. 7.30pm. £16; £12 concs. 7 May. 7.30pm. £10; £8 concs. £10; £8. Central: 01792 636464 Art Tuition – Private & £5 under 27s; £38 family. Re-Live present: Belonging/ Theatr Iolo: Boxy & Sticky Brynhyfryd: 01792 650953 Professional Spoken Word Saturday Perthyn 16 June. 10am; 1.30pm (Welsh Clydach: 01792 843300 For adults and teenagers working

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For further information Weekdays and weekends with Meets fortnightly at 10am in Egyptian and Tribal Bellydance Society contact Violeta at violeta@ Swimkidz. Lessons in Gower, Sketty Hall, Swansea plus other Classes Every 2nd Mon at 7pm in County macrovioletics.co.uk Swansea, Neath and Llanelli. For social events. Promoting fellowship Every Mon at 5.45pm-7pm & Hall, Oystermouth Rd., Swansea www.macrovioletics.co.uk babies from birth to 4 yrs. to retired professional and 7.15pm-8.15pm in the YMCA, 1 The SA1 3SN. Further details from the Mellin Theatre Arts [email protected] businessmen. The club invites new Kingsway, Swansea. Every Wed at secretary on 01443 434547. Classes in Swansea Grand Theatre. www.swimkidz.co.uk members. 01792 206119. www. 7pm-8.15pm in Coelbren Welfare www.glamfhs.org.uk Offering RAD Ballet, ISTD Modern, facebook/SwimkidzSwansea probus.org.uk Hall, upper . 01639 Gower Chorale Choir ISTD Tap, Commercial Jazz, Hip WestWales Classical Ballet Academy 700519. 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[email protected] concs. 01792 204967. john.lever@ www.hearingloss.org.uk/wales partner. 07553 459 369. loosely. Dance Academy Wales First Steps Forward btinternet.com Morriston Ladies Choir: [email protected] Classes held in Sketty and Gowerton Every Tues & Wed at 10am-2pm JKS Karate Swansea Rehearsals Bipolar UK Swansea Support offering Royal Academy of Dance in Penlan Methodist Church Hall, New Shotokan karate club based Every Wed at 7pm-9pm in Tabernacle Group ballet examination and award Penlan (opp Leisure Centre). Social in Sketty. Suitable for ages 6yrs to Chapel Vestry, Woodfield St., Every 1st Mon (except bank classes. For ages 6yrs-adult. With activities group for the disabled. Club adult. Complete beginners welcome. Morriston. 01792 428440. holidays) at 6pm-8pm in the Mind Emma Morgan BA (Hons) PGCE telephone number: 07597 033 877. Visit jksswansea.jimdo.com or email www.morristonladieschoir.co.uk Centre, 66 St Helen’s Rd, SA1 4BE. RAD RTS. 07864 857920. www. 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