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Sorry if we missed your call this afternoon, the surf was looking good here on Gower with light winds and sun, so we headed to one of our favourite spots. Just grandad and I surfing by ourselves nice. The Gill was due to appear but must of got carried away on his SUP board somewhere.
If you look through our surfing pictures you will see that our surfing customers wear bright red rash vests and that our qualified surf coaches wear white rash vests. All have our logo printed on the chest for ID purposes.
GSD surf school staff wear White Rash Vests
Customers wear Red rash vests
I was up at 06.00 a.m this morning mainly due to the fact that the sun was shining, after what feels like days of rain and wind the sun is out and everything is irie! The webcam is showing a new small swell due to be arriving for Friday and Saturday.
Yesterday I took Izzy and Lara swimming at the Village Hotel SA1 which hosts a superb health club, gym and 25 meter swimming pool which unlike every other indoor facility in Swansea yesterday was still mellow. After a play in the pool the girls had a hot chocolate each whilst I tapped into the free wifi and checked in to the office.
Anyway the sun is out and we are going to the beach, see you down there.
What a great day, in the morning I was surf coaching guys on an empty Gower beach and then by five was at the national stadium located in the capital of Wales along with the red tide that had surged into Wales making it a carnival weekend. Most of the pubs between Pembroke and Cardiff were packed with the red of Munster drinking guiness like there was no 2morow.. What a superb couple of days for Welsh business.
The atmosphere was unbelievable, the noise in the stadium from the 70K Munster men was deafening and when their team run on the park you new there was no way the French had a chance. With support like that, Munster could have beaten any team in the world last night!
Here is a video I shot with my phone hit the you tube link: Munster Men Party in Cardiff
The 'Snowdonia Nights Out Group' present/Y Grwp Noson Allan Eryri yn cyflwyno:
SNOG fest '08 (part 1)
This Sunday MAY 25th/Dydd Sul yma 25ed MAI, @Hendre Hall, nr Bangor (j12, A55)
This years event (now in its 7th year) is returning to its humble
beginnings where once it lay at the forefront of the festival calendar.
The May Bank Holiday weekend has always held with it the promise of
good fortune for an eventful summer season, and this year is no
exception.
With every year the festival calendar becomes fuller and fuller and the
opportunity for performers and artists to express and perform become
ever more accessible, and with it the increased audience to witness
this live spectacle.
This years SNOG fest '08 event is no exception, in fact, if it were an exception then it would be an exception in the reverse to the direction to which many and most festivals work. As the events become bigger and more main stream, then so the acts become bigger and more main stream, and so to, potentially, do the very things that made them festivals in the first place, the people. As the individual becomes increasingly less significant and just heads in a crowd or similarly distant figures on a stage. At SNOG we want the audience to connect with the arts, to participate with the arts, and become a part of the arts.
Whether the sun is shining or it's bucketing down, it doesn't matter. Come along now. snog.
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Y Dydd/THE EVENT:
Prif Llwyfan/Main Room Activities - in assoc with AB AUDIO:
KARAK
The Mephs
Sarah Louise
Iris 3
COLOBOS
electric sunroof
‘Music For Dogs’ Dj’s A10 & Gruff
'Olive Grooves’ Dj’s Senor Tim & Hippy Ad
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Ystafell Hir/Long Room:
2.30pm - 5.30pm 'Olive Grooves’ Open Decks + MC sessions (workshop)
6 - 8pm Distaw/Silence….
BACK_DROP. Presents/yn cyflwyno: Cerdd Byw o/Live Music from 7.30pm from/o
Heglog
Ed gunn & the Big
Rainbow Bridge
Something Personal
CARPET
Filth Machine
Wil Williams v. Kona
Ac hefo + hosted by STORM FM + guests/ac ffrindiau the ‘ELEKTRIK FILTH’ Dj’s
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Yn y Café/The Café: FOOD AVAILABLE on site (by Café Contessa, + BBQ)
BLIPFONICApresents/yn cyflwyno (electronica) from/o 3 - 10pm
Aura Distorter
Chuch
Chapparelll Andrew Hodges
Ed Wright
The Blah Saying Squid
Rob mackay
Simon Proffitt
Iaren
& Harry Perry & John (TBC)
C O L O B O Sinema: from/o 10pm - 3am
a short film festival showcasing local movie makers short films & videos. (Contributors welcome)
Ffilmiau fach yn gael eu ddangos.
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SNOG acoustic stage /llwyfan acoustic (yn y courtyard (undercover!)) 2 - 10pm
Featuring/Hefo:
2 – 3.30pm Open Mic session + guests: John Steel, Nia Morgan, Lhotse Whittle, Karina Durrant, Gaz Williams.
Swing Kitchen
Dan Amor
Dr Jay Jazz Trio
Trnstone
Gwylum Morus
Eric Maddern
John Lawrence
The Rice Hooligan Orchestra
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Make the most of your weekend or holiday leave and Visit Swansea Bay, depending on what your purpose is for the trip you can choose between staying in new hotels in the City or SA1 area, holiday rentals or boutique b and b's in the gorgeous village of Mumbles.
See list of places to stay below:
Tir-Cethin Farm is one of Wales’ newest 5 star holiday destinations. We offer luxury self-catering accommodation in The Gower, South Wales – the UK’s first designated area of outstanding natural beauty.
It’s a great location for short breaks and memorable family holidays in Wales.
We have designed our spacious oak-framed barns to suit young, growing and extended families and friends. With a fresh, contemporary finish, you can experience our natural environment with all the latest conveniences of modern living. With the addition of some of the latest “green technologies” we have tried to make your holiday as environmentally sustainable as possible.
Our aim is to make your stay as memorable as possible. Whether it’s enjoying the outdoor activities such as kite-surfing, pony trekking or walking and collecting shells at nearby Rhossili beach or Three Cliffs Bay – or simply unwinding in our high-quality barn accommodation. There’s even room to think…
It’s what we in Wales call proper holidays | It’s our version of holiday magic!
Picture left is of the 'Tides Reach Guest House' highly rated by customers of our surf school withing a stones throw of the Bay and situated in Mumbles village which of course is close to Caswell Bay and the gateway to Gower booking information > Tides Reach Guest House
Or stay out on Gower in style at Fairy Hill, enjoy the stunning views from the Wormshead hotel, Rhossili bay.
Please see list below of websites for approved providers.
Camping Gower
Pitton Cross gower campsite, Rhossili Bay is 5 minutes away
Mumbles Holiday Cottage
Located in the heart of Mumbles, close to the shops and beaches. Sleeps 2/4 bookings being taken now for summer 2009 contact us for price information on weekly holiday lets
B and B's Mumbles and Swansea
Hotels Swansea Bay and Gower
Maes-yr-haf at Three Cliffs bay, Gower
The Little Langland hotel, Langland Beach
The Village a Hotel with Vibe, SA1 Swansea
Aberavon Beach Hotel, Swansea Bay
Fairy Hill, Located in the heart of Gower
Wormshead Hotel, Rhossili Beach, Gower
Places Ideal for School Activity Visits
Parc Le Breos, Gower
For places to eat click here > Places to eat Swansea and for information on getting to Gower and Swansea bay area click here: Transport links to Swansea bay and Gower
For more info on our surfing lessons or booking a taster session > Click on picture below
Hit the surf this weekend here on Gower, why not book the learn to surf special offer of 3 days for the price of 2. Learn to surf sessions will be run both morning and afternoon throughout the long weekend. For more information on booking simply click here 'how to book your surf lessons', or pay online via our surf shop. If it is the last minute simply txt us to book in on 077 395 361 22
The school group from Liverpool had fun in the Gower sun today, down at Caswell Bay, Swansea. It is the sixth year that they have visited us here. It will be half term next week for England and Wales so do not forget to book in for our school holiday surf club run at Caswell bay Monday - Friday see you on the beach this weekend.
School holiday surf club at Caswell beach. During half term (26th - 30th May) SurfGSD
operates the Junior Surfing Academy meeting at 09.30 at Caswell Beach
near Mumbles. Pick up time is 15.30. Monday to Friday only, all those
8 andunder must have parental/guardians present at the beach.
New for this season- Early Risers Surf Club. Drop off the young surfers @ 8.30. £5 extra per day.
All under 18's must have parental consent. All surfers must be able to swim 50 meters in a swimming pool. There are two options; one day rate is £30 or 5 day (week package) costs £130.
If you have more than one in your family or would like to send a group of friends along with your own child simply contact us for group discount.
Please note that all our surfing courses include the use of surfing equipment.
To book your school holiday surf club here on Gower please click here 'surf swansea'.
