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Kidnapping in Machynlleth – April Jones

Really wish I could get out and help with the search for the missing April Jones today. I can’t imagine what the her family must be going through and only hope that someone finds her fit and well soon.

Aberystwyth Park Run 1

Aberystwyth Park Run

I’ve been looking with envy at the various Park Runs around the country lately and had even thought about organising one myself in Aberystwyth but it looks as though someone else is about to do all of the hard work for me. There’s news about that someone is organising a Park Run. The Aberystwyth Athletics...

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LLain Activity Centre

As Scout Leaders for Borth 2nd Scouts, Anna and I organised a trip to Llain Activity centre for the last meeting of the term. With Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers we had about 40 children there and quite a few adults as well. They all seemed to enjoy the archery, climbing and kayaking and especially liked...

Swim Route around Borth Reefs 4

Swimming around Borth Reefs

With the sun shining and lots going on in Borth, we had a lovely weekend. We spent quite a bit of time in the garden, we popped into Borth for the crowning of the Carnival Queen and for Morgan to collect a commemorative mug. The mug was to commemorate the Diamond Jubliee and there was...

Floods in Borth 2

Floods in Borth

Just an update on the floods in Borth. The sun is now shining and at this end of the village it is now a lovely day. If you drive along the main road through Borth you wouldn’t even know it had been raining, but rain it has. The Borth Weather Station recorded 42.2mm of rain...

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Borth and Dolybont Flood Photos

I had a slightly more interesting run than usual this morning. On the way into Borth there seemed to be an unusual amount of emergency service activity and then when I go to the caravan site that I normally run through it was 6 foot underwater. There were coast guards, the RNLI, ambulances, Fire Brigade...

Water Zorbing 3

Jubilee Camp

Phew, we’ve survived the Ceredigion Area Scouts Jubilee Camp that took place in the grounds of Llanerchaeron house.. As new Scout and Explorer leaders this was out first camp with them and it all went well. It was of course a little hectic but there were plenty of activities for the children, including archery, catapults,...

The Flame is Coming 0

Olympic Torch Relay

We managed to miss out on all of the Olympic Torch Relay festivities in Aberystwyth over the weekend as we were away in Northampton for me to compete in the Big Cow Triathlon, but fortunately it was passing close to us on Monday morning. The roads to school were going o be disrupted so the...

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A Jubilee Quest

As Scout & Explorer leaders for Borth 2nd Scouts Anna and I seem to be busy organising things for them to do all the time. The latest is a treasure hunt that we’re calling the ‘Jubilee Quest’ that will have to keep over one hundred of the local Cubs, Scouts and Explorers occuped for an...

Elevation Data from Hill Reps 0

Loads Going on in and Around Aberystwyth

Phew, it may be Wednesday already, but after a long weekend, it feels as though we’ve only just started back properly this week. There was loads going on in this part of the world over the weekend. The coast path was officially opened with a ceremony in Aberystwyth at which the band that Anna plays...