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Preparing
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Beekeeping - An Introduction - CALU Technical note 040401 (compiled
by CBKA)
Conwy Seed and Honey
Fairs, information for stallholders.
News:
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The Beekeeping Course starting in September
2010 is now fully subscribed - get your name down for 2011!! Contact
course organiser pete.barrar@virgin.net |
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Volunteers wanted to help at the Tal y
Cafn apiary: Contact Chris Clarke, apiary manager on 01745 832812. |
CBKA Honey Show Rules
CSL Advisory
Leaflets
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Conwy Seed Fair, Friday 26th
March 2010, 9am to 4pm.
Conwy Honey Fair, Monday 13th
September 2010, 9am to 4pm.
Information for visitors
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Venue:
Conwy High Street
and
Lancaster Square, 9am to 4pm. Free admission.
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Weather
permitting, we expect the High Street and
Lancaster Square
to be filled with stalls, including honey stalls at the Honey Fair, plants
and seeds at the Seed Fair, plus crafts, home produce and local charities.
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The
High Street will be closed to non-emergency traffic from 9am to 4pm.
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Disabled
access. Conwy High Street is paved with flagstones, and is accessible with
care.
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The
Fairs are very busy. Be wary in case of pickpockets and purse-snatchers.
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Getting to
Conwy….
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Car.
Conwy is on the A55 North Wales Expressway, 1½ miles from Junction 19.
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There
is limited public car parking in Conwy.
Mount Pleasant
long-stay Car Park just outside the walls, off the
Bangor Road
, is cheaper than the town centre car park.
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Many
visitors park free in Llandudno Junction, and walk across the Cob to Conwy,
a 20-minute walk.
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Bus.
Arriva buses from Llandudno and Llandudno Junction serve Conwy regularly.
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Bicycle.
5-minute ride across the Cob from Llandudno Junction.
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Train.
Conwy station is 3 minutes by train from Llandudno Junction station.
Llandudno Junction has services to
Bangor
,
Chester
, Crewe and
London
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Places
to stay in Conwy….
Please
visit www.gwleddconwyfeast.co.uk
and look under Visiting Conwy / Accommodation
Places
to eat in Conwy….
Please
visit www.gwleddconwyfeast.co.uk
and look under Visiting Conwy / Eat and Drink
Conwy
is a World Heritage site with many attractions, including…
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Conwy
Castle. Edward 1st
finest castle.
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Plas
Mawr, the best preserved Elizabethan town house in
Britain.
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Conwy
Town
walls. The best
preserved mediaeval town walls in
Britain. Free entry.
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Royal
Cambrian
Academy
Art
Gallery,
Crown Lane. Free entry.
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The
Smallest house in
Great Britain
, on the Quay.
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Aberconwy
House, Free entry to National Trust members.
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Telford
Suspension Bridge, free entry to National Trust members.
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Shopping….
Conwy
has a wide variety of unusual shops, including:
In
the High Street:
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Edwards
of Conwy butchers, Jackdaw Fine Foods, Conwy Fine Wines,
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Yesteryears
traditional toyshop, North Wales Potters’ Gallery, Stilwell’s chocolate
shop.
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In
Castle Street
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Secret
Garden, Jean Morgan-Roberts
Gallery, Conwy Strollers shoe shop, Conwy Outdoor Shop.
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Emergency
services….
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Public
toilets….
Conwy Castle Visitor Centre and Conwy Quay.
Looking ahead….
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If
you’ve enjoyed the Fairs, you must visit Gwledd Conwy Feast, the
best food and drink event in
North Wales, which is held every year on the last weekend of October.
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Venues
all over the town.
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Visit
www.gwleddconwyfeast.co.uk for
details.
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Feedback….
We
would welcome your comments or suggestions on the Conwy Fairs.
Please
email the organiser peter@honeyfair.freeserve.co.uk
or phone 01492 650851.
Compiled
by
Peter McFadden
, “Ynys Goch”, Ty’n y Groes, Conwy LL32 8UH.
Secretary,
Conwy Beekeepers' Association, Event Organisers on behalf of Conwy Town Council.
Updated
September 2008
Markets:
Conwy Country Market in Royal British Legion,
every Tuesday 10am 'til
12am., www.country-markets.co.uk
Conwy
Farmers' Market at RSPB Reserve, last Wednesday in each month, 9am to 2pm.
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