27/04/2013 - Barley Saturday - Cardigan
27/04/2013 12pm judging; 2.00pm parade through town
Historic annual event which in the past provided farmers from surrounding areas with the chance to hire new staff and inspect prize stallions put out to stud. After the judging there will be a parade of stallions through the town.
Mr Keith Bowen 01239 612902
02/01/2013 Easy 3 mile walk
1.00pm Cerddwyr Aberteifi / Cardigan Ramblers: Around St Dogmaels
Village car park, St Dogmaels
Easy 3 mile walk with optional tea at finish. Meet: Car park, St Dogmaels, grid ref. SN 165460. No Dogs
Dry Felt Needle workshop - Saturday 1st December
Make personal Christmas presents for your friends and family
at the Coach House Visitor Centre St Dogmaels
10am - 1pm
Bookings in advance only - please ring Eve O'Neill on 01559 370 191 or e-mail eve2222@talktalk.net
Cost £25 to include tuition and all materials
The Spice of Christmas Workshop - Tuesday 4st Dec
Coach House St Dogmaels
Why put sage in your stuffing, spices in your mulled wine, and cinnamon in your mincemeat? Discover the history and health wonders of Christmas herbs and spices.
Making bespoke smellies for gifts for your nearest and dearest with Medical Herbalist Lara Bean
Spend a fun evening learning how to make the most of these warm winter aromas, creating Christmas presents for your loved ones and decorations that do more than simply smell good!
Adults £10 / Children £8 Materials included
Please Book through the Coach House 01239 615389 larabernays@hotmail.com
Herbs for winter Ills Workshop - Tuesday Dec 11th
At The Coach House ,St Dogmeals
6.30pm Adults £10 / Children £8
Explore the strong Welsh tradition of using herbs to ward off winter ills from thyme cough syrup to elderberry wine with Lara Bean, Medical Herbalist BSc (hons) MNIMH
Old wives tales or old and wise tales?
In this fascinating evening discover the truth and science behind remembered remedies. Learn how to put these remedies to use including making your own flue tea, chilli muscle rub and much more… All materials included
Please Book through the Coach House 01239 615389 / larabernays@hotmail.com
IWD Funding 2013
Here is the link for anyone interested in funding to put on events for International Women's day in March 2013:
http://wenwales.org/wp-content/uploads/IWD-Application-form-English-2013.doc
Christmas Food, Wine & Craft Festival 9 Dec
@St Dogmaels Abbey & Coach House Visitor Centre
Admission: free
Coach House 01239 615389
11am - 5pm
Oriel Milgi 'Closed until' 28th November
We are having a holiday! So will be closed until 28th November 2012. If you'd like to book a room you can still do so by going online to:
http://www.orielmilgi.co.uk/booking.html
The Independent Travel review August 2012
We've had a wonderful 2 page review of Oriel Milgi and St Dogmaels in The Independent on Sunday's travel section by Rhiannon Batten who stayed with us last February:
"Opened last November in pretty St Dogmaels, this three-room B&B, a few doors down from the village shop, looks like any other village house from the outside. Step over the threshold, however, and you find yourself inside a cosseting seaside retreat. Once a sea-captain's house, Oriel Milgi is a picture of grace, with a spiralling Georgian staircase at its heart, custom-designed doors, and a mix of contemporary and vintage furnishings. There's also a commitment to sustainability that runs to softly coloured, non-toxic paintwork and renewable energy."
Click here to read the full review
A Bay To Remember Boat Trips:
Trips are £25 per adult, children £12 for 1 hour Longer tours are also available.
http://www.baytoremember.co.uk/
tel: 01239 623558
The Guardian - Top 10 Pembrokeshire pubs - Teifi Netpool - St Dogmaels
Teifi Netpool Inn, St Dogmaels
Situated on the tidal Teifi Estuary, St Dogmaels is a former fishing village with a working corn-mill, a ruined abbey and several good pubs. Worth seeking out is the Teifi Netpool Inn, slightly off the main thoroughfare and once the hub of the local salmon industry; the "netpool" of the name was a noted salmon netting pool in the river below the pub. Many relics of the industry are on display, including a coracle.
A well-run village local, the Teifi Netpool is being gradually refurbished, and the new-look restaurant serves good-quality pub food seven days a week. There are real ales from Breconshire Brewery, including the popular Ramblers Ruin, and Welsh ciders on draught. Families will appreciate the large outdoor play area on the adjoining village green.
• 01239 612680,
teifinetpoolinn.com
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/jul/11/top-10-pubs-pembrokeshire-wales?newsfeed=true
'Top 10 hotels and B&Bs in Pembrokeshire' Guardian Online review
"Oriel Milgi, St Dogmaels
Opened last November in this pretty coastal village right at the far northern reaches of the county, Oriel Milgi's name refers to its owners' twin passions for art and whippets. Once a sea captain's house, the B&B's three bedrooms now set rustic wooden headboards and French linen sheets against sleek, contemporary bathrooms, vintage furniture and local art ("Coed" is the most decadent with its attached wet room and views out across the garden to the estuary beyond) but, more importantly, hospitality is done to Olympic standards.
• 01239 612556, http://www.orielmilgi.co.uk. Doubles from £75 B&B
Top 10 hotels and B&Bs in Pembrokeshire " Rhiannon Batten, The Guardian 11 July 2012
Click on the link and then on the symbol for B&B at the top on St Dogmaels and this review will appear.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/interactive/2012/jul/11/holiday-guide-to-pembrokeshire-interactive
Cardigan Castle Needs Your Help This Summer!
Cardigan Castle has to raise £150,000 from the community in order to achieve the £11million European funding to continue with the restoration project.
We have a number of fund-raising events this summer and are looking for people to help out in a variety of ways, including:
1 – 5 July Biblathon: As people read the Bible around the clock from cover to cover, we are looking for people to make refreshments, help time-keep and take sponsorship entry fees
23 July – 20 August Archaeology Dig at the castle: people can help with digging, cleaning, sorting and recording, and making refreshments, or just come along to watch and learn from the archaeologists
28 July Coffee morning at the Guildhall: volunteers needed to help serve teas & coffees, sell raffle tickets and entertain the crowds
1 August Cardigan Show: we will have a table at the show, selling raffle tickets and ducks for the duck race on 11 August and need general help manning the stand
4-11 August National Eisteddfod: if anyone is going to the Eisteddfod and can spare an hour to help man Cardigan Castle’s stand, please get in touch!
11 – 12 August River & Food Festival: help on the castle stand, selling raffle tickets, serving teas & coffees (ideally dressed up in medieval clothes!). Also, if anyone’s interested in holding or joining craft lessons (e.g. knitting and sewing), please let us know
Contact: 01239 615131
David Quarrell walking the circumference of Wales for Cancer Research
The lovely David Quarrell and his wife Tess stayed with us for a night this week.
David is aiming to be the first person to walk the whole of the All Wales Coast Path and also the link down Offa's Dyke from North to South. All money raised is going to Cancer Research and is in memory of his father Gerry Quarrell who died last year of cancer and who helped create the All Wales Coast path.
You can follow David's adventure and donate online here.
http://walkwales1027.com/donate.htm
If you are a B&B on his route and would like to donate a nights accommodation please contact David and Tess asap.
Click here to see David talking about his walk on this youtube clip we filmed as he set off from Pembrokeshire into Ceredigion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdiz_kkku2M&feature=endscreen
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