Taking place around 9.30 on the 1^st and 2^nd of October The Feastival (Wales’ Alternative Food Festival) promises to bring liveliest and quirkiest of foods to the centre of Bridgend. There will be a Farmers Market, Food and Drink Stands and a Tasting Tent. Expect a 10 Foot Cauliflower Sheep, Egg Drop, Leek Lobbing, The Mad Chef & Egg on Legs and the most bizarre food art in South Wales.

Be sure to check out The Feastival’s official site as well as they’re blog for more up to date info, as well as recipe’s and food videos.

If you have any queries or questions regarding the event please get in touch with the Festivals Office at 01656 661338 or contact Barry King at king-barry@btconnect.com. Please do not use the comments section. The event organisers themselves do not run this site and I only have access to the information you see here.

From August 26^th to 30^th a wide variety of free entertainment will be coming to ‘The Green’ by Salt Lake Car Park. Live music (spanning from Solo Acoustic Acts to Blues & Rock Bands – line up below), free exhibitions by local artists and photographers, a great range of crafts and gift stalls and top notch archery will be present at our up and coming event – Fun In The Sun.

 
If you have any queries or questions regarding the event please get in touch with the Festivals Office at 01656 661338 or contact Barry King at king-barry@btconnect.com. Please do not use the comments section. The event organisers themselves do not run this site and I only have access to the information you see here.

Have a look at these superb photo’s of the Bridgend Lions Festival Of Races. A few of them are our own but the vast majority were taken by the supremely talented Louis Milburn who generously lent them to us for the purposes of this gallery.

Be sure to check out his site and see all of his other fantastic photography.

The inaugural Bridgend Lions Festival of Running 5km saw a close race on the tight 5 lap circuit in Bridgend Town Centre.  An excellent Welsh field was started by the First Minister, Carwyn Jones AM, and a large group of contenders led through the first kilometre in an ambitious 2.52   led by former Olympic triathlete Marc Jenkins.

The pace settled down, and a group of 10 athletes went through 2k in 5:52 with Simon Jones taking the first of 3 Wyndham Street primes, as the narrow tight course, made a perfect spectator friendly loop of the pedestrianised centre.

The relentless pace saw the group whittled down, with Chris Discombe, confident from his 14:37 Welsh 5000m championship title on the track a week earlier, taking the 2^nd prime award.

The race opened up on the last lap with Nat Lane (Cardiff AAC) stretching the field and taking the final prime, however always in the shadows, was the threat of Steve Davies with his 1500m track speed, and devastating kick.

In the final 500m he pounced to take an immediate advantage to impressively pull away to win, taking Chris Discombe with him to 2^nd place.

In the womens race Olympic triathlete Helen Jenkins ran from gun to tape, to take the win, and ran a solid 16:35.  This win has come off the back of two world class triathlon performances the previous weekends in Madrid and Des Moines, USA.

Alaw Beynon-Thomas was always comfortable in 2^nd ahead of Swansea’s Elinor Kirk.

RESULTS

MEN

WOMEN

ELITE 5km

OPEN 5km

TEAMS

If you want to get an idea what our 2010 Fun In The Sun event will look like, be sure to check out our photo’s from last year’s one – now up on our facebook page.

Click on the picture to follow the link to the photo album.

Something nifty from the archives for you all. A whopping 230 Photos from the 2009 Bridgend County Show are now available on our Facebook page. To take a gander at the charming photos – excellently shot by Louis Milburn – click on the photo.

Taking place at the “Green” adjacent to Salt Lake Car Park in seaside Porthcawl, Fun In The Sun see’s over 60 traders setting up stalls on Bank Holiday Weekend (Thursday the 26th to Monday the 30th).

If you are a member of a group or society interested in promoting a hobby or pastime at the show be sure to give us a ring at 01656 661338.

On the 1st and 2nd of October, Wales’ alternative food festival – Feastival, (Cringeworthy pun totally intended), will be coming to Bridgend Town Centre bringing an assortment of interestingly delicious and deliciously interesting foods. Check out Wyndham & Caroline Street and Market Street on the day.

Check out the event at our Facebook Page.

On Saturday, June the 19th, Bridgend Lions, in collaboration with the Bridgend Athletic Club, Welsh Athletics and Bridgend Festivals, bring you an afternoon of exciting racing in the Bridgend Town Centre.

ADARE STREET SPRINT
All are welcome to come and try our 50 metre sprint sessions. There will be four competitors per race and the fastest shall be invited back for the finals. Event to commence at 4.00pm with the finals beginning at 5.30pm. Races for all ages – Under 11’s, 13’s, 15’s, 17’s and Seniors.

TOWN CENTRE RACES
The main event will be an elite men’s and women’s 5000m challenge. There will also be Four Primary Schools Challenge Mile Races for boys and girls of years five and six, as well as an Under 13’s Mile, Under 15’s 3000m, and Under 17’s 3000m. The day will culminate in the all comers 5000m challenge.

NOTE: All sprints and races are accurately measured. Ages for all races as UK: Athletics Rules Runners must be 15 or older on the day to run the 5000m.

PRESENTATIONS MADE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING FROM THE PODIUM

Applications available from our offices at

Festival Office, 1st Floor Cambria House,

Wyndham Street,

Bridgend

CF31 1EB,

Telephone: 01656 661338

Or

Apply online at http://www.blfor.co.uk

TIME TABLE

4.00pm – Primary School Mile Challenge
Boys Yr. 5
Girls Yr. 5
Boys Yr. 6
Girls Yr. 6

5:00pm – Age Group Races
Under 13, Yrs 7 & 8 – Mile
Under 15, Yrs 9 & 10 – 3000m
Under 17, Yrs 11 & 12 – 3000m

6:00pm – Elite 5 Kilometres
Men & Women – 5000m

6:30pm – Challenge 5 Kilometres
Mass Race – 5000m

AFFILIATES:

Bridgend Lions Club
www.bridgendlions.org.uk

Bridgend Athletic Club\Bridgend County Borough Council
www.bridgendac.co.uk

Welsh Athletics
www.welshathletics.org

Check out the event at our facebook page.

UPDATE: You can now download registration forms (pdf format) by following the link below. Mail them to our offices (which are listed above) if you wish to apply in that fashion.

Registration form

REGISTRATION COSTS

Taking place on the 9th, 10th and 11th of July Pencoed College (Junction 35 off the M4) will be hosting the Bridgend County Show. There will be Horse Riding, Dog shows and other elements of Wales’ pastoral life will be there for your enjoyment.

If you are looking for a comprehensive breakdown of the days events look no further than the links below, where you can find the Horse Show Schedule, Show Jumping Schedule and Dog Show Schedule. Also below you can find a Craft and Trade Stands Booking Form if you are interested in running a stall at the event.

The entry forms can be acquired below (be sure to fill in both pages). Simply right click the thumbnails below and save the images to your desktop and you can print the off at home. Or, alternatively, check out the official site for more information.

UPDATE: New horse classes (Open Working Hunter & Novice Working Hunter) have been added. The Schedule of Classes programme has been updated to reflect this new information. Download the file if you wish to see all the details.