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Daniel Price
August 23, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 14 minutes
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In this week’s Pembrokeshire Scoop:
🍺 Best Pub in Wales
🏆 Success at World Championships
💚 Plastic Free Community Award
🐮 Seaweed Supplement for Cows
🏅 Young Bowler Wins Hattrick of Singles Titles
🥳 Upcoming Events for the Week - It’s Festival Time!
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The Scoop
CAMRA’s Pub of the Year 2024 is at the business end of the competition and there are only 17 pubs remaining. One the pubs in with a chance of being crowned the best pub in the UK 2024 by the Campaign for Real Ale is the Cresselly Arms, in Pembrokeshire. Located in Cresswell Quay, the pub has already received the accolade of ‘best pub in Wales’ by being the only Welsh representative in the top 17 pubs.
(Image: WalesOnline)
At high tide, the pub is accessible by boat from the Milford Haven estuary and there are several walking routes in the area. Having previously been named Pembrokeshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2015 and 2024, the Cresselly Arms has gone one better in 2024 by being names the best pub in Wales and there could be more success to come. Could we shortly be raising a glass to the best pub in the UK?!
It is not often we get to celebrate success at a World Championship but Kelly Williams School of Dance were the toast of Pembrokeshire as they came third at the 2024 UDO World Street Dance Championships. The event was held in Blackpool between 14th and 18th August. The Kelly Williams School of Dance is based in Pembroke Dock and the school’s intermediate under 16 team finished in third place.
(Image: Kelly Williams)
There were several categories including Duo, Battle Dance, Quads and Juniors plus dance schools from over 40 countries, so the competition was strong. Talking about their success, Kelly said, “It is a dream come true. This was our ninth championships. We’ve placed once before but we never went past the preliminary stages. However, this year we finished second in the prelims and third place in the final.”
Two years of work between EcoDewi, St Davids City Council, local businesses, organisations, and local residents has led to St Davids being awarded the Plastic Free Community Award. The award was confirmed by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and local businesses and groups have come together to earn the title.
(Image: Eco Dewi)
Speaking about the award, EcoDewi’s project lead Jeremy Wadia said, “It has been fantastic to work with a range of great local businesses and organisations towards this award for St Davids. Of course the city isn’t totally plastic free, but there are loads of actions we can all take to reduce single-use products in our day to day lives for the benefit of our environment.”
William and Katy Fox have 322 British Friesians at South Astridge Farm, St Florence and since December 2023, they have participated in the Farming Connect ‘Our Farms’ study. The aim of the study is to assess the impact on milk when feeding cows a seaweed supplement. The aim of the tests is to measure the effects of the supplement on ammonia emissions from slurry.
(Image: Business Wales)
The good news for us consumers is the interim results of the study show there was no negative impact on the quality of the milk and not even a hint of seaweed in the taste!
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Other News
Saundersfoot Festivities New Year’s Day Swim (NYDS) committee make generous donation to RNLI
Small Woods charity to offer free online courses to boost wellbeing
Pembrokeshire Grackle of autumn 2023 identified as Great-tailed by DNA analysis
Pupil from Narberth Community Primary School wins Blas y Tir Pembrokeshire Earlies design prize
Local Business
🌶️ Traditional Mexican cooking arrives in Pembrokeshire thanks to Coco’s Mexican Cuisine at Milford Waterfront
Local Sport
⚽ Haverfordwest County AFC beat Caernarfon Town to secure second win of the season
⛵ 2024 Merlin Rocket Nationals Championships a success at Tenby Sailing Club
🏏 Pembrokeshire Division One cricket season reaching exciting climax
🥇 Katie Dickinson tastes further success at West Wales bowls finals in Haverfordwest
⚽ Goodwick United lift Jubilee Cup thanks to 3-2 win over Clarbeston Road
🎾 New Floodlights for Haverfordwest Tennis Club
⚽ Pembrokeshire First Division football season starts with wins for Goodwick United, Milford United, Kilgetty, Hakin United, and Tenby
🥊 Pembroke Amateur Boxing Club receive grant to purchase new equipment
What’s On This Week?
🏌️ Charity Golf Day
Haverfordwest Golf Club
Friday, August 23rd | 8:00am | More Info
🎶 Fishguard Jazz & Blues Festival
Ffwrn, Peppers, Theatr Gwaun, St Mary's Church (Fishguard)
Friday, August 23rd - Monday, 26th August | Various Times | More Info
🫒 Mamma Mia Dinner Party
Nautico's Restuarant, Milford Haven Marina
Friday, August 23rd | 6:00pm | More Info
❓Hope MS Therapy Centre Quiz Night
Unit 57 Honeyborough Business Park, Nayland
Friday, August 23rd | 6:00pm | More Info
🧘♀️ Free Yoga, Free Pizza
CrossFit Pembrokeshire, Tenby
Friday, August 23rd | 6:30pm | More Info
🎤 Lowri Wyn in Concert
St. James Church, Manorbier
Friday, August 23rd | 7:00pm | More Info
🌽 Caerhys Harvest Party
Caerhys Organic Farm, St Davids
Friday 23rd & Saturday, August 24th | 6:00pm | More Info
🧶 Craft Fair
Little Haven Village Hall
Saturday 24th - Monday, August 26th | 10:00am | More Info
⚔️ Weekend of Weaponry & Warfare
Carew Castle
Saturday 24th & Sunday, August 25th | 10:00am | More Info
💍 Decorative Summer Fair
Saundersfoot Vintage Antiques
Saturday, August 24th | 10:00am | More Info
🚜 Camrose Vintage Working Day
Folly Cross Fields, Camrose
Saturday, August 24th | 11:00am | More Info
🎉 Fishguard Carnival
Fishguard and Goodwick
Saturday, August 24th | 12.30pm | More Info
🍔 Bank Holiday Brunch
JT Abergwaun Hotel, Fishguard
Saturday, 24th & Sunday, August 25th | 12:00pm | More Info
🎵 Dathliad Cymru-Affrica Festival
Bluestone Brewery, Cilgwyn
Saturday, August 24th | 3:30pm | More Info
🎵 Tin Man Revolution
Galleon Inn, Broad Haven
Saturday, August 24th | 4:00pm | More Info
🔢 Flamingo Bingo Summer Series
The Hangar, Milford Haven
Saturday, August 24th | 6:00pm | More Info
🎞️ Top Gun: Maverick - Sunset Cinema
Pembrokeshire Sunflowers, Trefaes Ganol
Saturday, August 24th | 7:00pm | More Info
🎵 Pop Punk Party
HaverHub, Haverfordwest
Saturday, August 24th | 7:00pm | More Info
🎼 Rhosygilwen Proms Day 1
Menter Rhosygilwen
Saturday, August 24th | 7:30pm | More Info
🦇 Bat Walk and Talk
Minwear Woods, Narberth
Saturday, August 24th | 8:45pm | More Info
🥳 Kilgetty Summer Fete
Kingsmoor Sports & Social Club
Sunday, August 25th | 12:00pm | More Info
🌭 Sausage and Cider Festival
The Bristol Trader, Haverfordwest
Sunday, August 25th | 2:00pm | More Info
🎼 Rhosygilwen Proms Afternoon Day 2
Menter Rhosygilwen
Sunday, August 25th | 2:30pm | More Info
🎶 2 Step 2 – Yard Party
HaverHub, Haverfordwest
Sunday, August 25th | 4:00pm | More Info
🎵 Porthgain End of Summer Party
The Sloop Inn
Sunday, August 25th | 6:00pm | More Info
🎺 Thomas Marsh’s Jazz Trio
Twr y Felin Hotel, St Davids
Sunday, August 25th | 7:00pm | More Info
🎞️ Grease - Sunset Cinema
Victoria Hall, Roch
Sunday, August 25th | 7:00pm | More Info
🎤 Swift and Styles
Boulevard Theatre, Milford Haven
Wednesday, August 28th | 7:30pm | More Info
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