Aberystwyth Sea2Shore Food Festival a Success
Despite the severe weather warning, Aberystwyth Sea2Shore food festival, held on Aberystwyth promenade, was an outstanding success on Sunday 11 August 2019!
Sea2Shore celebrates Cardigan Bay’s Coastal Heritage and all that’s good in Wales. The event included a huge range of traders offering quality local produce and craft stalls. From paella to pizza, cheeses to wines, local fish, vegetables, meat and lovely cakes and brownies.
As well as stalls, there were chef demonstrations from talented people including Michelin-starred Chef Gareth Ward from Ynys Hir.
There was plenty for children to enjoy including Punch & Judy, go-karting, trampolines, face painting and more!
Crowds also enjoyed a demonstration of surf lifesaving techniques from the Aberystwyth Surf Lifesaving Club.
The festival, which began in 2011 as a small event to raise awareness of the fishing industry in Cardigan Bay, now draws in thousands of visitors.
Representatives from Penparcau Community Forum and Aberystwyth Rotary Club cycled miles to raise funds for Prostate Cancer research on the day. Many charities were there too, as well as Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Hywel Dda Health Board Council and the Council’s Coast and Countryside team.
For more information, contact Alison Kinsey on 01545 574162.
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Sea2Shore was established in 2011 in order to raise awareness of the fishing industry in Cardigan Bay and to help to celebrate and promote locally sourced food and drink.
The festival is located on the promenade at Aberystwyth where stalls offer locally produced food. Food demonstrations have been given by local and Michelin starred chefs. Aberystwyth Farmers Market also participate (winners of Best Food Market in the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards 2014). The festival also promotes local, young entrepreneurs.
Other events have included demonstrations by Aberystwyth Surf Life Saving Club, fishing and fly-tying demonstrations, art and craft stalls and children’s craft activities, go karts and an aquarium featuring local fish. The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales organise dolphin watches and seashore safaris. Other organisations participating include the RNLI, Aberystwyth Beach Buddies, RSPB and St John Ambulance.
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