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River Festival 2005

The River Festival took place at Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre and Ponds on August 9th. The event was organised by four Communities First area’s – Upper Afan Valley First, Fairyland Brynbrythyn and Penllyn, Pelenna First and Sandfields First. Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services and Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre were also involved in the organisation of the event.

The event was organised as a celebration of the River with the aim of bringing together various service providers in the area in order to provide a free family fun day with free activities for the children of the Afan Valley.

The event was very well attended by over 500 people, and there were activities all afternoon to keep the children entertained – these ranged from canoeing (Afan Paddlers), fishing (The Environment Agency), Pond Dipping (Keep Wales Tidy), water experiments, crafts, bouncy castle/slide, children’s entertainers to advice from the Community Police, St Johns Ambulance, Local Action Centre, Action Team For Jobs and the Cancer Carer’s Group. We had a very positive response from all the people who attended and the general feeling was that we should organise this event every year.

By Joanne, Carol and Gabrielle – Community First Co-ordinators.

River Festival Images