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Wales Online
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
In It Together Festival 2025 line up, how to get there and banned items
In It Together Festival 2025 line up, how to get there and banned items In It Together festival is back for it's third year in Margam, and here is everything you need to know to prepare for the weekend. In It Together welcomes festivalgoers of all ages (Image: Mark Lewis ) This bank holiday weekend will see In It Together popping back up in Margam, Port Talbot. Just off junction 38 of the M4 we'll see big acts from the world of music grace the stage of the third year of the local festival. Headlining the weekend will be the Kaiser Chiefs, Becky Hill and former Boyzone member Ronan Keating. The weekend will run from Thursday, May 22 (for campers) and finish on Sunday, May 25, before the Eisteddfod yr Urdd starts in Margam Park the following week. So, what can you expect from the festival? Here's everything you need to know. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What's On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here When is it on? The festival will take place on Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th May 2025, with exclusive campers party on Thursday 22nd May which will be headlined by Boys and Girls singer Pixie Lott. The campsites will be open for arrivals from 9am-7pm from Thursday (with an early access ticket), and 9am – 7pm on Friday and Saturday. The festival site will be open from 2pm on Thursday and close at 11pm. It will open at 10am on Friday and Saturday and close by 2am. Sunday will also open at 10am, but will be closing early at midnight. Article continues below Last entry to the festival arena will strictly be 7pm, and they recommend you arrive early to avoid the queues and guarantee entry. How to get there? In It Together festival takes place at Old Park Farm, Water Street, Margam, Port Talbot SA13 2TG. It is easily located by car and bus. The nearest train station is Port Talbot Parkway, which has a bus station directly outside. Content cannot be displayed without consent Parking If you plan on driving to the festival, there will be parking available. The car park will be open from 9am until 7pm on each day and passes are available at a cost of £29 per vehicle. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so the organisers recommend booking in advance. There will also, be two car parks, one for weekend camping and one for day visitors. Camping The campsite will be open from 9am to 7pm on Friday 23rd May and Saturday 24th May. However, if you added early access to your ticket you can enter the campsite from 9am on Thursday, May 22 which also allows access to the exclusive campers party. The event have said that if you paid for camping tickets in full at time of purchase before 01/01/2025, you will receive Early Access and Thursday Campers Party for free. Although, if you purchased your tickets using a payment plan, you will have to purchase the add on separately unless you booked on November 6, which was a promotional day run by the festival. There will be camping convenience stores available, as well as a selection of breakfast food traders. You will be able to also have access to showers, toilets and a dedicated BBQ area. They also offer Boutique Camping upgrades. You can also upgrade your camping experience by booking one of our Boutique Camping packages. They have said that all campers but have vacated the festival grounds by 12pm at the latest on Monday, May 26. What can I bring? Upon entry, everyone will be searched and management reserve the right to confiscate prohibited items so here is what you can and cannot bring with you to In It Together 2025. Those who are camping on the site and wish to bring stoves can only bring purpose-built gas stoves with small gas bottles (2.2kg), and you will not be able to bring spare gas bottles. These stoves can only be used for cooking in a designated area of the Campsite, and should not be used inside individual tents. Gazebos are not permitted as they have limited camping spaces available on the site. The following list are prohibited items from In It Together: Glass items Candles Gas canisters Flares, knives Illegal substances Drugs 'Legal highs' Laser equipment/pens Megaphones Nitrous oxide Animals (Guide and assistance dogs are, of course, welcome) Fireworks Smoke canisters Poles Drones Any items which in the absolute discretion of the Promoter are considered to be a risk to the safety of the audience and/or affect the enjoyment of the audience and/or the running of the Festival are prohibited. So, if you are camping you can bring your own food and alcohol (within moderation) to the campsite. They have said that "w hen unloading your camping equipment from your car, you are only permitted to bring alcohol in on the FIRST trip, all other attempts to bring in alcohol will not be allowed." They have said that you can bring one combination of the following into the campsite PER PERSON: 10 x cans of beer or lager or cider OR 10 premixed spirit cans (max 250ml) OR 1 bottle of wine decanted into a plastic bottle. They have noted that: Strictly no spirits or hard liquor are permitted No glass is permitted on site Searches will be undertaken upon entry to ensure this is complied with Any alcohol above this allocation will be confiscated This alcohol may only be consumed within the campsite Sealed bottles of water and soft drinks are allowed, but will be checked on entry to the campsite. There will be no limit on soft drinks In It Together only allows you to go back to your car between 9am-11am. In the main area, you are not permitted to bring your own food or alcohol with you, they will make an exception of baby food for the littlest ones. However, there will also be concessions serving coffee and breakfasts each morning and throughout the day, and a wide selection of food and drink vendors in the Main Arena. Any alcohol you bring, you can only consume it within the campsite and they will provide bins the gates to dispose of any items before entering the main arena. You will be able to purchase a wide variety of alcohol within the venue itself from the vendors available. Unfortunately, they have not yet released a list of which vendors will be available on site during the weekend. Who is performing? Friday- Main Stage Kaiser Chiefs The Pigeon Detectives Vengaboys Amy Winehouse Band Calum Bowie House & Garage Orchestra Special Guest TBC following Myles Smith having to drop out of the line up, due to conflicting schedules. Saturday- Main Stage Becky Hill Bru-C Peter Doherty Sugarhill Gang & Furious 5 Chesney Hawkes Grace Gachot Himalayas Shola Ama Sunday- Main Stage Ronan Keating James Morrison Daniel Bedingfield Jason Donovan Feet So Solid Crew The Hoosiers A mystery special guest You can find the line up for the other stages below. Article continues below Content cannot be displayed without consent
Irish Times
29-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
An Post €3 million branding campaign is first since 2019
State-owned An Post has launched a 'brand reset', under the banner of 'Making Better Happen', its first branding campaign since 2019, at a cost of more than €3 million. Launched as part of the company's new strategy, An Post sees the campaign as a 'brand refresh' to focus the public's eye on the services the company delivers as it shifts towards digital products and sustainability. 'We have a new 'Green Light' strategy within the company that sets out our strategic direction until 2028 so we wanted to refresh the brand from where we were five or six years ago, said An Post marketing director Julie Gill. 'Our aim is to make better happen for our citizens and businesses every day,' she said, emphasising the company's online presence. READ MORE In their previous rebranding campaign in 2019, An Post embraced the tagline 'For Your World' seeking to highlight their move online as they announced two sub-brands in ecommerce and financial services: An Post Money and An Post Commerce. 'A lot has changed since then,' said Ms Gill, 'We are now really established in financial services and we have shifted to being an ecommerce company as well.' The An Post marketing director said the new branding hopes to reflect how the company has changed and will 'show all of the products and services that we offer to customers in a really natural way'. The Irish postal operator is also aiming to highlight not just the services it provides, but the impact it has by helping individuals and businesses. 'We know our customers better than anyone else in the country,' says Ms Gill, 'It's a brave statement but we do deliver to 2.3 million houses every day.' 'So, we want to bring them innovative products to help them to keep making meaningful connections through the post nationwide, particularly important for us, is being that trading engine for an open economy for Irish businesses.' The product of five months of work alongside marketing firm Boys and Girls, the brand campaign, across TV and radio, will have three elements. Advertisements highlighting An Post Money will run in April before messaging on the company's main postal service and An Post Commerce are sent over the airwaves in May. 'What's unique about us is that we have such a diverse set of customers and we have such a diverse set of products and services that's trying to bring the campaign all together in one way that kind of speaks to customers,' Ms Gill said. 'It's not just about what An Post delivers, but where it leads you,' the company says. 'Every home, community and business in the nation is brimming with possibilities and at An Post we're here to help make them a reality.'
