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Western Telegraph
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Fishguard fundraising starts for Eisteddfod y Carreg Las
Eisteddfod y Carreg Las will be held near Eglwyswrw in the first week of August next year. The cultural feast attracts up to 170,000 visitors every year and is the largest cultural festival not only in Wales but also in Europe. To bring the eisteddfod to north Pembrokeshire, £400,000 has to be raised, with each town given a specific target. (Image: Western Telegraph) Fishguard and Goodwick have to raise £7,500 and launched its fundraising with a coffee morning in the Royal Oak, complete with raffle, Jemima's army, an exhibition of photos from the 1986 Fishguard eisteddfod and musical entertainment from Keyboard player extraordinaire Meilir. The event was very well received, with lots of local people attending and £900 raised. 'We have had tremendous support this morning,' said organiser Sian Jenkins. 'I want to thank everybody for that support.' (Image: Sian Jenkins) Sian said that the launch kicks off a series of fundraising events with local schools, choirs and organisations all getting involved. 'It is a bit of a team effort," said Sian. 'Thank you to the Royal Oak, they have been fantastic, and thank you to the people of Fishguard and Goodwick for their support.' (Image: Sian Jenkins) The next fundraising event will be at St Mary's Curch at 7pm on September 25. This will be a talk by Dr Dick Russill about the former RNAD site at Trecwn, entitled Tunnels, Trains and Tall Stories.'
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
New Northampton Odeon opens at the site of closed Cineworld
A new cinema has opened at the site of a former Cineworld which closed earlier this Odeon Luxe will operate from Sixfields Leisure in Weedon Road, chain's previous site in the county, located in Kettering, Northamptonshire, closed in January and is set to be Jenkins, Odeon's commercial director in the UK and Ireland, said: "We were really happy to take on this project, we saw an opportunity here." The Cineworld closure on 19 January was part of a wider shake-up within the Cineworld group, which saw six locations shut as landlords opted to reclaim properties during the company's restructuring process.A petition to keep the Cineworld open attracted more than 800 signatures, with locals describing the closure as "another important staple of our town being taken away".A separate petition to save the Odeon in Kettering gathered more than 2,000 signatures, but the site was approved for demolition by North Northamptonshire Council. Ms Jenkins said the closure of the Kettering Odeon was a mutual decision between the chain and the landlord, adding the company was "really sad to let to community down there".She added: "But this opportunity came up and there is, from the location point, some cross over there, so it a was really good solution for us with the unfortunate closure of Kettering." Brit Voller, the new cinema's manager, said: "It's been a journey getting it all ready, but seeing now we can't wait to guest through the doors." 'Good for all cinemas' Wendy Goldie the manager of the Arc Cinema in Daventry, 11 miles (18km) away, welcomed the Odeon reopening the Sixfields said: "It's great to see investment in good quality cinema facilities – it benefits the community that lives nearby, and encourages cinemagoing generally which is good for all cinemas."Last year with announcement of several cinema closures there was concern about the industry but Ms Goldie said the Arc had a "extremely loyal" customers."Our amazing staff really look after them and build relationships with them [and] we do engage with the needs of the community," she said. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
