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Leader Live
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
New circus to travel around North Wales this summer
Peregrine Circus, a rare art form in the UK, is set to open on May 9, 2025, in North Wales. The circus has been created by Robin Timson, who was born in North Wales and has spent the last five years as company manager at the highly acclaimed GiQords Circus. Mr Timson said: "I chose the name 'Peregrine Circus' as the definition of a peregrine is a bird that tends to wander and is migratory. "It is used in mediaeval Latin to describe someone who comes from another country; foreign or outlandish, which I thought was perfect to describe a travelling circus. "It also applied to me, as I have been away from home travelling with a circus, and now I have returned home to start my own circus." Mr Timson has spent the winter building and creating Peregrine Circus at home in Llanddulas. The tent is based on a traditional 1800s circus tent, and the box office is modelled from a vintage caravan, with a food wagon created from a horse box. Every detail has been considered, especially how it fits into the landscape, and as much as possible has been reused, repurposed or recycled. Mr Timson said: "Peregrine Circus is a travelling troupe of acrobats, artists, and musicians, united by a love of live performance and a deep connection to the landscapes and legends of this land. "This year's show is a mystical journey inspired by the ancient stone circles that watch over our landscape — timeless places of gathering, mystery, and magic. "The show blends high-level circus with rich storytelling, live music, and a sense of enchantment." The circus will open on May 9 at Tan Yr Ogof Farm in Llanddulas, and will travel around North Wales until August 31. Tickets are available now at priced between £10 and £14. The circus will visit various locations including Conwy, Colwyn Bay, Anglesey, Rhuddlan, Wrexham, Bangor, Machynlleth, Dolgellau, Llandudno, and Betws Y Coed.
North Wales Chronicle
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
New circus to travel around North Wales this summer
Peregrine Circus, a rare art form in the UK, is set to open on May 9, 2025, in North Wales. The circus has been created by Robin Timson, who was born in North Wales and has spent the last five years as company manager at the highly acclaimed GiQords Circus. Mr Timson said: "I chose the name 'Peregrine Circus' as the definition of a peregrine is a bird that tends to wander and is migratory. "It is used in mediaeval Latin to describe someone who comes from another country; foreign or outlandish, which I thought was perfect to describe a travelling circus. "It also applied to me, as I have been away from home travelling with a circus, and now I have returned home to start my own circus." Mr Timson has spent the winter building and creating Peregrine Circus at home in Llanddulas. The tent is based on a traditional 1800s circus tent, and the box office is modelled from a vintage caravan, with a food wagon created from a horse box. Every detail has been considered, especially how it fits into the landscape, and as much as possible has been reused, repurposed or recycled. Mr Timson said: "Peregrine Circus is a travelling troupe of acrobats, artists, and musicians, united by a love of live performance and a deep connection to the landscapes and legends of this land. "This year's show is a mystical journey inspired by the ancient stone circles that watch over our landscape — timeless places of gathering, mystery, and magic. "The show blends high-level circus with rich storytelling, live music, and a sense of enchantment." The circus will open on May 9 at Tan Yr Ogof Farm in Llanddulas, and will travel around North Wales until August 31. Tickets are available now at priced between £10 and £14. The circus will visit various locations including Conwy, Colwyn Bay, Anglesey, Rhuddlan, Wrexham, Bangor, Machynlleth, Dolgellau, Llandudno, and Betws Y Coed.
Rhyl Journal
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
New circus to travel around North Wales this summer
Peregrine Circus, a rare art form in the UK, is set to open on May 9, 2025, in North Wales. The circus has been created by Robin Timson, who was born in North Wales and has spent the last five years as company manager at the highly acclaimed GiQords Circus. Mr Timson said: "I chose the name 'Peregrine Circus' as the definition of a peregrine is a bird that tends to wander and is migratory. "It is used in mediaeval Latin to describe someone who comes from another country; foreign or outlandish, which I thought was perfect to describe a travelling circus. "It also applied to me, as I have been away from home travelling with a circus, and now I have returned home to start my own circus." Mr Timson has spent the winter building and creating Peregrine Circus at home in Llanddulas. The tent is based on a traditional 1800s circus tent, and the box office is modelled from a vintage caravan, with a food wagon created from a horse box. Every detail has been considered, especially how it fits into the landscape, and as much as possible has been reused, repurposed or recycled. Mr Timson said: "Peregrine Circus is a travelling troupe of acrobats, artists, and musicians, united by a love of live performance and a deep connection to the landscapes and legends of this land. "This year's show is a mystical journey inspired by the ancient stone circles that watch over our landscape — timeless places of gathering, mystery, and magic. "The show blends high-level circus with rich storytelling, live music, and a sense of enchantment." The circus will open on May 9 at Tan Yr Ogof Farm in Llanddulas, and will travel around North Wales until August 31. Tickets are available now at priced between £10 and £14. The circus will visit various locations including Conwy, Colwyn Bay, Anglesey, Rhuddlan, Wrexham, Bangor, Machynlleth, Dolgellau, Llandudno, and Betws Y Coed.
BBC News
09-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Plans for 3G pitch in Louth prompts threat of legal action
A council has been threatened with legal action if plans for a 3G football pitch are have told East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) they believe Wood Lane playing fields in Louth is the wrong location for the artificial grass pitch, adding they would seek a judicial review if the planning is Timson, leader of the Save Wood Lane group, said the authority "should be expanding football facilities on new sites, protecting existing green space and amenity in the process". A spokesperson for ELDC said the application, due to go before planners on Thursday, is recommended for approval, but said it was unable to comment further. Mr Timson said: "Residents have written to the council to say they will take legal action in the event of an approval on Thursday. In the first instance, this would take the form of an application for a judicial review into the planning process. "In the event of the 3G [pitch] ever being built on Wood Lane Playing Field, residents would be forced into taking legal action to prove a statutory noise nuisance exists. It is very important that ELDC are aware of this now as many 3G pitches in England have been built in the wrong place, leading to abatement notices and full or partial closures." Impact on crime Mr Timson claimed this "would be a disaster for the football community and local residents".Commenting on the application, Sgt Kelly Palmer, of Lincolnshire Police's Wolds Neighbourhood Policing Team, indicated that the proposed development's 14ft- high (4.5m) wooden fence could impact crime and antisocial behaviour in the immediate a document, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, she wrote: "The 100m [long] fence which runs along the boundary with the railway line will create a dark 'alley' between the fence and the hedgerow."Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
