Belle Vue’s Music In the Park has been a staple in the calendar of Penarth Summer events for over 10 years. This year, the Friends Of Belle Vue Park group are taking us back to the roots of the festival, capturing Penarth’s vibrant community, and of course its great music! With each year boasting bigger and better line ups, 2019 … Read More
Penarth Open Studio Trail 2019
It’s almost upon us again, and we are looking forward to welcoming visitors again to Penarth’s Open Studio Trail again. The event started back in 2013 when a nugget of an idea actually got off the ground (originally as part of the Penarth Summer Festival). It has been growing every year & from 2016 became a stand- alone event held … Read More
Looking forward to Gwyl Fach y Fro 2019
With only a couple of days to go until this year’s Gŵyl Fach y Fro, the organisers are very much looking forward to staging a Welsh music festival to celebrate Welsh arts and culture and raise the profile of the Welsh language in the Vale. This annual Welsh festival was established by Menter Bro Morgannwg in 2015, and with continued … Read More
Summer 2019 issue of Penarth View launched
What a year! We can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by since we started our new Penarth View venture and took over the editor reins! It’s lovely to take a step back and look at how much our new venture has shaped a lot of our own adventures, and how well the magazine has been received from our … Read More
Penarth’s Downhill Derby open for entries
One of Penarth’s most weird and wonderful events is open for participants. The Downhill Derby is a much-loved fixture of the summer and returns this year on Saturday 13th July. The annual soapbox race attracts thousands of spectators and entrants even travel from overseas. Organisers have now opened entries for this year and welcome homemade go-kart racers who’ve never taken … Read More
Too Vexed to Vote?
Words by Dr Emily Warren. I am. For months, years in fact we have been unwittingly trapped in a Brexit Bubble. It’s the one where politicians talk in riddles which start with “let me be absolutely clear,” whilst being anything but; where beleaguered but heroic newscasters like Emily Maitliss and Laura Kuenssberg try their hardest not to lose their minds, … Read More
A plastic-free supermarket is opening in Barry
Hot on the heels of Penarth being awarded ‘plastic-free’ status, two Barry residents, Stuart Burnell and Amy Greenfield, are fundraising to open the Vale of Glamorgan’s first Zero waste store, on Holton Road in Barry. The business, called Awesome.wales, will also host a coffee shop and community hub hosting workshops and cooking demos. Awesome.wales will be a plastic free shopping … Read More
Penarth elects new Town Mayor
Cllr. Angela Thomas has been elected as the Mayor for Penarth 2019/2020. Angela Thomas represents Plymouth Ward and served as Deputy Mayor in 2019/2020, which included many duties and charity events alongside Cllr. Jon Luxton. At the Town Council’s Annual General Meeting last Friday 17th May, Cllr. Rhiannon Birch Wilson proposed Cllr. Thomas and the motion was seconded by Cllr … Read More
Penarth is Awarded ‘Plastic Free Communities’ Status as it Takes Action on Single-Use Plastic.
Penarth has joined a network of communities across the UK who are leading the way on tackling throw away plastic. The town has been awarded Plastic Free Community status by marine conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in recognition of the work it has done to start reducing the impact of single-use plastic on the environment. Local resident Anthony Slaughter … Read More
Dental health for pets
Vaccination is only a small part of your pet’s annual health check. Your vet will also be doing a full clinical exam and checking that your pet is fit and healthy. One of the most common areas to discover problems is your pet’s mouth. Dental disease is the most common health problem seen in cats and dogs, with more than … Read More