More than £1.3 million was pumped into the local economy by Pembrokeshire Fish Week last year. Recent figures show the direct income of Fish Week 2011 totalled £1,314,882.

The annual festival, which celebrates the rich variety of fresh local fish and seafood, the county’s coastline and maritime heritage, is organised by Pembrokeshire County Council.

Kate Morgan, the Council’s food development manager, said Fish Week attracted some 25,000 visitors last year.

“More than a third visited from outside West Wales, with approximately 4,000 travelling from outside Wales,” she said.

“This shows that Pembrokeshire Fish Week is a valuable asset in attracting visitors to the County in the quieter ‘shoulder’ season between Whitsun and the summer holidays.”

Fish Week also provided a boost for participating businesses, with nearly two-thirds reporting more customers compared to an average week in June.

Fish Week boosts Pembrokeshire economy said Kate.

Voted number one in VisitBritain.com’s top 10 food festivals, Pembrokeshire Fish Week will be held this year between June 23rd and July 1st. The fishy festival has some 250 events from seashore foraging to guided beach walks, family fishing days, cookery workshops, and much more.

New for 2012 is a celebrity masterclass demonstration featuring three of Britain’s leading chefs as they each transform their fresh line caught haul into inventive seafood dishes.

Confirmed to date are Bryn Williams, winner of the BBC’s Great British Menu, Alyn Williams, Michelin-acclaimed proprietor of The Westbury in Mayfair, and Anthony Evans, presenter of S4C’s ‘Stwffio’ cookery programme.

The chefs will be fishing and diving for sustainable seafood off the Pembrokeshire coast, and transforming it later that day into inspiring recipes in the masterclass at the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. ‘A fair fish for a fare dish’, the evening will be presented by food writer and broadcaster Simon Wright. Also new this year is the chance to learn about Indian fish cookery from acclaimed Kerala-born cookery star Anand George, founder of Cardiff’s New Purple Poppadom.

Anand will be holding two Indian fish curry masterclasses, and presenting an Indian fish cookery demonstration at Pembrokeshire Fish Week’s opening day at Milford Haven Marina.

Young chefs can also be inspired to cook delicious fish recipes in new cookery demos this year at Folly Farm adventure park with ‘Ant and Al’. S4C presenters Anthony Evans and Alun Williams will be dishing up family-friendly recipes and plenty of fishy fun. Young people can also enjoy expert fish filleting and cookery workshops in schools and at Milford Haven Marina, supported by Valero.

Pembrokeshire Fish Week opens with a great day for families and food-lovers at Milford Haven Marina on Saturday, June 23rd, with lots of activities, demonstrations, food, craft and produce stalls, and guided tours aboard the heritage tug ‘Brocklebank’ from Merseyside. New features this year include a pop up restaurant featuring a selection of top local restaurants, and a live music stage.

Pembrokeshire Fish Week will close with a new ‘Festival of the Sea’ at Saundersfoot Harbour on Sunday, July 1st.

© Pembrokeshire County Council 2012

If you run a business and would like to get involved in Pembrokeshire Fish Week, please contact Kate Morgan, County Council Food Development Manager at kate.morgan@pembrokeshire.gov.uk (01437 776168) or Joanne Welch, Food Development Officer at joanne.welch@pembrokeshire.gov.uk (01437 776169).

The Welsh Government has confirmed its support of Narberth Food Festival by again awarding us a grant. With no European funding available, though, the grant was less than last year’s.

To help make up the shortfall – and make the 14th festival yet again the best ever – Festival chairman Lynne Crompton has come up with an idea that puts the fun into fundraising.

By cooking a meal for four or more friends you could:

• show off your cooking skills
• raise money
• win prizes, including a meal for two cooked by a festival chef

“Dine at Mine” – How it works

Before the day:
Contact Lynne Crompton on 01834 869454 or 01437 541264 to register and receive an entry pack
Invite 4 or more people who would be willing to pay £10 (or more!) per head to enjoy a 3-course meal prepared by you any time before 10 September. (Invitation cards supplied)
Explain that the money will all go to Narberth Food Festival funds
Ask them to bring their own wine

On the day
Host the meal
Hand out the feedback cards (supplied) for your guests to vote anonymously on the meal

Afterwards:
Return the menu for the meal (on the card provided); the voting cards; your cheque(s) made payable to Narberth Food Festival

Judging:
There will be one winner, chosen by festival chefs and patrons.

The prizes:
A meal for two cooked by a festival chef
A unique hand-painted commemorative plate
Weekend tickets to the Festival for two people

Any questions? Phone Lynne Crompton on 01834 869454 or 01437 541264

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Visit their site here narberthfoodfeatival.com

Love good food, enjoy beach and out door activities or just great family fun, then you will definitely enjoy the Pembrokeshire Fish Week Festival and there is plenty for non fish lovers too.

If you like great fresh fish and shellfish, to eat and to cook – you’re in for a treat! Tuck into the freshest local produce at the county’s restaurants and pubs, from local lobster to fresh crab salads and seafood extravaganzas, taster menus to seafood tapas, a foraged picnic or good old beer-battered fish with hand-cut Pembrokeshire chips. There is plenty to choose from for a seaside lunch to sophisticated evening. Click on Feast on fish to find out more

There are also lots of opportunities for keen cooks to learn how to get the best out of their fish and shellfish in a variety of demonstrations and master classes with top chefs such as Bryn Williams, Alyn Williams, Anthony Evans, Ravinder Bhogal and Anand George as well as fish experts Duncan and Sue Lucas from Passionate about Fish.

From a relaxing evening trip on the Cleddau to adrenalin assured outdoor adventure there are plenty of ways for you to experience Pembrokeshire’s breathtaking coastline. Try eco fishing adventures in a kayak, coasteering, a taster session in sailing at Saundersfoot’s Festival of The Sea, or catch your supper on a mackerel fishing trip. Click on Fish n Frolics for full details

If you’re bringing the family, or looking for some fishy frolics, no squidding Fish Week is Skate! There’s so much fun in store! Explore crystal clear rock pools and find out what lives on our beaches in seashore safaris. Learn how to surf and fish, take part in seaside sports, make some wonderful creations in beach-inspired art and craft workshops, or even join a dance class at the D 12 dance festival.

The festival is a fishing paradise for all levels – from the experienced angler to the beginner and to ‘just have a go’. Keen anglers can enjoy some excellent fishing and take part in sea angling and coarse fishing championships, whilst families and beginners have plenty of choice for fishing coaching at local fisheries throughout the county.

The week casts off with a food lovers and family day at Milford Haven Dockside on Saturday June 23rd, where you can enjoy a carnival atmosphere, with music, entertainment and activities for all ages, alongside demonstrations, sea food to buy, taste and enjoy, exhibitions and stalls, and you certainly don’t need to like fish to enjoy the fun!

Named as Number 1 of the top 10 food festivals in the UK by Visit Britain, the festival is a previous winner of True Taste Food Tourism Destination and Pembrokeshire Tourisms premier event in 2009/10, it hosts over 200 family friendly events and activities around the counties coast and inland waterways.

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First published on the Official Pembrokeshire Fish Week Website

GO Wales is a European Social Fund and Welsh Government funded project. It operates under the ESF Convergence Priority 3, Theme 2 framework which aims to support the development of higher level skills and systems for workforce development. Within that framework, GO Wales aims to support the deployment, development and retention of graduates’ high level skills, knowledge and innovative potential in businesses in Wales.

We offer a variety of services to help businesses recruit and retain graduate staff. Your business could benefit from offering work experience to a student or graduate, take advantage of the cash support for staff training, recruit a student or graduate through a work placement or advertise a vacancy free of charge.

Thousands of businesses in Wales have already benefited from the GO Wales programme.

About GO Wales

GO Wales makes it possible for students and graduates to develop their careers in Wales through quality work experience and training opportunities with businesses. The project contributes significantly to the development of a knowledge economy in Wales; businesses have access to higher level skills and fresh ideas to support growth and development.

Managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) the project is delivered by University Careers Services in Wales.

GO Wales receives funding from the Welsh Government and the European Union Social Fund (ESF).

The project will aim to provide almost 6,741 students and graduates with training and development opportunities to prepare them for their future careers during 2009-2014.

For more informationvisit their website http://www.gowales.co.uk/

Wrights Independent Food Emporium, describes itself as ‘a food shop and a little bit more’ and is the latest brainchild of passionate food entrepreneur and Ffres Chairperson, Simon Wright.

Launched this week, the new venture is very much a family affair, lead by Simon’s wife Mary-Ann and eldest son, Joel. The new Food Emporium is located in a converted cowshed in the village where the Wright family have lived for years, close to the A40 in Nantgaredig, Carmathenshire,

Simon says ‘The idea is to create a lovely place to buy food – it’s a shop and a casual café. We are selling food which you cannot normally find, it’s the sort of stuff we love, would recommend and would buy ourselves. All our produce is a bit unusual, much is local and it’s a place for food enthusiasts like us, filled with goods from small, interesting producers.”

The range includes homemade breads, fresh meats, local cheeses, charcuterie, vegetables, dried goods, unusual wines and beers. The café serves simple casual food such as, ‘amazing grilled local cheese sandwiches; pork belly buns; and proper breakfasts.’

“We’re having such a lovely time” comments Simon Wright “the range of products has escalated massively, but this is our chance to stock loads of fantastic produce which we’ve not been able to use in our restaurants. It’s an exciting time to be involved in food, as there is so much passion out there at the moment. The Food Emporium has given us the opportunity to talk to so many producers who we’ve had our eye on for ages. If you love food like we do, its like being a small child let loose in a sweetie shop!”

Four Season, Cwmtwrch Farm, Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire, SA32 7NY

www.wrightsfood.co.uk

Written by Lowri Edwards | Thursday, 03 May 2012 12:33
First published on Ffres: Visit their site here →

Here’s the press release in their own words:

“After months in the planning, we have brought together some of the UK’s freshest and most talented action sport and lifestyle brands, offering a range of clothing and accessories for the action sports customer. Whether you’re a surfer, skater, BMXer or anybody else living by the work hard, play hard ethos we promote, the Rogue Mag Online Store has something for you!

Rogue Mag know many of you choose not to live mainstream lifestyles, so we believe that not all of you should wear mainstream brands. That’s why it’s so important to the Rogue Mag crew to provide a platform for the new, niche and independent designers to get on and shout about their brands. There is some incredible talent out there, our mission is to seek it out, and provide it to you!

The crew are really proud of the brands we have on board so far. We have the brilliant, eco-friendly Rapanui from the Isle of Wight blazing a trail in garment production using renewable energy with award-winning traceability, and the forward-thinking, progressive street wear brand Sutsu, who create effortlessly cool garments with a genuine, positive commitment to the environment, their customers and their employees. We have the authentic, surf-inspired inkyDeep© creating quality, organic garments which encapsulate the sea and the origins of the waves, and the fantastic iSea, creating limited edition, made to measure, hand-printed eco surf wear with beautiful and original designs.

And borne from necessity on the Swiss ski slopes, we have the original and unforgettable Zaini Hats, offering unrivalled cosiness, colour and credibility, handmade in the Scottish Highlands. Also we have Oggy Wax™ the first cold water surf wax, made in the UK especially for UK waters, by The Cornish Surf Wax Company. And not forgetting the ethically driven Earth & Wear, selling sweat shop free No Sweat clothing along with the comfortable & durable Amazon flip flops, made in Brazil from recycled tyres.

We are so happy with the brands on board with us, and with THTC, the award-winning, eco clothing heavyweight in the pipeline, along with niche independents such as Atalante Speed, 21 Rope and Bhang Designs, things are looking bright! The new Rogue Store is always looking for new brands and we champion the independents, the locally sourced, the ecologically sound and the handmade.”

 

For more information, please contact Lara via lara@roguemag.co.uk.
http://www.roguestore.co.uk
http://www.roguemag.co.uk

Span Arts Event,  The Big Plant Sale Narberth 2012 is the first event on our new Events Calendar. Linked to our SEO, your event will be picked up by search engines such as Google within a matter of an hour or so [It can happen in minutes but just playing safe]

Don’t take our word though; just Google The Big Plant Sale 2012 and see where it ranks in the page results

The Big Plant Sale 2012 Saturday 5th May 10am – 4pm The Old Primary School Playground, Narberth THE BIG PLANT SALE IS BACK! And this year promises to be bigger than ever! That hardy perennial of Narberth’s gardening calendar, is back in town with a better-than-ever promise of colour, fragrance, information, entertainment and home-cooked food.

The Big Plant Sale is not only a fantastic opportunity for local residents and visitors to brighten up their gardens at reasonable prices – there will also be a kids tent and “Fun Zone” so parents can drop your children off while you peruse what’s on offer, together with live music, a bouncy castle, plant creche and more, all for just £2 admission.

For more information on this event please contact Span Arts or visit their website Span Arts

If you have an event you would like to advertise you function or event in our Event Calendar  just get in touch via our contact form here >

Pembrokeshire Tourist Guides Association is a team of professional, qualified and experienced tourist guides operating in Pembrokeshire and the Carmarthenshire borders. The aim of the Association is to promote the profession of tour guiding in Pembrokeshire and to participate in the development of the tourism industry in Pembrokeshire.

Each guide brings a host of different skills ranging from languages to specialist areas of interest but what they all have in common is that they are excellent communicators and able to share their in-depth knowledge of Pembrokeshire with you in a fun, informative and interesting way. With so much to see and do ranging from history, arts and architecture, castles and culture to enjoying spectacular scenery, sports and wildlife you can rest assured that PTGA Guides can invigorate any travel itinerary leaving you thirsty for more!

To view the site  and read more about the PTGA, just click the link below

PTGA Website

Nestled between the Preseli mountains and the beautiful coastline is the market town of Narberth where you will find me, Nadine Thomas, creating beautiful items in my home studio. I have always dabbled in creating and crafting over the years but it was the joy I got from creating many items for my wedding in 2010 that gave me the confidence to take things further and create full time.

All our items are made in Wales using top quality fabrics and materials. Bespoke orders welcome.

For further information just click the link to their website below

Nellie Dean website

They also have a Facebook page Nellie Dean

Today, we carry mobile technology with us everywhere, so why not take it into the kitchen? For years, we have relied on cumbersome hard-to-follow cookbooks, which are difficult to refer to when away from the kitchen.

The forthcoming app from uChef – On a plate – will allow you to use your Apple mobile device as a simple one-touch highly illustrated cookbook. ‘On a plate’ can be easily taken anywhere and used on the move: to the shops to help you to check and identify the ingredients that you need to buy, or just browse it in a free moment to inspire the cooking of delicious freshly made meals.

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For further information please visit the uChef website
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