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Editors Letter

Another month has flown by! But I can’t complain as this is my favourite time of the year. Those that know me well, know that I’m a bit of a foodie but also a lover of the warmer climate. With summer just around the corner and while I can’t guarantee the weather will behave, I can guarantee that visiting one of the fantastic food festivals found here in West Wales over the next few months will keep my spirits high. In this issue we’ve compiled a full guide of where and when you can find these festivals. For like minded foodies, to sample the rich variety of delicious food found here on our own doorsteps and to support our local suppliers. It’s a great and delicous family day out...made even better when the sun is shining! I’d love to hear from you to discover your local business & events or just to hear your veiws on Your Local Crowd. Get in touch via Facebook or Twitter, or email the team on info@yourlocalcrowd.co.uk. Don’t forget to check out our website where you will find our What’s On Guide, magazine archives, articles and interviews of local interest, recipes, guides and not forgetting, our directory of local businesses, but most importantly use the local businesses in this magazine and tell them you found them here & recommend the services they provide. If you would like to promote your business or would like to contribute articles, guides or recipes to Your Local Crowd, please do get in touch. With a distribution of 30,000 free magazines, door to door with Royal Mail, we offer great reach and exposure.

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Cover Story

Make Summer 2016 a summer

of fantastic

Summer is just around the corner, and while we can’t guarantee the weather, we can guarantee that visiting one of the fantastic food festivals that West Wales has to offer over the next few months will put a smile on your face.

FTER all, we are blessed with an unbeatable natural larder right on our doorsteps – from the finest fish, tender lamb and beef, fresh, tasty vegetables – and a wealth of inventive producers and chefs using that produce in the most creative of ways. Food festivals are an increasingly popular way of showcasing all things foodie – and offer a great way to spend a day (or a weekend) enjoying great food, drink and entertainment. Kicking off with the Haverfoodfest food festival on 7th May, summer 2016 is packed with food events across Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. And with all the coastline and hills to walk, and the sea to swim in, you can enjoy tasting the best of West Wales without worrying about the calories! CEREDIGION Cardigan Bay Seafood Festival, www.aberaeronfishfest.com, 3rd July 2016, Aberaeron Harbour. established by a group of local fishermen in 1997 to show what fish was available locally and

how it could be prepared, this is a great opportunity to learn more about our local fish and seafood – and of course to try it! Lampeter Food Festival, www. lampeterfoodfestival.org.uk, 23rd July 2016, Lampeter University. Featuring cooking demonstration and a wide range of food stalls and entertainment, the Lampeter Food Festival has been running for nearly 20 years and attracts many visitors keen to sample all that is available. Cardigan River & Food Festival, www.cardigan-food-festival.co.uk, 6th August, Cardigan Quays. Now in its 18th year, Cardigan’s River & Food Festival has grown to attract

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thousands of people to the town every year, celebrating the quality and diversity of the superb local independent food producers that abound in Wales. Aberystwyth Sea2Shore Food Festival, www. facebook.com/Aberystwyth-Sea2shore-Food-Festival-August-13

food in West Wales

Food festivals are an increasingly popular way of showcasing all things foodie – and offer a great way to spend a day (or a weekend) enjoying great food, drink and entertainment.

th-2016-409325285900540, 13th August 2016. Held on the Aberystwyth promenade, Sea2Shore is another great opportunity to celebrate the best that our coastal waters has to offer- and to enjoy the delights of this great town. Aberystwyth Food & Drink Festival 17th September 2016 Baker Street, Aberystwyth. Full details of this year’s Aberystwyth Food& Drink Festival are under wraps,

but save the date and watch out for more information! PEMBROKESHIRE Haverfoodfest www.haverfoodfest. co.uk, 7th May 2016, Picton Centre, Haverford West. Kicking off Food Festival season here in West Wales, Haverfoodfest is running for a second year after 2015’s event proved such a success. With appearances from S4C’s Anthony Evans, and Andy Holcroft from Britain’s first

(and only) insect restaurant – based in Pembrokeshire, plus the Little Kitchen to inspire youngsters to broaden their tastes and enjoy healthy eating, and a marquee dedicated to all things fish and seafood, it’s looking like a ‘not to be missed’ event. Really Wild Food Festival, www. reallywildfestival.co.uk, 28th & 29th May 2016. The award winning Really Wild Food Festival is a true celebration, encouraging everyone to make the most of

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Cover Story Continued from p7 the countryside – to eat it, cook it, learn about it and play with it. Featuring cookery demonstrations, walks and talks to really get visitors inspired by the countryside and all it has to offer, and plenty of other activities and entertainments, all overlooking the sea, the Really Wild Food Festival offers visitors a great weekend. Milford Fish Festival, www. milfordfishdocks.com/milford-fish-festival, 25th & 26th June 2016 kicks off Pembrokeshire Fish Week, and will take place in Milford Fish Docks. This family-focussed, fish-themed weekend will include filleting and chef demonstrations to help you get more confident cooking fish at home, lots of fishy feasts to enjoy from stall holders, a ‘chowder trail’ of local eateries all set against a backdrop of live music.

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Pembrokeshire Fish Week, www.pembrokeshirefishweek. co.uk/home, 25th June– 3rd July 2016 is another award winning event that is proudly Pembrokeshire. Celebrating the richness of the county’s coastal waters, the beaches and coastal heritage as well as first class seafood, Pembrokeshire Fish Week features over 250 events across the county, including foraging walks, kayaking tours of the coastline and a wide range of specially devised events showcasing local fish & seafood. Crymych Food Festival, www. mentersirbenfro.com/gwylfwyd/ english/english, 3rd September focusses on local produce, offering a variety of local food and drink including meats, cheese, bread, honey, wine and ice cream. The cookery demonstrations emphasise making the most of local produce – a great way to be inspired to try the produce that is available locally. Narberth Food Festival, www. narberthfoodfestival.com, 25th & 26th September 2016 ends the summer of food here in West Wales. Another event in its 18th year, this popular town will be thronged with food stalls,

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cooking demonstrations and lots of food-related activity for visitors to revel in. CARMARTHENSHIRE Newcastle Emlyn Food Festival, www.facebook.com/ Gwyl-Fwyd-Castell-Newydd-Newcastle-Emlyn-Food-Festival-150904378279604, 11th June 2016. For the sixth year running, the King George V playing field will be filled to the brim with all things fun and foodie with local producers lined up again to present their fantastic produce to the world. Nerys Howells from Howel Food Consultancy and a familiar face on S4C will open the festival, and will be appearing in the demonstration tent. Visitors can also enjoy demonstrations from Shaish Alam from the award winning Jasmin’s Indian Restaurant. This festival also features a popular performance stage which will feature participation from a number of local schools. Welsh Game Fair, welshgamefair. com, 18th & 19th June 2016.

already a member!), visitors will be able to attend demonstrations, attend talks on various foodie topics and take part in workshops and hands on activities. There will be food-based activities for children too. The Big Cwtch, www.thebigcwtch.com, 10th September 2016, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. Again, not strictly a ’food festival’ in its own right, The Big Cwtch celebrates the best of

While not, strictly speaking, a ’food festival’, the Welsh Game Fair at Pembrey Country Park is notable for its large food hall where visitors can purchase a wide range of Welsh food products to eat on the day, or to take home. Dinefwr Food Festival, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events/97cc6301-bac64f46-ba51-ebcc1e907dd8/pages/ details, 25th & 26th June. Under the auspices of the National Trust, Newton House and Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo are hosting a showcase of Welsh food- everything you need to know from growing it, cooking it and eating it. For the price of the National Trust admission (and free if you’re

Welsh food alongside the best of Welsh music. The Llandovery Sheep Festival, www.llandoverysheepfestival.co.uk, 25th & 26th September – a great way to round off the summer with a heady mix of fun, food and wool. Of course it makes sense to bring everything together and celebrate everything the sheep, so beloved of Wales, gives us. Now, where’ the mint sauce?

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Police News

Community Messaging (DPCM) Dyfed-Powys police launched its new community messaging scheme in March. As well as using traditional methods of sharing information eg newspapers, local radio, Twitter and Facebook, DPCM is being introduced as a way of getting information directly to you either to your mobile or P.C. , Tablet, laptop at home or workplace using SMS (text messages) and e-mail.

ACKLING crime and keeping you and your community safe is a top priority across Dyfed-Powys and we believe that by improving the flow of information between the community and the Police we can all make a greater impact in the prevention and detection of crime and anti-social behaviour. DPCM is an efficient and effective communication system designed to keep the residents of Dyfed-Powys informed about the latest crime notifications and crime prevention advice for their communities. The messages can be tailored to individual preferences for both the type of messages you receive and the means of communication, directed through

a preferred channel of phone, email or text message. DPCM also allows you to register multiple locations and interests, not just a home address. This is ideal for those who want to know more about where their children go to school, family members who live elsewhere, places to socialise and around place of work. Registering is free, simple and easy - follow the step by step instructions by going on the ‘Register here’ tab and once you have verified your account, you will be ready to receive messages based on your preferences and locations. Please feel assured that your details will not be passed on to any third party organisations and you can unsubscribe at any time. For further information and / or to sign-up for the service, please visit : www.dpcm.co.uk.

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Why should I join DPCM? • The information you provide is secure and confidential and your details will not be passed on to any commercial organisations. • This is a free and simple to use alert system, open to all ages and all areas of Dyfed-Powys. • This system is designed to help you get the information you want, the way you want it, by phone, text, email or app. • You can register more than one address to receive updates about e.g. home location and work place. • You can choose the topics that interest you - from community safety to rural crime. • Get involved - learn about community groups, events or meetings happening in your area. • Manage your account online – you can change what information you receive and unsubscribe at any time if required. Further information can from the Dyfed-Powys police website (www.dyfed-powys.police.uk)

Events

Host a Blooming Great Tea Party

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Marie Curie is calling on people in West Wales to hold a Blooming Great Tea Party between 20-29 June and support the charity which provides care and support for people living with a terminal illness.

HETHER it’s a garden party for family and friends or a small bake sale at work, every donation from a Blooming Great Tea Party will be helping Marie Curie Nurses care for more people living with a terminal illness across the UK. Chris Roberts, Community Fundraiser for Marie Curie said: “It’s easy to support Marie Curie with a Blooming Great Tea Party and it really is up to you how you decide to join in. Every pound raised will enable us to help even more people living with a terminal illness which includes those we support directly in West Wales through the Marie Curie Nursing

Service and our telephone and online support services.” To register or for tea party inspiration visit www.mariecurie. org.uk/teaparty or call 0800 716 146. Follow updates on social media and share photos using Marie Curie – care and support through terminal illness Marie Curie is the UK’s leading charity for people with any terminal illness. The charity helps people living with a terminal illness and their families make the most of the time they have together by delivering expert hands-on care, emotional support, research and guidance. Marie Curie employs more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals,

and with its nine hospices around the UK, is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS.

For more information visit www.mariecurie.org.uk Like us at www.facebook. com/mariecurieuk Follow us on www.twitter. com/mariecurieuk Marie Curie Support Line 0800 090 2309* If you’ve got questions about terminal illness or simply want someone to talk to, call the Marie Curie Support Line for free confidential support and practical information on all aspects of terminal illness. *Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.

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History

Vikings, cattle and farmland...

discover the rich history of Cardigan Island

Just off the coast of Gwbert near the mouth of the Teifi estuary lies a small and little-known island, of about 35 acres. It has no occupants, no buildings and not so much as a tree. There is no easy access and no landing stage. Nevertheless, this little rocky isle still has some interesting stories to tell. WORDS: Glen Johnson

HERE is evidence of a human settlement of some sort on the island, including the traces of about five hut circles, which might date from the Iron Age. There is also a square feature, probably a building dating from the Post Roman period. It is interesting to note that a document of 1268 refers to the island by a Norse name – “Hasti Holm”, suggesting that the Vikings knew it well, and may even have occupied it. “Holm” simply means “Island”. “Hasti” may mean “Horses”, but it might also have been a personal name. There are clear marks of ridge and furrow ploughing right across the island, which suggest that it was cultivated during the Middle Ages. In later years it became part of the local estates, and, despite the difficulties involved, it was used for summer grazing. Imaging the joys of taking cattle or sheep by boat to this position, and the fun of trying to get the animals down

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Cardigan Island the rocks to take them back to the mainland by boat in the autumn! In 1719 the ownership of the island passed to William Brigstocke of the Blaenpant estate. In 1859 the ketch ‘Morning Star’ was wrecked on the island on 25 October. In May 1920 W. M. Davies bought the island from the Blaenpant estate On March 15, 1934 the 17,000-ton Bibby liner, S. S. ‘Herefordshire’ was wrecked on the island with four men on board. An old passenger liner, she was bound for the Glasgow breakers and was under the tow of two tugs, when she broke free of her tethers and drifted onto the rocks. The four men climbed from the stricken ship onto the rocks and were rescued from the island by breeches buoy. The rats also reached the island from the stricken vessel and soon afterwards

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killed off the once-thriving puffin colony. The ‘Herefordshire’ was a complete wreck, but a fair amount of salvage was taken from her before she broke up completely. In April 1944 The Pembrokeshire Bird Protection Society – who were affiliated with the R. S. P. B., leased the island for use as a bird sanctuary. In October 1971 “Viking” Soay sheep, which had been on the island since 1943, were removed – some of them by helicopter. An aerial photograph from January 1979 shows the early mediaeval earthworks on the island, as do many later images. There was some amusement caused a few years ago when wooden decoy puffins were placed on the island to try and entice back the real thing! The Teifi Estuary History Man www.glen-johnson.co.uk

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I’ll admit to first pressing ‘play’ on Avnaskubi’s instrumental album ‘Stories without Voices’ with a degree of scepticism – it’s certainly not something I’d have immediately picked up or downloaded myself. WORDS: Sally Sellwood For someone who usually takes their musical cues from the combination of lyrics and tune, it took a little time for the stories to be heard. Understand a little more about the inspirations for the music – landscapes, people,

emotions – and the album makes far more sense. Rooted in the West Wales landscape, yet with more than a nod to more urban settings, Avnsakubi takes the listener beyond the confines of conventional musical genres, layering beats,

instruments and rhythms to tell tales of places, personalities and feelings. Put aside your musical preconceptions and listen to the stories Avnaskubi has to tell us! www.avnaskubi.co.uk

Mandy Painting

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To be in Mandy’s company is to be enchanted, to be amused and to be asked poignant and sometimes downright personal questions! WORDS: Carwyn Davies Such is Amanda Painting-the person, the friend, the guesthouse proprietor-to name but a few of her ‘other’ personas… So it’s no coincidence that to be entertained, played and sung to by Mandy is both magical and captivating-she makes you laugh, pause, reflect and cry within minutes. It came as no surprise then that on Friday April 1st in Pontgarreg hall, as part of an audience of some eighty souls, we were treated to an evening of music, metaphysics and magic. Songs from Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Elton John amongst others-as well as her own compositions-were interspersed

with childhood memories, amusing anecdotes, wisdom and laughter all delivered in Mandy’s inimitable style-which if you haven’t already experienced, you must! Reflection, contemplation of a life more travelled-all washed down with a glass of complimentary redwas served in two mouth-watering halves-this is what we lucky people were served on a windy Spring evening in West Wales. Despite the howling wind, our cockles and a sense of ‘Hiraeth’ for my children. hearts were thoroughly warmed “I am what I am, I am my own special and our minds were expanded creation…I am what I am, I need no without us even feeling a thing. excuses !” Yes you are Mandy, and may My favourite moments included the you never change. song about the 120 year-old fairy Go see her show, make no excuses, who just wanted to see the world, just do it and witness the spectacle for written by Dai Gorwel (an audience yourself. member) and Mandy’s beautiful Amanda Painting will be announcing rendition of Elton John’s Your her tour dates for her 2017 one-womSong-which is my daughter’s song an show soon. as it happens, and always gives me www.yourlocalcrowd.co.uk YOUR LOCAL CROWD 15

Spring Recipes

Spring clean your diet

with some locally sourced seasonal fruit & vegetables

Spring has arrived, and with warm and dry weather, (we live in hope) and the longer days comes a new fresh crop of produce. Now is the time to stop eating the heavy winter stodge that keeps you comforted in the cold darker months of the year and spring clean your diet by including springtime fruits and vegetable, which are packed in nutrients and flavour. So we have complied a list of seasonal fruit and vegetables to look out for in your local farmer’s market or shop, along with some useful recipes.

Apple & Rhubarb Crumble

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Serves 4 Ingredients Crumble topping •500g of muscovado sugar •330g of ground almonds •800g of flour •500g of butter •160g of flaked almonds

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Method To make the crumble topping, place the sugar, ground almonds, flour & nutmeg into a large mixing bowl and rub together rub together. Then gradually rub in the butter. The mix should resemble breadcrumbs. Stir through the flaked almonds and hazelnuts. For the filling Place the apples, cinnamon and half of the sugar into a pan and cook on a low heat whilst stirring. Once the sugar has dissolved and the apples are softened, add the rhubarb and remaining sugar.

•130g of hazelnuts, nibbed •1/2 nutmeg, grated Fruit filling •1000g Bramley apple, peeled, cored and diced •500g rhubarb, roughly chopped •160g of brown sugar cinnamon to taste

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