The last few months have been hectic here on the Llŷn. As
well as the tried and tested old favourites we’ve successfully introduced some
new events and activities this summer many of which have been held as part of
the Llŷn Coastal Festival. Our beach fun days have been a big success with the kayaking and surfing sessions proving very popular. We had
a very competitive and closely fought football tournament at Porthor, with the Welsh Dragons winning the title and
trophy. Our new mascot Caleb the Crab is also becoming some what of a local
celebrity helping to judge the sandcastle competitions and pose for photographs-
with adults as well as the children!
The Welsh Dragons with their trophy
Blas y Môr (Tase of the Sea) was held at Porthdinllaen in
June attracting a lot of interest from people looking for ideas on how to cook
with local seafood and sample some of the tasters prepared by local chefs- the
seared sea bass was a personal favourite!
Learning about rockpool creatures at Porthdinllaen
The Picnic with a Chough guided walks took place at Mynydd Mawr on the tip
of the peninsula with Rhys
Jones from Gwynedd Council’s biodiversity team and Dave Lamacraft from
Plantlife & RSPB lending their expertise. The chough didn’t disappoint and made
spectacular appearances on both occasions.
The 50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾ activities campaign
has been a brilliant way to show children how much fun can be had outdoors with
little or no equipment. The list of 50 things ranges from skimming stones or
climbing trees, to catching a crab and making a grass trumpet. We were able to
tick some of these activities off our list at Llanbedrog and Porthdinllaen
where we led cooking on a campfire, den-building rock-pooling and creating wild
art activities.
The marshmallows on the campfire went down a storm
So an activity packed few months are in full swing here- we
love the summer!
