Gower Society Youth

The Reynoldston village green will be transformed into a May Day fair. There will be maypole dancing, Morris dancing, crowning of the May queen. Make your own May queen crowns. Bring a picnic and a picnic blanket and we will have a May day picnic on the Lower Green, if wet it will be in Reynoldston village hall. There will be stalls as well as well as games and story telling. I am hoping that it will be a fun event for the children and adults alike. If anyone would like to help with this event please contact Dawn.

Direction:
Follow the B4271 over Cefn Bryn down the hill into Reynoldston. If you are feeling energetic park at the top of Cefn Bryn in the car park and walk down to the village. There is car parking outside and behind the village hall – carry on past the King Arthur Hotel through narrowing in road. Take the next right and follow the road past the church. Please do not park in the fire station. There is also parking along the road to fairy hill on the upper green. You can walk down to the lower green along St George’s Terrace beside the post office.

Open Evening with Telescopes
The Swansea Astronomical Society are running an open evening with telescopes. They will still run the show if it rains, with indoor attractions, Re:- Telescopes, Laptops, Presentations, Displays etc. All welcome.
This event is open to the public. Drop in between 6.30 – 9pm.

Walk through the beautiful woods of Ilston valley and look and listen out for signs of spring. Spot the spring flowers, smell the wild garlic and listen to the bird song. We will be walking from the Gower Inn car park to Ilston church and back. This valley is the prettiest on Gower especially in springtime and also gets wet and muddy, so wear wellies!

Directions: Take A118, South Gower road to Parkmill. Just as you enter the village turn right into the Gower Inn car park. Park at the back of the car park, we will meet by the stream.
Grid Ref: 551 891

Star-gazers are praying for clear skies on Friday February 11 as the National Botanic Garden of Wales gets ready to host another Star Party.

The Swansea Astronomical Society are back at the Garden for another evening of extra-terrestrial entertainment with fingers crossed for a stunning display of heavenly bodies.

But there will be plenty to do whatever the weather with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities: in the Marquee there is a telescope clinic, with help and advice being offered to beginners and/or anyone interested in taking up star gazing.

Feel free to bring your own telescopes if you need help and/or advice.

Meanwhile, in the Theatre, there will be a presentation of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing and Society experts will be examining Astro myths.

The Star Party runs from 6.30pm until 9pm and entry is £3 with under-16s free. Refreshments – including the Garden’s fabulous home-made cawl – are available.

For more information, call us on 01558 667147.

Meet Dawn at 2pm for our annual Christmas craft event at in Penmaen hall. This year it has been 10 years since Angela M. Brunt took the first GSY activity in April 2000. Celebrate the GSY’s achievements by looking at all the old photos of events and testing your knowledge on our GSY quiz. Can you tell a bush cricket from a grasshopper? Or a fossil coral from a fossil snail? Also there will be the usual material to make cards, crackers, Christmas decorations and mobiles. Mulled wine and mince pies will complete the festive atmosphere.

Directions:
Follow the A4118 past Parkmill. Car park on the left at the top of the hill. Penmaen Hall is through the gate which says “Private no parking”.
Grid Ref: 525 884

Crymlyn Bog Family Fun Day Inter-national Bog Day with activities & walks.
There will be guided tours and fun activities like pond-dipping for all the family. Entry is FREE. And the centre will be open for you to explore as well as the whole reserve.

Directions:
Turn left off Fabian Way (A483) into Port Tennant (Wern Terrace) by the Hooker Dyers pub • At the top of Wern Terrace turn right onto Dinam Road • Drive past the entrance to Tir John tip • The Crymlyn reserve centre and car park is 800 metres further on, on the right hand side.

At 2pm Dawn Thomas of Nature Days will meet you in Parc le Breos through the kissing gate where we will search in the surrounding woods for edible food including Blackberries, Burdock, nettles and fungi. We will take our bounty to the fire and cook up a feast of foraged food. Once full we will play some games such as a mushroom hunt and scavenger hunt.

Directions:
Parc le Breos
Follow the A 4118 South Gower Road until the turning for the Heritage centre at Parkmill. Do not turn into the heritage centre car park but follow a small pot-holed single track road sign posted to Parc le Breos trekking centre. Six hundred meters down this track on the left is a car park. Park here, cross the track and enter Parc le Breos.

Drop in and see our corner of the Gower Society marquee at the Gower Show. Take part in our colouring and competition and look at our displays. Penrice is a fantastic site and at the show there is plenty to see, including livestock, horse and dog shows, also food and craft stalls and marquees.
It’s an all day event. Gates open for the public at about 10.00 a.m. There is a charge.

We will all take part in an Earthwalk. An Earthwalk is a special adventure in experiencing the richness and wonders of the natural world. The emphasis is upon reawakening individual senses and sharpening perception. An Earthwalk is made up of a series of special activities put together in a smooth, flowing way. Thelength of the entire walk is about forty five minutes to an hour and fifteen minutes. An Earthwalk provides just a touch of nature, a new way of looking at familiar things and an interesting introduction to unfamiliar things as well.

Directions:
Gelli Hir
Take the unclassified road north from the B4271 at Fairwood Common towards Cilonen. Gelli Hir is on the right. Parking in the lay-by or car park.
Meet Dawn at 2pm by the main entrance to Gelli Hir.

As there was a clash last year with our knight’s day we are repeating it and attacking another of Gower’s castles, Oystermouth Castle. Design and decorate your own coat of arms on a shield, have a go with a trebuchet, and see if you up to the challenge of “Space Hopper Jousting”!

Directions:
Follow the A4067 Oystermouth Road to Mumbles at the mini roundabout turn right up the hill. Take the next right and the castle is at the end of this road – Castle Avenue. Parking on this road is usually very popular and only lasts an hour. There are three car parks on the front off Oystermouth Road – there is a charge or you can try the residential streets. Buses are very frequent along Oystermouth Road Numbers 2/2A/2B.
Meet on the grass in the castle grounds at 2pm.