🕊A lost Tina Turner Song has been found

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Neis News
January 30, 2025

Good morning, Carmarthians, Bore da! Just like cranberry sauce, we’re here to add a little zing to your day. Fancy a trip to Space this morning? Read on.

In Today’s Pick:

  • Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival

  • Llanelli Wetland Centre Bird Watching

  • Gin & Rum Festival - Swansea

  • And more …

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It’s a long one, Lets get to it:

THE DIGEST

Culture

Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival 🎶🎙

Get ready to experience the return of Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival at Queens Hall, Narberth, Pembrokeshire. No instruments, just beautiful voices doing what they do best! Whether you're as musical as a male voice choir or just enjoy a good song-sing in the shower, there's something here for everyone.

Like a Welsh choir after a rugby win, they will be raising the roof at Queens Hall this March 7 and 8, 2025. Come along to hear stunning performances that'll give you goosebumps .

The festival begins on Friday, March 7, with Singing Feast where singers can enjoy some delicious local foods alongside loads of joyful singing, while on the Saturday, visitors can join in with the singing workshops which take place throughout the day.

For more information visit the SPAN Arts Facebook page.

ENVIRONMENT

🦆 Llanelli Wetland Centre Bird Watching

Grab your wellies 🥾 and coat for a spectacular Sunday of bird-watching on February 2nd, 2025! at the Llanelli Wetland Centre

What You'll See:

  • Majestic wading birds doing their thing

  • Stunning murmurations of plovers and starlings (when they're in the mood!)

  • Secret wildlife spots only the locals know about

accompanied by some friendly wardens (proper bird experts, mind you!) who will guide you through the wetlands to spot some absolutely cracking winter visitors.

Whether you're a proper twitcher or you have been inspired by our Northern royal albatrosses story we ran earlier this month (Still live) or just fancy a Sunday stroll, the Wetland center’s accessible paths make it an easy peasy 90-minute walk, but feel free to head off early - they are laid back like that!

When: Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 | Ticket🎫: Included in admission, free for members Bring your binoculars and curiosity!

Culture

🥃Gin & Rum Festival - Swansea

We’ve just found the best spirit filled venue for you this saturday... call it an early Val’s present - drink to that 🥃

Imagine the best night out in Wales - now add 120 gins and rums! Gin and Rum festival is bringing a proper epic party to swansea town with enough spirit to rival an celebration.

What's in it for you? (All included in your ticket!🎫)

  • A cheeky free drink for the road

  • Tasters galore from award-winning distillers

  • Party swag: balloon glass, bottle bag & eco-friendly straw

  • Live music that'll have you dancing like you're at the Green Man Festival

  • All your mixers sorted (Schweppes has got your back!)

  • A snack to keep you going (thanks to Lovecorn!)

NEW FOR 2025: They have added tequila to the mix! Plus cocktails that'll make your gran's sherry look boring. Not drinking? No worries - they've got non-alcoholic options that are enjoyable too! Think of it as a cwtch in a glass - warm, welcoming, and absolutely wonderful!

Venue : Brangwyn Hall Guildhall Road South Swansea SA1 4PE

Get your Ticket Here

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Llandeilo Farmers Market Support local farmers and artisans by purchasing local high-quality produce and handmade goods. When: Saturday, February 1, 2025, Where: Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire

Cardiff Winter Wonderland Ice Skating -Seasonal ice skating at Cardiff's Winter Wonderland. Enjoy festive ice skating in the heart of Cardiff before the Winter Wonderland concludes. When: February 1-2, 2025, City Hall Lawn, Cardiff

2025 Chinese New Year Celebration Event: Set for Sunday at The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, showcasing Chinese culture and traditions When : Febuary 9 , 2025, The National Waterfront Museum Swansea . Free entry

Poems, Pints & Music: A cultural evening combining poetry readings and live music, taking place on Friday, Febuary 7th at Mumbles Cricket Club

Studio and Lighting Workshop: A series of three photography workshops starting Friday at Zion Chapel, perfect for aspiring photographers. Not Free

National Botanic Garden of Wales Antiques fair and Vintage Market: The fair takes place at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, SA32 8HN | When : Saturday and Sunday, February 1 and 2, Time : 10am-4pm. Admission is £12 for a weekend ticket allowing you access to two full days to the Antique fair plus a further five days’ admission to the Garden. Dogs are Allowed. It even gets better, come closer 👂: So, that tickets last for seven days - which is a good value, can be passed on for family and friends to enjoy the garden. Now who is Better than you?

Odds & Tips

🧂 Simple Hack to reduce hot oil splatter while cooking

🚀 NASA Recently launched a game Hubble’s Cosmic Adventure share with the kids

🎙 Lost Tina Turner song found ahead of her 40th anniversary album release listen to the newly discovered tune

📱 Do you always forget people’s names? Yes i do; There’s an app for that

Inspiring story 🏃🏻‍♀️🏁

A remarkable achievement was celebrated at Pembrey Country Park as students from Ysgol Mynyddygarreg set a new record during a cross-country event. The competition, which attracted competitors from across Wales including Commonwealth athletes, saw the village school's students matching the professional runners' pace throughout the challenging course.

Despite the windy conditions across the open fields, the Ysgol Mynyddygarreg students maintained their impressive performance. What makes this achievement particularly special is that every student who participated from the school managed to finish 💪and kept pace with the professional runners with times ranging between 7:35 and 10:00 minutes, putting them in company with seasoned athletes.

We celebrate not only those who broke PB records but everyone who participated, started, and completed the race. This outstanding performance demonstrates the indomitable spirit of the Kidwelly Black Panther 🐱‍👤 that lives in their hearts, showing that even a small village school can compete at the highest levels.

'Keep Believing' - these young athletes have proven what village spirit can achieve."

SPORT

Six Nation Championship - Rugby When: Friday, Friday 31, 2025

Swansea City AFC vs. Cardiff City FC - Welsh football derby When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea

WEATHER

Thursday

7 🌡 | 5 ☁| 70% 🌧 | 38.9km/hr (20 knots)

Friday

6 🌡 | 2 🌦| 20% 🌦 | 32Km/hr (17 knots)

Temperature readings taken from the mouth Pembrey Sea front the night before publication

Movie Pick

📺 Watch: Black Doves on Netflix - secrets, spies and colliding hight stake drama in Black Doves. This Netflix thriller will have you staying up way past bedtime whilst questioning alliences. Tell us how you Like it

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LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

Thursday, January 30

Rhod Gilbert | Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth, UK

Friday, January 31

Heavy Lungs with The Silver Lines, Lacross Club and Baby Schillaci performing a CWRW Carmarthen

Ward Thomas | The Lyric Theater Carmarthen | Febuary 7 (Not this weekend)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“What are you waiting for to be happy?”

– ISABEL ALLENDE, THE JAPANESE LOVER

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Untill Next Week

— Kins

DIOLCH ! ✌🏻✌🏻

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