Some Festival supporters may remember in 2008 that DAWNY TOOTES, with her casting workshop, worked on the Festival Field. She produced wonderful castings of drawings made in the sand by pupils of the Lodge Junior School, possibly something never done before. It took a while to clean the castings up and prepare them for installation, […]
The Caerleon Festival congratulates their own CHRIS WOOD for taking 4th place at the SANDRINGHAM CUP WOOD CARVING CHAMPIONSHIPS in WISCONSIN, USA Chris produced a fine carving of FENRIR the wolf, and achieved an amazing result in the face of fierce competition. Chris’s talent had been spotted at the Lithuanian Open resulting in an invitation […]
Well, well, well guess what? The Caerleon MARI LLWD has won the AARDMAN ANIMATION trophy in the Sidmouth Folk Festival Horse Trials. There were 26 entries with our Loraine & Henry Lutman’s Mari coming first! The CEO of Aardman, Mr. Peter Lord himself, presented them with a trophy along with a little Morph. Hearty congratulations […]
To all Festival goers and those who wished they had….. The 17th Annual Summer Festival was a great success. There were great events over ten days with superb performances attracting record numbers. It was a Festival created by the Community for the Community generating interest from near and afar. The mood throughout was one of […]
The countdown is now on for what is really a unique Festival with the BIG FREE WEEKEND starting on Saturday 13th July – Sunday 14th July being the climax to a week of high activity. There, on the Festival Field, sited opposite the Hanbury Arms will be crafts, dance, music and even a carillon ringing […]
This select band of skilled Rakers helped, on Bank Holiday Monday, to transform the fast growing Wildflower Meadow situated opposite the Hanbury Arms. Visitors can now walk freely through the wildflowers to each of the benches and sculptures, encouraged by the enticing pathways. In about a month’s time, the Meadow will be cut in preparation […]
2019 FESTIVAL FIELD FEATURING: Festival Tombola Stall – fun and fabulous prizes to be won! Children’s’ Art Awards as exhibited at the Celtic Manor Resort Elaine Knight – EK designs beautiful costume jewellery The Heart Shack – heart shaped inspired items East Side Arts – locally created and talented artworks Louise Horton –textiles & designer […]
A belated thank you to all who came along and help spread the Wildflower Earth last Sunday afternoon. Once Storm Hannah had pass over, more than twenty enthusiastic volunteers arrived to shovel and rake the special Earth into a wide border along the field wall, getting all 1600 kgs (1.6 tonnes) down in under an […]
