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Mumbles Tourist Information Centre The Methodist Church, Oystermouth Square. Mon-Sat: 10am-4pm. 01792 361302. Swansea Tourist Information Centre Plymouth St (rear of Grand Theatre). Mon- Sat: 9.30pm-5.30pm. 01792 468321.
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Daily Listings
THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER Afternoon Sequence Dance
Until 25 Dec. Gorseinon Institute. 1.30pm-4pm. £2. Wetland Walks Every Sat and Sun. To include Nordic walking for beginners and various wildlife-themed guided walks. National Wetland Centre, Llwynhendy, Llanelli. Families welcome. Booking essential. 01554 741087. E-mail:
info.llanelli@wwt.org.uk
THURSDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER Evening Post, The Wave and Swansea Sound Media Ball 2011
Brangwyn Hall. 7pm-1am. Further information and tickets 01792 514112. Pirates’ & Smugglers’ Week
Until 3 Sept (begins 27 Sept). Gower Heritage Centre. 10am-5pm. Standard entry fees apply. 01792 371206.
www.gowerheritagecentre.co.uk Swansea Bay Rider Land Train Also 2 Sept. Swansea Prom. Check website for timetable. From £1 - £5. Buy your ticket on the train. 01792 635142.
www.swanseaprom.com Summer Holiday Activities
Also 2 Sept. Penyrheol Leisure Centre. 01792 897039.
www.activeswansea.com
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER Digital SLR Photography taster course Also 10 & 17 Sept (three-week course). National Waterfront Museum. 10am-1pm. For adults. £30pp. Booking required. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk
Friends of Swansea Branch MS Society: Coffee Morning
Victoria Hall, Dunns Lane, Mumbles. 10.30am Make & Mend: Beach
National Waterfront Museum. 1.30pm. Ideal for adults. £3pp. Booking required. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk National Trust Saturday Volunteer Group Cheriton: bracken clearance. Further information on 01792 390636.
claire.hannington@nationaltrust.org.uk Swansea Bay Craft Fair
Also 4 Sept. National Waterfront Museum. 10am-4pm. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.
ac.uk and
www.craftfairs-wales.co.uk Worm’s Head Seashore Safari
Worm’s Head, Rhossili. 3pm. £3 adult; £1.50 child. 07879 837817.
www.oakleyintertidal.co.uk
SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER Model Railway & Steam Day National Waterfront Museum. 10.30am-4pm. Free. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk Penydarren Steam Loco
National Waterfront Museum. 12noon-3.30pm. Free. Weather dependent. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk
MONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER Swansea Vale Railway Society: a talk by Martin Davies – From Ruabon to Barmouth and Beyond
Salisbury Club, Walter Rd. 7.45pm. All welcome. 01792 863495.
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TUESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER Lunchtime Organ Recital: Dr Alan Sykes St Mary’s Church, City Centre. 1.10pm. Free. 01792 655489.
www.swanseastmary.fsnet.co.uk
WEDNESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER Swansea Bay Orienteering Club: Bishopswood or Penrhos
For details: 01792 371450 or
www.sboc.org.uk Swansea Outdoor Group: Programme Meeting & Social Night
Vivian Arms, Sketty. 7.30pm. 07926 165768.
www.swanseaoutdoorgroup.org.uk
THURSDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Dyffryn Gardens: talk by Alex Andrews St Paul’s Parish Centre, De-La-Beche Rd, Sketty. 2pm. £3 (includes tea).01554 770997.
www.whgt.org.uk
FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER Absolute Diva Night
Village Hotel, Langdon Rd, SA1 Waterfront. 7pm. £25 (includes meal & disco). 01792 479941. Walk Ten Margam Park
Margam Country Park. 6pm. £10 over 16s; free to under 16s accompanied by a paying adult. 01639 881635.
www.mariecurie.org.uk/walkten
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Dunns Lane, Mumbles. 10am–4.30pm. 07790 298913. Sustainable Home Refurbishment Environment Centre. 10am-4pm. £30. 01792 480200.
www.environmentcentre.org.uk/ Swansea Open House
Also 11 Sept. Various venues. 10am-4pm. Free. 01792 655264.
www.swanseaopenhouse.com Taith Iaith: a Welsh language tour of the galleries
National Waterfront Museum. 10.30am. Free, followed by a free cuppa. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk
Theatre-In-Focus: Theatre Co presents George Bernard Shaw’s O’Flaherty VC Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place. 1pm. £5. 01792 463980.
www.dylanthomas.com The Gower Macmarathon Walk Various venues. 7.45am or 9.45am start. £6. 01792 540079.
www.macmillan.org.uk/walking The Vivians: Makers of Modern Swansea - talk by Professor Ralph Griffiths, Swansea University
National Waterfront Museum. 11am. Free. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk Walk to the Worm: Guided Walk Join the National Trust Team and discover the wonders of Worm’s Head, the tidal island at the end of Rhossili. 9.30am-2pm. £4 adults; £2 children. Booking essential. 01792 390636.
gower.admin@
nationaltrust.org.uk
SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER Down to Earth Project: Volunteer Day (ages 16+) and Open Day
72a Manselfield Road, Murton. 10am-3pm. Advance booking essential.
01792 346566.
www.downtoearthproject.org.uk
RAFA Battle of Britain Service St Mary’s Church, City Centre. 2.30pm. Details from Swansea Branch Secretary, Brian Davies, on 01792 520984.
MONDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER Penclawdd Carers’ Coffee Morning CK’s Coffee Shop, Penclawdd. 11am-1pm. 01792 653344.
E-mail:
delyth@swanseacarerscentre.org.uk Sketty & District Horticultural Society: ‘A Tribute to Trees’ St Paul’s Parish Centre, De-La-Beche Rd, Sketty. 7.30pm. 01792 232860.
TUESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER Climbing and Conservation on Gough Island + Wildlife Trust’s AGM Environment Centre. 7.30pm. Free. 01792 635784 or 07967 127364. Lunchtime Organ Recital: Huw Tregelles Williams St Mary’s Church, City Centre. 1.10pm. Free. 01792 655489.
www.swanseastmary.fsnet.co.uk
WEDNESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Kick For Touch by Peter Gill
Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place. 7.30pm. £4. 01792 463980.
www.dylanthomas.com Swansea Bay Orienteering Club: Parc Llewellyn, Morriston
For details: 01792 371450 or
www.sboc.org.uk Swansea Organic Group: talk with Malcolm Berry on training fruit Environment Centre, Pier Street. 7pm. 01792 869098.
Swansea Outdoor Group: Pennard Castle & Cliffs Evening Walk
Meet at Gower Inn car park, Parkmill. 7.30pm. 01792 470886.
www.swanseaoutdoorgroup.org.uk
THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Meditation Quiz and Curry Night Dharmavajra Buddhist Centre. 7pm, meal at 8pm followed by quiz. £12pp. 01792 458245.
www.meditationinwales.org
FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER The Sixteen (world-renowned choir): the Choral Pilgrimage 2011 St Mary’s Church, City Centre, Swansea. Pre- concert talk @7pm; concert @ 7.30pm. £18, £14 & £10. Box Office: Swansea’s TIC on 01792 468321.
www.thesixteen.com
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER Beach Watch on the Bay
Help clear up Swansea Bay Shoreline. Meet at 10am. Beach car park at the bottom of Sketty Lane. Free.
www.swansea.gov.uk/ natureconservationteam
National Beachwatch Day at Rhossili Bay Join the National Trust Team to clean up the beach whilst also helping to protect marine life. 1pm. Booking essential. 01792 390636.
gower.admin@
nationaltrust.org.uk
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