Listings
SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY Book Launch: Captain Scott’s Invaluable Assistant – Edgar Evans
Swansea Museum. 11am. Free. 01792 653763.
www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseamuseum
SUNDAY 19TH FEBRUARY Welsh Wedding Fayre
Brangwyn Hall. (time & price tbc). 01792 635432.
www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhall
TUESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY Talk: Dr Edgar Walters and the Antarctic Swansea Museum. 1pm-2pm. Free. 01792 653763.
www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseamuseum
WEDNESDAY 22ND FEBRUARY National Trust Association Abertawe Centre: AGM
Sketty Parish Centre, De-La-Beche Rd, Sketty. 7.15pm. 01792 404345.
E-mail:
ma.simpson@
tiscali.co.uk Science Café
Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place. 7.30pm. Free. 01792 463980.
www.dylanthomas.com Swansea Bay Orienteering Club: Club Night Ashleigh Road Café. Check website for details:
www.sboc.org.uk
THURSDAY 23RD FEBRUARY Poets in the Bookshop: Sarah Coles Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place. 7.30pm. Free entry and wine. 01792 463980.
www.dylanthomas.com
Swansea Astronomical Society: ‘History of the Swansea Astronomical Society’ - a talk by Dave Tovey
Fulton House, Swansea University. 7pm. 01792 299311.
www.swanastro.org.uk
FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY Waterfront Nippers: Dragons and Monsters (ages 1½-5)
National Waterfront Museum. 10.30am & 1.30pm. Free. 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk
SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY Mad Dog Comedy @ The Ice House Kings Rd, Swansea. SA1 8AW. Doors 6.30pm for 8.30pm. £9 in advance; £11 on the door. 01792 649060.
Wynne Evans and Morriston Orpheus Choir Brangwyn Hall. (time & price tbc). 01792 635432.
www.swansea.gov.uk/ brangwynhall
SUNDAY 26TH FEBRUARY RSPB West Glamorgan Local Group: Birdwatching
Wildlife Centre, Blackpill. 10am–1pm. 01792 229244. St David’s Day Party: celebrate all things Welsh National Waterfront Museum. 12noon-4.30pm. Free. Don’t forget to enter the best-dressed competition! 01792 638950.
www.museumwales.ac.uk
TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY Talk: Captain Scott – coping with illness and disease during the Expedition Swansea Museum. 1pm-2pm. Free. 01792 653763.
www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseamuseum
WEDNESDAY 29TH FEBRUARY Saints, Songs and Celebrations Brangwyn Hall. 01792 635432.
www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhall Swansea Bay Orienteering Club: Street Event Gowerton. Check website for details:
www.sboc.org.uk
Festivals
Abertawe Festival for Young Musicians 2012 2 – 7 Feb. The Guildhall, Swansea. Free audience admission to classes. For details: 01792 361868 or visit
www.afym-swansea.co.uk Waterfront Winterland
Until 8 Jan. Museum Park. 01792 637300.
www.swanseachristmas.com
Leisure Centres
ACTIVE SWANSEA
www.activeswansea.com Half Term Fun
13 – 17 Feb. For more details, visit the website or telephone your local leisure centre.
Swimming pools, gyms and a wide choice of fitness classes for adults and children. For more information on all courses and classes, visit the website or contact your local centre: Bishopston Sports Centre: 01792 235040; Cefn Hengoed Leisure Centre: 01792 798484;
Morriston Leisure Centre: 01792 797082; Penlan Leisure Centre: 01792 588079; Pentrehafod Sports Centre: 01792 588079; Penyrheol Leisure Centre: 01792 897039.
LC Oystermouth Road, Swansea. 01792
466500.
www.thelcswansea.com Adrenaline Nights
Every Fri & Sat. 6pm-8pm. Extra waves and board rider sessions. £4. Booking essential. Morning Safari
Every Sat & Sun. 9am-11am. Animal floats & jungle music. Booking essential. Kids Go Free Sunday!
Every Sunday 5pm-8pm. 1 child swims FREE with every 1 paying adult.
Library Events
For more details of ‘What’s On’ in your local Library, please telephone the Libraries below or visit www.swansea.
gov.uk/libraries. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all events.
Central
01792 636464 CHILDREN
Baby Rhyme Time (under 5s) 4, 11, 18, 25 Jan & 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Feb. 10am–10.30am & 2pm–2.30pm. Weird Science Experiments! (ages 6-12) 5 Jan. 2pm-3pm.
Preschool ‘Fancy Dress’ Story Time (under 5s)
12, 19, 26 Jan & 2, 9, 16, 23 Feb. 2pm Story Time (ages 5-8)
5, 12, 19, 26 Jan & 2, 9, 16, 23 Feb. 4pm. Welsh Rhyme Time (under 5s) 6 Jan & 3 Feb. 10am–10.30am. Hosted by TWF. Family Film
6 Jan. 1.30pm. In the Discovery Room. Please contact the library for film information. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday Stories & Stuff (ages 5-8) Every Sat. Story at 2pm, Stuff follows! Some activities can be offered only until materials run out. 7 Jan: Settle in for some snowy stories and make a winter sun catcher; 14 Jan: Whip up a wonderful welly peg!; 21 Jan: Pop in to our penguin story time and make a finger puppet; 28 Jan: Come along to our story time because everything else is irr-elephant!; 4 Feb: A special National Libraries' Day story time and craft inspired by Julia Donaldson's 'The Troll'; 11 Feb: Love-ly stories and Valentine favours; 18 Feb: Dr Seuss’s ‘Gertrude McFuzz’ story time and craft; 25 Feb: Go colour crazy with ‘My Wonderful World of Fashion’!
Nintendo Wii (ages 8-12) 7, 14, 21, 28 Jan & 4, 11, 18, 25 Feb. 2pm–3.30pm. St Valentine’s Day Card Making Workshop (ages 5-12)
14 Feb. 1.30pm–2.30pm. Booking essential. In the Discovery Room. Story Time (under 5s) 15, 29 Jan & 12, 26 Feb. 11.30am. Nintendo Wii (ages 12-16) 15, 29 Jan & 12, 26 Feb. 2pm–3.30pm. English/Welsh Rhyme Time (under 5s) 18 Jan & 15 Feb. 10am–10.30am. Hosted by TWF. Reading Group (ages 8-12) 20 Jan & 24 Feb. 4pm-5pm.
ADULTS Yoga
3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Jan & 7, 21, 28 Feb. 12noon–1pm. Pre-booking essential for 6-week courses. Book in person only at the ground floor customer service desk.
Violinist Akiko Suwanai. BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. See page 16 for concert details.
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First Time Mother & New Baby Group (run by NHS)
6, 13, 20, 27 Jan & 3, 10, 17, 24 Feb. 11am–1pm. Free. New members welcome.
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