Events and Activities for 2012

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FEBRUARY

Wednesday 1st - Wed 29th - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Tsagaan Sar - White Moon. An exhibition to celebrate the New Year - Mongolian Style! 

Thursday 2nd – Thursday 16th March - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Cuban artist Raul Speek will be joining us at the beginning of February so expect a radical change of exhibition pieces. Raul will be working in the studio most days and will provide workshops for local schools as well as for anyone who would like to get involved. Call 01437 720392 for details. Towards the end of his residency he will be giving a talk on the 'Influences of African Art on Contemporary Art'. Check our activities and events page for details.

Thursdays - 9th/ 16th / 23rd - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Tuesdays - 7th / 14th / 21st / 28th - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110
 

Tuesday 14th - 2.30pm - 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery  - Friends of Oriel y Parc Talk by Katie Mortimer - "Seabed Life on your Doorstep" - how museum scientists explore the seabed life around Welsh Coasts. Become a virtual marine biologist and explore the wonders beneath the waves. Just £2 per person 

Thursday 16th & Friday 17th - 10am to 12.30pm and 1pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Flint-knapping - How to create stone tools using the techniques of striking and pressure. £10 per person - call 01437 720392 to book.

 

Saturday 18th - 2.30pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Friends of Oriel y Parc Talk - Alison Bevan - Director, Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance - 'Laura Knight in Cornwall' 

Saturday 25th - Sunday 4th March - Events surrounding St David's day (1st March)

 
Tuesday 28th - 2.30pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery- Friends of Oriel y Parc Talk - Pembrokeshire: The Historical Perspective - the Impact of Man on the Landscape we see today. Just £2 per person.

 

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MARCH

Thursday 2nd February – Thursday 16th March - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Cuban artist Raul Speek will be joining us at the beginning of February so expect a radical change of exhibition pieces. Raul will be working in the studio most days and will provide workshops for local schools as well as for anyone who would like to get involved. Call 01437 720392 for details. Towards the end of his residency he will be giving a talk on the 'Influences of African Art on Contemporary Art'. Check our activities and events page for details.

Thursdays - 1st / 8th/ 15th / 22nd / 29th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Thursday 1st - 6.30pm - Solva Memorial Hall, upper Solva - Film 'Patagonia'. Tickets on the door or from Abby Reid - 014367 721281. Adults £5, Seniors and children £3.50p

Tuesdays - 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Tuesday 13th - 2.30pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery Friends of Oriel y Parc Talk - Andrew Renton – Head of Applied Art AC-NMW - The art of clay: contemporary ceramics at the National Museum, Cardiff. £2 per person
Saturday 17th - 2.30pm to 4pm  - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Friends of Oriel y Parc Talk - Steve Robinson - Sea Through Glass – The Vision - £2 per person

Tuesday 27th - 2.30pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Friends of Oriel y Parc Talk - Phil Bennett – PCNPA Head of Archaeological Heritage - 'Our Fragile Past - recent archaeological work in the national park'.  £2 per person

Saturday 24th - Côr Dyfed Choir - Easter Concert in St Martin's Church, Haverfordwest.

 

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APRIL

Tuesdays - 3rd / 10th / 17th / 24th - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Tuesday 3rd - 7pm to 9.30pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery  - Bat Walk. Family friendly walk to look for bats and listen to their calls on special detectors and to learn about their unusual lifestyles. At St David's Bishop's Palace. Bring torch. £5.00 adults £2.50 concessions. Booking essential: 01834 845040

Thursdays - 5th / 12th/ 19th / 26th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Friday 6th / Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th & Mon 9th April - 10am to 4.30pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Easter Egg Hunt. Collect your map, solve the clues and follow the trail, which leads you to the treasure. Return your treasure to Oriel y Parc and collect your Easter Egg. Available throughout the day. £1 per sheet.

Tuesday 10th - 7pm to 9.30pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery  - Bat Walk. Family friendly walk to look for bats and listen to their calls on special detectors and to learn about their unusual lifestyles. At St David's Bishop's Palace. Bring torch. £5.00 adults £2.50 concessions. Booking essential: 01834 845040

Wednesday 11th - 10am to 11am - Porth Clais Harbour - Crab Catching. Learn about crabs and how to catch and care for them. Tackle provided. Children must be accompanied. £3.50 per child, adults free. Meet at Porth Clais Harbour.
 

Friday 13th -  10am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Craft Workshop - Make Your Own Paper

Come along and learn how to make your own paper. Using old newspapers and magazines we’ll show you how to turn them into sheets of paper and make your very own book! £3 per child.
Wednesday 18th - 11am to 12noon - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Beach Discovery - Rockpooling. Join the search as we take a closer look at the fascinating wildlife and natural wonders on the shore. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £2 per child, adults free. Meet at Oriel y Parc.
Friday 20th - 10am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Craft Workshop - Mark Making
Join us on a tour of the rookery to collect natural bits and pieces, then head back to the Discovery Room to get your hands dirty. Using charcoal, paint, pastels and other drawing materials we’ll show you how to create beautiful textures from nature. £3 per child.

Saturday 21st - 9am to 5pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Landscape Photography Course with Nigel Forster. Creative Landscape Photography – Composition and Digital Techniques Learn how to compose and capture the fantastic landscape of the Pembrokeshire Coast using your digital camera.

 

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MAY

Tuesdays - 1st / 18th / 15th / 22nd / 29th - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 3rd / 10th/ 17th / 24th / 31st - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Saturday 12th and Sun 13th - 10am to 5pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Cyclosportive
The Tour of Pembrokeshire, an exciting two day event, in aid of the Air Ambulance, offering riders the choice of three challenging rides on the Saturday of either 50, 75 or 100 miles, an interesting short family ride on the Sunday that will include a children’s treasure hunt and lots of interesting displays. www.tourofpembrokeshire.co.uk

Saturday 19th - 11am to 4.30pm- St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery Painting - Spring & Summer Painting Competition. Come along to get your canvas stamped, then spend the day painting a local landscape that inspires you. Bring it back by the end of the day so that it can go on display in Oriel y Parc and let the public decide who wins. Judging will be open all of the following week. Entry fee £2 per person, children and adult categories available. Winners announcement Saturday May 26th.

Sunday 27th - Friday 8th June - St Davids Cathedral Festival including Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius' on Sat. 2nd June at 7pm.

 

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JUNE

Tuesdays - 5th / 12th / 19th / 26th - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 7th / 14th/ 21st / 28th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Saturday 9th - 1pm to 3pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery Craft Workshops - Build a Mini Coracle Boat! Celebrate Welsh creativity and engineering! Join local artist Deb Withey of Cheese and Pickles Studio for a creative workshop. For all ages. £3.50 per person.
Sunday 10th - 2pm to 4.30pm - Meet at Whitesands car park A Walk in the Past: An Archaeological Guided Walk. Join the National Trust and our National Park Authority Archaeologist on a walk to discover the history of some of the area’s ancient sites. £6 per person (concessions £4), no under 12s. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392.

 

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JULY

Tuesdays - 3rd / 10th / 17th / 24th / 31st - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 5th / 12th/ 19th / 26th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Saturday 7th - 2pm to 5pm - St Davids Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - St David's Pilgrimage. After walking the ancient pilgrim route for 22 days across Brecon and Carmarthenshire from LLanthony Priory, the pilgrims will arrive in St Davids, meeting at Oriel y Parc for hog roasts and street entertainment. Join the pilgrims on the last leg of their journey to the Bishop’s Palace, where there will be a feast, shadow plays and the Cathedral choir. Free admission to the Bishop’s Palace for those in the procession.
Wednesdays - 11th, 18th, 25th July and 1st August - 11am to 4.30pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Darren Yeadon Demonstration. Watch Darren Yeadon, a local sculptor, work a piece of sandstone whilst he is here at Oriel y Parc as 'Artist-in-Residence'. Free admission.

Wednesday 24th - 10am to 11am - Porth Clais Harbour - Crab Catching. Learn about crabs and how to catch and care for them. Tackle provided. Children must be accompanied. £3.50 per child, adults free. Meet at Porth Clais Harbour.

Tuesday 24th - 7pm to 9.30pm- St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery  - Bat Walk. Family friendly walk to look for bats and listen to their calls on special detectors and to learn about their unusual lifestyles. At St David's Bishop's Palace. Bring torch. £5.00 adults £2.50 concessions. Booking essential: 01834 845040

 

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AUGUST

Wednesday 1st - 11am to 4.30pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Darren Yeadon Demonstration. Watch Darren Yeadon, a local sculptor, work a piece of sandstone whilst he is here at Oriel y Parc as 'Artist-in-Residence'. Free admission.

Thursday 2nd - 11am - 3.30pm - Whitesands Beach, Sandchurch Competition - entry free

Thursday 2nd - 1pm to 2pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Beach Discovery: Rockpooling. Join the search as we take a closer look at the fascinating wildlife and natural wonders on the shore. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £2 per child, adults free. Meet at Oriel y Parc.

Tuesdays - 7th / 14th / 21st / 28th  - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 2nd / 9th/ 16th / 23rd / 30th- 11am to 1pm - St Davids- Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Wednesday 8th - 10am to 11am - Porth Clais Harbour - Crab Catching. Learn about crabs and how to catch and care for them. Tackle provided. Children must be accompanied. £3.50 per child, adults free. Meet at Porth Clais Harbour.

Thursday 9th & Friday 10th - 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm- St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Flint-knapping - How to create stone tools using the techniques of striking and pressure. £10 per person - call 01437 720392 to book.

Friday 17th - 2pm to 4pm - St Davids Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Craft Workshop - Paper Puppets. Create your very own puppet from recycling. Use Pembrokeshire’s wildlife as your inspiration and make a bird that flaps or an insect that crawls. £3 per child
Saturday 18th - 9.am to 5pm - St Davids Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Landscape Photography Course with Nigel Forster. Photography for Improvers – Knowing and using your camera Develop your understanding of your camera and learn how to compose pictures in the area around St David’s
Wednesday 29th - 2pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Painting - Still Life Painting Workshop. Fun for all the family, come and spend a couple of hours drawing or painting a still life. Open to all, free admission.

Friday 31st - 1pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc  Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Beach Discovery: Rockpooling. Join the search as we take a closer look at the fascinating wildlife and natural wonders on the shore. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £2 per child, adults free. Meet at Oriel y Parc.

 

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SEPTEMBER

Tuesdays - 4th / 11th / 18th / 25th  - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th / 30th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Saturday 8th - 11am to 4.30pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Painting - Spring & Summer Painting Competitions. Come along to get your canvas stamped, then spend the day painting a local landscape that inspires you. Bring it back by the end of the day so that it can go on display in Oriel y Parc and let the public decide who wins. Judging will be open all of the following week. Entry fee £2 per person, children and adult categories available. Winners announcement Saturday September 15th.

Sunday 9th - 2pm to 4pm -  Meet at Solva car park. A Walk in the Past: An Archaeological Guided Walk. Join the National Trust and our National Park Authority Archaeologist on a walk to discover the history of some of the area’s ancient sites. £6 per person (concessions £4), no under 12s. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392.

 

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OCTOBER

Tuesdays - 2nd / 9th / 17th / 23rd / 30th  - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 4th / 11th / 18th / 25th / 28th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Wednesday - 31st 2pm to 4pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Halloween Half Term. A ghost, a vampire, a pumpkin, a zombie, what do you want to be? Come along and let us paint your face before you go trick or treating. £1 per person.

 

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NOVEMBER

Tuesdays - 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th   - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 1st / 8th / 15th / 22nd / 29th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Saturday 3rd - 9am to 5pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Landscape Photography Course with Nigel Forster. Creative Landscape Photography - Light on the Landscape Learn how the weather and natural light influence the Pembrokeshire landscape & how to capture those special moments by developing your knowledge of photography.

 

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DECEMBER

Tuesdays - 4th / 14th / 18th / 25th   - 1 pm to 2pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery - Weekly Walk in the Park. For walkers of all abilities, each session has a short route of under an hour and a longer one for those who wish to walk a little further. To take part, contact walk leader Paul Casson at paul@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk or call 0786677110

Thursdays - 6th / 13th / 20th / 27th - 11am to 1pm - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. Wild Food Foraging. A gentle two hour walk along some of St David's ancient green lanes and down to the coast. Discover your 'inner forager' and learn how to identify and collect wild ingredients, find out how they were used historically and how you can incorporate them into your cooking! £10 per person. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: 01437 720392

Saturday 8th - 10am to 5pm  - St Davids - Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Landscape Gallery. The Really Wild Christmas Market. A wonderful opportunity to stock up for Christmas with food and drink. Buy hampers of local products, craft, art and other goodies for friends, family and yourself! Santa will be sitting snugly in his grotto waiting to meet children and his reindeer will be parked outside

Saturday 22nd - 7pm - St Davids Cathedral - Service of Nine Lessons and Carols.

 

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Events Calendar for the year 2012