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Coed-y-dinas Food Festival bigger and better for 2012
36 stalls are now confirmed for the food and craft festival on the 6-7 May. It is sure to be a fantastic event with an array of local food and craft producers. Regional producers already signed-up include Little Cefn Smokehouse, Merlin Cheese, Jamie Wards free range posk, Blue Sauces, Sarah Buntons Handmade Chocolates, Berriew Cider, Neuadd Fach Baconry and The Little Round Cake Company to name but a few, not forgetting crafts from Baavet, Hanamadinky, Llechi Cwm Gwendraeth, Clanbrook Crafts, Sarah Hill Jewellery, Vale Studios, Caitybell Designs and Timberkits. TV Chef Malcolm Harradine, of Mel and Mal fame will be hosting cookery demonstrations throughout the weekend plus Dee Hardwicke will be demonstrating her decorative art.
Christmas Fund Raiser
In the run up to Christmas 2011 we asked all children in the local area to make a robin out of a balloon and papier mache! For every robin that was brought to Coed-y-dinas we donated 50p to Hope House! One lucky child won £100 of gift vouchers and also a meal for their family in the restaurant! We had a fantastic response with some amazing robins entered. So much effort went into making these with lots of imaginative materials. Thank you to all the children that took part in making the robins and helping us raise money for Hope House!
Christmas Food Market The weekend of the 12th and 13th of November saw Coed- y-dinas hold its first ever food market!
32 local food producers attended the two day market with mouth-watering homemade delicacies. Amongst the stalls were Gold Taste award winner Uncle Peters Fudge Company, Monty’s Brewery and Clun Valley Foods to name a few.
Coed-y-dinas also welcomed TV Chef Malcolm Harradine with cookware demonstrations and food tastings! The weekend also saw entertainment from a juggler, Petro the Clown and Halfway House ladies Choir.
Welshpool’s monthly Farmers Market has a new home! Welshpool’s monthly farmers market has moved to Coed-y-dinas and is held on the first Friday of every month. You will find local food producers selling the best beef, lamb, and pork as well as vegetables, smoked delicacies, cakes, biscuits and fudge!
Animal Health department officially opens!
The Country Store, Coed-y-dinas officially opened their brand new Animal Health Department on 5th September with an official Launch Event. Their newest department located within the Country Store offers vaccines, dips, wormers, drenches and other animal health essentials for farm animals, equine, poultry and household pets as well as impartial advice and guidance on animal health issues. Tim Griffiths heads up the department, “We are delighted to be able to offer yet another service to the community and since opening in August we have had a fantastic response and a lot of new business through our doors which is fantastic. We are all extremely proud to become a VMD approved SQP retailer”. Selected members of staff at the Country Store have worked hard to pass their exams to become RSQP qualified. The department operates out of a dedicated office within the Country Store fully equipped to offer a professional and reliable service. You will find all the top brands such as Novartis, Osmonds, Frontline, and Pfizer to name a few, all at competitive prices.
Charlie’s Stores Sponsor the Heulwen Trust The Heulwen Trust received an extra financial boost this week; Chris Lloyd and Helen Holloway from Charlie’s Stores Ltd handed over a cheque for £5,000 to the Chairman of the Trust, David Corfield. Chris, Managing Director of Charlies Stores said “The Heulwen Trust have for many years offered an outstanding service to those less fortunate, the hard work by the volunteers should be recognised. We are very proud to sponsor such a fantastic local charity”. The Heulwen Trust offers canal boat trips to disabled children and adults, run solely by volunteers, over 45,000 disabled people have benefitted from the Trust which has now been running for 24 years. Chairman David Corfield said, “We are thrilled that a local company has recognised the importance of the work that we do and has decided to support the Trust. This will enable us to maintain the service that we provide with a little less worry.” MACHINERY SALE The popular WLS Machinery Sale is back at Coed-y-dinas on the 10th September. A collection of agricultural machinery and equipment makes up an exciting sale.
CAMPING EXHIBITION 28th - 31st May 2011 Come to Coed-y-dinas during the end of May bank holiday and enjoy a family day out. From Saturday 28th to Tuesday 31st May there will be over 30 tents displayed for you to test out. Our Gelert and Coleman experts will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have. Not only this, everything is at unbeatable prices, including camping accessories. You can also see a Birds of Prey and Reptile demonstration taking place through the weekend and right up until the 5th June.
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COMING SOON - ANIMAL HEALTH ESSENTIALS Continuing in the quest to offer absolutely everything for country living, the Country Store will see a brand new department scheduled to open in July. Located next to the exit over the counter you can purchase wormers for horses, cats & dogs; or drenches, dips, & vaccines for farm animals from leading suppliers such as Bayer and Pfizer. Our animal health expert will be able to advise you on any queries you may have.
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MACHINERY SALE The annual Coed-y-dinas machinery sale held on the 14th May was yet again a huge success. Pulling in thousands of eager punters looking for a bargain.
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