Tag: Conwy county

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The Tournament in Conwy – Celebrating the Year of Legend

The town of Conwy will host the Tournament on the 24th and 25th of June this year. The epic event will see the town transported back to medieval times as part of the celebrations for the Welsh Year of Legends.

Over the two days Conwy will be filled with all things medieval:  jousting, archery and sword tournaments; knights, nobles, musicians, jesters and strolling players; plus much, much more.

The Wizard of Conwy will be performing all weekend, so be sure not to miss his magical shows.

Events are taking place all across Conwy, no matter where you are in the town there will be something exciting going on!

Official website: www.thetournament.co.uk

Keep up to date with all the latest news on the official Facebook page.

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Seaside Special Variety Show in Llandudno

We’re delighted to be working with Happy Faces Children’s Charity for their summer variety show Seaside Special.

Taking place in Llandudno Town Hall, the shows feature Carly, Adam Black, the Ukelele Party, and the Linzi Grace Dancers, as well as Jay Gatling.

The first performance of the season is on Wednesday 24th of May, and the shows run every Wednesday until the 4th of October. Doors open at 7.15pm and the show starts at 8pm

Tickets are £7 for adults, £6 for children and are on sale in the Town Hall Monday through Wednesday, or can be booked by calling Ray on 07968 957177.

All proceeds go to Happy Faces Children’s Charity

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Letter of Congratulations from Janet Finch-Saunders AM

Following the news that Jay has been named the official Wizard of the Conwy Tournament, we were delighted to receive a letter of congratulations from Janet Finch-Saunders, Assembly Member for Aberconwy.

Dear Jay,

I am writing to congratulate you on being selected as the official Conwy Tournament Wizard by Conwy Chamber of Trade.

It must have been a fabulous surprise and you should be extremely proud of the fact that you were chosen, given the high number of applicants.

The Tournament sounds wonderful and it is fabulous to hear that you will be performing over the two day event, I am certain the crowds will be spell bound by your wizardry.

All that remains is for me to wish you every success for the event and best wishes for the future.

Yours sincerely,

Janet Finch-Saunders AM/AC

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Meet the new Wonderful Wizard of Conwy!

Jay was in the news recently, when he was revealed as the official Conwy Tournament Wizard.

THERE is a new Wizard in town and he is hoping Conwy will fall under his spell.

Conwy Chamber of Trade have named award winning magician Jay Gatling as the official Conwy Tournament Wizard; the tournament is coming to the town in June. The historical re-enactment event will feature a “throng” of knights, nobles, Vikings, musicians, actors, jugglers, merchants and jesters.

Jay, a Llandudno based magician, received news of his prestigious title this week and swiftly tweeted images of his new wizarding robes.

He said: “I couldn’t believe it. The news came completely out of the blue.

 

The Conwy Wizard will be appearing at the Tournament this summer. As well as the Wizard, the event will feature over 300 re-enactors, jousting knights, travelling fools, minstrels and Erwyd le Fol the Conwy Jester

You can see the full article by clicking on the image to the left, or click here to read it on the North Wales Pioneer website.

 

 

Update:
A variation on the above article appeared in the printed version of the North Wales Pioneer, as shown in the image below.