A hat-trick of newspaper articles

We’ve been featured three times in this week’s Rhyl Journal, on three consecutive pages!

Article from the Rhyl Journal titled "Magic in the gardens for 75th anniversary"

On page 31, there’s an article about the North Wales Magic Circle’s 75th anniversary, and the event that we’re holding in the Botanical Gardens in Rhyl to celebrate. There’s more information in our previous blog post.

Article from the Rhyl Journal titled "Archery and medieval knights liven up festival"

On page 32 there’s a feature on the recent Medieval Festival in Gwrych Castle, near Abergele.  We’ll be posting a blog soon with pictures from the event.

Article from the Rhyl Journal titled "'Great escape' event is just magic"

Finally, on page 33 there’s coverage of The Greatest Show on Turf, an event in Prestatyn that featured escapology, hula hooping, and circus skills. Again, look out for an upcoming post with photos. You can also read the full article on the Rhyl Journal website.

For more details on our outdoor entertainment, visit our outdoor entertainment page.

Magic in the Gardens

The North Wales Magic Circle is celebrating our 75th Anniversary by holding “Magic in the Gardens on Sunday the 3rd of September.

The event will take place in the Botanical Gardens in Rhyl from 12 until 4; and will feature lots of magic, including our annual Children’s Entertainer Competition.

As the joint presidents of the NWMC, we’d love to see as many people as possible there to celebrate our landmark year!

For more information, check out the event’s Facebook page

For more details on our outdoor entertainment, visit our outdoor entertainment page.

Merlin Festival, Carmarthen

The town of Camarthen is celebrating its links with Merlin by holding a festival to celebrate the Welsh Year of Legend. The festival will include Wales’ only street magic contest, featuring five magicians who have been invited to perform.

Jay is one of the five performers who have been selected to take part, together with fellow North Wales Magic Circle member Professor Llusern. The two are very much looking forward to taking part in the event, and being able to represent the NWMC.

The festival takes place on the 25th of March, and you can get all the details from the official Facebook page.

Mersey Dee Competition

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There are lots of different magic societies all over the country. The Mersey Dee Competition is an inter-society competition, held every two years.

This year’s competition was held in Liverpool, hosted by the Liverpool Magic Circle. The other societies taking part were the Chester Guild of Magicians, the Liverpool Mahatma Magic Circle, and the North Wales Magic Circle.

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Together with David Baker, Jay represented the North Wales Magic Circle in this year’s competition.

Although they didn’t win, they had a great time, and were proud to represent the NWMC.

This year’s winner was the Chester Guild of Magicians, represented by Stephen Cooil and Scott Prior.

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An Evening of Magic with the North Wales Magic Circle

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Lots of people came to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday with the North Wales Magic Circle in Abergele.

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It was a great evening, featuring performances from several of our members; with a wide range of magical styles including a children’s magic show, stage and cabaret performances; balloon modelling, and close up tricks.

Jay performed a short cabaret show, and close up magic to the guests.

If you’re interested in joining the North Wales Magic Circle, or would like to know a bit more about us, visit our website:

www.nwalesmagic.co.uk
www.facebook.com/NorthWalesMagicCircle