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Bay TV
Bay TV is the owner operator of a trailer mounted 10 square meter BARCO LED large screen specialising in big screen hire for live concerts, conferences, award ceremonies, agriculture shows, corporate or public events.
The unit is fully self-contained and can be positioned with ease in the tightest of locations. It has a fully hydraulic lifting and generator systems that enables the screen to be up and running within 15 minutes.
The screen represents value for money especially because it is fully self-contained and requires no extras such as supports and sound systems.
Bay TV can also provide a video production unit with cameras and crew if required and are more than happy to prepare logos and videos if required.
Contact Bay TV on 07702 929404 or check out their website www.baytv.co.uk
Bio Wales
BioWales is a Swansea based company established to supply the ever-growing demand for Green and cost effective fuels. Their new production facility will open during the first quarter of 2007 and will be capable of producing 10 million litre of bio diesel per annum. It will make them the largest producer of biodiesel in Wales.
BioWales are Bio Diesel producers who sell biodiesel in bulk directly to end users such as haulage contractors, fleet operator, coach companies and local authorities. The bio diesel will be produced to EN14214 standard which is the European standard for biodiesel and will be available for sale from their new plant in Fforestfach, Swansea.
The advantage with biodiesel is that it can be mixed in any ratio with fossil diesel and there is no need for any engine modification to use it in your vehicle. Be careful though as it may affect your warranty so check up with your car dealer, especially if you are going to use 100% biodiesel - warranty sometimes is covered for certain percentage of biodiesel only.
Bio Diesel is not only beneficial to the environment through cutting harmful CO2 emissions, but is beneficial to your engine as well through its natural cleaning and lubricating properties.
Contact BioWales on 01792 702 202 or check out their website www.biowales.com
Butchers Arms Alltwen
The Butchers Arms in Alltwen is one of the best known and loved pubs in the Swansea Valley. A free house, hosts Phil and Jayne are proud of their reputation as purveyors of real ales, wines and spirits in warm and friendly surroundings.
The restaurant offers a full a la carte menu and there is an extensive selection of bar meals available. Their New York Chicken is particularly renowned! Subject to availability, the room is also available for private functions and meetings.
The pub regularly puts on live music sessions featuring local and visiting artistes. And on a summer's evening, the outdoor decking provides a panoramic view across the valley.
This is what one satisfied customer had to say about the Butchers: "An open roaring fire, excellent real ales and a quiet ambience make this hilltop pub definitely the best in the area for those who crave a change from hectic noisy meat-racks."
Contact Phil and Jayne at the Butchers Arms on 01792 863 100
Menter Cyf.
Menter Cyf is located on Milland Rd in Neath and is a specialist printer of business forms, continuous stationery and many specialised forms used in the health sector and parking enforcement sector. They also supply extensive range of forms for use with many payroll applications including pressure seal mailers , security pay slips and A4 self seal forms with a window.
I was taken on a tour of their factory recently and was very impressed with their wide range of kit which included a recently installed S&T four colour printing press as well as various finishing equipment.
I was shown some of their recent jobs which included A&E (Accident and Emergency) Forms, Trace Safe tags which are used as a means of providing audit trail for donor blood, parking permits complete with pre-laminated film and holograms as security measures, numerous books with fixed penalty notices, (well some poor bugger got to print them!), forms with integrated labels and peel out cards - the variety of forms were endless and quite noveltive. Menter is the only producer of these forms in Wales.
Both Dyfrig Harris and Llyr Ab Islwyn have a long connection with Gwyl Pontardawe Festival. Dyfrig was involved many years ago on committee level and Llyr is the current financial director of the festival.
Contact Menter on 01639 646 026 or check out their website www.menter.net
MPD Hire Ltd
MPD Hire is a Penarth based TV, video and communications facilities company.
MPD have provided facilities and crew to many broadcast TV and corporate conference and events companies, specialising in location filming as well as large scale events, be it single camera or multi camera outside broadcast.
Recently MPD have taken over from the success of the recently pensioned off sister company TVL Ltd providing camera and communications facilities for live surgery demonstrations that forms a crucial part of many of today's medical conferences.
During these demonstrations MPD will provide up to 4 cameras in the operating theatre and provide two vision circuits and two way audio to a conference attended by surgeons in a remote conference venue, sometimes at opposite ends of the country. The pictures will be projected onto big screens and shown on Plasma screens throughout the conference. Interaction between the operating surgeon and the delegates will be through the MC who will be able to pass questions through a reverse audio circuit.
MPD's engineers are all experienced broadcast engineers and have a combined experience of over 60 years in the industry and are all friendly and thorough in their manner.
Contact MPD Hire on 07802 693 728
Old Black Horse Inn, Oxford
The Old Black Horse is a 17th Century Coaching Inn offering quality bed and breakfast accommodation, just a five minutes walk, from the centre of Oxford. The historic buildings of the city and university are nearby and Magdalen College with its beautiful deer park is just across the river.
This family-run establishment has retained that 'old world' feel whilst offering state-of-the-art facilities throughout, including wireless internet access, remote control television, direct dial telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.
The recently-refurbished bar specialises in locally brewed real ales and international lagers.
Single, twin and double rooms are available, all of which have recently been upgraded. The outbuildings that once stabled travellers' horses have now been converted into self-catering apartments.
For comfortable bed and breakfast in Oxford, be sure to check out the Old Black Horse Inn!
Contact The Old Black Horse on 1865 244691 or check out their website www.oldblackhorse.com
Perfect Pads
Perfect Pads is a local independent lettings and property management company with a portfolio of good quality flats, apartments, houses and studios in and around Swansea and Llanelli in South Wales.
Perfect Pads was born from the need of a husband and wife team who had built a small portfolio of buy to let property that they then decided to manage themselves when they became dissatisfied with other letting agents.
They discovered a need for a property management company that not only understands the needs of landlords and tenants, but also to deliver good quality impartial advice to those who may be looking at buy to let for the first time.
Perfect Pads will offer good advice on what type of property to buy, and where the best locations for letting are, they will also offer advice if needed on decor, furniture and all aspects of the care of your property.
You will find from their property listings that all of their apartments, flats and houses available to rent are of high quality, and are always well presented.
Perfect Pads pride themselves in being the leader in finding you your next perfect home in Swansea or Llanelli.
Contact Perfect Pads on 01792 845 855 or check out their website www.perfect-pads.co.uk
Studt's Fun Fair
Based in Llansamlet, Swansea, Studt's Funfair is one of the best known names in showmans' and fun fair entertainment in South Wales, and have been regular attenders at Pontardawe Festival for many years. They also provide fair rides for many of the major events throughout the region, catering for all ages and tastes.
Roland and Andrea Studt are proud that they spent their honeymoon at the very first Pontardawe Festival way back in 1978, and have provided an excellent fairground attraction for the festival every year since.
A friendly family-run business, Studt's specialise in providing a one-stop shop supplying fairground rides to a wide variety of different events, large or small, public, corporate and private parties.
The firm also has a range of catering units to keep the customers satisfied.
If you are organising a party a festival or event and need a fairground attraction to bring life to your event then be sure to give the experts a ring!
Contact Roland and Andrea Studt on 01792 775 861 or 07721 304 505
LLUEST GUEST HOUSE, PORTHGAIN, PEMBROKESHIRE
Porthgain is a tiny picturesque fishing village on the West Wales coast, about seven miles north of St. Davids.
The harbour is sandy-bottomed, and one of Pembrokeshire’s finest beaches lies just over the headland at Traethllyfn.
Lluest is a sympathetically restored semi-detached house/holiday cottage nestling in the heart of this charming coastal village.
The beautiful Pembrokeshire Coastal path, the local pub The Sloop, art galleries and the award winning fish restaurant The Shed (AA rosette guide) are all within a minute's walk.
Lluest has been beautifully furnished with a mix of original and modern features with a slate terrace alongside the house, overlooking the terrace of fishermens cottages, and benefiting from full sun for most of the day. The house sleeps 6 + cot.
To make a booking or to request further information please contact Sarah • Telephone : 07793 944213 • Email: info@lluestporthgain.com
http://www.lluestporthgain.com/
PONTARDAWE INN
The Gwachel as it's fondly known locally has been a focal point for the Pontardawe community for generations and, for most of the 1990s, was the official home of the Festival., with which it still enjoys a firm friendship.
Now under new management, the pub is proud to offer a warm welcome, real ales (CAMRA recommended), good food in both the restaurant (Wed-Sunday)and bar, including Sunday lunches and Curry + a free pint on Mondays.
Live music is a speciality with gigs on Friday and Saturday nights. On Wednesdays, the Pontardawe Acoustic Music Club meets here with regular open mic sessions and guest nights.
www.pontardaweinn.co.uk
ST. JOHN CYMRU WALES
St John Cymru Wales is one of the country's leading charities, touching the lives of almost everyone in Wales through its voluntary first aid support to tens of thousands of people annually
St. John's is the leading provider of first aid training in Wales. It also operates a patient transport service from hospital to home and runs educational youth development programmes within our communities.
Care to those in need is free but St John's receives no core government funding and relies on private donations and income from first aid training to fund our
charitable works.
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