A familiar sight to many on the North Wales coast and now a re-invented landmark in it’s own right. What was once a passenger ferry has been transformed into an art gallery featuring graffiti and street art. The Duke of Lancaster was a passenger ferry built in 1956 but was designed to operate not only […]
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PHOTOS-Blaen y Glyn trip
It was Saturday the 4th February and the weather forecasters had predicted a band of warm air coming in from the West forcing the current cold air to push back – thus creating the first decent snowfall of 2012. As this snow wasn’t predicted to fall until late afternoon it seemed a great idea to […]
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WALK-Blaen Y Glyn near Brecon
Twas Saturday 29th January and the 4 week alcohol-free detox was coming to an end. What else better than to arrange a leisurely walk around some mountains on a bitterly cold day with temperatures hovering around minus 4oC!
Continue readingPont Y Werin bridge opens (at last!)
Above is the picture of the scene from July 2009 – exactly ONE year ago to the day that it shouldve opened! All you can see is the trunk road across the River Ely which doesnt allow any pedestrian or safe cycle access between Cardiff Bay and Penarth. Hence a solution was required to allow […]
Continue readingConstruction of Pont Y Werin bridge in Cardiff Bay
“It’s costing £160,000 per hour to hire the crane”, “It’s the world’s largest crane”, “The last piece of the bridge is being fitted by a smaller crane on Tuesday as it’s too expensive to use the large one” These were just some of the things that were being said as the third piece of the […]
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