Halloween

Shrieks of laughter and screams of delight filled the air at the Riverside on our Halloween night. A ghostly walk in the dark was followed by various games and crafts.

Werewolves, witches, hobgoblins and other fearsome and frightening creatures invaded the Centre and demolished huge stocks of hot dogs and ghoulish snacks.

Great fun was had by all and the staff survived to organise another day.

Introduction to Hedge laying

Local craftsman Ceri Jenkins of JED Hedgelaying provided the tuition for the second set of people who wanted to learn the rudiments of the 5000 year old craft of hedgelaying.

Everybody learnt a great deal and Riverside hope to put on more courses in the future.

Pontardawe Historical Walk

Riverside's Lynne Lewis took a group on a historical walk from the Riverside Centre along the canal up to the remains of an original Swansea Valley canal barge, then down into the heart of Pontardawe.

How the area has been transformed from an agricultural area with water driven flour mills to a heavily industrialised area with chimneys dominating and polluting the landscape before changing  into its current post industrial village feel.

On our return we were treated to a display of original Ynysmeudwy pottery by local historian Keri Thomas. The quality, diversity and beauty of this work was quite staggering.

Art Exhibition

A new exhibition by Mair Eleri has opened at the Riverside and will be on display throughout October.

Don't  miss the chance of seeing Mair's work.

Riverside Dog Show

Great fun was had by all in spite of the weather.

Over 150 people and nearly 100 dogs attended the show''Go to our Facebook page to see more photos.

http://www.facebook.com/Riverside.Centre.Arena.Pontardawe

The Heart of the Valley Show

The Heart of the Valley Show was a fantastic success with at least 1500 people attending.

For a flavour of the show visit Riverside’s Facebook page where the Heart of the Valley Album will give an insight.

Follow the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/Riverside.Centre.Arena.Pontardawe

Riverside Green Fayre

Riverside's first Green Fayre was a great success.

Even the sun shone (such a rare event this summer) and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves with nearly twenty stalls, plenty of free activities and superb entertainment throughout the day.

Undoubtedly the star of the Fayre was the Sinclair C5 which motored (or rather was pedalled) up and down the drive almost non stop.