Festival dates put forward

CARMARTHEN'S 2011 River Festival organisers have announced proposed dates for the festival, members of the Carmarthen Riverside Association heard.

The organisers are favouring July 9-10, with June 11-12 pencilled in as a second option.

Member Ian McCue tabled a tide table for 2011, annotated with the optimum dates and tides for the 2011 river festival.

Members heard the general view was that "warm and wet" weather was preferable to "cold and wet".

Town clerk Selwyn Thomas and town council staff member Jenny Fox reported on a Rising Tide project debriefing meeting, attended by project representatives from all over Wales.

In 2010 the European Union Rising Tide project provided a grant for the river festival.

Members were reminded the project is scheduled for another two years.

Members joined with the chairman in expressing the hope that 2011 and 2012 prove as successful as the 2010 event.

Member Alexander Scott emphasised the need for the festival not to clash with the forthcoming Pembrokeshire Long Boats Festival.

Mr Thomas is to liaise with the Rising Tide Project and establish the date of the 2011 river festival.

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