Abersoch Mag Soch Heads http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:28:40 +0000 http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/powerboat-grand-prix-comes-to-pwllheli Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The weekend of 10th / 11th July saw the Pwllheli Grand Prix of the sea take place off Glan y Mor Beach. The choppy conditions made for some excellant racing, pushing the drivers to their limits. The course was set up to ensure spectators got a spectacular view of all the action - for more information go to www.p1superstock.co.uk All images courtesy of Totally Abersoch http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/powerboat-grand-prix-comes-to-pwllheli http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/july-storm-damage Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Pen Llyn was hit by a fierce storm last Thursday (July 15th) with gale force winds of up to 87mph battering the coastline - damaging boats, felling trees and also causing a loss of electrical supplies to many homes and businesses. Minxpix photographers John Wormald captured the damage on the main beach, you can also see that a large shelf was created on the main beach by the resulting storm surge. Current weather reports show the weather improving this weekend - lets hope summer is back to stay! http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/july-storm-damage http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/relentless-wakestock-2010 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Well another Relentless Wakestock has past. This time the sun was blazing as the crowds flocked to both Penrhos and Pwllheli Marina to watch all the action. Highlights included The Ting Tings, Maximo Parc, Plan B, N-Dubz, Pete Tong and of course the dramatic Rococo Pool Gap Final. For all the festival highlights and images go to www.wakestock.co.uk http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/relentless-wakestock-2010 http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/ws10-in-the-sand- Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 You may have heard us talk about local artist Theo Shields before. This talented guy is well known on the Llyn for producing stunning works of art in the sands around our beautiful coastline. He was recently approached by Wakestock who commissioned him to recreate the Wakestock logo in the sand on Abersoch Main Beach. With the event less than a week away it was an interesting and unique new publicity idea and the organisers were very impressed by the result. Check out the images here. Tickets are still available to buy for Relentless Wakestock 2010 either in local shops OSD and Fat Face or online through www.wakestock.co.uk http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/ws10-in-the-sand- http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/abersoch-2010-jazz-festival Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Abersoch's Annual Jazz Festival returned to the village last weekend and as usual the jazz fans managed to bring the good weather with them! The whole weekend was a huge success and every aspect was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. Totally Abersoch covered each days events including the parade, the Batala Band on the beach, the classic cars and the evenings action in the various venues. To view a full range of shots from the weekend click here. http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/abersoch-2010-jazz-festival http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/whit-week-sunshine Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 June seems to be one of the best months in the calendar weather wise if the last few years are anything to go by! Abersoch was bathed in sunshine throughout the whole of last week, which meant that the Main Beach was the busiest it has been so far this year, with hundreds of children enjoying the sun, sea and sand. Check out these cute shot of kids enjoying fun in the sun. http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/whit-week-sunshine http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/abersoch-10k-images Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 ABERSOCH 10K 2010Nearly 500 entries and thousands of spectators watched the 2nd Abersoch 10K take place this weekend and what a success it was. The weather was in typical Abersoch form with sun and light winds over Cardigan Bay and the outstanding 10K course came into its own taking the event to a new heights only in its second year. The event also saw the Wombat 3k receive a huge number of entries with young and old taking to the sand for a run down the beach to the groynes and back. The event was captured on camera by John Wormald of Totally Abersoch and his full range of images can be seen by clicking here. http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/abersoch-10k-images http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/wombat-3k-images Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 WOMBAT 3K IMAGES The Wombat 3k Beach Race took place on June 5th and was really well attended with nearly 200 entrants. The competitors had to make their way down the Main Beach from the start and take in the groynes before heading back. The event was open to competitors of all ages and all those that took part had a great time. The event was cpatured by John Wormald from Totally Abersoch and are available to view here. http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/wombat-3k-images http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/a-blinding-bankie- Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000 After a dubious forecast the bank holiday turned out to be a scorcher here in the village. The back was the busiest it has been this year on both the Sunday and Monday. As usual John Wormald was on hand to capture all of the action. If you spot any shots that take your fancy, they are available to order through the Totally Abersoch Gallery. Check out his shots by clicking here. http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/a-blinding-bankie- http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/radio-1-at-hell-s-mouth Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000 If you have been listening to BBC Radio 1 at all over the last few weeks you will have heard a great deal of promotion for the Radio 1 Big Weekend that this year takes place on the Vaynol Estate just outside Bangor. The whole tem from Radio 1 will be in the region for the next week or so with the likes of Chris Moyles and Scott Mills recording their shows from Bangor. As a result there are loads of interesting events going on in association with the festival. Today the Radio 1 team took part in a clean up of Hell’s Mouth with 5 teams of students from Bangor University. Radio 1’s BB Aled has been linking up live from Hells’ Mouth where he is managing the Beach Clean with members of the Marina Conservation Society. The teams aim is to scour the beach for flotsam and jetsam and produce “works of art” from the rubbish. As you can see for the shots they were well under way by lunchtime and the weather was helping. The blazing sunshine meant that all were in good spirits and the Radio 1 crew kept commenting on how stunning the area was and how they couldn’t believe what a beautiful beach they were getting to spend the day on! http://www.abersochmag.com/soch_heads/radio-1-at-hell-s-mouth