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Family Fun at Garn Lakes

 

The annual Garn Lakes Country Fayre will be taking place on Sunday 29 June, with a variety of activities, exhibitions and entertainment for all the family to enjoy.

 

The popular craft marquee will be filled with stalls including wood turners, pampering products, fossils, jewellery and art. The biodiversity area will include stalls from the RSPB, Gwent Badger Group and Gwent Beekeepers.

 

Refreshments will include a hog roast, ice-cream, sweets and a BBQ. Bring your dog along to the Fayre to take part in the Fun Dog Show, including novelty classes with rosettes and prizes.

 

Activities for visitors include kayaking, cycling and fishing, with a falconry display at regular intervals throughout the day. There will be plenty of entertainment and fun for children including story telling, face painting and a bouncy castle. The Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway will be running trains rides throughout the day.

 

Take a ride on the free vintage bus which will circulate around the World Heritage Site, with stops at Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Garn Lakes Country Fayre, Blaenavon Ironworks, Big Pit National Coal Museum and the Blaenavon World Heritage Centre.

 

Entry is free to all visitors. Car parking is £2. For more information, or if you would like to exhibit at the Fayre call Katie Gates at Torfaen Council on 01633 648329.