update 7

A Big thanks to Lorraine and others, in particular who has helped us walk all the way Chirk!
Walking through farmland. Walking south along the Dee most of the way as it curls its way North. We come accross Fenns, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses, a raised bog Site of Special Scientific Interest, almost certainly (nearly) as beautiful as our Cors Caron in Ceredigion. After which, we walk North and West around Ellesmere and towards Chirk, where we can sit in the Castle Grounds and enjoy the lovely views

Week 6

A great week this week. Thanks to all those who have helped walk 42 miles through Rhyl and along the coast to Prestatyn until we start to see England across the Dee, passing the Point of Ayr Lighthouse and quietly walking through the Reserve at Point of Ayr, trying to catch a glimpse of a Curlew or Oster catcher or two. After that we enjoy the Dyffryn Maes Glas / Greenfield Valley Heritage Park with its history dating back to the Roman times, through the Industrial Revolution and into the 1980s. As the mouth of the Dee narrows we pass site of Connah’s Quay power station, Connah’s Quay, it’s self (named after the industrialist who helped build the main dock in the town) and around Hawarden Airport before the final run to the villages of Pulford and Lavister, putting our feet up near the grounds of Elizabethan manor house of Trevalyn Hall.

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BMO Coaching are aiming to raise money for two charities and a local primary school or sports club by walking / running / cycling a total distance, on the Strava App of 4042km (2 x 2021km) this is the distance from Aberystwyth to Bari, Italy & back (as a crow flies). But we need your help to reach that distance target! See below on how to join the Strava groups to reach our distance total together – anyone can join, this is a collective total of everyone’s efforts!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bmo-coaching-bmo2bari?fbclid=IwAR27iFVE1cKNiVUjTH-AHJuiyNV7QDyk8L1bSKtKGS1HicCX162bS7bdYEs

letter to families re cancellation of DASH Activities re CoronaVirus 16_3_20 – letter

You are no doubt aware of the global Coronavirus situation. Currently (March 16th) we have one case in Ceredigion.
DASH has made the difficult but necessary decision to stop all DASH Activities from 17/3/2020 until further notice. This includes Away Weekends, Bungalow Sessions, Playschemes and Activity Days and Frendz Sessions.
The health and safety of you, your children and families and our staff are our main priority and we don’t want to put them in any unnecessary risk.
We will be restarting our activities as soon as it is safe and possible to do so.
Yours Sincerely

Ben
manager@dashceredigion.org.uk

Once again DASH has been fortunate enough to be one of the selected charities to receive a generous share of the Aberystwyth Rotary Club’s Christmas 2019 collection. Representatives from each organisation were awarded their cheques on March 3rd at the Marine Hotel.

Sincere thanks to the Rotarians who collected in all weathers and of course to the generous public in Aberystwyth

Following a small number of enquiries we are writing to provide you with a general update on the developments in the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. DASH continues to closely monitor the regular guidance from Public Health England and Wales, other government organisations.

Novel Coronavirus