'Grand Slam' start to new film festival in Llanelli

The countdown is well and truly on, with just over two weeks to go to the start of the first Carmarthen Bay Film Festival. The team behind the festival – the first of its kind to be held in Llanelli – is busy putting together a varied programme of events. It all kicks-off with a special charity screening of the classic comedy film Grand Slam. Macmillan Cancer Support will benefit from the event, which will be held at Parc y Scarlets on Tuesday May 1. Special guests will include Glyn Lloyd Evans, Maldwyn Novello Pugh and Josephine – also known as Dewi Pws Morris, Sion Probert and Elizabeth Morgan. The evening will feature a question and answer session with the stars and will be held in The Quinnell Lounge, Parc y Scarlets. Tickets are on sale, priced at £10, from Parc y Scarlets ticket office - call 0871 871 8088. The charity screening will be a ‘scene-setter; for the main festival, which will start on May 8, running through to the weekend of May 12-13. “The aim is simple,” ...