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Cor Meibion members at the Llanelli Festival - Cor Meibion Llanelli at the Llanelli Festival

Pictures from the Llanelli Festival held at the Selwyn Samuel Centre, Llanelli, today.

Off to the Llanelli Festival this morning - manning Llanelli Rotary stand. Find out more - http://ning.it/qafjxe

A Sony Reader and case plus lots of promotional goods are being given for free at the launch of the Heritage 6 project at the Llanelli Festival next week. People are being asked to complete questionnaires on the new initiative which involves Freeing the Heritage 6 through collating information about Llanelli’s past in six key areas – people; buildings; events; incidents; industry; and places. All completed questionnaires will be put into a draw and one winner will receive the Sony Reader and case. Heritage 6 suggestions to date include Lord Elwyn Jones, Stradey Castle; a 1922 murder; Buckley’s Brewery; Loughor Bridge and Burry Port Harbour. Suggestions can date back as far as possible or can be as recent as this year – more modern items received are Huw Edwards; St Elli Centre; and the Millennium Coastal Park. Information on all suggestions made will be gathered and put on a new Heritage 6 website building on collections and materials that already exist within libraries, archives...

From samba dancers to the Salvation Army and flying machines to photography - a kaleidoscope of more than 60 organisations are planning to come together for the first Llanelli Festival in August. Llanelli historians Benita and William Rees have been overwhelmed at the response and support for their idea to promote the positive aspects of their town in celebrating Llanelli Historical Society’s 10th anniversary. They have won the support of local authorities to help promote Llanelli Festival involving all the diverse organisations and cultures that make up the town at the Selwyn Samuel Bowls Centre on Saturday, August 21, 2010. Llanelli’s relatively new and growing diverse ethnic culture alongside the long tradition of a civic society will be cheek by jowl. Religion, cooking, activities, skills, pastimes, recreation and play and just about everything is going into the festival pot Mrs Rees said: “We want this to be a colourful and fun family day bringing together all the many and varied ...