Newport Community Interest Company has a board of 5 directors, who give their time voluntarily to Crow Point and other projects. The company also employs an administrator.
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Graham works as an independent management consultant and lectures widely on continuous improvement, business productivity and corporation and strategy. Graham is the longest serving Governor of the Coleg Gwent Corporation. Amongst many other voluntary responsibilities, he is a Board member of the British Institute of Facilities Management and a Council member of the Institute of Management Consultancy . |
| Jess Morden is the MP for Newport East. Educated at Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School and Birmingham University , she was the General Secretary for the Welsh Labour Party before taking her seat in Parliament last year. Her membership of the Board is supported by Paul Flynn MP, Rosemary Butler AM and John Griffiths AM. |
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David Hando is NCIC Secretary. He is a Liberal Democrat member of Newport City Council, representing Beechwood Ward. He is Honorary President, and a former Chairman, of Newport County AFC. He is Company Secretary of Newport County AFC Social Club and a member of the Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge. |
| John Hallam is the NCIC Festival Director. He is responsible to the Board for the safe and successful delivery of our programme within available resources. John is an NHS manager with the Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust. He is Treasurer of the Maindee Festival Association, Company Secretary of GARTH (Gwent Arts in Health), Chairperson of Grassroots Cymru and Duffryn High School Governors. |  |
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Aled Singleton is the NCIC Business Director, responsible to the Board for Festival income and expenditure control. He was educated at Caerleon Comprehensive School and Exeter University. Since leaving University he has worked in Newport and across Wales on social projects for refugees and asylum seekers and now works in Bridgend in Physical Regeneration |
| Julian was initially worked with us by providing administrative support and by developing relationships with our partners and sponsors. Now that we are closer to the festival Julian is managing the festival site. For site infrastructure enquiries please contact him by calling 07870 483826. |  |
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04 Sept 2006
From the semi-natural ancient woodlands of Coed Wen and Plas Machen to the meadows at Llanmartin and the wet pastures and reen systems of the Levels, Newport has a wealth of habitats and wildlife. You can find out more by meetingNewport's Countryside Team at Crow Point Festival.
One thing you shouldn't miss if you come to the festival by bike is the Newport Wetlands Reserve. The Reserve was created as compensation for the loss of habitat caused by the building of the barrage in Cardiff Bay. Reedbeds, lowland wet grassland, saline lagoons, and saltmarsh have been created over 438.6 ha between Uskmouth and Goldcliff.
04 Sept 2006
After a hearing on Monday 4th September Crow Point Festival has a full licence for the 16th and 17th September. Crow Point is the first large scale event of its sort to get a licence in Newport since the new licensing act was introduced.
The festival organisers are delighted to have received this piece of good news. We would like to remind the public that no cars are allowed on site and that last entrance on both days will be at 7.30pm. For more information on opening times and admission requirements please click here. Enjoy the free festival!!
18 Sept 2006
Over the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September close to 14,000 attended the free attractions in Coronation Park. After a delayed start we saw 5,300 on Saturday and a further 8,500 on Sunday. More information will appear on the website over the next weekend. In the meantime Crow Point organisers would like to thank our team of workers, our sponsors and supporters, our traders and the public of Newport for making this such a great event.
04 Sept 2006
On Saturday 16th September the festival programme includes a late-season produce show. This the first horticultural and produce show in the centre of Newport for many years.
The produce show marks and supports the renewed interest in gardening and healthy eating in the City. The schedule of competition classes, which are aimed at both novice and expert growers, is now available to download by clicking here . For further information contact Sara Walsh on 01633 665989 (evenings) or at saras.garden@ntlworld.com .
31st July 2006
Crow Point will be one of the fundraising events to support Mayor Miqdad Al-Nuaimi's two chosen charities: Growing Space and the Campaign to Restore St Woolos Cathedral.
Crow Point will help these two causes by giving them the excluive rights to collect money at the festival. Please click here for more.
