The newly formed NEWPORT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY seeks to support the social regeneration of the City of Newport through activities that recognise both the cultural identity of specific communities and a cosmopolitan approach to modern city life. These aims will be achieved by organising events, such as the September two day Crow Point Festival, community promotions, training and capacity building projects.
> We will raise money for projects and events through grants, business sponsorship, consultancy and other trading activity. All our Directors are volunteers and our supluses will be invested for community benefit.
> We want to build on the increasingly popular community arts festivals and carnivals, and aim to establish an annual citywide festival
> The NEWPORT COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY will help to promote the ecology of Newport by opening access to, and supporting good use of, the local countryside and the environment - by helping people,for example, to find out how to recycle or use sustainable transport. Projects such as improving access to effective cycle routes will bring benefits to health, to the economy and living environment.
> Newport has outstanding heritage that our communities value as part of their identity. We want to use CROW POINT FESTIVAL to harness existing local pride in the Transporter Bridge and to introduce the bridge to new generations of young people.
> We share the Council’s vision for the physical regeneration of the City of Newport and will seek to complement this by supporting the development of a wide range of annual events that both celebrate the City's diverse nature and culture and promote a common sense of place. An immediate aim is to establish sites and facilities for festivals and events, such as Crow Point, on underused or brown field land.
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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.
