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The centenary show on the Saturday evening will climax in a major fireworks display off the bridge. There's a massive live music event planned to cover both days - from internationally famous pop groups through to up-and-coming local bands and DJs. The festival will close on Sunday night with a home-coming performance from the GLC.
Connecting the festival with the city, there will be a broad spectrum of world music and community arts representing the communities which live in and around the city of Newport. Here's what you can expect to see...
The Corus Main Stage full line-up on includes Mr Scruff, The Three Johns and more on the Saturday. On Sunday we see GLC top the bill with support from Roni Size featuring MC Sweetpea and much more... Please go to the programme for more.
The Newport Hilton
Community Stage will feature the best of local talent from in and around
Newport and South East Wales. We've scoured South Wales for the best local
festival performers and we're sure that acts such as Big Mac's Soul Band
and Gethin
Person and the Scenery won't disappoint. On Saturday evening you'll
also get a chance to see 'City of Light' - the film made about Newport.
The
Uskmouth Power
Engineering Heritage Pavilion will be centred on the great engineering achievements
of Newport and particularly the Transporter Bridge and the social history
associated with it. Please go to Transporter
Bridge Pages to learn more about the bridge's history.
Bringing engineering up-to-date will be exhibits from Techniquest and a chance to find out about careers in Engineering with the Institute of Civil Engineers
The
festival will be the launch event for the European Mobility week (see links
page ), which encourages use of sustainable transport such and bus and
bicycle and there will be a sponsored cycle ride. Much emphasis will be
placed on minimising the environmental impact of the show.
All traders will be using biodegradable packaging and full waste recycling facilities will be operating. There will also be a tent dedicated to a late season produce show including a «Newport in Bloom» exhibition
* Fireworks
at 11pm on Saturday
* Funfair
* Circus tent events
* Childrens’ parade
* Trade stands and market stalls
* Food and drinks stalls including bar, smoothies, fruit, healthy food and more
* Sponsored Cycle ride
* Community led exhibitions and entertainment
* Kidszone play area.
St David's Foundation are Joining us on the Centenary Celebration on September
16/17th with a sponsored Zip Glide. Registration is £25.00 & Min sponsorship
is £75.00. Call Julie on 01633 271364 or 07855 969628. For more info please
click here
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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.
