Crow Point festival is a major free festival celebrating 100 years of the Newport Transporter Bridge on the weekend of 16 and 17 September 2006 . It is being run as a completely free event by Newport's first community interest company .
Joining Newport's very own GLC
as headliners are 
plenty
of other local acts...
There are appearances from slightly older Newport artists such as Jon Langford (pictured) and The Three Johns as well as fresh young talent from Cutie the Bomb, Luke Doherty and Sophia Rees-Newman. We're proud that South Wales Battle of the Bands Winners - Risca's Mr Maggs - will appear on the main stage also.
Taking a slightly different angle on community involvement, the Steel Threads Choir is a community singing project where local people will sing 5 specially-commissioned songs about the Transporter Brdige. You can find more information by clicking here
As Crow Point is a community
event we are giving volunteers practical experience of running a festival
in 
September. In
the summer we appealed for volunteer stewards and helpers and have received
a tremendous response.
One great example is the Talback NP19 Group (pictured) from Ringland. Ten young people will be giving their time to help organise a reception for the Mayor and guests such as Didier Leinekugel Le Cocq
Throughout Cllr Miqdad Al-Nuaimi's year as Mayor a number of fundraising events will be held throughout the city to raise money for two chosen charities; Crow Point Festival is pleased to help Growing Space and the Campaign to Restore St Woolos Cathedral by helping the two charities to collect money at the festival. Please click here for more on the Mayor's Charities.
By far the best way to get to
Crow Point is on your bike (walking is good too, but a bit slower!). 
We want
to encourage cycling and we are very pleased that Newport City Council has
improved the road surface on Stephenson Street for cyclists (see picture).
Please click here go to our cycling page for practical advice on getting to the festival by bike and bike excursions from the festival site.
Community pages include:
Click the following summary for more ...
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.
