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.
The Festival is being held next to the Newport Transporter Bridge in Coronation
Park. The site lies on Route 4 (London to St Davids) of the National Cycling
Network. 
Click here
for a sustrans location map showing the local cycle routes to the Festival
.
Transporter Bridge is open for cyclists and pedestrians only
On the Festival weekend the Transporter Bridge will be open (for cyclists
and pedestrians only) at the following times:
Saturday 16th September 2006
West to East 8.00am – 7.30pm
East to West 8.00am – 8.30pm
Sunday 17th September 2006
West to East 11.00am – 7.30pm
East to West 11.00am – 8.30pm
It will be dark by 8.00pm and the event does not finish until 11pm on Saturday and 10pm on Sunday (last admission at 7.30pm) so don't forget your lights!
We will provide a controlled area (with some cover) for your bike at Crow
Point where you can lock it up. Please bring a lock, we will do
our best to look after your bike, but cannot be responsible for it if it
gets stolen or damaged.
Since
January, Gwyn Smith (Sustrans Cymru) has been working with local Sustrans
Rangers and volunteers to restore and maintain the 1.5 mile, traffic free
section that cuts around the back of the Solutia site. Well done Sustrans!
Newport City Council Highways Department has commissioned a full upgrade
of the cycle lanes, kerbs and roadway on Stephenson Street. As you can see
in the image this work has been finished in time for Crow Point. This is
great news as the cycle lanes on Stephenson Street have been unusable for
a long time - well done NCC! This annual ride takes place this year on the morning of Sunday 17th September from Coleg Gwent's City of Newport Campus (Nash Rd). There is a short route and a longer route. Contact the Cardiology Fund on 01633 234307 (RGH Cardiology Fund, Cardiology Department, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, NP20 2UB) for more information.
Ian Jenkins will be running bike safety and skills training sessions at the Festival on Sunday 18th September. Ian is Newport's Cycling Development Officer and part of the Welsh Cycling team based in Newport's fantastic Velodrome. You can contact him at ian.jenkins@welshcycling.co.uk .
Check out the Welsh Cycling website here . http://www.britishcycling.org .uk/web/site/WCU/wchome/wcu _home_news.asp for lots of news about their development and sports programmes. If you fancy a good cycling day out on Saturday 19th August, then head for Welsh Cycling's Family Cycling Fun Day in Bailey Park, Abergavenny. Click here for full details.
You can find more information about cycle tourism in Wales by clicking here
Links in this sutection 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.
