August Bank Holiday fun – Hwyl yr Ŵyl Banc

Starring role is a nice one, Cyril

Cyril the Swan has a starring role in the August Bank Holiday offering at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

The popular Swansea City mascot will perform the official opening of the West Wales Koi Keepers’ Society 2017 show, which is being held at the Carmarthenshire attraction for the second year in a row.

Show chairman Cliff Beckett said: “Cyril is a big fan of the Swans but is just as big a fan of koi – he is also our most famous member.”

Cliff urged everyone (not just Swans fans) to visit the Garden this bank holiday to see the fabulously fishy spectacle: “Come along and experience first-hand the beauty of these wonderful fish – there will be more than 100 of them. Members of the club will be on hand to answer any questions you might have and a warm welcome awaits,” he said.

The koi carp show is just part of the fabulous bank holiday family fun on offer at the Garden.

As well as the crowning of The Grand Champion Koi of Wales, there is also magic, music, balloon-modelling, water zorbing, hay-bale maze, tropical butterflies, birds of prey displays and the ever-popular annual Botanic Garden Vegetable Olympics.

Families will again be challenged by such events as the rhubarb javelin, putting the swede, potato throwing and welly wanging. The faster, higher, stronger you are, the more likely you are to end up with one of the Garden’s coveted winners’ wreaths.

It is also worth remembering that anyone buying a full-price ticket to the Garden between now and the end of the year will be able to re-visit FREE of charge for seven days after their initial visit – and as many times as they like in those seven days.

The Garden is open from 10am to 6pm with last entry at 5pm.

Admission to the Garden is £10.50 (including Gift Aid) for adults and £4.95 for children over five. Entry is FREE for Garden members and parking is free for all.

For more information about this or other events, call 01558 667149, email info@gardenofwales.org.uk  or visit  https://botanicgarden.wales/

* The Saturday night Jurassic Park ‘Cinema Under The Stars’ event is sold out.

Ciryl yr Alarch yn serennu yn yr Ardd

Bydd Cyril yr Alarch yn serennu dros Ŵyl Banc Mis Awst yng Ngardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymru.

Bydd masgot poblogaidd Clwb Dinas Abertawe yn agor agoriad swyddogol Sioe 2017 y Gymdeithas Ceidwaid Koi Gorllewin Cymru, a gynhelir yn yr atyniad yn Sir Gaerfyrddin am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol.

Dywedodd y cadeirydd, Cliff Beckett: “Mae Cyril yn gefnogwr mawr i’r Elyrch, ond hefyd yn hoff iawn o Koi – fe yw’n aelod mwyaf poblogaidd, hefyd.”

Anogodd Cliff i bawb (nid dim ond cefnogwyr yr Elyrch) i ymweld â’r Ardd yr ŵyl banc hon i weld y sioe koi, meddai: “Dewch draw i weld yr harddwch o’r pysgod arbennig hyn – bydd mwy na 100 ohonynt.  Bydd aelodau’r clwb wrth law i ateb unrhyw gwestiynau fydd gennych ac mae croeso cynnes yn aros i chi.”

Mae’r sioe koi ond yn rhan o’r hwyl wych i’r teulu sydd ar gael yn yr Ardd dros ŵyl y banc.

Yn ogystal â choroni’r Pencampwr Koi Cymru, mae yna hefyd hud, modelu balwnau, sorbio dŵr, y ddrysfa wellt, pilipalod trofannol, arddangosfeydd hedfan adar ysglyfaethus a’r Gemau Olympaidd Llysiau’r Ardd Fotaneg boblogaidd.

Caiff teuluoedd eu herio unwaith eto gan ddigwyddiadau megis gwaywffon riwbob, pytio’r swedsen, taflu tatws ac welingtons.  Y mwyaf cyflym, uwch, a chryfach yr ydych, y mwyaf tebygol y byddwch chi i ennill un o dorchau enillwyr yr Ardd.

Mae’n werth cofio hefyd y bydd unrhyw un sy’n prydu tocyn pris llawn i’r Ardd rhwng nawr a diwedd y flwyddyn gallu ail-ymweld yn RHAD AC AM DDIM am y saith diwrnod cychwynnol o’u hymweliad cyntaf – a chynifer o weithiau y hoffent yn y saith diwrnod hynny.

Mae’r Ardd ar agor o 10yb hyd at 6yh, gyda’r mynediad diwethaf am 5yh.

Mae mynediad i’r Ardd yn £10.50 (gan gynnwys Cymorth Rhodd) i oedolion a £4.95 i blant dros pum mlwydd oed.  Mae mynediad AM DDIM i aelodau’r Ardd a pharcio am ddim i bawb.

Am fwy o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad hwn, neu unrhyw ddigwyddiad arall, ffoniwch 01558 667149, e-bostiwch info@gardenofwales.org.uk neu ewch i https://garddfotaneg.cymru/

* Mae’r digwyddiad ‘Jurassic Park Dan y Sêr’ eisoes wedi gwerthu allan