Beaumaris Festival happens every Spring Bank Holiday week, and this year, as always, it was a great success. The Festival Society members should be congratulated on another varied agenda of events – something for everyone. Daf and I went to one of the concerts – ‘Expresion Cubana’ – an energy filled performance by a Cuban salsa band – and, yes, there really was dancing in the aisles! I suspect that other performances were also well attended – next year we must get to more of them.
On Monday 4th, Bank Holiday Monday, four of us popped into Beaumaris for a last chance to look round the Craft Tent and a couple of exhibitions. It was a stunningly sunny day and I have never seen so many people on the pier – lots of crabs were being line-fed by serious dads, with groups of excited net-waving children watching captive crustacea scuttling round the bottom of crabbing buckets. I’m sure the crabs must be trained by now to swap a little boredom for a good meal.
The wheel, standing on The Green, towered over the town, turning in a stately fashion and giving visitors and locals a brand new view of Beaumaris – the castle looked stunning from such an elevated position.
There were even some families, with little children, sunning themselves on the small, but sheltered beach by the root of Beaumaris pier.
The family staying in the cottage had a brilliant time at Beaumaris Castle on the evening the beacon was lit there. They were entertained by bands and the evening finished with a superb firework display – a very special Diamond Jubilee evening.
Dorothy Russell
16th June 2012