Source to Sea
Source to Sea: Video Report
Many many thanks to Ashley Leung of www.tinyhousecreatives.com who produced this video
Source to Sea: Schedule, Accomodation, Booking & Donation
Save the Teifi fund and awareness raiser from the 9th to the 11th of August.
We are very excited to announce that the registration form is now live for this year’s event & activities (see below)
Schedule - See also Details in Posters Below
Day One :
The 9th of August: Walk from Teifi Pools to Lampeter, with a lunch stop at Tregaron (cafes available). There will be an evening event at St Davids Trinity University (UWTSD) in Lampeter with the entertainment to be announced in due course. You will be able to book accommodation at the University (see below).
Day Two :
The 10th of August: Cycle ride from Lampeter to Newcastle Emlyn. Lunch stop will be available at Llandysul (at a cost) and the Riverside Café will be putting on a buffet style meal for cost with the Swinging Nettles for entertainment.
Day Three:
The 11th of August: for some, a short ride from Newcastle Emlyn to Cenarth to view the local children’s work on the Teifi.
The aim is to get to Cenarth for 10:00 in the morning to present some 'source water' and possibly a photo of the Teifi pools to compliment what the children have been doing as part of the Three day Llais yr Afon festival in Cenarth which celebrates the River Teifi and has been organised by small world theatre and spacetocreate working with West Wales Rivers Trust.
The Cenarth River Festival element that has been planned to coincide with the Source to Sea
visit. The programme for Sunday morning, which will be taking place in the memorial garden
(look for the big yellow tent) and Chapel vestry looks like this:
o 10am Welcome to the Source to Sea from Joe Wilkins (West Wales Rivers Trust) in
the Memorial garden
o 10.15 Short (10min) Performance by the Small World Youth Theatre and an
invitation to respond and contribute thoughts on the past present and future of the
Teifi, which will feed into the People’s Plan
o 10.40 Exhibition viewing in the Chapel Vestry and Coffee and locally made cake to
fuel and send cyclists and canoeists on their way
Then on to Llechryd cricket club for the 11am start of the paddle/walk (click here for link to 2023 walk directions), where you will be greeted by Tinky Trailer (Selling fab coffee and cake). People can also enjoy river walks at Cilgerran and the Wildlife Centre and see the paddlers pass by. The day will end at Poppit Sands with a blessing of the water from Celebrant Belinda Ray followed by an evening of entertainment from Singing Village Choir, Cardigan Ukelele Group, Oshi Owen, Michael Shakib and Jenny Bliss-Bennet, with food (Moroccan Feast) available from Welsh Rebel Kitchen - a great way to celebrate our wonderful RIver Teifi.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A POSTER COMBINING ALL THE DETAILS
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST UP TO DATE INFORMATION WE HAVE
Click here for a more detailed Schedule of the days - Click here to see Frequently Asked Questions Document
Accomodation
Here's a brief list of possible places to stay Lampeter/Emlyn/Cardigan if anyone needs it: List of some possible places to stay
If you wish to stay in Lampeter at the University on August 9 you can book direct on this link: Accommodation at UWTSD
Registration & Requested Donation
The registration form (link below) is for people who want to take part in any part of the event (Walk, Ride, Paddle/Walk). It records your details and will ensure that you are included in the event insurance. We request a donation of at least £10 to cover all the associated costs, but please only pay what you can afford on this link Save the Teifi Crowdfunder page.
It is the coming together of communities and your participation that is the most important: You can do as much or as little as you wish or are able to do. You may just like a short walk along the river or perhaps the whole thing or just join in with evening activities/entertainment, to show your support for the River Teifi!
To Register for this event or any parts please click this link
Thank you for being part of this wonderful event, which we hope will further raise the the plight of the Teifi in the minds of all.
AND
Please upload your Photos and Videos of the event to our Facebook page and have a chance to win a prize:
From Source to Sea of the Teifi - 9 to 11 August 2024
Source to sea is a river relay from Llyn Teifi(A) to Poppit sands(B). It is an inclusive journey; walking, cycling and paddling the length of this beautiful river. Collecting bottles of water at the source and carrying them to the sea, visiting communities along the way, and joined by groups from the many tributaries. A flow of people following the flow of the river, celebrating it and making the important point that: The only way for water to get from the source to the sea unpolluted is to convey it in a vessel.
This will take place on:
- 9th August walking from Llyn Teifi to Lampeter.
- 10th August cycling from Lampeter to Newcastle Emlyn/Cenarth.
- 11th August paddling/walking from Llechryd bridge to Poppit sands.
There will be events each evening with a celebration on Poppit sands. We will be talking with people along the way, hearing what the river means to them, how they are affected by its declining health and biodiversity, and what they want for the future.
We hope that the tributary groups will make their own arrangements to collect water from those sources and convey it by whatever means they chose, to join with the main flow of the group as it passes by.
More information will be added to this page as we have it.
Mae "O'r Tarddle i'r Môr” yn daith cyfnewid ar hyd yr Afon Teifi, o Lyn Teifi i Draeth Poppit. Mae’n daith gynhwysol; cerdded, seiclo a phadlo ar hyd yr afon hardd hon. Pwrpas y daith yw casglu poteli o ddŵr yn y tarddle a'u cludo i'r môr, ymweld â chymunedau ac ymuno â grwpiau o'r llednentydd niferus ar hyd yr afon. Rydyn ni eisiau gweld llif o bobl yn dilyn llif yr afon, yn ei dathlu ac yn gwneud y pwynt pwysig: yr unig ffordd i ddŵr fynd o’r tarddle i’r môr heb ei lygru yw ei gyfleu mewn poteli.
Bydd hyn yn digwydd ar:
- 9fed Awst yn cerdded o Lyn Teifi i Lambed.
- 10fed Awst yn beicio o Lanbedr Pont Steffan i Gastell Newydd Emlyn/Cenarth.
- 11eg Awst padlo/cerdded o bont Llechryd i Draeth Poppit.
Bydd digwyddiadau bob nos gyda dathliad ar draeth Poppit ar ddiwedd y daith. Byddwn yn siarad â phobl ar hyd y ffordd, yn clywed beth mae’r afon yn ei olygu iddynt, sut y mae iechyd yr afon a cholled natur yn effeithio arnynt, a’i dymuniadau a’i gobeithion am y dyfodol.
Gobeithiwn y bydd y grwpiau llednentydd yn gwneud trefniadau i gasglu dŵr o’i darddleoedd a’i gludo trwy ba bynnag fodd a ddewisant i ymuno â phrif lif y grŵp wrth iddo fynd heibio.
