Ports, Past and Present are proud to present FISHGUARD PORT FEST 2021. Join us online and take part in a morning of lively chaired talks, discussion and debate as we explore Fishguard’s outstanding natural heritage and its remarkable history with the help of people who live and work there.

You’ll also have a chance to find out more about Ports, Past and Present and the work we and our partner organisations are doing with port communities on both sides of the Irish Sea in promoting tourism to these often underappreciated places.

And you can find out what our specially commissioned artists and writers are doing in their creative explorations of Fishguard’s rich history and heritage over the coming months.

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Bydd ein digwyddiadau Port Fest ar-lein yn parhau gyda Port Fest Abergwaun 14 Mai, 10am-1pm. Ymunwch â ni ar-lein am fore o sgyrsiau, cyflwyniadau a thrafodaeth bywiog yn archwilio natur a threftadaeth Abergwaun a Gwdig yng nghwmni’r sawl sy’n byw a gweithio yno.

Cewch gyfle i ddysgu rhagor am weithgareddau Porthladdoedd, Ddoe a Heddiw, prosiect sy’n hybu twristiaeth a threftadaeth gyda chymunedau’r porthladdoedd ar ddwy ochr Môr Iwerddon.

A dyma gyfle i ddarganfod mwy am waith ar y gweill gan artistiaid ac awduron a gomisiynwyd gan y prosiect yn ardal Abergwaun a Gwdig.

Dewch i ymuno â ni am fore o sgyrsio a chyflwyniadau. Cynhelir y digwyddiad yn Saesneg, ond croesewir cyfraniadau a sylwadau yn y Gymraeg.

Rhaglen/Programme

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10.00 – 10.20

Croeso/Welcome

A welcome and an introduction to Ports, Past and Present from members of the project team with a contribution from the Ancient Connections ‘History Hunters’.

10.20 – 11.15

Panel Discussion A: The Sea

Exploring coastal and maritime heritage and ecologies in north Pembrokeshire and the Irish Sea.

SPEAKERS:

• Jeremy Martineau (North Pembrokeshire Trade and Tourism)

• Richard Unsworth (Swansea University / The Pembrokeshire Sea Grass project)
• Holly Dunn (Sea Trust Wales)
• Andrew Doherty (Waterford-based writer, community development worker, and fisherman)

CHAIR: Mary-Ann Constantine (PPP)

11.20 – 11.40

BREAK

Coffee-break followed by an interview with local musician David Pepper.

11.40 – 12.30

Panel Discussion B: The Land

History, heritage and tourism in Fishguard and Goodwick: different perspectives and future directions.

SPEAKERS:

• Jetse Martin/Kate-Marie Mitchell (Point Youth Centre)
• Julie Coggins (Fishguard Last Invasion Centre Trust)
• Andrew Campbell (Wales Tourism Alliance)

CHAIR: Mary-Ann Constantine (PPP)

12.30 – 13.00

Meet the Artists

Zillah Bowes and Peter Stevenson, artists and writers commissioned by the project, talk to Martin Crampin about the creative work they are doing in Fishguard and the Irish Sea area.

END OF MORNING SESSIONS

15.00 - 16.30

Round Up and Looking Ahead [requires separate booking]

Ancient Connections will host a session concluding their ‘History Hunters Festival’. Ports, Past and Present team members will join them to discuss how our projects can contribute to future directions in Fishguard and Goodwick.