The 2024 #ConcreteSpoon, organised by The Concrete Society Wales Region and raising funds for the amazing Wales region of the Wooden Spoon charity, returned to Sophia Gardens. For the ninth year, Jo Davies and I were the event photographers. This year’s guests were Welsh rugby royalty with scrum halves Brynmor Williams and Rupert Moon, joined… Read More
Castell Carreg Cennen is a stunning castle perched on a limestone hill in Carmarthenshire, Wales near the town of Llandeilo and overlooking the River Cennen. Records suggest that forts and castles built on the site date back to the end of the 12th century. The castle has been in the hands of both the Welsh… Read More
On September 8th 2024, a group of hospice staff that work at Tŷ Hafan walked 25 kilometres to celebrate 25 years of the children’s hospice. Braving wet and humid conditions, the team actually walked 27.4 km (17 miles) from Roath Park in Cardiff through Bute Park, Cardiff Bay, Penarth and Cosmeston Lakes, finishing at Tŷ… Read More
At the Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall, teams gathered to register for the 2025 Welsh 3 Peaks for Tŷ Hafan sponsord by Thomas Carroll. As the teams registered with event organisers JT Expeditions, there was a lot of nervous excitement and quite a few familiar faces! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo,… Read More
In the early hours of Saturday 7th June, the teams taking on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks arrived in Llanberis to start the three mountain challenge. With the first team setting off at 4am, the skies were dark and, as we pulled into the car park, the rain started falling. It was going to… Read More
Cadair Idris, my personal favourite mountain of the Welsh 3 Peaks. But also the most challenging, especially after climbing Yr Wyddfa. This would be the mountain that pushed the teams on the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks to the limit! To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then right click and… Read More
Even though Pen-y-Fan is the lowest and final mountain of the Tŷ Hafan Welsh 3 Peaks, it still requires climbing. And after climbing Yr Wyddfa and Cadair Idris, there were many tired legs setting off across the bridge and up to the summit. To download any of the photographs, simply click on a photo, then… Read More
Just outside Ripon in North Yorkshire,UK stand the extensive ruins of an ancient abbey alongside a spectacular water garden. The Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal UNESCO World Heritage Site is managed by The National Trust. The Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132 and was home to a Cistercian Order of monks until the Dissolution of… Read More
The Horseshoe Ridge Trail is an amazing hike taking in the four highest peaks in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) – Corn Du (873m), Pen-y-Fan (886m), Cribyn (795m) and Fan-y-Big (719m). You start in the Taf Fechan car park (grid ref SO038169) and as you follow the trail you are treated to stunning views of the… Read More
Lacock Abbey, in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. It is also where William Henry Fox Talbot captured the world’s first photographic negative, an invention which would change the way we see the world. … Read More