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Join us for the Pier Festival on Sunday 19th May
Join us to celebrate the 128th Anniversary of the pier for our third annual Pier Festival on Sunday 19th May. Following on from the success of last year’s festival, this year there will be more food and market stalls and a wonderful line up of music and entertainment along with fun for all the family. The food and market stalls will be open from 9 am until 6 pm and include a variety of both hot and cold food, craft stalls, and fun and games for children. The music line-up starts and 12 pm and continues until 6 pm with: Menai Bridge Brass Band, Westend Academi, Cor Law Yn Law, Annette Bryn Parry, Karen Ann, Wynne Elvis, Sefydliad Confucius, Maes G Showzone, Whole of the Moon, Aloha Betsi Band and Y Cyffro. Entry costs £2 for adults and £1 for children, payable on the day, with any proceeds supporting the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the pier. Come along to support our wonderful pier and celebrate all it has to offer the local community and visitors alike. It is a day not to...
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Old Penny Arcade now open!
“Family fun for all ages,” is how Chris Fenney describes his new business in one of the pier’s kiosks. Vintage slot machines, including a puppet show, a 1920s film star machine and a grip tester are just a few of the games of skill that you can try in the Old Penny Arcade. The machines all work with an old-fashioned penny token, which you buy at the kiosk: £1 will buy 5 old penny tokens or £2 will buy 12 old penny tokens. Chris has renovated the machines himself which have no batteries or screens. He also hand painted all the signs and decorative panels in the kiosk. The Old Penny Arcade on the pier is a new venture for the Traditional Fairground Company run by Chris and his wife Zelda, who are hoping to help visitors to the pier to step back into a bygone era and enjoy a pastime that was once the height of popularity on many Victorian piers in their pier penny arcade. A blustery day on Sunday 25th August for the opening day did not dampen Chris’s spirits. He said, “I have...
Great to welcome the Bangor Half Marathon runners to the pier this morning. Thank you to our amazing volunteers for helping with marshalling 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏻♂️⛅️ ... See MoreSee Less
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The clouds are staying away for now! ⛅️For as long as the clouds stay away, our Penny Arcade will be open and we might even set up the Candy Floss Cart for those of you wanting a sugar hit! 😄 ... See MoreSee Less
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Why not pop down to the pier today for a Scuffin cream tea? 😋Homemade fresh Scuffins on the pier today, yummy with Clotted Cream and Jam ... See MoreSee Less
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Our shop was closed yesterday due to the weather but is open today from 10am - 4pm. ... See MoreSee Less
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We’re open today (for as long as weather stays on our side!) So why not throw on some warm clothes and enjoy the bracing delights of Garth Pier and pop in to experience life before screens! 😱🤣
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Delicious 😋 and for sale on the pier at Whistlestop & FBGP kiosks.Homemade Bara Brith available this weekend at our kiosk and available 7 days a week at Friends of Garth Pier kiosk ... See MoreSee Less
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WE'RE OPEN! Saturday 21st/22nd September (assuming we're unaffected by the thunder/lightening expected this weekend). Come say hello 11am to 5pm and buy some penny tokens from us to play on the vintage arcade games! ... See MoreSee Less
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The pier is in the top 10 places to visit in Bangor! ... See MoreSee Less
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Bangor hasn’t received the best press recently, after being branded as the worst seaside town in the UK, despite there being no beach, not being marketed as a seaside resort and it’s not even a to...0 CommentsComment on Facebook