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Join us for Fear on the Pier on Halloween
There will be fun for all the family on the pier on Thursday 31st October with Halloween tricks and treats all round. Enjoy a spooky welcome from the FBGP entrance kiosk volunteers and see the pier decorated with ghosts, ghouls and pumpkins. Pop into the FBGP kiosk where there will be some treats for the children. There will be a Fancy Dress Competition for children with prizes in two categories: one for those aged 7 and under and the other for 8 years and over. There will also be a prize for the best dressed dog! The judging will take place between 3 and 4pm. The pier will stay open until 6pm (normal closing time from Sunday 27th October is 5pm). So come along and enjoy the fun - if you dare!
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FBGP support #LoveTheMenai Campaign
The Friends of Bangor Garth Pier are proud to be supporting the #LoveTheMenai Campaign with the Menai Strait Partnership Forum to help to showcase the importance of the Strait and the need to protect it. The campaign aims to raise awareness of how businesses and the community can come together to improve the water quality of the Menai Strait. Said Avril Wayte, Chair of FBGP, “The pier is above the Menai Strait and is the reason that the pier was built so we feel connected to the Strait, and it is integral to the pier and its future.” FBGP volunteer Charlotte Maloney has a special interest in the campaign as she is not only studying marine biology and oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University but is also volunteering with the North Wales River Trust. She has just completed the NWRT training to survey the water quality on the Menai and the local rivers, the Cegin and the Ogwen, that feed into it. Said Charlotte, “It is really important to check the water quality...