Dt David's Day Programme

David's Day Celebrations Saturday 25th February to Monday 5th March 2012

Saturday 25th February 2012   11.00am Parade of the Dragons - from Oriel y Parc down to the Cross Square and back. Seven Dragon heads will be paraded by local school children followed by Cawl* in the City Hall at 12 noon. *Cawl is the traditional welsh soup         Parade of the Dragons - more photos 12pm to 1pm   BEST CAWL in ST DAVIDS COMPETITION - St Davids City Hall (op. Barclays Bank) Who makes the Best Cawl in St Davids? Chefs from local restaurants, cafes and hotels as well as enthusiastic amateur cooks compete for the title of producing the Best Cawl in St Davids. The tasters are the judges with the highest number of votes winning. Entry £1.50 - it is free to enter your cawl - contact Julia Horton-Powdrill tel. 01437 721035 or email mushroommummy@btinternet.com   7.30pm   Twmpath Dawns with Dawnswyr Glan Cleddau - (Welsh Folk Dancing in the City Hall) Join in the Dancing and Music organised by Cyd/Clonc Ty Ddewi and bring a bottle if you wish.   Sunday 26th February 11am Kick Off   St David’s Mini Rugby Challenge Cup RFC   2.30pm   Cymanfa Ganu in Chapel Seion (Traditional Singing in Welsh and English) followed by Tea in the City Hall   Monday 27th February (Quiet Day) :-)   Tuesday 28th February   All Day   Launch Window Decoration competition Tues 28 Feb – Sat 3 March Wednesday 29th February   from 11am     Eisteddfod in the St Davids City Hall - for art, craft and cookery exhibition performances organised by St Davids Over 50's Forum. Contact Glenys James on 01437 720447 Friends in Harmony sing in the City Hall, St Davids   St Davids Day  -  Thursday 1st  March 9.00am to 2pm   Market on the Cross Square - Local Market   9.30am to 4.30pm   Bishop's Palace  FREE entry - Cathedral Close, St Davids   10am to 4pm   Croeso Cymreig a Lluniaeth Ysgafn in the City Hall Traditional Welsh Fayre in the City Hall provided by the volunteers of Siop y Bobol   10am to 4pm?   St Davids & Dewisland Historical Society Exhibition in the Memorial Hall   11.45am   Sunlight on the St Davids Stone at Oriel y Parc See the sun shine brightly through the hole in the St Davids Stone (Weather permitting)   11.50am   St David’s Day Procession from Oriel y Parc   12 Noon   ST DAVIDS DAY BLESSING by The Bishop on Cross Square Greetings from the Mayor and The Bishops Blessing - Procession then continues to the Cathedral   11.45am? and 1pm? Bell Ringing at Porth y Twr Local Ringers will ring prior to the Blessing and the Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers will ring a quarter peal in the afternoon.   12.30   Choral Eucharist with the Dedication of Shrine of St David   2pm - 5pm   Dathlu Dewi. Oriel y Parc - An open air celebration for St David’s Day   6pm Choral Evensong in the Cathedral Friday 2nd March 10am to 4pm?   St Davids & Dewisland Historical Society Exhibition in the Memorial Hall   2pm   Informal Concert in the St Davids Cathedral   6pm   Choral Evensong in the St Davids Cathedral   Saturday 3rd March 11am   Announcement of winners of Window Decoration competition in the Memorial Hall   2pm   Lecture series: ‘How to restore a medieval shrine’ in the St Davids Cathedral   4pm   Choral Vespers in the Cathedral   Sunday 4th March 11.15am Choral Eucharist at St Davids Cathedral   Monday 5th March 10.30am St Davids Schools Service of Thanksgiving for the Shrine of St David at the Cathedral.  All welcome