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From: "bbc.co.uk" <owner-midwales(a)lists.bbc.co.uk>
To: midwales(a)lists.bbc.co.uk
Subject: Easter, Elvis and Amarillo
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:30:44 +0000
The latest from bbc.co.uk Mid Wales
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This week, read the latest on contributors' campaign to resurrect the original
Elvis Rock, pick up ideas for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend and find out how
Aberystwyth has replaced Amarillo on a BBC radio station:
Elvis is back
Back in January, we were inundated with your messages about the fate of the
Elvis Rock on the A44 near Ponterwyd. This week, Joanne from Aberystwyth has
contacted us to say that the original rock had been repainted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/history/pages/elvis_rock_photos.shtm...
and Roger from Dinmore also got in touch to say that he's starting a campaign
for a permanent memorial on the site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/yoursay/askalocal/elvis_rock.shtml
Is this the way to Aberystwyth
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Once more this week, the name of Aberystwyth has been cropping up frequently on
BBC Radio 1 thanks to local lad Aled Jones. He's rewritten the words to the
current No 1 single '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo', replacing the name of the
Texan town with Aberystwyth:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chrismoyles/features/aberystwyth.shtml
Mid Wales Schooldays
They're often described as the best days of our lives but how do you look back
on your Mid Wales schooldays? Share your memories of the classroom, tell us how
things have changed or how they are now:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/schooldays
Easter Ideas
We've got some cracking ideas to inspire you over the Easter Bank Holiday
weekend:
The Elan Valley's putting on an Easter Egg-stravaganza
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/listings/pages/event.shtml?eid=206363&...
On Saturday 26 March, there'll be a samba band, a group of belly dancers and
Arabian drumming on the streets of Llanidloes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/listings/pages/event.shtml?eid=201829&...
In Aberystwyth, the Ceredigion Craft Makers are holding an Easter Fair on the
promenade:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/listings/pages/event.shtml?eid=201839&...
You'll find lots more ideas for making the most of the promised Spring sunshine
in our Outdoors section, including nature reserves and walk descriptions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/outdoors
If you want to check the weather before planning your day, go to our five day
forecast information:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/weather
Football Fixtures
If you're planning ahead, we've just published the fixtures for the Spar Mid
Wales League up to the end of the season:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/sport/pages/spar_fixtures.shtml
Award Ceremony
A new literary prize for Welsh writing in English was awarded for the first time
in Brecon on the 23rd March 2005. Find out who won by clicking through our
selection of photos:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/brecon_life/pages/roland_mathias_pri...
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Picture Pioneer
Read a profile of one of Wales' earliest photographers John Thomas from Cellan
in Ceredigion, who captured a slice of Victorian life on his lens:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/canolbarth/papurau_bro/clonc/newyddion/mawrth0...
Table Football
Top Subbuteo players from as far afield as Greece and Belgium travelled to
Knighton in March 2005 to take part in the International Open of Wales. The
table soccer tournament was hosted by the Mid Wales Subbuteo Club.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/sport/pages/subbuteo.shtml
And Knighton's table football shop which designed the first streaker for
Subbuteo players - has now immortalised the world's most famous referee:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4372641.stm
Rugby Rookies
In the week which saw Wales win the Grand Slam, a new scheme was launched in
Aberystwyth to nurture the rugby players of the future:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/sport/pages/rugbycoaching_aber.shtml
Also in the news this week:
A campaign for a new scholarship scheme at Aberystwyth University has pulled in
£200,000 from former students - £20,000 more than anticipated.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4369537.stm
Feedback
If you've got any comments, contributions or suggestions for the site, we'd love
to hear from you.
mailto:wales.mid@bbc.co.uk
Happy Easter!
Mid Wales Web Team
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