Goodwick Parrog helter skelter funds used for sculpture
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Theatr Gwaun, Sea Trust Wales and Fishguard and Goodwick Chamber of Trade share crowd funding cash
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A fundraising appeal for Fishguard and Goodwick has raised more than £11,000 in the first week A FUNDRAISING appeal for Fishguard and Goodwick, supported by Golden Globe nominee, actor Matthew Rhys, has soared to more than £11,000 in the first week. The campaign aims to raise £30,000 via the Crowdfunder platform, which will be shared among three projects. The first is to help buy a replacement for the much-loved but recently-retired helter-skelter slide outside the Ocean Lab on the Parrog seafront. The second is to provide funds for Theatr Gwaun s Show up Saturday programme of exciting creative workshops aimed at teenagers and young adults.
A CROWD-funding campaign to kickstart the regeneration of Fishguard and Goodwick has been endorsed by award winning actor Matthew Rhys. Rhys, who starred as Dylan Thomas in the Edge of Love and won an Emmy for The Americans, has a close connection with the twin towns. Some of my earliest memories were forged there, he said. Playing on the beach in Goodwick and running on its breakwater, to crab fishing in Lower Town, Fishguard remains a magical place for me. Especially now, given these trying times for tourism, this campaign comes at a critical time. The need for not only drawing people to this beautiful corner of north Pembrokeshire, but also keeping local people here is more important than ever. When all things are normal again (or near enough), one of my greatest hopes is to see the fruit of this labour and see Fishguard and Goodwick thrive again. I wish this project well.