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Why not visit Wales and go to a festival?

A Winter Food and Craft Festival

Our ever-popular Winter Food and Craft Festival is back! This year it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. The event will host a variety of stalls, selling items ranging from fashion and personal ornaments, including beautiful necklaces or earrings, to handmade gifts. There will also be a large seating area where visitors can enjoy some of the hot and cold ready-to-eat delights on offer.

B Other Voices

On 1st and 2nd November, Other Voices makes its way from its home in Dingle on the west coast of Ireland to the town of Cardigan on the west coast of Wales, for a phenomenal weekend which celebrates the longstanding cultural and musical ties between these regions. Over the weekend we will showcase a line-up of over 30 free musical and cultural events, featuring incredible vocal performances.

C Festival of Senses

Festival of Senses is an annual free festival in the West Wales town of Llandeilo. It offers craft and fashion stalls, food stalls and more. The Country Market will be open all day on Friday and Saturday. Do visit us for light snacks and to view our wide range of goods, all produced in the area by our cooks, crafters and growers.

D Craft Festival Cardiff

Craft Festival Cardiff (formerly Made by Hand Cardiff) moved to City Hall, Cardiff in 2014. There is a range of bookable workshops for all ages. Our workshops are very popular and most sell out quickly. To book you must be over 16 years of age. We also have a range of free workshops for children between the ages of 2 and 18.

E Sparks in the Park

Our annual event enables up to 20,000 people to view one of the UK’s largest firework displays, accompanied by live presenters from HeartFM radio, a full fun-fair, food and drinks stalls and a carnival atmosphere. Two displays will be taking place again this year: a children’s firework display from 6 pm and Wales’s largest firework display from 7 pm onwards. All funds raised will be distributed to organisations that help people in need.

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The benefits of taking an advanced driving course

Once you have passed the practical and theory components of the driving test and have your full driving licence, you may think you are an expert driver. However, there are lots of things you can do to improve your road skills, making you a safer and more competent driver.

What is an advanced driving course?

The course gives you advanced feedback and guidance on your driving habits. The series of lessons provides you with the opportunity to learn additional skills that will help you to anticipate hazards when you are driving and turn you into a more systematic and disciplined road user.

Each available course differs in structure depending on the company that you choose to use. However, they all have the same goal. And as well as producing safer drivers, the advanced driving course may help reduce your fuel consumption and keep your car in better shape for longer.

There are a few advanced driving courses you can choose from, depending on which driving skills you need to work on. Here are two examples:

IAM Roadsmart

Once you have purchased the course, the company will match you with a local expert who will observe your driving habits over a series of lessons. The instructor will then give you personalised feedback which will help ensure that you are driving in the safest way possible.

IAM Roadsmart offers a number of different advanced packages, including courses intended for users of both cars and motorcycles.

The BAC

The BAC has a wide range of specialist courses suitable for every type of driver. If there are certain elements of road use that you find particularly challenging, such as driving at night or using rural roads, you will be able to find a course that is tailored to suit you. The BAC also has a course intended to help improve confidence for more general road use.

Prices vary depending on how many hours you wish to undertake and what you wish to practise, so it is best to contact the BAC directly for more information.