We hope that you are having an amazing Summer and that the slight drop in temperature this week has not affected your plans!  As you know, we had the Raft Race in Burry Port last weekend, and it was postponed from Saturday to Sunday, which caused us some last minute panic, but all turned out perfect in the end.

We had so many people say what a fabulous time they had and our team of ‘Paradise Bananas’ stayed afloat and managed a very respectable 6th place.  We were raising funds for the Burry Port RNLI and Afia Children’s Football Academy Foundation, so we are waiting on the final tally, but from the turn-out, we hope they have done well.  It is always amazing when staff happily turn up and volunteer for out of business activities in the name of community spirit, so huge thanks to our Dawsons team:  Callum Joe, Matthew, Ian, Kim & Aimee in the raft and Naomi for all the organisation  – Top Bananas indeed!

You can see the Burry Port Raft Race gallery of pics at the bottom of the page.  Hope they make you smile as much as they did us!

So what is coming up next weekend for your entertainment…?

THE MUMBLES RUGBY CLUB CRACKERS’ 7’S WEEKEND

Preparations are in full swing for the 30th annual legendary rugby festival The Crackers’ 7’s over the August Bank Holiday in Underhill Park, Mumbles.  The schedule is as follows:

Friday 24th August from 6pm

• Mumbles Youth .v. Swansea Uplands Youth
• Tom Pugh Memorial Game – Mumbles XV .v. Swansea Uplands XV

In memory of Swansea Uplands player Tom Pugh who tragically passed away at such a young age. Proceeds of Programme sales on the night will go to the chosen charity of Tom’s family

Saturday 25th August from 9.30am

• Mumbles RFC Junior Section morning of rugby fun & games
• Mumbles RFC Youth hosting a 7’s Tournament k.o. 12.00 Noon

Sunday 26th August from 11am

• Crackers’ 7’s with the Men’s and Women’s tournaments running in parallel during the day.
• Live entertainment from 7pm from local band ‘The Contenders’  in the Premier Marquee

There will be a beer tent and BBQ on all 3 Days plus loads of family entertainment including a bouncy castle, giant children’s slide and (wait for it….) zumba classes with Sion throughout the day

 

We at Dawsons are, again, so proud to be headline sponsors of this event and our director James Dawson explains why

“Having sponsored this event for many years as a company, and I myself playing in the tournament many times over the years, never successfully I might add, we understand the importance of the annual event to those living locally and those who travel from further afield to take part. The Crackers’ 7’s is a firm date in our calendar, for which we are proud to be the principal sponsor.  The work that the rugby club do for the local community and for various charities is second to none and that is why we look forward to supporting MIND, this year’s chosen charity, to raise both awareness and much-needed funds for the work they do.’

 

 

 

Please try to come along if you are local, and share this with your friends as you wouldn’t want to miss such a great event!

FINALLY

In our usual fashion, we like to give you something to keep the children amused over the coming week, and this colouring pic is for the toddlers, or those who may have over-indulged in the Crackers’ 7s beer tent!  Happy colouring

NOW please do not forget to show us your efforts!

See you next week,

 

 

 

 

 

BURRY PORT RAFT RACE 2018 GALLERY PICS