Quest Adventures , part of the Ocean Quest group in Porthcawl are now offering Stag and Hen weekends in Cardiff. For those stags looking for something different to do, stay here in Wales and challenge yourself and your mates on an outdoor activity weekend.

You can try both on land and watersports activities, such as surfing, kayaking, speedboating and even scuba diving in the seas around South Wales and the Vale of Glamorgan. Or in the Brecon Beacons try gorge walking, survival skills, mountain trekking or bootcamps.

For hen parties in Cardiff you can also combine days of activities, ideal for loosing a few pounds before the big day, with great nights out in the bars and clubs in Cardiff.

Call Ocean Quest on 01656 783310 for details and prices for stag and hen party weekends in Cardiff.

There is a must-attend conference coming up in October at the Copthorne Hotel in Cardiff for any business but particularly those with a large amount of staff.

THE POWER OF CHANGE CONFERENCE
Leadership, culture, diversity and community development.

Wednesday 20th October 2010 at the
Copthorne Hotel, Cardiff.

The Power of Change one-day conference will inspire individuals, businesses, organizations and anyone hoping to build a new tomorrow in their communities. This action packed event will enable you to have ‘FUN’ whilst giving you an opportunity to put your networking skills into action.

Keynote speakers & Interactive workshops exploring :

• Leadership
• Personal Development
• Economic development
• Entrepreneurship
• Diversity

Confronting the hard questions to facilitate new ideas and

practical solutions for the 21st Century.

How do we increase work performance and customer service?

How do we empower individuals and organisations in an age where

creativity and flexibility appear to be in short supply?

INSPIRATIONAL
WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:

Personal Development -
The Successful You
with Zoe Hoppe

THE ROLE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR IN THE COMMUNITY - ENTREPRENEURS IN TOMORROW’S WORLD
with Dr. Bramwell Osula

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP - LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF CHANGE
with Dr. Bramwell Osula

DIVERSITY - THE BUSINESS CASE VERSUS THE MORAL DUTY
with Joy Ogeh-Hutfield and Alistair Lawson

Only £199
plus VAT per delegate.

Book Now

Its been a while now since I have posted to the blog. Sorry, but things are getting hectic around here.
Since the last post David Davies has gone on to win a silver medal in the 10k open water race at the Beijing Olympics securing himself suitable admiration, praise and the freedom of the town. Congratulations David.

Look out for David switching on the Christmas Lights in Barry on Friday 21 November at 6.00pm. Don’t you find that the Christmas build-up is starting earlier this year. I am not even thinking about Christmas until December 1st except for the Christmas Lights switch-on of course.

The credit crunch has hit town and in an effort to drum up more business I have helped to set up a Chapter of the BNI network here in Barry. Basically we are a group of local Barry businesses who meet regularly and refer business to each other. I am pleased to say that referrals are coming in and I have never been busier. Check back here for more information and some recommendations for excellent service providers especially if you are looking to rent out or indeed rent a property in Barry and the Vale.

Talking about the credit crunch I can’t believe how greedy the banks have been over the past few years and the amount of problems their selfish actions have caused.

Barry born swimmer David Davies is competing in two events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

He will be aiming to improve on his current 1500 meters freestyle bronze medal (Athens 2004) by challenging for his first Olympic Gold medal. He has also entered the first ever Olympic 10 kilometers Open Water event, a challenging endurance race that will take place in the rowing lake.

You can follow his progress by watching the BBC Olympic coverage:
Highlights from the heats of the men 1500 meters freestyle will be shown on
Friday 15 August at 20.00 (BBC Satellite, Cable, online and Freeview)

David is swimming in heat 3 which is scheduled to start at 19.35 (Beijing Time) 12.35 UK time

If he qualifies by posting a suitably fast time in the heats stage then the final of the mens 1500 meters freestyle will be shown live on Sunday 17 August at 10.09 (Beijing Time) 03.09 UK time.

Highlights will be shown at 07.00 (BBC Satellite, BBC3, online , Cable and Freeview)

The current world record for the 1500 meters freestyle is 14mins 34.56 seconds set by Australian Grant Hackett in Japan 2001. Davids personal best at this distance is 14 minutes 45.95 seconds and at this moment stands ninth in the world rankings. As well as Hackett who is looking for his third consecutive mens 1500 meters Olympic gold medal, Davids main competitors will be USA’s Peter Vanderkaay (who earlier this year swam 10 seconds faster than David), Russian Yuriy Prilukov, Korean PARK Taehwan and from Poland Mateus Sawrymowicz. The local swimmer will be Zhang who has also posted a sub 15 minutes qualifying time this year.

If he wins a medal there will be extensive news coverage on TV and radio throughout Wales.

More details about Olympic swimming can be found on the BBC website

The 10k open water marathon

is a new Olympic event for 2008. 25 swimmers will compete over 10,000 meters in a grueling, competitive event being held in the SY Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. As conditions where this event takes place vary throughout the world, swimmers compete in rivers, lakes and man-mad dams, there is no official world record.

David has competed twice in this event this year. In South Africa in January he came first and for the Olympic qualifiers held in Seville in may David came second posting a time of 1 hour, 53 minutes 21.3 seconds - that’s faster than many people can run the same distance.

The mens 10k Open Water (marathon) is scheduled to take place on Thursday August 21 at 09.00(Beijing Time) 02.00 UK time

It will be shown on the BBC at 02.00 (live on BBC Satellite, Cable, online and Freeview) Highlights at 08.15 and 14.00 with a further showing on Freeview at 19.00.

Check out David’s BBC diary entry.

GOOD LUCK Dave

Last week Friday 25 July Radio 1 came to Barry Island.

What a great event and a good news story for Barry Island and the town itself. The host DJ Scott Mills seemed to have a great time and so did the visiting celebrities like Ruth Jones, creator of Gavin and Stacy.

See for yourself on the Radio 1 website

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