21/05/2026
Artist’s Valley ‘Weekend away’ to the fantastic Ffestiniog Show at Y Ganolfan, Porthmadog (just next to FFWHR’s Harbour Station) - a real community show with a v friendly vibe, and lots of local families enjoying a day out. Much appreciated helping hand from Dad, who took on the driving and much of the heavy lifting, along with many helping hands from the Ffestiniog’s boundlessly positive volunteers.
These snaps give a flavour of the whole exhibition ‘journey’; packing up the van at home ahead of the big journey, including testing and sorting the stock boxes. Setting up in the centre on Friday afternoon. The interested crowds throughout Saturday and Sunday, who were really engaged asking Qs like the scenery, etc. A selection of the running sessions. And finally, the ‘holiday bit’ - the few hours in evening and early morn where we enjoyed the picturesque peace of Porthmadog’s stunning slate harbour, with our accommodation overlooking both the boats and the FFWHR station, as trains chuffed out across the Cob and up into the peaks of Snowdonia.
It’s that ‘exhibition’ time of year, as we’re doing it all again next weekend! But bit smaller, taking 009 gauge Penorwic Slate Quarry across to RailEx in Aylesbury (Stoke Mandeville Stadium), whilst Artist’s Valley recovers from its weekend. Come say hi if in Buckinghamshire!
