Featured Events in Aberystwyth in May, 2025 (July Updated)

Dates & Times: Aberystwyth RFC 31st of May and 1st of June 9am to 4pm Phone: 07469379787 Email: aparry@wru.wales WRU Coaching Youths (12+) and AdultsQualification: WRU Level 1Course Cost: £120WRU LEVEL 1 Aims The course provides coaches with an introduction to the game of rugby union and the principles and practice of safe, ethical and effective management and coaching of players of all ages. The course qualifies the coach to act as an assistant to a more qualified coach. The Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Rugby Union aims to develop a coach's ‘How to Coach’ skills as well as improve their 'What to coach Skills'. The course includes the IRB Rugby Ready course.The course is a modular course made up of the following units: Unit 1- Introduction to Safe and Ethical Rugby Union The role of the coachWorking with ChildrenBasic Laws of the GameHealth and SafetyUnit 2 – Plan Rugby Union Coaching Sessions Planning for Delivery of Coaching SessionsUnit 3 - Deliver Rugby Union Coaching Sessions Principles of Warm up and Cool DownSkill Development (Generic and position specific skills)Communication SkillsObservation of Performance(All units are mandatory and unit certification is available) Entry Requirements: Minimum Age 18 Course Arrangements / Outline The course is 21hrs in duration (16hrs on course, 5hrs home study)The course is a competence based course and involves on-course appraisalThe course involves both classroom and outdoor practical sessions. Coaches are expected to participate fully in all activitiesLunch and refreshments will be provided on all courses Information Source: Welsh Rugby Union | eventbrite

Join us for a fabulous evening as we are guided through Seascape by the author Mathew Yeomans and landscape writer Julie Brominicks. Discover the power of our relationship to the sea through mathews walk along the entirity of Wales' 870 mile long Coastal Path, revealing how it has shaped our culture, identity, mythology and literature. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite

Join us to welcome bestselling Welsh author of The Turning Tide , Jon Gower, to celebrate another captivating release, Birdland: A Journey Around Britain on the Wing . A perfect read for any ornithophile with an interest in how climate and biodiversity have affcted Britain's bird life over the last 50 years. The evening will consist of an interview, audience Q&A and a book signing. Tickets are £25 including book and entry, £5 for general admission or £3 for Waterstones Plus Card Holders, with refreshments provided on the night. From the symphonic song of the wren to the clack of a puffin's beak and from epic migrations to sunset murmurations, birds are commonplace miracles. No wonder they have inspired our artists, writers and songwriters. Whether rare or abundant, Jon Gower visits some of the best places in Britain to watch birds. As Great Bustards return to our plains and eagles to our mountains, Jon Gower's book examines the future from a bird's-eye view. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite