Bats, books and crafts included in Denbigh festival

Following hot on the heels of the Urdd Eisteddfod in the town is the Denbigh Midsummer Festival and it will continue until June 19.

Throughout the festival, a forget me not hunt is being held.

People need to go for a walk along the High Street, Vale Street, Back Row and Bridge Street to find 38 forget me nots in shop windows!

Competitors have a chance to win a £50 voucher to spend in a local shop and entrants need to write down the name of each shop and take it to the Carpet Emporium, 25 High Street, Denbigh or email it to dementiafriendlydenbigh@outlook.com by Monday, June 20.

A winner will be announced at Denbigh Carnvial on June 25.

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An author evening with Rhian Cadwaladr is set for June 14.

This will be held at Denbigh Library from 7pm.

Actress and author Rhian Cadwaladr, originally from Llanberis, promised herself when she was a teenager that she would one day write a novel.

Although since then she has written numerous scripts and shows for children, she was 50 before writing her first novel, Fi Sy’n Cael y Ci.

Plethu by Rhian Cadwaladr

She subsequently wrote another – Môr a Mynydd, and Plethu is her third novel published in July 2020.

Her first book written for children "Nain, Nain, Nain" was published in 2019 and since then she has written numerous books for children and young people.

Admission is £3 and people can register through Denbigh Library.

On June 16, the festival will host mixed media fabric crafts at HWB Dinbych (9.30am-12pm) and during the evening of the 16th there will be a bat walk (8.30-10pm).

For full details on Denbigh Midsummer Festival, go to http://www.visitdenbigh.co.uk/discover-denbigh/things-to-do