Successful annual childrens exhibition & fun Day

It was quite difficult to judge how many attended as for once the weather was kind to us. Many families took advantage of the sun and had picnics outside then returned throughout the day to the many activities on offer. It is estimated that approximately 2000 children visited the event this year, which is as many if not more than last year.

We were very pleased that Rhodri Owen got the day off to a good start by opening the event. He welcomed the children and their families to the Fun Day and spent quite a lot of time meeting the stand holders and finding out about the day.

The children could take part in art and craft activities, have their faces painted, practice their driving skills with the Krazy Karts, have fun on the bouncy castles, taste some unusual fruit on the healthy eating stand, make music in the drumming workshops and much much more….

The Deputy Mayor, Cllr Mrs Mari Jones and her Escort Mrs Violet Cody attended the event. I accompanied them as they met the stand holders and I believe both were very impressed by the variety of activities available, the amount of children and the information available for the parents provided by the different agencies and services available in the Bridgend Borough.

Every year we try to build on the success of the previous event and introduce some new aspect to the day. This year we were very pleased to welcome BridgeFM who broadcasted a live show from the Fun Day, playing requests and interviewing some of the stand holders. Feedback indicates that the broadcast was a big hit and fortunately I sounded all right during my interview!

It was also the first year that we’d secured sponsorship I would like to thank Porthcawl Water Company Ltd for their kind donation of 1500 bottles of water. The water bottles were a big hit with the children. I feel the parents appreciated the free water as the children soon needed refreshments, having fun is thirsty work.

The initial feedback from our evaluation forms and games that engaged the young children to get their views shows that the day was a great success.