Sunday 26th August 2012 ko 3.00pm

Mid-Wales League Division One

ABERDYFI 6 (Holt 43p 77p 90 L Rickard 46 Smith 89 B Richards 90)

BONT 5 (Marsh 18 Thomas 21 Hughes 28p 78 Lee 31)

Att 324

Entry/Programme Hop Ticket

Badge £3

From Bryncrug it didn’t take long to reach the seaside town of Aberdyfi, or Aberdovey if you’d prefer the Anglicised version. This pretty town is the southern-most point of Gwynedd and the Snowdonia National Park, and the hills at the edge of town act as a reminder of the mountains to the north and east.

The village is the subject of the folk song, “The Bells of Aberdovey,” and refers to the legend of a submerged former kingdom of Lowland Hundred beneath Cardigan Bay, and its bells which, it is said, can be heard ringing beneath the water.

The Penrhos Field is on the main road in town, and is close to the railway station. There’s not much in the way of facilities, just the one viewable side, and a couple of bus shelters for cover. What makes the place is the hilly backdrop with its pastel-coloured houses complete with one resident watching the game through binoculars! Continue reading →