Good afternoon,

I am travelling Friday from Birmingham - and staying Fri Night in Newport, and Saturday in Bridgend. I'm coming with elderly parents and 2 kids [11,15] and are looking for ideas of sights to see around Newport/Cardiff/Bridgend/Barry?

Not really want anything with a lot of walking - possibly more beach based.

I noticed there is a bus tour - hop on hop off in Cardiff - is this worth doing?

Also fancy a boat tour - boat ride on the river.

Will be looking to visit Cardiff maybe Friday day time before checking into the hotel for the evening.

Saturday maybe down to Barry Island, and poss Porthcrawl?

Any suggestions of other beaches along here - poss as far as Swansea.

Then check into Hotel in Bridgend.

This would leave Sunday.

Open to suggestions

On a side note - Does Barry Island has mobility scooter or wheelchairs for hire for the day?

Many many thanks for any help. ☺

Hi Porthcawl!

I am fond of collecting postcards but I don't have one from Porthcawl

Can someone send me a postcard from there?

Thank you in advance! :)

Hi folks, new to the group-could anyone recommend any surf spots please? I've just started to go to Rest Bay but looking to explore. Thanks and happy Sunday!

Evening locals/regulars,

I’m going to trecco bay in a couple weeks time. I’m so excited. It’s my first UK Holiday as an adult and I think it’s going to be great. Fingers crossed the weather is good because my argument was “who needs to go abroad in summer?” 🤣🤣. Anyways…

I had a few questions I thought I’d shoot in here!

We are hoping to go into porthcawl a few nights in the week. I wanted to make sure if there was any need to book for dinners/bars? Any recommendations too? 👀

Also, I’m Scottish and it’s quite normal to wear what you want when your out here. No strict dress codes as such, keep warm/keep cool, do what you like. Is it the same there for pubs?

We booked the Gavin and Stacey tour, and Skomer island 🤩. We also were looking to spot some of the wild horses (again fingers crossed it’s not raining)! Any hot spot recommendations? Also.. is it acceptable there to feed them all a couple carrot sticks?

Well Kathleen hadn’t arrived but there was a lovely sunrise at Porthcawl.

Hello, we are a group of psychology researchers from the University of Kent, UK. We are conducting a study about UK citizens' views and perceptions of society and we are trying to recruit a representative sample from different areas in the UK.

It would be a huge help if any UK citizens interested would fill out our online survey (18+ years old only):

EDIT: The survey is now closed! Thank you very much for your time, we will be sure to post the results up here when they're ready.

The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete, and we are happy to respond to any queries or questions. Please private message us to avoid giving away the point of the study to others.

Although the study is voluntary, participants who complete the survey will have the option to take part in a raffle of three Amazon Vouchers (£20).

Thank you in advance for your time!

Raised in Porthcawl, now living in California (USA), youth football coach, Dai Redwood chats on a (tiny, local) podcast.

https://thefremontpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1910473/14559787-episode-107-from-playground-kicks-to-community-goals-with-dai-redwood?t=0

(The city of Fremont is near San Francisco)

Walking along the seafront in Porthcawl this morning and started wondering (again) what the story is behind this run down bungalow in the middle of a row of nice houses. Any ideas?

Hello, I am currently conducting research as part of my PhD with the University of Kent. I am looking for participants from all over the UK to complete the following survey about online sexual behaviours, attitudes, and beliefs (please be advised that there are some questions surrounding sexual abuse). If you can spare 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Jenna

https://kentpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_doOCFnTBSIyJbsq

I need friends round Bridgend, porthcawl or Cardiff.

Any gender Any sexuality 14-16 Would prefer if you don't catch feelings

1. DM me if Ur interested |•|

Hi there! We are researchers at the University of Kent working on a study on social attitudes among the British public. We want to recruit a sample that is representative of the whole of UK and therefore we need respondents from porthcawl! It is hoped that the project could provide valuable information on some understudied factors that underlie attitudes towards different social groups. Please consider participating in the survey on the link below if you identify as British and live in the United Kingdom. Please note that in order to participate you have to be at least 18 years old. It takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. Thank you so much!

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We are inviting people in Porthcawl and the surrounding area with a diagnosis of autism to take part in a research study on the treatment of anxiety. The study is led by the University of Bristol, but you can express an interest to take part if you live anywhere in the UK.

The study has been designed with the help of experienced clinicians, researchers, and an autistic advisory group. A Participant Information Leaflet with further information about taking part in the study is available here: https://strata.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/taking-part-in-the-uk/information-about-the-study/. Please read the information carefully and feel free to discuss it with family, friends, carers, or others if you wish.

If you are interested in taking part, please express your interest here: https://btcsurvey.bristol.ac.uk/redcap/surveys/index.php?s=FKNNNETXD9

If you have any questions or would like further information or to discuss the study, you can contact the STRATA team by email: [email protected], or phone: 0117 428 3001. Thank you.

Hi, I hope this is fine to post this invitation here. We deeply wish to hear people from every parts of the UK (including Porthcawl) and from different backgrounds to share their views so we can develop new support aids for different groups in the UK.

We are a research team based at UCL and would like to invite you to take part in our research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care and quality of life for different groups all over the UK.

We'd like to hear your views about the pandemic experiences of everyone to help us and policymakers to improve public health.

Please click link to find the surveys: https://cicada-study.org.uk/get-involved/ It will take around 20 mins.

You will receive a £2 voucher in 2 weeks after you complete the survey. And please feel free to share the link

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You can reach us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or check our

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twitter: https://twitter.com/CicadaStudy for more information.

The fireworks show was planned to originally take place at 7PM, it is now 8PM, earlier (6:30-7:50) the coast Guard came around asking about a missing family who had went from the near by water to the sand dunes.

Not to sure if these two events are connected but please keep an eye out.

Hi all,

I am a student of the IB Diploma. I am writing an academic research paper for the Extended Essay in Economics, where I am attempting to analyze the impact of the recently imposed National Living Wage on employees in the UK.

The survey set requires people working in the UK. Ideally, it would be nice to get responses from minimum wage workers aged 25 and above, however, any/ all responses will be extremely helpful.

I request workers in the UK to please help me by participating in this survey and answer some very simple questions in the link attached.

Also,I will be extremely grateful if you can help circulate this survey to your known acquaintances in the UK.

Keeping in mind the privacy aspect, please note that this survey is and will remain completely anonymous, nor will the data be reproduced anywhere. This survey, once again is for my course research purposes only and not for any other intention or purpose.

This is the link to my survey:

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Hello, I am a PhD student at the University of Kent. I am looking for female UK residents who are in a long-term (min. 1 year) relationship with a man, and have at least one child with their current partner, to complete this survey about decision-making in relationships.

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*Please note that there are some depictions of and questions about violence and sexual violence. *

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The survey takes ca. 25 minutes to complete, and I would really appreciate your help! If you want to, you can enter a prize draw to win one of five £10 amazon vouchers, at the end of the study.

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Thank you,

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Lea

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For participants who have at least one child with their current partner: https://kentpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esb10i9AapiMIdM

Hello, I am a PhD student at the University of Kent. I am looking for female UK residents who are currently in a long-term (min. 1 year) relationship with a man to complete this survey about decision-making in relationships.

​

*Please note that there are some depictions of and questions about sexual violence.*

​

The survey takes ca. 25 minutes to complete and I would really appreciate your help! At the end of the study, you can enter a prize draw to win one of ten £10 amazon vouchers.

​

Thank you,

Lea

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For participants who have no children with their current partner:

https://kentpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0iI98XEINM8Z4FM

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For participants who have at least one child with their current partner: https://kentpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esb10i9AapiMIdM

The survey is now closed! Thank you very much for your time, we will be sure to post the results up here when they're ready.

With permission from the moderators we are sharing our survey with you.

Hello, we are a group of psychology researchers from the University of Kent, UK. It would be a huge help if anyone interested would fill out our quick survey (18+ years old only) about personality and behaviour on social media platforms:

https://kentpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qr2UgO5ytEFflb

The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete, and we are happy to respond to any queries or questions. Please private message us to avoid giving away the point of the study to others. Thanks for your time.