Easter Monday in Solva and where better to spend it than sitting in the sunshine on the banks of the River Solva cheering on plastic ducks! The annual duck race has long been a firm favourite in the calendar and this year the sun brought out big crowds to witness the Easter fundraiser. Each duck is sponsored (funds go towards the running costs of the Solva Memorial Hall) and the 10-15 minute race culminates in a great spectacle beside the harbour car park. We sponsored 4 ducks but didn't get a look in!

Our local shop, the brilliant Bay View Stores, became something of an internet sensation recently when photographs of one of its signs went viral! When Australia were bowled out for 60 runs by England in the fourth Ashes test, Bay View Stores owner Gwyn Price had already pre-empted a collapse with a sign outside the shop advertising: "For Sale, Australian Cricket Bats, Hardly Used"! From Radio 2 to the Lad Bible and an assortment of famous cricketers, the sign got mentions worldwide plus more than 100,000 shares, retweets and favourites. The Western Telegraph featured the story before Gwyn followed up with a sign: "Missing: Welsh Stud, last seen on page 10 of the Western Telegraph"...!