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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Don't forget the stag do or hen do will not run itself, if you are in charge of the weekend break better start planning



Dress the stag up















You all know the saying from your training courses, 'If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.." and believe me when you have 15 plus guys or girls all put together for a weekend of celebration and drinking then if not organised things can end up spoiling the weekend.
The main thing is it is all about him or her, what would they like to do on their last weekend of freedom?
Or in the case of some groups it is a case of just picking the stag up taking his bag of clothes off him and turning him into the groups gimp for the weekend. (This generally happens to stags as a pay back for past actions on similar weekends.)
On the whole though, there should be plenty of emails bouncing around suggesting locations, activities and places to stay. After much debate then the shortlist can be sent to all those that are going to vote and give thoughts on each.
 Hopefully then this will arm the organiser to start planning, booking and getting the monies in and deposits paid.
After everything above has been sorted then, the group leader should produce an itineray for the weekend so everyone knows what is going on and when they are expected to meet etc.
The best plans can fail if, the group have not been consulted fully and individuals needs taken into account, for example one of the group does not like heights or another can not swim. The main thing for the planners to keep at the forefront of the planning is "TEAM" weekend focusing on fun for all and in particular the stag or hen.
Good luck with your planning!
Stag or hen fun

Swansea's beaches are top class says the Good Beach Guide 2013


The Good Beach Guide 2013 grants top award for water quality for 90% of beaches in Swansea.

image depicting Gower beaches
Gower beaches
People across the planet must be running out of superlatives for Swansea's beautiful beaches.
For hot on the heels of Rhossili Bay being named one of the world's best beaches comes news thatSwansea's beaches as a whole are among the UK's finest.
The Good Beach Guide 2013, produced by the Marine Conservation Society, gave 90% of Swansea's beaches their top award for water quality – second only to Lincolnshire and beating other coastal holiday hotspots like Pembrokeshire, Kent and Jersey.
It backs up a Swansea Council survey undertaken last year where 96.5% of people questioned said Swansea Bay's key strength is the quality of Gower's landscape.
Cllr Nick Bradley, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, said: "This is yet more terrific news for Swansea Bay as a top place for people to visit. It will further raise the profile of our beaches within weeks of TripAdvisor naming Rhossili Bay as the tenth best beach in the world. We know that the TripAdvisor accolade meant interest in Rhossili soared in the week after their announcement and we hope the results of the Good Beach Guide will have a similar impact.
"We realise how lucky we are in Swansea to have such stunning scenery on our doorstep and that's why we often use images of our beauty spots to market the city as a visitor destination.
"The recent introduction of the All-Wales Coast Path and its important and stunning Gowersection is yet another great opportunity for raising awareness of our beautiful coastline."
Swansea Council's tourism service has just produced a new Beaches Guide promoting theSwansea Bay coastline in time for the start of the 2013 season. More than 100,000 copies have been produced that are now being distributed to organisations including tourist information centres across South Wales.