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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Prestatyn' (31)

One minute with... Rob and Matt, game technicians and musicians

Affable local chaps Rob and Matt have had to learn the ins and outs of being game technicians on the job here at The Beach.

They have their work cut out so I had to catch them mid-sandwich for this interview.

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Added by Carl Morris on July 30, 2010 at 0:00 — 2 Comments

One minute with... Fiona Curtis, stage manager

The second in the mini-series One minute with...

Incidentally if you want a stage manager then Fiona Curtis could be your person!

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Added by Carl Morris on July 29, 2010 at 11:00 — No Comments

How's it going?

'What does a Welsh person sound like?'

(Silence)

'How do I know?!'

So after the initial reaction to the huge question, I began to think about the details of my utter cluelessness and realised it wasn't through a lack of knowledge that I couldn't answer this question: it was because there was a full warehouse in my brain with a zillion different answers and I couldn't fathom where the beginning…

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Added by Cari Barley on July 29, 2010 at 6:28 — No Comments

One minute with... Rhiannon Cousins, co-writer of The Beach

This is the first in the mini-series One minute with...

Each is a video interview in one minute (approximately!) talking to someone involved in The Beach production. This one is Rhiannon Cousins.

I hope you enjoy these glimpses into the roles of the people who are working hard to make it happen.

I am having to steal little moments to do these and definitely… Continue

Added by Carl Morris on July 29, 2010 at 5:00 — No Comments

Charlie Prestatyn wants YOU to join his secret mission

Added by Catherine Paskell on July 22, 2010 at 10:30 — No Comments

TJ tries to connect with the people of Prestatyn

Added by Catherine Paskell on July 21, 2010 at 9:01 — No Comments

Day 2 - Charlie and TJ play Human Bingo

TJ uploaded this video on his Facebook profile. It's of their second day in…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 19, 2010 at 23:25 — No Comments

Charlie & TJ's first day in Prestatyn

Charlie and TJ are recording their mission to bring back the missing generation. TJ is a photographer and he wants to make a video diary for every day. This is their first day in Prestatyn and they are trying to find somewhere to camp ready to set up their…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 19, 2010 at 2:06 — No Comments

One reason for the missing generation...?

Why do Charlie and TJ need to bring back the missing generation? Where have they gone?

The Daily Post thinks it has one reason...

"Across North Wales...the young quit a region which is failing to provide them with decent jobs...meanwhile hundreds of older people from England are pouring in, seeking a rural…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 18, 2010 at 8:00 — No Comments

Here are Charlie and TJ.

Charlie (top) TJ (below)

Charlie and TJ have arrived in…

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Added by Catherine Paskell on July 18, 2010 at 3:00 — No Comments

A glimpse of Prestatyn Parish Church and graveyard

This short video gives a glimpse of Prestatyn Parish Church (also called Christchurch) and its graveyard.

Among the graves are those of shipwrecked mariners and six choirboys who drowned in a tragic accident in 1868.

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Added by Carl Morris on May 1, 2010 at 3:30 — No Comments