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SUMMARY:Menna Elfyn: Parch
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this special evening with the brilliant Menna Elfyn – one of Wales’s foremost poets – to celebrate the publication of Parch\, her powerful and deeply moving new collection exploring respect\, compassion\, and the triumph of kindness in a fractured world. \nParch is a landmark publication for Menna and the first to include poems written directly in English\, as well as in her own translation. \nParch:\nIn Welsh\, parch (with a guttural ‘ch’) simply means respect. This stunning collection of poems gives voice to those whose liberty or dignity has been undermined\, calling for religious\, linguistic and cultural tolerance while confronting the effects of (in)humanity on our environment\, our histories\, and our lives.\n\nAmong these are powerful poems responding to sexual harassment\, exploitation and violence against women\, and to the plight of people caught up in armed conflicts past and present. Mercy is a recurring theme\, with poems exploring the tension between justice and forgiveness.\nMenna Elfyn shares Nobel laureate Herta Müller’s belief that ‘holding one’s own language up to the eyes of another leads to a solid relationship\, a relaxed kind of love’. This distils the essence of ‘Parch‘: respect as refuge\, and compassion as a force for transformation.\n\nMenna Elfyn is a major figure in contemporary Welsh poetry – she is the best-known\, most travelled and most translated of all Welsh-language poets. Her work has been translated into more than eighteen languages\, and her voice is by turns challenging and compassionate\, unafraid of joy and full of the energies of community. She has published five previous dual-language books of poetry with Bloodaxe\, including the Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation Murmur. Parch is her sixth poetry collection from Bloodaxe\, and her first to include poems written directly in English as well as in her own translation. \n***\nThursday 20 November\n7.30 pm (doors open 7.00 pm)\nGriffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth \nTickets: £18.00 including a SIGNED copy of Parch (Hardback RRP: £12.99)* / £10.00 Event Only / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/menna-elfyn-parch/
LOCATION:Griffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth\, Griffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Gosia Buzzanca: There She Goes\, My Beautiful World
DESCRIPTION:Spend an evening exploring the meaning of ‘home’ with local author Gosia Buzzanca. Gosia will be in conversation with fellow author and communications professional Jade E. Bradford\, about her stunning new memoir\, There She Goes\, My Beautiful World. \n***\nWhat does ‘home’ mean? Is it where you come from\, or something you must build for yourself\, brick by brick\, from the ruins and treasures of everything that came before? \nIn this compelling memoir\, Gosia Buzzanca tells the story of leaving Poland at nineteen in search of a bigger life\, hoping to leave the traumas of her teenage years behind. After studying in England\, she finds a rich new tapestry of experience awaiting her in Wales – love\, literature\, motherhood\, and the challenge of making peace with the past so that this new life by the sea can finally feel like home. \nWritten with the fearless honesty of a poet\, this is a story for anyone who has ever felt lost or incomplete\, and who yearns to find the place where they truly belong.\n\nGosia Buzzanca was born in Poznań\, Poland and moved to the UK in 2008. She earned a Creative Writing MA with distinction and was the recipient of the W&A Working-Class Writers’ Prize (2022) before being selected for the Hay Festival Writers at Work programme in 2025. Her writing has been praised as “warm and vibrant”\, “poetic and electrifying”\, and “fearlessly tender”. She lives in Barry\, South Wales\, where she is working on her first novel. \nJade E. Bradford is an author and communications and engagement professional based in South Wales. Her short fiction\, often concerned with place and belonging\, has been published in Wasafiri\, Breadfruit Magazine\, and Rowayat. Her work has been longlisted for the 2025 4th Estate and Guardian 4thWrite Prize\, won the 2024 Breadfruit Magazine Prize\, and was highly commended in the 2023 Faber FAB Prize for Children’s Literature. She has been selected for the Literature Wales Representing Wales cohort (2023/24)\, Black British Book Festival Writers on the Rise (2024)\, and Hay Festival Writers at Work (2025). \n***\nThursday 6 November | 7.30 pm\nGriffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth\, CF64 1JB*\nTickets: £20.00 including a SIGNED hardback copy of There She Goes\, My Beautiful World (RRP £16.99)* / £8.00 Event Only / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*IMPORTANT: Please be aware that the toilet at Griffin Books can only be accessed via three steps and so is not accessible for wheelchair users or people with mobility issues. Please contact us on info@griffinbooks.co.uk if this would prohibit you from attending. \n*Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/gosia-buzzanca-there-she-goes-my-beautiful-world/
LOCATION:Griffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth\, Griffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Ted Kravitz: F1 Insider
DESCRIPTION:Step into the fast lane of Formula 1 with Sky Sports pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz as he takes you beyond the grid and into the heart of the sport’s most unforgettable moments. In his first book\, F1 Insider: Notes from the Pit Lane\, Ted looks back over nearly 30 years in Formula 1\, reliving the weird\, wonderful and extraordinary stories that shaped the modern era of racing. With his trademark ‘Notebook’ style\, he reveals what really happened behind the cameras – from the chaos of the garages to the politics of the podium.\n\nF1 Insider: Notes from the Pit Lane:\n\nExpect stories that range from the hilarious – Murray Walker in an air stewardess uniform\, serving champagne mid-flight – to the defining controversies of the sport\, including Ferrari’s infamous team orders in 2002\, Renault’s ‘Crashgate’ scandal\, and McLaren’s ‘Spygate’ espionage controversy. Ted also reflects on the champions who changed the game: the determination of Michael Schumacher\, the genius of Lewis Hamilton\, the brilliance of Alonso\, Vettel and Verstappen\, and the fresh energy of Leclerc\, Norris\, Sainz and Piastri.\n\nF1 Insider isn’t just about racing. It’s about the people behind the machines\, the human emotions that spill over in moments of triumph and despair\, and the drama that you didn’t see on your screen.Ted Kravitz is one of Formula 1’s most experienced and respected pit lane reporters. Over nearly three decades\, he has worked with ITV\, the BBC\, Channel 4 and Sky Sports\, reporting on four BAFTA award-winning programmes and becoming an institution in the sport through his much-loved ‘Ted’s Notebook’. His ability to explain complex technical details while capturing the high-stakes emotion of the paddock has made him a fan favourite. \nAn event not to be missed! \n***\nThursday 23 October | 7.00 pm\nThe Paget Rooms\, Penarth \nTickets: £30.00 includes a SIGNED hardback copy of F1 INSIDER (RRP: £22.00)* / £15.00 Event Only** / £10.00 Student or Child Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*Any book not collected at the event will be held at Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.\n** There are a limited number of Event Only tickets available. \n\n\n\nEvent Details\nStarts at 7:00PM
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/ted-kravitz-f1-insider/
LOCATION:Paget Rooms Penarth\, Paget Rooms Penarth
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Philippa Gregory: Boleyn Traitor
DESCRIPTION:Join Philippa Gregory\, as she takes you on a journey through the history you thought you knew. In her new novel\, Boleyn Traitor\, she returns to the Tudor court and a woman famously branded as a traitor\, but whose real story was far more complex – the mysterious Jane Boleyn. Bringing the Boleyn traitor out of the shadows\, this is an explosive story of one woman’s survival in the deadly dance of the Tudor Court. It will be a fascinating evening of entertaining historical insight and unforgettable storytelling. \nBoleyn Traitor:\nSister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor? Her secrets shaped a kingdom. The truth will change history.\n\nJane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a tyrant King’s sword.\n\nShe wears many masks – loving wife\, devoted sister\, and obedient spy. It’s what a woman must do to survive. The only weapon she has is her voice.\n\nThey say Jane’s whispers sealed the fate of two queens. They called her a liar and a traitor. But the truth is far more dangerous… \n***\nDr Philippa Gregory: Dr Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned historian and novelist. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature at the University of Edinburgh and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Universities of Sussex and Cardiff\, an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London and she was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to literature and to charity. Her novels have been adapted for stage and screen and in 2023 she published her ground-breaking history book\, ‘Normal Women’ – 900 Years of Making History\, which was also released as a podcast\, a teen edition and a series for young children.\n\nTuesday 21 October | 7.30 pm\nStanwell School Auditorium\, Archer Road\, Penarth\, CF64 2XL\nTickets: £30.00 including a signed hardback copy of ‘Boleyn Traitor’ (RRP £25.00)** / £15.00 Event Only* / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/philippa-gregory-boleyn-traitor/
LOCATION:Stanwell School Penarth\, Stanwell School Penarth
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:An evening of poetry and music with Sophie Buchaillard and friends
DESCRIPTION:Poetry meets performance in this intimate evening marking the release of Sophie Buchaillard’s debut collection\, Painting Over the Cracks. Blending personal experience with poetic insight\, Sophie’s pamphlet traces a journey through trauma\, motherhood\, and healing\, where community\, friendship\, and creative expression offer ways to mend what lies beneath the surface. \nSophie will be joined by special guests: award-winning poet Mab Jones and folk singer Siobhan McCrudden. Together with these three artists\, we invite you to a night that celebrates resilience and the strength found in sharing stories. \n***\nPainting Over the Cracks is novelist Sophie Buchaillard’s poetry debut. Inspired by her life\, this pamphlet explores the healing power of expression\, friendship\, and community in overcoming trauma. Split into four chronological sections\, the pamphlet travels from the anxieties of a single mother to memories of buried traumas and how unspoken shame has a way to colour every interaction\, fraying family ties\, and making it hard to fully engage with the world. Poetry\, here\, becomes a means of articulating the unspoken\, claiming back a sense of community\, and recognising the strength that comes from friendship without judgment. \nSophie Buchaillard: Sophie is the author of two novels and a dozen essays. Her second novel\, Assimilation\, was described by cultural critic Jon Gower as “thriller meets magic realism”. Her first novel\, This Is Not Who We Are\, was shortlisted for the Rhys Davies Trust Fiction Award and the Wales Book of the Year. \nShe has written extensively about the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda and also contributed essays to three collections: Woman’s Wales? about women and devolution; An Open Door: New Travel Writing for a Precarious Century\, about modern travel writing; and the COVID-themed collection Together and Apart. \nAfter attending the Hay Festival in 2023 as a Writer at Work and benefitting from the mentoring of inspiring poets\, she went home and exclusively read poetry for a year. Not knowing what she was doing\, she simply wrote\, exploring family relationships at first\, letting herself being led by the words. In that sense\, she fell into poetry\, and poetry wouldn’t let go. Painting Over the Cracks is the result\, a debut pamphlet about the healing power of expression\, friendship\, and community in overcoming trauma – its title poem was shortlisted for the International Bridport Poetry Prize in 2024.\n\nMab Jones: Mab is a multi-award-winning writer and performer whose work spans the UK\, US\, France\, Ireland\, and Japan. Her poetry collections include 111 Haiku for Lockdown\, The Land That Grew Me (Selcouth Station Prize winner)\, Yubitsume\, Poor Queen\, and the recent mythological wetlands memoir Bog Witch. She has written for The New York Times\, presented BBC poetry programmes (including two Radio 4 Pick of the Week choices)\, and taught at Cardiff University. Mab has received accolades including the John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry\, the Aurora Prize\, and a Creative Wales Award. \nSiobhan McCrudden: Described as “a singer who is gifted with one of the finest voices in contemporary UK folk music”\, Cardiff-based Siobhan crafts songs of intensity and sweetness\, recounting personal stories whilst reflecting a vivid fascination with dark folk tales and superstitions. Raised in London to parents with Scottish and Irish roots\, her vocal leanings reflect early memories of folk musicians at family gatherings and a strong desire to connect with these emotive beginnings. \n***\nWednesday 15 October | 7.30 pm (Doors at 7.00pm)\nPenarth Pier Pavilion\, Penarth\nTickets: £15.00 including a SIGNED copy of Painting over the Cracks (RRP: £10.00\, paperback)* / £10.00 Event Only** / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.\n** There are a limited number of Event Tickets available
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/an-evening-of-poetry-and-music-with-sophie-buchaillard-and-friends/
LOCATION:Penarth Pier Pavilion\, Penarth Pier Pavilion
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Oyinkan Braithwaite: Cursed Daughters
DESCRIPTION:It’s our pleasure to welcome Oyinkan Braithwaite to Penarth to celebrate the publication of Cursed Daughters – the hotly anticipated follow-up to her global bestseller My Sister\, the Serial Killer – a powerful new novel of broken hearts\, unbreakable curses\, and the dark pull of family legacy. \nCursed Daughters:\n\nNo man will call your house his home. And if they try\, they will not have peace…\n\nSo goes the family curse\, long handed down from generation to generation\, ruining families and breaking hearts. And now it’s Eniiyi’s turn – who\, due to her uncanny resemblance to her dead aunt\, Monife\, is already used to her family’s strange beliefs\, as well as their insistence that she is a reincarnation. Still\, when she falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from drowning\, she can no longer run from her family’s history.\n\nIs she destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak\, or can she escape the family curse and the mysterious fate that befell her aunt?\n\nOyinkan Braithwaite: Oyinkan is a Nigerian-British novelist and writer. Her first novel\, My Sister\, The Serial Killer\, was published in 2018 to wide acclaim. It was a Sunday Times bestseller\, longlisted for The Booker Prize\, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, and won the Crime and Thriller Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2020. \n***\nThursday 2 October | 7.30 pm\nGlamorganshire Golf Club\, Penarth\nTickets: £25.00 including a SIGNED copy of Cursed Daughters (Hardback RRP: £18.99)* / £10.00 Event Only** / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.\n**There are a limited number of Event Only tickets available.
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/oyinkan-braithwaite-cursed-daughters/
LOCATION:Glamorganshire Golf Club\, Glamorganshire Golf Club
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Joanna Page: LUSH!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome Welsh actress and national treasure Joanna Page to Penarth to celebrate the publication of her memoir\, Lush! – a funny\, candid and endlessly surprising account of her journey from Swansea to stardom. \nWe can’t promise that you’ll find out what happened on *that* fishing trip\, but we can guarantee an unforgettable and totally lush night out! \n***\nFrom a small village on the outskirts of Swansea to the sets of Love Actually and Gavin & Stacey\, Joanna Page’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. In this heartfelt memoir\, Joanna shares her story in full for the first time – from awkward early auditions and chasing her big break\, to falling in love\, motherhood\, and emotional farewells to beloved roles. \nExpect behind-the-scenes stories with stars like Ruth Jones\, James Corden\, Emma Thompson and Johnny Depp\, plus honest reflections on life at RADA\, the madness of fame\, and finding your voice without losing yourself. This is a moving\, laugh-out-loud celebration of the messy\, magical moments that shape us. \nWe’re expecting this to be a very popular event\, so book early to avoid disappointment! \nJoanna Page was born in Swansea and attended her local comprehensive school before graduating from RADA in 1998. She spent a decade performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company\, before landing roles in major films such as From Hell\, Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger\, and Richard Curtis’ Love Actually. Joanna became a household name as Stacey Shipman in the BBC’s much-loved comedy Gavin & Stacey\, appearing in all three series\, the 2019 Christmas special\, and the final ever episode in 2024\, which became the UK’s most-watched scripted show since records began. \nAlongside her acting career\, Joanna regularly appears on TV as a presenter\, most recently fronting Joanna Page’s Wild Life for the BBC. When she’s not working\, she’s at home with her husband\, actor James Thornton\, their four children\, two dogs (Lola and Bess)\, and four guinea pigs.\nLush! is her first memoir. \n***\nMonday 22 September | 7.30 pm (Doors at 7.00pm)\nThe Paget Rooms\, Penarth \nTickets: £30.00 includes a SIGNED hardback copy of Lush! (RRP: £25.00)* / £15.00 Event Only* / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.\n**There are a limited number of Event Only tickets available for this event. \nPLEASE NOTE:\n– The balcony in this venue is not accessible to those unable to climb stairs. If you have additional accessibility needs please book a ticket in the ground floor seating area.\n– The minimum age of entry is 12-years-old.
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/joanna-page-lush/
LOCATION:Paget Rooms Penarth\, Paget Rooms Penarth
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Cecelia Ahern: Paper Heart
DESCRIPTION:And perhaps in that big\, beautiful universe there’s someone waiting for her. If she can find the courage to open her heart. \nJoin us for an unforgettable evening with Cecelia Ahern – the international bestselling author of PS\, I Love You\, Where Rainbows End\, and Roar. We’re thrilled to welcome Cecelia to Penarth Pier Pavilion to discuss her tender and timely new novel Paper Heart – a luminous exploration of isolation\, resilience\, and the quiet bravery it takes to step back into the world. \nPaper Heart:\nPip’s world is small. But it’s about to become a whole lot bigger. \nFor years she’s tucked away her dreams\, shrinking herself into the space left behind – like the delicate origami she creates alone in her room.\nThen hope comes from an unlikely place: an astronomer from the local observatory. He teaches her to look up at the stars\, and to see a world far bigger and more beautiful than she ever imagined. \nAnd perhaps in that big\, beautiful universe there’s someone waiting for her. If she can find the courage to open her heart. \nPip never stopped dreaming\, but now it’s time for her to live – and maybe even to fall in love. \n*** \nCecelia Ahern is beloved by women across the globe for her utterly original and imaginative storytelling. Her novels cut to the heart of what matters to her readers\, underlining her novels with searing social commentary on the pressures of modern life. With tenderness and insight\, she offers a roadmap for how to overcome hard times. It’s no wonder that she has captured the hearts and minds of millions of readers.\nCecelia’s debut novel PS\, I Love You was an international bestseller and was adapted to film starring Hilary Swank. Her second novel\, Where Rainbows End\, was adapted into Love\, Rosie starring Lily Collins. Her books have been published in over thirty-seven languages\, and have sold over twenty-five million copies. In addition to her novels\, she is also the author of a highly acclaimed collection of stories\, Roar\, which is now an Apple Original series starring Nicole Kidman on Apple TV+.\n\nWednesday 3 September | 7.30 pm\nPenarth Pier Pavilion\, The Esplanade\, CF64 3AU\nTickets:  £25.00 including a signed hardback copy of ‘Paper Heart’ (RRP £20.00)* / £10.00 Event Only** / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n**Any book not collected at the event will be held in Griffin Books for three months after the date of the event.\n*There are a limited number of Event Only tickets available. 
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/cecelia-ahern-paper-heart/
LOCATION:Penarth Pier Pavilion\, Penarth Pier Pavilion
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Into the Wild with James Roberts and Jon Gower
DESCRIPTION:Come along to a special evening in the company of two remarkable nature writers\, James Roberts and Jon Gower\, as they explore our deep and enduring relationship with the natural world. \nIn Two Lights: Walking at Dawn and Dusk on a Turning Planet\, longlisted for the 2024 RSL Ondaatje Prize\, James Roberts charts a luminous journey through landscapes and loss. From the Cambrian Mountains to the Pacific Northwest\, his dawn and dusk walks become a meditation on grief\, connection\, and the quiet\, redemptive power of the wild. \nIn Birdland\, Jon Gower turns his keen journalist’s eye and lifelong passion for birdlife into a rich exploration of the birds that share our skies. From the delicate song of a wren to the drama of a murmuration\, he captures their wonder while confronting the urgent threats they face through climate change and habitat loss. \nTogether\, these books provide beauty and insight into what can be found when we pay close attention to the world around us. \nThis event is part of our Summer at Griffin Books programme. Events will take place in our newly extended shop on Penarth high street.\n\n***\nTwo Lights: Walking at Dawn and Dusk on a Turning Planet:\nLonglisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2024\, ‘Two Lights’ by James Roberts is a lyrical journey through landscapes and loss. From swans in the Cambrian Mountains to wolves in the Pacific Northwest\, Roberts finds solace and connection in the wild. Walking at dawn and dusk\, he moves through grief toward hope\, discovering a path back to life through encounters with the natural world. \nBirdland:\n‘Birdland’ by journalist and lifelong birder Jon Gower explores our deep connection with birds\, from the song of a wren to the spectacle of murmuration. Travelling across Britain in search of species like the wryneck and dotterel\, Gower celebrates birds as everyday miracles that have long inspired art and song\, yet he also confronts the decline in bird populations over the past 50 years\, examining the impacts of climate change and habitat loss. This is both a love letter to birdlife and a powerful call to protect it.\n\nJAMES ROBERTS is a writer and artist who lives in the hills of the Welsh Border country. His essays and poems have been published widely\, and his artwork has featured in several exhibitions\, books and theatre productions. He writes on Substack and shows work on Instagram as @nightriverwood. \n \nJON GOWER is a former BBC Wales arts and media correspondent who has over 40 books to his name. These include The Story of Wales\, which accompanied a landmark TV series\, the travelogue An Island Called Smith and Y Storïwr\, which won the Wales Book of the Year. \n***\nThursday 21 August | 7.30 pm\nGriffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth\, CF64 1JB*\nTickets: £8.00 Event Only / £5.00 Student Ticket / £5.00 Inclusive Ticket \n*IMPORTANT: Please be aware that the toilet at Griffin Books can only be accessed via three steps and so is not accessible for wheelchair users or people with mobility issues. Please contact us on info@griffinbooks.co.uk if this would prohibit you from attending. \nBoth titles are available for purchase at the event at a special discounted price.
URL:https://www.penarthtowncouncil.gov.uk/event/into-the-wild-with-james-roberts-and-jon-gower/
LOCATION:Griffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth\, CF64 1JB\, Griffin Books\, 9A Windsor Road\, Penarth\, CF64 1JB
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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