International@CampusLife welcomes you to join us on our GO! Trip: Caerphilly Little Cheese Festival
Please note this event is for students currently enrolled at Swansea University (and their friends/family) and is not open for bookings from the general public. A valid Swansea University Student Number will be required on booking
Date: Saturday 3rd September 2022
Time: Departing Fulton House at 9:30am with pick-ups at Parc Tawe – City Centre (click here for location) at 9:45am and Bay Campus – on campus bus-stops - at 10:00am.
The journey takes approximately an hour - so we are aiming to get to Caerphilly by 11am.
We’ll leave Caerphilly at 5:00pm, so we expect be back in Swansea by 6:00pm*
Description: Famous for its cheese of the same name, the town of Caerphilly is located just 10 miles north of Cardiff, about an hour away from Swansea.
Caerphilly Little Cheese Festival will take place in Caerphilly town centre forming a music event with a number of music areas throughout Cardiff Road and Castle Court Shopping Centre, as well as a central stage in Twyn Car Park. The event will be host to local and headline musicians along with numerous food and drink stalls. There will also be music workshops, craft sessions and small funfair rides for the children.
There will be live music and entertainment throughout the day all set around Caerphilly Castle, the second largest castle in the UK. There's always an amazing atmosphere and so much to discover at this wonderful and unique Welsh festival!
Check out more here: www.bigcheesecaerphilly.co.uk
We hope to see you there, if you have any questions just email gosocial@swansea.ac.uk
Important Information:
COVID-19: You must not attend this event if you have any symptoms of COVID-19, have been a close-contact and have not yet received a negative test result, or have been advised to self-isolate for any reason. Face masks are not mandatory, but we do request that you are mindful of others and the University recommends using face coverings in enclosed spaces. If you’re travelling with a friend or group, please sit together during travel.
*Arrival Time Information - please note arrival times both to the destination and on return to Swansea are approximate and may be subject to change depending on unforeseen circumstances beyond our control including, but not limited to, diversions due to accidents / road closures, technical and operational issues among others. The driver will do their best to keep you updated. We always recommend carrying a Power Bank with you as we cannot guarantee that coaches will have power supplies for passenger use.
Additional Information:
Refund policy: Refunds for tickets cannot be given after the date of the event if you fail to attend for any reason. If you require a refund, you must email gosocial@swansea.ac.uk at least 24 hours before the trip departs. We will make an exception to this policy if you are not attending due to COVID isolation or positive test, please email proof of this. Any refunds will not include the booking charge, this will be lost - apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Conduct & Safety: You are responsible for your own behaviour and time keeping. Please take reasonable care of your own and other people's health and safety. Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with safety information and safety instructions on board transport and at any location you visit. If you have any concerns, please raise these to the Trip Leader. In the event of an emergency situation, please ensure you contact the emergency services on 999.
Accessibility: This trip requires boarding / disembarkation of the coach – the coach also has one wheelchair user space available – please let us know as soon as possible if you require this. The Principality Stadium uis a fully accessible location, please see deyails at Principality Stadium | Disabled Facilities
Most areas of Cardiff are accessible to all, but if there is somewhere in particular you wish to visit, please check with the location directly. If you need any further assistance or guidance please contact gosocial@swansea.ac.uk as soon as possible. We will do our best to assist, however we cannot guarantee all requirements can be met.
Children: Children (aged 3 and over) are welcome on this trip and must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Children must occupy their own seat on the coach and must not be seated on another passenger’s lap. For children under 3 years of age, please contact gosocial@swansea.ac.uk and we will advise if we can accommodate them. Please be advised that child safety and well-being is the responsibility of their accompanying adult at all times – CampusLife and its partners accept no responsibility for children attending.
Data Protection: International@CampusLife will use the information you provide for attendance and safety purposes. We will use your data to produce internal statistics but will not share it with third parties or use it for marketing purposes. Your information will be provided to our trip leader on the day of the trip for the purpose of attendance monitoring and emergency situations. The information will be kept confidential and passed back to ICL and destroyed on return from the trip (once we have passed the legally required COVID-19 Track & Trace period). Fatsoma’s policies can be found on their website.
Photos: We will be taking photos throughout the event which we will use to promote future activities in the form of leaflets, social media posts, digital screens and on our website. If you would not like to be included, then please tell us on the day of the event. If you see yourself in any pictures and would like to be removed, please email us at gosocial@swansea.ac.uk and we will make sure that any photos of you are deleted.