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Zombies invade Oakwood

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9 years ago

March 28, 2014

A PEMBROKESHIRE THEME PARK was overrun by more than 600 zombies and paintballers at the weekend.Oakwood Theme Park was transformed in to ‘Zombieland’ for the terrifying two-day event which saw paintballing teams battling each other and the living dead to win control of the park.

The extraordinary mass participation challenge was organised by Aberystwyth-based Shoreline Events with teams taking part from across Wales and further afield. Each team had their own headquarters in the park equipped with plasma screens, live updating maps, radio communications and runners.

“As a company, Shoreline Paintball specialises in running massive events all over the world,” said Tim Barnett, Managing Director, Shoreline Events Ltd.

“Oakwood Theme Park was the most exciting, and probably the most spectacular setting, for a battle ever.

“The event was an enormous success and we look forward to returning back to Oakwood for Zombieland 2 in the near future,” he added.

On Saturday night the players relaxed with an Hawaiian-themed zombie pool party before re-commencing hostilities on Sunday.

After the zombies left the park, staff got on with preparing for the official start of the new season on Friday, April 11th.Oakwood Theme Park Director, Dominic Jones, said: “To be honest this is the first time we have held an event of this type here at the park and we weren’t entirely sure what to expect.

“However it was genuinely scary to see the park invaded by this bizarre cast of creepy characters and it certainly seemed to go down well with all the participants.

“I guess a deserted theme park is the perfect location for this type of activity and it was certainly a novel experience for all our staff.

“We’re now looking forward to seeing what other events we can host at the park in the near future,” he added.

Set in 88 acres of spectacular countryside Oakwood is Wales’ biggest family adventure with more than 30 exhilarating rides and amazing experiences to discover. A unique combination of attractions includes world-class roller, tower and sky coasters, spectacular family rides and children’s themed play areas

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Concerns in Camrose as person with drone spotted ‘spying on properties’

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2 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

CAMROSE COMMUNITY CENTRE posted a warning to residents on Sunday afternoon (Jun 4), after a person with a drone was spotted acting suspiciously.

The post on the Community Centre’s Facebook page said that a man with a large black van was spotted in the area using the drone to look into houses and gardens.

The Herald has asked the police for a comment

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Charles Street closed off as cladding falls off commercial building

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3 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

FIRE FIGHTERS and police responded late on Sunday morning (Jun 4) to an incident involving cladding falling off the the top of the second floor of a commercial building.

Traffic was diverted away from the affected area whilst emergency services made sure the structure was safe.

A ladder tender from Haverfordwest Fire Station was called upon to assist in the incident.

Initial reports stated that no person was injured by the falling debris.

One passer by said “It is lucky this happened on a Sunday when most of the shops were closed, the outcome could have been rather different if this happened on a week day.”

The police confirmed the incident happened at West Wales Properties building, 89A Charles Street, Milford Haven.

(Photos: Tracy Hobbs Stinton/Facebook and David Lee/Herald Photographer)

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Galactic Triumph! Heritage Centre transforms for epic Falcon Fun Day

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4 hours ago

June 4, 2023

Tom Sinclair

THE TOWERING figure of Chewbacca made a grand first time entry to Pembrokeshire on Bank Holiday Monday, starring in the second Falcon Fun Day at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.

The famous Star Wars character joined other re-enactors, including Darth Vader, Stormtroopers and Luke Skywalker, posing for countless photographs with the many hundreds of visitors who flocked to the centre in bright sunshine.

Starring inside the centre was R2-D2, the legendary droid from the Star Wars films. Re-enactors, from the 501st UK Garrison costuming group, travelled from across Wales and as far away as Milton Keynes to join in an event which is already becoming a firm favourite for Star Wars fans of all ages from a very wide area.
The Heritage Centre features a permanent exhibition telling the story of how the ‘Millennium Falcon’ spaceship was built in secret in a former RAF hangar in the 1970s for the Star Wars film ‘The Empire Strikes Back’.

Mark Williams, leader of the Falcon project, said: “The lightsaber training proved very popular all day and the virtual reality experience was a huge success. We are grateful to all the visitors for their support and patience as there were, at times, long queues. We shall be back again next year.”