Funding and Sponsorship 2011

1. The COLLABOR8 Project is 50% funded by the ERDF Interreg 4B North West Europe Programme. This partnership project involves nine different partners from Ireland, Wales, England, Netherlands and Belgium. It aims to actively involve clusters of small businesses in developing quality, sustainability and services that promote local ‘sense of place’. In this way each tourism cluster will be able to capitalise on the uniqueness of their regions to compete better in the EU and global markets. For more information about Collabor8 contact Brecon Beacons National Park Authority’s Collabor8 Officer Nick Stewart on 01874 620490 or Click to email

2. The partners involved in the COLLABOR8 project are: South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd. (IE) -(Lead Partner); DLG Government Service for Land and Water Management: Office of the National Project New Dutch Waterline Department (NL); Stichting Studio VMK (NL); Flemish Land Agency (BE); Tourism East Flanders (BE), Westcountry Rivers Trust (UK); South Downs National Park Authority (UK); Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (UK); and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (UK).

3. Brecon Beacons National Park is a landscape that offers a legacy of unparalleled proportions with spectacular mountain ranges, internationally renowned geology, bountiful wildlife and diverse recreational opportunities. It contains some of the most spectacular and distinctive upland formations in southern Britain and covers an area of 1347 sq km (520 sq miles).

Lloyds Bank TSB Agriculture

We have received funding that essentially pays for the hire of the marquee. Lloyds TSB Agriculture also donated the Lloyds Bank Trophy Cup which is presented to the winner of the Sheep Dog Trials.

Llandovery Town Council - website link

A donation from our Town Council is being used to pay for one of the events at the Festival.

Two park benches have been donated for use in the Market Square by an annonymous donor - many thank yous for a much needed asset for the town

Castell Howell have made a generous donation towards the Fashion Extravaganza Ffasiwn of just over £200

Traders and Stallholders have also contributed a wonderful array of prizes for our Grand Prize Draw - amongst which were a wool mattress from Abaca Organic (who are Wild About Sleep) and HRH The Prince of Wales donated a ceramic plate from The School of Traditional Art.

Cash donations were also received from The Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council, Councillor Ivor Jackson and from The Mayor, Mrs Pat Smith.

Diolch yn fawr iawn!