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The Big Cheese comes to CaerphiTe annual estival that oers unor all the amily kicks o this Fri-day July 26 with entertainment thatguarantees to put a cheesey grin onyour ace.

Last years event attracted more

than 80,000 visitors, with amiliesrom all over the country ockingto experience the history, heritageand culture o Caerphilly.

Closing the Friday night cel-ebrations will be a spectacular re-works display.

Saturday and Sunday will o-er ood and cra stalls along withdance, music, entertainment and

activities or all amily.

Entry into Caerphilly Castle isree over the weekend.20 880011

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SITE MAP 1. Caerphilly CastleRe-enactment DisplaysGreat Hall Entertainment

2. Re-enactment Displays

3. Re-enactment DisplaysPicnic Area

4. Stalls & Marquees

5. BarMusic TentPicnic AreaMarquees & Trailers

6. Funfair

7. Ysgol Y Castell Traders C

8. Dafydd Williams Park Picnfeaturing The Sustrans G

9. Event Control CentreEmergency ServicesFirst AidLost ChildrenLost PropertyBaby Changing & Breastfe

10. Toilets

Disabled ToiletsBaby Changing

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Its that time of year - the Big Cheese Festival is with us again!Park and ride travel available Downloa

mobile A new mobile phonelaunched or the Big

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visitors with the insthe event.

Te ree app isd o w n l o a drom app storesby searchingBig CheeseFestival or byscanning thisQR code.

Get the Big Cheese bus offerOn Saturday and Sunday July 27

and 28, visitors can take advantagerom a Stagecoach bus oer thatallows a amily to travel to Caer-philly town centre or 7, insteado the usual cost o 14.60.

Te ticket allows unlimitedtravel or one adult to travel with

three children or two adults with

two children.ickets can be bought rom

any Stagecoach bus in CaerphillyCounty Borough, and at any stopin Newport, Cardi and Pon-typridd when travelling to the BigCheese weekend.

Avoid the trafc and use the parkand ride scheme that will operateover the weekend.

On Friday July 26, a ree Park

and Ride scheme will operaterom St Cenydd School, withbuses running rom 1.30pm to10.45pm.

On Saturday July 27 and Sun-day July 28, a Park and Ride willalso operate rom Bedwas HighSchool as well.

Both car parks will charge aee o 3 per car, with buses run-ning rom 10am to 7.45pm.

For both car parks ollow thetemporary signs rom the A470,

A469 and A468.Disabled parking is located at

St Cenydd School Park & Ride.Te drop-o and collection

point or Bedwas High Park andRide is Castle Court ShoppingCentre Bus stop at the ront o thecastle in the town centre.

St Cenydd School Park andRide buses will drop o and col-lect on Nantgarw Road at the endo the event site.

o avoid congestion and un-necessary delays in getting to theevent, please head or one o thepark and rides as signposted.

Road closuresCrescent Road will be closedrom 12pm on Friday July 26 to12pm Monday July 29.

Pentrebane Street will also beclosed to trafc on Saturday andSunday July 27 and 28.

ON YOUR MARKS: The 2012 Big Cheese Race gets underway

Whats on this year?Visitors are invited to grab a sliceo the Big Cheese action and joinin the un at the Friday night open-ing celebrations, which kick o at3pm with a unair, musical enter-tainment, Great Cheese Race andantastic reworks display.

Te traditional unair will openat 3pm or all to enjoy, whether vis-itors to the estival are looking ora thrill on the white-knuckle rides,a magical time on the carousel oreven a go at winning a teddy, thereis something or everyone.

At 6pm the music marquee willopen to bring revellers the best oWelsh musical entertainment romlocal groups with a blend o musicincluding olk, blues & rock.

Rolling onto 6.30pm, one o themain highlights o the weekend isthe Great Cheese Race, which isa real truckle o laughs or bothcompetitors and spectators. Set inthe outskirts o Caerphilly Cas-tle, adult and junior teams will becheered on a relay course, whilstcarrying some cheese.

Friday July 26: 22C

Saturday July 27: 21C

Sunday July 29: 20C

CHARGE: Medieval re-enactments at Caerphilly Castle