Friday 27th
6-10pm - Great Cheese Race, Entertainment programme, Firework Display
Sat 28th & Sun 29th
from 11am - The Big Cheese Entertainment programme includes: Reenactment displays, musical entertainment, educational activities, food hall, craft stalls, activity marquee, Tommy Cooper tent, traditional funfair plus lots more.
Whats was on 2011
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Telephone: (029) 2088 0011
E-mail: tourism@caerphilly.gov.uk
- Google Map
- The Big Cheese Competition
- The Big Cheese site map
- Resident Feedback
- Marquee and trailer map
Acorn trailer
City Of Newport Model Engineering Society trailer
Countryside marquee
You're invited to the ambassadors party being held in the countryside marquee. Find out why you should be proud of your local countryside and have a go at our countryside crafts. Meet the Rangers who help manage it. They will be leading fun games and activities throughout the day helping you to get the most out of a visit to the countryside. Prizes to be won and freebies to be collected. You can relax in the countryside picnic site next door, away from the hustle and bustle of the main site. Three quarters of the county borough is countryside - discover Caerphilly and be an ambassador for you natural environment.
Animals will be on display for visitors to look at, have photographs with and to learn about. This years exhibitors include Tropical Inc who have an array of reptiles, parrots and unusual species, Festival Park Owl Sanctuary with a display of birds and owls and The International Tortoise Association with their display of tortoises.
Craft marquee
In the demonstration craft marquee is a host of craftspeople exhibiting and working with their craft. There will be leatherwork demo’s, woodturning and carving, stained glass, jewellery, potters and spinners and many more.
Leatherwork - Penny & Ian Thyer
Stained Glass - Alan Poole
Silver and Gold Jewellery - Helen Carter
Coal craft - Keith & Cilla Price
Mocha Tea Pottery - Christine Hopkins
Wood Carving - Mark McCusker
Knitwear - Glenda Morgan
Glass Engraving - Judy Johnson
Love Spoons - Tony Martin
Spinning - Nell Brown
Coin Cutting - Arthur & Wanda Sowden
Woodturning - Al Finnie
Designer Pillows - Pam Vautier
Photography - David Bailey
Modern Arts & Crafts Jewellery - Alison Summers
Enamelling & Wooden Plaques - Maggie & Alun Jones
Willow work - Wendy Thorner
Foods Standards Agency marquee
Fostering (CCBC) trailer
www.caerphilly.gov.uk/fostering
Caerphilly's Fostering Service will be at the Big Cheese to raise the awareness of the shortage of Foster Carers in Caerphilly. Please come along and have a chat with us! We are especially keen to hear from anyone who would be interested in fostering children over the age of 10. Staff from the team and foster carers will be available to talk to anyone who would like some more information about fostering, and information packs will be available for people to take home.
Griffin Mill Garages trailer
Gwent Police mobile police station & marquee
There will be a range of crime prevention advice, including, how to make sure your home, shed and vehicle are secure, as well as activities for children such as make your own personalised finger print badges and key rings. Our new Mobile Police Station will also be with us - come and pop in to speak to your local officers.
www.gwent.police.uk
www.facebook.com/gwentpolice
www.twitter.com/gwentpolice
Canolfan Cymraeg i Oedolion Gwent /
Gwent Welsh for Adults Centre
Gwent Welsh for Adults Centre offers most of the Welsh classes available to adults in the Gwent area. Is your child learning Welsh at school - if so, why not find out about Cymraeg i'r Teulu/Welsh for the Family? Do you need Welsh for work, then what about Cymraeg yn y Gweithle/Workplace Welsh? Challenge yourself with an Wlpan/Intensive course. Find out about a range of occasional day, weekend or longer courses, including our community education adult classes run in partnership with Ystrad Mynach College and local authorities throughout the Gwent area. See www.learnwelsh.org for further information. Be sure to call by and see what's on offer, try out whatever Welsh you already have, or else surprise yourself by seeing how much you learn in a short taster session. We'll be on hand with information, help and advice together with a range of fun activities fo everyone.
Gwelwn ni chi yno/See you there!
Housing Choices Roadshow
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Housing Choices roadshow will be taking a slice of The Big Cheese when it rolls up to the annual event.
The roadshow will be at The Big Cheese on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July before touring the county borough throughout the summer giving the council’s tenants the opportunity to see exactly what the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) looks like - and what the council’s transfer proposal could mean for them.
The roadshow forms part of the council’s consultation with its tenants on a proposal to transfer its homes to a new, independent not-for-profit Community Housing Mutual housing organisation set up by the council, called Castell Mynydd. Transfer can only go ahead if the majority of tenants who vote, vote in favour of the proposal. For more information telephone the Council's freephone information line on 0800 141 2834 or the Independent Tenant Adviser on 0800 088 4194 or visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/housingchoices
Nathan Wyburn marquee
Nathan Wyburn reached the semi final rounds of this years Britians Got Talent after creating a portrait of Michael Mcintyre with Marmite on Toast. Nathan has worked with all sorts of unusual mediums such as Marmite, Ketchups, Curry, Candles and even snow.
Newsquest trailer
Peoples Postcode Lottery trailer
Recycling (CCBC) trailer
Visitors and residents will have the opportunity to visit the trailer, ask questions and seek advise on Caerphilly's waste collection services. The team will also be available to deal with enquiries and offer guidance.
Road Safety (CCBC) marquee
The Caerphilly County Borough Council Road Safety Team are looking forward to promoting an endless lists of initiatives that are being carried out within our schools to include Kerb craft, School Travel Plans, Walking Bus and Mrs Tufty.
There will be an opportunity to speak with the team regarding Child Seatbelt Safety and Road Safety issues. We also have a Faulty Bike Quiz, Children's Traffic Club, Children's Painting Corner, Adults and Children's Cycle Helmets for sale at £5 approx, Face Painting, Badge Making, Leaflets, Gifts, Prizes and the chance to enter a free competition to win a mountain bike worth £200. We are situated by the music tent, everybody welcome.
Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership marquee
Visitors to the Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership marquee this year will have the opportunity to discover first hand how crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour is being tackled in our communities.
Find out how you can get involved to help make our area an even safer place to live, or why not simply come along and pick up some useful safety tips?
For more information on the work of the Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/saferccb
St Johns Ambulance marquee
Sustrans marquee
Dafydd Williams Park, overlooking Caerphilly Castle, 30th & 31st July
Join Sustrans for a magical mêlée of music, art and cycle-centred fun for all ages at this year’s Big Cheese Festival.
Featuring the incredible Luke Jugglestruck magic show; fabulous live music from our vintage bandstand; our very own pedal-powered smoothie maker; brilliant bunting making; exclusive vintage bike exhibitions by the Cycle Museum, and much much more.
And that’s not all… Discover all the best places to explore by bike and on foot; learn more about cheap, healthy and low carbon travel; trial some fantastic bikes and cycling equipment; get your bike serviced for free by Cyclone Cycles, and don’t forget to vote for our Sights Camera Action photography competition winners.
We hope to see you there!
Find out more about Sustrans: www.sustrans.org.uk
Visit Caerphilly marquee
For information on great places to visit, places to stay and dine in the county borough of Caerphilly. Caerphilly Tourism Association members will be promoting the area's wonderful walks, heritage and outdoor activities. Pop along to pick up brochures and chat to local tourism businesses. This year Maes Manor Hotel and The Rock Inn & B&B will be on hand to give out information on events, menus and special offers they have coming up. Captiva Spa & Lounge will be offering free mini massage tasters; visitors can enjoy a well earned rest from walking around the Big Cheese site! Discover what wonderful treatments Captiva have on offer and book yourself a treat.