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Archives for July 2009

Will August bring a change to the weather?

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 12:47 UK time, Friday, 31 July 2009

I'm sure most of us will be glad to see the back of July given the poor weather we've had this month. And I've come in for some stick recently because of the rain. Peter Johnson from Radio Wales called me Derek 'Downpour' Brockway the other day on Good Evening Wales. One thing you need as a weather forecaster is a thick skin and a sense of humour!

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Has the heat gone out of this 'barbeque summer'?

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 15:35 UK time, Wednesday, 29 July 2009

Well so much for the BBQ summer I hear you say! Judging by today's heavy rain in Mid and South Wales the BBQ has well and truly gone out.

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Slipping jet streams

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 15:18 UK time, Monday, 27 July 2009

So what's happened to our summer BBQ weather? June was drier, warmer and sunnier than average but we've had our fair share of rain in July.

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Mackerel skies

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 13:30 UK time, Monday, 27 July 2009

I hope you had a nice weekend. I was in St. David's, Pembrokeshire on Saturday enjoying the sunshine down at Whitesands beach, which was packed with people surfing and body boarding.

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Weekend outlook

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 17:25 UK time, Thursday, 23 July 2009

I have a day off today so I'm off to Barry to see my parents and driving down to St.David's in West Wales for the night.

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It's the final countdown

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 16:35 UK time, Thursday, 23 July 2009

It's the final day of the Royal Welsh Show and this week has flown by! Thankfully, the weather has been a bit better today.

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Coasteering in Wales

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 12:47 UK time, Thursday, 23 July 2009

The ancient Welsh sport of jumping off perfectly good cliffs into the sea 'for fun' seems to have had something of a resurgence lately...

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Day 3 downpours

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 16:16 UK time, Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Day three of the show and I haven't been very popular today. People seem to blame me for the weather?!

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Welsh Cobs day

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 15:48 UK time, Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Earlier on I recorded some video footage to give you a quick tour of the Showground here on Welsh Cobs day.

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Things to do this weekend

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 14:11 UK time, Wednesday, 22 July 2009

It's summer, it's raining and the kids are getting restless...Here are a couple of suggestions for this weekend.

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Rain hasn't dampened spirits!

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 15:38 UK time, Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Day two of the Royal Welsh Show and as expected it was a bit wet and windy.

I was looking forward to seeing a World War Two Lancaster fly over but unfortunately the cloud base was too low :(

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Derek and Benny

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 14:16 UK time, Tuesday, 21 July 2009

No, it's not a new ice cream franchise!

Weather presenter Behnaz Akhgar and I popped into the photo booth for some comedy snaps at the Royal Welsh Show earlier...

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The Royal Welsh Show

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 17:15 UK time, Monday, 20 July 2009

Well, I'm busy chasing the sheep at the Royal Welsh Show this week. I've been coming here for the last 11 years and it's still great fun!

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Rare clearwing moth spotted

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 12:55 UK time, Monday, 20 July 2009

This just in from the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust's Gilfach Farm nature reserve.

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Jellyfish encounters

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 11:20 UK time, Monday, 20 July 2009

There seem to have been a lot of jellyfish washing up on our beaches
recently as sea temperatures rise and strong onshore winds push
them in towards the shore.

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Out and about at the weekend

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 10:22 UK time, Monday, 20 July 2009

Well I hope you had a nice weekend. I managed to go for a
short stroll in the sunshine along The Knapp in Barry on Saturday afternoon.

Yesterday I recorded a walk for Radio Wales in upper Cwmbran for my new Weatherman Walking series.

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Derek visits the Priory

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 11:54 UK time, Friday, 17 July 2009

I've spent a lot of time outdoors this week filming a new series of Weatherman Walking.

I'm just back from Llanthony in Monmouthshire where I've been walking for the last couple of days.

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Weekend weather outlook for 18-19 July

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 11:03 UK time, Friday, 17 July 2009

Some very heavy rain yesterday and overnight. South West Wales bearing the brunt of it...

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Ceunant Cynfal - part of the jigsaw

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 09:57 UK time, Thursday, 16 July 2009

Budding naturalist Huw Jenkins, from NW Wales, describes a guided walk through an upland oak woodland in Ceunant Cynfal.

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NSPCC walk

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 09:33 UK time, Thursday, 16 July 2009

Combine your love of walking with a great cause and get involved with the NSPCC HACK - Hike Against Cruelty to Children.

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St Swithin's Day

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 12:07 UK time, Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Today is July 15th and St Swithin's Day and there's a famous weather rhyme which accompanies it that has been used since Elizabethan times...

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The pilgrims route

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 11:07 UK time, Wednesday, 15 July 2009

As you'll already know if you've read my last blog - I'm out walking and filming for Weatherman Walking in NW Wales.

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The Big Cardiff Garden Wildlife Survey 2009

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 12:19 UK time, Tuesday, 14 July 2009

If you live in Cardiff you may well have received a survey form through your letterbox recently...

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Holy footsteps

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 09:09 UK time, Tuesday, 14 July 2009

I've been walking all over the place recently...

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Derek goes walkabout

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 09:54 UK time, Thursday, 9 July 2009

I'm currently away walking somewhere on the North East coast of England but can you guess where I am?

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Osprey chick takes flight

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 16:45 UK time, Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Great news just in from the RSPB reserve at Glaslyn, as the first osprey chick from this year's brood has just left the nest!

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Sailing cows steer the r'udder

Martin Aaron Martin Aaron | 09:50 UK time, Thursday, 2 July 2009

It's not everyday you see a cow out at sea in Wales...

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Enchanted castle

Derek Brockway Derek Brockway | 11:21 UK time, Wednesday, 1 July 2009

I've just started recording a new series of Weatherman Walking for Radio Wales and did a cracking little walk the other day in Monmouthshire.

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