Me and my Girlfriend are planning on going to Aberystwyth this coming February without a car (we cannot drive), we were wondering how accessible the surrounding areas are without a car, as well as what is best to do without a car? Any recommendations would be appreciated :)

Final year aber student, was talking to some freshers about kicking the bar. They asked why we did it, and some others in the group responded with a number of reasons. I love this Aber tradition, but what is the reason behind it and when did it start? I assumed it was for good luck. Figured this would be the place to look for some Aber specific knowledge

This might be seen as inflammatory but is the university again becoming top heavy with senior management and being mismanaged,

When the new vice chancellor was appointed it was seemed like a breath of fresh air but....

Seems like staff mentioning projects pushed back as money gone elshwhere or 'dead wood' staff propping up jobs which they never interviewed for,

Academics are being asked to voluntary leave with those taking over no more than a teachers aid,

It seems like if a problem arises, get more staff at it,that will help,

Are student numbers down as it seems that recruitment for 3 staff in marketing which is around 25 plus strong has recently been advertised,

A new philanthropy manager job was advertised recently,

Old college donations must be down,

From watching the last few years it looks like all staff at the lower end of pay scales who do the "grunt work" and who are the backbone of student numbers have been erroded but need a new manager on £100.000 and above,

No problem

Do you guys know of any accessible abandoned buildings/places within the Aber area/outskirts?

Gŵyl Cariad Aber / Aber Festival of Love is a town-wide celebration of arts and community which runs from 25th Jan (Dydd Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh Valentine's day) to 14th Feb (Valentine's day, the English Dydd Santes Dwynwen). As part of this the whole town turns into a gallery with 70+ shop windows hosting artworks. The open call for artists and exhibitors is now... well... open

Rc cars in Aberystwyth anyone.?

Just an update to say, prints of my painting 'Angel Aberystwyth' are now available in my Etsy shop 😊🙌

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https://lucienardielloart.etsy.com/listing/4557500746

What am I meant to do when there is no parking near my home for hours? What are your guys solutions, I can’t keep driving around for 20minutes every time I wanna try and go home I love this town but the council need to somehow figure out what to do about residents and their cars

What a dreadful sight. Who on earth decided to do this.?

Just that, really. The terrible free vodka, the sweaty dancefloor, the random friends I made in the toilet queue, far too much snogging, dancing like a twat, the door staff, mad dance nights in the basement... how many years ago did it close?

Hi, sorry for being cheeky but does anyone have two spare pairs of eclipse glasses? I really thought I'd ordered some last month but I'd stupidly just put it in my basket. Now not even Amazon has any that would arrive in time. Happy to pay £5 each if needs be.

I haven't been back in about a year and a half now and I learnt that Harleys seems to be in limbo at the moment. I've heard conflicting news from shutting down, to changing management once again or to undergoing renovations.

So what's the story? Anyone have some insight into what's going on?
Also, general Aber night out post.

This painting is a few years old and was a gift for some friends who got engaged on Constitution Hill ❤️

I still think it's one of my best paintings to date and it is also my best-selling print 😊

Anyone know the story on the strange guy that is forever walking around Aberystwyth with a backpack and blasting loud music? He scares my daughter, as he walks quite aggressively. Just curious what the deal is, as I’ve seen him around a lot.

Hiya, stopping off in Aberystwyth on a long road trip. Go figure, after our long drought, it is going to rain for the exact 48-hour window that I'd planned to do a bit of swimming and coastal walking!

I'm fine with walking scenic routes in the rain, but looks like my sunbathing/swimming dreams are less hopeful. Any lesser-known OR well-known attractions I might fill the time with?

Hoping for serious replies only please, thanks for your time :)

My painting of the Angel at sunset in Aberystwyth.

Acrylic on canvas

100 x 100cm

Largest painting I've done for a while!