Aber First Awards 2020

We’re so pleased to annouce that the Aber First Awards WILL return for 2020. We opened the applications in March before lockdown had been annouced, and we carried on with these over the summer while we were decided what we could, and couldn’t do. After a...

The Latest Updates

Well, we didn’t imagine at the start of our planning year a world pandemic would have an affect on everything we all do on a day to day basis! During our Business Conference on the 10th of March there were suggestions that fears surrounding coronavirus were...

Aber First Awards 2019: Winners

The Green Award – Sponsored by No21 Winner: Llechwedd Mawr Highly Commended: Aber Adventures & Vale of Rheidol Railway Shopping Experience Award – Sponsored by Advancing Aberystwyth Winner: Spellbound Highly Commended: Hannah Buck Body Piercing & Turn the Page...

Aber First Awards 2019: Shortlist Announced!

We had a record number of applications for this year’s Aber First Awards, with over 200 nominations/applications put forward online. This made for a tough task for our 4 secret judges, we can assure you! Judging took place on Friday 24th May, and our judges...

New Award: The Paul James Award

Menter Aberystywth is pleased to announce the inauguration of a new award: The Paul James Award, in recognition of a lifetime’s commitment to serving the community. We have received many nominations for the late Cllr Paul James to win the award for Outstanding...