Just the weather for making sandcastles
AUTUMN may officially be only one week away, but summer was clearly hanging on over the weekend as south Wales basked in unseasonably high temperatures.
Daytrippers flocked to the coast, and beauty spots were busy with people squeezing every inch out of Saturday and Sunday’s balmy conditions.
Temperatures hit 20°C yesterday with forecasters predicting the good weather is set to return later this week.
Beachgoers at Barry Island were able to marvel at hundreds upon hundreds of sandcastles as part of a world record attempt.
Hundreds of people descended on the popular beach on Saturday to try and make a connected line of 2,000 sandcastles.
After hours of work with each castle carefully made to fit the specific rules, the massive line was finished and the record was smashed.
The event was organised by the Beautiful Barry group, which planned the record attempt to celebrate its Facebook page reaching 5,000 members.
The attempt started at around 11am with the plan to build sand castles in groups of 10 to make sure each one is perfect. Keen castle builders were told not to bring their own bucket, as the organisers said they must be a specific size and shape.
The Beautiful Barry group said their target was 2,000 which would easily beat the current record of 1,924.
A new record was set with a total of 2,044 sandcastles.
Meanwhile Cardiff Bay also saw plenty of people enjoying the late summer warmth at yesterday’s Mela multicultural celebration in Roald Dahl Plass