Barry Web Guide
Here's our pick of some of the most useful and entertaining websites about the town. If you know a website worth including, get in touch.
Barry, South Wales
http://www.barrywales.co.uk
An in-depth guide to the town, covering shopping, business, leisure, accommodation, local history and more.
Barry and District News
http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
The online home of the local paper featuring news, sport, classifieds and more.
The Best of Barry
http://www.thebestof.co.uk/barry
News, information, events and a business directory.
Barry Today
http://www.barry-today.co.uk
News and views from the Glamorgan Gem newspaper.
Vale of Glamorgan Council
http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Provider of most of the area's public services, including schools, leisure centres, libraries and more.
Barry Town Council
http://www.barrytowncouncil.gov.uk
The largest town council in Wales, serving Barry, Barry Island and Cadoxton.
Barry Island Railway
http://www.valeofglamorganrailway.co.uk
A volunteer run heritage railway operating steam and diesel trains throughout the summer and special events at other times of the year.
Axis Historical Society
http://www.barryaxis.org.uk
Preserving the history of Barry in photographs, documents and artefacts.See their pictures of Barry Scenes
Barry Coast Review
http://www.barrycoast.co.uk
A community magazine published monthly with further local information, links and more online.
Barry College
http://www.barry.ac.uk
Further education for all ages, offering courses in art, business, science, hospitality and more.
Barry Comprehensive School
http://www.barrycomp.com
A full guide to the school, including its history, governors and activities, including a student trip to a film festival in Galway.
Whitmore Bay Surf Life Saving Club
http://www.whitmorebayslsc.co.uk
This organisation provides voluntary lifeguard cover during the busy summer period at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island. They welcome new members of any standard to get involved.
Barry Athletic Cricket Club
http://stagarmy08.webs.com/
All the latest news about the club, including photos, views and match reports from each game.
Barry Wanderers Cricket Club
http://www.barrywandererscc.co.uk
A non-profit making, social club existing primarily to enjoy the game of cricket. Apart from a midweek local league, most of their 100 games a season are friendlies.
Eagles Muay Thai Boxing
http://www.walesmuaythai.co.uk
Offering classes for men, women and juniors at their gym in Barry Island and other venues in south east Wales. There's even a "Tiny Thais" class for children as young as four.
Scouts
http://www.catvog.org/
Local activities for young people, encouraging them to work in teams, stretch themselves, learn new skills and make life long friends.
Seaview RFC
http://www.seaviewrfc.co.uk
One of Wales's newest rugby clubs, competing in the Cardiff and District League.
Butlins Barry Island
http://www.butlinsbarryisland.com
A tribute site to the holiday camp which attracted thousands of visitors from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. Share your memories, see some photos and get in touch with fellow campers or staff.
Guiding Light Centre
http://www.guidinglightcentre.co.uk
Based in Barry, the centre offers training for mediums and psychics in tarot, numerology and other skills. It also offers a range of complementary therapies including crystal therapy, reflexology and aromatherapy.
Anchorman Fishing Trips
http://www.anchormancharters.co.uk
For cod, bass, conger, rays, smoothounds, spurdogs and tope off the coast of south Wales and north Devon.
Nells Point Coastwatch
http://www.nci-nellspoint.org.uk
The station on Barry Island is manned by a team of trained volunteers, who keep a watch over the Bristol Channel for the benefit of seafarers and coastal users.
SS Tregenna
http://www.ss-tregenna.co.uk
Historical tribute to a vessel captained by William Thomas Care from Barry. He was one of thirty-three people killed when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near Rockall in 1940.
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