june 2014 parish of killay magazine

Parish of Killay

Parish MagazineSt Hilary and St Martin

June 2014 50p

Parish of Killay -‐ Who’s WhoVicar: The Revd. Timothy J. Williams The Vicarage, 30 Goetre Fach Road, Killay, Swansea ) 01792 204233

St Hilary'sReaders: David Morgan

Eucharistic Assistants: Gillian Hutchinson, David Morgan, Eileen Nielsen, Alan Pickard

Churchwardens: Jeremy Harris ) 07717 373435 Valerie Beynon ) 204352

Church Treasurer: Pam Davies ) 208506

Sacristan: Bryan Smale ) 402559

Servers: Beryl Claybrook, Catherine Swain, Tom Bartley, Steve Lewis, Howard Phillips, Bryan Smale, John Williams, Stephanie Budski

PCC Secretary: Eileen Nielsen ) 520685

Parish Centre Booking Secretary: Eileen Nielsen ) 07902844379 or 520685

Envelopes/Gift Aid Scheme: Ken James ) 205963

Junior Church Enquiries: Father Tim

Organist/Choirmaster: Peter Carder Please send text message to 07530025275 Or email [email protected]

St Martin'sChurchwardens: Elaine Graves )207126 Colin Williams )201364

Parish MagazineEditor: Father TimCopy Editor: Roger Rees ([email protected]) ) 207916Commissioning Editor and Printer: Eric ThomasAdvertising & Distribution: Ken James

Parish of Killay June 20142

Interviews every Monday 6pm – 7pm

Music Society 2nd Monday 7.30pm

Mothers’ Union 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2pm

Brownies every Tuesday 6pm

Luncheon Club every Wednesday 11am -‐ 2pm

Ladies’ Guild every Wednesday 7.30pm

Bowls every Friday evening 7pm -‐ 10pm

Monthly Prayer Meeting 2nd Friday in the month at 2pm in the Choir VestrySimeon Fellowship last Tuesday of the month at 7.15 pm at Dunvant Rugby Club


Monthly DiaryJune 2014

1st 10.30am Easter 7 Sunday after Ascension Day6.00pm Evensong

8th 10.30am Pentecost6.00pm Combined Evensong with Siloam

13th 2.00pm Prayer Meeting led by Eric Thomas

15th 10.30am Trinity Sunday6.00pm Evensong

22nd 10.30am Trinity 16.00pm Evensong

29th 10.30am Peter and Paul, Apostles6.00pm Evensong at St Martin’s


PARISH OUTING 2014

SALISBURY and SALISBURY CATHEDRAL

SUNDAY 21st SEPTEMBERCost £15.00

Depart St Hilary’s at 8.30am after Holy Eucharist.12 noon to 3.00pm Guided tours available.

4.30pm Choral Evensong.An evening meal will be booked for the return journey (price not included)

A menu will be available.Please enter your name and telephone number on the list at the back of the Church.

A deposit of £5.00 will be required. Please pay Church Wardens.AT THIS PRICE WE NEED AT LEAST 40 TRAVELLING


Rotas for June 2014Readers at Morning Eucharist1st 1st Daniel Jones 8th 1st Glenys Vaughan 2nd David Vaughan15th 1st Sheila Betts 2nd Gillian Hutchinson22nd 1st Eric Thomas 2nd John Williams29th 1st Pat Stratton 2nd Barbara Roberts

Offertory Procession1st Junior Church8th Sylvia & Mike Powell15th Mary & David Jones22nd Mary & Haydn Osborne29th Angela Seaward & Beryl Harris

Altar Flowers1st Olwyn Isles8th Memory of Barbara & Mervin Howells15th Betty Nutt22nd Memory of John Catley29th Memory of Gareth Llewelyn

Sidespersons

June Pam Davies, Alan Clewett, Gledwyn & Megan JonesJuly Alan & Carole Pickard, Barbara Rowe, John Williams

Coffee Janet Lewis

Sponsor for Bread & Wine Barrie Huxtable

Church Cleaning Pat Davies & Sandra Banks


St Martin’s Church DunvantJune 2014

Date Service Time Sidesperson Reader

1st Holy Eucharist 8.00am E Graves D Morgan

8th Sung Eucharist 9.00am R Draisey M Draisey

15th Sung Eucharist 9.00am S Charles-‐Phillips E Harris

22nd Sung Eucharist 9.00am G Lewis L Lewis

29th Sung Eucharist 9.00am C Williams S Gardener Evensong 6.00pm C Williams TBA

Altar Flowers

1st Phylis Cameron

8th Elaine Graves

15th Philip Huxtable

22nd Sue Dimblebee

29th Ann Stone

Bread & Wine

Janet Huxtable

We pray especially for:-‐Kath SmithCran.


Parish NewsWe pray for all who are ill at this time or in Nursing Homes, particularly remembering those being cared for at home and for those who are caring for them: Phyllis Harries, Emlyn Bawden, Peter Dickman, Joan Davies, Beatie Loosemore, Joyce Leonard, Olwen & John Iles, Joan Dobbs, Graham Treharne.

We send our love to Jessica Davies, now home from hospital. Get Well Soon Jessica.

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We send sympathy to Roger Rees & Jan Lewis and their families on the death of their dear brother Martyn. Martyn had been ill for some time but always maintained a good sense of humour and appreciated the love, care and visits from his family.

Sympathy is also sent to Cllr. John Newbury, Deputy Lord Mayor and family on the death of Eileen. Eileen will be missed for her kindness, sense of humour and caring nature. She always tried to help anyone who needed John, never complaining even if she was in the middle of a meal or looking after the grand-‐children. A truly lovely lady who will be missed in Dunvant and Killay.

May both Martyn and Eileen Rest in Peace.Y

Congratulations to Elaine & Ken Graves. 12th April saw the birth of a great grandson, Kaylan, born to grandson Ross and his wife Natasha.

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Thurs. May 29th Stallholders meeting in church for Summer Fayre. Anyone interested in having a stall or got any ideas, please come along 7:00 pm

Wed. June 4th Luncheon Club Coffee Morning at the Parish Centre. 10:30 am. All welcome.

Fri. June 6th Fund raising concert in church 7:00 pmCabaret evening with the Abbey Players.

Sat. June 14th Summer Fayre

Tues July 1st Mothers’ Union Coffee Morning 2:00 pm

Sun. July 6th Coffee Morning after Morning Service in Parish Centre. Come along and enjoy Mary Jones’ delicious scones and home made jam. All that is asked is a donation to the Bishop’s Lent Appeal.

Sat. July 12th Coffee Morning in Parish Centre. 10 -‐ 12:30 am. If you have any nearly new handbags, scarves and jewellery, please bring along.

Sat Aug 30th Italian evening. Details later.


Music SocietyFor our May meeting, we welcomed back Mr Howard Mortimaire, who we invite on an annual basis, to give a talk on a well-‐known person in the field of music. This year his choice was Julie Andrews, which we looked forward to with eager anticipation.

Many of us remembered Julie making her debut in broadcasting on radio, some time before we experienced television in our living rooms when, with her parents, she would be introduced in a light entertainment programme as “Ted & Barbara Andrews and their daughter Julie”.

British born, Julie Andrews is a rare phenomenon in the realm of the theatre and motion pictures. In every performance from her first Broadway appearance as the flapper in “The Boyfriend”, a British import, she has always been the star of a hit. As Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” she created one of the foremost roles in the field of musical theatre. She played Eliza to ‘standing room only’ for every performance of her triumphant 2 years on Broadway and another 18 months in London. This was followed by her glowing performance as the young queen in “Camelot”. Julie Andrews’ role in the “Sound of Music” was her third starring assignment in motion pictures and she was selected for it before either of her 2 earlier films was released. But the pattern established by Julie on Broadway, held good for Hollywood. Critics and movie goers cheered her in “Mary Poppins”, raved about her dramatic performance in “The Americanisation of Emily” and she showed a new side of her cinema personality as the the enchanting Maria in “The Sound of Music”.

The overwhelming popularity of the plays and films in which she appeared is attributable to the very special quality of Julie Andrews herself. It was such a shame that Julie’s career was cut short by the problems she encountered with her throat.

Our guest speaker, as always, interspersed his very interesting talk with appropriate music from Julie’s vast repertoire. I wonder what he has up his sleeve for his visit in 2015.

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At our June meeting, our programme will be “Desert Island Discs” and the ‘castaway’ will be the People’s Warden at St Hilary’s, Mrs Val Beynon who, I feel sure, will be very entertaining. In July we are making our meeting a ‘Coffee Evening’ when we shall be entertained by members of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Tickets will be available soon at £2 each from Society members or in church. Please support!!

Eric Thomas


Open the Book…opening upA Ministry Area initiative has been ‘up and running’ for over half a term. It is not based in any one of the churches in the Ministry Area (Killay, Sketty,Tycoch) but is drawing together a team of people from each (and a little further as Sylvia from St James’ has proved to be an excellent and willing local administrator to the project).

What is it?Open the Book is a national scheme (www.openthebook.net) which shares Bible stories in primary schools in a way that engages imaginatively with children. It works as a partnership connecting schools and churches. Schools welcome it because the code of practice makes it suitable as the daily collective worship; it meets safeguarding requirements, and connects them with the local community. It means that church people and school children recognise each other more when out-‐and-‐about. I was spotted in quite a different place today as ‘she’s one who comes to our school’.

How it is working?Once a week we prepare a story from the Lion’s Storyteller Bible, animating it with props and different voices. It is great fun in the preparation as well as in the schools. We sort out who can be who in the teams for the different schools that week.

There is an introduction, we involve the children as much as we can in the story, and afterwards we have a time for reflection with a prayer that if the children want to make ‘their own’ they can add ‘Amen’ at the end.

Where have we got to?We are taking weekly assemblies during term time in three schools, Sketty Primary, Pen y Fro, and Cila – for half the school in Sketty, the whole school in Pen y Fro and a class assembly in Cila. There are ten people involved regularly, with more who can fill in occasionally as required. With more people we could go to more schools, or have fewer turns through the term, and a bit more cover for holidays or illness. Both on Tuesdays and Wednesdays we are in a school for less than half an hour and leaving the rest of the morning free.

DevelopingWe have approached another primary school and wait to see if they are interested. There are three people so far who would like a partnership to form with a Welsh Primary school. We have got the storybooks and could, with just one or two more, approach a welsh school to see if they would be interested.

We begin to know each other a little and strengthen the connection between our parishes. We hope more people will be interested in being involved in the project -‐ even if occasionally – and welcome onlookers and new participants, and ongoing prayer support. Please just ask… (Pat Stratton is our point of contact)

Curate Alison, Sketty

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Ladies GuildOur summer term began with a talk by Eric Thomas about England in Elizabethan times, a subject he became interested in after reading a book, about Shakespeare, by Bill Bryson.London, at that time, was considered deadly and desirable. It was deadly because of lack of sanitation, diseases such as plague, smallpox, TB, measles, rickets and other fevers were rife. Survival was a struggle, many people lived in smokey hovels; life expectancy was 35. Those who could afford to left the city.It was desirable because it was the centre for entertainment, theatres were built and plays performed by all male casts; women were portrayed by young boys. There was no scenery and the costumes, though often elaborate, were not always appropriate. Animal baiting was also considered enjoyable entertainment! Shakespeare was a writer, director and actor; he bought a large house, in a poor state of repair, in Stratford for £60 and, in his will, left the second best bed to his wife. The best bed was for guests. It is estimated that 10% of all sayings in the English language are attributable to his writings. Many thanks to Eric for an interesting and informative talk.

“Shades of Life” was the name of the talk by Ann Gay on 7th May.Ann retired three years ago from her managerial post with Community Lives Consortium, an organisation which cares for people with disabilities, enabling them to live in sheltered homes within the community. She is now a member of the management board.Ann decided that writing was safer than Valium so, for many years, wrote poetry and short stories about events in her life or her feelings at the time. Some were sad, some happy or funny but all displayed a deep understanding of how we all feel at times. There was a poem about broken china, others about one sock disappearing in the wash, watching her daughter running a marathon and her cat called Madam.We were all well and truly entertained by Ann's reading, a most enjoyable evening.

The majority of members, over 50, attended on 14th May for the eagerly anticipated presentation on “Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay”, which was given by two young women, Jo and Katie, employees of the power company planning the lagoon. We were not disappointed!

Jo gave a short introductory talk, followed by a ten minute film of the bay, artists impressions of finished lagoon wall and the visitors centre. The method of construction of the wall, the turbines and how electricity would be generated were also described in detail.

Following the film, Jo gave more information regarding the length of the wall, 9.5 km, starting at SA1 out into the bay and around to the new University campus at Crymlyn Burrows. The generators will operate 14 hours a day, powering 11% of Wales domestic electricity i.e. 155000 homes. The design life


of this £650 million project is 120 years. It is proposed that the lagoon will be used for international sporting events, fishing, sailing and other leisure activities.The vision is for generations to come to harness the natural rhythms of the tides, provide clean energy, restore local biodiversity and create opportunities for sportsmen and women and to educate and inspire today's young people.

It was a truly inspirational presentation leaving many of us with one thought “I hope I am around to see it completed”

Our speaker on May 21st, was Mr. Clive Reed, a member of the Swansea Canal Society. The canal was extremely important to the development of the villages and communities in the Swansea Valley. The Swansea Valley was rich in coal but there was no way to transport this to the port.

In 1793, a group of wealthy businessmen in Swansea spent £60,000 the equivalent of £20 million today, to employ contractors to build the canal as an investment. Shares were sold at £100 each, the equivalent of about half a million pounds which gave a return of £150 per year. An advertisement for carpenters, stonemasons and navigators, or navvies, as we would know them, was placed in the Hereford Times as there were no newspapers in Wales at that time. All interested parties were asked to go the the Smiths Arms in Llansamlet where they were interviewed and contracts of employment were issued.

Building was completed in 1798, not a long time when we remember that there was no modern machinery. The gradient necessitated the building of 36 locks to raise the water level sufficiently between Swansea and Abercraf. In 1840, 50 million tons of coal, 2 million tons of iron, pottery from Ynysmeudwy and bricks from the brickworks at Pontardawe and Morriston were all transported using the canal. By 1840, over 5,000 ships were using the port of Swansea and the North Dock, the present Parc Tawe, was connected to the New Cut by smaller locks.

At this time, smuggling was a very profitable venture. Barges were often loaded with barrels of port or tobacco which were hidden under pit props. These barges would leave the North Dock and horses would be sent after them but no-‐one was ever caught. Unfortunately the canal fell into disrepair but the foundation of the Canal Society in 1981 has led to its being reopened between Clydach and Ynysmeudwy.

It was a fascinating evening; our speaker was a real enthusiast and left no stone unturned in his presentation.


MemoriesEarlier this last month I was reminded of two events that took place and I responded to them in my own way. The first was the 1951 Festival of Britain opening on May 3rd of that year. I was working in London during that time and so went along to the South Bank ( the area immediately behind today’s London Eye) crossing the river by walking across an army constructed Bailey Bridge. My memory of the day is hazy; however I recall the crowds of people that thronged the site, the Skylon...like a giant spear thrusting upwards into the sky from the centre of the exhibition which, on the South Bank, concentrated on science and arts. However my outstanding memory is going in a spherical tin can shaped enclosure and there being whizzed around at such a speed that suddenly I think it was centrifugal force took over and my feet left the ground and I went up in the air stuck to the wall like a fly... I couldn’t move any limb and sort of hung there until the revolving speed slowed down and slowly I slid down the wall to lie in a heap at the bottom along with all the other travellers. I was unable to get to the fun park at Battersea Park before it closed later in the year...anyway I had had enough fun!

The second memory was that of May 8th 1945 Victory in Europe Day...a day that resembled all my Christmases rolled into one. An aura of goodwill to all people with everyone laughing and crying and speaking and shouting carried on throughout the day. As a youngster who had been denied all sorts of food stuff through rationing I was flabbergasted to see what


delicacies came into light at the hastily arranged street party during the early evening. All the children of the street were seated down the centre of the road and in front of us were all manner of food and drink, the like of which we had not seen for a very long time...bananas and oranges and coconuts, and real butter and cream and sugar.. the list would be endless. Where it all came from was a mystery. A local entrepreneur, not known for spending money, bought all the drinks for children and adults. Everyone went out of their way to be agreeable and singing and dancing went on all through the day. After dark the town was ringed with burning fires on the hillsides surrounding the town. No one seemed to be prepared to sleep that night; I think I collapsed with fatigue. It was the highlight of my life then...what a day. and I would not have to join the army when my 18th year came. Think of that!

On the anniversary of that day, talking with a close friend of mine, I posed him the question as to what did happen on May 8th years ago. Now he has a wide encompassing knowledge covering many branches of interest , but he looked blank at me and did not offer any answer. To encourage him I said something like ‘You know in 1945’ to which he replied ‘Come on I wasn’t born till 1947. How did you expect me to know.’...?

Oh dear I should have thought of the age difference.David Morgan

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Have you got something you would like to say? Read a good book? Seen a good film or play? Had a good holiday? Recommend a recipe? Gardening tips? Something interesting or funny happened to you? Tell us about it. There is a post box at the back of church – just drop in your contributions and we will share them in the magazine. Or e-‐mail to [email protected] Articles for the magazine can be submitted any time up to the last Sunday of the month for publication the following month. Roger

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Mothers’ UnionFather Tim officiated at the monthly Eucharist in St Mary’s which several of our members attended on May 2nd.

On May 6th, Mr Steve Jeacock, manager of Killay Library, gave a presentation about the Library service in Swansea. Our local Killay Library has been in various locations for the last 100 years. In 1960, it was built on the present site but, in an arson attack in 2001, only one third of the 900 books survived and many irreplaceable photos and items were lost. A temporary mobile library was situated in the St Hilary’s car park and then in a room in the church hall.

The rebuilt library was opened in 2006 at a cost of £1/2 million.Killay Library is very pro-‐active in the community and has won three prestigious awards, the first being the Library Newsletter. Two other awards involved children; the Book Trumps encouraged children to read and the Six Schools Challenge invited children to join libraries. This has been rolled out across Wales and some English counties. Sunday is a popular day as families can visit together. There are all types of books in the library; crime is very popular as are cookery and biographies. There is a selection of large prints, E books and unabridged spoken word books. Audio books can be downloaded. Should you wish to check on your health, there are prescription books recommended by doctors. Behind the scenes, there are research assistants who will try to solve the problems that you can’t. There are 8 computers for the use of the library members; wi-‐fi has just been introduced and computer courses for beginners are free. Using the computers, you can access Art, The Times Archives, newspapers and

magazines, view the Driving Test Theory Test or trace your Family Tree on the Family History sites ‘Ancestry’ and ‘Find My Past’, which are very popular and free.On various days during the week, there are meetings of assorted groups ranging from toddlers to Senior Citizens, talks given by volunteer speakers are


arranged, tea and coffee is often served and community events are arranged. Assembly members hold surgeries and PACT meetings are held. Should you require re-‐cycling bags or bins, thy are available from our libraries and energy monitors can be hired. Fax machines and copiers are available, info can be downloaded for a charge. Steve is always keen to introduce new ideas for the benefit of the community. Mr Alan Pickard thanked Steve for giving us his knowledge and time. He said that he had no idea of how much was available through our Library service and, if we don’t use it, we may lose it.

On May 7th, several members took part in a day of retreat led by Rev Peter Brooks at Nicholaston House, Gower.

May 16th was a lovely sunny day for the Deanery Festival held at St Peter’s Newton, led by Canon George Bennett, which was well attended. Four of our members were presented with long membership certificates (see separate report on p 17).

Mrs Gwyneth Davies gave a talk on May 20th about the Flying Doctor Service in Australia, illustrated with some very old photographs. The Service was started initially in the 1880’s by missionary doctors. Going to Australia, they found a need for doctors in the interior. Most

Australians live on the coast but there was mining for minerals in Northern Queensland. In 1904 Dr John Flynn went from England to Australia and saw the need, he met up with Roy Fenton whose family owned a large outback

station. Many Australians had joined the British to fight in the First World War and had trained as pilots. Flynn and Fenton set up the service, a great improvement to travelling by camel or horse. With no navigational aids, pilots followed rivers and landed on dirt strips with someone to keep the kangaroos away. There are 4 mainFlying Doctor Stations covering from Cloncury in the north, Alice Springs, Kalendo and Broken Hill in the south.There is no shortage of nurses to join the service with the attraction of young good looking doctors and pilots.


Most Aborigines have now left the outback but there are still isolated homesteads and outstations. Tourism too is now popular; Australians themselves are travelling in their own country more. Although there are long distance coaches, doctors are sometimes needed. The airwaves are kept open every morning between 6 and 7 am just for calls to the service and, on average, there are 3 emergency calls daily. There are now 21 stations and a hospital and there are plans to set up a dentistry service and a mental health service. There are mental health and suicide problems due to isolation and loneliness in the outback. The service has only partial government funding so regular fund-‐raising events are held. Daphne Evans thanked Gwyneth for speaking. As she had lived in Australia, Daphne knew something of how the service was valued and appreciated.

The next day, May 21st, our Branch, with Newton and Sketty Branches, boarded the bus to Brecon for the Diocesan Festival in the cathedral. The weather was sunny and warm; our MU banners were paraded and Father Tim was taking the photographs.

We were addressed by Lynne Tembey, our World wide president, who described to us, her spiritual journey with MU as well as her physical journeys visiting other countries. Bishop John called her to speak with him and they had a lovely tete a tete with lots of laughter before Lynne was asked to present a 40 year membership certificate to Rev Kay Warrington, our Diocesan president. After the service, tea and Welsh cakes were available before we boarded our bus for a short stay in Brecon. We later went on to the Abercrave Inn for some liquid refreshment and a very good meal.

Dates for June:

Tues 3rd Meeting 2:00 pm A musical afternoon Mr Chris Pike

Fri 6th Monthly Eucharist 11:00 am St Mary’s

Tues 17th Meeting 2:00 pm Swansea Prison Mrs Gill Lewis

Sandra Banks, Secretary


Mothers’ Union, Clyne Deanery FestivalOur annual Deanery Festival was held at St Peter’s Church, Newton. Fr. George Bennett arranged a very thought provoking service entitled, “Sowing the Word”.

Our President, the Rev’d Kay Warrington presented Long Service Certificates to :-‐ Edna Catley (50 years) and Enid Rotheram (50 years) both from St Hilary’s and to Betty Sivertsen (62 years) from St Peter’s. Certificates will be given to Margaret Thomas (FD) (54 years), Phyllis Davies (50 years), Eileen Watkins (45 years) and Denise Rogers (42 years) at a later time. Kay thanked Edna, Enid and Betty for their many years of service to our world-‐wide organisation.

A delicious afternoon tea followed in Newton Village Hall prepared by Jennifer Williams and members of her branch.

Carole PickardClyne Deanery MU Leader

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We aim to:Raise fundsPromote MUIncrease membership

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Parish of Killay

SUMMER FAYRE

Saturday 14 June 2014in the Parish Centre


With thanks to Donald Taylor for the following poem......

We met and we married sixty years ago,Worked for long hours when wages were low,No TV or wireless or bath - times were hard,Just a cold tap and a walk up the yard.

No holidays abroad, no posh carpets on floors,But we had coal on the fire and we didn’t lock doors.Our children arrived, no pill in those days,And we brought them up without State aid.

They were safe to go out and play in the park.Then old folks could go for a walk after dark.No valium, no drugs, no LSD,Weathered most of our ills with a nice cup of tea.

But if you were sick you were treated at onceNo “fill in the form and come back in six months”.No vandals, no muggings - there was nothing to rob,And we were quite rich with a couple of bob.

People were happier in those far off days,Kinder and caring in so many ways.Milkmen and paper boys used to whistle and sing.A night at the ‘pictures’ was one mad fling.

We all get our share of trouble and strifeAnd we just have to face it - that’s the pattern of life.And now, when we look back over the yearsWe don’t think of the bad times, the trouble and tears.We remember the blessing, the home and our loveBecause we shared them together. WE THANK GOD ABOVE.

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Swansea SA2 7ANTel: 01792 298014Fax: 01792 280847

e-mail: [email protected]: dawsonsproperty.co.uk

Branches at:Swansea, Morriston, Killay, Sketty, Mumbles,

Gorseinon, Llanelli & Swansea Marina

Your only localEstate Agent withworldwide coverage


KILLAY OPTICIANSDavid Jenkins BSc(Hons)

FCOptom

Joe R. Warchal BSc(Hons)

Accredited to provide Wales EYEHealth Examinations

Welsh Low Vision Service

o450 Gower Road, Killay,

Swansea, SA2 7AL01792 201382

TraditionalChinese Acupuncture

Alex Wood MBAcC

(Member of the BritishAcupuncture Council)

Over 10 Years Experience ofTreating Complaints.

Tel: 01792 651717Mob: 07812 702382

www.swanseaacupuncture.co.uk Natural Health Service Hareslade 2 Page St Swansea Bishopston, Gower

JEFF BOWEN76 Goetre Fach Road

Killay

AERIAL & SATELLITE INSTALLATIONS

TV and VIDEO REPAIRS

Tel: 01792 201133Mob: 07966159986

Wide Selection of Small AnimalsFull range of Foods and Accessories

Free Delivery to local area

Broadmead, Killay, SA2 7EE

Tel: 01792 512135www.killaypetshop.co.ukOpen: Mon–Sat 9am–6pm

HomeFixUK P R O P E RT Y M A I N T E N A N C E

Handyman Service NO J O B TO O S M A LL Tel: 01792 556268, Mob: 07958695137 email: [email protected] Web: www.homefixuk.co.uk

WAYNE COLE, 83 CECIL ROAD, GOWERTON, SWANSEA, SA4 3DN

Interior

Exterior

Electrical

Plumbing


Exercise

Classes St Hilary’s Church Hall, Killay: Tues 10:00 – 11:00 am Ladies

St Paul’s Parish Centre, Sketty: Tues 7:30 – 9:30 pm Ladies

Thurs 10:00 – 11:00 am Ladies

AWARD WINNING

PRIME CUT BUTCHERSUNIT 7, THE PRECINCT, KILLAY

Try our own-made FAGGOTS and PIES,Our own-cooked HAM, BEEF, PORK and TURKEY BREAST,ROAST CHICKENS and home-made SAUSAGES and BURGERS.

CHIROPODIST / PODIATRIST

STATE REGISTERED / HPC REGISTERED

JENNIFER PROTHEROE D.Pod.MMCH.S.(BOWEN)

SURGERY AT 18 ADMIRAL’S WALK, SKETTYTEL: 01792 535231

ENQUIRIESCHRISTINE O’ROURKE

01792 290100

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FUNERAL DIRECTORSIN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

St JamesFuneral home

MAIN OFFICE AND CHAPEL OF REST

31 ST JAMES GARDENUPLANDS, SWANSEA

OFFICES AT462 GOWER ROAD, KILLAY, SWANSEA

AND3 GORWYDD ROAD, GOWERTON

24 HOUR SERVICETELEPHONE: 01792 643840

Partners: S.J. Lee – P. Garland-‐Thomas

Golden Charter Pre-‐paid Funeral Plans available


HAIR BY CLAIREMobile HairdresserFormerly of Mair’s

Tel: 01792 208503Mob: 07799403043

STEVE JONESELECTRICAL

ALL DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL WORK

Every th ing f rom a socke t to a comp le te re -w i reSecur i t y L igh t ing

Compet i t i ve p r i cesNO JOB TOO SMALL

91 Har lech Crescen t , Ske t ty01792 517554

Mobi le : 07974689902

AllsortsCard GalleryCARDSsGIFTSsPARTY WARE9 The precinct, killay

01792 208993and

helen’s cards, gorseinon

TROUSSEAUDesigner

Hand-Made to MeasureBridal & Evening wear

For an appointment

Ring Audrey Thomas

01792 390740

WHITECROSSAND SON LTD

9455

Plumbing & HeatingContractors

Gas Boiler Servicing28 Pentre Banadl, Killay SA2 7DD

Tel: 01792 206156Mobile: 07802152130

HHER ITAGECARPET & FLOORING LTD

422 Gower Road, Killay, Swansea SA2 7AJ

Tel/Fax: 01792 202021www.heritagecarpetandflooring.co.uk


Pre-‐paymentFuneral Plans

24-‐hourPersonal Service

MonumentalMasonry

SympatheticandCaring Staff

PrivateRest Room

EDDIETUCKER

OFKILLAY

CLOSE TO THECOMMUNITY BECAUSE

WE ARE PART OF IT

10 SWAN COURTTHE PRECINCT

KILLAY

TEL. 01792 280101www.eddietuckerfuneraldirectors.co.uk

Church ServicesSt Hilary’s

1st Sunday 10.30am Family Eucharist (followed by coffee with Traidcraft Stall) 6.00pm Evensong

2nd Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Combined Evensong with Siloam

3rd Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong

4th Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Healing Service

5th Sunday 10.30am Holy Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong at St Martin’s

St Martin’s1st Sunday 8.00am Holy Eucharist

2nd Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist

3rd Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist

4th Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist

5th Sunday 9.00am Sung Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong with St Hilary’s at St Martin’s


St Hilary’s Church Hall – Parish CentreTwo large rooms with refreshment and disabled facilitiesavailable for hire ….. parties, anniversaries, meetings etc.

Phone 0790284437

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