lampeter grapevine issue 34 nov 2015
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G R A P E V I N E
cysylltwch â ni / contact us: [email protected] Tachwedd - November 2015
digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis / Lampeter’s events, news and views monthly
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contents
in this issue…
lights, camera,
action!
reviews & letters
huw’s nursery
new staff at long
wood
in the garden
with ceredwin
uwtsd
what’s going on
reduce, re-use,
recycle
ysgol henry
richard news
ysgol bro pedr
news
walking home
for christmas
kcc
kids in action
crossword
competition
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
Lampeter Celebrates Christmas 2015 in Hollywood Style
To celebrate Christmas this year everyone is invited to come to Lampeter, on Thursday 10 December, dressed as their favourite movie character. You and your children could be characters from Frozen, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord Of the Rings, Superman or Despicable Me. Whatever excites you will be perfect. You could even invent a character of your own. This is a day to be creative and have fun! Father Christmas will, of course, be visiting Lampeter that evening, with something for all the children. A brass band will play movie themes and seasonal tunes. The children and Cor Cwmann will sing Carols, and all the shops and restaurants will be open and dressed up for the occasion. There will also be a few surprises! The High Street will be closed to traffic and there will be a fancy dress parade at 5.30pm, from The Welsh Quilt Centre to Santa’s Grotto. The event is organised by Lampeter Chamber of Trade but everyone is welcome to contribute to the fun. If you would like to help you are welcome to meet up on Thursday 12 November at 4pm at The Mulberry Bush Café, Bridge Street.
Josie Smith On behalf of Lampeter Chamber of Trade
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G R A P E V I N E no. 34, Nov 2015
Post: c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7EE Email: [email protected]
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Copy date for Dec/Jan, issue 35: Fri 13 November, Theme: ‘In the Spotlight’
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Darllen wch yn hapus / Happy reading (and recycling).
Angie Martin, Editor
which is bursting at the seams with interesting contributions!
Maybe with the theme of ‘Reduce, Re-use, Recycle’ some might
say that we should be trying to cut down on content to ‘reduce’
the number of pages this time, but believe me this is the reduced
version! Items have been squashed and squeezed, tweaked and
edited just to keep to a manageable page count. The response this
month has been overwhelming. So much so that there is not even
enough room for a ‘Creative Ideas’ page to showcase projects using
recycled packaging (much to the disappointment of someone in
our household who has been desperate to move the growing
assortment of cartons, containers, bottle tops, tubes and other
potential artistic treasures piled in the corner, into our recycling
bin)!! So, this is where I am going to launch an artistic recycling
challenge; a competition to find the most interesting, innovative
and unusual creation made from items that would or should
normally be thrown into the weekly recycling bag. Let’s see how
inventive Grapevine readers’ can be. I think there should be a
special category for ‘re-used’ Grapevines too! We already know
that, due to demand, many are regularly recycled by being
passed from one reader to another, but how many get
‘re-purposed’ into something else that’s useful rather than just
being binned or burnt? We’d love to know. Please send us a photo
of your handiwork (Grapevine related or not) and include a brief
description of the design and a list of the things used to make it.
We will publish a selection in the next issue. Don’t forget to tell us
your name, age (if you think it is significant) and a contact phone
number and we’ll seek out a suitable prize.
Now, before you get too carried away with ideas for recycling this
issue, make sure you have a good read of it first! There’s sure to
be lots of inspiration inside.
Croeso / Welcome to this issue of the Grapevine...
polite reminder: If you're sending us display adverts or an article, please check the format -
it'll save us (and you) lots of time. Please send photos & artwork in jpg
format as we cannot accept PDFs
For full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see Grapevine page on
www.transitionllambed.co.uk
If you are unsure or don’t understand any of these technical terms, then
please do get in touch - we’ll be happy to help.
The Newsletter Team
Other contact details:
Transition Llambed: www.transitionllambed.co.uk email: [email protected]
Victoria Hall: www.vichall.org.uk To make bookings for Victoria Hall contact: [email protected] or phone/text 07891 632614
People's Market: To book a stall contact: [email protected] or ring 01570 471432
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The People’s Market Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10am-1pm
CYNGHORWYR NEWYDD Croesawyd tri aelod newydd i’r Cyngor Tref yn ystod y
cyfarfod diwethaf o’r 24ain o Fedi, fel canlyniad i etholiad
diwrthwynebiad sef y Cyngh. Rhys Bebb-Jones, y
Gyngh. Elin Jones a’r Cyngh. Adrian Kendon. Y mae 15
Cynghorydd, eisoes yn cynrychioli Ward Llanbedr Pont
Steffan, sef yr uchafswm posibl.
Gellir dod o hyd i enwau a manylion cyswllt Cynghorwyr
Tref drwy ymweld â’r safle ar y we megis
www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk
DYDD SUL Y COFIO 2015 Cynhelir gwasanaeth ger y Gofgolofn, Llanbedr Pont
Steffan ar Ddydd Sul 8fed o Dachwedd 2015 am 11am a
gwasanaeth Eglwys i ddilyn. Hefyd dau funud o
ddistawrwydd ar Sgwâr Harford, Llanbedr Pont Steffan
ar yr 11eg o Dachwedd am 11am er cof am y rhai hynny
a fu farw yn ystod y Ddwy Rhyfel Fawr y ganrif ddiwethaf
ac mewn brwydrau terfysgol ers hynny.
CYFRANIADAU ARIANNOL Penderfynwyd ar y rhodd o £300 ar gyfer yr Arddangosfa
Tân Gwyllt a fydd yn cymryd lle ar Nos Iau y 5ed o
Dachwedd 2015 ac a’i threfnwyd gan y Ford Gron,
Llanbedr Pont Steffan.
Cytunwyd i gefnogi’r fenter Shw-mae; Shw-mae gan
gyfrannu £30. Cynhelir ar Ddydd Iau 15eg Hydref o fewn
y dref.
MEYSYDD CHWARAE PARC MAES-Y-FELIN Y mae trafodaethau’n mynd yn eu blaen rhwng y Cyngor
Tref a’r Mudiad Tai, Tai Ceredigion parthed y
trosglwyddiad, o bosibl o’r Ardal Chwarae Maes-y-Felin o
ofal y Mudiad Tai i ofal y Cyngor Tref.
PARC-YR-ORSEDD Gwaredwyd â’r brithwaith oherwydd consyrn iechyd a
diogelwch. Disgwylir presenoldeb Gill Byrne, RAY
Ceredigion yn ystod cyfarfod misol nesaf y Cyngor Tref i
drafod y gweithgareddau y mae’r mudiad ynghlwm
wrthynt yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan (30.10.15 @7.30pm).
CAE MAESYDERI Cynhelir y cyfarfod nesaf o Bwyllgor Cae
Maesyderi ar Nos Iau 30ain o Hydref am
6.30pm yn Neuadd yr Eglwys San Pedr,
Llanbedr Pont Steffan.
NEW COUNCILLORS Three new members were welcomed to the Town
Council, during the last meeting of the 24 September,
as a result of an uncontested election, viz Cllr Rhys
Bebb-Jones, Cllr Elin Jones and Cllr Adrian Kendon.
Fifteen Councillors now represent the Lampeter
Ward, which is the maximum number.
Names and contact details of all Town Councillors
are available on the Town Council’s website viz
www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2015 A Service will be held on Sunday 8 November 2015
at 11am, by the War Memorial, Lampeter, followed
by a Church Service. Also, 2 minutes silence will be
observed at Harford Square, Lampeter on the 11
November, at 11am, in order to remember those who
gave their lives in the Two Great Wars of the last
century and in military conflicts, since that time.
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS It was resolved to contribute £300, in aid of the
Fireworks’ Display of Thursday 5 November 2015, as
arranged by the Lampeter Round Table.
It was decided to donate £30 towards the Welsh
Language Initiative, Shw-mae; Shw-mae, Thursday
15 October, within the town.
PLAY-AREAS MAESYFELIN PLAY-AREA Discussions are ongoing between the Town Council
and the Housing Association Tai Ceredigion, in
relation to the possible transfer of the Maes-y-Felin
Play-Area, from the care of the housing association,
to the Town Council.
PARC-YR-ORSEDD The Mosaics, have by now, been removed, as they
posed a health and safety concern. Gill Byrne, RAY
Ceredigion, is expected to attend the next monthly
meeting of the Town Council, to make a short
presentation concerning RAY Ceredigion’s
involvement within Lampeter. (30.10.15 @7.30pm).
MAESYDERI FIELD The next meeting of the Maesyderi Field
Committee will take place on Thursday 30
October at 6.30pm at St Peter’s Church
Hall, Lampeter.
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hundreds of people queuing up from the early hours to be on the first train from Tweedbank on 6 September; hundreds more gathering to wave and cheer the train as it filled up at the eight stations along the route before its final stop at Edinburgh Waverley. The Queen officially reopened the railway four days later on the occasion of her becoming the longest reigning monarch. The Borders line is thirty miles long and was re-built by Network Rail at a cost of £294m, paid for by the Scottish Government. It has required the building or refurbishment of 140 bridges, one of which involved diverting a trunk road! Services will be half-hourly on weekdays and it will take an hour to go from Tweedbank to Edinburgh. Scottish Infrastructure Secretary, Keith Brown, said it was “a chance to access new work, learning and social opportunities, as well as new business and industry links.” He went on to say that “the Borders Railway has become the symbol of this golden age of Scotland's railways, and it will be the vehicle for a new prosperity for the communities on the route.” Mike Catley, Chair of Visit Scotland, described the start of services as “a truly historic moment” for Scotland. In the first month of operation 125,000 passengers travelled on the line, it is hoped that there will be a million users within five years. The Campaign for Borders Rail, which started the ball rolling in 1999, has also welcomed the opening as “one of the greatest achievements of grassroots rail campaigning in British history”. There is already growing support for and discussion about a further feasibility study to extend the line to Hawick, and eventually to Carlisle, the other end of the original line. Why is all this relevant to us? Traws Link Cymru takes great inspiration from the re-opening of the Borders line. Their campaign shows what can be achieved by steadily building community and political support. The isolated towns of West Wales are analogous to the once prosperous mill towns of the Scottish Borders. Also, reopening the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth line and the line between Afon Wen and Bangor could hold even more potential, as therein lies the strategic vision of linking up the whole of Wales efficiently and inclusively. Already Traws Link Cymru has made great strides, campaigning for over two years; collecting over 11,300 names on our petition; obtaining cross-party support from town and community councils along the line, county councils, MPs and AMs; holding successful and positive meetings in Lampeter, Tregaron, Llanilar,
Llanybydder, Aberystwyth, Aberaeron and Carmarthen; debating in the Senedd, meeting with Edwina Hart, Finance &Transport Minister, Stephen Crabb, Secretary of State for Wales and senior civil servants in the Welsh Government. The result - a scoping study commissioned by Welsh Government looking into the possibility of re-opening the line. We await the findings with great anticipation and will let you know any details as soon as we can! Other news: The proposed microlight (light aircraft) flight filming along the whole of the line has generated intense media interest. It will capture its features, show the beauty of the terrain and reveal once and for all how little of the track has been built over. The plan is to turn this into a DVD to raise funds for the campaign. On 24 September, over forty people attended a public meeting in Llanilar's attractive community hall. Glyn Jones, chair of the Cambrian Branch of Railfuture, who lives in the area, chaired the meeting. In addition to excellent presentations by Mike Walker and Geraint Blaney, Ceredigion County Councillor Elizabeth Evans, and local AM Elin Jones spoke passionately in favour of the project. Questions were taken, some constructive suggestions noted, and proceedings concluded with a raffle. Another welcoming and encouraging meeting, conducted in both Welsh and English, with efficient and proficient translation by Heledd Jones. TLC members attended Freshers Fairs at Trinity St David University in Carmarthen and Swansea, adding to the petition substantially, with plans to visit Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities in the near future. Joanna Bond presented her project, Singing the Line into Existence, at Ceredigion Museum, Sat 3 October, along with other acclaimed musicians and artists. This was the culmination of six weeks' outreach work: walking the line, meeting local residents and creating an artistic response to what the line meant and could mean again to people. A successful and thought-provoking evening. Plans to meet First Minister Carwyn Jones on his Cyfarfod Carwyn tour in Aberystwyth will seek a commitment to funding the full feasibility study, whilst attendance at the How Cardigan Bay Can Punch Above its Weight Economically conference at Aberystwyth University will continue to raise the campaign’s profile. Finally, we hope to hold a social event at the Pont Llanio station site. To find out more please visit the website:
www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk Please sign the petition and fill in the online survey! Up to date information on Facebook - Just type in Traws Link Cymru. Traws Link Cymru is a charity and relies on donations to support the campaign. Donations by direct transfer or standing order to: Barclays Bank, Lampeter, Account Name: Traws Link Cymru, Sort Code: 20-18-41, Account No: 93407101. Or send cheques payable to: Traws Link Cymru: to Adrian Kendon (Chair), Dolanog, Llanwnnen Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7JP.
Gareth Walters, For Traws Link Cymru
November Update
September saw the much-heralded reopening of the Borders Railway in Scotland between Edinburgh and
Tweedbank, after 46 years of closure. Some of you may have seen the pictures on the news:
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Active Travel in Ceredigion – Have your Say
Ceredigion County Council want to know more about
walking and cycling routes that you use to get to
work or to school with your children, so that they can
create a more comprehensive map system in your
local community. A map has been produced by the
Council showing existing routes in Aberystwyth,
Cardigan and Lampeter. The Council would like to
know if the route maps are accurate: do they meet
standards and have any routes been missed? The
Lampeter map can be viewed on
https://communitymaps.sustrans.org.uk/wat_lampeter.html
Feedback from this consultation will help the Council
to improve the existing routes by highlighting where
improvements need to be made, so that routes can
be made more user-friendly and to encourage more
residents to use them to make active travel journeys.
The Council also held community engagement
workshops in Aberystwyth, Cardigan and Lampeter
during October. The consultation will close on Friday
27 November 2015.
For more information, please visit
www.ceredigion.gov.uk/consultation.
If you need further information after reading the
consultation webpage, please contact
[email protected] or call 01545 572572.
Julia Lim
A response to the theme in issue 33 …
Is Lampeter Special? Take a very small town (population of 3-4,000, many of whom are students) set in the beautiful Teify Valley. What sort of place is it? Perhaps the most unexpected feature is the University, whose large and attractive campus sits between the flood plain and one of three main roads that serve the town. It also plays host to the remains of a Norman castle, whose founder allegedly gave his name to the bridge on the Carmarthen road, and subsequently to the town itself. These roads meet by the fountain in the square and make the town feel welcoming, except of course when being overshadowed by an enormous lorry. There are traces of an earlier period in the large parking space usually called Y Cwmins or the Common. Lampeter was a market town before modern changes to food distribution. The variety of stalls that used to cover the Common, and the livestock for sale behind the old post office no longer appear on alternate Tuesdays but are not forgotten. These attractions are replaced by a multitude of shops, which line all the main streets and unusually most of which are privately owned. The people serving are noticeably friendly and make their customers feel welcome. We have two small supermarkets to keep us up to date as well as a prizewinning sewing shop, organic shop and fish and chip shop. There are several cafes, pubs and restaurants. Equally remarkable is the variety of services available. The list includes doctors, dentists, vets, an undertaker, solicitors, accountants, estate agents, banks and service providers. Lampeter has become a Transition Town whose members are dedicated to preserving the environment in as many ways as possible. Their first achievement has been to restore the Victoria Hall, which is now available for a large number of happenings including a fortnightly “People’s Market” where you can buy local crafts and locally grown and cooked food. Various groups meet there to further the Transition Town’s aims and provide entertainment. There are at least seven places of worship in the town, including one in the University, which is the oldest in England and Wales outside Oxford and Cambridge. It has an attractive Old Building (St. David’s building), designed by Cockerell, which includes the traditional chapel and dining hall, as well as student and administrative accommodation. Also on the campus there are several modern buildings, including a sports hall and the Roderick Bowen Library, which houses a remarkable collection of exquisitely illuminated manuscripts (viewable to the public by appointment). A small Lampeter museum has recently been opened, run by volunteers and containing a variety of objects of local interest (at present concentrating on the First World War, the centenary of the Ceredigion WI and buttermaking). On the other side of the town there is
Bro Pedr, a County school catering for children 4 to 19. It was recently formed from the amalgamation of Ffynonbedr Primary school and Lampeter Secondary school but the sections are organised separately. It seems to be doing very well. Leisure activities also abound. Indeed in 1850 Rugby was introduced by Vice Principal Roland Williams. Mention should be made of the Urdd, the largest youth club in Wales, Merched y Wawr and the Cwmann Male Voice Choir. Classical music may be enjoyed in Music Club concerts held several times a year. There are branches of nearly all the clubs usual in small towns. But what makes Lampeter Special? The amazing number of its facilities and activities are not usually to be found in settlements of its size, although it draws support from its surrounding rural area. (There isn’t a place as large for twelve miles in any direction and Aberystwyth and Carmarthen are over twenty miles away). The answer is of course its inhabitants. There is no kinder or more supportive community in the world. If you need help, your neighbour will supply it, if you need a lift, there will be no difficulty. They will visit you in hospital, if you meet a friend or acquaintance in the street they will stop and chat. If you return from a long absence you will feel enveloped by their welcome. If you want to become part of this community all you need to do is join readily and willingly in their activities.
Of course Lampeter is Special! Cecilia Barton
LETTERS
grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE
email: [email protected]
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Dear Editor
I think the Grapevine is brilliant and appreciate the
hard work that is given to produce it! Having read the
October copy (issue 33) I felt compelled to write a
response to an interesting article...
My current favoured article in Grapevine is Harry
Harrison’s Celtic Christianity so, as a member of an
old Lampeter family having lived in Llanybydder for
over thirty years, I was particularly interested in the
section Places Whose Saints Have Been Removed.
The question raised as to whether there are any wells
bearing the name Pedr (Peter) in the two locations is
yes – in Lampeter, at least.
The site of the well, Ffynnon Bedr*, is located in a
field very near to the Peterwell ruins and is listed in
Frances Jones’ The Holy Wells of Wales. My parents
showed us the well when we were young children and
we did what they did in their youth and childhood –
and no doubt just as our forefathers had done – and
visited the well to make wishes. We made offerings of
pennies to do this, but by our time the custom had
degenerated into this wish making superstition rather
than a religious ritual for healing or prayer request.
The well was reached by a series of three or four
small steps down to the trickling water. We believed
that Peterwell was haunted by the wicked squire so
we never lingered too much and to this day, although
not a firm believer in ghosts and such manifestations,
I am never comfortable there. Some years ago I took
my own children to visit the well to pass on to them
the knowledge given to me but failed to locate it. It
seems that it has been filled in but perhaps I was
looking in the wrong place after the passing of so
many years.
On the definitive map of rights of ways the well is
clearly marked with an unregistered footpath leading
down to it from the site of the former Pwll-gravel
cottage (where relations of my father once lived).
Pwll-gravel is long disappeared but the site is still
there and not so long ago was carpeted with
snowdrops in the spring.
The origin of bydder as in Llanybydder, I understand,
is shrouded in mystery but I know there has been
various speculation and hypotheses about it. One is
‘church of the deaf (ones)’ said to be linked to an
ancient religious order in the vicinity. I don’t know the
site of where surely would have been a holy or sacred
well but near to my own home overlooking the church,
I know the site of a number of long forgotten springs
and wells. Llanybydder’s history and that of nearby Ty
Mawr is largely unknown and unexplored and it would
be great if historians took a closer interest in our
village one day.
I’m sure there must be others living in Lampeter who
have memories of Ffynnon Bedr that can be captured
before it is too late and we all pass away or lose our
collective memories. It’s a shame that such an early
part of our history is lying there unforgotten and
unloved and wouldn’t it be great if an interest in the
well be revived for generations to enjoy again.
Perhaps a good start will be to apply for the footpath
to be registered on the OS map?
Kay Davies, Llanybydder
* Ffynnon Bedr, the holy well of St Peter
LETTERS
grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE
email: [email protected]
Thank You! TLDT would like to say a very big ‘thank you’ to everyone who made our recent jumble sale such a success. Thanks to all the people who donated jumble (good quality items, all in a clean condition) to the People’s Market stall holders who stayed on to help through the afternoon, and to our enthusiastic customers (“ooh, I haven’t been to a jumble sale in years!” was frequently heard). We’re glad everyone enjoyed it. We made over £180 (including café takings) which will go towards the upkeep and continued improvements to Victoria Hall; and, quite importantly, we sold enough jumble that clearing up afterwards was all done in time
for everyone to get home for the rugby!
Look out for more jumble sales here in the future.
Jane Langford
On behalf of Transition Llambed Development Trust
For keen puzzlers - Here is your spare (rough working) crossword grid. Please let us know if it helps. Eds.
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Introducing New Staff Wendy Campion Development Manager
I joined the Long Wood Team in August
of this year. I have lived in Ceredigion
for over twenty six years, attending
Aberystwyth University and graduating
in Countryside Management in 1995. Since that time, I
have worked for Ceredigion County Council in the
coast and countryside section leading the team
responsible for Public Rights of Way in Ceredigion.
Applying for funding and project delivery has been part
of my work and I have been involved in projects such
as The All Wales Coast Path, Ceredigion on Horseback
and Paths for People.
I have an interest in wildlife and conservation and live
locally with my dog Mel. I enjoy gardening, various
crafts and hill walking.
Robert South, Woodland Manager
Born in Aberystwyth, attending
Llangynfelin primary school, Penweddig
and Penglais.
I started working in the woodland
environment as a very young child aged just five,
working alongside my grandfather. I was eager to learn
and started to discover the more traditional methods,
such as axe felling. I attained my first chainsaw licence
at the minimum age of 16. Since then I have enjoyed
managing part-time employment over and above
working with my grandfather; eventually taking over
from him offering tree services, mobile milling and
building services, which I continue to run.
My hobbies include shooting, timber sports, and
extreme sports, but my favourite sport still has to be
Rugby (Wales)!
What’s on in the Woods
We are currently concentrating
on getting the Visitor Centre up
and running and managing the
woodland. Our volunteers have been busy on
Wednesdays building the compost toilet and installing
decking. We now have electricity in the building and
hope to be open to the public by Christmas.
This winter an area of beech woodland in the centre of
Long Wood will be thinned. This is part of the overall
silviculture plan and is essential to ensure that light can
penetrate the canopy and provide a pleasant area for
public access and enjoyment, a place for wildlife and to
allow our trees to grow strong and healthy.
Two part time jobs have now been advertised and will
hopefully be filled in early November. These posts will
assist us to develop our firewood and timber sales, so
keep an eye on our website for details of what is
available.
The annual Fungus Foray will take place on Sunday 25
October with your local expert Penny David leading the
walk. Meet at the Visitor Centre, 10.30am and learn to
identify some fungi found in Long Wood. Free to all.
Further events including guided walks and Christmas
craft workshops will be available soon - so, again watch
this space and check out our website for further details.
As always please feel free to contact us about anything
going on in the woodland or if you have any ideas of
events that you would like to run.
Wendy Campion
COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND
Please take note of any signage in the
woods, about the thinning that is taking
place, as this is for your own safety.
Join our mailing list, find us on Facebook or www.longwood-lampeter.org.uk. Contact: 07557 386755, [email protected]
The Jane Guy school of Dance
In 1977 Jane Guy founded her dance school. Since then many
pupils have achieved their dream of dancing professionally, two
now run their own dance schools. Jane Guy teaches classes in
Lampeter and Felinfach where her pupils age range is from 2 to
92. Jane says “You are never too old to dance”. Pupils have the
opportunity to take Royal Academy of Dance exams. Every year
they perform on stage, where every pupil has a part.
This year the ballet is Coppélia, with scenery and backcloths
designed and painted by Geoffrey and Ken Guy, who used to design for London’s festival ballet.
Coppélia, Theatr Felinfach, Fri 13 Nov, 7.30pm & Sat 14 Nov, 2.30pm & 7.30pm.
Tickets are available from Jane Guy, 01570 470645
Jane Guy School of Dance performance of ‘The Nutcracker’, 2014
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What a fantastic and exciting theme for
this month’s Grapevine!
For those of you who garden and in
particular grow vegetables, I am sure
you’ll learn something new for your
garden and also good for the
environment. I have been a bit cheeky
and swapped reusing for repurposing as I think it is
better for when in the garden.
Reducing in the garden
Reducing usually means waste or consumption and
the good thing about gardening is that any waste can
literally be composted. However there is something
else that can be wasted, which is edible food. We
have all had that moment when we have grown too
much of one thing (lettuce and radishes are big
culprits) and end up not making the most of what we
have grown. So to do this there is a very simple
method called succession planting where instead of
planting a big batch of radish at once, you plant one
row every week so you get a continuous lasting
supply of them.
Recycling in the garden
When gardening, you can end up with
non-compostable waste like glass, plastic and metal
however instead of throwing it in the dump take a few
more seconds to find out if the material can be
recycled because it is much better to recycle
something than let it go into landfill. Again any green
waste you have or brown material can be recycled in
the method of composting.
Repurposing in the garden
I know I quickly skimmed over the last two R’s but
there wasn’t much to say and really want to get to this
part, which is repurposing in the garden. The beauty
of gardening is that it can be as imaginative and
creative as you want it to be. And there are so many
resources which can be repurposed for the garden.
For example toilet rolls, these are great seed starters
which can be placed directly in the ground. If your
wheelbarrow has
gone beyond repair
use it as a feature
to grow vegetables
in. Carrots are great
to plant in wheelbarrows as carrot root
fly do not above two feet.
Find a four pint milk carton, cut an inch off the
bottom, turn it upside down, thread your belt through
the handle and you have yourself a berry holder.
Grab some old gutters for free and in the spring fill
these with compost and sow your pea seeds. Keep
the gutter elevated so no mice will snip the small
shoots. When these plants are a few inches tall, slide
them into your raised bed.
Plastic bottles can be one
of the most useful
resources to use in a
vegetable garden. From
seedling protection to mini
g r e e n h o u s e s a n d
slug-traps to water reservoirs you’ll be surprised by
the amount of things they can be used for. If you have
some spare time I made a video showing seven ways
you can use plastic bottles in your and it shows how
useful they can be if you think creatively and
repurpose them instead of throwing them away (into
the recycling bin at least).
Type this url https://goo.gl/qxjc0v and you can see
this video.
So there are just some of the many things you can
repurpose to help your garden flourish and I hope it
has given you some inspiration. At my school I have
begun a big bottle collecting project to build our own
greenhouse from two litre plastic bottles. What
project could you do with the three R’s in mind?
Always remember to do your part to look after our
world as we only have one, and when shopping for
food look out for our amazing local producers.
Huw Richards
Reducing, Recycling and Repurposing in the Garden
[email protected] www.youtube.com/user/HuwsNursery
Some of the hundreds of bottles I need to build the greenhouse
An old bathtub can make a great raised bed
Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed The 11th AGM was held at the September meeting; there were no new nominations for Officers and Committee members, and all of last year’s committee was re-elected. Details on the Hanes Llambed website. Following the AGM, Selwyn Walters welcomed Hazel Thomas, manager of Casgliad y Werin / The People’s Collection at the National Library to give a talk about what her work involves. People can access the website from home, and are welcomed to upload their own records, or otherwise bring in documents and photographs for scanning at Lampeter Museum, an official digitising station on behalf of the Collection. More details soon about scanning days over the winter months. Next meeting: Tuesday 20 October, 7.30pm, Old Hall UWTSD. Carrie Canham, Curator of Ceredigion Museum will talk on their collections. All welcomed, year’s membership £7.50 or £2 per casual visit. Croeso cynnes i bawb.
Yvonne Davies
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Zero Carbon Britain: Talk given by Paul Allen, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, Friday 2 October
Paul Allen gave an inspiring and detailed talk, illustrated with excellent visuals, and described the great work that
has been pulled together in the report 'Zero Carbon Britain'. The report draws on over one hundred case studies
from countries to show that Britain already has the technology to power its homes, businesses, etc., with 100%
renewable energy and that it can do this even when the wind is not blowing or the sun not shining! It will require changes to how most people live, though most of the people at the talk that evening are already actively making these changes, and would enthusiastically support the steps towards a zero carbon Britain shown during the talk. Unfortunately, the current political party in a position of power in Britain is diametrically opposed to and actively
dismantling whatever policies that were in place to support renewables, reduce energy usage, and build homes
that are more efficient. This party overtly supports the fossil fuel industry, siphoning billions of tax revenue to
corporations involved in fossil fuels, and I don't think they have the slightest interest in the aims of reducing
carbon output or meeting reduction targets whilst they believe there remains money to be made in fossil fuels.
I don't know what it will take to change the political/corporate stranglehold, however I do know that the CAT zero
carbon strategy, when combined with those of the many organisations and countries that have produced similar
strategies, DOES give an invaluable action plan that Britain can pick up and run with as soon as we get the chance.
Thank you Paul for your work, and for giving us the evidence and resources to support our belief in renewable
energy sources as the only viable, desirable energy option for rapidly reducing the threat of climate change
impacts, and giving us a healthier future.
Carole Brook, Gowerton, Swansea
What do the Pope and the Governor of the Bank of
England have in common?
With their access to all the knowledge and information
available from the best resources, and for very
different reasons, they both believe that Climate
Change is the most important and biggest challenge of
our time. The myriad of other issues we have to deal
with will be exacerbated if Climate Change is not
brought under control. Many of you will want to turn
the page now that the C words have been mentioned.
However, if you intend living beyond the next ten
years, have children, grandchildren or a consciousness
about the future of humanity and who we share the
planet with, please read on.
Paul Allen gave an insightful talk at the Victoria Hall on
Friday 2 October on 'Zero Carbon Britain'. This is the
product of years of research by the Centre for Alternative Technology based in Machynlleth. His talk,
plus slideshows and video clips, pointed to how, with
the full implementation of existing 'renewable'
technologies, it is possible to pull back from the brink.
That brink is getting ever closer as new scientific
evidence emerges.
It need not be a future of 'hair shirts and back to the
plough'. Indeed we can maintain a modern standard of
living in which we could be healthier and happier. We
would need to re-evaluate what truly makes us happy
and not be seduced by a clamouring for 'stuff'.
Whilst doing this we can create 1.5 million jobs in UK
by expanding the 'Renewables' industries, protect and
enhance the Earth’s environment and increase our
resilience to climate impacts that we are already
experiencing.
However there is a major difficulty. That being that
unless we, the general public, can persuade/ force the
government to act on our concerns, and industry,
reliant on fossil fuel exploitation is brought under
control, it will not happen. Their need for short term
popularity or profit prevents them taking a slightly
longer view. Paul pointed out that a huge change of
emphasis is needed. Look at how a few years ago
smoking bans would have seemed inconceivable.
Drinking and driving is now socially unacceptable. Same
sex relationships are now part of the norm. What is
required now is a lot harder. But our addiction to fossil
fuels must be curbed, and soon.
Let's build on what Lampeter has started. If any
individual or groups, have the energy and drive to
coordinate activity, be that pressure on local MPs and
AMs or other campaigns/ initiatives to combat Climate
Change please consider the Victoria Hall a home.
For more information you can contact:
www.zerocarbonbritain.org This event was arranged by the Lampeter Permaculture
Group on behalf of Parmaethu Cymru and hosted by
Transition Llambed Development Trust
Gary Thorogood
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Something extraordinary took place in Lampeter on
Monday, 5 October 2015. The university’s Founders’
Library testified to such with practically every seat
being taken for the Connecting Through Water event,
facilitated by Luci Attala and Dr Nicholas Campion,
Directors of studies at the university; Aluna film-maker,
Alan Ereira; photographer, Phil Cope; UWTSD student,
Anne Morgan; and Aluna production-assistant, Janet
Wilson. The number of attendees steadily increased
throughout the day, culminating with a screening of
Alan’s documentary-film in Victoria Hall, courtesy of
Transition Llambed Development Trust. At the close of
this town-and-gown event, over seventy people had
registered an interest for further information and future
events.
The extraordinariness began with Dr Nicholas
Campion’s opening declaration that ...
So simple, yet so profound. As Nick reminded us,
water flows through us just as it does through the
natural world. As such, we are a microcosm of the
natural world and water is the great connector. In this
sense, water possesses an alchemical quality, that is, it
mutates through various modes of existence from the
material to the intangible. As Nick declared, water is an
amazing natural phenomenon He went on to talk
about water as a powerful symbolic tool. Many Faith
traditions, for example, incorporate water as a means of
conveying notions relating to purity and eternal life.
The extraordinariness
continued with Alan
Ereira’s presentation.
Luci had introduced
Alan as the bearer of
the Kogi’s message.
This message is
fundamentally a wake
-up call to those of us
in the industrialised world to start taking care of our
planet before it is too late. The Kogi Indians have
noticed how the ice-caps are melting on the Sierra
Nevada peaks of northern Colombia where they have
lived for centuries in harmony with the natural
environment; and how the rivers are drying up and the
land around them is dying. Their mountain is a
microcosm of the planet’s ecosystems and,
consequently, is a clear indicator of the state of the
planet as a whole. Alan reiterated this message by
stating the seemingly obvious, that is, water is
fundamental to life.
Quoting from his documentary-film, Aluna, Alan
somewhat ironically reassured us that we do not need
to change our lives, but we do need to take care of
water. Apparently, the Kogi are aware that our
technologically-orientated lives are here to stay and that
it is a case of applying such to benefiting the planet
rather than destroying it. Alan spoke about the Kogi’s
cosmological stance wherein the notion of Aluna
pertains to a pre-creation world of, as he put it,
“memory and possibility”. The Kogi connect to the
greater cosmos through water as evidenced, for
example, by their means of divination. In this practice,
beads are dropped into water in order for the bubbles to
be heard. In this way of being, water is recognised as
having agency; that is, water is believed to possess
intelligence as well as an ability to communicate.
Alan’s introduction to the Black Line Initaitive, (BLI),
was expanded upon by Anne and Janet. The Initiative
was launched this year following international interest
arising from the aforementioned documentary-film. As
previously stated (September edition of Grapevine), the
BLI offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with an
indigenous people who believe themselves to be acting
as stewards of our planet. At particular nodal points,
generally recognised by non-Kogi peoples as sacred
places, it is believed that the spirit of Aluna can be
accessed. These nodes are connected by invisible
black threads, which transmit primordial life-forces.
These threads serve to connect the planet as one - they
are believed to form a living interconnected organism.
The magic continued into the afternoon with Phil Cope’s
visual-fest. As the author of numerous publications on
the theme of sacred springs, holy wells and spas, Phil
treated event attendees to a celebratory dip into the
mystical waters of Wales through imagery, poetry and
storytelling. Water, mused Phil, is not only a necessity
for physical health; it is also a necessity for the
“well-being of our imaginations.” Furthermore, sacred
springs and holy wells are liminal spaces wherein,
stated Phil, “meanings of this world fade” and “other
realities are revealed.” Phil attempted to explain what it
is about springs and wells that so captivates him
conceding that, there is something truly
wondrous in the act of searching out these
watery places many of which are hidden
and remote.
“water can appear to be magical … and rather
than sheltering from it, to stand in the rain is
to experience water first-hand.”
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Phil Cope’s illuminating account of various mysterious
and intriguing sites, embedded within the Welsh
landscape, held a hushed audience to the end with
stories of ritual offerings, miraculous cures, “incubation”
as well as reputed curses. Phil’s presentation on the
sacred springs and holy wells of Wales provided an
inter-disciplinary journey through time and space.
Finally, some sobering predictions regarding
the availability of fresh water supplies in the
not-so-distant future reinforced the Kogi’s urgent call to
take care of this finite natural resource.
The day came to a close with Luci’s presentation
entitled Water in the Anthropocene. Not for the
faint-hearted, Luci challenged human exceptionalism
choosing to embrace the notion of multiple ontologies.
Such a view recognises water as a subject rather than
an object in a similar way of being to that of the Kogi,
that is, a way of being in the world wherein, Luci
declared,
Water needs to move in a particular way in order for it
to retain its life-enhancing properties. Furthermore, the
state of health of any given source of water has a direct
impact on the health of those bodies through which it
flows. Luci’s presentation was, essentially, an
exploration into how water makes us human, that is,
how water turns human beings into the persons they
are. It was an interesting concept, rousing an
interesting debate with which to conclude the day-time
event.
The second part of the Connecting Through Water
event was no less extraordinary than that which
preceded it. A satisfying throng arrived in the early part
of the evening, quickly filling the cafe area of the
Victoria Hall where a sumptuous spread of locally
sourced, organic-vegan, food had been prepared by
Sarah’s Shambles Café ably assisted at the event by
Tracey O’Grady. This success was followed by some
technical hitches in the main hall, as a complexity of
apparatus was slowly forced to comply. Attendees were
treated to an impromptu Haitian story-telling session
from Phil until the eagerly-anticipated documentary-film,
Aluna, was finally ready to be screened. Alan explained
that the Kogi had summoned him back to their
homeland, in the remote Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
territory of north Colombia, some twenty-five years after
his acclaimed film From the Heart of the World: The
Elder Brothers’ Warning because they believed that
their earlier message, regarding the rapid degradation
of the natural world, had failed. Aluna enabled the Kogi
to convey their concerns emphasising the need to
recover and restore natural water flows that are
regarded as the life-force of the planet. The screening
of Aluna was followed by an enthusiastic discussion
between Alan and event attendees.
It is hoped that the momentum of this very special event
will be harnessed to drive forward local environmental
initiatives as envisaged by the Kogi. The Kogilampeter
team would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone
who contributed to the success of this event. Particular
thanks go to Lucy Attala, Programme Director of
Anthropology; Dr Nicholas Campion, Director of the
Sophia School of Cosmology in Culture; film-maker,
Alan Ereira; his personal assistant, Janet Wilson;
photographer, Phil Cope; UWTSD catering; Gary
Thorogood and Andrew Constant representing
Transition Llambed Development Trust; and, last but
definitely not least, Sarah’s Shambles Café for
wonderful catering skills and Tracey O’Grady for
assisting at the event.
For further information regarding the Black Line Initiative,
see http://blacklineinitiative.org/aluna/
The Kogilampeter team may be contacted, on a
sign-posting basis, at [email protected].
Maria
On behalf of the Kogilampeter team
May the magic encountered during this special
event remain strong and true.
“water, speaks, remembers, gives
advice and can even be angry.
We, as human beings, continue to abuse
and constrict water yet such actions
need to be re-considered”
Continued from previous page
Did You Know?
The Freecycle network is a grassroots and entirely
non-profit movement of people who are giving (and
getting) stuff for free in their own towns! It’s all
about re-use and keeping good stuff out of landfills.
www.freecycle.org
www.freelywheely.com
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Lampeter Response:
A Concert for Syrian Refugees.
Held at Victoria Hall in Lampeter on Saturday 3 October, the concert was to raise funds for
Action Aid’s Refugee Crisis Appeal; selected in recognition of their work in Syria, Jordan,
and Lebanon. The latter two countries are where most Syrian refugees now live in
massive, over-crowded camps. Since 2013, Action Aid has supported over 90,000
refugees and supplied them with essential items necessary for their survival. Following the
recent public outcry over the European refugee crisis, Action Aid set up a humanitarian
task force in Greece and used their influence to lobby the British government.
The concert was produced with the support of Transition Llambed Development Trust,
which offered the use of Victoria Hall, its facilities and equipment. Local businesses were
approached for raffle prizes and many donated generously. A full list of contributors can be
found on the Lampeter Response Facebook page. Lampeter Response was also delighted by the help it
received from members of the local community, who offered support on the evening, many of them the same
people you see volunteering at the Brownies, Lampeter Youth Theatre, and the People’s Market Café.
The concert venue looked particularly lovely and the audience enjoyed music by some of the finest acoustic
acts in the area: Bernadette O’Grady, Diarmuid Johnson & Bruce Cardwell, Brenig, Georgia Owen, Paddy &
Murphy, and Ian Rowlands. All of the acts played for free and gave excellent performances. There was more,
though. A lady from Kenya was in the audience, her name is Esther and she is now a student at Lampeter
University, but she arrived here via a detention centre. Esther felt inspired to say something and asked if she
could recite a poem that she’d written. What followed was the most profound and moving moment of the
night. As Esther spoke we were reminded of what it means to be human, to be free, to contribute, and to
have dignity. We were also reminded that it is important to put aside our fear that ISIS (or some other terrorist
organisation) is coming to get us. It is essential that we are not dissuaded from helping those people that are
like us, but find themselves in the most extreme and terrifying circumstances. Some people say that charity
begins at home. It might also be said that Earth is home, and the Syrian people are our brothers and sisters.
Finally, it was great to hear the meaningful words of Dr Vole, sung in
fine voice at the concert. And speaking of fine voices, there was also a
very beautiful Welsh song performed by three young girls, Lauren,
Llinos, and Maddy. The Concert was well attended and raised over
£850. To see more concert photos, or information on how you might
get involved with helping refugees in the future, visit
www.facebook.com/LampeterResponse. Rob Tiernan
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Refugees and Ceredigion Across the UK, citizens, charities and local authorities have expressed interest in helping bring in refugees under the government’s Syrian vulnerable persons relocation scheme. In Ceredigion, Social Services and other related organisations are taking the lead to become a beacon as a county in providing a safe place for a number of these refugees. Their work comes under the banner of the Syrian Refugee Task Force Group. Preparations are taking place to house refugees and to ensure the necessary support networks from doctors’ surgeries to schools are co-ordinated and informed in advance. It is being planned that ten families will arrive by Christmas. If you wish to help support these families, please contact CAVO, www.cavo.org.uk, 01570 423232, 67 Bridge Street Lampeter. CAVO is co-ordinating those who wish to befriend and support refugees in a variety of ways. In the local community work has already begun to ensure refugees are welcomed and feel secure. Awareness and fundraising has begun. Emily O’Reilly at the Mulberry Bush is co-ordinating a collection of goods & clothing and after an overwhelming response is now not collecting any additional items.
You can sign up to become a host offering a room for refugees with Positive Action in Housing see: www.paih.org If you wish to belong to a local network of those wishing to host please text me with your email address on 07765 923308. While, at this stage, it may be unlikely that families will host refugees in their own homes, those signing-up do give real numbers of those willing to support refugees right across the UK. Positive Action in Housing is calling for volunteer medical professionals, urgently needed from November 2015 throughout the winter, to join a co-ordinated international team providing aid to refugee families, being pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea as they try to reach safety in Europe. As has been reported widely, this is the biggest humanitarian crisis since the World War II. On Monday, 12 October in an open letter to the press, leading lawyers, QCs and senior legal representatives signed a petition urging the government to do more in the support of these refugees, stating that the response so far has been, “too low, too slow and too narrow.” If the Government won’t act, we will.
Clare Fisher
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Good times at Denmark Farm!
Paramaethu Cymru (the
National Association for
Wales) held their
annual gathering at
Denmark Farm from 3-4
October. The weather
was beautiful, the
accommodation stunning and the food glorious!
Lampeter Permaculture Group were wonderful hosts
and also organised an Apple day on Sunday, where
delicious juice was made and shared.
On Saturday, excellent organisation saw a day of talks,
workshops and tours of Denmark Farm. (Plus cake
breaks!) Facilitators included Angie Polkey plus
members of the Wales Working Group; visitors included
Andy Golding (head of the Permaculture Association).
Workshops and tours included eco-buildings, land
diversity, forest gardening, apple tree pruning and the
Welsh connection. Other thought provoking discussions
arose from people’s interests.
By Saturday night we had agreed a process which will
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Wendy Steele of Tribal Unity moved to Wales in August
2013 and began teaching ATS® Belly Dance in March 2014.
ATS® Belly Dance is a blend of dancing styles, brought
together into a unique dance form by Carolena Nerricio in
the late 1980s.
Egyptian belly dance, African tribal, Flamenco and Kathak
(a classical Indian dance) inspired the movements. All dances are improvised, dancers
following a leader.
On Saturday 10 October, Tribal Unity Wales took part in ATS® Belly Dance World
Wide Flashmob, dancing in the stone circle in the park. With music and the date chosen
by Carolena, ATS® dancers danced to the same piece of music all around the world.
Videos are shared, celebrating the tribal family to which they all belong.
The Tribal Unity Wales dancers perform at
events, not as a performance group, but as a tribe
of dance students, excited to share their passion with the community. This
summer, we opened the Lampeter Food Festival and performed in the
entertainments tent and at the Cardigan Belly Dance Festival in August. We
were at the Lampeter World Dance Festival on Friday 16 October and will be
at the Cellan Beer Festival on Friday 27 November.
For details of beginner's
c l a s s e s , g o t o
www.tribalunity.co.uk or
contact Wendy,
Wendy Steele
ATS® Belly Dance in Lampeter
Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum Another successful day was held at the Museum on 8 October, with Ian Taylor from Peter Francis & Co. Carmarthen present to value antiques and collectables free of charge. Many turned up with their treasured possessions and spent time viewing the Museum collections whilst there. The Museum closes down for winter at the end of October, and collections will be changed-over during this break. Special days will soon be held for scanning historical documents for the National Library (see page 9) - more details next time. Please don’t throw away or discard any local records or souvenirs without giving a thought to the Museum. People from the catchment area of Lampeter Comprehensive School are welcomed to bring in donations or loans for the displays, and for scanning onto Casgliad y Werin / The People’s Collection.
Yvonne Davies
develop a network for Permaculture groups in Wales.
This network will also open its arms to other
organisations.
I attended this gathering as a member of the S. W.
Wales group and would like to thank everyone involved
for a truly inspirational weekend. Alison Stopp
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Autumn, the time of “mists and mellow fruitfulness”,
has arrived. After a glorious September, the nights are
drawing in and early mornings feel much colder. Living
as I do on a hillside overlooking the Teifi Valley, the
morning mists are magical, sitting gently and
mysteriously over the valley, the hills beyond rising like
islands. These mists usually promise another lovely day
when the sun burns them off.
This year nature seemed to think that September was
another Spring-time; the roses bloomed again, as if it
were June, whilst early summer flowers have had a
second showing. Beds are still a riot of colour with
nasturtiums, that most generous of plants, tumbling
over walls in a cascade of oranges, reds and gold. They
must be the most generous of plants; for the price of a
packet of seeds sewn, in even very poor soil, they
proliferate gaily, spreading their tendrils to cover
anything in their path with joyful trumpet-like flowers.
They self-seed so they will return year after year like
old friends. The flowers and leaves can be eaten in
salads, or they can be a ‘sacrificial’ plant when placed
near the veggie beds; insects and caterpillars will
sometimes devour the nasturtiums, leaving a little
more produce for our tables. Autumn is the time for
clearing the beds but with such generous displays of
colour, I have left them untouched, enjoying their
display as long as possible.
The veggie beds are another matter; for me it’s been a
poor vegetable year. The only things that have done
really well are salad greens and chard, grown from
small plants given to me by a friend. They are still
growing magnificently with their stalks of bright
yellow, red and cream, topped by rich glossy green
leaves that can be eaten like spinach. I use chard in
vegetable stir-fries, chopping the stalks into half-inch
lengths to add colour and taste to the dish. I add the
leaves a few minutes before serving so they just wilt
down, rather than lose nutrients through overcooking.
Peas were a disappointment this year; most of the
pods didn’t swell and there were only enough to add
to other dishes, rather than being able to feast on
them raw straight from the plant, as in other years.
Insects reduced all the brassica to pretty green lace,
even though they were netted. Eventually I gave up
and pulled them out as I couldn’t get even one meal
from them.
Three years ago I planted a hedge of Rosa rugosa. They
have grown magnificently and each year after a
summer flowering of delicate pink and white booms
they provide hips as big as cherries. I cannot waste
nature’s gifts so I turn the hips into syrup for winter
use. It’s rather a messy job as after boiling, the hips
have to be mashed and strained though muslin to get
rid of all the little burr-like seeds. I don’t over boil as
this destroys the vitamin C content. I don’t use sugar
either (not good for the health) but bottle and chill the
syrup as it is. Sweetener can be added before drinking
if required. Why not try healthy alternatives such as
SugarVida (from Marvellous Superfoods shop at the
back of the Co-op); a natural sweetener and rich in B
vitamins. It has a delicious caramel taste that children
will love. The syrup can be poured onto ice cream with
a spoonful of this natural sugar and it becomes a real
treat instead of a medicine. Without sugar the syrup
will keep in the fridge for about three months, or
indefinitely in the freezer.
There is something so satisfying in making use of the
bounty of nature and storing it for the lean winter
months. Squirrels are not the only creatures who like
to store their food. Not so long ago, even in my own
childhood, there were no fridges or freezers and we
relied upon dry storing, bottling, salting and jamming
to feed us through the winter.
This year instead of covering my veggie beds with
weed suppressant, I’m sowing seeds of natural green
manure - mustard and white clover - to be dug into the
soil come the spring. This will act as a weed
suppressant and help to fix the nitrogen in the soil. I
hope it will also provide some winter colour to cheer
my days of the ‘winter blues’ when I look out onto my
garden.
The walls of my garden restrain the
Wild Welsh hillside’s rough-tufted grassy slopes
Each stone heft from Earth’s dark womb
Creates a shelter, secret from the winds
Half- promising protection in temporary abeyance
Taming this land of my Mothers
Proud in her Heritage
Over these walls nasturtiums tumble
Roses and geraniums flaunt a passion
Of pink and red, demanding attention.
Soft brown loam
Cradles squashes and strawberries
Tangy, succulent, insistent
On early morning picking.
Low walls are for sitting on
Through hot summer days, and nights
With Moon, gentle in her gleaming
Best then, when all becalmed and still
To gaze at the blue-black star-fronded sky
And wonder at the immense, tender beauty
Of the Universe.
Ceredwin
IN THE GARDEN WITH CEREDWIN
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Yn bersonol, roeddwn i wrth fy modd yn mynd i’r
ysgol - ond rwy’n gwybod bod llawer o bobl ddim yn
teimlo’r un ffordd. I rai, mae mynd i’r ysgol yn her
ofnadwy ac, o ganlyniad, caiff ei gofio fel profiad
gwael. Yn amlach na pheidio, mae pobl a sy’n
casáu’r ysgol yn ei gadael cyn gynted â phosibl ac
yn fynych, byddant yn ei gadael heb gymwysterau a
fyddai’n eu galluogi i symud ymlaen yn y dyfodol.
Mae hyn yn bechod, a gall bobl ei ddifaru pan fydd
cyfleoedd bywyd yn fwy prin o’r herwydd. Ond ni
ddylai peidio â mwynhau’r ysgol olygu nad yw
astudio ar gael i chi neu nad yw’n eich gweddu. Mae
llawer o bobl yn gwneud y camgymeriad o dybio nad
ydynt mor alluog â phobl eraill. Yma yn YDDS, mae
arnom eisiau cefnogi oedolion a hoffai gyfle arall i
gofleidio addysg. Hoffwn roi cyfle arall i bobl sydd
eisiau newid eu bywyd, gwella ar eu sefyllfa, neu
sy’n teimlo eu bod bellach yn barod i ddysgu. Dyna
pam rydym wedi dylunio cwrs Y Porth.
Mae Y Porth yn fath o lwybr at ddyfodol newydd.
Dyfodol sy’n llawn posibilrwydd a photensial, yn lle
un sy’n teimlo’n gyfyngedig ac yn llawn rhwystrau.
Gall y cwrs fod ar gyfer y rheiny sydd wedi ymddeol
ac eisiau dal ati i ddefnyddio’u hymennydd yn
ogystal â’r rheiny a chanddynt gariad at wybod mwy.
A dyna hyfrydwch y cwrs - pwy bynnag ydych chi,
beth bynnag y buoch yn ei wneud o’r blaen - rydym
ni’n rhoi cyfle i chi ddod nôl at ddysgu a rhoi cyfle
arall arno. Ond y tro hwn, bydd y dysgu mewn
amgylchedd lle cewch eich trin fel oedolyn, lle bydd
eich syniadau’n cyfrif a lle byddwn yn eich helpu i
sylweddoli bod dysgu’n gyffrous, yn heriol, yn
symbylol ac yn anad dim, yn hwyl.
Bydd y dosbarthiadau’n dechrau gan bwyll gydag
amserlen wythnosol reolaidd a chanddi ond ychydig
oriau er mwyn helpu ichi ddod i arfer â bod yn
fyfyriwr. Cewch eich addysgu mewn grwpiau bach a
chewch gymorth un i un gan diwtor i’ch helpu i fwrw
iddi. Hefyd, gall UNRHYW UN wneud cais i
gofrestru ar y cwrs a phan fyddwch yn gorffen y
flwyddyn yn llwyddiannus bydd gennych gyfres o
sgiliau a fydd wedi ehangu ar eich rhagolwg a’ch
galluoedd. Ac, os byddwch yn darganfod bod
gennych gariad at ddysgu (ac rwy’n siŵr y byddwch
chi) rydym yn eich cefnogi i fynd ymlaen i wneud
cwrs gradd mewn pwnc o’ch dewis!
Mae Y Porth yn annwyl iawn i mi nawr. Daeth i fod 3
blynedd yn ôl ac rwyf wedi bod yn gysylltiedig ag ef
o’r cychwyn. Mae gweld pawb a fu ar Y Porth o
gwmpas y lle ar y campws nawr yn astudio graddau
yn y Clasuron, Archaeoleg, Hanes, Anthropoleg,
Athroniaeth a mwy, yn rhoi hwb i’m calon. Mentrodd
y bobl hyn, gan ymuno â ni ar y campws, ac maent
wedi newid eu bywydau. Mae’n wych a dweud y
gwir! Y flwyddyn nesaf, bydd pobl yn graddio gyda ni
a gyrhaeddodd y brifysgol heb unrhyw gymwysterau
ac a fydd yn gadael gyda gradd...allwch chi ddim
gwneud llawer gwell na hynny, na allwch?
Hayley Goddard
01570 424959
Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives
Porth i’r Dyniaethau
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Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives
Gateway to the Humanities
Personally, I loved school – but I know that many people do not feel the same as me. School for some is a
terrible challenge and, as a result, is often remembered as a bad experience. More often than not, people
who hated school left it quickly and, typically, they left without the qualifications to go on to further
themselves later. This is a shame and can be felt as a regret when life-opportunities become constrained.
But not enjoying school should not mean that study is out of your reach or not for you. This is a mistake
many people make assuming themselves to not be as bright as the next person. We at UWTSD want to
support adults who would like another chance at education – another chance to turn their lives around,
better their situation, or who just simply feel they are now ready to learn – and that is why we designed The
Gateway course.
The Gateway could be thought of as a pathway to a new kind of future. A future full of possibilities and
potential, instead of one where life feels limited and inhibited. This could be for people who have retired and
want to remain mentally active as much as for those who just want to know more. And that is the beauty of
the course - whoever you are, whatever you have been doing - we give you a chance to come back to
learning and give it another go. But this time learning will take place in an environment where you are
treated as an adult, where your ideas count and where we help you to realise that learning is exciting,
challenging, stimulating and most of all fun. Classes start gently with a regular weekly timetable of only a few
hours to get you used to being a student. You are taught in small groups and are given one-to-one tutorial
support to get you going. Plus, ANYONE can apply to enrol on the course and with successful completion of
the year you will be furnished with a set of skills that will have both broadened your outlook and your
abilities. And, if you find that you love learning (and I bet you will) we support you to carry on and do a
degree in a subject of your choice! The Gateway is rather dear to me now. It came into being 3 years ago
and I have been with it from the start. Seeing all my Gateway-ers on campus reading degrees in Classics,
Archaeology, History, Anthropology, Philosophy and more, warms my heart. These people took a risk, joined
us on the campus and have turned their lives around. It is nothing short of wonderful! Next year we will have
graduates who came in without qualifications and who are going out with a degree…can’t do much better
than that, now can you? Hayley Goddard WHOLE EARTH? CYFUNIONI SYSTEMAU DYNOL A SYSTEMAU NATURIOL
Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant yw'r unig Brifysgol yng Nghymru i ddod ag arddangosfa WHOLE EARTH? i'n campusau. Fe fydd yr arddangosfa yn teithio ar draws ein lleoliadau yn Ne-orllewin Cymru rhwng nawr a’r Nadolig! Beth yw WHOLE EARTH? Dilyniant yw WHOLE EARTH? i arddangosfa Hard Rain a lansiwyd gan Brosiect Eden yn 2006. Yn Hard Rain gwelir geiriau Bob Dylan yn cael eu cyflwyno gyda lluniau sy'n dod â'r heriau'r 21
ain Ganrif yn fyw.
Cafodd nifer o wylwyr yr arddangosfa eu ysgogi gymaint gan ddelweddau o anghytgord iddynt fynnu atebion i greu daear gyfan - cyfan yn yr ystyr o fod yn unedig ac wedi’i iacháu. Anfonwyd llythyron at wleidyddion ac at y brosiect Hard Rain. Y canlyniad yw arddangosfa WHOLE EARTH?, sy’n bartneriaeth gydag Undeb Cenedlaethol Myfyrwyr y DU. Mae'n cynnig atebion ym meysydd yr hinsawdd, ynni, dŵr ffres, cefnforoedd ac amaethyddiaeth, ac hefyd mewn meysydd megis hawliau dynol a gwneud rheolau economaidd. Mae'n cynnig ffyrdd newydd o feddwl ac mae'n bersonol. Mae eisiau gwybod yr hyn y byddai myfyrwyr a phobl ifanc yn ei wneud er mwyn creu cymdeithas fwy cynaliadwy. Fe’ch gwahoddir chi i gymryd rhan. Bydd yr arddangosfa ar gampws Llambed rhwng 16-29 Tachwedd. Dewch draw i’w gweld yn yr ardal sydd newydd ei thirlunio
WHOLE EARTH?
ALIGNING HUMAN SYSTEMS AND NATURAL SYSTEMS
UWTSD is the only university in Wales to bring the WHOLE EARTH? exhibition to our campuses. The exhibition will travel around our campuses across South West Wales between now and Christmas!
What is WHOLE EARTH? WHOLE EARTH? is the follow-up to the Hard Rain exhibition which launched at Eden Project in 2006. In Hard Rain the lyrics of Bob Dylan are illustrated with photographs that bring alive the challenges of the 21
st
century. Moved by images of disharmony, many of the exhibition’s viewers demanded solutions to create a whole earth – whole in the sense of both unified and healed. They wrote to politicians and to the Hard Rain Project. The result is the WHOLE EARTH? exhibition, a partnership with the UK National Union of Students. It offers solutions in the areas of climate, energy, fresh water, oceans and agriculture, but also in areas such as human rights and economic rule-making. It offers new ways of thinking and it gets personal. It wants to know what students and young people will do to make society more sustainable. You are invited to get involved. The exhibition will be on the Lampeter campus between 16-29 November - Pop along to see it on the new landscaped area.
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Victoria Hall: regular activities and classes
Bryn Road, Lampeter SA48 7EE
To book the Victoria Hall phone: 07891 632614 Email: [email protected]
Community groups & local small-scale commercial: Large hall £14/hour; Small hall £9/hour; Combined £22/
hour. We also have office space, committee room and small therapy/ class/ conference room.
See www.vichall.org.uk for more details.
Day Weekly (W)
Fortnightly (F) Monthly (M)
Time Activity / Class
Contact
Name Number
Monday W 1-3pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W
5.30-7pm Yoga Ann Inshaw 07826 692110
W
6-7.30pm Girl Guides Sandra Carbin 07949 479185
Tuesday W 5.30-
6.30pm Pilates Ann Inshaw 07826 692110
Wednes-day
W 10-12pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
F 2-4.30pm Young at Heart Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter
W 4.30-6pm Brownies Nikki Mead 07790 987070
W 5.30-
6.30pm Pilates Ann Inshaw 07826 692110
Thursday W 1-3pm Welsh classes Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W 4-6pm Ray Ceredigion
Play Gill Byrne 01545 570686
W 6-7pm Pilates Ann Inshaw 07826 692110
W 8-9pm Boxersize Oliver Leighton 07918 661194
Friday W 10-
11.30am Yoga Ann Inshaw 07826 692110
W 11.30am-
1pm Five Rhythms
Practice Group Gyano Sullivan
W 4.30-
6.30pm LYTSS: Lampeter Youth
Theatre & Stage School Tracey Reynolds 07976 052888
M
30 Oct 8pm Café Musique Bernadette O’Grady
www.facebook.com/cafemusiquelampeter
Saturday 2nd & 4th Sat each month
10am-1pm
People’s Market Local food, produce and crafts. Plus Credit Union, café, live music & other attractions
Sunday W 10am-7pm
Lampeter Evangelical Church
Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café
01570 423344
M
Every third Sunday 7-9.30pm Custard Queens WI Jen Pink 01570 471209
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what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to [email protected]
courses________________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Sat 7-Sun 8 Nov: Rustic Stick Stool Workshop Sat 14 Nov: Leathercraft Sun 22 Nov: Peg Loom Weaving Sun 17 Jan 2016: Coppice and Cawl Sat 13, 20 & 27 Feb: Introduction to Outdoor Digital Photography Sun 14-Mon 15 Feb: Willow Basket Weaving - From Square 2 Round Wed 24 Feb: Winter Tree ID Late Feb (tbc): free Lichens workshop More information: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk
creative_______________ Recycled Festive Rag Rug Wreath Workshop with Sue Clow from Rag Art Studios. Sat 21 Nov, 12.30-5pm, National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre. Discover the recycling skills of rag rug making and make a beautiful wreath for the festive season. Bookings: Sue 01974 298100, [email protected]
Pegloom Workshop. Make a fleece rug in a day. 11am-4pm, date tbc. £35 including use of loom and all materials. Limited places so book promptly. Ceredwin 01570 421476
Air Drying and Clay Workshops During the sessions students will have the opportunity to explore the versatile qualities of clay, using an array of craft tools and pattern making techniques and at the end take their piece home to dry and paint. For an extra charge work can be glazed, fired and collected or posted 2-3 weeks. Taster Session: I hr 30min £10. Full day session: 10-5pm, £36 Half Day Session: Either 10am–1pm or 2–5pm, £18
Jug workshop for adults - materials included, £80 First session: 10am–4:30pm and Second session 10am-12pm On this 2-part course Joanna will show you how to make a beautiful slab built jug, patterned using leaves, stamps, found objects and other materials. Work will be left to dry for a week then bisque fired ready for your return in two weeks time. For the second part (this is a shorter day) you will learn about staining with oxides, glazing and preparing your jug ready for the final firing. Work will be ready to collect a week later. Adult Pottery Classes £110 for 6 x
2 ½ hr sessions During this course students will have the opportunity to develop their creativity whilst exploring the versatile qualities of clay; learning techniques such as drawing and designing for pottery, tile making, pattern making and texturing, slab building and colouring using slips, oxides and glazes. Please phone for bookings and/or appointment to view unique c e r a m i c s o n s a l e a t t h e studio, or browse through website shop: www.joannabond.co.uk: [email protected], 01545 581157
Abercoed Studios, Tregaron. Creative wool shop, hand-made crafts, art and prints, tuition, supplies. Coffee shop & Wi-Fi. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. www.sue2.co.uk, 01974 299105, www.blacksheeptregaron.co.uk
Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall. Improvers every Thursday 1.30-3.30pm, £8. Now taking names for the next beginner sessions. Contact Ann 01558 650760, www.spinwise.co.uk spinwise.uk@btinternet
Jewellery Making Course for Beginners: basic jewellery-making skills. Held in the local Ceredigion area, courses and times to be agreed by mutual arrangement. Contact: Peter, 07984 883453. events ________________
Innovation & Enterprise Support in Lampeter; ‘Superfast Broadband - How to reduce costs and increase profits.’ Thurs 29 Oct, 9.30am-12.30. The Halliwell Center, Carmarthen, SA31 3EP. This free event will inform about the digital revolution and help you understand how you can transform your business through effective use of Superfast Broadband connectivity. ‘Band Eang Cyflym Iawn - Sut i lei-hau costau a chynyddu elw’ Bydd y digwyddiad yn eich hysbysu am y chwyldro digidol ac yn eich helpu i ddeall sut y gallwch draws newid eich busnes drwy ddefnydd effeithiol o gysylltedd Band Eang Cyflym Iawn. Am ddim. Dydd Iau 29 Hydref, 9.30-12.30. Canolfan yr Hal l iwel l , Carmarthen, SA31 3EP
Annual Concert of Eisteddfod Highlights, Ysgol Henry Richard, Campws Uwchradd, Tregaron. Wed 4 Nov, 7pm. 01974 298231
Lampeter & District Beekeepers' Association. Next meeting: Tues 10 Nov, 8 pm, Millennium Hall, Cellan. £2 per person, includes tea & biscuits. Film screening “More Than Honey”, a documentary investigating the decline in the world’s bee populations. Non-members welcome.
The Jane Guy School of Dancing will perform Coppelia at Theatr Felinfach on Fri 13 Nov, 7.30pm and Sat 14 Nov, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Theatr Felinfach or from Jane Guy (01570 470645). The new dance school term started in September, anyone interested in joining should contact Jane Guy for details of classes held in Lampeter and Felinfach.
Scientific and Medical Network: Thurs 12 Nov, 4pm, Founders’ Library, UWTSD Lampeter. Bones for Life, a presentation by Marye Wyvill on how to avoid losing bone density and including an introduction to gentle exercises suitable for all. Free refreshments.
12th Annual Craft Fair, in aid of Breast Cancer Wales. Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Fri 27 Nov, 2-6pm & Sat 28 Nov, 10am-4pm. Lots of stalls of locally made crafts, raffle prizes and refreshments. Please come along and support. Free entry.
Climate Change March, Aberystywth. Sat 28 Nov. Supported by Ceredigion Green Party. Time and route tbc. www.avaaz.org
Ffair Nadolig / Christmas Fair. Sat 28 Nov, 12-4pm, Arts Hall, UWTSD Lampeter. Stal ls, arts, crafts, exhibitions, Santa’s Grotto - £2. Supporting Diabetes UK. www.uwtsd/events
Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland: A G M f o l l o w e d b y m o n t h l y Management Meeting. Mon 7 Dec 7.30pm, Long Wood Visitor Centre. The Long Wood team welcomes queries, questions and ideas from the public at this monthly open forum. Contact: 07557 386755, [email protected]
Traws Link Cymru - West Wales Railway Campaign -Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru. For details of future meetings please check: facebook/trawslinkcymru www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk
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National Trust, Llanerchaeron. 24–31 Oct (Half Term), Daily activities including: Fri 30 Oct, 2-4pm, Pumpkin Carving Competition. Come dressed in your spookiest outfit! Bring your own pumpkin (we have a few for sale £2) Sat 31 Oct, 1.30-4pm, Halloween Kids Trail. Calling all ghosts, ghouls, witches and monsters. Find gruesome ingredients to make a yucky Hallowe'en potion. Wear your scariest costume! Contact: 01545 573024/ www.nationaltrust.org.uk/llanerchaeron
Homewood: Amazon Journeys Brought Home. Photography Exhibition. 25 Oct–1 Nov. Crynfryn Farm, Penuwch, Tregaron, SY25 6RE. Profits to the Rainforest Association.
health & well-being ______
Yoga Classes Yoga Classes suitable for all, with Cathy Crick Stanton, a Scaravelli inspired, Iyengar trained teacher: Mon 6-7.30pm & Tues 10-11.30am & Thurs 10-11.30am at An-cient Earth Centre for Well-being, Lan-las Farm, Cellan; Tues 5.30-7pm, Church Hall, Ystrad Meurig; Thurs 5.30-7pm, Chapel Vestry, Tregaron. Contact: 01570 421144, 07748 031614, [email protected]
Banc Bwyd Llambed Food Bank will be open Mon, Weds and Fri 9am-5pm for the time being. Referrals are made by local agencies, and non-perishable food donations can be left at the Co-op and Hedyn Mwstard cafe. Banc Bwyd is an initiative of Lampeter churches supported by the local community.
Support Group for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Lampeter: Meets first Monday each month at Y Hedyn Mwstard/Mustard Seed Café, College St, Lampeter. 1.30-3.30pm. Next meeting: Mon 2 Nov, Croeso i bawb. For details contact: Judith McKay, 07938 571164
Weight-Watchers meets in Lampeter every Tuesday night. St Peter’s Church Hall (opposite Police Station). Join any week, weigh anytime between 5.30pm-6.30pm / meeting talk 6.30-7pm. For more details please contact: Eleri, 07748 270439 [email protected] otherwise just turn up on the night.
Headway, The Brain Injury Association. Have you survived a Brain Injury? Do you care for someone with Brain Injury? Then read on! Headway Ceredigion is holding Drop in sessions on the first Monday of each
month, f rom 2–4pm at Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, SY23 1JB. Come along and join us for a cuppa and a chat. Light refreshments will be provided . A ydych wedi goroesi anaf i’r ymennydd? A ydych yn gofalu am rywun sydd ag anaf i’r ymennydd? Dar l lenwch ym laen! Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun cyntaf pob mis rhwng 2-4pm yn Mind Aberystwyth, Stryd y Felin, SY23 1JB. Dewch draw i ymuno â ni am baned a sgwrs. Bydd diodydd a bwydydd ysgafn ar gael ar ôl y sesiwn. Contact: Dave Maggs, Wales Development Manager , Headway UK, 01446 740130, 07941 855935 [email protected]
Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Catholic Church (white church), opposite the police station in Lampeter. Wednesdays 8-9.30pm. For info, national helpline: 0845 7697555
Narcotics Anonymous meet at St Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of the Drovers Road/ Peterwell Terrace), opposite the car park, on Monday from 7.30-8.30pm. national helpline: 0300 999 1212
kids ___________________ The REAL Minecraft Adventure! 26, 27 & 29 Oct, 10am-4pm. For 6-12 year olds. Full day of Minecraft themed activities at Coed Tyllwyd, Llanfarian, nr Aberystwyth. Kids will be set a number of challenges, find fire, gather food, “mine” for precious stones and all the while they’ll be building their homes (dens) before "night" falls and monsters wake up. Plus a cooked campfire feast at lunch. £25 per child and £20 for each additional sibling. Advance booking essential. Contact: James, 07876 794098. More dates www.facebook.com/woodlandclassroom
Wild In The Woods. Wed 28 Oct, 10am-4pm, at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre. For kids aged 6-12. Contact: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk Ray Ceredigion Free Play Sessions. New time, new venue. Parc yr Orsedd & Victoria Hall every Thursday, term time only, 4-6pm. Croeso i bawb/All welcome. Rhaid i blant dan 8 fod yng nghwmni/Children under 8 must be accompanied. Contact: 01545 570686, [email protected] Facebook: RAYCeredig
Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Fri at Victoria Hall, 4.30-6.30pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 conc. Contact: Tracey, 07976 052888 Little Rangers: “Play, Explore,
Discover”. Weekly parent & toddler club for children aged 2-5 years. Child-led play sessions led by Forest School trained staff, Lea and James, out in the woods. £4 per adult, £2 per child each session. 1-3pm every Thursday at Denmark Farm. If you’re new to the group - please call in advance for d e t a i l s . 0 7 8 7 6 7 9 4 0 9 8 , www.woodlandclassroom.com/kids-clubs
Young Rangers: “Play, Explore, Discover”. Weekly after-school club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland activities, games, nature awareness and bushcraft led by Forest School trained staff. £5 per session. 4-6pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Denmark Farm. Advance booking essential. Contact James, 07876 794098 www.woodlandclassroom.com/kids-clubs
1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Wednesdays, 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070 1st Lampeter Girl Guides. Meet Tuesdays, 6-7.30pm. Contact: Sandra Carbin, 07949 479185
Art and Pottery Club Wed & Fri 4-5:30pm snacks and drinks available, £8 per session. Children will work on developing self expression and learning new skills in drawing and designing for pottery. To book and find out more contact: Joanna, 01545 581157, www.joannabond.co.uk Unique Ceramics for Sale online. Clwb celf a chrochenwaith Dydd Mercher a Dydd Gwener 4-5:30 £8 y sesiwn Byrbrydau a diodydd ar gael.
Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, Llanybydder (nr Evans Bros market). Open Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, 7-days-a-week in school holidays. Birthday Party bookings welcome. Tasty menu & free WiFi. C o n t a c t : 0 1 5 7 0 4 8 0 2 6 8 , www.littlemzzz.co.uk
"Lampeter Little Ones" is a Facebook group for parents of pre-schoolers in the Lampeter area. Wondering what groups and activities are available for your baby or toddler, then please join up and have a look: w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / g r o u p s /lampeterlittleones
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markets_______________ People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Sat each month. Next markets: Sat 14 & 28 Nov. Lampeter Farmers' Market Market Street, Lampeter, 9am-2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: Fri 13 & 27 Nov.
Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month. Next market: Sat 7 Nov .
Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next markets: Sat 21 Nov. Aberaeron Farmers’ Market & More! Feathers Royal Hotel, 9am-2pm every Wed. Special markets: Halloween Wed 28 Oct & Xmas market with reindeer, Wed 16 Dec. Find us on Facebook
move your body _________ Boot Camp. Canolfan Hamdden Llambed/Lampeter Leisure Centre Tachwedd / November - 4 wythnos o ymarfer dwys cyn y Nadolig / 4 weeks of intense training before Christmas Dydd Mawrth/ Tues, 7.30-8.30pm Dydd Gwener/ Fri, 5.30-6.30pm (Tu allan / Outdoor) Sesiynnau Milwrol / Military sessions £4 y sesiwn (8 sesiwn am £25) £4 a session (8 sessions for £25) Angen bwcio / Booking advisable
Cerddwyr Llambed (Ramblers). A warm welcome is extended to new walkers and those who wish to try a ramble or two. 25 Oct: Cross Inn, New Quay 31 Oct: Ystrad Aeron Contact James 01570 480743 or Kay 01570 480041 for future dates. Hydrospin (Aqua Cycling) class at Lampeter Swimming Pool, Mon 10.15am & 8pm; Aberaeron Swimming Pool, Tues 11.30am & 6pm. Contact: David Maund to book 07792351607
Couch to 5K Running Group. 6.30pm from the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter. A 9 week course (from 7 Sept) is aimed at complete beginners who wants to improve health and fitness. FREE! Facebook: Lampeter Couch to 5K Running Group or contact Helen 07817543257
New American Tribal Style Bellydancing: Tues 1-2pm & Wed 6-7 pm, Dance Studio above the University Sports Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779
Belly Dance & Yoga classes. Belly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3. Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5. Crugybar Village Hall. Contact: 01558 685321, [email protected]
Yoga class - mixed abilities: St Thomas' Hall, Tuesdays 7.30-8.45pm £6 Contact: Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512
Yoga, Wednesdays 5.30-7pm Cellan Millennium Hall. Small friendly group led by Pat Beaton, 01558 650594.
Lampeter Egyptian Belly Dance Fridays 9.45-11am, £5. Very few spaces left in this class. & also Lunchtime Fit For Life For Over 50's Fridays 12.15-1.15pm £4. Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance. Spaces available. Both classes at Sally Saunders Dance Studio, Unit 22, Lampeter Industrial Estate, SA48 8LT. First session Free. Rose Barter, 01239 851737, [email protected]
Twmpath, Folkdancing, need a caller for an event, call Elly 01570 471476.
Friday Walkers: meet for ambling rambling on a Friday morning. Easy access walking for an hour, depending on the weather and the mood. Meet rain or shine, 10am at Rookery Car Park. Free, followed by coffee and chat. Not able to manage the stroll but would like company? Just meet up for coffee. Philip Lodwick, 01570 422181
Walk Out Workout. Join the WOW posse for a brisk fitness walk around Lampeter on Thursday evenings. Meet at 6.30pm at the Leisure Centre for a 3-4 mile walk, including an optional hill at the end. Expect to be out for around an hour. It’s fun and it’s free!
Jane Guy School of Dancing. Established 1977. Ballet and stage work; annual production; RAD exams. Classes: Tue eves and Saturdays, Shiloh Chapel, Lampeter. Thursdays 4.30-7.30pm at Theatr Felinfach. Contact: 01570 470645
Sarn Helen running and cycling club welcomes all abilities. Junior runners (ages 8-16) meet at Leisure Centre, Tues 6.15pm. Adult runners meet Rookery Car Park, Tues 6.15 & 8pm, Thur 6.15pm. For cycling (road and MTB) see: www.sarnhelen.org.uk
Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. In Dances of Universal Peace, we dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147. DUP Qualified
Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. Please bring a mat or equivalent. ‘The elegance of a dancer and the strength of an athlete’. This sums up what you could attain through regular practice of Pilates. Here are some of the benefits: improved posture and body shape; muscle toning; in-creased energy, strength, agility and
stamina; greater mind/body/spirit con-nection. Give it a try! Llangeitho Village Hall, Mon 2pm with Shân Rees.
music_________________ Café Musique returns to Victoria Hall on Fri 30 Oct at 7.45pm featuring a lovely dinner and beautiful Celtic music by The Meadows and Deuair. Event supported by the Arts Council of Wales' Night Out Scheme. Advance tickets £12 Adult, £6 Child at www.bernadetteogrady.co.uk or from Hag's Records.
www.facebook.com/cafemusiquelampeter Lampeter Folk will be back for a "Christmas Special", Fri 4 Dec, 7.30pm , Victoria Hall. Mulled wine and mince pies for all. Come along bring your instruments, songs and poetry! Lampeter Music Concert Series: Victoria Simonsen, two cello suites by Bach along with works by Gaspar Cassadó and Matthias Pintscher. Tues 10 Nov, 7.30pm, Old Hall, UWTSD Lampeter. Tickets at the door: £11; concessions £9; students free with SU card; two children free with paying adult; season membership (6 concerts) £50, concessions £40. Half-price membership to ten new members. Contact: 01558 650569, [email protected].
Kodály Society of Wales: Concert, Sat 28 Nov, 7pm, Ffarmers Village Hall, fund-raising concert with internationally renowned musicians, tickets on the door. Children's Workshop 4-5pm, £5 to include entry to concert, bookings 01558 650162. 9.30pm, Drovers Arms, Ffarmers, Welsh singer-songwriter Danielle Lewis will be performing on behalf of KSW. KSW is a small charity making music accessible to all by delivering innovative music education and high-level performance in schools and the community.
permaculture, gardening &
conservation ___________ Lampeter Permaculture Group is a collective of like-minded people, interested in principles and practice of permaculture and sustainability. More info: www.lampeterpermaculture.org
Living Willow Creations. DIY or expertly installed in your garden. Great activity for older children.
Contact Angie, 01974 831300
Live an Abundant Life! Let permaculture open the door for you. Short courses and advice.
Contact Angie [email protected], 01974 831300.
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canolfan hamdden a phwll nofio llambed lampeter leisure centre & swimming pool am rhagor o wybodaeth cysylltwch ar ganolfan
for more information contact the leisure centre
01570 422552 / 01570 422959
[email protected] facebook: hamdden llambed leisure twitter: #lampeterleisure
Dydd / Day Amser / Time Chwaraeon / Dosbarth Activity / Class Oed / Age Pris / Price
Dydd Llun
Monday
1-1.45pm Troelli Amser Cinio Lunchtime Spin £4
5.30-6.30pm Aerobig Step Step Aerobics £4.75/£3.85
6.30-7.30pm Cylchredai Circuit Training £4
6.30-7.30 Aerobeg Dwr (yn y pwll) Aqua Fit (in the pool) £4
Dydd Mawrth
Tuesday
7.45-8.30am Troelli Cynnar Early Bird Spin £4
3.45-4.45pm Pêl Droed Merched Girls’ Football £2
3.30-5pm Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed Lampeter Town Fencing Club 10+ £4.50
5.30-6.30pm Kettlebells Kettlebells £4
6.45-7.30pm Troelli Profiadol Advanced Spin £4
Dydd Mercher
Wednesday
12-12.45pm Ffitrwydd Ysgafn Ease Into Fitness £4.75/£3.85
1-1.45pm Troelli Amser Cinio Lunchtime Spin £4
3.30-4.30pm Pêl Fasged IZB IZB Basketball
5.45-6.30pm Troelli Dechreuwyr Beginners Spin £4
6.30-7.30pm Kettlercise Kettlercise £4.75/£3.85
6.45-7.30pm Troelli Profiadol Advanced Spin £4
7.30-8.30pm Boxercise Boxercise £4
Dydd Iau
Thursday
3.30-5pm Gymnasteg Gymnastics
5.15-6pm Aerobig Aerobics £4.75/£3.85
6-6.45pm Troelli Dechreuwyr Beginners Spin £4
6.15-7.15pm Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen Sarn Helen Running Club 8+
7-8pm Cylchedai Cardio Blast Circuit £4
Dydd Gwener
Friday
11.30am-12.30pm
Aerobeg Dwr (yn y pwll) Aqua Aerobics (in the pool) £4
12.45-1.30pm Troelli Amser Cinio Lunchtime Spin
3.45-4.15pm Zumba Atomic Zumba Atomic 3-7 Am ddim/Free
4.15-5pm Zumba Atomic Zumba Atomic 7+ Am ddim/Free
5-6.30pm Clwb Badminton Badminton Club
6.30-8pm Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed Lampeter Town Fencing Club 10+ £4.50
Dydd Sadwrn
Saturday
Ysgol Gymnasteg REES REES School of Gymnastics 9.15am-1pm
2-3pm Disco Rhowl Roller Disco £3.15/£2.30
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permaculture, gardening &
conservation cont.d________ Create a Paradise for You and Nature. Simple, low input conservation and wildlife gardening advice. Contact Angie 01974 831300 [email protected].
Cothi Gardeners meet at 7pm, (during the winter months as daylight is short) on third Weds each month, Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. www.cothigardeners.com / Elena 01558 685321 / Daisy 01558 650829.
religious services &
groups ________________ Lampeter Parish St Peter’s Church, Lampeter. Main Sun Service: 10.30am Bilingual. Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), 9.15am Cymun Bendigaid Cymraeg (ail a phedwerydd Sul yn unig). Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities. Enquiries/Bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324
St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Main Sun Service: 9am (Bilingual).
St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws. Main Sun Service: 10.45am
St Sulien’s Church, Silian.
Main Sun Service: 2pm (Bilingual).
St Mary’s Church, Maestir.
Main Sun Service: Eucharist 2.30pm (2nd Sunday only) English.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Lampeter Sunday Mass is 10am. For other services see church notice board.
St Thomas' Methodist Church Sun service 10.30am, creche & youth activity. Times apply to the first four Sundays in each month. For the few fifth Sundays there will be a single United Parish Service at 10am: loca-tion will be published in the local newspapers Emmaus Christian Fellowship meets Sundays, 10.30am and 5pm, at rear of 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Contact: David Patterson, 01570 422529 Noddfa, Eglwys y Bedyddwyr, Bridge St, Lampeter. Cwrdd a chymundeb ar y Sul 1af am 3.30 am 9.30 ar y trydydd Sul. Oedfa deulu a gweithdy am 5 ar y 4ydd Sul. Croeso i bawb.
Capel Bedyddwyr, Silian. Cwrdd yr ail a pedwerydd Sul y mis am 10.15yb. Croeso i bawb.
All Saints' Church, Cellan. Bilingual services every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, 2pm. A warm welcome to all. Baptisms and weddings by arrangement. Contact the Revd. Bill
Fillery, 01570 421425.
St Mary's Church, Llanfair Clydogau. Bilingual services every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, 10.15am. A warm welcome to all. B a p t i s m s a n d w e d d i n g s b y arrangement. Contact the Revd Bill Fillery, 01570 421425.
Interested in Buddhism? A Study Group for Women. Exploring the underlying principle of Buddhist Practice and how we can apply this in our daily lives. Meets one day a month near Aberystwyth. Meditation, shared lunch. Contact: Lesley, 01970 617129 or Noel 07988 745364
Lampeter Evangelical Church meets every Sunday at Victoria Hall, 10am– 7pm. Contact: Gareth Jones at The Mustard Seed café, 01570 423344
Lampeter Quakers. Every Sunday at Canolfan Steffan, Peterwell Terrace at 10.45am. All welcome. Crynwyr Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peterwell, 10.45yb. Croeso i bawb. Contact / Cysylltwch: Deborah Rowlands [email protected], www.crynwyrcymru.org.uk (Cymraeg) 01570 480083
social _________________ Quiz Night Cellan Millennium Hall, Thurs 26 Nov, 7.30pm. Teams of 4. £1 per person. Contact: Amanda 01570 421388
Golden Broth Lunch Club: We hope more local people will join us for lunch and cake, on Mondays from 11.30am-2pm. We play cards and Scrabble, or just relax and natter to friends. £1 per person.
Cellan: Mon 2 & 30 Nov. Llanfair: Mon 16 Nov & Mon 7 Dec (Christmas Lunch). Contact Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338 to register your interest.
Merry Makers (formerly known as ‘Women’s Workshop’) Wed 10.30am-3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann. Disabled access & toilet. Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes vegetarian lunch & all activities). Drop in when you please. New members welcome. Workshops:
4 Nov: Painting 11 Nov: Creative Writing 18 Nov: Play reading with Ann 25 Nov: Craft Contact: Patsy 01545 590391 or Bella 01559 370981 Custard Queens WI: We are bouncing into the winter season with some excellent events. We meet every third Sunday of the month, 7-10pm, at Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Ages 18 to 80+, all welcome.
Sun 15 Nov: Meeting and second AGM Sat 12 Dec: Christmas party, disco and photobooth Sun 13 Dec: Christmas crafts – make your own decorations Contact 01570 471209, cus tardqueenswi@gm ai l .com / www.custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi
Banc Bwyd Llanbed /Lampeter Food Bank Food & Fellowship lunch, Tuesdays 12-2pm. A simple free lunch cooked from surplus food provided by local food retailers, with friendly conversation. All are welcome. This is an initiative of the Lampeter Food Bank and takes place at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge St, Lampeter.
Coffee Stop, Thursdays 10.30am-3pm at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Soup, toasties, cakes. Warm friendly environment. Contact: David, 01570 422529
Don’t Forget
Copy Deadline: Fri 13 Nov [email protected]
CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL
CLASSES AND GROUPS
Classes subject to change:
please check
www.millenniunhallcellan.co.uk
for updates & contact details &
What’s On page for one-off events
MONDAY
Line Dancing 7-10pm
Golden Broth Lunch Club 11.30-
2pm, 2 & 30 Nov
TUESDAY
Lampeter Home Ed. Grp 12-5pm
Qi Gong 6-7pm
Tai Chi 7-8pm
Computer Class - Creative
Christmas 5 wk course 10am-12
Helen Thomas 01570 423501
WEDNESDAY
Sew, Knit & Natter 1-4pm
Yoga 5.30-7pm
THURSDAY
Village Improvement Society
Cttee1st Thurs of month 7pm
W.I. 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm
FRIDAY
Art Group 10am–1pm
Film Night fortnightly 7.15pm (see
page 26 for full details)
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Copy Deadline:
Fri 13 November 2015
Theme:
‘In the Spotlight’
social cont.d _____________ Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, first Tues each month. Not suitable for absolute beginners but anyone who has attended classes or conversation groups for a year or two will probably find the events enjoyable. Completely informal. We meet in the bar 7pm for 7.30pm. A small group, normally 6 to 8, including 2/3 fluent Welsh speakers. Order a light meal or main from the Talbot bar menu - in Welsh. To join the group mailing list and have a say in planning future events. Contact: Myra Mortlock, [email protected]
CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cymraeg/Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth 11 yb-12yh/ Tuesdays 11am-12noon, Gwesty y Llew Du, Llanbedr P.S./Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter. Croeso i bawb/All welcome. Croeso i unrhyw Cymro/Cymraes sy'n fodlon i ymuno â ni. Cysyllt â/Contact: Mary Neal, 01570 470092
Sew, Knit and Natter Wednesdays, 1-4pm, Cellan Hall. All welcome.
Whist Drives, every fortnight at Hafan Deg, Lampeter. Wed 27 Oct, 4 7 18 Nov. All welcome. All Funds to Hafan Deg League of Friends. Contact: Gwen Davies, 01570 481152
storytelling, books &
creative writing _________ Lampeter Writers’ Workshop welcomes new members and meets weekly. Tuesdays 7-9pm, Wolfson Room, Trinity Saint David University, during college term time. Come and join us. Contact: Sue, 01570 423167
Meanwhile, Storytelling Circle, first Thursday each month. Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks. Wolfson Room, Old Building, Lampeter UWTSD, 7.30pm. Interested? please contact Hayley: [email protected]
Creative Writing Workshop. Date tbc 2-4pm, Tysul Hall, Llandysul. £10. Refreshments available. Contact: Kelly, 01267 235336 [email protected].
volunteering ___________ Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland: Woodland Wednesdays. Join our regular Wednesday volunteering sessions at Long Wood. Develop practical skills and feel the benefit of working in this beautiful environment. One session in four is devoted to your own woodcraft project. No experience required, training given. Visitor Centre, 10am. [email protected]
Denmark Farm Volunteer Day: Sat 21 Nov, 10am-4pm. Conservation and gardening tasks. Everybody welcome. www.denmarkfarm.org.uk, 01570 493358.
Lampeter Credit Union. Would you like to do something that will make a positive difference to local people? For more details contact: 07891 632614
British Legion Lampeter is recruiting members. This is your opportunity to become a member of the Legion. Contact Sharon, 07971 806886.
Home-Start are looking for volunteers to become part of our team for a couple of hours every week. A national charity supporting families struggling to cope. Can you help? Contact: Jan Young, 01570 218546 Denmark Farm Conservation Centre is looking for trustees to join our charity ‘Shared Earth Trust’. We are seeking individuals from a diverse range of experiences and skill sets. If you would like to be considered for this rewarding and varied voluntary role,
send CV to: t r u s t e e s @ d e n m a rk f a rm . o r g . u k www.denmarkfarm.org.uk, 01570 493358.
Charlotte Allen RSHom Homeopath over 15 years clinical experience. Homeopathy makes a difference and is excellent at helping with chronic ill health, gently, safely and holistically. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 8EG. 01570 493746
Val Allen, BACP senior accredited counsellor/psychotherapist. UKRC Registered. Offering counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, EMDR. 23 High Street, Lampeter SA48 7BA, 01570 493522, [email protected]
Iain Cameron Watson, Alexander Technique for immobility (age-related, accident, stroke) posture, alignment, stress, pain (back, shoulder, neck, headaches, PMT). Also Thai Massage for deep relaxation & well-being. 07852 626001, [email protected]
J o a n n e C a m l i n W S H o m BSc. Homoeopathy is a safe and effective system of medicine. With lots of experience of treating childrens’ ailments, Jo now works from Cellan / Victoria Hall. 01570 421480.
Cathy Crick Stanton. Yoga teacher / therapist (Iyengar trained) and Barbara Brennan Healer. For class details, or to book 1-2-1 yoga or therapy/healing sessions:
01570 421144, 07748 031614, [email protected]
Ceredwin Jaques Experienced Bowen Therapist. Accredited European College of Bowen Practitioners. Bowen Technique is a gentle healing procedure for neck and back pain, hips, knees, frozen shoulder, carpel tunnel, sciatica, asthma and much more. Tel: 01570 421476
Alison Kaye MBAcC. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 7AA. 07779 256388
Louise Nadim BSc Hons, Ph.D. Fully qualified, insured Brennan Healer. Working in the Human Energy Field - assessing, balancing and healing, to restore physical, emotional and spiritual health. Contact: 01570 421144, 07920 112228, [email protected]
Bones for Life: practices to stimulate bone strength, protect vulnerable joints, improve posture and increase vitality. Contact: Marye Wyvill, 01570 421027, [email protected]
Reflexology. Annie Zakiewicz MAR is a fully-insured member of the Association of Reflexologists and practises from Cellan. Contact: 01570 493295, 07790 107521, www.reflexologywithannie.co.uk
complementary & alternative therapists
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Clwb Gwndinis Creative dance sessions for 4-6 yrs. Aimed at developing creative, physical and concentration
skills, but also great fun! All welcome. £2, Tuesdays 4-4.45pm TicToc The Creative Team have been working alongside Flying Start, hosting TicToc sessions in Llandysul, Cardigan, Aberporth, Aberystwyth and Llanarth. TicToc offers story, dance and song sessions through the medium of Welsh for children 0-3 and their parents. Fridays, 10-11am. £3 per child and £1 for each additional child. Pantomime It’s that time of year again and time to recruit dancers for this year’s Christmas Pantomime!! If you are 14+ and enjoy performing; dancing, singing, acting and generally having a ball, come and be part of this year’s Panto! Rehearsals start Sun 1 Nov. For more info contact: 01570 470697, [email protected] Dramatic! - Drama Club Aimed at children in years 3-6, offers opportunities to make new friends, meet children from other schools and learn: creative skills, social skills, language & communication skills and performance skills Members will have the chance to show their work in December. CIC! Kicked off Sun 4 Oct. Cic! Is for young people 14-21 with an interest in anything to do with theatre, wardrobe, acting, dance, sound or lighting. CIC! Will be staging their project during October half term. For more info about DRAMATIC! Or CIC! Contact: Lia Mair Jones, 01545 572702, [email protected] Hwyl a Hamdden Our group for over 50’s who meet Wednesdays, 1.30-3pm in the theatre during term time. A warm welcome is extended to anyone over 50 who would like to join. For more info contact Tess, 01570 470697 Sewing Club The Sewing lessons continue, Mon & Tues evenings, 6–8pm. For further information, contact: 01545 572365 / 01570 470697 , [email protected]
What’s On in the Theatre? Beth sy’ Mlaen yn y Theatr?
30/10/15 CIC! Performance
06/11/15 Welsh Pony & Cob Society JOHN AC ALUN The popular Country & Western duo from Pen Llŷn
07/11/15 Whatever happened to LALA SHOCETTE? The New Romantic 80’s Pop Star! - A siren of cabaret!
13 + 14/11/15
Jane Guy School of Dance CoppÉlia A ballet about an inventor, Dr Coppelius
18/11/15 Cwmni’r Frân Wen Saer Y Sêr A star sprinkled Welsh language theatre show to ignite the imagination of children 3-7 years and their families
24/11/15 Theatr Bara Caws DIFA A challenging new play by the winner of the Drama Medal at the Llanelli National Eisteddfod 2014
5-12/12/15 H”O-o! The Annual Welsh language Panto!
Contact: Rhian Dafydd, Business and Marketing Manager, 01545 572369, [email protected] Box Office: 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com, Facebook /TheatrFelinfach, Twitter @TheatrFelinfach
Clwb Gwndinis Sesiyanau dawns creadigol i blant 4-6 oed sy’n edrych ar ddatblygu sgiliau creadigol, corfforol a chanolbwyntio, ond sydd hefyd yn cynnig lot o hwyl hefyd! Mae croeso cynnes i bawb. £2, Dydd mawrth, 4-4.45yp TicToc Bu’r Tîm Creadigol yn cyd-weithio gyda Dechrau’n Deg Ceredigion dros yr haf i gynnal sesiynau TicToc!yn ardaloedd Llandysul, Aberteifi, Aberporth, Aberystwyth a Llanarth . Mae TicToc yn cynnig sesiynau stori, dawns a chân yn y Gymraeg i blant 0-3 oed a’u rhieni. Dydd Gwener, 10-11yb. £3 y plentyn a £1 i bob plentyn ychwanegol. Pantomeim Mae’n amser recriwtio dawnswyr am y Pantomeim Nadolig!! Os ydych chi’n 14+ oed, yn hoffi perfformio, dawnsio, canu, actio a chael llawer o hwyl, dewch i fod yn rhan o’r Panto eleni! Bydd ymarferion yn cychwyn ar Dydd Sul, 1af Tachwedd. Am fwy o wybodaeth am y sesiynau uchod cysylltwch a: 01570 470697, [email protected] Clwb drama ‘DRAMATIC!’ Mae DRAMATIC! i blant flynyddoedd 3-6 ac yn cynnig cyfleoedd i’r plant ddysgu. Sgiliau creadigol, Sgiliau cymdeithasol, Sgiliau iaith a chyfathrebu, a sgiliau perfformio. Mae DRAMATIC! yn le da i wneud ffrindiau newydd hefyd gyda phlant o ysgolion eraill. Mae lle i ychydig yn rhagor o aelodau yn ardal Cylch Aeron sy’n cwrdd ar nos Fercher 4–5yp yn Y Gwndwn ar gampws y Theatr. Bydd cyfle i aelodau DRAMATIC! gyflwyno arddangosfa o’r gwaith a wnaethpwyd dros y tymor ar ddechrau mis Rhagfyr. CIC! Oes rhywun rhwng 14 a 21 oed yn byw yn eich tŷ chi, gyda diddordeb ym myd y Theatr? Gwisgoedd, Actio, Dawns, Sain neu Oleuo Os oes yna, dewch i Theatr Felinfach o’r 27ain Medi a thros wythnos hanner tymor rhwng 10:00yb a 4:00yp. Perfformir Sioe ar 30/10/15. Ewch amdani! Am fwy o wybodaeth am DRAMATIC! neu CIC! Cysylltwch â: 01545 572702 / [email protected] Hwyl a Hamdden Braf iawn oedd cael ail ddechrau ar bnawn Dydd Mercher heulog ym mis Medi ar ôl chwe wythnos o wyliau haf. Diddorol iawn oedd clywed sut oedd enw ambell gae neu fferm wedi dod i fodolaeth. Mae croeso cynnes i unrhyw un dros 50 oed i ymuno â chriw Hwyl a Hamdden yma yn y Theatr a’r brynhawniau Mercher yn ystod y tymor rhwng 1.30 a 3yp. Am fwy o fanylion cysylltwch â Tess ar 01570 470697 Clwb Gwnïo Mae’r gwersi’n parhau ar Nosweithiau llun a Mawrth rhwng 6 ac 8 o’r gloch. Am wybodaeth bellach, cysylltwch ag: 01545 572365 / 01570 470697, [email protected]
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Fri 30 Oct “Far From The Madding
Crowd” (12)
Starring Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen
Fri 13 Nov “The Choir” (PG)
Fri 27 Nov “The Longest Ride” (12A)
DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start
Admission by Donation
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If one thinks of the trinity of three R words here
'Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle'; one often thinks of
something like Freecycle where old items are shared
and donated to save landfill and to make extra use of
commodities that have a longer life than we may
assume.
The Freecycle organisation does a wonderful job and
a local group can be found at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Ceredigion-Freecycle/info.
Freecycle, alongside many sharing groups, offer a
wealth of information and community spirit and really
cannot be taken for granted in such a commercial
world and for those yet to sample the delights, it is
certainly the way forward to save our planet.
However, let’s consider the words again, 'Reduce,
Re-Use, Recycle' and let us bring this to our own
homes but in a different way than saving money with
expensive commodities, or parting with used goods.
How often have you shared your grand-mother’s or
mother’s recipe? How often did they repair your torn
trousers and patched your skirt, sewed a button on,
or just made good. Also, who experienced the
recycle element of perfectly good hand-me-downs?
When clothes just outgrew the previous owner and
friends passed them on to friends with younger
children? 'Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle' is not a new
concept, we already have it in our blood to make the
best of things and it is just putting it in practice when
we can remember.
We all had at one time to make the best of things,
and we had to reduce the costs coming into the
household; we had to re-use bags, forget all the
carrier bags of today; we used to use string or
canvas or even paper bags that could be used to
store seeds or dry herbs after with. Many will not
remember pre toilet rolls where apples and oranges
came in tissue and that was recycled into toilet
paper, or making holes in cut up newspaper for the
same reason. It is not a fallacy, we had the
imagination to recycle and re-use all sorts of things.
Our society has made us into a disposable world but
things are at least going the right way. England is
now experiencing the plastic carrier bag charge,
which Wales, Scotland and Ireland have successfully
championed for a few years now; reports saying that
plastic bags are being reduced by seventy percent
(70%). This is a move forward if we are going to
reduce our waste and save our future and what is
wrong in re-using the bags, or recycling them into
other things when we have too many?
The Women’s Institute are well known in the
'Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle' forum. When the society
was formed in 1915, it was out of a necessity for
survival of the soldiers; navy army and air-force. In
both wars the mission was to re-use commodities
they had, to make something useful. During the war
old jumpers were pulled back to make socks for
soldiers, even recycling excess fruit to make jam as
we all know they are best known for. Perhaps though
it is the 100 years of recycling of ideas, re-using of
old methods, and reducing the amount items they
need in order to produce the most wonderful items
that makes the Women’s Institute the successful
organization it is now and should you be watching
television, an organization commemorated in “The
Great British Menu” a programme where chefs trail
blaze new concepts from past ideas.
The Custard Queens Women’s Institute - Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi/timeline have also been doing their bit for the three R’s when,
on Sunday 18 October, they crafted old jam jars into
pretty autumnal lights and decorated pumpkins for
Halloween/Samhain. Then, swapped ideas and
recycled the ingredients, to make pumpkin soup of
course and nutty pumpkin seed treats
There is more to 'Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle’ than we
may first think, and it is worth recycling those old
ideas and coming up with something new. Have a go
today! Look at those things you are about to put in
the bin and ask yourself, can I 'Reduce, Re-Use or
Recycle' this? … I bet you can!
Carole Elizabeth Ballard
Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
Jottings
Animal casualties are distressing, but victims of
road and window collisions, and spiders’ webs,
can provide important information. They can tell
us not only of the species that inhabit a particular
environment but also the health of populations
e.g. whether numbers are increasing or
decreasing. Rabbits are now becoming regular
traffic victims (along with squirrels and
hedgehogs) indicating that their numbers are on
the rise – not good news for gardeners. The
information becomes even more important when
nocturnal animals are involved. It is not often we
have the good fortune to see a polecat but their
presence is proved by the road kills between
Tregaron and Lampeter. Concern about the
decline in the number of amphibians has been
confirmed by personal experience: when walking
along some of our roads the morning after a mild,
damp, early spring night the number of these
creatures squashed on the road was quite
astonishing when I first came to live in Wales over
twenty years ago. On the same walk now, under
similar conditions, the numbers can be counted
on the fingers of one hand. Still, road kill not only
provides food for scavengers but also inspiration
for adventurous cooks!
David Price
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Two bunches of grapes!....Neurological problems other
than MS....Poem about the value of volunteers read beauti-
fully by a 90yr old lady....MS Nurses....D-Drugs?....Horse
manure, greenhouses and tree pruning....Questions for MS
Nurses....Getting out and about as
therapy....FATIGUE....Moroccan Cous Cous
(yummy)....PAIN….Hands/Feet....BALANCE....Benefits of
Heat, or Cold....
Windswept place by the sea....Gel pads for feet....Beautiful
Black Cat with big green eyes....The benefits of the
Grapevine. And the hospitality of The Mustard
Seed....JERKING HEADS and SHAKING
HANDS....Carers....Figs or Dates?....Walnuts?....Direct
Payments....Cuddly Puppy....TWITCHING....Here for
years, or all your life, or recently....SPASMS....Wonderfully
calming Reflexology....Wheelchairs through doors....or
Wheelchair Basket Ball....
What a BUZZ OF WORDS all used last Monday when our
group met.
CONFUSED?
Come and join us and the MS Nurse, Sue Mullock, on
MON 2 NOV as we will again be….
USING....RE-USING....RECYCLING....
but not too much REDUCING....
WORDS!!
What a great afternoon that was.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group - Ceredigion We meet in The Mustard Seed Cafe
1st Monday of the month
from 1.30-3.30pm
We are hoping to start another group which will meet
in Aberystwyth in the new year.
Details to follow.
We welcome anybody
CROESO I BAWB
Judith McKay, Support Volunteer, 07938571164
Did You Know?
November is
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung Cancer is still the biggest cancer killer in
the UK with just under 40,000 deaths every year
(more than breast, bowel and prostate
combined).
The statistics make for shocking reading when
you consider that five year survival in Wales is
around 9%, lower than other EU countries and
lower than other cancers which can be 80-90%
five year survival. Much is due to diagnosis at a
late stage, lack of awareness or symptoms being
unrecognised or ignored by patients.
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Natural Craft Stall People’s Market,
Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, 10am - 1pm
Buy pre-packed or pick and mix ranges of plant dyed textiles; needlework and felting kits; fair
trade upcycled jewellery, hand felt purses, embroidered bags, cushions; gifts; bespoke commissioned designs; or book a place on a
workshop direct from the stall.
NATURAL THREADS All natural materials, sustainable
and ethical.
Natural Craft Workshops Would you like to get creative with textiles?
No idea where to start?
Have a go at Book/ Casket making, Raised/ Dimensional
Embroidery, Wet/Dry Felting, Plant Dyeing. Always working
creatively with nature.
Morning, day or evening sessions available.
Materials, tuition and light refreshments included.
Learn new skills in small friendly, informal groups.
Working with natural materials, receive guidance to develop
your creativity at your own pace.
Visit www.naturalthreads.co.uk,
www.facebook.com/naturalthreads or Market Stall at The People's Market for further details
07530 390820
Following what can only be described as a challenging summer (we managed to raise £1,769 for NGS - our best yet – a massive thank you
to all who visited) we have moved into the glorious harvesting season in warm weather – what a relief it was to enjoy sunny October days. The prolific courgette crop having been made into ratatouille and muffins; fruit (blackcurrants, gooseberries, apples and blackberries) has been stored, frozen or made into jam, jelly or chutney. My favourite is blackberry and chilli chutney which is sweet and full of summer flavours but with a hot kick; lovely with a local cheese or ham.
The good weather helped enormously with our harvest – potatoes were lifted, dried and bagged to store in a cool, dry, frost-free shed. The almost over-powering aroma of onions & garlic drying in the polytunnel mixes with that of chillies & fennel seed. Some herbs (parsley and mint) have also been moved into the tunnel to over winter. The house has oozed with the smell of pickling and chutney making and the pumpkins have been harvested and stored. Summer salad lunches of coleslaw, potato salad and beetroot are being replaced by soups; potato, leek, borscht (my favourite), tomato & basil, carrot & coriander and parsnips, swede, leeks, pumpkin & winter squashes, carrots (from polytunnel) and winter brassicas should see us through ‘til May (we hope). As the leaves descend I am potting-on perennials, lifting gladioli bulbs and storing chrysanthemums &
dahlias. It is a joy to collect, dry and store seeds in paper bags. I am clearing perennials and annuals slowly, removing those that look sad but leaving as many seed heads as possible Yes, they provide interest through the winter but also for the birds. Seed catalogues have arrived so wet days are spent looking ahead; ordering seeds and planning new plantings. More daffodils and narcissi have been planted in the woodland as the few already planted gave such a
brave, cheerful display in spring. Winter is the time for fruit pruning (gooseberries, blackcurrants and red currants). I can never remember which to do when, so often refer to the RHS site or my faithful book ‘The Gardening Year’. Strawberry beds will need cleaning. I have already moved rooted runners in pots to over winter in the cold frame. There is ploughing to be done and planting of spring cabbage, garlic, shallots and broad beans in November. Before Christmas we hope that vacant ground will be cleared and turned over and there is muck to incorporate – thank you to a neighbour’s three year old donkey Ote. There is very little wasted on our plot, as compost heaps grow satisfyingly and recycling/re-using is a natural and rewarding part of the growing cycle. Shelagh & Steve Yeomans
‘All is safely gathered in’ at Yr Efail
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Saint Samson / Sampson Bishop Reposed 6 century Remembered July 28
St Samson was born in Wales about 476, was trained by St Illtud and ordained Bishop by St Dyfrig. He became abbot of Caldey Island and then a hermit near the Severn. He set off, as many itinerant bishops did, to leave his own country and spread the Gospel abroad. On his way to Brittany he travelled across Cornwall. Where the Roman road from Bodmin followed the central spine of the country it crossed another road from the Camel to Fowey, thus connecting the north coast and the south coast and implicitly Wales and Brittany. We hear of St Samson’s experiences on his travels in his Life written about 700. This document gives us the first record of the church in Cornwall. It is full of miracles. At the southern end of the route at Golant on the Foy
estuary St Samson lived in a cave. He cast out a serpent and used it as a place of prayer. It is partially hidden by the short railway line which once carried iron ore from Lostwithiel to Fowey for shipment. Being right by the river it has splendid views up the two branches of the Fowey rivers that
meet here. On a dry and sunny day it must have been a pleasure to pray there. Being an ascetic though, he might have prayed standing in the river in the pouring rain. His holy well is by the side of the church up the hill.
St Samson founded monasteries in Brittany, particularly that of Dol, and in Normandy. He signed a Council of Paris in 557, ‘Samson, sinner and bishop’. Troparion O holy Samson, Bishop and servant of God. You left Wales for Brittany for Christ’s sake. You preached the Gospel wherever you went and spent much time in solitude and prayer. The grace of the Spirit was upon you greatly. O holy Samson pray for us. Seas As Motorways Many saints had sites on either side of a sea. Ireland to Wales. North Wales to Scotland. South Wales to Cornwall and Gwlad yr Haf. Scotland to Moscow etc. In those days of one empire spanning Europe the seas were the preferred way to travel. These days we tend to think of seas as boundaries between land masses, but really the seas joined them together. It would have been easier for a travelling saint to move across a sea than to travel across land.
Harry Harrison
Celtic Christianity: Part XVII
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Year 7 Our year 7 pupils spent the first few days of term on a residential course at the Urdd Centre, Llangrannog. This was an excellent opportunity for them to get to know each other, their form tutors, and some of the senior pupils in a relaxed and friendly environment. During their stay the pupils had time to understand their new time-table, contact book and school rules as well as
enjoying the indoor climbing activity, skiing, and sessions on the go-carts and quad bikes. They also enjoyed walking from the Urdd Centre to the village of Llangrannog along the coastal path.
Two teams from year 7 have been in Cardiff recently filming a programme for S4C with the Welsh Children’s Poet, Anni Llŷn. We are looking forward to seeing both the Rhoshelyg (Aeron Gwyn, Dafydd James, Steffan Turner) and Pontrhydfendigaid teams (Cari Davies, Dwyn-wen Jones, Ioan Lewis) on the ‘Pyramid’ programme soon.
The official photographer has visited the school in order take photographs of our smart year 7 pupils. These should make the ideal Christmas gift. Macmillan Coffee Morning
Over £500 was raised this year for Macmillan Cancer Care following fund-raising events arranged at all three campuses. Parents and friends joined us at these events and at the Uwchradd campus every-one enjoyed the delicious cakes prepared by the members of the school’s ECO Council and year 10
pupils. The Arts The art department arranged a visit to the beautiful
village of Portmeirion in North Wales recently where pupils in year 10 were given the opportunity to sketch, photograph and study the architecture and colours of the buildings, the gardens and the surrounding area. This should certainly inspire
them as they now prepare a unit of work for their GCSE portfolio.
Pupils studying music in years 9 and 10 attended a music workshop held by the composer Lynne Plowman and the
‘Red Priest’ Ensemble recently at Aberaeron. This was a very exciting morning and a great opportunity to hear music from the Baroque era performed in a contem-porary, colourful and dramatic way. Pupils from the department were also invited to entertain at the September Age Concern lunch at the Talbot Hotel where the members enjoyed both vocal and instrumental solos.
The primary area drama club arranged by Theatr Felinfach, which meets weekly in the school hall of the Tregaron uwchradd campus, has proven to be very popular this year with pupils attending from Ysgol y Dderi, Ysgol Rhoshelyg (Llangeitho and Rhos y Wlad campuses), Ysgol Pontrhydfendigaid and Ysgol Henry Richard (Tregaron and Llanddewi Brefi campuses). If you’re free on a Tuesday afternoon the leaders would be glad of your support. Pupils in years 9 and 10 attended a drama workshop recently with Catherine Young from Theatr Felinfach as well as attending a performance of the play ‘Mwnci ar Dân’ performed by The-atr Arad Goch. This performance was followed by a question and answers session with members of the cast, the production team and the play-wright Sera Moore Wil-liams who attended the first performance of the play’s national tour at the school. 2015 – 2016 Head pupils This year’s head pupils were chosen following a rigorous process of a written application, a presentation and interviews by members of the School Council. Congratulations to year 11 pupils Cari Griffiths and Hanna James (Head-pupils) and Sophie Bailey, Aled Jones and Guto McAnaulty Jones (deputies).
Rhiannon Lewis
2015 – 2016 Head pupils Guto McAnaulty Jones (deputy), Cari Griffiths (Head-pupil), Sophie
Bailey (deputy), Hanna James (Head-pupil) and Aled Jones (deputy)
Medwen, Ffion, Siencyn, Aled and Llyr, the year10 pupils who helped
on the year 7 residential trip
Year 7 pupils, Ffion and Cari enjoyed the cakes
Year 10 art students, Keely, Amy, Ella, Aysha and Jade with
cameras in hand by Portmeirion’s famous hotel
Elin Mai, Siwan, Rhian, Lavinia and Amy who entertained members of the Tregaron Age Concern lunch club
Ysgol Henry Richard - News
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Hi, my name is Mikey Wall and I go to Ysgol Bro Pedr, Lampeter. Last year I decided that I wanted to take part in the Walking with the Wounded charity campaign, a campaign in support of veterans who don’t have a home to walk to. The idea is to get thousands of people pulling on their walking boots and Santa hats to have an adventure on their doorsteps – be it one mile or one hundred – challenging colleagues and friends to walk to Christmas parties, the pub, to sporting fixtures or simply dodge the usual travel disruption by walking home. Last year numerous people walked more than 5,000 miles raising more than £100,000. I was one of those, walking home from school to Cribyn, a distance of four miles, with my mum, granddad, a Falklands veteran, and one of my school friends. I also made a collection at school from teachers and other pupils.
Walking with the Wounded supports veterans with physical, mental or social injuries on their journey to long-term security, independence and employment. Walking Home for Christmas raises funds for WWTW’s Home Straight programme which supports homeless veterans back into employment and independence. It currently has projects in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Catterick, Aldershot and Bristol with four more opening soon. Every £40,000 funds a new centre and this year the charity is aiming to raise £200,000 to open five more centres around the UK.
To sign up to do a walk of your own, go to wwtw.org.uk. Enter your name, email and pay £10 towards the cause.
Get your pack with a branded hi-vis bib, Santa hat and wristband. Walk as far as is challenging for you, one mile or one hundred.
Any time from Saturday 12 – Saturday 26 December. #WalkingHomeForChristmas
Many of our veterans have walked in far worse and more dangerous environments than we might care to imagine. This is your chance to be inspired by their determination and challenge yourself to take part.
Walk of Britain Team The campaign follows the charity’s ‘Walk Of Britain’ expedition earlier in 2014 [22 Aug–1 Nov] which saw six wounded veterans walk 1,000 miles across the UK to raise money and awareness for WWTW, backed by expedition patron Prince Harry who joined the team for part of the walk. Mikey Wall
Walking Home for Christmas
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Ysgol Bro Pedr - Reduce | Reuse | Recycle
Before the summer holidays, the committee members created a video to show how they implement energy saving schemes throughout the school as a part of their Operation Energy Project. It can be watched at the following address:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfsrFR0oC50
The Eco Council representatives also attended a training day at the Ceredigion County Council office in Aberaeron to learn more effective ways of communicating with staff and pupils to ensure that the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle policy is adopted both in school and at home. In March 2015, 11 pupils were chosen to take part in the Erasmus project, with a trip to Cyprus where they learned how pupils from different parts of Europe recycled and saved energy in their own schools. They also visited the Elcora Factory to learn how solar panels produced the electricity needed to heat water tanks. The Committee’s next project is a trip to Finland for 12 lucky pupils to learn all about Water Energy.
Max Zinn, Bro Pedr BBC School Report
As an Eco School, Bro Pedr actively participates in a variety of different schemes to improve the community’s sustainability by Reducing, Reusing and Recycling. The school has recently successfully applied for the Eco Schools Green Flag Award. Congratulations to everyone involved.
The school’s Eco Committee, composed of pupil representatives from years 3-13, carried out an Environmental Review of the school’s premises to highlight areas for improvement and to draft an Eco Code as well as to produce an Action Plan. For example, it was calculated that £14.16 of electricity is used for lights daily at Bro Pedr Primary School. As part of the Ceredigion Schools Energy Monitor Project, and in order to reduce the school’s carbon footprint, the Eco Code is displayed in the school and on its website to raise awareness for pupils to reduce energy wastage by turning off lights and closing doors and windows. To conserve water, the Eco Code states that taps should not be left running and the amount of water needed to flush a school toilet has been reduced by 2 litres.
In order to reduce unnecessary waste and encourage pupils to actively recycle at home, the school have provided recycling bins in every classroom that recycle paper and plastic. Pupils from years 5 and 6 are building a glasshouse out of used plastic bottles (aiming to look like finished version pictured left). Members of the Eco Council visited LAS Recycling in Lampeter to learn about the disposal of the school’s waste and what can be recycled. Mererid Jones, the county Waste Minimisation Officer, gave a presentation on the disposal of waste and methods to improve recycling in the community.
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Karen’s Creative Compendium 009
A Winter Visitor by CEG Manwell
That night Philip had gone to bed having put the cat out and I
was still up, wrapping a Christmas parcel. I heard a commotion
in the outhouse and thought the cat must be after a mouse.
Then a trumpeting noise . I thought, “That’s no mouse “ and
went to look. In a corner by the steps was a strange bird with
a long beak, standing up bravely to the cat. I picked it up, it
seemed unharmed, and took it to show Philip.
It was about the size of a thrush, with a longish neck, long
reddish beak, long thin legs and enormous feet. Its plumage
was pale grey underneath, dark grey with markings above,
some white under the tail. Phil came down, put the cat out and
barred its pop hole, and we got out the bird books.
We identified our visitor as a juvenile Water Rail. We had
once seen an adult crossing the road near Gorsgoch. It
seemed surprisingly unfrightened, probably had never seen a
human before, and when we put it down walked about the
carpet, preferring shadows. We could see how its toes spread
out to avoid sinking in soft ground. The bird book says it has a
great range of cries and is more often heard than seen. It
inhabits marshy ground and there is plenty of that around
here. So at least one pair must have been nesting locally. I
don’t think our guest can have done much flying yet. He
showed no interest in a bowl of water and we had no suitable
food, so we opened the front door and let him walk out onto
the dark wet grass.
The domestic violence by Maj Ikle
Happy he leaves for the airport Hoping to have an easy day Having outsourced his share of the dishes The wind is only blowing his way
Elsewhere silent air ires to roaring Forcing people to bow down exposed, No randomness in these victims Simply a blitzkrieg imposed
A twisting rain of copper and gold coins Pays out from the patient nurture of trees, As we arch our backs in the hot room Gazing in awe at the leaves
Furious home planet is struggling With temperatures beyond her control Cooling water choked by pollution She sweats it off pole to pole
Look away from this bloody devastation When filthy bodies litter the land, It is only the broken bones of nature As we crush and pulp at her hand
Homemade by Sarah Eyles
I made my home in the folds Of my mother’s mauve patterned dress. The threads of my grandmother’s Tweed skirt unravelling in Knots throughout my life. Buttons from my great grandmother’s Sewing basket appeared On darned hand-me-downs.
Stitched into the fabric of history But not revealed by it I tore against the bias. Generations of women smothered In petticoats and calico. All with dreams of doing What they wanted to do.
Embroidering hope On to christening gowns The women who made me Kept the faith. Backstitching hidden seams of Power and freedom Into their handmade Curtains and camisoles.
I took a piece of wood by Bert Lewis
I took a piece of wood today I took it off the shelf
It should have been for firewood But I kept it for myself
I turned it on my wood lathe And this is what I found
It was still the same old piece of wood Except now it was round.
Lilies by Sue
Through the mist of tears
He saw the lilies proud and white
Heads held high.
His thoughts flew back
To that day, long ago
When she had walked towards him
Beautiful in her flowing gown
A garland of lilies on her head
Held high.
For she was proud to be his wife.
The thud of earth brought the reality home
It was more than he could bear
But then he remembered another garland
A garland of thorns
And hope and peace rose in his heart
For he knew that she now lay in another's
arms
And he would see her again in Paradise.
Pots and Poems by Karen Gemma Brewer
On National Pottery Day I fondled earth for an hour and made you a cup and bowl.
Your hot tea scalded when the handle fell off so the cup held your toothbrush until that summer day the right cat came through the wrong window.
The bowl still sits on the side holding the sugar neither of us take.
On National Poetry Day I wrote you a sonnet and whispered it to you softly across the wires. I don’t know where it is now. You’ve never wondered.
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Why I Would Buy My Children An Axe.
Autumn has definitely arrived here and with the long,
dark and cold nights
closing in my mind’s
turned to getting some
firewood in. Yes, like
many others I’ve left it
late again.
It’s always good to
have some help with
tasks like this and I’ve found that chopping firewood
is an effective and simple activity for kids to get stuck
into. They can understand the task and it’s very
satisfying to do. So what about giving a razor sharp
axe to a child? Well, here’s what the children’s
author Roald Dahl had to say about risk:
Mabli (one of our regular Young Rangers) is just six
years old and it was really encouraging to see her
progress recently from using the potato peeler (which
we give to kids first to practice their knife technique)
to using a proper whittling knife. She was confident,
calm and sensible with the tool, which I like to think
she learnt through clear mentoring, encouragement
and close supervision. There’s a voice in my head
which jostles for centre stage telling me that there’s
going to be a terrible accident and that it would be
better to just let kids like Mabli play at something
safer. But of course, children are just like us, they
don’t want to hurt themselves, so along with a good
mentor (like any parent), they’re their own regulator.
Anyway, back to the axe and chopping wood. I think
this is a great introductory activity for kids to sharp
tools as with an axe you have a fair distance
between the sharp edge and little fingers. Also,
whoever heard of such a thing as an ugly piece of
firewood? So, no fine craft skills are required. You
could even follow wood chopping with learning
fire-lighting so that they get to burn what they’ve
chopped themselves. I’ll give the last word on ‘risk’ to
Richard Louv, author of the fantastic book Last Child
in the Woods;
We now have our own YouTube channel with videos
giving parents and teachers
ideas for engaging kids in
nature. One of our videos
covers the subject “How to
Teach Axe Skills to Kids.” If
you’d like to watch it – just go
to YouTube and search for
Woodland Classroom, with
any luck, you’ll find us.
Try This Yourself - Autumn Leaf Art.
There are so many different colours all over the
woodlands now, even in our back gardens, as trees
and shrubs drop their leaves for winter. Artists like
Andy Goldsworthy have made leaf art really popular
and you can get some stunning results. Just try
‘Googling’ it.
Making art like this is a great way to get children
really looking at the details of colours around them,
which can lead to even more discoveries on the
woodland floor, from bugs to mushrooms.
Here’s what we made in the woods with the Little
Rangers tots.
Try adding acorns, crab apples, beech nuts, conkers
or anything else you can find. Visit our Facebook page for lots of great photos and updates:
James Kendall
Woodland Classroom: Play, Explore, Discover
www.facebook.com/woodlandclassroom [email protected] @woodlandclass
“...the more risks you allow children to take, the
better they learn to take care of themselves. If you
never let them take any risks, then I believe they
become very prone to injury. Boys should be allowed
to climb tall trees and walk along the tops of high
walls and dive into the sea from high rocks... The
same with girls. I like the type of child who takes
risks. Better by far than the one who never does so.”
“An indoor (or backseat) childhood does reduce
some dangers to children; but other risks are
heightened, including risks to physical and
psychological health, risk to children's concept and
perception of community, risk to self-confidence and
the ability to discern true danger.”
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Interested in Owning a Part Share in a Welsh Smallholding with
a Successful Business? Lanlas is a 20 acre permaculture based, smallholding nestled in the Cambrian mountains near the university town of Lampeter. Our fields and woodland overlook the glorious Teifi valley and are home to free roaming ducks, chickens, cats, dogs and a few pigs and sheep.
The traditional stone buildings include: the farmhouse—3 bed/2 bath/
kitchen/lounge Habitable wood cabin 2 barns, outbuildings,
polytunnel and raised beds
The business 3 five star holiday cottages The Ancient Earth Well-being
Centre - A studio and healing room, offering yoga, healing, meditation, workshops and residential retreats
We seek an individual or partners with a passion for the earth, for land-based projects and sustainable, holistic living to invest in a 30-50% share of Lanlas. Bringing with them compatible skills, experience and enthusiasm, together with a clear vision of what they themselves are seeking.
Email us at [email protected]
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theme: ‘in the spotlight’ what is important to you? Could you raise awareness of it here?
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Congratulations to the following puzzlers who also entered:
Deanne Cook, Alun Davies, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies, Edna
Doswell, Trevor Harris, Stuart Hartley, David Hyde, Dawn
Kenwright, Stephen Ost, Debbie Pexton, A. Pugh, Angela
Roberts, Sarah Roberts, A & J Ryan, Gill Thomas, and Marye
Wyvill. Thank you.
Check out your answers below. See page 37 for more details about
the prize from our sponsor for issue 35, Ruby Rose
Please note: Competition entries boxes will be in the Library and
Mark Lane Bakery or you can post your entries through the letter
box at Victoria Hall. Happy Puzzling.
Apologies to the following puzzlers whose entries were not found
until after publication. They were added into the draw this time
instead: Mrs M. Anderson, Owen Barnicoat, Michael Davies, Kay
Farquhar, Trevor Harris, Gill Thomas,
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Competition Winner - Owen Barnicoat
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Cothi Gardeners Pumsaint The September meeting started with the culmination of
our ‘Growing Challenge’. Earlier in the year we had all
been given seeds carefully saved from unusual tomato
varieties by Avril and Dave, to sow and grow on and
hopefully bring the ripened fruit to compare and contrast
at this meeting. A challenge it surely proved to be with
the poor weather and a glut of slugs and other problems
but the winning variety was shown to be the Orange
Banana. Such a tasty, sweet and unusual looking
tomato! Well worth trying if you are not already familiar
with it. The meeting continued with a buffet, largely
comprising of produce from the garden and then on to a
‘Members Medley’. Set up in the four corners of the hall
were presentations given by club members on ‘Colour in
the Garden’, ‘Growing in polytunnels’, ‘Finding the
Unusual’ and ‘Planting for year round interest’.
Everyone had ten minutes at each corner learning about
the topic before moving on to the next…a sort of speed
dating I suppose! After much laughter and brains full of
new and valuable information we all went home ready to
take on the next gardening challenge. November’s
meeting is all about Propagation and is to be given by
Michelle Drayton. It will be at our ‘winter’ time of 7pm as
the evenings draw in. We are friendly and active group,
so do join us on the third Wednesday of the month, in
the Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Members £12/year,
v i s i t o r s £ 2 /m ee t i ng . ww w. f ac eb o ok .co m /
cothigardeners or www.cothigardeners.com, Elena,
01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829 Anne Large
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