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Radyr LibrarySince arriving at Radyr Library atthe start of 2016, nothing hasimpressed me more than the senseof community and fellowshipwhich pervades throughout Radyrand Morganstown and thesurrounding area.

This feeling has reached its zenithwith the Radyr & MorganstownFestival. An event put on for thecommunity by the community sothat all who live or visit the areacan experience a varied andexciting time.

This year the two weeks of thefestival have the theme of RoaldDahl and many events have beendevised to cater for all tastes andages.

Radyr Library has once againembraced the festival with greatenthusiasm. We have held two

Roald Dahl themed rhyme timeand story times in Welsh andEnglish. The staff have created awonderful ‘peach’ from ‘rubbish’helped by our Duke of Edinburghstudents, Oliver Shenton and ElinCrotty. I have been privileged to beasked to help judge the Children’sLiterary Competition and to have

taken part in the celebrations onthe 30th April at the newlyrenovated Church Rooms with aninformation stall advertising allthat the library can offer.Naturally, as a library it would notbe appropriate to miss out one ofthe most celebrated and influential

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Hanging BasketsRaymond Rivron, the R&M Association executivemember responsible for Station Road, takingdelivery of the hanging baskets from Robb Ford of StMellon's Nursery.

Also present were members of the R&M Associationand the Community Council who have jointlyfunded the baskets.

"Models in the WI fashion show". Article on page 9.

RADYR CHAINNumber 224 June 2016

Free to every home in Radyr and Morganstown

Festival2016The Festival Queen,Erin Desmond, hertwo attendants, KatieHouston and GracieRodriquez withConnie Fisher at theVelindre PopOrchestra Concert inChrist Church on thelast Sunday of theFestival.

Funds for Velindrehave been raised bythe Association and anumber oforganisations in thevillage with a targetdonation close on£10,000

A Patagonian adventure

On 22nd November 2015, I and 49others set off from the VillageHotel, Cardiff on our adventure toPatagonia. We had somecelebrities in tow (Rhod Gilbert,James Dean Bradfield, ShaneWilliams and Derek Brockway) inorder to raise as much money forVelindre Cancer Centre as possible.40 hours later after 3 flights,numerous transfers and a lot ofhanging around, we arrived in thebeautiful town of Esquel.Although very tired and in need ofa decent meal, we were full ofanticipation of what lay ahead. We needn’t have worried about thefood situation as from day one, we

were fed as muchsteak andempanadas(Argentinianpasties) as wecould manage.Althoughconcerned aboutour waist lines atfirst, it turnedout we neededall the energy wecould get for theharrowing 5 daytrek that layahead.

Before embarking on our trek, wewere given an incredibleopportunity to meet the Rifleros(horsemen) of Chubut, who wereactual descendants of the firstWelsh people to settle in Patagonia.

We joined them in a celebration ofthe day the first settlers arrived 150years ago on 24th November. Thisinvolved eating a lot more meatwith a traditional “asado”(barbecue). … continued on page 5

Letters, articles, reports and other contributions are invited and should be submitted byJuly 15th. Submissions may be subject to editing at the Editor’s discretion.The views expressed in the Radyr Chain are not necessarily those of the Editors.Editor - Mary & Robert Pearce, 91 Dan-y-Bryn Avenue, Radyr CF15 8DQ. 2084 2615E-Mail address - Chain@radyr.org.ukWhat’s On - Mary Pearce, 91 Dan-y-Bryn Avenue, Radyr CF15 8DQ. 2084 2615Advertising - Linda Turner, 19 Sycamore Tree Close, Radyr. 2084 3562E-Mail address - lturner4@btinternet.comHon. Treasurer - Ellis Jenkins, (to whom donations may be sent; they will begratefully acknowledged) 62 Windsor Avenue, Radyr, CF15 8BYDistribution - Chris Wills, 1 Llwyn Drysgol, Radyr. 2084 2197

COMING EVENTS

N.B. Details of all coming events can be found inthe Diary section of the website

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10:30 RC Cardiff West Charity Cakeand Coffee Morning, Methodist HallDrop in Price: £3.00 for coffee/tea anda cake. £2.50 concessions.

Contact: Gaynor Davies

19:30 Radyr & Morganstown WIThe speaker tonight will be talkingabout and showing "Hats over theYears". Followed by tea and biscuits

and chat. Contact Ginny Jenkins, tel: 02920843500

19:30 RDS Play ReadingRadyr Drama Society play reading atChristchurch School Rooms at 7-30pm. All are welcome.

09:00 Radyr, Morganstown & DistrictGardening Club. Visit to CoughtonCourt & Garden nr Alcester. We stillhave places available on the coach, if

you are interested in joining us and for furtherdetails/booking please contact: RichardGregory tel : 029 20842084 email :richardjgregory@btopenworld.com

10:30 NSPCC coffee morningIn aid of NSPCC. To be held at RadyrGolf Club. Jewellery, cake stall,tombola, raffle. Tickets £2

Tel: 02920842478

19:30 R&M ASSOCIATION MEETING- OLD CHURCH ROOMSGraham Pugh wil be talking about thehistory of Pugh's Garden Centre and

then holding a mini 'Gardeners' QuestionTime'. Also a report on the outcome of therecent May Festival. All welcome. No charge.Contact Nick Hawkins, 2084 2561 for furtherinformation.

19:30 RDS Play ReadingRadyr Drama Society play reading atChristchurch School Rooms at 7-30pm. All are welcome.

14:00 Tenovus Annual Walk andStrawberry Tea. Sponsored Walk fromCardiff Castle to Christchurch, RadyrFree Strawberry Tea for all walkers.

For sponsor forms and further details ifneeded please ring 20842096. StrawberryTea for non walkers at 3.15 pmFor tickets please ring 20842887

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08:15 Radyr History SocietyA coach trip to St Mary's Warwick,reputedly the finest memorial chapel inEngland, followed by lunch in Warwick

and an afternoon visit to Kenilworth Castleand Elizabethan gardens. All are welcome.For details contact Allan Cook on 2084 3176

13:00 Nature's Apothecary -Aromatherapy 'Make Your Own'Workshop. Learn how to pick oilsusing your intuition and new found

knowledge of the properties of these powerfuloils. Learn how to make your own productsand natural concoctions... Visit the below linkfor more info...www.thelifebuddy.guru/aromatherapy-workshop.

19:30 Radyr Drama Society A.G.M.Radyr Drama Society A.G.M. atChristchurch schoolrooms at 7.30p.m.New members very welcome.

19:30 Radyr & Morganstown WIMeeting. The talk tonight will be aboutthe life of an Edwardian Maid.Contact Ginny Jenkins, tel: 029

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Trespass and DamageMy name is Charlotte Llewellyn. I liveat Cefncolstyn Farm, Pentyrch and Iam hoping that you can includesomething in your communitynewspaper to remind people thatalthough close to Cardiff, they areliving in a rural area. I know it is onlya few irresponsible people that needaddressing and indeed, I have receivedgreat support from some locals.

The problem … The land that adjoinsCwm Farm estate in Morganstown isused to graze sheep and cattle. This isa commercial business and ourlivelihood. A shockproof fence waserected to ensure that the livestockremain on the farmland. Thefootpaths that cross the land are or Ishould say were clearly marked. Someindividuals want to walk and taketheir dogs where they please.However, once off the footpath theyare trespassing and could beprosecuted. These people have comearmed with wire cutters and cut thefence to allow entry for them and their

dogs. This is criminal damage and theincident has been reported to thepolice. The sheep quickly find thegaps and are then loose to roam theestate and any gardens not fenced off.Cutting the fence weakens the wholeintegrity of the fence and the cattle arethen also able to get out.

The second problem is with cyclists –there is no green lane or bridlewayacross our land. So any cyclist istrespassing. A large section of thefence was flattened to allow bikes easyaccess. Again, criminal damage. Andof course the livestock.

The effected fence lines is at theextreme edge of our farmland and it isnot possible to do a daily check andnor should we have to if people actedrespectfully to our business andlivelihood. We are after all trying toput food on their table! Fencingmaterials are expensive and we havespent two days repairing the fence.There is no compensation available topay for the costs or our time.

I said earlier that the footpath wasclearly marked. The signpost has beenpulled up and was placed across theflattened fence. I have reported this toCardiff Council, taxpayers moneybeing spent to repair vandalism.

We also have a littering problem –plastic and glass bottles and cansmainly. And not all dog walkers areresponsible and fail to clean up aftertheir dogs. Dog fouling spreadsdiseases that can kill farm livestock.

Dogs and livestock do not mix. Everyyear we have sheep killed by dogs.Dogs should always be kept on leads ifwalking through sheep. Farm land isnot a public park and dogs (like theirowners) should be kept on thefootpath not allowed to run and roamfreely. Livestock is intimidated even ifthey are not in the same field. Cattlewill chase a dog if they consider it tobe a threat. If cattle start to chase adog that is on the lead, let it go. A dogcan usually escape; a person could betrampled. Fields with cattle in are bestavoided by dog walkers.

Aside from that I would like to thanksome of your residents who took thetrouble to contact me when our sheepwere out to let me know and whohave subsequently kept me informedabout the state of the fences and oneewe who we inadvertently fenced out..(!) I am pleased to say she and herlambs are now back.

Thanks for your support.

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A Patagonian adventureI’m not sure who was more excited: usor them when they got to meet ShaneWilliams!

The teacher in me couldn’t resisthaving a peek in the first school everbuilt in Trevelin in 1902 and I evenmanaged to have a conversation inWelsh with one of the teachers fromthe new school there (Ysgol y Cwm).She very kindly agreed to keep intouch so that the children from myschool can practice their Welshthrough contacting her children.

After all the celebrations, full of steakand the odd glass of Malbec, we set offto climb Craig Goch: the mountain thatwas summited by the Welsh settlers150 years ago. This would have beenchallenging enough even without abelly full of beef and the sun beatingdown on our backs! We all made it tothe top where we stood amongstWelsh and Argentinian flags and sangour national anthem: a very movingexperience on top of a mountain inSouth America.

It was time to put the festivities behindus and concentrate on the real reasonwe were there: the challenging 4remaining days of trekking, carryingall our own kit, across the Lake Districtof Patagonia to raise money for such aworthy cause. Day 1 brought us anundulating terrain along the valleyfloor, with the Andes rising above us.It ended with a steep incline and ourfirst taste of snow (not our last!) beforearriving at Jakob Hut. Theaccommodation was basic but cosy.We certainly couldn’t complain aboutthe cold as it was 2 to a mattress with30 to a room! Ear plugs certainly camein handy at this point…

Day 2 we all donned our gaiters tocontinue our trek through the snow.12 hours of trekking ensued witheveryone trying (and failing) to stay ontwo feet. We eventually started todescend into the valley again,delayering as we went, and started todry off as the temperature rose. Thisdidn’t last long as we soon had to donour wetsuit boots to complete 4(!) rivercrossings. Luckily no one was sweptaway (although someone almost losttheir boots!) and we made it to ouraccommodation for the night: HotelTronador, Pampa Linda. After theprevious night’s sleep this felt like

luxury with hot showers and cleansheets.

Day 3 started off with some very sorelegs as we made our way through theforest to Paso de las Nubes (Place ofthe Clouds). The terrain was verychallenging as we scrambled overroots, logs and man-made bridges. Wethen started to ascend again until wereached a treacherous ridge with moresnow (there were lots of disappearingfeet at this point). We were thengreeted at the top with a view thattook my breath away: inside toiletsand dorms that slept only 8 people!And of course the incredible sight ofthe waterfalls and Frias glacier.

Our final day took us back downthrough the valley past incredibleviews of waterfalls and avalanches.We then continued the trek through asub-tropical rainforest with greenparrots and chacaos flying overhead.It became quite boggy at times and ittook all our concentration to avoid thetree roots underfoot. Eventually wereached the river Frias and completedthe last leg of the journey to thestunning destination of Lago Frias.

A short wait here for the boat back toBariloche gave us all chance to reflecton our own reasons for doing the trek,and the memories of friends, lovedones and harder times that kept us allgoing. This challenge didn’t compareto some of the challenges cancerpatients have to go through on a dailybasis. It was revealed at ourcelebration dinner that the wholegroup had raised £500,000 for VelindreCancer Centre. I was glad that the£6789.39 I had raised had gone part ofthe way towards providing specialistnurses and equipment and generallymaking life more comfortable forpatients in Velindre.

I would like to end by saying a hugethank you to anyone who has helpedme reach this target either by donatingor coming to the events I have hosted.I couldn’t have done it without yoursupport.

Nicola Densley

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Radyr, Morganstown andDistrict Gardening ClubWith the weather at last beginning towarm up, plants are starting to grow,spring bulbs of daffodils and tulips haveprovided a lovely display but now thereis a lot to be done in the garden to plantthe summer annuals, tidy the perennialsand keep weeds and slugs at bay; thelight evenings are providing a chance tokeep on top of things and hopefully wewill be able to enjoy a colourful summerdisplay. Let us hope we have a settledsummer.

Our 2015/16 programme concluded on13th April with our AGM and wasfollowed by an illustrated talk by RichardWilliams of Neath Port Talbot College on“Snowdrops”. He had proposed to talkabout “Auriculas” but the gremlins strucklosing his pictures. However, despitesnowdrop time having passed, he gave usa very informative and well illustratedtalk discussing the various species ofsnowdrops and their origins. He thenwent on to discuss planting requirementsand methods of propagation.

We recommence evening meetings onWednesday, 14th September and detailswill be published through the Chain andthe Radyr website.

In the meantime, we have our summervisit, which this year is on Wednesday,15th June to Coughton Court andGardens, a National Trust property nearAlcester.

Coughton Court is a Tudor house whichis still lived in by the Throckmortonfamily whose history goes back to 1409.The house is set in extensive gardensincluding a walled garden, lake, knotgarden, vegetable garden, orchard andbog garden. Within the estate there aretwo churches which can also be visited.There are still places available on thecoach and anyone interested in joining usshould contact Richard Gregory (029 20842084).

Our evening meetings are open to all andtake place on the second Wednesday ofeach month from September to April(with the exception of December).

Visitors and new members will be madevery welcome. We share an interest ingardens, plants and generally growingthings. So come along – you will be verywelcome.

All meetings (apart from visits) are at theNew School Rooms, Heol Isaf starting at7.30pm and are followed by refreshments.

Please see village notice boards andRadyr website (www.radyr.org.uk) forprogramme details and any changes orcontact any committee member or ourChairman – Richard Gregory (029 20842084).

RadyrDramaSociety

Barefoot in the Park MORGANSTOWN VILLAGE

HALL, 22 APRIL 2016

Neil Simon’s comedy involved asquabbling couple – Corrie and PaulBratte – newlyweds in the process ofmoving into a miserable fifth floorapartment with no heating and abroken skylight. They wereopposites; Paul, safe and sensible,Corrie a spontaneous romantic. Asthey encountered crazy neighboursand entertained Corrie’s mother,Ethel, the differences between thecouple reached a crisis point, withCorrie denouncing Paul as a “stuffedshirt” who’s unwilling to experiencesuch joys as walking barefoot in thepark in winter.

The production was a delight.Hannah Bragg’s portrayal of Corriesparkled. In the first act, she usedthe single prop of a stepladder togreat effect. The telephone man(Fraser Smith-Jones) was the first toillustrate the downside of a fifth

Saturday 2nd July and Sunday 3rd July 2016Sat 10.00am – 5.00pm Sun 11.00am – 5.00pm

Tickets - £6. per person for a weekend pass. These can be purchased on theday from Pentyrch Village Hall (CF15 9QR). Accompanied children are free.

N.B. No dogs – except guide dogs.

• Ample parking

• Delicious homemade light refreshments served all day in the village hall

• Courtesy minibus to access all the gardens around the village

• Large plant sale

More information can be found on our website :www.pentyrchopengardens.wordpress.com

or phone (029 2089 1337) or email@ garden.dreams@totalise.co.uk

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floor apartment – arriving suitablybreathless on set. Paul Bratte (MikeGelder) had the more difficult part inhaving to portray a range ofemotions from newlywed loverthrough exasperated husband tobeing hopelessly drunk; utterlyconvincing throughout. PaulineWatson was lovely as Corrie’s well-meaning mother and Neil Daviesbrought a depth of character into thepart of the unsettling neighbour,Victor Velasco.

Gill Evans is a most gifted Director.She introduces those touches whichbring a production to life. The paceand timing of the action were perfect– essential to the string of one-liners.Gill’s direction was complementedby the set built by Raymond Rivronand Dave Burgess. I liked thewindow looking out on New York(allowing sight of Mr. Velasco edgingalong the parapet) and the sprinklingof snow from that broken skylight.The lighting, by Dave Burgess, wassubtle and appropriate.

But I must mention the ‘DeliveryMan’ (Ian Ogden). He came on inthe first act, breathless, of course,said not a word but stole that part ofthe show. For (very old) followers ofR&M dramatic endeavours, it was atrue ‘Richard Vanner moment’.

Congratulations to all.

TREFORGAN WIAs usual the Treforgan WI ladieshave had a busy couple of months.We have been out enjoying the springsunshine. Groups have visitedBrecon and Tyntesfield House. Thoseon the trip to Tyntesfield enjoyed abeautiful day exploring the gardensand especially enjoyed seeing themistletoe in the trees. Some memberseven decided to get the most fromtheir National Trust membership anddropped in on Clevedon House onthe way home.

Our regular monthly and groupmeetings continue. We have enjoyeda demonstration from Fruityliciousand those that had a go carried theircreations home with pride. OurPresident attended the Wales WIconference and of course we allraised a glass of fizz to The Queenon her birthday.

Locally we were out and about at theRadyr Festival. The proceeds fromour bottle stall have been donated tothe festival charity, Velindre. Thankyou to all who took part.

Treforgan WI meets at 1.15pm on thethird Thursday of the month atMorganstown Village Hall. Visitorswelcome. For more information,look us up on Facebook. In June wewill be hearing about the charity SaltPeter and its work in Uganda and inJuly, about Arthur’s shop in TaffsWell, the inspiration for “Open AllHours”.

GWENYNEN GWENTFydd Cwmni Cwm Ni o Gaerffili ynymweld a Radur ar Nos Lun 25ed oFehefin gyda comedi newydd ganBen Jones "Gwenynen Gwent, DdyMiwsical" ar y ffordd i'r Feni.

Mae'r comedi yn dilyn helyntiongweision Llanover wrth ceisio paratoiadloniant ar gyfer ymweliad yFrenhiness Fictoria a Llanover. Mae'rFrenhiness yn deall ddim gair o'rGymraeg, ar gweision ddim yn rhihapus yn y Saesneg. Sefyllfa sy'n creudigon o hwyl a sbri.

Gwelir "Gwenynen Gwent" ynYsgoldy Eglwys Crist, Radur, am 7.30y.h. ar Nos Lun 25ed o Fehefin.Tocynnau gan Allan Cook 20843176neu wrth ydrws.

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News from Radyrand MorganstownWIMAY, 2016.Our April meeting took the form of afashion show. By commonconsensus, this was a most enjoyableevent. Samantha B, known as Sam,has a wonderful dress shop inEwenny near Bridgend which stocksa vast variety of clothes and fashionitems. Seven WI members had awonderful time sashaying down thehall in true catwalk style. The modelswere Ginny Jenkins, Jan Doody, BabsHanson, Anne Marie Phillips, LizBryant, Alison Hanson and JudyBillington. They all enjoyed showingoff a variety of Sam’s fashions whichranged from smart casual to formal“Mother of the Bride” outfits.As well as providing a wonderfulevening’s entertainment, Sam, verygenerously, donated her fee to ourchoice of charity so a cheque hasbeen sent to Velindre Hospital whichis the official Festival charity for2016.Several WI members have sincevisited the shop in Ewenny and havebeen impressed. One commentworth noting is that there is a greatchoice of elegant clothes in largersizes!As I write, the annual Radyr Festivalis drawing to a close. It was ourInstitute’s turn to provide theafternoon tea at the CrowningCeremony and Maypole dancingdisplay. The weather throughout theday was atrocious and so, not for thefirst time in the Festival’s history, theevent moved indoors to the OldChurch Rooms where the sale of teaand cakes raised £150. for theFestival charity. Needless to say,there were more than enough cakesof great variety and quality. Thanksgo to all our expert bakers and thosewho helped “serve and clear” on theday.Our May meeting was our AGM atwhich our present committee agreedto continue for another year and ourPresident, Enid Brooker, was re-elected. Pam Dinem was present asthe Glamorgan Federationrepresentative. She congratulatedthe committee on the way the

Institute was run and the Treasurer,Frankie O’Brien on the presentationof the accounts. As institutemembers, we are grateful to theOfficers and members of thecommittee who have worked so hardthroughout the last year. Speakingas a “retired” committee memberand past President, I recognize that abusy institute does not run itself.Ours is a big institute and yes, it ishard work, but it’s a wonderful wayof making friends and beinginvolved in the community.The AGM is also the meeting whenthe Resolutions to be debated anddiscussed at the National AGM arepresented and voted on a local level.The outcomes of this process will bereported on in a later report.As the next Chain report will not besubmitted until mid-July, I am listingthe proposed activities for later inthe summer. July looks like being avery busy month:Wednesday, 6th July. GlamorganFederation Summer Walk which is acoastal walk from Bracelet Bay,Mumbles.Thursday, 14th July, Chepstow RaceDay.There is also a possibility of a visit toHighgrove Gardens in August,should there be enough people whoare interested.Meanwhile, our walking groupmeets weekly at 10am on Thursdaysat the Monument. Our two bookgroups, two genealogy groups andour craft group meet monthly.For more information on futuremeetings and activities our emailaddress is mailto:radyrmorganstownwi@yahoo.comOr contact our President, EnidBrooker on 029 2084 3412. L.J.H.

Do you like making your own jam?

Free to a good home

Jam making equipment includingutensils and jam jars

Tel: 029 2084 2244

RADYR PARISH MUSICGROUP

On Saturday, 7th May, as acontribution to the Radyr &Morganstown Festival, RPMG stagedits annual concert. We adopted theFestival’s Roald Dahl theme andpresented a programme of musiclinked, sometimes rather tenuously,with the multi-faceted author. Theprogramme was enthusiasticallyassembled and led by Diane Wright,new to RPMG, but as ever we wereably accompanied by LeighBracegirdle. Star of the evening was11 year old Beth Bradfield, who sangtwo numbers from the popular stageshow ‘Matilda’.

On the 30th June we will be holdingour Annual General Meeting whichall are welcome to attend but ofcourse only Members are permitted tovote.

Plans are in hand for our nextproduction, ‘The Goldoliers’ whichwe will be presenting at Bishop ofLlandaff School during February HalfTerm, 2017. We plan to startrehearsals early in September so anybudding singers please put Fridayevenings in your diary! Check ourwebsite for further detailsrpmgweb.weebly.com MC

FOR SALESony 40 inch HD Televison

£50

Tel: 029 2084 2774

FOR SALEA lightweight cyclonic Efbe Schott

vacuum cleaner.

Purchased from Budds in January 2015, hardly used.

Genuine reason for sale

£30

Tel: 029 2084 2289

FOR SALEKarcher power washer with

extension arm and detergent.

£35.00

Tel: 029 20842615

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There are many gifted male cooks inRadyr and this month I have

persuaded three of them to compile aDinner Menu. Do try their recipes.

They are delicious! AMP

SMOKED SALMON +ASPARAGUS WITH SALMON

PATE[Very quick if pate is purchased!]

Recipe is PER PERSON. Multiply asrequired.

2 slices smoked salmon3 sticks asparagus

Pate25g (1oz) poached fillet fresh salmon1 fillet smoked mackerelJuice 1 lemon25g (1oz) butterPepper1 Tbs chopped chives2 tbs mayonnaise or Fromage Frais(optional)Add 6 finely chopped capers or 1 tbshorseradish or mustardTo make pate, flake cooked salmonand mackerel into bowl. Add chives,butter and mayonnaise. Mix tosmooth paste. Add lemon juice andground pepper.Try adding small quantities of capers,mustard or horseradish. Cover withclingfilm and place in fridge.To prepare asparagus, remove toughend of asparagus. Poach in a littlesalted water for 1-2 minutes,depending on thickness. Drain. Addlittle olive oil and lemon juice.To serve, remove pate and salmonslices from fridge one hour beforeserving. Take 1 slice salmon per personand place 1 tbs pate each end. Roll up– approximately diameter 1”. Plate byplacing 1 slice salmon on 1 half andsalmon roll on the other half, separatedby three sticks asparagus. Serve with 1slice lemon and toast or brown bread.Brian Willis.

LAMB RAGOUT WITHSMOKE PAPRIKA &

SHALLOTS (Serves 6)1kg (21/2lb.) diced lamb shoulderOlive oil2 onions, roughly chopped2 cloves garlic chopped6 or 12 shallots, depending on size5 long red sweet peppers – seeded,skinned and chopped

(Skin peppers – cut into quarterslengthways and de-pip. Place skinside up under hot grill until charring.Remove, place in plastic bag for a fewminutes. Shake in bag. Remove andskin comes off easily)1 chilli pepperSeasoning1 flat tbs smoked paprika1 tin tomatoes2 tbs tomato puree1 tbs flourLarge ovenproof casseroleFry lamb in oil to brown. Remove.Sauté onions until soft. Add wholeshallots with chilli and garlic. Cook for1 minute. Add paprika and flour andstir. Add meat, juices and otheringredients. Cook in well sealedcasserole in moderate oven for onehour until lamb is tender. Reheat next day. Check moisture level– add water to cover to reheat. Tasteto serve.Keith John.

SUMMER FRUIT BRULEE (Serves 6)

700g (1lb 8oz) soft fruit (selection ofraspberries, redcurrants, blackberries,blackcurrants etc.)110g (4oz) golden caster sugar275ml(10fl oz) whipping cream295g (101/2oz) Greek yoghurt175g (6 oz) Demerara sugar

Serving dish (25.5x16cm (10x7”)Optional – Plastic spray bottle. Chef’sblowtorch

Place fruit in large pan. Sprinkle withcaster sugar. Place over gentle heatuntil sugar melts and juices begin torun. Do not overcook!Transfer fruit to serving dish withslotted spoon (not the juice)

Allow to get cold.Whip cream until thick, fold intoyoghurt. Spread over fruit, right up toedges. Cover with clingfilm and chillfor two hours.

Approximately 2 hours before serving,spread surface evenly with Demerarasugar. (Spray with water bottle).Place under hot grill or use blowtorchto caramelise the sugar. The sugarwith turn brown. Leave to cool then place in fridge untilserving.

Nick Hawkins.

CHAIN COOKERY CORNER Local Council NewsPlease allow me to introduce myself. Myname is Tyrone Davies and I haverecently been elected Chairman of theRadyr & Morganstown CommunityCouncil. The council itself normally hastwelve councillors. We are all eitherelected or co-opted and do not get paidfor what we do. In effect, we arevolunteers who attend one of twocommittees per month as well as themonthly full council meetings. Besidesthis we represent the community asschool governors, in managing the OldChurch Rooms, at many communityevents and serve on numerous bodiesthat seek to enhance our community’slife. We also manage the council’sphysical assets such as the Radyr Woods,the Granny Park, Danybryn Woods,Pentwyn Park and the Old ChurchRooms. We also have three employees.Together we make up a collection ofdiverse individuals who range in age,sex, backgrounds and politicalpersuasions (though all of us sit asindependents).

Many of us have assisted with thenumerous events provided as part of theannual Radyr & Morganstown Festival.These events have supplied ourcommunity with many enjoyable anddiverse activities. We wish to publiclyacknowledge and congratulate theextensive work of the Radyr &Morganstown Association in organisinga splendid Festival once more.

Again, in conjunction with the Radyr &Morganstown Association, we arepleased to let you know that the OldChurch Rooms development is nowcompleted. It has had a makeover andalso an extension added. Perusal of theOCR calendar already shows a wealthand diversity of opportunities whenusing the building. With its increasedcapacity and refurbishment we believethat the community has a twenty-firstcentury facility that proudly sits in theheart of the community for use by thosefrom the community. We welcome youto pop along and take a look inside thisfantastic facility.

At the moment there are two vacancieson the council. We are engaging thesupport of Cardiff Council in facilitatingthe required election process. In short,notices are posted for expressions ofinterest. Should this be contested thenwe shall hold an election. If no one putsthemselves forward for election then thecommunity council has powers of co-option. If this happens then we wouldbe delighted to get expressions ofinterest from those who have an interestin playing a part in enhancing ourcommunity.

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Radyr Library…from back cover

authors of the last few decades. RoaldDahl lived in Radyr as a child andthis year is his centenary.On a national level to help celebratehis centenary this year’s SummerReading Challenge is entitled ’TheBig Read’ and will feature Roald Dahlcharacters and stories.I will be visiting all the local schoolsto encourage and inform the childrenabout the challenge and look forwardto meeting the children and teachersonce again.We have other exciting activities inthe planning stage and we are hopingto start up a Coding Club once amonth on a Saturday. More details tofollow soon!The library service has a great deal tooffer. On-line services such ase.books, Ancestry.com, Britannica on-line, multi-media items, books,newspapers. We hold reading groups,knitting group, story time, amserstori, weekly (term time), and a localcouncillor surgery once a month, andmuch, much more!!So please visit your local library, itsfree to join.Your library ticket may not be a ‘gold’ticket but it will give everyone agolden opportunity to find what theyare looking for.We look forward to meeting yousoon. Liz, Jen & Anne

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The Radiochemical Centre at Forest Farm. which is now in full productionand employing around 500 staff, will be officially opened on the 27th May1981 by Nicholas Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales. The conclusionof 7 years of planning, negotiation and construction of the ultra-modernplant. There will be two laboratories - one for the manufacture of medicalkits, the other for medical research.

Claire’s Charity Auction for

Meningitis ResearchClaire Taylor, a local resident and student at

Birmingham University held a charity auctionof original artwork at the Old Church Rooms

on Friday 15th April.

A number of prints, and postcards were onsale with the large artwork being auctioned.

The total raised for the charity was in excessof £700. Music was supplied by Emyr Roberts

at the piano and Elizabeth May on flute.

The family all helped out running the bar andproviding snacks to help the drinks go down.

David Cargill

Visit to Warwick andKenilworth Castle.

On Thursday 30th June the HistorySociety will be visiting St Mary’sChurch Warwick and KenilworthCastle.

St Mary’s Church in Warwick issaid to contain the finestcommemorative chapel in Englanddedicated to the Earls of Warwick,of whom Warwick the Kingmakerin the Wars of the Roses, isprobably the most famous.

The church will also be hosting anexhibition to Warwickshire’s mostfamous son, William Shakespeare,and a first folio of his plays and afirst edition of the King James’Bible will be on display.

After lunch in the lovely town ofWarwick we will make the fourmile journey to Kenilworth Castle.

Constructed from Norman throughto Tudor times, the castle has beendescribed by architectural historianAnthony Emery as “the finestsurviving example of a semi-royalpalace of the later middle ages,significant for its scale, form andquality of workmanship”. Thecastle was the subject of the six-month-long Siege of Kenilworth in1266, believed to be the longestsiege in English history, andformed a base for Lancastrianoperations in the Wars of the Roses.

John of Gaunt spent lavishly in thelate 14th century, turning themedieval castle into a palacefortress designed in the latest

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perpendicular style. The Earl ofLeicester then expanded the castleonce again, constructing newTudor buildings and exploiting themedieval heritage of Kenilworth toproduce a fashionable Renaissancepalace.

More recently English heritagehave reconstructed the Elizabethangarden which the Earl of Leicestercreated to entertain the Queen onher visit to the castle.

The coach is £14 and entry toKenilworth £8 (free to EnglishHeritage and Cadw members). Thecoach will pick up at three pointsin Radyr at about 8.30a.m. and weexpect to return at about 8.30 p.m.

For more details or to book contactAllan Cook on 2084 3176.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

The Dahl Trail

During the Festival the Radyr andMorganstown Association and theLlandaff Society launched a leafletoutlining the Dahl trail by walkingthe route. The walk was led byGeoffrey Barton-Greenwood for theLlandaff Society and Allan Cookfor the R&M Association.

It starts at Ty Mynydd Radyr, andends at Cumberland Lodge, the lastof the houses in which the Dahlfamily lived before moving awayto England. It visits the two schoolsin Llandaff where the young Roaldwas a pupil, St John’s ChurchDanescourt, where his father andsister are buried, Villa Marie inFairwater Road (now known as TyGwyn) where he was born and MrsPratchett’s sweetshop in LlandaffHigh Street where the infamous“Great Mouse Plot” took place.

The trail leaflet can be had at theOld Church Rooms and severalother outlets around the village. Aspart of the official celebration of hiscentenary which falls on the 13th ofSeptember, the R&M Associationwill walk the trail on Sunday 11thSeptember starting at St John’sChurch, Danescourt at 2.30 p.m.

FRENCH VISITORWe have received a request from a17 year old young Frenchman for

accommodation and vacationemployment during July and

August. Alexandre Betard is fromthe Loire Atlantique region of

France and knows of Radyr andMorganstown through his family's

connection with the TwinningFellowship. He speaks reasonableEnglish but wishes to improve it.He likes sport and is lively andtenacious. He has completed his

first year of the scientific Bac.

If you can offer accommodation orvacation employment to Alexandre

please contact Marion John on20842448 or on e-mail

mandkjohn@hotmail.com

The plaque in English, Welsh and alittle Norwegian, celebrates thecentenary of Roald Dahl’s birth andsays that Roald Dahl 1916 – 1990 spentpart of his childhood at Ty Mynydd,treiliodd rhan o’i blentyndod yn NhyMynydd and carries the CommunityCouncil logo, the Community Councilhaving funded the plaque.

Ty Mynydd House where he lived wasdemolished in the 1960’s, but theLodge, next to the Scout Hall, stillexists.

On the closing Sunday of the Festival,the Honorary French Consul forWales, Marie Brousseau-Navarro,unveiled a plaque to celebrate the 30thanniversary of the Radyr andMorganstown and St Philbert deGrand Lieu Twinning Fellowship. Atthe same time the gardenssurrounding the Old Church Roomswere named Le Jardin de St. Philbert,much to the pleasure of the largecontingent of French people who hadcome over from St Philbert for theirbiennial visit and R&M twinners bothpast and present.

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Unveiling of twoPlaquesTwo plaques were unveiled during theMay Festival. At the opening receptionon the first Sunday the Festival Queen,Erin Desmond and her attendantsGracie Rodriguez and Katie Houstanunveiled a blue plaque to Roald Dahl.The blue plaque should be up on TyMynydd Lodge by the time thisedition of the Chain reaches yourdoormat.

The Junk Challenge!For me one of the highlights of thisyear’s Festival were the twenty or sosculptures and arrangements on thetheme of Roald Dahl, which sprang uparound the village during the Festival.Nominally described as a “JunkChallenge” they were anything butjunk.

Starting at the Guide Hut where agiant crocodile startled residents andvoters alike; via Park Road, whereRadyr Primary’s collection of twelvestatues on a theme of Roald Dahl’sbooks graced the newly completed oldChurch Rooms, not to forget theLibrary’s delightful James and hisGiant Peach.

Bryn Deri School’s version of Jamesand the Giant Peach was carefullyplaced in one of the trees in WindsorGardens. Across the road at theMethodist Church another fantasticcrocodile guarded a very detailed“glass” lift.

At Christ Church the Vicar ofNibbleswicke sat in the porch writingsermons and inside a delightful flowerarrangement took the only Dahl themenot to do with his books, it showed hiscrash in the Libyan desert during thesecond World War.

The only sculpture not created by oneof the organisations in the village wasan amazing “Fantastic Mr Fox”,created by Rhian and Carys in thefront garden of their house in WindsorCrescent. Good on them and thanks toall who worked so hard on theChallenge. I hope it gave other peopleas big a smile as it gave me.

Allan Cook.

RESULTS FROM THE FESTIVALRAFFLE WINNERS1. 0Jenni Ashworth 50” TV 15. M Van Den Bagaard2. 0Joyce Davidson Photo Voucher 16. Elin Livsey3. 0Val Allen Framed print 17. Paul Rodriquez4. 0Nicky Aubre y Afternoon Tea 18. ………..Clarke5. 0D. Horbin Whisky 19. Paul Johnson6. 0Mike Farr Champagne 20.Janet Taylor7. 0Wolfie Prosecco 21. Derek Bateman8. 0G. Chamberlain Wine 22 Mike Maclarg9. 0Gill Evans Wine 23. Ralph Vaughan10. S Francis Wine 24. J. Hopkins11. Jerry Bray Confectionery 25. Jan Doody12. Juliet Johnson Cut and Blow 26. Ellie Diment13. Stephen Campbell Dry Cleaning voucher 27. Dave Sutton14. ……….Haines Voucher

LITERARY COMPETITIONBRYN DERI PRIMARY SCHOOL RADYR PRIMARY SCHOOLYEAR 6 Chloe Thomas Ellie Healey Zayan Zahid Olivia VasconcelosYEAR 5 Dylan Davies Sharmeeia Bragg Gracie Booth Francesca CawleyYEAR 4 Abigail Cole Megan O’Neil Remi Evans Sophie BebbYEAR 3 Connor Jones Anais Sheppard Rowan Bailey-Lear Mason JonesYEAR 2 Katie O’Hara Beale Fflon Lambly William Lamb Katie HigginsonYEAR 1 Betty Evans Donimik Goraloski Maisie Jones Lara Boyes

RADYR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLYEAR 7 Sophie Abd le Ghafar Kira DevineLucas Logue Fonesca Gracie SilverIsabel Morgan Rosie Daviey

OVERALL TROPHY WINNERSophie Abd el Ghafar

COLOURING COMPETITIONBRYN DERI PRIMARY SCHOOL RADYR PRIMARY SCHOOLRECEPTION YEAR 4 FREEHAND 7 AND UNDER1. Ellan Brown 1. Jacob McCallum2. Olivia Trickey 2. Evie Williams3. Amy Baker Brian 3. Joy LeeYEAR 1 YEAR 51. Dominik Goralski 1. Olivier Welch 1. Lily Rose Morgan2. Megan Cole 2. Danny Sullivan 2. Lili Thomas3. Carys Williams 3. Freya Morton 3. Ruby WattYEAR 2 YEAR 61. Thomas Haines 1. Olivia Dickinson2. Lucas Law 2. Lyra Page3. Harry Racz 3. Katie HoustonYEAR 3 8 AND OVER1. Anais Shepherd 1. Marco Morris2. Shona Smith 2. Lewys Condon3. Aimee Laycock 3. Ellie ColesCOLOURING 7 AND UNDER COLOURING 7 AND UNDER1. Miles Martin- Boon 1. Henry Baldwin2. Ellan Brown 2. Noah Baldwin3. Sophia Bailey-Goerra 3. Eve Ferris EdwardsCOLOURING 8 AND OVER COLOURING 8 AND OVER1. Joy Lee 1. Sophie Bebb2. Arah Rose-Sehpperd 2. Lottie Laws3. Chloe Thomas 3. Ben Coles

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Luke Beadle, Year 6 Bryn Deri School dressed as Willy Wonker to led the Roald Dahl Parade to the Fete at the Old ChurchRooms. The parade was started by Jonathan Davies OBE, who wished everybody a happy Festival. The theme of the Festivalwas Roald Dahl and the children came dressed in the costumes of many of the characters from the story books. The paradewas headed up by the samba band from the Comprehensive School. At the Old Church Rooms the stall holders wereawaiting the arrival of the parade. Michael Locke (Velindre) and Alan Buckle, local resident and long time patient at Velindre,together with the Festival Queen Erin Desmond and her attendants, Gracie Rodriquez and Katie Houston to open the Fete.The barbecue was in great demand ably manned by members of the Association - one of many in the two weeks ahead. Thelarge crowd visited the stalls - plants, cards, books, jewellery, cakes, photographic, bar and of course the traditional teas withthe NSPCC, Music supplied by our village impresario,Chris Dale and entertainment from Shine Academy. The new facilitiesat the OCR were well used, especially when the weather turned damp. The Association team lined up in their Velindre shirtsfor the occasion.

The pupils of Radyr Primary, Bryn Deri, Comprehensive School (library) and the Guides had made a number of statuesdepicting the characters of the Roald Dahl books. Many were exhibited on the new lawn at the Old Church Rooms.

Sunday, the weather was still a little unsettled for the Football Festival and the Roald Dahl walk, but many braved theelements to enjoy a conducted tour of the Roald Dahl Trail and Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop. The Community Council heldtheir Civic Service in Christ church with an address from the Reverend Andy Pilcher, CEO of Care for Uganda. PoppyWilliams of the Comprehensive School sang a solo ‘Dying Ain’t So Bad’ The Reception afterwards included the unveiling ofthe Roald Dahl plaque later to be installed at the Lodge in Heol Isaf in memory of the writer. The next day the weatherworsened and the Crowning of the Festival Queen by Cllr Rod McKerlich had to be held indoors. The school dancers wereundeterred and produced their routines faultlessly. Meanwhile the WI had prepared tea and cakes for all the onlookers anddancers. The Queen went off to Dan y Bryn to plant a tree and then on to the children’s tea party in Morganstown VillageHall. Here they had a Punch and Judy show and entertainment.

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A number of high quality concerts were performed during the Festival fortnight. Nuno Lucas, the Portuguesepianist. Louise Wayman and Bonhani Justice received a standing ovation for their performance at the MethodistChurch. Kevin Johns provided great entertainment appearing as Taffy Shakespeare and his travels to Stratford,Cube Jazz Evening certainly had all the toes tapping.

Our own Radyr Parish Music group with their interpretation of Roald Dahl music ably compered by Brian Willis.On the second Sunday we were entertained by ‘Sunny Afternoon’ at the Golf Club and the sun did really didshine. On the last Saturday the Melingriffiths Community Band playing a variety of music from the James Bondtheme to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The week was rounded off with a fantastic Pop Orchestra playing songs fromthe shows, compered by the star of the stage show ‘The Sound of Music’ - Connie Fisher.

Traditional events were held in the Festival - Tenovus Quiz with Colin Johnson and his colleagues winning by asmall margin. The Quiz master, Nick Holmes made sure that even the losers looked good! The many story times atthe library were well attended by the junior members of our community.

The Boules was postponed but took place in the third week with Radyr Primary adults and Bryn Deri pupilstaking the prizes. The film night was well attended watching Eddie Redmayne transpose himself into ‘The DanishGirl’. The Guides held their Beetle Drive on the second Wednesday. The Mick Sullivan Show - Audio VisualEvening included many photos of the current Festival activities.. The winner of the Photographic Competition wasHannah Wellbourn . The Festival Queen and her attendants received a photograph for their services to ourcommunity. Allan Cook who organises most of the concerts throughout the Festival introduced Manon Rhys, thebard of the 2015 Eisteddfod at the Y Noson Gymreig. Our local Rotary Club organised a Charity concert with CorMeibion Taf at Radyr Golf Club with our very own Yona Jones, soloist.

On the second Saturday we held our annual Concert in the Parc at Parc Radur. Fortunately the weather was mainlydry and kept the large crowd in situ listening to the bands, soloists, groups and choirs from the local Schools. It isspecial thanks to Nick Cook and his group ‘Radyrcals’, Jonathan Bussy and his group ‘Funk Sinatras’ and ShelleyFairplay who performed on her own as the weather was unfit for all twenty four harpists. The middle Sunday sawsome sunning themselves on the Golf Club patio, others were visiting five Open Gardens and having tea and cakesin the Old Church Rooms as a half way house. Gill Evans, Colin and Helen Johnson, Norman and Barbara Clewer,Mavis and Garyl Rhys, and Dan y Bryn all hosted their gardens for public display and raised over £1200 for ourvillage charity,Velindre.

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The last week end was hectic with Bryn Deri’s Bike Ride to Cardiff, raising over £100 for Velindre, A VintageAfternoon tea party organised by Karen Wright and her friends. A super high class event with a guest speakerfrom Velindre. The Festival Gymkhana was going on at Ty Gwyn Farm with horses dressed up in fancy dress andjumping the hurdles. More Barbecue and drinks stalls! Off in the evening to the band concert arranged by theMelingriffiths Band at Morganstown Hall. Sunday the last day and the sun shone for the Dog Show. There wereten categories - all winners. Fourteen vintage tractors paraded through the village to a display at Lychgate Gardensthanks to the Tractor Boys of Aberthin. Time to set up for the finale - A concert of ‘Movies and Musicals’ with theWelsh Pop Orchestra led by Lucy Davies and presented by a very friendly and relaxed Connie Fisher.

In the words of the Festival Queen, Erin Desmond - ‘It has been a privilege to be Festival Queen. I have enjoyed every singlesecond. On being selected I was jumping up and down, I was so happy. I could not wait!The Parade on the sunny Saturday morning we went through Radyr in a lovely open top car, We stood up and waved to thepeople along the road. We arrived at the Old Church Rooms to start up the Radyr and Morganstown Festival. It’s been afantastic two weeks. I have attended a lot of events, my favourite has to be the Crowning Ceremony. It was fun watching theMaypole and folk dancers. I would like to thank Mick Sullivan, photographer and Maggie our escort for looking after us duringthe Festival. The best two weeks of my life’Katie Houston, one of the attendants stated ‘It’s been fun, dressing up for the Parade, waving to everybody along the way Luckily itstayed dry for the Fete. We then went to the Male Voice Choir at the Golf Club. I have never been so close to a choir before! The Churchservice had some interesting talks and lovely singing from Poppy Williams. We then unveiled the Roald Dahl plaque and had manyphotographs,. I enjoyed the Maypole and crowning ceremony as well as visiting the Cheshire Home and tea party. I also went to theBeetle Drive and Fantastic Mr Dahl concert, which was good. I saw the slide show, Gymkhana, Dog Show and the Velindre Concert. Ithas really been good experience, thanks to Maggie and everyone who have been so kind’Maggie Roberts’ response ‘ I would like to thank the Festival Queen and her attendants for taking their roles so seriously and workingso very hard and I am glad that they enjoyed the fortnight. Thanks to the parents who were so co-operative and helpful throughout. Bigthank you to Julie Davies and Anne Silver for standing in for me during the amazing weekend with the French friends’.Maggie was presented with the Ken Innes Trophy for the best efforts during the Festival fortnight.More thanks to a lot of people - the Association team and all their supporters . The organisers of the variousCommittees, Schools. churches and charities around the village. Claire Taylor for her Roald Dahl pictures andbanners for the Parade. Val Allen for the Gymkhana and the Dog Show. Allan Cook for all his efforts with all theprofessional artists. Allan Buckle for representing the charity in the village and Ceri Morgan for his transport.Thanks to Chris Wills, Nick Holmes and the barbecue team, Chris St Leger (Electrics), Brian Willis (Compere), ChrisDale (Music) Terry Fitzgerald (Concert). Raymond Rivron was wearing three hats (R&MA/Twinning and OCRgardener) Thanks to Keith John for his Roald Dahl drawings and judging the colouring competition (old softy!) ChrisGray and Neil Cargill for driving their open top cars for the parade. Thanks to the local police and St. John’sAmbulance volunteers for the attendance at many events.David Silver, Chairman of the Association presented a cheque to Michael Locke of Velindre for £7000. This is aninterim amount accumulated from the Community from Christmas to May. We hope the final figure will be a lotmore! More help is needed from our Community to organise and run some of these and new events for 2017 our 30thyear - All are welcome! If you have any new ideas the Festival Committee needs YOU!

David Cargill, Festival Chairman