lampeter grapevine issue 30 jun 2015
DESCRIPTION
Lampeter's events, news and views monthly digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob misTRANSCRIPT
G R A P E V I N E
cysylltwch â ni / contact us: [email protected] Mehefin / June 2015
digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis / Lampeter’s events, news and views monthly
Raising Awareness
FREE/ AM
DDIM
2
contents
in this issue…
dewch i’r dderi
theatr felinfach
the war ,& before & civvy
street
banc bwyd llanbed
what do you see?
root camp
what does transition do in
lampeter (and why?)
custard queens
last days at lluest fach
superfooddad
did you know?
free from award winners
tŷ glyn davis trust
cothi gardeners
lung cancer: live learn
inspire
lampeter christmas lights
fund
red cross services
quest for cures for cancer
inspirali gathering
regular features …
letters
reviews
listings & events
ads & classified
ysgol henry richard
traws link cymru update
town council news
karen’s creative
compendium
uwtsd - the roderic bowen
library
clonc
celtic christianity
jottings
kids in action
what’s on in the woods
yr efail
crossword competition
magic lamp cinema: take 2
The long awaited Bro’r
Dderi Business Directory
is now finding its way
through the letterboxes of
households situated
within the villages served
by Ysgol y Dderi.
Ysgol y Dderi was formed
in 1976 when five small
village schools closed
(the sixth closed in 1984)
to form one community school, a radical move back at that time. The school
is an integral part of the community and the links within that community are
very important. This is why the PTA decided that a business directory
promoting the “buy local” ethos and showcasing the diverse collection of
businesses owned or operated within Bro’r Dderi would be a rewarding
venture.
It has been a much longer than anticipated task to collect, collate, research,
edit and proof all the information whilst juggling family and working life, but
we hope the final result is worth waiting for. We would like to thank all the
businesses involved for their patience.
The final full colour publication’s 32 pages are filled with over 80 business
adverts, local history articles, useful contact numbers, a list of groups
meeting within Bro’r Dderi and a mini prospectus for the school. The front
cover is a combination of two winning designs. These were submitted by
pupils and the winners chosen by a representatives of the directory’s
sponsor, NFU Mutual. The winning designers were Brynmôr Thomas from
Year 6 and Tomos Morris from Year 5.
The money raised from “Dewch i’r Dderi” has been used to purchase
classroom equipment which will benefit and enhance the children’s day to
day learning. The PTA has in recent years also funded a state of the art
piano, smart sacks, sports equipment, Santa’s fairtrade chocolate gifts,
eisteddfod and sports awards and continues to heavily subsidise the
transport costs for the many hands-on educational trips the pupils enjoy, as
well as transport to many sporting events.
Please support the PTA’s aims of enhancing our children’s education
experience, bringing together the school community and strengthening the
bonds with the local community by supporting Dewch i’r Dderi’s advertisers.
The directories are being distributed over the next few weeks by a team of
busy parents to households in the Bro’r Dderi area (Cellan, Llanfair
Clydogau, Llangybi, Betws Bledrws, Silian and Llwnygroes). If you live in one
of these villages and do not receive a copy or you live outside the area but
wish to support this venture please contact us on
[email protected]. Spare copies will also be available from Ysgol
y Dderi, Llanfair Shop, Llangybi Shop, Cellan Library, The People’s Market
and the village halls.
Once again, thank you to our supporters.
The PTA Committee, Ysgol y Dderi, Llangybi
“Dewch i’r Dderi”
3
G R A P E V I N E no. 30, June 2015
Post: c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7EE Email: [email protected]
Published by: Transition Llambed Development Trust, Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, SA48 7EE
Printed by: TSD Reprographics, Lampeter, on paper from sustainable resources
Printing costs sponsored by:
To submit an article, letter or to make an enquiry: [email protected]
Please include the reason you are contacting us in the subject box of your email (Article, Letter, Enquiry)
To add your event or course to our Free listings: [email protected]
or post to address above
To place an advert: [email protected]
Full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see grapevine page on www.transitionllambed.co.uk
Display advertising rates: ¼ column £12; ¼ page £30; ½ page £48; full page £84 (back page £96) £30 off ads for one-off public events held in Victoria Hall Classified ads: £2.50 / 20 wds (min. £2.50) Therapists' section (max 35 wds): £10 for 5
Copy date for July/Aug, issue 31: Fri 12 June, Theme: ‘Everything in Good Measure’
Circulation this issue: 2,500 copies distributed free in the Lampeter area
We reserve the right to edit all contributions for reasons of space & clarity. The views expressed in letters and articles are not necessarily those of Transition Llambed Development Trust or the newsletter group. Front cover: Four lambs born to ewe in Llanfiranghel-ar-Arth.
Photo: Sarah Eyles
Darllen wch yn Hapus / Happy reading. Angie Martin, Editor
Now, I can’t introduce a theme like this one without raising
awareness of the work of volunteers; all those unsung heroes
who give of their time to help, support and inform others in a
huge variety of ways. Lots of organisations rely on volunteers
to keep services running or to help boost productivity where
funding is often minimal. Many people in our communities
willingly give hundreds of hours to causes they believe in.
Volunteering can be a rewarding and worthwhile experience
too, a chance to share knowledge and skills with others or
discover hidden talents. Why not give it a go, there are lots of
opportunities in and around Lampeter. I would personally like
to thank the small team of volunteers who help make the
Grapevine happen each month. You are all amazing.
With the theme of ‘Raising Awareness’ you should not be
surprised to find a whole host of articles giving details of all
sorts of things from events (try Theatr Felinfach, page 4 or
Root Camp, page 8 for a start), opportunities (CLONC, page
24 and Kids in Action, page 29), information (The Roderic
Bowen Library, page 15 or Dewch I’r Dderi, page 2) and
inspiration (The War, & Before & Civvy Street, page 5 or Live
- Learn - Inspire, page 28) to health issues (Quest for Cures
for cancer, page 31), environment (What Do You See?, page 7
and Last Days at Lluest Fach, page 11) celebration (Free From
Awards, page 26) and services (Red Cross in Ceredigion, page
31 or Traws Link Cymru, page 7). Definitely a good mixture
to keep us all interested and busy. I bet you can find out
something you didn’t know already!
Croeso / Welcome to this issue of the Grapevine.
corrections & clarifications
Sincere apologies to Kevin Fox for actions which have caused distress
regarding The Season of Fire, issue 29. The article was edited in a way that
was unacceptable to the author. “I believe that the editing of my article, changed the tone, meaning and content and the work is sufficiently altered that it no longer represents my views or even demonstrates my knowledge of a subject which I have studied for very many years. For this reason I am not happy to see my name at the foot of the work and would appreciate a retraction of my name from the original, from which I wish to be disassociated.” Kevin Fox The unedited article can now be found in the Grapevine issue 29, May 2015
download on transitionllambed.co.uk. Eds.
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
4
DRAMATIC! has now started, the Drama Club for children aged between 7-11 years. In acknowledgement of this year’s centenary celebrations of T Llew Jones, DRAMATIC! will perform alongside the theatre’s various performance companies, celebrating the work of the author, by bringing his work to our stage, or the “LLEW-FAN” in July. For further information, contact: Catherine Young, Dance Officer, Theatr Felinfach [email protected] 01545 572708
It’s been quiet during May on the performance front at Theatr Felinfach as work on extending the legroom in the auditorium has been taking place. I’m glad to announce that it has now all been completed and looks brilliant. All the staff have tried and tested random seats within the auditorium to ensure that the legroom is indeed improved and that the aim of the exercise has been achieved. We’re very pleased with the finished product. The Three Welsh tenors concert to re-open the theatre following the refurbishment work was a sell out success.
Sewing Club The Sewing Club has been a huge success and has restarted now following the Easter break. There are over 20 members and they’re a hardworking, talkative and fun crowd. We look forward to seeing the fruits of their labour in an exhibition sometime later in the year. For further information, contact Anneliese on 01545 572365 / 01570 470697 [email protected]
Erbyn hyn mae DRAMATIC! wedi cychwyn, sef Clwb Drama ar gyfer plant oedran 7 – 11oed. Penllanw’r prosiect yma fydd perfformiad “Y Llew-fan” ym mis Gorffennaf yn Theatr Felinfach. Am wybodaeth bellach cysylltwch â:
Catherine Young, Swyddog Dawns, Theatr Felinfach [email protected] 01545 572708
‘Does dim perfformiadau pellach wedi bod yn y Theatr yn ystod mis Mai gan fod y gwaith adnewyddu wedi bod yn mynd rhagddo yn yr awditoriwm. Mae’r gwaith erbyn hyn wedi ei gwblhau ac mae’n rhaid dweud ei fod yn edrych yn gampus. Rydym hefyd wedi bod fel staff yn sicrhau bod y prosiect wedi llwyddo i greu tipyn mwy o ofod i’r coesau, yn eistedd mewn seddi amrywiol o fewn yr awditoriwm ac ymestyn y coesau a rhaid dweud ein bod yn hynod hapus gyda’r gwaith gorffenedig. Roedd cyngherddau Tri Tenor Cymru yn llwyddiant ysgubol – y ddwy noson wedi Gwerthu Allan! Roedd y gynulleidfa ar eu traed ar y ddwy noson yn dangos eu gwerthfawrogiad o’r wledd a gafwyd.
Clwb Gwnïo Mae’r Clwb Gwnïo yn llwyddiant mawr ac erbyn hyn wedi ail-gychwyn yn dilyn gwyliau’r Pasg. Mae dros 20 yn y clwb ac maent yn griw gweithgar, siaradus a llawn sbri. Byddwn yn edrych ymlaen at weld ffrwyth y llafur mewn arddangosfa o’r gwaith sydd wedi ei greu yn ystod y gwersi rhywbryd yn ystod y flwyddyn gobeithio. Am wybodaeth bellach, cysylltwch ag Anneliese ar 01545 572365 / 01570 470697 [email protected]
What’s On in the Theatre? Beth sy’ Mlaen yn y Theatr?
03/6/15 Cwmni Arad Goch
LLEUAD YN OLAU
A Welsh language adaptation of T Llew Jones’s novel of the same title.
Perfformiad hwyliog sy’n ddathliad o ganmlwyddiant T Llew Jones
12/06/15 Clwyd Theatr Cymru
MIMOSA celebrating the achievement of a group of hopeful Welsh families that were committed to setting up a Welsh community in Patagonia in 1865.
stori gyffrous, dewr a phwysig am sefydlu cymuned Gymraeg ei hiaith ym Mhatagonia
19/6/15 Launch of Euros Lewis’ book
‘THEATR A CHYMDEITHAS’
explores the depths and complexities of Theatr Felinfach’s roots within the distinctive culture of Wales.
Lansiad llyfr gan Euros Lewis
3/7/15 a 4/7/15
Ysgol Ddawns Sally Saunders
A musical theatre spectacular! yn cyflwyno sioe theatr gerdd ysblennydd!
10/7/15 Theatr Felinfach performance companies
‘LLEW-FAN!’ Celebrating the author, T Llew Jones and bringing his work to our stage
Cynhyrchiad gan gwmnïau perfformio’r theatr, sy’n dathlu’r awdur T Llew Jones a dod â’i waith yn fyw ar y Llew-fan!
Contact: Rhian Dafydd, Business and Marketing Manager, 01545 572369, [email protected] Box Office: 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com, Facebook /TheatrFelinfach, Twitter @TheatrFelinfach
Rhian Dafydd
5
Don’t Forget
Copy Deadline: Fri 12 June
The War, & Before & Civvy Street
by Tom Reed
Founder of the ‘Checkpoint Garage’ and former Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant of 49 Bomber Squadron, this spritely ninety six year old has just launched his memoirs.
Tom Reed is an amazing individual who has lots of interesting stories to tell. We will be hearing more about his life in the September ‘Reminiscence’ issue.
In the meantime, if you would like a copy of this fascinating read, Tom is offering a £2.50 discount when books are collected in person, as this saves postage costs.
Please contact: Tom Reed, Cwm Aur, Llanybydder, 01570 481560
Banc Bwyd Llanbed /Lampeter Food Bank
Banc Bwyd Llanbed is an initiative of
local churches, and is open during
the week to local people in food
crisis who are referred by an agency.
Over twenty local agencies are Banc
Bwyd partners and refer their clients.
We provide enough food for basic
meals for three days and are
supported entirely by local donations
of food and money.
We welcome donations of basic
tinned and dried food: rice/pasta,
cereals (Weetabix preferably), tea/
coffee, jam/marmalade, tinned or
packet soup, tinned fish/meat, tinned
stews/ pies/curries, tinned fruit /
vegetables, tinned rice/custard. Food
donations can be made through local
c h u r c h e s o r l e f t a t t h e
Hedyn Mwstard/ Mustard Seed café.
Julia Lim
6
Raising Awareness
of the Election on
Thursday 7 May
was certainly one
of the aims of this
year’s BBC Wales
Election 2015 tour
which arrived at
Tregaron on 24
Apr i l . Var ious
programmes were
broadcast from the
big white tent on Tregaron square for Radio Cymru,
Radio Wales, BBC 1 Wales television and S4C, and
pupils and staff from Ysgol Henry Richard participated in
many of these.
A mock election was also held on Wednesday, 6 May
with year 10 pupils standing as candidates for:
The Party of Hope, The People’s Party, The Party of the
Future and The Pink Party.
A hustings event
was held in the
morning when
each candidate
made a speech
out l in ing the
party’s ideas and
manifesto. Voting
took place at
lunch time and at
the end of the
day the result
was announced.
92% of the pupils who had registered voted and The
Pink Party topped the pole with 52% of the vote.
Congratulations to the leaders Sion Jones and Gethin
Williams.
The host of the BBC Radio Cymru’s ‘Taro’r Post’, Garry
Owen, visited Ysgol Henry Richard and the school farm
to interview Gwynfor Evans and other pupils who are
studying agriculture regarding what they thought the
main agriculture
and rural issues
of Election 2015
were.
The head pupils
of Ysgol Henry
Richard, Gwion
Llŷr, Gwynfor
Evans, Lowri
Jones and Donia Jones, had to rise very early in order
to be interviewed by Dylan Jones the host of BBC Radio
Cymru’s morning news programme ‘Post Cyntaf’.
Pontrhydfendigaid Eisteddfod
The annual Pontrhydfendigiad eisteddfod is one of
three eisteddfodau
in Ceredigion
which receive a
substantial grant
and support from
the Pantyfedwen
trust set up by the
late Sir David
James in memory
of members of his
family. The trust’s
title ‘Pantyfedwen’ is named after Sir David’s family
home near Pontrhydfendigaid even though he made his
fortune through various business ventures in London.
The eisteddfod at Cardigan is held during the first
weekend in July, and at Lampeter the eisteddfod is held
over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The long May
Day weekend is the date of the annual
Pontrhydfendigaid eisteddfod and many pupils from
Ysgol Henry Richard were successful competitors both
individually and as members of groups again this year.
Congratulations to all who competed individually and
especially to the choir from the ‘uwchradd’ campus who
won first prize in the Youth Choir under 19 competition
and to the singing party and choir from the junior
campus who came third in the under 12 category.
Many pupils also participated in the main literary
ceremonies, including Dyfan Jones and Cadi Jones who
were the soloists at the Chairing and Crowning
ceremonies.
R h i a n n o n
Lewis
Ysgol Henry Richard - Election 2015
Nest Jenkins and Manon Turner (year 11) who performed live on the BBC Radio Cymru ‘Bore Cothi’ show, during BBC Wales’s 2015 Election tour and visit to Tregaron. They were
also interviewed by the host Shan Cothi.
Year 10 pupils from Ysgol Henry Richard who stood as candidates at the school’s 2015 mock Election (from left to right - Hugh Giles, Sian
Hecke, Glyn Owen, Cai Williams, and the leaders of the wining Pink Party, Sion Jones
and Gethin Williams).
Ysgol Henry Richard Female Ensemble who won first prize at the annual Pontrhydfendigaid Eisteddfod recently.
‘Pantyfedwen’ by the Ceredigion artist Wynne Melville Jones, a former pupil at Ysgol
Uwchradd Tregaron.
7
June Update
Traws Link Cymru members had a very positive meeting
with Welsh Government civil servants in Cardiff on
Thursday 7 May - election day of all days! Making the
long trip were Mike Walker, Geraint Blayney, Nigel Bird,
Flora McNerney and Gareth Walters. They met James
Price, Director General of Science, Economy and
Transport, his Deputy, Gareth Morgan and Simon
Pickering, who is responsible for Transport and
Franchising. This was a follow-up meeting to one that
had been held in Lampeter in January between Traws
Link Cymru and the Senedd (Welsh Assembly) Minister
for Economy, Science and Transport, Mrs Edwina Hart.
At the meeting, which lasted an hour, Traws Link Cymru
were able to put their case for re-opening the
Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway, based on an
excellent set of documents which chair Adrian Kendon
had compiled, and which Geraint had collated into a very
professional-looking portfolio. The meeting was an
opportunity for Traws Link Cymru to brief the Director
General and his colleagues on the aims and success of
the campaign to date and to press the case for a
fully-funded Feasibility Study into the re-opening of the
railway. The group's presentation was warmly received
and Traws Link Cymru were promised a response within
the next few weeks. This would involve a desk-top study
of the engineering challenges and possible routes to
arrive at capital costing scenarios, an appraisal of the
necessary legal powers and of the likely running costs.
Clearly this is a very positive development for the
campaign, and a further step towards making the
re-opening of the railway a reality – we'll report back in
due course!
Other news: Pont Llanio station clearing has been going
on steadily and the first group of visitors, from Aberaeron
41 Club, are due to visit the site on Monday 11 May for a
brief informal tour with Traws Link Cymru members.
In late June, date as yet not finalised, there will be a
public meeting in Aberaeron to bring local people up to
date with the campaign. There are also plans for further
public meetings to be held in Lampeter, the Llandysul
area and Machynlleth.
We Still Need Your Support!! If you haven't yet done so,
please visit our webpage www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk or join
the group on Facebook, searching for “Traws Link Cymru”.
You can sign our on-line petition, and give us your views
about how you would use the railway by completing the
on-line survey.
Diolch yn fawr/Many thanks.
Gareth Walters, for Traws Link Cymru
L to R, Gareth Walters, Geraint Blayney, Flora McNerney, Mike Walker, Nigel Bird, James Price, Gareth Morgan and Simon Pickering.
Human beings are really good at
seeing patterns – especially ones
that we are already familiar with.
This is why we identify faces in the
clouds, on the fronts of cars and
even on our pizzas! Once we have
become familiar with a particular
pattern, we find it easy to pick it out in the world around
us. It’s a useful skill – helping us make sense of our sur-
roundings, especially if we are in a new place.
However, our ability to see patterns that we already
know means that we sometimes overlook the unfamiliar
and so we can miss out. Even professionals whose job
it is to identify things can overlook the unknown… and
so it is with botanists and zoologists.
If you send two people out separately to identify all the
species in a woodland, you can guarantee that they will
come back with slightly different lists. You can also
guarantee that each one will have included all the
things that they are already familiar with and are more
likely to have overlooked the species they have never
encountered before or that they only see rarely. It’s just
human nature. Professional biological surveyors work
really hard to familiarise themselves with as many
species as the can to minimise this problem.
If you are interested in natural history and getting the
most out of your trips to the countryside, you probably
want to see new and rare species. And if you are a
professional, you need to be able to notice everything.
Fortunately, it’s possible to do something about it. You
can learn how to see new patterns and you can
broaden your experience by looking for new species
and learning how to identify them with another person
who has a different set of knowledge, or better still with
the help of an experienced teacher.
Increasing your awareness of all the plants and animals
in the countryside around you will add an extra
dimension to walks in the woods or strolls along the
coast. And what better way to do this than at a site with
a huge diversity of wildlife? You can come and enjoy all
the species at Denmark Farm on an informal walk, but
we also run lots of courses to help you get more out of
your visits: courses on identifying bats, flowers, birds,
mammals and fungi to name but a few; all run by
experts with fantastic experience. Alternatively, you
can really get to know the species around the site on
one of our volunteer days – where you might also gain
some great conservation management skills.
And if you really want to see a face in your pizza, our
cob pizza oven should be up and running on selected
evenings over the summer… and thank you if you have
helped us to build it! Join us for our Midsummer Open
Day on Saturday 20 June. Jan Martin
What do you see?
8
With the lengthening days, and increasingly blossomed
hedgerows, time shortens until the arrival of Root Camp
at their summer home away from home; the Manorafon
camp at Penbryn, part of the Forrest set up, where their
cookery and outdoor activity courses take place at the
end of July through to August.
Now a fixture in the Ceredigion summer calendar,
groups of sixteen young adults (14-21) will gather to
broaden their minds, and their independence as part of
the Root Camp rural experience.
Integral to the establishment of Root Camp was a desire
to raise awareness. Awareness of the growing
disconnect between this age group and where their food
comes from; of the fact that in schools this group is
neglected through time allocated to, and funding for,
basic education about food, animal welfare, the
production and distribution of what we eat; and indeed
the vital necessity of sharing a meal together.
In charge in the barn kitchen at Manorafon is Chef
Oliver Rowe. He featured in a TV series in 2009 that
chronicled his efforts to set up and sustain a London
restaurant with produce from within the M25; his
background and more recent experience demonstrate
his suitability for the course. His method in the kitchen
will be to teach a wide range of skills through practical
experience; that is to create a three course meal for
both lunch and dinner, whilst teaching all the
essential know-how in the kitchen for survival after
leaving home, at university, or simply to cook healthy
meals for family, friends or oneself! It's simple, yet
inspiring stuff; and with the majority of all produce used
being from within a 20 mile radius of the Penbryn base,
Root Camp are building awareness locally too.
Groups are split into two lots of eight; whilst one is
preparing a wonderful three course lunch for everyone,
the remainder are out earning the aforementioned feast!
They will be found cheese making with Carwyn at Caws
Cenarth, working the land with Tom at Blaencamel,
making sausages with Illtud from Charcutier, whittling
spoons with Ben from Pen yr Allt Wood or foraging with
Jade from Wild Pickings. Weather permitting they may
be bee keeping with Sam at New Quay Honey Farm or
fishing out in the bay at New Quay.
All meals are eaten sociably together, and after lunch
the groups swap, with the kitchen and dinner
preparation for one, and back out into "the field" for the
other. Evenings are studded with storytelling, and often
discussion, whipped up by someone like Patrick Holden
talking on a subject of "What
should we be eating now?".
The livelier the discussion, the
better. After the dinner there is
time for a run to the beach, or
to kick a ball around, before
retiring exhausted to pretty
luxurious tents (if your frame of
reference is a roll mat).
The diversity of activity, and the method of teaching by
each of the producers, growers, suppliers, local helpers
and chefs Root Camp work with, provides real context
to the curriculum each student is learning from in the
"real" world. This might be the new GCSE in Food
Preparation, a university degree in Food Ethics, catering
college or none of the above. The simple fact is that this
contextualised learning, and the intensity of the
environment over six days delivers quick but lasting
results. Love affairs with food have been created, but
equally as often it's a noticeable change in
independence, confidence or just the bonding with
friends from new and different backgrounds.
Cassia Kidron, the founder of Root Camp is optimistic
about the future. "We have come a long way since this
began in my kitchen in 2010" she says, "…and
I'm proud of the impact Root Camp has on the lives of
those that attend. We know that 100% of students are
still cooking, over 60% have used Root Camp on their
CV's and that 89% now consider the seasonality and
provenance of food when shopping, so if we can
continue to grow, who knows what Root Camp, along
with everyone else working to a similar goal, can
achieve!" There is a new venue at Embercombe in
Devon this summer, and there are proposals for more in
2016, including an urban Root Camp following the same
structure too. Each venue will become a local hub in the
way that Manorafon has, ultimately raising awareness of
all the fantastic local produce there is across the UK,
and re-connecting an increasingly urbanised population
with the provenance and heritage of food. Root Camp
breaks down the barrier created by the supermarket
shelves over the past generations, and aims to
de-mystify and restore the culture of food.
There are the last few places available on the summer
2015 courses so if you are interested in taking part,
helping out, or simply finding out more please
contact: [email protected],
www.rootcamp.co.uk or follow @RootCampUK on
twitter for updates.
Johnny Owens
Root Camp a cookery and outdoor activity
course with a difference
9
I can’t write about the history of the Transition group in
Lampeter, being a bit of a newcomer to it myself, but I
think it might be good to set out the things that Transition
does now or is involved in.
Firstly (and obviously) there’s the wonderful Grapevine!
This is produced by a small group of volunteers to let
everyone in the area know what’s going on locally and to
provide an opportunity to exchange our news and views.
Until the recent fantastic arrangement with Trinity Saint
David started, the printing costs of Grapevine (less the
income from advertising) were met by another Transition
group: Transition Llambed Development Trust.
TLDT is a not for profit company, formed to renovate and
bring back into use the Victoria Hall which is leased from
Ceredigion County Council. If you’ve visited recently you’ll
have seen that the hall, though not yet quite how we’d like
it to be, has improved vastly (I know we’ve mentioned the
improvements to the loos once or twice before here – but
that really has been quite a change for the better!). Lots of
groups and classes now use the various parts of the hall
on a regular basis, and there are fairly frequent events
taking place there.
With the use of the hall, we’re also able to support other
groups with similar aims to our own: Victoria Hall provided
the venue for the inaugural Traws Link Cymru meeting
and the first Lampeter Make-it Festival, hosts the
Permaculture Group’s seed and plant swap events and
recently has also become home to the Magic Lamp
cinema club – so we don’t always have to travel to Aber or
Carmarthen to see films on the big screen. If there’s a
group or event that you’d like to organise then Victoria Hall
is available as a venue: if your idea is one that supports
Transition’s aims we may not even make a charge for
using the hall.
Also taking place every second and fourth Saturday of the
month in Victoria Hall is the People’s Market, run by
TLDT, where local food and craft producers can sell their
goods to local people. The market also has a very popular
café (hard to get a table some Saturdays!) and we usually
have live music too – it’s become a bit of a social event as
well as a place to buy really good produce. Last summer
we also took the market to the Food Festival, combining
some support for the Festival with promoting our market to
a wider audience.
So, why do we do all these things? We share a belief that
the world needs to use a lot less fossil fuels: to avoid more
drastic climate change than we have already caused, and
also because the planet has a limited supply of these
fuels. We also realise that renewable energy supplies are
not yet advanced enough to replace fossil fuels entirely,
so energy is likely to become a scarce resource at least
for a time. Transport in particular (and goods that are
transported long distances) may become very expensive.
Promoting the production and use of food and other goods
locally, and centring our social lives in our immediate area,
makes our community more resilient to cope with these
problems. It’s the same kind of thinking that makes most
people in this area have at least one source of heat in
their house that doesn’t depend on electricity: we know
power cuts happen in rural areas, so we’re prepared to
cope with them. Transition is trying to make us all resilient
like this on a larger scale; and most of these projects just
happen to make Lampeter an even better place to live too!
Jane Langford
Raising Awareness: What Does Transition do in Lampeter (and why?)
Custard Queens The Custard Queens were thrilled to discover the woolly wisdom of Wonderwool at Builth Wells this month, and for an
upcoming meeting are inspired to make jewellery with buttons which is a new and exciting craft that all can try.
Our evening of Bingo and the fantastic raffle raised much needed funds for Wales Women’s Aid, who provide support to
victims of domestic abuse and we thank all that attended the event.
No doubt you will love our future events of Sloe and Autumn Fruit Gin making, as well as the forthcoming trips and
archery session.
One of our future projects will be to hold a stall at The Peoples Market in Autumn, so come visit and buy our produce,
but please do come along to the meetings to help us celebrate the anniversary of 100 years of The Women’s Institute
where we are getting together a Memory Book of all the events the Custard Queens will be doing throughout the year.
This is a very exciting time for the Custard Queens and the young/young at heart and vibrant atmosphere will show you
how the WI have progressed to a modern and inspiring society for women.
Ladies of Lampeter come and join an active and friendly group, we would love to see you there! Ages from 18 to 80+ all
very welcome.
Custard Queens meet every third Sunday of the month at Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 7-10pm. Further details from 01570
471209, [email protected], or check out all the dates of the events on the NEW website:
http://custardqueenswi.weebly.com
http://custardqueenswi.weebly.com and Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi<https://www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi
Carol Elizabeth
10
Election of New mayor Cllr Christopher Thomas was elected as Mayor of Lampeter for the 2015-16 Municipal Year during the Mayor’s Inauguration Ceremony, which was held at the Old Hall, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter on the 1 May 2015.The new Mayoress is Mrs Janet Thomas. Cllr David Smith was elected as Deputy-Mayor and the Rev. Bill Fillery will act as the Mayor’s Chaplain. The retiring Mayor Cllr Elsie Dafis was thanked for serving the community during the past year and also, the Mayoress Mrs Lis Williams and the Rev. Goronwy Evans in his role as Chaplain. The Mayor’s Civic Service was held at St Peter’s Church, Lampeter on Sunday 3 May. Best Wishes are extended to the Mayor Christopher Thomas and the Mayoress Mrs Janet Thomas in their respective roles. The Town Council wishes to thank everyone who contributed to both events and to all who had been present. It is appreciated. Simultaneous Translation Simultaneous translation (from Welsh to English) will be available at all future Town Council Monthly Meetings. Memorial Garden It is hoped that responsibility for the Garden will be transferred from Ceredigion County Council to Lampeter Town Council, in the near future. Consecration of the Field adjacent to the Lampeter Rugby Club This took place on Tuesday 21 April at the Field. Many thanks to all who participated and in particular to the Clergy. The Mayor Cllr Elsie Dafis co-ordinated this Event. Lampeter Youth Club A representative of Ceredigion County Council will attend a meeting of the Town Council to discuss the future of the Youth Club, within Lampeter. Lampeter Food Festival It was resolved to contribute £1,500.
Eisteddfod Gŵyl y Banc
It was resolved to contribute £1,000.
Enwebu Maer Newydd Enwebwyd y Cyngh. Christopher Thomas yn Faer Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan ar gyfer y Flwyddyn Fwrdesitrefol 2015-16 yn ystod Seremoni Urddo’r Maer a gynhaliwyd yn yr Hen Goleg, Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant Llanbedr Pont Steffan ar y 1af o Fai 2015. Enwebwyd y Cyngh. David Smith yn Ddirprwy-Faer a’r Parch. Bill Fillery yn Gaplan y Maer. Diolchwyd i’r Maer nweydd ymddeol y Gyngh.Elsie Dafis am ei gwasanaeth i’r gymuned yn ystod y flwyddyn olaf a hefyd y Faeres Mrs Lis Williams a’i Chaplan sef y Parch. Goronwy Evans. Cynhaliwyd Gwasanaeth Sifig y Maer ar Ddydd Sul y 3ydd o Fai yn Eglwys San Pedr, Llanbedr PS. Dymuniadau gorau i’r Maer Christopher Thomas a’r Faeres Mrs Janet Thomas yn eu swyddi newydd. Hoffai’r Cyngor Tref ddiolch i bawb a gyfrannodd i’r ddau Ddigwyddiad ac i bawb a oedd yn bresennol. Y mae wedi ei werthfawrogi. Cyfieithu ar y Pryd Bydd cyfieithu ar y pryd (o’r Gymraeg i’r Saesneg) ar gynnig yn ystod cyfarfodydd dyfodol y Cyngor Tref. Gardd Goffa Gobeithir ysgwyddo cyfrifoldeb am yr ardd yn ystod y dyfodol agos a’i throsglwyddo o ofal y Cyngor Sir i’r Cyngor Tref. Ymgysegriad y Cae Wrth Ochr Clwb Rygbi Llanbedr Pont Steffan Cynhaliwyd y gwasanaeth ar Ddydd Mawth 21ain o Ebrill. Diolch i bawb a gymerodd rhan ac yn enwedig i’r offeiriaid. Cydlynydd y Digwyddiad oedd y Maer, y Gyngh. Elsie Dafis. Clwb yr Ieuenctid Llanbedr Pont Steffan Disgwylir presenoldeb cynrychiolydd o’r Cyngor Sir yn ystod cyfarfod y Cyngor Tref i drafod cynlluniau dyfodol ar gyfer Clwb yr Ieuenctid yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan. Ffair Fwyd Llanbedr Pont Steffan Penderfynwyd cyfrannu £1,500 EIsteddfod Gŵyl y Banc Penderfynwyd cyfrannu £1,000.
11
After nine years at our idyllic retreat deep in the Mid
Wales countryside we are packing our home and
travelling across country back to 'civilisation' (irony, of
course). Increasing in age and ill health, the decision to
return to the family and roots we left over 47 years ago,
was inevitable I suppose. My husband has five brothers
there and they are all 'of an age' and returning to their
boyhood - ha ha!
We have been married for 46 years and lived all over
England, spending the last sixteen years in Wales. The
seven years in Dolgellau, North Wales and the last nine
years here in Ceredigion have been amazing. The
people, the way of life and the inspiring scenery of
Wales is immeasurable. We were made welcome from
the very beginning and leave with wonderful memories
of the friends we have met, the places we have seen
and the environment we have experienced.
Our farmhouse stands in seven acres, off the beaten
track, and the wildlife is amazing. We have a lake with
Moorhen, Mallard, annual Canada Geese and Teal: an
array of Damsel flies and Dragonflies, Newts, Frogs,
Toads, Moles, Lizard – the list goes on. Encouraged by
an open day at Denmark Farm I bought a Moth Trap and
joined the Ceredigion Moth Group. Such a variety of
Moths here and the Moth Group has a plethora of
experience to help identification and encouragement.
Without the trap I would never have seen the wide
variety of colourful specimens.
Also I joined the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO)
Garden Birdwatch division, encouraging me to record
weekly the birds and wildlife I have seen here. I am now
able to predict almost to the day when the pair of
Canada Geese will arrive, when they start nesting and
when the young hatch!! I know when to look for the Teal
who stop on the lake for a rest before going on to Cors
Caron, and when to expect the Pied Flycatcher who
sings outside the bedroom window and his change of
song when a female appears!!! One year it took three
weeks, and he then proceeded to show her all the nest
sites he had prospected, which she promptly rejected
and they vanished elsewhere
to raise their family. Another
year they stayed in the
bird-box by the front door and I
was able to get fantastic
pictures of the growing brood.
This year, as I write this, he is
singing again; so far he has failed to
impress but hopefully soon I shall
wake to a change in song and know
he is successful again.
We have had frustrating delays in our
house sale, but at least I have been
here to see the Geese produce six
young and to hear my Pied singing. Not sure if the
Moorhen and Mallard will have young before we leave
but it has been lovely to experience spring once again
here at Lluest Fach. My artist neighbour has drawn me a
beautiful Pied Flycatcher which will adorn the wall in my
new home bringing back fond memories - both of her,
and our Pied.
This morning brought another old
friend back – following the early morn-
ing parade of the Canada Geese and
their six young past the house, a large
Hare appeared followed by another –
two adult Hares, what an exciting start
to the day. The first years we were
here, a young Hare used to frequent
the garden and we have fond
memories of it rising up on its hind
legs facing a young fox who promptly
turned tail and ran off -ha ha! To see
Hares again is just wonderful. Now it
would be great to see a Hedgehog,
not seen for quite a while now.
Hopefully one will appear to say
goodbye.
I will miss wandering around our 'estate' observing the
flora and fauna, listening to the plethora of bird life. I will
also miss the abundance of Elderflower for my home
made cordial!!! Not sure if I will miss the errant lamb that
defied my attempts at discovering how it got in, stripped
my rose bush, ate my avocado seedling and pulled all
the nasturtiums from the hanging basket last year!
The people of Ceredigion are so lucky to live in such a
rich environment and when I am choking on car fumes I
will at least have the memories of the people and pure
sweet air of God's own country. I urge everyone to
investigate the countryside around them – spot the
birds, look for moths encourage the bees, Ceredigion is
amazing.
It goes without saying we shall also miss the Grapevine.
We have seen it grow over the last years, into what must
be the best local community newspaper in Wales.
Congratulations to all involved.
Gillian Neal
The following links are for those interested in either BTO's
Garden Birdwatch or Ceredigion Moth Group
http://www.bto.org/gbw/
http://ceredigionmoths.blogspot.co.uk
Ps. Mrs Pied has just arrived!
Last days at Lluest Fach
12
Karen’s Creative Compendium 005
Earth too? by Majikle
When they leave here for planet two
will they be taking you?
Do you have a worth to share
could you really use the air
When they leave this place behind
I hope they don’t take me
I would rather die here
Than view what they will see
Our old homestead through a telescope
An atmosphere in which most could cope
where water makes itself clean
with soil that grows magic beans
It’s not our fault we use things up
And don’t stop until it’s over
It’s just our kind of DNA
That exploits whatever is in our way
But when on planet new
They sit to examine their crew
I hope they notice what’s been lost
not write us off as an evolutionary cost
Dissident Sausage by Karen Gemma Brewer
Huddled on level four, I shiver to the chill. Is it night? It is dark and silent,
there is no talking here, only chattering. It is always dark, except when the opening door
brings a flash of tungsten sun and we all screw up our eyes and lie still,
not breathing, unified in a single, fearful question,
“Are they coming for me?” A gust of exhalations great the thudding eclipse
but the warmth of relief is short lived and the cold creeps back into my wasted muscle.
As I submit to its jolting spasms, my pink, naked skin is given a blue tinge
and drawn taut across my trembling flesh by the freezing air.
I am cold, alone and afraid. There were eight of us.
Then at least we could pool our warmth but they came for us, one by one
'til only I remain on level four. Each instant dawn made sudden enemies of close friends
as all prayed fervently: “That she and not I be taken.” Each thudded dusk turning out a life as well as light.
A saviour of our earthly souls. Huddled on level four, I shiver to the chill.
A veteran of seven messiahs, waiting for my call. I hear them coming, how strange?
At every previous blaze of light I locked my lids and slipped behind my eyes in hiding from their white uniformed authority.
Holding up to god a whole register of names that might be called in place of mine.
But now, now that I know it is my turn, my eyes are open,
taking in my surroundings for the first time. I can even smile as I notice, reflecting in the cold rays,
the two star sign on level five and wonder: “Who graded this hotel?”
Docile and silent I surrender to their hands. After all, they have rescued me
from the winter that freezes the mind. Now I can think again, feel again
and I feel warmth. I am under the spotlight, crowds surround me,
I am prodded and shoved, it is hot, I sweat, my skin reddens
but I no longer fear my face being read. What a burden fear is and how light I feel without it.
No sanction left to still free thought, I roll and turn in the heat of freedom.
The last bonds loosed as my skin ruptures.
Amnesia
by Doris Critchley (in memory of Flora)
Where have I put it? I've hunted everywhere
Did I leave it in the kitchen or halfway up the stairs?
I looked in the bathroom, then underneath the bed
But all that I found there was a book I haven't read
It's not in the spare room, of that I'm almost sure
It could be in the downstairs loo, just behind the door
I popped in the dining room and checked on the table
Even opened the dresser drawers as far as I was able
I've been into the garage, I've looked inside the car
Opened the cupboard door and peeped inside a jar
It's not in the conservatory, nor under the settee
So if you find my memory, please give it back to me
13
Searching
by Brenda Old
I first foraged when I was five, I didn’t know that’s what it was. It was something we kids did, when the time was right.
Gardens of deserted houses were the best places. There were no dogs to chase us, or people to shake sticks at us. or worse still, call the local policeman.
We’d eat our fill of raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries, red, black and white currants, plums, greengages and damsons and later apples and pears, before loading our baskets.
When the days grew cooler we began on the houses. First we rode the dumb waiter and when that palled, ransacked rooms. Kitchens first, where we once found two cracked cups and a load of cutlery.
In an empty room at one house there was a parquet floor, some blocks were loose. It took three visits to prise them all up. Our mothers used them for firewood, which became our mission to supply.
But the best fuel for free came from the railway bank, where it fell from L.N.E.R. trains. We’d haul, bunk each other up where we scrabbled in the grass for lumps of coal to take home.
In later life I foraged with my children. Blackberries and bullaces for pies, jams and wine. Crabs for jellies, sloes to flavour gin, and mushooms for the meal of the day, or thread on string to dry for winter.
It’s my winter now but I still forage, In the local Charity shops and in the red label sections of the Lampeter Co-op.
Please send in your
poems, stories or
any other writing
for Publication.
Mark clearly with
KCC
in the subject line
and send to
Diolch / Thank you
Karen, KCC Editor
Forage by Patrick Dobbs
Each February I go foraging for fodder -
To Hereford to buy some hay and straw.
An auctioneer brings out a catalogue
And I go round the farms to see each lot.
There might be five bays here, a hundred tonnes,
And just next door perhaps five hundred bales.
I know my job, I estimate the weight
And calculate how many lorry loads.
If I work out the distance from my farm,
Multiply that by price per loaded mile
It tells me just how much I dare to pay –
Depending on the quality of course –
Only the best for ewes and in-calf cows
But younger cattle thrive on courser stuff.
It all depends on when the hay is cut.
The weather at the time, the type of grass,
The clover content and which weeds as well.
And then there’s other things to think about.
Is access good? And is there help to load?
And how soon must the barn be cleared?
Six weeks is fine, six months better still,
But six short days is hardly time enough!
Now then of course I have to bid for it –
And many buyers are as shrewd as me!
I never take a chance or buy unseen,
Mistakes can prove expensive, that’s for sure.
I’ve gone to Hereford for fifty years.
I know the farms and all the farmers too,
Who you can trust and which ones to avoid.
But lately I have come to recognise
My past is long, my future short.
So all that effort, all that expertise,
Will just be something that has been – and gone.
The Fool (in 3 Acts)
by Sarah Eyles
Death entered the village Stealing the little they had, Leaving only the fool Catching moths beneath the moon.
The jester kept his head. With sharp rapport he sliced Through lies and popped The court’s pomposity.
Knowledge sinks beneath The burden of certainty. A fool again, I see life As life sees me.
We are the latter-day locusts
By Carol Nixon
We are the latter-day locusts
Armed with our intelligence and
our engines
We swarm over the Earth and
we devour, we
devour Then we fly on to another Eden,
soon to be a
hell.
Unnoticeably at first spinnings slow ‘til every planet stalls. Stationary save soft sift into a universal drift of stardust.
On a mantelpiece sit long shining rows of fluid filled glass balls. Creationary wrist imparts a disordering shake that starts time again.
Unicycles by Karen Gemma Brewer
Next Copy Deadline:
Fri 12 June 2015
Issue 31:
‘Everything in Good
Measure
14
Pete Bradley Reach Out Project Development Officer /
Swyddog Datblygu Prosiect Ymestyn Allan
Ystwyth Transport Group / Grwp Trafnidiaeth Ystwyth
[email protected], 01974 282938
Sut mae, Fi ydyw Swyddog Datblygu Newydd Prosiect Ymestyn Allan, sydd yn cael eu rhedeg gan Grŵp Trafnidiaeth Ystwyth. Mae’r prosiect hwn yn anelu at wella gwasanaethau a chysylltiadau trafnidiaeth ar gyfer pobl ifanc a sefydliadau ieuenctid. Mae’r prosiect Ymestyn Allan wedi cael dau fws mini nad sydd angen D1 ar drwydded i’w gyrru. Maent ar gael i yrwyr sydd wedi dilyn cwrs MIDAS, sydd dros un ar hugain mlwydd oed, a gydag o leiaf brofid gyrru o ddwy flynedd. Bydd hyfforddiant MIDAS ar gael AM DDIM ac fe fydd y daith gyntaf hefyd AM DDIM i sefydliadau ieuenctid newydd sbon. Bydd taliad fforddiadwy o 50c pob milltir i’w dalu wedyn. Os ydych am fwy o wybodaeth am brosiect Ymestyn Allan, peidiwch â phetruso a chysylltu â fi.
Hi, I am the new Development Officer for the Reach Out Project on behalf of the Ystwyth Transport group. The project aims to improve transport links and services for young people and youth organisations throughout Ceredigion. The Reach Out project has 2 specialised light minibuses that are available to MiDAS trained drivers over the age of 21yrs and with at least 2 years driving experience. MiDAS Training is available FREE of charge and a FREE 1st trip for youth organisations will be offered to new Reach Out Project members. An affordable fee of 50p/mile will be charged from thereafter. Should you require any more information regarding this project please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Pete Bradley, [email protected]
Dear Grapevine.
I read with interest and agreement the article by Carol
Nixon in the May edition of the Grapevine ‘I vote to
Survive’. She mentions Naomi Klein’s book. ‘This Changes Everything.’ I have also read this very insightful book
and I believe that it not only points out the huge challenge of overcoming the powerful vested interests that
desperately want to maintain the status quo for short term gain, but she also gives a blueprint for a perfectly
feasible, appealing and positive future; a future that can deal and cope with the issues of climate change and
consumer driven economics which inherently deplete our limited resources. She goes on to give working examples
of how this can, and is, being achieved with very limited sacrifice and hardship. Indeed it points to the potential
for an improved life for all. I urge you to read this book. Change is not going to happen quickly or dramatically
enough if we wait for political parties to act. We have to take responsibility, and soon.
G Thorogood
LETTERS
grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE
email: [email protected]
15
Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives
This month’s theme is a really positive one
for the University as it provides an ideal
opportunity to raise awareness of some
aspects of the University which can benefit
or affect the wider community.
We have an Open Day on 20 June. We
run Open Days throughout the year. They
are an opportunity for prospective students
and their families to visit the campus, and
the town, to find out more about the
course they are interested in and to get a
feel for the area. Some of our visitors stay
overnight, either before the Open Day or after, due
to the length of their journeys. Many of them take the
time to have a wander in to town to see what’s on
offer. We always have very positive feedback about
the warm welcome they receive.
Have you ever visited the University Library? Are
you aware that there is a Passport Library Scheme
in operation which entitles you to use our library
facilities? You need to be a member of the local
Ceredigion libraries, but then you just need to
complete a simple form, get it signed by Ceredigion
library staff and bring it along to the University
Library with a passport sized photo. You will then get
access to the Library facilities, be able to take out
five books for three weeks and access the on-line
resources whilst you are in the Library.
The Roderic Bowen Archive is housed in the Library.
It is quite literally a treasure trove of antique books
and manuscripts. Acquired over the last two hundred
years, largely by bequest and donation, the Special
Collections include over 35,000 printed works, eight
medieval manuscripts and around one hundred post
medieval manuscripts. We even have an infamous
medieval ‘monks blood’ manuscript which, when put
under a microscope, you can see tiny flecks of gold
leaf stuck in the pores of the skin on which it was
written. These flecks are evidence for the manuscript
originally having been richly decorated.
All 35,000 works are listed on the Learning
Resources Centre catalogue, so you can browse
and search for them in exactly the same way as you
would do for other materials. Who knows what you
might find?
The Roderic Bowen Library is open from 9am-5pm,
Monday to Friday, but because we have limited
space in our Reading Room and our service is
heavily used, it is advisable to arrange your visit
before you come. Just email or telephone and let us
know what you would like to see by quoting the
item’s Call Number found in the catalogue.
01570 424716 (direct line) or Ext. 4716 (internal).
E-mail enquiries to: [email protected]
Raising Awareness
The Roderic Bowen Library
16
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
New 5.30-7pm
Yoga Class Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
Tuesday W
New 6-7pm Pilates Class Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
W 6-8pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
Wednesday W 10-12pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
F 2-
4.30pm Young at Heart
Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter
Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of
Lampeter
W
New 5.30-
6.30pm Pilates Class Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
M First Wed each
month
8pm Lampeter Folk www.facebook.com/lampeterfolk
Thursday W 1-3pm Welsh classes Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W
New 6-7pm Pilates Class Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
W 6.30-
7.30pm Line Dancing:
Class for beginners Heather Boothby 01570 493458
W 8-9pm Boxersize Oliver Leighton 07918 661194
Friday W
New 10-
11.30am Yoga Class Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
W 4.30-
6.00pm
LYTSS: Lampeter
Youth Theatre & Stage School
Tracey Reynolds 07976 052888
Saturday 2nd & 4th Sat each month
10am-1pm
People’s Market Local food, produce and crafts. Plus Credit Union, café, live music & other attractions
W
More info see back page
2.30pm &
7.30pm
The Magic Lamp Cinema - Take 2
Chris Studman 01570 493649
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
W 6-9pm Jujitsu James Masters 07564 666530
17
what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to [email protected]
courses________________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Wed 27 May: Wild In The Woods (ages 6-12) Wed 3 June: Extend Your Growing Season Wed 10 June: Attracting Beneficial Insects Fri 12-Sun 14 June: Understanding British Mammals Sat 20 June: Midsummer Open Day - everyone welcome Fri 26-Sun 28 June: Identifying Flower-ing Plants Mon 29 Jun-Wed 1 July: Identifying Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Fri 3-Sun 5 July: Understanding British Mammals II Fri 10-Sun 12 July: Invertebrate Macro Photography Sun 19 July: Drawn to Paint Nature (Botanical Painting) Wed 22 and 29 July: Wild in the Woods (ages 6-12) Sat 8-Mon 10 Aug: Willow Basket Weaving Full details & opportunities: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk
creative_______________ 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
Make Lampeter Festival - Call for makers. In collaboration with Lampeter Chamber of Trade we are planning this year’s festival to celebrate local making and creating. Do you hold workshops and make something - hats, clothes, quilts, beautiful music or anything else? If so we want to hear from you. Contact Jude Howard, 01570 423715, make.lampeter.festival.gmail.com, https://makelampeter.wordpress.com/ or facebook events page.
Art Exhibition of works by local artists at Coffee Stop, 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. The exhibition will be open every Thursday throughout spring and summer, 10am-3pm or other times by appointment. Please contact Celia, 01570 423134
Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall. Improvers every Thursday 1.30-3.30, £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 ________________
Llanachaeron National Trust Events
Pembrokeshire Craft Makers Exhibition. Fri 22– Thurs 28 May
Shearing Day Sun 24 May 11-4pm
Welsh Cake Trail and Butter Making Demonstration. 27
May 12-3pm
Plant it, Grow it, Eat it activity. Thurs 28
May 2.30-4pm
Guided Farm Walk Fri 29 May 2pm
For more information please visit our website or call 01545 573024
Ceredigion Garden & Craft Festival Alban Square Field, Aberaeron. Sun 24 & Mon 25 May, 10am-5pm. Craft marquee, refreshments, live music, children’s entertainment and New Food Avenue. Free Entry.
Pumsaint W I Annual Car Boot Sale Mon 25 May, Pumsaint 10-1pm £5/car Cerddwyr Llambed (Ramblers): A warm welcome is extended to new walkers or those who may like to try us out for a ramble or two! Forthcoming walks include: Sat 30 May - Pembs Coast Path, Newgale to St Brides; Fri 5 June - Evening Ramble, Llanfair Clydogau & The Lovers' Graves; Sat 13 June - Parcllyn, Aberporth, coast & country; Sat 20 June Cellan & The Forts; Fri 3 July - Evening Ramble, Llangeitho. Please contact James, 01570 480743 or Kay 01570 480041 for further details & walks programme.
The Truth about Cancer is a series of talks about the quest for the cures for cancer. We would like to share these talks, with anyone who wishes to see them, at The Mulberry Bush Café from 3.30 to 4.30 pm every Wed & Sat from 3 June until 8 July. They will be shown on a lap-top computer at a table in the café, beginning with Episode 1: Modern Medicine & The Cancer Pandemic. Each episode is filled with advice about how to avoid and/or treat cancer in line with a natu-ral and holistic lifestyle. This global movement aims to educate, expose and eradicate cancer. For more information: www.thetruthaboutcancer.com Croeso cynnes i bawb, all welcomed.
Charity Open-Garden Day "Jane's Garden Party". Sun 5 July, 1-6pm @ Glan-yr-Afon, Pumsaint, SA19 8DJ. 20+ acres including orchid meadow, woodland walks, orchard & productive vegetable garden, perennials and shrubs. Plant Stalls, raffle, live music, tea/coffee & cakes. In aid of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, suggested entry £4 Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed: The meetings will resume in September as usual in the Old Hall, University of Wales Trinity St David, 7.30pm.
18
events cont.d _____________
Theatr Felinfach Performances. Wed 3 June, Cwmni Arad Goch presents ‘Lleuad yn Olau’ Fri 12 June, Clwyd Theatr Cymru presents ‘Mimosa’ Fri 19 June, Launch of Euros Lewis’ book ‘Theatra Chymdeithas’ Box Office: 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com For more information see page 4
Traws Link Cymru - West Wales Ra i lw a y C ampaign - Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru: More public meetings planned for Aberaeron, Pencader/Llandysul, Machynlleth and Lampeter - TBC.
Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland:
Open Public Meeting. Mon 1 June, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter. The Long Wood team welcomes queries, questions and ideas from the public at this monthly open forum. Contact: 07557 386755, [email protected]
Woodland Wednesdays. Join Sarah, our Warden, for regular volunteering sessions at Long Wood every Wednesday. Develop your 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. Meet 10am, in car park (Llangybi/Llanfair end of wood). For more information and to sign up for this unique project. [email protected]
Workshops at The Welsh Quilt Centre. Decorative Shellwork: An Introduction and Practical Workshop with Suzannah Flemming Sat 11 July, 10.30am–4.00pm, £55. If you have ever wondered about the decorative possibilities of using natural seashells to create beautiful heirlooms, this is your opportunity to participate in a practical workshop on the subject. For more information: Sarah Jane, 01570 422088 www.welshquilts.com
Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum We welcome people of the community to come and view the collection. Should anyone have some artefacts that they would like to give, or lend for a short time to the museum, please call in and talk to one of the volunteers. Opening times: Tues, Thurs and Sat 10am–4pm. Contact Selwyn Walters: hanes l lam bed@bt in te rne t . com , www.haneslambed.org.uk
Yoga Retreat in Cellan, Fri 12 June for three days. Lunch, dinner, yoga, relaxation and meditation £60 per day.
Optional walks in the afternoons. If you would like to book a place for a day or two contact Amanda, 01570 421338.
health & well-being ______
Age Cymru Ceredigion are running a drop in service at Lampeter Surgery every Wednesday, 10am-4pm. Free, confidential, impartial advice and information from our officer, Fiona Williams, on any aspect of getting older. Call 01970 615151 or visit www.agecymru.org.uk/ceredigion.
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.
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. So, if you suffer from MS, you and your Carer will be very welcome to join us. This is a very suitable meeting place with full disability facilities. Croeso i bawb. For details contact: Judith McKay, 01570 493509; Iona Evans, 01570 423263 or Julian Eastwood, 01970 828197.
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 during 2014 from 2–4pm at Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, Aberystwyth 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? Darllenwch ymlaen! Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun cyntaf pob mis yn ystod 2014 rhwng 2-4pm yn Mind Aberystwyth, Stryd y Felin, Aberystwyth 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]
Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland. Do you need to get out and about more? Join our FREE ½ hour Health Walks on the last Sunday of each month. Next walks: Sun 31 May & 28 June . Especially for
people who find walking difficult. Please wear sensible shoes. Meet at Penlan Goetre, SA48 8NE, 2pm. Con-tact: 07557 386755, [email protected]
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 Ancient Earth Centre for Well-being, Lanlas Farm, Cellan. Tues 5.30-7pm, Church Hall, Ystrad Meurig; Wed 5.30-7pm, Chapel Vestry, Tregaron; Thurs 6-7.30pm, Village Hall, Ffarmers. Contact:01570 421144, 07748 031614, [email protected]
Mindfulness Movement, (Clear Light Qi Gong), Thursdays, 6-7pm; Mindfulness Meditation, Tuesdays, 6-7pm; Kirtan Singing, (ancient Indian chants), monthly from 15 Feb. Dates will vary thereafter, so please contact us or see website for details; Physical Therapy for all types of pain, headaches, anxiety, stress, heath and wellbeing is also available by appo in tm ent : The Alexander Technique, Thai Massage, Deep Release System. For m ore information on classes, confirmation of sessions and questions contact: Iain, 0785 26026 001, [email protected], www.transformationalbodywork.co.uk
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 ___________________ 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.
Next Copy Deadline:
Fri 12 June 2015
Theme:
‘Everything in Good
Measure’
19
kids cont.d _______________ Little Rangers. “Play, Explore, D i s c o v e r . ” A w e e k l y f o r e s t kindergarten club for parents & toddlers aged 2-5 years (parents can bring their younger ones too). Child-led play sessions guided by Forest School trained staff out in the woods. £4/adult, £2/child each session. 12.30-3pm every Thursday at Denmark Farm. Advance booking essential. Call James, 07876 794098, facebook.com/woodlandclassroom
Young Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly after-school club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland activities, nature awareness and bushcraft led by Forest School trained staff Lea Wakeman and James Kendall. £5 per session. 4-6pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Denmark Farm, come rain or shine. Advance booking is essential. Phone James 07876 794098, facebook.com/woodlandclassroom
Bushcraft Skills For Teens Tues 26
May, 10am-4pm. For 12-16 year olds. Do you see yourself as the next Bear Grylls? Join the Forest School trained staff from Woodland Classroom for a day of knife skills, fire-lighting, axe work, wild cooking, shelter building and wilderness awareness, all in the backdrop of the wild woods at Denmark Farm. Enjoy a cooked campfire feast at lunch. £30 per person and £25 for each additional sibling. Advance booking is essential. Phone James, 07876 794098 facebook.com/woodlandclassroom
Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Tues and Fri at Victoria Hall. Juniors, Tues 4.15 -5.45pm & Seniors, Fri 4.30-6.00pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 concessions. Contact: Tracey Reynolds, 07976 052888
Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, Llanybydder (in old church hall near 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. Contact: 01570 480268, 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
Playsessions on Maes y Deri playing field every 3rd Sunday each month throughout the year, 11am-3.30pm, with Ray Ceredigion playworkers. On
the right up hill beside St Peter's Church, all welcome.
1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Wednesdays, 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070
markets_______________ People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Sat each month. Next markets: Sat 13 & 27 June.
Lampeter Farmers' Market Market Street, Lampeter, 9am-2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: Fri 12 & 26 June.
Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month. Next market: Sat 6 June.
Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next markets: Sat 20 June.
move your body _________ Couch to 5K Running Group meet every Monday and Wednesday in the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter at 6.30pm. It is aimed at beginners and those who have recently started and would like company when they run and is completely free!
New American Tribal Style Bellydancing: Tues 1-2pm & 6-7 pm, Victoria Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779 (see advert on page 24)
Belly Dance & Yoga classes. Belly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3.00. Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5.00. 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 (£5.00) Very few spaces left in this class. Lunchtime Fit For Life For Over 50's Fridays 12.15-1.15pm (£4.00) 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. Contact: Rose Barter, 01239 851737, [email protected]
Twmpath, Folkdancing, if you need a caller for an event, phone Elly on 01570 471476.
Friday Walkers: meet up 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
Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. ‘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 - energy increase; improved posture and body shape; muscle toning; increased strength, agility and stamina; greater mind/body/spirit connection. Give it a try! Llangeitho Village Hall, Mondays 2pm. Shân Rees, OCR-qualified instructor. Contact: 01570 218138, 07940 375147, www.livingexcellently.co.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
Flamenco Dance classes Wed 6-7.30pm, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, with live flamenco guitarist. Men and women welcome. Please bring strong-heeled shoes. Private lessons available in studio near Llandysul. Contact: 01559 362540, [email protected]
Copy Deadline: Fri 12 June
Need a venue in the heart of Lampeter?
Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, SA48 7EE
has a range of versatile spaces
available for booking
For more details www.vichall.org.uk
20
move your body contd _____ Canolfan Hamdden Llambed Leisure Centre. 01570 422552, [email protected] Activity programme as follows:
Clwb Badminton/Badminton Club Dydd Gwener/Friday 5-6.30pm. All players welcome.
Ballroom Blitz Get a slice of ballroom magic with this new fitness workout. Taught as a partner free dance fitness class, includes Quick-step, Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha and Jive styles. This easy-to-learn format is suitable for all levels, no matter what your ballroom experience. Expect great fitness results and plenty of fun. Thurs 8.30-9.30pm. Adults 14yrs+. £4.
Cardio Circuit Training gyda/with Sands & Paul Butch. £3.50. Mon 6.30-7.30pm. All-over body workout. Conditioning. Resistance training. Improve mobility, strength & stamina. Ymarfer i’r corf i gyd. Cyflyru. Ymarfer gwrthsafiad. Gwella symudadwy, cryfder ac egni.
Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed/
Lampeter Town Fencing Club Sean S la ter , 01570 493139, [email protected] Croeso i bawb dros 10 oed. All aged 10+ welcome. £4.50. Os ydych am hwyl, ffitrwydd a her o frwydro yna ymladd cleddyfau yw’r peth i chi. If you want fun, fitness and a challenge of combat then fencing is for you. Tues 3.30-5pm & Fri 6.30-8pm. Darparir offer/equipment provided.
Fight Fx uses mixed martial arts programming and training techniques to enhance body composition and elevate fitness levels. This multi-peak workout features upper and lower body conditioning drills, as well as solo and partner-based fight sequences which incorporate kicks, punches, strikes and blocks. Correct form and technique is made a priority. Wed 5.30-6.30pm. Adults 16yrs+. £4.
Ysgol Gymnasteg REES School of Gymnastics Islwyn Rees, 01570 422979. Sat 9.15-10am, Oed meithrin (dan 5)/Pre-school (under 5); 10-11am, Dechreuwyr (6 oed i fyny)/ Beginners (6yrs+); 11am-12noon, Gwellhawyr (6 oed i fyny)/Improvers (6yrs+).
J’s Workout 01559 362690. Oedolion/Adults £4.75p, Henoed/Myfyrwyr/Iau/O.A.P/Student/Junior £3.85p. Tocyn consesiwn/concession ticket (12 dosbarth/classes) Oedolion/Adult £47.50p, Conc. £38.50p. Mon 5.30-6.30pm, Stepio/Step. Tues 5.30-6.15pm, Aerobeg i Bawb/Aerobics for Everyone. Wed 12noon-12.45pm,
Ffitrwydd Rhwydd/Ease into F i t n e s s . W e d 6 . 3 0 - 7 . 3 0 p m , Kettlecise. Thurs 5.15-6pm, Ecclectic Mix
Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen Running Club Thurs 6.15-7.15pm. Croeso i blant dros 8 oed/ All children over 8 years welcome.
Spinning £4.60p sesiwn/session, £46p for 12 sesiwn/sessions. Bwcio gyda taliad yn unig!/Booking with pay-ment only! Tues 5.30-6.15pm, Wed 7.15-8.15pm, Fr i 5.30-6.15pm. Cofiwch ddod a photel o ddŵr a thowel/Remember a bottle of water & a towel.
Disco Sglefrio/Roller Disco every Saturday 2-3pm. Oedolion/Adults £3.15p, Plant/Children £2.30p. ‘sgidiau i’w llogi/boots for hire £1.65p
Zumba Fitness Party into shape. Exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-partyTM. Thurs 7.30-8.30pm. Adults 14ys+. £4
Zumba Atomic Designed exclusively for kids (aged 4-12), Zumbatomic classes are rockin’, high-energy fitness-parties packed with specially choreographed, kid-friendly routines and all music kids love, like hip-hop, reggaeton, cumbia and more. Parents love Zumbatomic because of the effects it has on kids, increasing their focus and self-confidence, boosting metabolism and enhancing co-ordination. Wed 4-5pm. Kids 4-12yrs+. Free.
music_________________ Lampeter Folk. Next acoustic music night at Victoria hall is on Wed 3 June at 8pm. Come along to play some songs/tunes or listen, by candlelight. Entry is £2 and includes a tea/coffee, or BYOB. Please check out facebook.com/lampeterfolk for further details.
Café Musique. This month's Café Musique at Victoria Hall, Lampeter will be held on Friday 29 May, 8pm. It features an Italian menu and music from top-drawer singer-songwriter, Bernadette O'Grady and award-winning harpist, Harriet Earis. Advance booking is advisable, tickets are available at a reduced price at www.bernadetteogrady.co.uk/cafe-musique
permaculture &
conservation ___________ Gardening & Permaculture Courses Short courses to help you grow food, encourage wildlife and live more sustainably. Contact Angie, 01974 831300, [email protected]
Landowners, Smallholders &
Gardeners - Conservation & wildlife advice to suit you and your place. Contact Angie, 01974 831300, [email protected]
Lampeter Permaculture Group is a collective of like-minded people, interested in principles and practice of permaculture & sustainability. More info: www.lampeterpermaculture.org
photography ___________
Lampeter Photography meet on 1st & 3rd Friday of every month, 7.30pm at the Kings Head, Lampeter. Monthly competitions, exhibitions & workshops. All welcome. FREE. Contact: Stef, 07958 772035, [email protected]
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 (trydydd Sul yn y mis yn unig, Cymraeg). Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities. Enquiries/bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324, www.lampeterparish.org
St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual).
St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws. Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual).
St Sulien’s Church, Silian. Main Sun Service: 2pm (bilingual /Cymraeg).
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. Tues Coffee morning 9.30-noon. All welcome. See notice board.
St Mary’s Church, Maestir. Main Service: Eucharist 2.30pm (2nd Sun in month only, English).
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: location 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
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.
21
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 _________________ 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.
Cellan Millennium Hall Film Nights. See film listings page 23
Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, Tues 2 June and every first Tues of the 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 at 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]
Coffee Stop, Thursdays 10.30am-3pm at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Soup, toasties, cakes. Warm friendly environment. Contact: David, 01570 422529
Custard Queens WI: meet Every Third Sunday of the Month. Please note change of venue to Victoria Hall, Lampeter. 7-10pm. The Custard Queens would like to invite you to their forthcoming events: 14 June: Button Jewellery 20 June: Evening Out
Then, further on in the year, we have a Sloe Gin Making Session, Apple Festival Trip, Archery. Ladies of Lampeter come and join an active and friendly group; we would love to see you there! Ages from 18 to 80+ all very welcome. More details: 07540 383835, [email protected] custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi 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
Golden Broth Lunch Club: following our second successful year we are hoping more local people will join us for lunch and cake, on Mondays, from 11.30am-2pm. We play cards, Scrabble, and/or just relax and natter to friends and charge £1/person. Dates for Llanfair 1
June and Cellan 15
June. Contact Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338, to register your interest.
Sew, Knit and Natter Wednesdays, 1-4pm, Cellan Hall. All welcome.
Whist Drives, every fortnight at Hafan Deg, Lampeter. Wed 4 & 17 June, 1 & 15 July. 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, the first and third Thursday of the month. Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks. Wolfson Room, Old Building, Lampeter University, 7.30pm. Contact: [email protected]
Creative Writing Workshop Tysul Hall. Llandysul, 2-4 pm. Refreshments available. Cost: £10. Contact Kelly for further details of dates: 01267 235336
volunteering ___________ 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 now. 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
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:
Wed 3 June: Creative Writing with Brenda Wed 10 June: CandleMaking Wed 17 June: Painting with Jane Wed 24 June: Crafting (Jewellery Making) Wed 1 July: Painitng with Jane Wed 8 July: Singing with Carol Wed 15 July: Play Reading with Anne Wed 22 July: Crafting for Christmas Contact: 01570 423167, 01545 590391
The People’s Market Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10am-1pm
22
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 and well-being. 07852 626001, [email protected]
Denmark Farm, Lampeter.
J o C a m l i n B S c W S H o m . Homoeopathy. Empower your own healing (or your child's) by telling your own story. Then a vital, energetic remedy is matched to your unique, personal experience. 01570 421480 (a.m.)
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]
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 CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL
CLASSES AND GROUPS
Classes subject to change:
please check
www.millenniunhallcellan.co.uk
for updates & contact details.
See our website
What’s On page for one-off events
MONDAY
Line Dancing 7-10pm
Golden Broth Lunch Club 11.30-
2pm, 15 June
TUESDAY
Lampeter Home Education Group
12-5pm
Qi Gong 6-7pm
Tai Chi 7-8pm
WEDNESDAY
Sew, Knit and 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
advert page 23 for full details)
A meeting with a Welsh Superfood Dad, a Certified Health Nut & Fireman.
Hello and a warm welcome from Superfood dad. Mission 100 years ago all food was organic…vegetables grew from the earth…fruit was picked right off the tree…fish swam in pristine streams, lakes and oceans and animals roamed free. Now, many of the things we put into our bodies are not made by God and Mother Nature, they’re made by chemists … in laboratories. They aren’t foods at all. They’re food-like substances - processed, irradiated and genetically-modified…filled with artificial colours, flavours and sweeteners…loaded with hormones and sprayed with pesticides. It’s not too far off to say that almost all food is junk food these days. Thankfully, there is a better way - we call it “The Real Food Revolution.” Approved by mum, teenagers and baby
Electrolyte Lemonade Ingredients: All can be sourced from Mulberry Bush or Organic Fresh Foods
3 Organic lemons
1 Organic apple or pear
tsp of grey salt Guerande Celtic Grey
1 tbsp Tree Forest Honey
3 tbsp of Organic Olive Oil (Mulberry Bush or Organic
Fresh Foods)
6 Cups of Artesian Spring Water
1 tsp of Bee Pollen
2 scoops of L.O.V.E Supermeal
Peel lemons keeping white pith intact, cut and core all apple/pear
add all into a high speed blender This is a good beverage for thinkers and to detox and boost immune system. Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all, or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do?
WHAT:
Natural healing proven system, produces dramatic results in only 10 days!
It is based on solid science and sharing this feels really good.
WHERE: Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion, West
Wales, SA48 7EE
WHEN:
Friday 19 June 7-9pm
WHO: Zeeshan ‘Superfooddad’, Andy Millsp.t and our
special guest from Santa Monica, California, Troy Casey ‘The Certified Health-Nut’
23
"Cafe Musique" - The French Connection The last Friday night in April saw the first "Cafe
Musique"- a new regular series of monthly music and
food evenings held at Victoria Hall in Lampeter.
Candlelit tables bedecked with red gingham set the
Gallic scene and the first performer for the evening,
singer-songwriter Anne Francoise Berthault delighted a
packed house with her set
o f beaut i fu l songs,
accompanied by guitar.
Anne Francoise, originally
from Rennes in Brittany,
charmed us with her own
poignant songs, as well as
an Edith Piaf cover and
some traditional French
pieces.
More information about
Anne Francoise and links to her performance at The
Troubador in London can be found at:
http://www.afbsongs.co.uk/,
There followed a selection of very tasty gourmet pies,
along with mash and peas, washed down with our
BYOB wine! On with the show and yet more aural
feasting on Ian Wyn
Rowland’s' performance.
Ian is a very talented,
passionate poetic singer-
songwriter and guitarist
from Anglesey who draws
upon the history and
people of Wales and the
world as inspiration for his
songs. The audience were
rapt in the moment as Ian
told powerful stories
through songs such as "Yo
soy un Anarquista". Listen to more of Ian's songs at:
https://soundcloud.com/ian-rowlands/discover.
The evening was a splendid success, the cafe hall was
transformed into a cosy welcoming bistro, and the
audience felt the warmth and connection that is unique
to live music. I shall look forward to more fabulous
music evenings in the coming months.
Georgia Owen
Don’t Forget
Issue 31 - July/Aug
Copy Deadline:
Fri 12 June
Theme:
‘Everything in Good Measure’
Fri 5 Jun “The Imitation Game” (12A)
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Fri 19 Jun “The Theory of Everything” (12A)
Starring Eddie Redmayne
Fri 3 Jul “Paddington” (PG)
Starring Hugh Bonneville and Jim Broadbent
Fri 17 Jul “The Second Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel” (12A)
Fri 31 Jul “Mr Turner” (12A)
Starring Timothy Spall
Fri 4 Sept “The Hobbit: battle of the Five
Armies” (PG)
Starring Martin Freeman
Fri 18 Sept “Into the Woods” (PG)
Starring Meryl Streep
Fri 2 Oct “Gone Girl” (18)
Starring Rosamund Pike
DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start
Admission by Donation
BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND
HEARING LOOP NOW AVAILABLE
WWW.MILLENNIUNHALLCELLAN.CO.UK
Film Night
Volunteers required
Please contact Amanda Newman, 01570 421338
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.
POTTING SHED DIRECT All natural materials, sustainable
and ethical.
Natural Craft Workshops Join me on Creative Textile Tuesdays
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.pottingdirect.co.uk,
www.facebook.com/pottingsheddirect or Market Stall at The People's Market for further details
07530 390820
Recent Reviews
24
www.clonc.co.uk
Papur bro ardal plwyfi: Cellan, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Llanbedr Wledig, Llanfair Clydogau, Llangybi, Llanllwni, Llanwenog, Llanwnnen, Llanybydder, Llanycrwys ac
Uwch Gaeo a Phencarreg. The Welsh language community newspaper for Lampeter and the neighbouring parishes.
www.clonc360.cymru
We’ll continue to raise awareness about the new
Welsh language hyperlocal service – Clonc360 this
time. A month after launching the beta website 34
stories were published by 20 different individuals.
There is still quite a bit of developing to be made to
the website including a place for local advertisements.
But already you can read relevant stories as well as
following Clonc360’s facebook, twitter and youtube
news feed.
Why don’t you try to contribute your own story? This is
what makes the website unique. It’s a medium for
local stories in Welsh written by local people. The
process is easy. By registering in the first place and
responding to a validating email, you can log in and
contribute a story and photographs of local interest.
There is no need to worry too much about the
standard of Welsh used because
Clonc360’s editor will moderate first be-
fore publishing it worldwide.
Here’s a taste of the first stories to
appear on the website. We appreciate
any feedback.
www.clonc360.cymru Parhau i godi ymwybyddiaeth am wasanaeth
hyperlleol Cymraeg newydd - Clonc360 y gwnawn ni’r
tro hwn. Mis ers lansio gwefan beta cyhoeddwyd 34
stori leol gan 20 unigolyn gwahanol.
Mae tipyn o waith datblygu i’w wneud ar y wefan eto
gan gynnwys lle i hysbysebion lleol. Ond yn barod
gallwch ddarllen storïau perthnasol yn ogystal â dilyn
ffrwd newyddion facebook, twitter a youtube
Clonc360.
Rhowch gynnig ar gyfrannu eich stori chi hefyd. Dyna
beth sy’n gwneud y wefan yn unigryw. Cyfrwng i
storïau lleol yn Gymraeg ydy e a hynny gan bobl leol.
Mae’r broses yn hawdd. Dim ond i chi gofrestru’n
gyntaf ac ymateb i e-bost dilysu, gallwch fewngofnodi
a chyfrannu stori a lluniau o ddiddordeb lleol. Does
dim angen poeni gormod am safon iaith oherwydd
bydd golygydd Clonc360 yn
cymedroli yn gyntaf cyn ei chyhoeddi
i’r byd a’r Betws.
Dyma flas i chi o’r storïau cyntaf a
ymddangosodd ar y wefan.
Gwerthfawrogwn unrhyw sylwadau
hefyd.
C.FF.I Cwmann yn Rali Sir Gâr – Aled
Bowen
Pwy sy’n cofio’r Super Furry Animals yn Llanbed? – Owain
Schavone
Calan Mai Cwrtnewydd – Nia Wyn Davies
Rali Sir Gaerfyrddin – CFFI Llanllwni – Ffion Rees
Llenyddiaeth Eisteddfod Llambed: Beth am gystadlu? –
Elin Willimas
Profiad anhygoel i Iwan Gof yn Awstralia – Dylan Lewis
Gwobr Arwr Anenwog Llanybydder – Nerys Morris
Urddo Maer newydd tref Llambed – Delyth Phillips
Cofio Gerwyn Morgan – Alun Jones
Cymanfa Ganu yr Undodiaid – Nia Wyn Davies
Taith Dros Fywyd Llanwenog – Gwennan Jenkins
Oes angen cyfieithydd mewn cyfarfodydd cyhoeddus? –
Dylan Lewis
Beth yw dyfodol Cymanfaoedd Canu? – Dylan Lewis
Cadeirydd Newydd i’r Ford Gron – Rob Phillips
Hystings Etholiad Cyffredinol Ceredigion yn Llambed –
Delyth Phillips
I bawb sy’ moyn byw yn lleol – Carys Mai
Agoriad Swyddogol Clwb Bowlio Llambed –
Alis Butten
Sgandal Parcio Llanbed – Dylan Lewis
Bingo llwyddiannus yng Nghwrtnewydd – Nia Wyn Davies
Dartiau yn Llanbed – Bedwyr Davies
Teifi 10 – Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen – Sian Roberts-Jones
E S T R O N S – Lena Daniel
Rasys Moch C.Ff.I. Cwmann – Aled Bowen
Byw neu farw? Tystiolaeth yr eglwysi – Jill Tomos
Gŵyl Gwrw Llambed 2015 – Rob Phillips
Ffasiwn yn Llanbed – Lan Lofft
Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Capel y Groes – Nia Wyn Davies
Lansio Llyfr Insbector Ken Lewis – Dylan Lewis
Apêl Patagonia 150 – Hazel Thomas
Tîm Swyddogion Bro Pedr – Gethin Morgan
Sioe Feirch Llambed – Gethin Morgan
Llanbed – Ardal yr Eisteddfodau – Dylan Lewis
Rhedwyr Sarn Helen yn Ras Gŵyl Dewi – Owain
Schavone
Digidol ar daith yn llwyddiant – Owain Schavone
Dylan Lewis
25
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 your photos & artwork in jpg format as we cannot accept PDFs
For full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see Grapevine page on www.transitionllambed.co.uk
The Newsletter Team
The 9th Llanfair Clydogau
Beer Festival
Llanfair Clydogau Village Hall
Friday 5 June, 4pm to midnight
Saturday 6 June, 2pm to midnight
BBQ Saturday
from 6.30pm
Cider, Wine and Beer
Saint Gildas
Abbot
Reposed 29th January 570
Remembered January 29
St Gildas was a British (Welsh) priest born in that
part of Wales, the Hen Ogledd, that used to inhabit
Northern Britain in the 5th century above what we
now call Cumbria. He was called ‘the Wise’ because
of his great learning under St Illtyd in Glamorgan. He
preached all over these islands and was responsible
for converting St Non, mother of St David.
He delivered a sermon, from his book, early in the
6th century called the 'De Excidio et Conquestu
Britanniae' (The Destruction and Conquest of
Britain). He condemned kings and clergy like a
prophet of the Old Testament, using imagery from
the Books of Daniel and Revelation.
Valuable though his book is, it is not clear why he
regards his contemporaries in Wales with such
unrelieved disdain. He mentions few names so we
have little means of assessing the objectivity of his
work.
His book also gives us legends
such as: just like the Children
of Israel walked dry shod
through the Red Sea, so the
Thames parted before Alban
the Martyr. Sadly the river at St
Albans is the Ver, not the
Thames: but the latter is nearby, much more
impressive, and in this context plainly meant by
Gildas to symbolize Britain
itself.
St Gildas used the island of
Steepholm in the Severn
Estuary for solitude and
prayer. Tradition links him
with Brittany where he lived in
a cave over which is now built
a church. He has at least
three wells to his name in the
region and is buried at Rhuys.
Though a priest he regarded
the monastic life with favour. He wrote a Monastic
Rule less severe than that of St David.
Troparion of All Saints of Wales.
The land of Wales doth offer Thee, O Lord,
All the saints which have shone forth in it,
As the beauteous fruits of Thy saving splendour.
By their prayers and through the Mother of God,
Preserve Thou the Church and our land in peace pro-
found,
O Most Merciful One. Harry Harrison
Celtic Christianity: Part XIV Jottings
The cold, unsettled weather at the end of April
and the beginning of May appears not to have
affected the floral display in our woods, water
meadows and along our roadside verges.
These plants provide a rich source of nectar for
the diminishing number of insects. There is also
the pleasant prospect of a changing display
over the next few months. However, today we
have to be aware of the number of alien
species that are slowly taking up residence in
the countryside and are in competition with our
natives especially with the advent of global
warming/climate change.
Amongst the drifts of Bluebells
with their short flower spikes and
narrow leaves you can find the
Spanish species. These flowers
have tall flower spikes and their
leaves are almost twice as large;
they have a horrible scent and
appear not to attract as many
insects such as the Orange tip
butterfly. The colour and diversity that aliens
add to the countryside unfortunately does not
compensate for the loss of our insects.
David Price
26
Don’t Miss Copy Deadline: Fri 12 June
Articles & Letters:
Listings:
Adverts & Classifieds:
MARVELLOUS SUPERFOOD 85 Bridge St, Lampeter, SA48 7AB
01570 423594.
Offering a wide range of superfood powders and
health food products including:
Pop in to try our products and learn more about this exciting family business.
Raw cacao Bee pollen Coconut oil Local honey Green powders
Protein powders Superfood blends Fruit powders Natural sweeteners Local products
Local Company Wins Free From Award
Marvellous Superfood, of 85 Bridge Street, Lampeter, scooped the coveted Free From Food Award for best Superfood or Raw product, at a recent ceremony in London, for their plant based all natural Super Protein Powder.
Antony Worrall Thompson, presented the award to company partner Zeta Freeman, at an exclusive event held at the Royal College of Physicians and attended by around 300 hopeful candidates, judges and members of the press.
The family business is run by Dixey Brooks and her three daughters: Perly, Zeta and Roxy. They have been trading for just over three years and have recently opened a new shop that’s open to the public during normal working hours.
People visiting the shop can sample the companys’ products including their award winning Super Protein Powder, which is made from vegetarian proteins including pea and hemp and sweetened with an Andean fruit called Lacuma. It’s best served in a shake with fruit, milk or water and is aimed at the fitness market. The company also sells a popular green powder blend as well as numerous other products including: raw cacao, goji berry powder and local honey.
For further information call: 01570 423594
http://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk/winners-15/raw.html http://www.marvelloussuperfood.co.uk
In 1893 Sol Bloom took a group of dancers, nicknamed Little Egypt, to the Chicago World Fair and belly dance as entertainment for an audience was born. Before this time, women across the
world danced with each other and for each other while the whole family danced at celebrations. Introducing belly dance to America changed the world's perception of this dance form. Rose Barter and I are working to bring belly dance back to its roots. That doesn't mean we don't want to share our love of belly dance by performing for you but the original concept is where we teach from. Tribal Unity Wales classes are about women coming together in a safe environment to learn American Tribal Style® Belly Dance and be part of a supportive group. Laughter plays a huge part in class as we learn together, develop friendships and give our bodies a workout. We dance in formation, sharing energy and inspiring each other. Rose's classes combine dance and fitness, encouraging women of all age groups to move their bodies, learning choreographies and taking the opportunity to dance solos or duets if they wish. Rose and I came to dance later in life and we are both passionate about sharing the dance we love. Dancing together creates feelings of belonging and each dancer brings themselves, their personality and their joy to the group.
Join Rose in Lampeter at the Sally Saunders Dance Studio:
Egyptian Belly Dance Friday, 9.45-11.00am
Fit for Life for over 50s Friday, 11.15am-12.15pm
Join Tribal Unity in Lampeter at the dance studio above the University
sports hall: ATS® Bellydance Beginners Tuesday, 1-2pm
Wednesday, 6-7pm If you have danced ATS®Bellydance before, we have a
Beyond Basics class Tuesday, 6pm-8pm.
First lessons are FREE at all classes! Contact: Wendy Tribal Unity Wales, [email protected], 07752 478779 / 01570 472 921 Rose: [email protected] 01239 851737
Did you know?....
27
Issue 31 Copy Deadline:
Fri 12 June 2015
Theme: ‘Everything in Good Measure’
Recent Reviews
Boosted by donation from Santander Foundation
The Ty Glyn Davis Trust, a small registered charity based
in Ceredigion, has received £5000 to fund improvements
at the Ty Glyn Holiday Centre and Gardens.
This unique centre provides self catering holiday
accommodation which is fully accessible for groups,
organisations and families throughout the UK whose
members have special needs.
The Holiday Centre and surrounding beautifully restored
walled garden, woodland walk and river frontage on the
Aeron River, are all accessible for wheelchair users. The
centre welcomes individuals, their families, friends and
carers with any sort of physical or learning disability.
The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation
which offers grants to UK registered charities for projects
that help disadvantaged people in local communities.
The grant will pay for benches around the centre and in the
gardens which will help encourage guests to spend time
sitting outside enjoying their surroundings. All the
bedrooms will be freshened up including being re-painted,
having new beds, mattresses, duvets and new furniture.
Specialist sensory toys and games will also be provided for
the children who visit.
Ruth Evans at Santander’s Aberystwyth branch said:
“The Santander Foundation makes hundreds of donations
every year to good causes throughout the UK. Our branch
is committed to playing a key part in the community and we
are delighted to be supporting The Ty Glyn Davis Trust and
hope the donation makes a real difference to local people.”
“On behalf of The Ty Glyn Davis Trust I would like to
express my sincere gratitude to the Santander Foundation
for the generous donation of £5000. This as stated will go
towards enhancing the centre both aesthetically and in
functionality and comfort.”
Kelly Melnicenko
Centre Manager at The Ty Glyn Davis Trust
For more information: http://www.tyglyndavistrust.co.uk/
Cymdeithas Hanes Prof. David Austin once again gave members of
Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed an inspiring talk in the
April meeting. He gave a time-line history of
Lampeter and its surroundings, telling how the local
landscape was created at the end of the last
ice-age some, 12,000 years ago, and jumping
forward thousands of years to the stone and bronze
ages.
There were references to Carreg Hirfaen, Carreg y
Bwci etc. being boundary markers in their day for
the hill top settlers; the burial cairns of Bronze-age
man from 2000 BC, and the minerals that were
mined at that time, bringing the Romans to this area
some hundreds of years later to further exploit the
wealth of the Welsh hills.
Roads developed from this time by the Romans,
using stone from small quarries as they progressed
along, linking their garrison forts. Lampeter became
a centre of commerce from these early times, and
the finding of Celtic inscribed stones from the dark
ages giving an occasional name of those who had
been here.
The Norman Motte and Bailey Castle was burnt
down in 1136; Gerallt Gymro visited and preached
in the town, in 1188, long before the present Church
was built; the Charter given by Edward 1 in 1284
proved that this was already a market town;
The Lord of the Manor lived at Bryn Hywel, his
descendants becoming the Lloyds of Maesyfelin.
Lampeter town remained much the same until the
mid 19th Century, but with the turnpike trust
improving roadways, and the coming of the railway
in 1866, the town developed rapidly as a
commercial and educational centre.
David Austin was warmly thanked by Selwyn
Walters, chairman, who hoped that this kind of
evening would lead to members of Hanes Llambed
getting together and putting the story of Lampeter
again in print.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, 19 May,
7.30pm at the Old Hall of the University, when Mr
John Morgan Guy will be giving a talk on ‘Sir
Galahad and the 1st World War’. Croeso cynnes i
bawb - all are welcomed. Meetings will resume in
September.
Yvonne Davies
28
Lung Cancer: LIVE - LEARN - INSPIRE In June 2014 Jane Holmes, from Ffarmers, was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. She was 43 years old when diagnosed - asymptomatic, a keen (marathon) runner, living a healthy lifestyle with her husband and five dogs, and unaware that she was ill. It was obviously a huge shock to Jane as well as to her family and friends as she doesn’t smoke, wasn’t experiencing any symptoms and is, as one friend put it, “one of the healthiest people I know”. Despite life changing news of a terminal diagnosis, many people would sit back and just get on with treatment. Jane did this...and more. Jane decided from the start to find an outlet to raise awareness and raise money and came across the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. We were shocked by the statistics of the disease, about how many ‘never-smokers’ get the disease, about how little is raised for research compared to other cancers, about how high the mortality rate is and many other interesting but shocking facts. During this very tough and personal time Jane has still had the selfless and sharing sense of purpose to inspire others, raising awareness and fundraising for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. So, on 1 January 2015, having completed all initial treatment, we decided to start the year as we meant to go on, by doing something positive and constructive. Jane started up a JustGiving page (which raised several thousand pounds within the first few weeks) and have a few events planned in July to continue the momentum. On Saturday 5 July, Jane and friends, are organising a fundraising open-garden day “Jane’s Garden Party” and, with so much support from the local community and
businesses, it promises to be a great day. There will be great raffle prizes on offer, live music, tea’s/coffee & home-made cakes and all set in twenty+ acres of wonderful gardens and woodland. For the keen gardener there is an orchard, productive vegetable garden, perennials & shrubs, woodland walk and orchid meadow, and more - we just need some good summer weather to complete the day! With so much energy, positivity and thought for others, Jane has recently been recognised at the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation annual awards in Liverpool by winning the Inspiration Award - an award to ‘recognise and reward the bravery and courage of someone who is striving for a better future for other individuals and families affected by lung cancer’. A remarkable achievement, a remarkable person and a true inspiration to everyone who meets her. The fight still goes on of course to get Lung Cancer’s voice heard and awareness in the public domain. Research funding and support for Lung Cancer still lags well behind other conditions (7% of total funding), despite being the number one killer in the UK (22% cancer deaths from Lung Cancer). But to inspire others is to live and learn.
Jane’s Garden Party is being held on Sunday 5 July, Glan-yr-afon, Pumsaint, SA19 8DJ from 1-6pm with all proceeds going to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (suggested entry £4) Tel 01558 650890 for more info.
Or if you would like to donate, Jane’s Justgiving page can be found on www.justgiving.com/JaneHolmes-rclcf/ or for more information on Lung Cancer you can go to the RCLCF website: www.roycastle.org Stephen Holmes
In April the Cothi Gardener’s Club had a speaker whose topic expanded from the garden related to include the beautiful and bountiful countryside all around us and the food to be found there. Jade Mellor from Wild Pickings, based in Ceredigion, gave a fascinating talk about her ‘foraging year’. Jade has lived in West Wales for eleven years and has always foraged for edible plants around her home. She started sending salad leaves all the way to exclusive London restaurants but she felt disconnected from her customers. Instead she started Wild Pickings five years ago, her small rural business rooted in her community where she sells foraged foods at local farmer’s markets and food festivals and she runs wild food walks and courses. She transforms
the edible treasures found abundant in the hedgerows and ancient woodlands near her home into delicious foods that celebrate the flavours of each season. She reasons that plants that flower at the same time also taste well together. It is as if nature is giving it to us on a plate. At the end of her ‘flavoursome’ talk we had the opportunity to purchase some of her beautifully presented products about which we had heard. Thank you to Jade for opening our eyes to the edible delights in front of us. At the same meeting we were given details of future events to look forward to. As a group we like to get out and about and this year, for the first time, we are going on an ‘inspirational visit’ on Sunday 28 June. The destination has yet to be disclosed but it is guaranteed to please the club members, and it will include tea and cakes as all good visits do. At the June meeting, on Wednesday 17, the entomologist George Sykes will give a most welcome talk on ‘Pests and Solutions’.
As you can tell, we are an active group who share their love of the great out-doors and welcomes new faces, so do join us at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of the month, in the Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Members are £12/year and visitors £2 /meeting. Follow us on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cothigardeners and at our new website, www.cothigardeners.com. More details from Elena, 01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829. Anne Large
Cothi Gardeners are organising an Open Garden to raise funds for The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation to support one of their members, Jane, who was diagnosed with the disease last year. Jane’s garden Party will be held at Glan-yr-afon, Pumsaint, Llanwrda, SA19 8DJ on Sunday 5 July from 1-6pm. This will be the first time the garden has been open to the public, and it consists of about three acres of naturalistic planting around the house and out buildings plus a wild flower meadow. In addition there will be local nurseries selling plants at our Plant Fair, a basket maker, live Welsh folk music, teas and homemade cakes, and second hand gardening and cookery books. Please join us at Jane’s garden party and support Jane and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Entrance will include a charity wrist band for a suggested donation of £4 per person.
COTHI GARDENERS
29
For the people of the world that are worried about how technology is disconnecting people from nature, I think things are starting to look up. There’s something in the air and I’ve seen a rapidly rising reaction to the challenge of getting young people outdoors again. As David Bond, the founder of Project Wild Thing puts it, “we need to match screen time with wild time.” Engaging campaigns like Project Wild Thing, the National Trust’s 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾ and Woodland Trust’s Nature Detectives are all having great success in raising the awareness of nature deficit disorder by offering ideas for inspiring activities in the great outdoors. People hide away from the elements and surround themselves with electronic equipment, without a clear view of the long-term repercussions. We don’t fully understand them yet but it is a growing concern. Never have people been more stressed, unhealthy and over-worked than they are in today’s society. But I see people en masse starting to wake up to the idea that we aren’t living ‘naturally’ and doing something positive about it. People all over are being drawn to a change in lifestyle that involves going back to our roots and doing things that our ancestors would have done. Tapping into our hunter-gatherer mentality through going foraging, attending community gatherings, sharing fresh produce
and sharing skills, making time to relax, play, telling stories and celebrating community spirit where diversity is valued and communities become more locally self-reliant. At the Woodland Classroom our aim is to facilitate this change through encouraging a reconnection with nature. Our Little Rangers and Young Rangers clubs
provide a space and time where parents and/or children can have positive experiences in nature, where the kids are at the centre of their own learning, without the pressure of tests. We celebrate the old ways of learning, by doing things together. We also run our sessions no matter what the weather or time of year. Knowing how to dress, behave and adapt to the ever changing weather in this part of the world is such a basic skill that many young people living a ‘modern life’ lack. Our ‘getting out in all weather’s approach’ means that we’ve also run sessions during the dark evenings of winter. Here, it may seem at first that their surroundings have changed, but we’ve found kids learn to slow down and be more aware, using their other senses to guide them. The natural instincts take over, if given the chance. I’ve found that there is a deep sense of communal activity and togetherness that quickly ignites when sitting round the camp fire. The smell, the visual feast, the sharing of stories, dancing flames, cold back and hot front, rosy cheeks, surrounded by the sounds of nature and the crackles of the fire. The world becomes a small place, lit by the campfire, and beyond there is deep darkness. Yet vision becomes keener, seeking the mysteries that lie beyond the safety of the group. This is when the children begin to tell their own stories of the nocturnal world and their imagination is let loose. These are skills so ancient that we have forgotten them, yet when we begin to re-learn them there is a stirring deep within that seems familiar to us, we cannot explain but somehow we gain a knowing, an understanding that we cannot yet put into words, I can only explain it as ‘coming home’. For more information on Woodland Classroom and our Young Rangers and Little Rangers forest school clubs,
see the events listing. Lea Wakeman
Young Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover
www.facebook.com/youngrangersclub [email protected] @woodlandclass
Every year Lampeter has one of the best displays of festive lights in Ceredigion. This is all due to the hard work of a dedicated team who examine and repair the lights and create a great display for us all to enjoy. This year the lights team have asked us to raise some funds to purchase new lights as many of them are now beyond repair. Lampeter Town Council has generously agreed to make a donation, and over £900 was raised through an auction and raffle at the Lampeter Chamber of Trade annual dinner. Many thanks to all those who offered prizes and supported these events. A full list of the prizes and prize givers can be found at www.lampeter21.co.uk. Now the Chamber of Trade is giving everyone in the Lampeter area an opportunity to contribute to the Christmas Lights Fund through holding a raffle. There are some great prizes and once again we would like to thank all those who have donated. Tickets will be on sale in many local shops and businesses. Please do make the effort to buy some for yourself and support this cause. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 14
August at the Lampeter Agricultural show. If you
would like to sell some tickets please contact Carol Davies at [email protected]
Thanks also to The Cliff Hotel Gwbert; Gwynfor Lewis – W.D. Lewis; Mair and Tony Hatcher Cegin Gwennog; Elsie Dafis; Bethan and Gwyn Lewis – Gwyn Lewis Carpets; Janice Capeli – Duet Fashions; Andrew Morgan and David Davies – Morgan and Davies; Sian and Nigel Davies – Gwili Jones; Robert Jones - Robert’s Garden Centre; Angharad Price - Gwilym Price, son & daughter; Kate - Ruby Rose; Judith Howard - Red Apple Yarn; Nicola Doyle – Artisan Café, and Betty Evans, HSBC for their donations for the Auction and raffle at the Chamber of Trade dinner on Saturday 11 April 2015.
Josie Smith for Lampeter Christmas 2015 Team
Lampeter Christmas Lights Fund Raising Raffle
30
COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND
Spring has, beyond any show of a doubt sprung at
Long Wood, the Bluebells and Stitchwort combining
into a stunning display. I love spring in Wales; the
succession of hedgerow colours as the season
progresses and the reliable free forage come the
summer months, is one of nature’s little gifts.
With the improvement in the weather(!), we will be
starting our summer programme of courses and
guided walks, encompassing both the practical and
ecological elements of woodland management.
These courses will be advertised as and when they
are announced, here in Grapevine and also via our
website and social media platforms.
With the final finishing touches going into the Visitor
Centre building, we will soon have electricity and
water systems installed. Whilst solar panels go up for
our off grid supply - breathing life into the office hub
at last! - the opening of the office will coincide nicely
with the appointment of new management and
ground staff, whose details will be announced in the
next issue of Grapevine. We will get them to
introduce themselves in a short article here once
they are settled in post. Together these two elements
will play their part in making Long Wood a success.
Excitement in the Woods In other news, Long Wood was host to the University
of Wales Trinity St David’s NU Live Action Role Play
Society over the last Bank Holiday. The players
made the most of the windy weekend enjoying the
games, and casual users of the woodlands may
have noticed them around the beech woodland area,
possibly flitting through the shadows. The weekend
was a real success and we’d like to use this
opportunity to remind other groups in our community,
who may wish to make formal use of the woods, to
come forward to us with any plans you have and we
will see what can be arranged for you.
Our wardens have been making good use of a
wildlife camera, purchased with a kind donation from
Lampeter Town Council, to record some of the
wildlife, both nocturnal and diurnal, found at Long
Wood.
We
h a v e
a regular appearance from a
magnificent Hare as well as
foxes and a plethora of mice
and squirrels. Some of the
best photos will be on
display in our Visitor Centre
once it opens, but in the
meantime they can be found
on our facebook page. If any
woodland users out there
have any wildlife snaps from
Long Wood that they would
like to share with us in the
Visitor Centre then please
feel free to get in touch
(obviously ownership and
credits will be observed)
On a more negative note, there is still a small
problem with off road motorbikes using Long Wood.
The activities seem to coincide with, but are not
exclusive to, school holidays and bank holidays. We
would just like to remind woodland users that
motorbikes, or indeed any other unauthorised
vehicles, are not permitted within Long Wood. If any
woodland users notice off road bikers please feel
free to call 07557 386755 and let us know or call 101
and report the activities there.
At Long Wood we appreciate that off road biking can
be great fun, but as well as the danger to other
woodland users (particularly equestrian users),
off-roading is by its very nature a risky activity and
with the forest gates closed on a weekend any
emergency services could struggle to gain access
causing a dangerous situation. Although the police
are aware of the issue they do request that any such
activity is reported to them by calling 101. Thank you
for your assistance.
Andrew Gajlikowski
Join our mailing list or find us on Facebook. Contact: 07557 386755 or [email protected]
31
Red Cross Adult Carers’ Service Ceredigion The British Red Cross provides support to unpaid carers who look after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner. Support includes: One to One support in their own home Information and Sign Posting Referrals to Social Services for Carers Assessments
and County Newsletter GP registration (iiC) Referrals to other third sector agencies for additional
support, including benefits checks, fire safety checks Raise awareness of carers issues Support Groups The monthly Support Group meetings offer help and support to carers to which guest speakers are regularly invited. Training BRC provide training for carers to help with their caring role in the following areas: Everyday First Aid (BRC) these sessions give carers
the opportunity to address specific issues that carers may experience within their caring roles
Manual Handling in partnership with the Local Authority. (Arrangements can be made for a joint visit to the car-ers’ home in exceptional circumstances).
Flu clinics at GP surgeries The carers support service, provide carers information at GP surgeries at the flu clinics throughout the county. Young Carers The Education and Engagement Co-Coordinators offer: One to one support Work within 7 Comprehensive schools throughout the
county Arrange group activities Signpost and refer onto other third sector organisation
for additional support when necessary Raise awareness of young carers’ issues. Gofal Y Ddolen Community Support Service Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire The community support service helps people over the age of 50 who may be isolated and/or lacking in confidence after a hospital stay, illness, bereavement etc. Using our
dedicated, caring and trained team of volunteers and staff the service helps build confi-dence and independence, re-introducing people to their community by linking them up with local social groups and services. The service is able to provide the following emotional and practical support: Emotional support includes: A listening ear, both at home or on the phone Confidence building Empowering them to help themselves and achieve their
goals and aspirations Encouragement and support to help them get involved
in activities or clubs etc. Practical Support includes: Helping them to access services in their local area that
will enable them to continue living independently Accompanying them to activities and clubs Helping them to access transport Helping them to become independent with their
shopping Home from Hospital Service Ceredigion This is a low level volunteer led service which provides support for people returning home after a hospital stay. Support is given for up to six weeks free of charge and includes light housework, shopping and signposting for additional support. Volunteering opportunities within the Red Cross There are a number of volunteering opportunities for all ages within the Red Cross including: Independence in the home First Aid Emergency Response Education & Engagement Event First Aid Administration Learning & Development Fundraising Retail Tracing and Messaging Therapeutic Care For further information please contact the Cardigan Office. 01239 615945.
Red Cross Services in Ceredigion
‘28 doctors, 11 scientists, 9 survivors and 1 “FDA dragon slaying” attorney break their ’code of silence’ and express the truth about cancer and exactly how to prevent, treat and beat it 100% naturally.’ www.thetruthaboutcancer.com In March a friend sent me a link to a series of talks about the quest for the cures for cancer. Each talk was being broadcast live on You-Tube and was only available for twenty-four hours. I was intrigued and watched the second talk, then the third, fourth and fifth and then I ordered them on DVD as I wanted to be able to watch them all and share them with whoever wanted to watch them. They are ex-traordinary, uplifting, informative and honest. Ty Bollinger and the team, at www.thetreuthaboutcancer.com, have spent many hours interviewing experts on cancer, detoxifi-cation, immune health, natural foods, herbal remedies along with many survivors of cancer. Each episode is filled with positive advice about how to avoid and/or treat cancer and is so in line with a natural and holistic lifestyle that we would like to share these talks with whoever would like to
see them. We will be showing the talks at The Mulberry Bush Café from 3.30 to 4.30pm every Wednesday & Satur-day from 3 June until 8 July. They will be shown on a lap-top computer at a table in the café. You can also log-on to the website (www.thetruthaboutcancer.com) for more infor-mation. This is a global movement to, educate, expose and eradicate cancer, and well worth supporting and spreading the word. Here is a list of the talks: 3 June: Modern Medicine & the Cancer Pandemic 6 June : Your First Line of Defence 10 June: Eliminate These “Dirty Dozen” To Prevent Cancer 13 June: Your Secret Fountain of Youth 17June: Nature’s Pharmacy 20 June: Clean Foods and the Cancer-Free Diet 24 June: Diagnostic “Do’s & Don’ts” – Proven Treatment Protocols (Part 1) 27 June: Proven Treatment Protocols (Part 2) 1 July: Proven Treatment Protocols (Part 3) 4 July: Doctor’s Orders 8 July: How to Survive & Thrive
Josie Smith, Mulberry Bush Wholefoods, Lampeter
Raising Awareness: Quest for Cures for Cancer
32
Dracorns Wood Floors
New, reclaimed and antique
Specialist in sanding
and repairs
to existing floors
Mike Bridge
01570 472921/07917753298
www.facebook.com/dracorns
ads & classified
LAMPETER TOWN
FENCING CLUB
Tues - 15.30-17.00 Fri - 18.30-20.00
LAMPETER LEISURE CENTRE
Contact: Sean Slater
Tel. 01570 493139
Email: [email protected]
Wanted House Clearances,
Bric-a Brac, all kinds of
Garden Tools & Scrap Metal
Contact: Tom Evans, 07947
944043 or Liz, 07792 091953
Rag Art Studios Rag Rug Making Tools
and Materials, Workshops and Craft Parties
For more info contact Sue 01974 298100
www.ragartstudios.com
LAMPETER DOG WALKER
A trustworthy dog-walking service
for Lampeter residents
£10/hour.
Contact Rob, 07429 854683,
Large sawlogs for sale Ten beautifully straight
18ft x 24ins Sitkas, recently
felled, £300 collected.
Longwood, Lampeter
01570 493284
Maw-Sad 10.30-17.00 Tue-Sat
Canolfan Grefftau Aberaeron Craft Centre
Lampeter Peoples’ Market - Carmarthen Flea
facebook.com/gwisgouk gwisgo.co.uk
[email protected] 01570 434 745
Dyllad a chyfwisgoedd
vintage a gan ddylunwyr
Vintage & designer clothing & accessories
Pe
op
le’s
Ma
rke
t, V
icto
ria
Ha
ll,
Bry
n R
oa
d, L
am
pe
ter.
10am-1pm Every 2nd & 4th
Saturday
33
Thankfully the vibrant growth of spring has
almost filled the borders leaving less room for the
weeds to grow but couch grass, ground elder and
woundwort still creep in and will take over if left un-challenged. In the
meadow, milkmaids (lady’s smock/cuckoo flower) have delighted us
with their early delicate nodding heads (see photo) and the dandelion
clocks have given way to a yellow buttercup sea as the grass grows
taller. Tiny new potatoes were a delight to savour on 20 April thanks
to prudent planting, the polytunnel and fleece protection. Fresh salad
leaves, radishes and spring cabbage adorn our plates with the
promise of strawberries, baby carrots, beetroot and young garlic
before this goes to print.
My early cosmos, some French marigolds and a few potato plants on
the edge of the polytunnel were scorched by a surprise frost so more
seeds have been sown and planting plans adapted – will I ever learn
not to trust the forecast? Lush perennial growth needs support to
avoid being flattened by the bracing winds, so a selection of stout and
twiggy prunings are being added to the borders and plants tied with
soft string that will last the summer.
Plants that have been hardened off
are being planted out with the addition of yet more organic goodness and well
watered in. The hanging baskets and tubs that have enjoyed a sheltered
indoor start will be put out mid-May and should be in full bloom by the end of
June. Sharing and comparing through swaps with friends is a delight and
often produces plants to treasure.
Twelve members of West Wales Cottage Garden Society paid us a visit on a
lovely sunny Sunday. It was a delight to share our plot with like-minded
gardeners and start our Open Garden season so positively. Visit the NGS
website at www.ngs.org.uk/gardens for further details of the Ceredigion
gardens and the following have an Open Day/evening in June – all in aid of
the NGS charities.
We have one booking in June but can usually
be found in the garden or field. Do get in
touch to ensure tea and homemade cakes to
compliment your visit.
Shelagh & Steve Yeomans, Yr Efail
Yr Efail : Lush summer growth Shelagh & Steve Yeomans
Sunday June Pantyfod Llanddewi Brefi 7
Thursday June Llanerchaeron 6-9pm 18
Sunday June Llanllyr Talsarn 21
Sunday June Ysgoldy’r Cwrt Llangeitho 28
Welcoming misfits, crusties, a little bit rusties (get some oil on ya joints!), pirates, ne'r do-wells and quiet retiring types that like to sit at home watching soaps. Inspirali Gathering likes you all! We are a gathering of likeminded people drawn together, nestled between the mountains and the sea in the wild west of wales. We wanted to bring together people from far and near to enjoy this beautiful place we live in but also to communicate, share ideas and look to the future. What better way than holding a party where people can talk, sing, laugh and dance. If we do nothing else but make people leave with a smile then that is a positive step but we also hope to spark ideas increase awareness. This might sound grandiose or naïve that having a bunch of bands in a field can
achieve anything but noise. We hope it is a beautiful noise powered by our solar powered stage, or as you walk through the healing area or engage in debates in the campaigns area or as you chat watching your children play. Even when you drink responsibly you’ll be helping support Ty Hafan, Hunt Saboteurs Association and our local church why because all profits go to these good causes. So in short yes it is a weekend of fun, enjoyment but we hope that underneath this we create something a little more sustainable and substantial.
Inspirali Gathering is Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July.
Adult tickets: £35, Children: (accompanied by an adult) Free.
More details: inspiraleye.wordpress.com and see the poster on the back page.
Inspirali Gathering
34
This fourteenth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Cross-word is sponsored by Organic Fresh Food Company, which has kindly offered the winner a voucher to spend in the shop. Organic Fresh Food Company offers a shop, home delivery as well as supplying the wholesale trade. Located on the Lambed Industrial Estate off Tregaron Road, the shop stocks a wide range of organic fruits, vegetables, cheeses as well as fresh meat from local suppliers. In its Lampeter Bakery, fresh traditionally-made bread, from local ingredients,
is produced from Tues to Sat. The shop also offers groceries, wines, beers and spirits and a wide range of other products. The philosophy behind the business is to supply high quality products from sustainable sources that promote biodiversity. The business sources from local suppliers when it can and also stocks an increasing number of Fairtrade products. Opening times: Mon - Wed & Fri: 9-5.30, Thurs: 9-6, Sat: 9-5, closed Sun. The full range of products and services can be found at: http://www.organicfreshfoodcompany.co.uk/
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Closing Date for Entries: Fri 12 June, 5pm
Name: ............................................................... Tel: ............................................(Day)................................................(Eve)
Email: .....................................................................................................................
Place in Competition Entries box in Mark Lane Bakery or Postbox at Victoria Hall By post: Cryptic Crossword No. 14, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.
Across 1. Midwife described as helping out a party? (6,9) 9. Short royal who was also a taylor (3) 10. Cuckoo like bird found in part of Tanzania (3) 11. Upset Romeos are gloomy (6) 12. Not to be stuck out for safety but enough to win a horse race by (4) 13. Product from Y Popty you can have or eat but not both (4) 15. Ithaca started this game of tag (2) 16. State of the boats in Aberaeron harbour (6) 18. Opera that sounds as if it can work out nothing (6) 20. Gamble that can be taken in Spar (5) 22. Working with W D Lewis on Bridge Street? (3) 23. Spanish female with oral renovation (4) 24. No CD on huge night out leads to supporting embrace (9,3,3) 25. Song relay round that goes on and on over time (5,4) 28. Misplace pound and become a worthless person (5) 29. Sun god spray without a mole (2) 30. Film shown on 30th May at the Magic Lamp (2,3,10) 32. Unravel a rarer unpaid overdue debt (6) 33. Woodland to the north of Lodge Wood (5,6)
Down 1. Location of the Beer Festival on the 5th and 6th of June (8,8) 2. Inn found in Lampeter, Llanybydder and Aberaeron (5,4) 3. Nothing in a kilometre matches this porcine grunt (4) 4. Weapon made of uranium and zinc (3) 5. Group meeting 1 to 4 pm Wednesdays at Cellan Mille-nium Hall (3,4,3,6) 6. North of the border rise with defence describes Peace Knowe or Castlethorne (8,4,4) 7. Financial separation for a stupid man cultivating a monsoon hayfield? (1,4,3,3,5) 8. These automatically turn up the heat if you sort more laughter out (16) 14. Mark Williams had most posted to win Ceredigion (7) 15. Suggests possibility when we leave wife (2) 17. An Indian hardwood cut from pontoons (4) 19. Leave sago half consumed (2) 21. Prefix that sound an effort to make (3) 26. Does a petulant child do this at Felinfach Theatre? (4,2) 27. Anglo Saxon money for payment for judge on The Voice? (3) 31. Wafer I enter without royal support to find a home-less child (4) 32. For example, kept in aspic (2)
Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 14 (Jeep)
competition PRIZE: Voucher
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10 11
12 13
14 15
16 17 18 19
20 21 22
23
24
25 26 27 28
29
30 31
32
33
35
Reminder:
Themes &
Copy Deadlines
Fri 10 Apr
July/Aug
‘Everything in Good
Measure’
Fri 12 Jun
Sept
‘Reminiscence’
Fri 7 Aug
Oct
‘Lampeter is Special’
Fri 11 Sept
Nov
‘tbc’
Fri 9 Oct
lam
pe
te
rg
ra
pe
vin
e@
gm
ail.
co
m
Lampeter Credit Union
next issue… July/Aug - issue 31
copy deadline: friday 12 june on the streets by end of june
theme: ‘everything in good measure’ can we do more to help sustain our local communities?
do we expect too much from others?
have you ever wished you could get a better work-life balance?
send us your thoughts - [email protected]
Congratulations to the following puzzlers who also entered: Owen
Barnicoat, Marilyn Bray, Deanne Cook, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies,
Michael & Hilary Davies, Vanessa Florence, J Ganley, Llinos
Griffiths, Annwen Jones, Bethan Payne, Marilyn Pocock, Angela
Roberts, Jenny Ryan, Gloria Thomas and Malcolm Thomas.
Thank you .
Check out your answers below. See page 34 for more details
about the prize from our sponsor for issue 31, Organic Fresh food
Company.
Please note: While the library is undergoing its refurbishment the
competition entries box will be held at Mark Lane Bakery or you
can post your entries through the letter box at Victoria Hall.
Happy Puzzling.
Local K
now
ledge/C
ryptic C
ro
ssw
ord
No 13 by “J
eep”
An
sw
ers
T H E T R U T H W I L L O U T
H A V E H A Y C E
E T A G E R E S A I T A I
P N I B H N E O F
E N G I N E E R I N G G I
O E S S A N E P E E R
P A L E T O T G E L N I
L I E O A A A V
E C L I F F D E B R Y E
S P A I N T O D E I R
M A L T J H W I L L I A M S
A L I A E N T L N T
R S O B E R S I D E D R
K I M I E V D F L U
E D S E E S
T H E N E W T E S T A M E N T
Bev from Random Collection with the voucher for Dawn when she is able to collect,
Congratulations
to our Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword
Competition Winner - Dawn Kenwright
36
THE MAGIC LAMP CINEMA - TAKE 2
@VICTORIA HALL
The Magic Lamp Cinema continues showing in Screen 2 @ Victoria Hall
There should be something for everyone.
Doors open at 2pm for 2.30pm show and at 7pm for 7.30pm show /
Drysau'n agor am 2yp ar gyfer sioe 2.30yp, ac am 7yh ar gyfer sioe 7.30yh
Admission by donation / Mynediad trwy rodd
01570 493649 / [email protected] / www.lampeter21.co.uk/magic-lamp-cinema/
PROGRAMME / RHAGLEN
Day / Dydd June /
Mehefin Time / Amser Film / Ffilm Cert
Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn 13 2.30
(85 mins)
Shaun The Sheep - The Movie
U
Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn 13 7.30
(108 mins) Ex Machina 15
Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn 20 7.30
(132 mins) American Sniper 15
Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn 27 7.30
(106 mins) Whiplash 15
Diary date - don’t miss it
Next Copy Deadline:
Issue 31, July/aug
Fri 12 June 2015