lampeter grapevine issue 32 sept 2015
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G R A P E V I N E
cysylltwch â ni / contact us: [email protected] Medi - September 2015
digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis / Lampeter’s events, news and views monthly
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contents
in this issue…
jumble
jane’s open
garden party
lampeter
make festival
notice
festival to inspire
creativity
marvellous
superfood
demand for new
short courses
community
gardens
sew Saturday
girl guiding
connecting
through water
lampeter world
dance festival
cymdeithas
hanes llambed
cothi gardeners
lytss
ffynnon
memory in the
making
regular features …
letters
reviews
listings & events
ads & classified
town council
news
celtic christianity
traws link cymru
singing the line
clonc
uwtsd
lampeter
museum
karen’s creative
compendium
jottings
yr efail
ms support group
vine
kids in action
crossword
competition
On Saturday afternoon 10 October, following
the People’s Market, the Transition Trust will be hosting a Jumble Sale at Victoria Hall. It’s a
long time since I’ve been to a jumble sale and it made me wonder why they appear to have
dropped out of fashion. Of course, I see lots of charity shops, up-cycling stalls and car boot
sales - sometimes without a car or boot in sight - but rarely the good old jumble. (Before I go
any further I must emphasize that I see nothing wrong with any of the above - apology no.1 ).
Anything that helps deal with the excess of ‘stuff’ that our 21st century economy appears to
rely upon is to be celebrated. However, it appears to me that in the past 30 years there has
been a subtle shift, not in the amount of re-cycling of clothes and other items, but in the basis
on which we are prepared to part with our treasured but no longer required possessions.
With the notable exception of giving to charity shops, we appear to see our excess not as a
opportunity to help our own community, but as a resource - we are all entrepreneurs it
appears. (Of course, there is nothing wrong with entrepreneurs - apology no.2 ). This does
remind me of my favourite George W. Bush anecdote … apparently … “The problem with the
French is that they don’t have a word for entrepreneur.” (Apology no.3 should rightly go to
the French nation on behalf of the 50 million American voters who elected Bush, but I am not
sure I have a mandate for that).
Back to my reminiscence … when I last ran a jumble sale, the clothes were donated by the
community, for the community - nobody expected payment. The people who donated also
turned up looking for bargains. There was no divide between those donating and those
receiving, the Jumbe Sale was a mechanism to facilitate the exchange. The queue at the door
of the hall was longer than for any other event we ran, and I soon learnt that the safest place
to be was behind the coffee bar and to never, never, be the one who unlocked the doors! The
inrush of people made the doors of Harrods on Boxing Day (do they still do that?) look like a
walk in the park.
Many people in the UK are going through tough times and Lampeter is not immune from this.
We have a government committed to eye-watering austerity, so it is only going to get even
harder for even more people. Leaving the political and moral arguments aside, times are
indisputably tough and now is the time for communities to do what they can for one another.
The Transition Trust Jumble Sale (ideas for a catchier title please) is trying to help redistribute
in a small way. If you have clothes and toys suitable for a Jumble (no electrical goods please),
then please start collecting them, and in the next issue of the Grapevine we will provide
details of how to drop them off at the Hall. Tim Martin, TLDT
Jumble - Recycling without Reward
Jane’s Open Garden Party in aid of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Heavy showers didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the organisers, helpers, stall holders, cake makers and most of the 250+ visitors to Jane’s Open Garden Party at Glan yr afon, Pumsaint, on Sunday 5 July. The garden with its naturalist, and at times wild, plantings was looking at its best. The huge Paul’s Himalayan Musk rose growing through an apple tree on the drive was in full flower. The air was filled with it’s scent as visitors selected plants at the Plant Fair with well stocked nursery stalls and a basket maker too. Sudden sharp showers caused a rush at the tea stall (weighed down with homemade cakes of every description). One helper walked six miles to and from the kitchen with crockery for washing and re-use, such was the scale of the operation! The combination of Jane’s inspirational story and the fact the garden had not been open to the public before made for an amazing day. A
ticket only BBQ, held the evening before with auction and beautiful harp playing from Georgina Cornock, helped raise an incredible £4,381.27 over the weekend for The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (update next month when all monies and donations are in). Jane was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and after having chemo and radiotherapy she started a fund on the charity website www.justgiving.com/janeholmes-rclcf/ where you can read her inspiring story. She had surgery less than four weeks before the Open Garden and is back running once more. She hoped to raise £10k but this event has taken her beyond that. What a star! Huge thanks go out to everyone involved, especially to Jane & Steven. Anne & Philip Large
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G R A P E V I N E no. 32, Sept 2015
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Darllen wch yn Hapus / Happy reading. Angie Martin, Editor
The theme is ‘Reminiscence’, so I thought it would be fitting to
start with a look back at how much Grapevine has changed
since it was launched in 2012. This issue is the start of our
fourth year in print, and my twenty eighth edition as editor!
Wow, how time has flown and how things have grown! The
first edition was an exciting twelve pages with a print run of
1000 copies. Since then, we have regularly published 36 pages
and have even hit 40 on a couple of occasions, with circulation
rising to 2,500 (but reaching far more than that as copies are
shared and passed around). I’m still bowled over by the
amount of positive feedback we receive and by the excitement
that forthcoming editions seem to generate. It appears that
the Grapevine has become a bit of an institution locally -
which is more than we could ever have hoped for … So thank
you to everyone: the readers, contributors, advertisers,
supporters and volunteers for helping to make this work; to
the Transition Llambed Development Trust for believing in the
idea and for underwriting the publication; and more recently
to University of Wales Trinity Saint David for coming on board
to sponsor the printing costs. We thank you all most sincerely.
This truly is a success story that we can all share - right now.
We should, however, also be looking to the future, to continue
improving and developing ideas to ensure the sustainability of
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touch. Perhaps one day we will then be able to reminisce about
when we were once involved!
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The People’s Market Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10am-1pm
Llongyfarchiadau! Estynnwyd llongyfarchion i Aelwyd & Adran yr Urdd, Llanbedr PS am eu buddugoliaeth yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd yng Nghaerffili ar ddiwedd mis Mai. Cipiodd Parti Llefaru yr Aelwyd y wobr gyntaf a’r Parti Unsain yr Adran yr ail wobr.
Cyfrifon Cyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan 2014-15 Y mae Mr Richard Mathers, Cellan wedi ymwneud â’r Archwiliad Mewnol Cyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan am y Flwyddyn Ariannol 2014-15, yn diweddar. Y mae’r Archwiliad Allanol wedi ei ymgymryd gan BDO Stoy Hayward. Gellir gweld y Datganiadau Cyfrifon ar safle ar y we y Cyngor Tref.
Parc-yr-Orsedd Rhoddwyd caniatad ar gyfer y Mudiad RAY Ceredigion i ddefnyddio’r parc bod nos Iau adeg tymor yr ysgol yn unig o 4-6pm gan gychwyn ar yr 17eg o Fedi.
Ffair Fwyd Llanbedr Pont Steffan 2015 Trefnwyd stondin y Cyngor Tref, ar faes y Ffair Fwyd, gan y Gyngh. Elsie Dafis a oedd wedi cwmpasu’r thema o Dwristiaeth Lleol. Datganwyd llonfygarchiadau i aelodau o Bwyllgor y Ffair Fwyd am sicrhau llwyddiant y diwrnod. Nodwyd bod y digwyddiad wedi’i drefnu’n drylwyr ac wedi denu tyrfa lu a oedd wedi mwynhau’r achlysur yn ddirfawr.
Traws-Link Cymru Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru Bu i’r Maer y Cyngh. Christopher Thomas a’r Cyngh. Selwyn Walters fynchu’r cyfarfod a gyn-haliwyd ar y 25ain o Orffennaf yn Neuadd Fictoria ac a drefnwyd gan Bwyllgor Trawslink. Gobeithir derbyn Cyflwyniad gan y Mudiad yn ystod y dyfodol. Dymunwyd yn dda i’r Ymgyrch sy’n ymroi i ail-sefydlu’r rheilffordd, a oedd, ers talwm, yn ymestyn o Gaerfyrddin i Aberystwyth.
Congratulations! Congratulations were extended to the Aelwyd and Adran yr Urdd, Lampeter on their success at the Urdd National Eisteddfod at Caerphilly in May 2015. The Adran’s Reciting Party (Parti Llefaru) secured first prize and the “Unsain” (One Voice) Party achieved second place.
Accounts Lampeter Town Council 2014-15 The Internal Audit of the Accounts of Lampeter Town Council for the Financial Year 2014-15, was undertaken recently by Mr Richard Mathers, Cellan. The External Audit has also been completed by BDO Stoy Hayward. Financial Statements are available on the Town Council’s Website.
Parc-yr-Orsedd Permission was granted for the RAY Ceredigion organization to use the park every Thursday even-ing, during school term-time, from 4-6pm to start on Thursday 17 September 2015.
Lampeter Food Festival 2015 The Town Council had a presence at the Food Festival. The Stall, which had been organized by Cllr Elsie Dafis, encompassed the theme, Local Tourism. Members of the Lampeter Food Festival Committee were congratulated on their efforts. It was noted that the event had been very well organized and that many people had enjoyed the day.
Traws-LInk Cymru-West Wales Rail Campaign The Mayor Cllr Christopher Thomas and Cllr Selwyn Walters had attended the meeting of 25
July, at Victoria Hall, as arranged by the Traws Link Committee. It is hoped to receive a Presentation from this Campaign, in the near future. Best wishes were conveyed to the organisation in its efforts to reinstate the former railway-line from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth.
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Make Lampeter Festival Sadly Cancelled The second Make Lampeter Festival was due to have been held on Saturday 19 September at the Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Last year’s event was such a success we had hoped to provide a repeat this year. However, some stall holders have pulled out in recent weeks and the small committed coordinating committee feel it is better to cancel than to stage a poorly represented event. Other commitments and ill health within the group have also contributed to the decision, and it is with regret that the organisers of the Festival have cancelled the event.
Judith Howard
Festival set to INSPIRE creativity September sees exciting opportunities for all those interested in
rekindling or developing their art and craft skills. Over twenty artists will be exhibiting at The INSPIRE Creative Arts
Festival being held at Y Talbot, Tregaron, between Tuesday 8–Monday 14 September.
Entry is free and the doors will be open 10am-6pm daily, for visitors to browse, and purchase if they wish. A wide variety of work will be on show, including ceramics, marbling, textiles and printmaking, as well as fairy doors, exquisitely quirky pewter birds and much, much more. A comprehensive array of workshops is also on offer, ranging from silversmithing, book binding and bath bombs to wet felting, upcycling and rag rugs, giving anyone wishing to have a go themselves an opportunity to get stuck in (see full list below). Each artist-run workshop costs just £25 (plus a small charge for materials where applicable). Places are limited, so early booking is highly recommended. With such a broad spectrum of arts and crafts represented, the festival is sure to be inspirational.
For further details about the festival, or to book your workshop place, visit www.inspirecreativeartsfestival.yolasite.com
INSPIRE workshops
September 10am-1pm 2pm-5pm
Day Date Artist Workshop Artist Workshop
Tues 8 Annie
Coombes Make your own sterling
silver ear-rings Carole King Book binding for beginners
Wed 9 Louisa
Zlotnicki Making bath bombs &
cosmetics Rosemary
Stow Introduction to standing
wool rug making
Thurs 10
Amanda Partridge
Screen printing on fabric Karen
Cocksedge Patchwork
(intermediate class)
Thea Price Loom knitting for beginners:
jewellery making
Fri 11 Clair Ward Introduction to recording
nature with pencil & watercolours
Ruby Roberts Recycled Plastic Bag Hat
making
Sat 12 Sue Clow Rag rug techniques, flowers
& corsages Ali Scott
Create a small wet felted picture
Sun 13 Sam
Boulanger Introduction to Up-cycling
clothing Jude Riley
Introduction to paper marbling
Mon 14 Peter
Whipp Basic silver work, creating a
simple band ring Sarah Fisher Felt flowers
Sue Powell
CANCELLED
These two events are totally unrelated - but perhaps those who may have attended the cancelled Make Lampeter Festival will support another instead?
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Saint Issui / Isho / Ishaw
Ascetic
Reposed 6 century
Remembered October 30
Partrishow, north
of Abergavenny,
under the Black
Mountains in
Monmouth, is
another very
remote place with
a tiny church built
for St Issui in the
eleventh century.
Everything about the location suggests he was an
early hermit. He is said to have been murdered by a
passing traveller to whom the saint had given
hospitality.
His holy well and
tree will be found
in a charming
hollow by the
roadside before
one ascends to
the church.
Here is one of the
few remaining
‘Eglwys y bedd’ (‘Church of the Grave’) left in
Wales. An altar has been built over the grave. It is
an astonishing place, words are simply inadequate.
Reports of healings in the well have continued down
the centuries even to 2009 - the most recent known
to this author.
Saints As Representatives Of Communities:
When we read these instalments of the Saints of
Wales it is important to note that only a few were
monastic hermits - those who sought solitude to
pray. Many were priests or abbots or monastics in
monasteries. That is to say that they were part of
vibrant and thriving communities of Welsh
Christians. After their deaths they were sanctified.
In the same way that one can draw up a short list of
memorable Generals of an army, one would have to
automatically assume the many thousands of
ordinary soldiers. In the same way the location of
any saint who is not a hermit gives us the insight of
much Christian activity on that spot. For example if
a church is raised on that spot we may see that
there has been some significant fund raising, and
that implies a donor or wealthy congregation.
Harry Harrison
Celtic Christianity: Part XV
The Traws Link Cymru campaign to re-open the
Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway received its
greatest boost to date with the announcement in June
by Welsh Government Transport Minister Edwina
Hart that up to £30,000 funding would be provided for
an initial scoping study into the possibility.
This wonderful news came in a letter from Edwina
Hart to Elin Jones, our local AM who has supported
the campaign from the outset. The letter outlines
funding for an initial scoping study that will “develop
the scope, cost and work required to develop a
business case for an optimum line of route” between
Aberystwyth and Carmarthen. It also states that
officials have been asked to work with Traws Link
Cymru on this initial study and that its production will
be facilitated by independent transport consultants
appointed under a Welsh Government framework
contract. It is hoped that the report will be presented
in the autumn. Elin Jones commented
Thank you Elin! Though still some way short of the
detailed engineering study needed prior to such a
major investment, the fact that the Welsh
Government is prepared to invest resources into
investigating the feasibility of the project, represents
an important shift in policy. Whilst largely a desktop
study Traws Link Cymru will have the opportunity to
meet the authors and have some input into the report.
The announcement attracted considerable media
coverage, with Traws Link Cymru member Geraint
Blayney being interviewed for BBC Radio Cymru's
morning news programme, a photo-shoot of Traws
Link members with AM Elin Jones that appeared in
the Cambrian News together with an exclusive report,
and coverage on S4C's evening news programme
Newyddion! All very exciting...we'll keep you updated!
A successful public meeting was held at Neuadd
Goffa Aberaeron Memorial Hall on 26 June, ably
chaired by Robert Thomas with AM Elin Jones and
County Councillor Elizabeth Evans speaking
eloquently in support, in addition to Mike Walker and
Geraint Blayney of Traws Link Cymru. A lively
question and answer session ensued.
“It's great news that the Minister is commissioning
a report and a great credit to Traws Link's
campaign. Of course there is a long way to go in
the campaign, but it's very significant that the
Minister has been persuaded that this is an idea
which is worth developing further.”
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Traws Link Cymru (TLC) – Update
Nine intrepid Traws Link members, partners and
friends recently met with some Gwili Railway staff to
walk the whole length of their line, from Abergwili
Junction (yet to be officially opened) through
Bronwydd Arms (where trains commence, and
current HQ) to Danycoed (where the track ends and
trains turn round). A great four mile walk, taking in
the sights and sounds of the working steam-hauled
trains, as well as a lovely nature walk with beautiful
views of the river. Through undergrowth of varying
density a further four miles of trackbed owned by the
Gwili were explored to Llanpumsaint where a good
lunch was had by all at the Railway Inn! A donation
of £70 was made to the Gwili's extension fund.
Thanks to all for a great day, including Rob Phillips
for leading the walk, and Geraint for driving the bus!
On 23 July members of TLC met with supporters at
the Lampeter Museum to enjoy an exhibition of
memorabilia about the line, commemorating 50 years
since the closure to passenger traffic. It was an
enjoyable evening with people sharing their stories
about the line and several recounted family members
or neighbours who worked on the railway. The
exhibition is interesting and informative and well
worth a visit, particularly for those who don't already
know the history. Thanks to the Museum volunteers
who hosted the evening.
TLC members hosted a stall at the Lampeter Food
Festival, sharing space within the People's Market
tent. There was overwhelming support for the
campaign with 800+ signatures added to the petition
(total now 9,954). Later in the evening, Lampeter
Town Council hosted a fully bilingual public meeting
at Victoria Hall, opened by the Mayor Chris Thomas,
and ably chaired by Councillor Selwyn Walters.
Updates to developments were given by Mike Walker
and Geraint Blaney on behalf of Traws Link Cymru,
followed by an interesting, constructive question and
answer session which demonstrated unanimous
public support.
Phew! It’s been a busy year for the TLC steering
group! So, after a well-earned break during August,
public meetings will recommence at Llanilar, in the
Old School Hall on 24 September, 7pm, with more
planned for Pencader/Llandysul in October. In the
meantime, TLC will meet the transport consultants to
input into the scoping study and report.
If you haven't yet done so, please sign our petition at
www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk and fill in a questionnaire
on how you would like to use the re-opened railway,
or follow our Facebook page for up to date news on
campaign progress: just type in Traws Link Cymru.
Finally, well done to Joanna Bond, a member of the
committee, who has just been awarded a Research
and Development Award/Grant from the Arts Council
of Wales for a project called Singing the Line into
Existence.
For more info: www.singingthelineintoexistence.co.uk
or Facebook: Singing the Line into Existence.
Gareth Walters Traws Link Cymru
Artist and member of the
Traws Link Cymru
committee, Joanna Bond,
has been awarded a
Research and Develop-ment Grant from the Arts
Council of Wales for her
project, Singing the Line into Existence – a creative response to
reinstating the railway line between Carmarthen
and Aberystwyth.
Three years in development the Project involves a
number of local artists, including Ceri Rhys
Matthews, Jacob Whittaker and Peter Stevenson,
telling stories, singing songs and creating video
and performances along the line.
The Project was launched on 22 August with a
free event in Oriel Myrddin Gallery, where there
was an opportunity to learn more about Joanna's
artistic vision, and her research to date, as well
as the ongoing campaign to reopen the line. There
were presentations from the artists and Traws
Link Cymru, as well as performance and exhibition.
Following the launch event the artists will begin to
explore and experiment along the route of the
line, learning about the histories and landscapes,
and creating new video, sound and performance
works for the destination event at Ceredigion
Museum, Aberystwyth on Saturday 3 October,
7pm, (£3 entry). Joanna Bond
Singing the Line
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New Shop in Lampeter: MARVELLOUS SUPERFOOD
a Welsh Family Business Marvellous Superfood is a family business based right here in
Lampeter. For three years we have been busy providing 100%
Organic, Raw, Vegan Superfoods to over 40 outlets in the UK and
abroad, as well as having a thriving on-line shop via our website
www.marvelloussuperfood.co.uk
Many people are aware that in April, Marvellous Superfood opened a new shop in
Lampeter, at 85 Bridge St., (open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm) but did you know that
the only award winning plant based Protein Powder from the UK, is made by us, right
here in Lampeter? We won First Prize in the Raw and Superfood category in the
Free-from Food Awards, for our Super Protein powder, which is available in our shop for
only £35 a kilo,(£41 online). Made with a base of Hemp and Pea Protein, we’ve added
Goji, Lacuma, Red Maca, Yellow Maca and Beetroot to create a delicious, protein rich,
easily absorbable superfood powder to feed your muscles and improve strength and stamina. This unique blend is
45% protein, and is free from gluten, dairy, and yeast, as well as being 100% organic.
Our original blend, the Wellbeing Blend, is still our most popular product and can benefit almost anyone. Benefits
include increased energy, clearer skin, improved digestion, hormonal imbalances resolved, cystitis cleared up,
improved sleep, less cravings for unhealthy foods and so much more. People with serious health challenges use it to
help recovery and to detoxify from strong drug treatments.
Our shop is proud to be the first UK stockist of the revolutionary Organic Make-up brand ZAO and
we also stock organic hair care and cosmetics, for men and woman.
Do come along for a look and a friendly chat.
And as if that were not enough, Hungry Dragons is based in our
shop, offering Organic, gluten-free, vegan, cakes free from
refined sugars - available by the slice and to order for all
occasions. There are usually gluten-free cakes and/or
biscuits in the shop, made without refined sugars. Wanda,
who is the talent and inspiration behind Hungry Dragons is
in the shop on Mondays.
Orders can by phone, 01570 423594 or by visiting the shop Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
Marvellous Superfood News
Marvellous Superfood is delighted to announce the
endorsement of their plant-based powders, by Olympic
medallist Michael Jamieson.
Since winning silver in the 200m Breast Stroke, at the
2012 Olympic Games, Jamieson has been focusing on
giving his body the food it needs to help him win gold in
2016. He’s found that “food” in the form of all natural,
organic, plant based powders produced by Welsh family
business Marvellous Superfood from Lampeter.
The twenty six-year-old Scottish athlete, well known for his
strong muscular build, can’t get enough of the products -
he says they help “accelerate his recovery” post exercise
and keep his “immune system strong and healthy”.
Jamieson takes a number of the company’s products
including their award winning Super Protein Powder.
Made from a base of hemp and pea protein this unique
blend is 100% natural. Sweetened with the Andean fruit,
Lacuma, it also contains endurance boosting maca,
beetroot and goji.
The powder is extremely popular with all kinds of health
conscious people ranging from dancers to football players
but this is the first time the company has been contacted
by an Olympic medallist. Managing Director Perly
Freeman said:
Roxy Freeman
“We’re over the moon to have Michael as our brand ambassador.
We know our powders are excellent for muscle development and endurance – it’s just great to get that
recognised by a professional athlete!”
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We are passionate about enabling as many people as possible to work
in and enjoy woodlands. We want to enable as many people as possible to use their own wood for firewood or timber without the need to invest in expensive machinery. The use of the chainsaw to fell and mill timber in situ avoids the need to extract timber from the wood using heavy winches, timber trailers and tractors. We recognise that many people don’t want to work with timber professionally and hence can’t afford to take all of the necessary professional training and qualifications, but they would still prefer to have some advice and training to enable them to buy the right equipment and safety gear and to operate safely. We have developed our courses in Domestic Chainsaw Use and Chainsaw Milling to meet this need and to ensure that as many people as possible have access to safety training. We also hope that some may be sufficiently inspired to go down the professional route in due course. 1 Day - Domestic Chainsaw Course The chainsaw is an essential tool for anyone working with trees, but it is also one of the most dangerous tools
you can use. We have developed a one day course for anyone thinking of using and/or buying a chainsaw that will teach you the essential knowledge about choosing a saw, maintaining the saw and using it to cut logs.
The course is reasonably priced so that it is accessible to as many potential users as possible. The price includes the use of a chainsaw, safety gear and fuel.
Syllabus: Introduction to the chainsaw Chainsaw safety and personal protective equipment Advice on the most suitable chainsaw and equipment for you C h a in s a w m a in t e n a n ce a n d sharpening Preparing yourself and the saw for work Starting and checking the saw Cross-cutting logs Duration: 1 day 9am to 4:30pm Price: £60 per person
For more information: (07815) 670892 (01970) 636909
www.wisewoodswales.co.uk www.facebook.com/WiseWoodsWales
Andy Bakewell
Demand for new short courses
Chainsaw Skills for Domestic Users and Small Woodland owners
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We are very excited to announce that both
1st Lampeter Brownies and Guides will be joining the large
community that is Victoria Hall.
As a Brownie unit we have done many activities over the last year,
including trips to the vet, police station, Lampeter museum and to the
beach. We have had visitors such as guide dogs and their owners to
help with awareness and badges, as well as a trained water safety
expert.
The girls thoroughly enjoy earning badges and making friends. If you (or
your daughter) is aged 7-11, then why not come and see what we are
about!!
Lampeter Guides is a much smaller unit and we are
really hoping for more girls to join us this year. The
unit has struggled to keep going without a permanent
leader but this has now been resolved and everyone
is looking forward to the new year with new prospects.
Guides do many activities for an older age group
including camping, gadget making,
orienteering etc. The girls are more in
charge of what they get out of sessions.
So if you’re looking to have some fun in
Guiding, why not come along (and bring
a friend too!) and give us a try!
Brownies – Every Wednesday, 4.30-
6pm from 16 September onwards
Guides – Every Tuesday, 6-7.30pm from
15 September onwards
Nicola Mead
Girl Guiding in Lampeter joins Victoria Hall!
There are six beds up for grabs! Two of them are high and suitable for people with difficulty bending or wheel chair users. The soil is excellent and all beds are 18' by 4'. They need weeding, so you could use a weed suppressant by covering with carpet over the winter. There are three large compost piles, one is ready for use. There is water on tap from two large tanks running off the roof of a beautiful shed where you can leave tools etc. All this for only £10 per year!! Please contact Rose York, 01570 422822. Rose York
Sew Saturday is an exciting
campaign that runs throughout
the year, but is being specially
celebrated for the first time
throughout the country on
Saturday 17 October.
Leading names in the industry
are backing Sew Saturday,
including The Great British
Sewing Bee judge May Martin
and stitching personality Stuart
Hilliard. It is supported by the
major and award-winning pattern
house Simplicity which designs,
produces and markets Simplicity,
New Look and Burda Patterns,
along with all the leading sewing
machine manufacturers.
Sew Saturday is the perfect
opportunity to showcase what is
on offer in Lampeter and at
Calico Kate.
Following the success of The
Great British Sewing Bee on
television, and the growth of
patchwork, I was delighted to
have been placed in the Sew
Magazine awards for the last two
years. I felt it was time to thank
my customers, and the perfect
time to introduce a new
generation to the delights of
sewing, especially as with all the
changes in education, the basics
of sewing are not always
presented in schools.
On Sew Saturday at Calico Kate
there will be the opportunity to
find information about local
classes and groups, sewing
retreats, long-arm quilting,
curtain making & demonstrations
of sewing machines - and the
chance to have a go at quilting
by hand and using a sewing
machine. With many special
offers available on the day,
watch my website for more
details as the day approaches!
Love Sewing? then you will love
Calico Kate
www.calicokate.co.uk
Kate Barnes
Cellan Millennium Hall Community Gardens Sew Saturday 17 October 2015
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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.
Atgofion Eisteddfodwr Ifanc Wrth ymweld ag Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Maldwyn a’r Gororau yn ystod mis Awst eleni, fe’m hatgoffwyd pa mor gyfleus oedd Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llanbedr Pont Steffan a’r fro ym 1984 hefyd. Roedd maes delfrydol ym Meifod yr wythnos hon gyda’r maes parcio a’r maes carafannau yn ffinio â lleoliadau’r prif ddigwyddiadau. Roedd popeth mor hwylus yno. Doedd dim angen mynd i gostau nac anghyfelustod bysiau gwennol na phontydd dros dro, yn gwmws fel ag yr oedd hi yma yn Llanbed. Mae Elin Jones AC wedi mynegi ei bod hi’n bryd i’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ddychwelyd i Geredigion. Y tro diwethaf iddi ymweld â’r sir oedd i Aberystwyth ym 1992. Bu Ellen ap Gwynn, Arweinydd y Cyngor, yn trafod hyn gyda Chyfarwyddwr yr Eisteddfod ddwy flynedd yn ôl ac mae Ceredigion ar y rhestr ar gyfer 2020. Beth yw barn pobl Llanbed am hyn? Ydy pawb yn barod am yr her o godi arian i’w chynnal? Ydy safle 1984 yn ddigonol ar gyfer yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol heddiw? Neu a fyddai’n decach iddi fynd i un o ardaloedd eraill y sir? Yn sicr mae yna draddodiad hir o eisteddfota yn yr ardal hon. Fyddai ardal Llanbed ddim yn brin o wirfoddolwyr eisteddfodol profiadol. Ac mi fyddai ei chynnal hi ar gaeau Pontfaen yn cynnig tiroedd gwastad i ofynion yr eisteddfod ac o fewn cyrraedd hawdd i gyfleusterau’r dref. Bu Eisteddfod 1984 yn llwyddiant ysgubol o ran y cystadlu ac o ran gwneud elw. Cynhwyswyd y dref mewn llawer iawn o weithgareddau hefyd. Lleolwyd y maes ieuenctid ar dir Penbont Cwmann y pryd hwnnw. A fyddai hynny yn addas i ddigwyddiadau Maes B yn yr eisteddfod gyfoes? Gallai Prifysgol y Drindod Dewi Sant gynnig llety unigryw i eisteddfodwyr ac mae Ysgol Bro Pedr ar ei newydd wedd yn cynnig cyfleusterau gerllaw. Digon o ddewisiadau i gnoi cil arnynt yma felly. Deuddeg oed oeddwn i yn 1984, ond bu digwyddiad mawr Cymraeg fel hyn yn ein tref fach ni yn ddylanwad enfawr arnaf. Roedd mam ar y pwyllgor Llety a Chroeso, Dad ar y pwyllgor Carafannau, Tadcu ar y pwyllgor Stiwardio, modryb ar y pwyllgor Ieuenctid ac ewythr ar y pwyllgor Cyllid. Roeddwn yn cymryd rhan mewn cyngerdd gyda’r hwyr, yn gwerthu Clonc gyda’r dydd yn ogystal â chystadlu gyda Chôr yr Urdd, helpu ar y maes carafannau a gydag Ambiwlans Sant Ioan ar y Maes. Roedd yn wythnos lawn gyda Chymru gyfan a’r cyfryngau yn ein bro ni. Roeddwn i’n ifanc ac yn teimlo bod Llanbed yn cyfri’. Roeddem yn gallu cynnal Gŵyl Genedlaethol, a’r cyfan yn y Gymraeg - fy iaith i. Byddai mor braf gallu cynnig profiadau a chyfleoedd tebyg i blant yr ardal heddiw.
Reminiscence of a Young Eisteddfodwr When visiting the Montgomery and Borders National
Eisteddfod in August this year, I was reminded how convenient it was in the Lampeter and District National
Eisteddfod in 1984 as well. The Maes was ideal in Meifod with the car
park and the caravan park bordering the locations of major events. Everything was so convenient there. There was no need for the
inconvenience and cost of shuttle buses or temporary bridges, exactly as it was here in
Lampeter. Elin Jones AM has expressed that it is time for the Eisteddfod
to return to Ceredigion. The last time it was held in the county was in 1992 at Aberystwyth. Ellen ap Gwynn, Leader
of the Council has been in discussion with the Director of the Eisteddfod two years ago, and Ceredigion is on the list for
2020. What do Lampeter people think about this? Is everyone
ready for the challenge of raising money to host it? Is the 1984 site adequate for the National Eisteddfod today? Or
would it be fairer for it to be held in another part of the county?
Certainly there is a long eisteddfod tradition in this area. Lampeter area wouldn’t be short of
experienced eisteddfod volunteers. And Pontfaen field would offer flat ground for the
eisteddfod requirements and within easy reach of the town's facilities.
The 1984 Eisteddfod was a huge success in terms of competitions and in terms of making a profit. The
town itself was included in a lot of activities as well. The youth field was located on Penbont land in Cwmann at
that time. Would it be suitable for events held at Maes B today?
Trinity Saint David University could offer unique accommodation for eisteddfodwyr and
the new-look Ysgol Bro Pedr could offer facilities nearby. There are plenty of choices to
ponder over therefore. I was twelve years old in 1984, and a big Welsh
event like this in our small town was a massive influence on me. My mam was on the Accommodation Committee; Dad
was on the Caravanning Committee, Tad-cu on the Stewards’ Committee, my aunt on the Youth Committee and my uncle on the Finance Committee. I was taking part in a concert in
the evening, selling Clonc during the day as well as competing with the Urdd Choir, helping out in the caravan
park and with St. John Ambulance on the Maes. It was a full week of events with the whole of Wales and the
media in our locality. I was young and felt that Lampeter was an important place. We were able to host a national festival, all in Welsh -
my language. It would be so nice to be able to offer similar experiences and opportunities to
today’s local children.
Dylan Lewis
Maes yr Eisteddfod ar gaeau Pontfaen. Llun a dynnwyd o ardd Peterwell.
The Eisteddfod Maes on Pontfaen fields. The photo taken from Peterwell garden.
The Eisteddfod Shop in the High Street (Eryl Jones Insurance today).
Siop yr Eisteddfod yn y Stryd Fawr (Yswiriant Eryl Jones heddiw).
Swyddfa’r Eisteddfod yn Stryd y Bont (Uwchben Fferyllfa Lloyds heddiw).
Eisteddfod Office in Bridge Street (Above Lloyds Pharmacy today).
The Archdruid Elerydd and the Gorsedd officials walking along Peterwell Terrace from
the secondary school towards the Maes.
Yr Archderwydd Elerydd a swyddogion yr Orsedd yn cerdded ar hyd Peterwell Terrace o safle’r ysgol uwchradd i gyfeiriad y Maes.
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Hoffai Prifysgol Cymru YDDS ddechrau’r tymor
academaidd newydd mewn steil, drwy gysegru
ychydig erthyglau nesaf Grapevine i gyflwyno rhai o
aelodau staff diwyd Llambed er mwyn cysylltu staff a
myfyrwyr y brifysgol yn well gyda thref a chymuned
Llambed!
Yn y rhifyn hwn, hoffwn gyflwyno Lindsey Gilroy.
Mae Lindsey newydd gael ei phenodi’n Brif
Swyddog Datblygu Busnes. Mae hi’n
gyfrifol am ddatblygu ymgysylltu â
busnesau a’r gymuned, ac am ddod â
syniadau, prosiectau a gweithgareddau
mwy arloesol ac entrepreneuraidd i
gampws Llambed, er lles y Brifysgol a’r
dref. Mae Lindsey wedi gweithio yn
Llambed ers 4 blynedd bellach i Brosiect
Datblygu’r Gymuned Ewropeaidd o’r enw
“Rural Alliances”, gyda 5 partner Ewropeaidd arall,
gan greu cysylltiadau rhwng busnesau a
chymunedau mewn ardaloedd gwledig yng
Nghymru, Ffrainc, Gwlad Belg, yr Iseldiroedd, Yr
Almaen ac Iwerddon. www.rural-alliances.eu/
Cyn hynny, bu Lindsey yn gweithio am ddeng
mlynedd ym maes Datblygu Rhyngwladol a hynny’n
benodol yn rheoli prosiectau a chlinigau iechyd
rhywiol ac atgynhyrchiol yn America Ladin. Mae
Lindsey yn siarad Sbaeneg a Phortiwgaleg, felly os
byddwch yn ei gweld hi yn y dref a hoffech ddysgu
ambell air ar gyfer eich gwyliau, dywedwch ‘helo’
neu ‘hola’ wrthi! Ym Mhontrhydfendigaid mae cartref
Lindsey, ac mae hi’n weithgar yn ei chymuned leol,
gan annog ei phlant ac eraill i fwynhau’r awyr agored
yn y grŵp coetir lleol, ymhlith gweithgareddau eraill.
Mae’r Brifysgol yn ymrwymo i weithio gydag a thros
gymuned leol Llambed, gyda myfyrwyr newydd a
rhai’r presennol, pobl leol, grwpiau cymunedol a
busnesau! Mae ambell brosiect ar waith yn barod y
mae Lindsey’n eu datblygu. Rydym yn wirioneddol
gyffrous am un o’r prosiectau hyn yn arbennig - a
hoffwn ddweud wrth yr holl fyfyrwyr newydd a’r rhai
sy’n dychwelyd amdano fel eu bod nhw’n cymryd
rhan ynddo! Prosiect “Gardd Gymunedol Llambed”
yw’r prosiect hwn. Yn ddiweddar, cawsom ganiatâd
ac arian i ail-ddatblygu’r hen lotment myfyrwyr yng
nghefn y campws (y tu ôl i’r maes parcio CAVO).
Bydd y prosiect hwn yn dod â staff a myfyrwyr y
Brifysgol, meithrinfa Gwdihŵs, grwpiau cymunedol a
gwirfoddolwyr a chanddynt ddiddordeb mewn dysgu
am a thyfu ffrwythau a llysiau iachus i’w bwyta eu
hunain at ei gilydd. Mae’r lotment yn ei le’n barod, a
dros yr haf, bydd gwaith yn mynd rhagddo i glirio’r
chwyn a’r gordyfiant, yn barod ar gyfer y flwyddyn
academaidd newydd ym mis Medi. Yn
ystod y tymor cyntaf, byddwn yn gweithio
gydag undeb y myfyrwyr a’n llysgenhadon
myfyrwyr “cynaliadwyedd”, CAVO,
Gwdihŵs a sefydliadau cymunedol eraill i
ddatblygu cynllun ar gyfer rheoli a
datblygu’r plot, plannu llysiau newydd a
threulio amser gyda’i gilydd yn yr awyr
agored, gan ddysgu am faeth a thyfu (a
bwyta) ein bwyd ein hunain. Hefyd, bydd myfyrwyr
yn cael cyfle i ddysgu am baratoi, coginio a storio
ffrwyth ein llafur dros y flwyddyn academaidd i ddod.
Yn ogystal, mae’r Brifysgol yn cefnogi Siambr
Fasnach Llambed wrth iddynt hysbysebu a
hyrwyddo siopau a busnesau lleol, a byddant yn
cynnal cyfres o drafodaethau ynghylch sut i ddod â’r
Dref a’r Brifysgol ynghyd. Un o’r prosiectau sydd ar
waith yn barod yw datblygiad taflen hyrwyddo i
hysbysebu masnachwyr lleol i’r myfyrwyr newydd
sy’n cychwyn yn ystod wythnos y glas, ac i’w
hyrwyddo i aelodau’r teulu ac ymwelwyr yn ystod
adegau eraill y flwyddyn academaidd. Mae 9 busnes
lleol wedi cymryd rhan ac wedi rhoi cynigion
arbennig a fydd yn cael eu hysbysebu yn y daflen.
Bydd hon yn cael ei dosbarthu i’r holl fyfyrwyr yn
ystod wythnos y glas ym mis Medi 2015.
Mae Lindsey a’i chydweithwyr yn y tîm
Gwasanaethau Ymchwil, Arloesi a Menter yn edrych
ymlaen at weithio gyda’r myfyrwyr, y staff a llawer
mwy o aelodau’r gymuned a busnesau yn y flwyddyn
academaidd i ddod!
Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives
Cyflwyno aelodau o staff
i’r gymuned
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The University of Wales TSD would like to start the
new academic season in style, by dedicating the
next few articles of the Grapevine to introducing
some of our Lampeter staff members working hard
to better connect the University staff and students
with the town and community of Lampeter!
In this edition we would like to introduce Lindsey
Gilroy. Lindsey is the newly appointed Principal
Business Development Officer. She is
responsible for developing business and
community engagement, and bringing
more innovative and entrepreneurial
ideas, projects and activities to the
Lampeter campus, to benefit both the
University and the town. Lindsey has
worked in Lampeter for the last four years
for a European Community Development
project called “Rural Alliances”, with five other
European partners, forging creative links between
businesses and communities in rural areas in Wales,
France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and
Ireland. www.rural-alliances.eu/ Before that, Lindsey
worked for ten years in International Development,
specifically managing sexual and reproductive health
projects and clinics in Latin America. Lindsey speaks
Spanish and Portuguese, so if anyone spots her in
the town and wants to learn a few words for their
holidays then please say hello or hola! Lindsey lives
in Pontrhydfendigaid and is active in her own local
community, supporting her children and others to get
outside in the local community woodland group
amongst other activities.
The University is committed to working with and for
the local Lampeter community, both new and
existing students, local people, community groups
and businesses! There are a few projects already
underway that Lindsey is developing. One of these is
a project we are really excited about- and we want to
tell all the new and returning students about it so that
they can get involved! It is the “Lampeter
Community Garden project“ We have recently
received permission and funding to re-develop the
old student allotment at the back of the campus
(located behind the CAVO car park). This project will
bring together University staff, students, Gwdihws
nursery, community groups and volunteers all
interested in learning about and growing healthy fruit
and vegetables for our own consumption! The
allotment is already in place, and over the summer
work will be done to clear the weeds and overgrown
areas, ready for the new academic year in
September. During the first term, we will be working
with our student union and our
“sustainability” student ambassadors,
CAVO, Gwdihws and other community
organisations to develop a plan for
managing and developing the plot,
planting new vegetables and spending
time together in the great outdoors,
learning about nutrition and growing (and
eating) our own food! Students will also
have an opportunity of learning about preparing,
cooking and storing the fruits of our labours over the
coming academic year!
The University is also supporting the Lampeter
Chamber of Commerce to advertise and promote
local shops and businesses, and is having a series
of discussions about how to bring the Town and
Gown together. One of the projects already
underway is the development of a promotional flyer
to advertise local traders to the new intake of
students during Fresher’s week, and to promote to
family members and visitors during other times of
the academic year. 9 local businesses have been
involved and have given promotional offers to be
advertised in the flyer. This will be distributed to all
students during Fresher’s week September 2015.
Lindsey and her team in the “Research, Innovation
and Enterprise Services” team are looking forward to
working with the students, staff and with many more
community and business members in the coming
academic year!
Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives
Introducing staff members
to the community
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Victoria Hall: regular activities and classes
Bryn Road, Lampeter SA48 7EE
To book the Victoria Hall phone: 07891 632614 Email: [email protected]
Community groups & local small-scale commercial: Large hall £14/hour; Small hall £9/hour; Combined £22/
hour. We also have office space, committee room and small therapy/ class/ conference room.
See www.vichall.org.uk for more details.
Day Weekly (W)
Fortnightly (F) Monthly (M)
Time Activity / Class
Contact
Name Number
Monday W 1-3pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W
New 5.30-7pm
Power Yoga Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
Tuesday W
New 6-7pm Pilates Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
W 6-8pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W 6-
7.30pm Girl Guides Sandra Carbin 07949 479185
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 4.30-6pm
Brownies Nikki Mead 07790 987070
W
New 5.30-
6.30pm Yogalates 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 4-6pm Ray Ceredigion
Play
W
New 6-7pm Pilates Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
W 8-9pm Boxersize Oliver Leighton 07918 661194
Friday W
New 10-
11.30am Power Yoga Anne Inshaw 07826 692110
W 4.30-
6.00pm
LYTSS: Lampeter
Youth Theatre & Stage School
Tracey Reynolds 07976 052888
M 8pm Café Musique Bernadette O’Grady www.facebook.com/
cafemusiquelampeter
Saturday 2nd & 4th Sat each month
10am-1pm
People’s Market Local food, produce and crafts. Plus Credit Union, café, live music & other attractions
W 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
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what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to [email protected]
courses________________ Chainsaw Skills for Domestic Users and Small Woodland owners 1 Day Chainsaw Course: 9:00am to 4:30pm. Price: £60 per person (includes the use of a chainsaw, safety gear and fuel.) see page 9 for more information: (07815) 670892, (01970) 636909, www.wisewoodswales.co.uk www.facebook.com/WiseWoodsWales
Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Fri 28 Aug: Volunteer Activity Day (FREE EVENT) Fri 4-Sun 6 Sept: Understanding British Mammals II Sun 6 Sept: Moth Morning (free event) Sun 13 Sept & 25 Oct: Ornamental Gardening with Wildlife in Mind Thur 17 Sept: OPAL Tree Health & Earth Worm Survey (FREE EVENT)Sat 19 Sept: Dormouse Box Checks (FREE EVENT) Sat 19-Sun 20 Sept: Shave Horse Making Workshop Wed 23-Thurs 24 Sept: Cob Oven Building Workshop Full details & opportunities: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk
creative_______________ Make Lampeter Festival due to take place on Saturday 19 September has unfortunately been cancelled. Air Drying and Clay Workshops During the sessions students will have the opportunity to explore the versatile qualities of clay, using an array of craft tools and pattern making techniques and at the end take their piece home to dry and paint. For an extra charge work can be glazed, fired and collected or posted 2-3 weeks. Taster Session: I hr 30min £10. Full day session: 10-5pm, £36 Half Day Session: Either 10am–1pm or 2–5pm, £18 Jug workshop for adults - materials included, £80 First session: 10am–4:30pm and Second session 10am-12pm On this 2-part course Joanna will show you how to make a beautiful slab built jug, patterned using leaves, stamps, found objects and other materials. Work will be left to dry for a week then bisque fired ready for your return in two weeks time. For the second part (this is a shorter day) you will learn about staining with oxides, glazing and preparing your jug ready for the final firing. Work will be ready to collect a week later.
Adult Pottery Classes £110 for 6 x 2 ½ hr sessions During this course students will have the opportunity to develop their creativity whilst exploring the versatile qualities of clay; learning techniques such as drawing and designing for pottery, tile making, pattern making and texturing, slab building and colouring using slips, oxides and glazes. Please phone for bookings and/or appointment to view unique c e r a m i c s o n s a l e a t t h e studio, or browse through website shop: www.joannabond.co.uk: [email protected], 01545 581157
Abercoed Studios, Tregaron. Creative wool shop, hand-made crafts, art and prints, tuition, supplies. Coffee shop & Wi-Fi. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. www.sue2.co.uk, 01974 299105, www.blacksheeptregaron.co.uk Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall. Improvers every Thursday 1.30-3.30pm, £8. Now taking names for the next beginner sessions. Contact Ann 01558 650760, www.spinwise.co.uk spinwise.uk@btinternet
Jewellery Making Course for Beginners: basic jewellery-making skills. Held in the local Ceredigion area, courses and times to be agreed by mutual arrangement. Contact: Peter, 07984 883453. events ________________
'Quilts in Cae Hir Gardens' - Wales' annual outdoor quilt exhibition. 28, 29 & 30 August. Cae Hir Gardens, Cribyn, Lampeter, SA48 7NG. Entry £6. Free Parking in Cribyn School, opposite the garden. Contact: 01570 471116 caehirgardens.com
Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland:
Open Public Meeting. Mon 7 Sept, 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]
Lampeter & District Beekeepers' Association: our new programme of autumn/winter monthly meetings begins on Tuesday 8
Sept, 8pm,
Millennium Hall, Cellan (£2 per person, includes tea & biscuits). Non-members welcome! Cothi Gardeners meet at 7.30pm on the third Wed each month, Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Guest speakers include: 16 Sept, John Shipton, ‘South West China - Sourcing plants for our Climate’; 21 Oct, Dr, Noel Kingsbury, the internationally known writer about p l a n t s , g a r d e n i n g a n d t h e environment is giving his popular and entertaining talk ‘Women, Men and Gardening’. Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/cothigardeners and at www.cothigardeners.com. More details about the group from Elena, 01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829.
‘Cerddedigion’ - a 23-mile moon walk from Lampeter to Tregaron and back via Llanfair to raise money for Wales Air Ambulance. Fri 18 Sept. 7pm start. No sponsorship to collect just £20 to register. See form on page 27.
National Trust: Llanerchaeron in partnership with Ceredigion YFC are
hosting a ‘Celebration of Farming and Rural Life’ on Sat 19 Sept 10.30am–5pm. The event is a Heritage Open Day - with farming demonstrations, talks, cooking demos, farm animals, food stalls.and much more. Free entry to all .
Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed The new season of talks starts on Tues 22 Sept, 7.30pm, Old Hall, University of Wales Trinity St David. The first meeting will be the AGM, followed by a talk on ‘The People’s Collection’ by Hazel Thomas. N.B. please note this is 4
th Tues in month, due to clash of
bookings, from Oct onwards, meetings will be 3
rd Tues each month.
Traws Link Cymru - West Wales Ra i lw ay Campaign -Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru. Next meeting: Llanilar, Old School Hall, Thurs 24 September, 7pm. www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk
Copy Deadline: Fri 11 Sept
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events cont.d _____________
‘Connecting Through Water’ Monday 5 October Founders’ Library, UWTSD, College St. Lampeter @ 10.30am-5pm: Talks & Discussions centred around a cautionary message regarding the escalating degradation of the planet sent by the Kogi Indians of North Columbia. 7-9pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter: ‘Aluna’ introduced by Alan Ereira, its acclaimed film-maker, who worked with the Kogi to spread their message worldwide. Local, organic, vegetarian food available. Entrance to both events is Free. Contact: [email protected] For more details see article on page 22.
The Jane Guy School of Dancing will perform Coppelia at Theatr Felinfach on Fri 13 Nov, 7.30pm and Sat 14 Nov, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Theatr Felinfach or from Jane Guy (01570 470645). The new dance school term will start in September, and anyone interested in joining should contact Jane Guy for details of classes held in Lampeter and Felinfach.
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! Please contact James, 01570 480743 or Kay 01570 480041 for further details & walks programme.
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
health & well-being ______
Support Group for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Lampeter: Meets first Monday each month at Y Hedyn Mwstard/Mustard Seed Café, College St, Lampeter. 1.30-3.30pm. Next meeting: Mon 7 Sept, when Urtha Felda, Local Group Development Officer from MS Cymru Cardiff will be joining us. Croeso i bawb. For details contact: Judith McKay, 07938 571164 Age Cymru Ceredigion offers 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.
Headway, The Brain Injury Association. Have you survived a Brain Injury? Do you care for someone with Brain Injury? Then read on! Headway Ceredigion is holding Drop in sessions on the first Monday of each month, f rom 2–4pm at Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, SY23 1JB. Come along and join us for a cuppa and a chat. Light refreshments will be provided . A ydych wedi goroesi anaf i’r ymennydd? A ydych yn gofalu am rywun sydd ag anaf i’r ymennydd? Darllenwch ymlaen! Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun cyntaf pob mis rhwng 2-4pm yn Mind Aberystwyth, Stryd y Felin, SY23 1JB. Dewch draw i ymuno â ni am baned a sgwrs. Bydd diodydd a bwydydd ysgafn ar gael ar ôl y sesiwn. Contact: Dave Maggs, Wales Development Manager, Headway UK, 01446 740130, 07941 855935 [email protected]
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 27 Sept. Especially for people who find walking difficult. Please wear sensible shoes. Meet at Penlan Goetre, SA48 8NE, 2pm. Contact: 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, health 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 ___________________ 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.
Art and Pottery Club Wed & Fri 4-5:30pm snacks and drinks available, £8 per session. Children will work on developing self expression and learning new skills in drawing and designing for pottery. To book and find out more contact: Joanna, 01545 581157, www.joannabond.co.uk Unique Ceramics for Sale online. Clwb celf a chrochenwaith Dydd Mercher a Dydd Gwener 4-5:30 £8 y sesiwn Byrbrydau a diodydd ar gael.
Little Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly parent & toddler club for children aged 2-5 years. Child-led play sessions led by Forest School trained staff, Lea and James, out in the woods. £4 per adult, £2 per child each session. 1-3pm every Thursday at Denmark Farm. Starts Thur 24 Sept. Contact: 07876 794098, facebook.com/woodlandclassroom
Young Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly after-school club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland activities, games, nature awareness and bushcraft led by Forest School trained staff. £5 per session. 4pm - 6pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Denmark Farm. Advance booking is essential. Starts Tues 22 & Thurs 24 Sept. Contact: 07876 794098 facebook.com/woodlandclassroom
Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Fri at Victoria Hall, 4.30-6pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 conc. Contact: Tracey Reynolds 07976 052888
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kids cont.d_______________ 1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Wednesdays, 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070
1st Lampeter Girl Guides. Meet Tuesdays, 6-7.30pm. Contact: Sandra Carbin, 07949 479185
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
markets_______________ People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Sat each month. Next markets: Sat 12 & 26 Sept. Lampeter Farmers' Market Market Street, Lampeter, 9am-2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: Fri 4 & 18 Sept.
Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month. Next market: Sat 5 Sept .
Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next markets: Sat 19 Sept.
move your body _________ Hydrospin (Aqua Cycling) class at Lampeter Swimming Pool on Mondays at 10.15am and 8pm, also at Aberaeron Swimming Pool on Tuesdays at 11.30am & 6pm. Contact: David Maund to book 07792351607
Couch to 5K Running Group is starting Monday 7 September 6.30pm from the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter. The course runs for 9 weeks and is aimed at the complete beginner who wants to improve health and fitness. it is completely FREE! Find us on Facebook: Lampeter Couch to 5K Running Group or contact Helen 07817543257
New American Tribal Style Bellydancing: Tues 1-2pm & Wed 6-7 pm, Dance Studio above the University Sports Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779
Belly Dance & Yoga classes. Belly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3. Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5.
Crugybar Village Hall. Contact: 01558 685321, [email protected]
Yoga class - mixed abilities: St Thomas' Hall, Tuesdays 7.30-8.45pm £6 Contact: Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512
Yoga, Wednesdays 5.30-7pm Cellan Millennium Hall. Small friendly group led by Pat Beaton, 01558 650594.
Lampeter Egyptian Belly Dance Fridays 9.45-11am (£5) Very few spaces left in this class. Lunchtime Fit For Life For Over 50's Fridays 12.15-1.15pm (£4) Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance. Spaces available. Both classes at Sally Saunders Dance Studio, Unit 22, Lampeter Industrial Estate, SA48 8LT. First session Free. 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
Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. In Dances of Universal Peace, we dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147. DUP Qualified
Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. ‘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
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]
music_________________ Lampeter Folk. The next acoustic music night at Victoria Hall, Lampeter is on Wed 2 Sept, 8pm. Come along to play some songs/tunes, or listen by candlelight. Entry is £2 and includes a free tea/coffee, or BYOB. Visit: facebook.com/lampeterfolk or [email protected] for further details.
Café Musique returns to Victoria Hall on Friday 28th August (8pm). It features a lovely evening meal and performances by two exceptional singer-songwriters, Jess Childs & Christopher Rees. Advance tickets (£12 Adult, £6 Child) are available at www.bernadetteogrady.co.uk or f r o m H a g ' s R e c o r d s . F o r more details see www.facebook.com/cafemusiquelampeter.
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
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Issue 33
‘Lampeter is Special’
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religious services &
groups ________________ Lampeter Parish St Peter’s Church, Lampeter. Main Sun Service: 10.30am Bilingual. Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), 9.15am Cymun Bendigaid Cymraeg (ail a phedwerydd Sul yn unig). Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities. Enquiries/Bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324
St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Main Sun Service: 9am (Bilingual).
St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws. Main Sun Service: 10.45am
St Sulien’s Church, Silian.
Main Sun Service: 2pm (Bilingual).
St Mary’s Church, Maestir.
Main Sun Service: Eucharist 2.30pm (2nd Sunday only) English.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Lampeter Sunday Mass is 10am. For other services see church notice board.
St Thomas' Methodist Church Sun service 10.30am, creche & youth activity. Tues Coffee morning 9.30-noon. All welcome. See notice board.
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.
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.
canolfan hamdden llambed lampeter leisure centre
am rhagor o wybodaeth cysylltwch ar ganolfan
for more information contact the leisure centre
01570 422552
[email protected] facebook: hamdden llambed leisure twitter: #lampeterleisure
Dydd / Day Amser / Time Chwaraeon / Dosbarth Activity / Class Oed / Age Pris / Price
Dydd Llun
Monday
1-1.45pm Troelli Amser Cinio Lunchtime Spin
5.30-6.30pm Aerobig Stepio Step Aerobics £4.75/£3.85
6.30-7.30pm Cylchedai Circuit Training £4
6.30-7.30 Ffitrwydd Dwr (yn y pwll) Aqua Fit (in the pool)
Dydd Mawrth
Tuesday
7.45-8.30am Troelli Boreol Early bird Spin
3.30-5pm Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed Lampeter Town Fencing Club 10+ £4.50
5-6.30pm Kettlebells Kettlebells
5.30-6.15pm Troelli Spinning £4.60
6.45-7.30pm Troelli Profiadol Advanced Spin
7.30-8.30pm Troelli ac Ymestyn Spin and Stretch
Dydd Mercher
Wednesday
12-12.45pm Ffitrwydd Ysgafn Ease Into Fitness £4.75/£3.85
1-1.45pm Troelli Amser Cinio Lunchtime Spin
4-5pm Zumba Atomic Zumba Atomic 4-12 Am ddim/Free
5-6.30pm Fight FX Fight FX 16+ £4
5.45-6.30pm Troelli Dechreuwyr Beginners Spin
6.30-7.30 Kettlecise Kettlecise £4.75/£3.85
6.45-7.30 Troelli Profiadol Advanced Spin
7.15-8.15pm Troelli Spinning £4.60
7.30-8.30 Boxercise Boxercise
Dydd Iau
Thursday
5.15-6pm Aerobig Aerobics £4.75/£3.85
6-6.45pm Troelli Dechreuwyr Beginners Spin
6.15-7.15pm Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen Sarn Helen Running Club 8+
7-8pm Cylchedai Cardio Blast Circuit
Dydd Gwener
Friday
12.45-1.30pm Troelli Amser Cinio Lunchtime Spin
5-6.30pm Clwb Badminton Badminton Club
5.30-6.15pm Troelli Spinning £4.60
6.30-8pm Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed Lampeter Town Fencing Club 10+ £4.50
6.30-7.30pm Cylchedai Dwr (yn y pwll, yn
dechrau mis Hydref) Aqua Circuit (in the pool, start-
ing in October)
Dydd Sadwrn
Saturday
9.15-10am
Ysgol Gymnasteg REES REES School of Gymnastics
Dan 5
Under 5
10-11am Beginners
6+
11-12noon Improvers
6+
2-3pm Disco Sglefrio Roller Disco £3.15/£2.30
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religious services &
groups cont.d _____________ 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 _________________ Merry Makers (formerly known as ‘Women’s Workshop’) Wed 2 Sept 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:
2 Sept: Painting with Jane 9 Sept: Creative Writing with Brenda 16 Sept: Play Reading with Ann 23 Sept: Card and Board Games 30 Sept: Crafting for Christmas Fayre Contact: Patsy 01545 590391 or Bella 01559 370981
Custard Queens WI: have a very interesting few months ahead. We meet Every Third Sunday of the Month at Victoria Hall, Lampeter. 7-10pm. 20 Sept: Speaker tbc 18 Oct: Pumpkin Carving & Seasonal Food 15 Nov: AGM and 2nd Annual Membership Party 13 Dec: Christmas Crafts Then, further on in the year, we have a Sloe Gin Making session, Apple Festival Trip and Archery. Ages from 18 to 80+ all very welcome. Further details: 01570 471209 [email protected] custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi
Banc Bwyd Llanbed /Lampeter Food Bank Food & Fellowship lunch, Tuesdays 12-2pm. A simple free lunch cooked from surplus food provided by local food retailers, with friendly conversation. All are welcome. This is an initiative of the
Lampeter Food Bank and takes place at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge St, Lampeter.
Cellan Millennium Hall Film Nights. See film listings page 28
Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, 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
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: 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 Cellan, 7 September and Llanfair, 21 September. 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 9 & 23 Sept. 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 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. PLEASE NOTE: we're not meeting in August but will be back in September. If interested in joining please email Hayley: [email protected] Creative Writing Workshops start Saturday 12th September, Tysul Hall. Llandysul, 2 - 4 pm. Professional tutors. Refreshments available. £30 for four workshops. September's tutor is poet Kittie Belltree. Contact Kelly for further details, 01267 235336 [email protected]
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. 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
CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL
CLASSES AND GROUPS
Classes subject to change:
please check
www.millenniunhallcellan.co.uk
for updates & contact details &
What’s On page for one-off events
MONDAY
Line Dancing 7-10pm
Golden Broth Lunch Club 11.30-
2pm, 7 September
TUESDAY
Lampeter Home Ed. Grp 12-5pm
Qi Gong 6-7pm re-starts 15 Sept
Tai Chi 7-8pm re-starts 15 Sept
WEDNESDAY
Sew, Knit & Natter 1-4pm re-starts
9 Sept
Yoga 5.30-7pm
Computer Class - Creative
Christmas 6-8pm starts 9 Sept small
meeting room.
Helen Thomas 01570 423501
THURSDAY
Village Improvement Society
Cttee1st Thurs of month 7pm
W.I. 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm
FRIDAY
Art Group 10am–1pm
Film Night fortnightly 7.15pm (see
page 28 for full details)
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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.
Jo Camlin BSc WSHom. 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]
Ceredwin Jaques Experienced Bowen Therapist. Accredited European College of Bowen Practitioners. Bowen Technique is a gentle healing procedure for neck and back pain, hips, knees, frozen shoulder, carpel tunnel, sciatica, asthma and much more. Tel: 01570 421476
Alison Kaye MBAcC. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 7AA. 07779 256388
Louise Nadim BSc Hons, Ph.D. Fully qualified, insured Brennan Healer. Working in the Human Energy Field - assessing, balancing and healing, to restore physical, emotional and spiritual health. Contact: 01570 421144, 07920 112228, [email protected]
Bones for Life: practices to stimulate bone strength, protect vulnerable joints, improve posture and increase vitality. Contact: Marye Wyvill, 01570 421027, [email protected]
Reflexology. Annie Zakiewicz MAR is a fully-insured member of the Association of Reflexologists and practises from Cellan. Contact: 01570 493295, 07790 107521, www.reflexologywithannie.co.uk
complementary & alternative therapists
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Monday 5 October 2015
10.30am-5pm: Talks & Discussions
Founders’ Library, UWTSD, College St.
7pm - 9pm: ‘Aluna’ introduced by Alan Ereira
Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd.
Acclaimed documentary film-maker, Alan Ereira, was
contacted some twenty-five years ago by the Kogi
Indians of the Sierra Nevada region of north
Colombia. The Kogi are descended from the ancient
Tairona civilisation having survived Columbus’
advances. Their retreat into remote mountain terrain
secured a unique cultural identity. Increasingly
concerned with the degradation of our planet Earth,
the Kogi instructed Ereira to produce ‘The Heart of
the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0kWs1q3hI. The
documentary aimed to raise global awareness of the
environmental damage that is being wrought upon
our planet as well as introduce an understanding of
the world as something that is both interconnected
and interdependent. The Kogi sent “younger brother”
a message cautioning us, as non-Kogis, about the
degradation of our environment and the need to
adopt a more mindful relationship with the natural
world.
Twenty-five years later, the Kogi felt their message
had not been heard. Ereira was summoned back to
the Sierra Nevada to make a second documentary.
This time, the Kogi took control of the documentary
production to ensure their voice would be heard.
Aluna was the result. The film reinforces their earlier
message whilst imbuing a greater sense of urgency
regarding the need to refrain from further destruction
of the natural world. It was officially launched earlier
this year in Notting Hill Gate, London, with the Black
Line Initiative being established in response to
questions raised regarding the Kogis’ message
(http://blacklineinitiative.org/aluna/). The name Black
Line derives from the Kogis’ understanding that there
is a web of connectivity throughout the universe, so
that interference in one part will have repercussions
in another. This initiative offers a unique opportunity
to collaborate with an indigenous people who believe
themselves to be acting as stewards of our planet.
They wish to guide and encourage us to work
alongside them to improve the state of our planet
before it is too late.
The Black Line Initiative has established a point of
contact with the Kogi Indians who wish to use their
indigenous knowledge to inform our relationship with
the natural world. University of Wales Trinity Saint
David, Lampeter, has recently announced that Alan
Ereira has been made a Research Fellow of the
university. We are pleased to announce that a day of
talks and discussions will take place at the University
in relation to the Kogi Indians’ message and the
Black Line Initiative. Presentations will be made by
Dr Nicholas Campion, Director of the Sophia School
for the Study of Cosmology in Culture; award-winning
film-maker Alan Ereira; Felipe Viveros, coordinator of
the Black Line Initiative; Rob Owen of Keep Wales
Tidy who will speak about the Well-being Initiative,
and Glenn Davidson who will introduce his River
Sonics project (www.artstation.org.uk). In association
with Transition Llambed, there will be an evening
event at Victoria Hall where the screening of Aluna
will be personally introduced by Alan Ereira. Local,
organic, vegetarian food will be available. We hope
that this event will lead to the establishment of a
Black Line group in the Lampeter area.
For further information, please contact
The Museum continues to be visited by people from
far and wide - many with Lampeter connections, who
are thrilled to see what we have in the little Museum.
Several have asked for information regarding their
ancestors who were born, or lived in Lampeter, and
we have been able to help some with their family
history. The Food Festival day was very busy at the
Museum, with many local people coming in for the
first time.
Some of the collections will be changing at the
beginning of September, so if you would like to see
the Railway exhibit again, do so before Thursday 3
September. This will be replaced by the Ceredigion
Women’s Institute presentation, celebrating the
Centenary of their movement.
The dairy theme will be continuing, progressing from
milk to butter and cheese.
Raffle tickets are selling well, and we now have a
quiz sheet (£1 each), available from the Museum, for
people to get to know the town, whilst at the same
time supporting the Museum fund-raising efforts. If
anyone is down-sizing, or having a house-clearance,
please consider whether there may be anything of
interest that could be donated or given on loan to the
Museum.
There will be another Valuation Day held at the
Museum on Thursday 8 October.
Further details in the next issue of Grapevine.
Yvonne Davies
Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum
Free Events - Lampeter:
‘Connecting Through Water’
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On the evening of Friday 17
October Tracey Jones will be
dancing in the World Dance
Show and on Saturday 18
October she will be teaching
two workshops during the
day.
We are very fortunate to have
Tracey Jones as the guest
dancer and teacher at this
year's Festival. Tracey is
living proof of the benefits of
Arabic and North African
dance. In 2007 she lost her
left leg below the knee in a
road traffic accident, but rather than give up her dance
career, she began the slow and torturous process of
restoring her mobility and self esteem. Using a prosthetic
leg, Tracey continues to be a superb dancer and
inspirational teacher.
On Friday night she will be dancing in the World Dance
Show at the Victoria Hall along with dancers from all over
Ceredigion and other professional guest dancers.
On Saturday she will teach two workshops - one on
Nubian Dance (a fun and vibrant form of dance, that's
easily accessible to everyone) and the other on using the
body effectively in dance. The second workshop will be of
value to anyone interested in any form of dance, as it
examines how the body affects dance moves and how to
get the most from your dance.
The workshops will fill up quickly, as classes with Tracey
are always of such high quality.
Please contact Rose Barter, [email protected]
for further information, or to book your place for the
workshops.
Rose Barter
Lampeter's World Dance Festival: Inspirational Dancer Headlines Jottings
Fields harvested, ploughed, reseeded or sown
with winter wheat attract gatherings of birds and
animals, both predators and prey. With the
advent of mechanisation Buzzards especially
and even more recently Red kites have taken to
following forage harvesters, ploughs and seed
drills in the manner of gulls searching for
insects and earthworms. Gatherings of over 30
birds are not uncommon feeding alongside
Rabbits and sometimes Hares without conflict.
Most of the birds will be in their first winter and
are still in the process of developing their
hunting prowess. At one time it was thought
that these gatherings might indicate a problem
in the environment or changes in agricultural
practices but they are now considered to relate
to improved breeding success, especially in
western Britain, due to lack of persecution.
The lumbering locomotion of birds of prey
searching for invertebrates looks uncannily
similar to that of Dinosaurs portrayed in
animated films. Fossils recently found in China
clearly showing the feathers of prehistoric
creatures indicate that modern birds really did
evolve from them. David Price
COTHI GARDENERS, PUMSAINT
The Cothi Gardeners meeting in July was entitled Saving Our Magnificent Meadows. This Lottery funded 3 year project is aimed at targeting 9 areas of wild flower meadows and grassland across the UK, raising awareness of the plight of such rare and fast disappearing special places and
giving the public access and information. The talk was given by two National Trust employees based at Llanerchaeron who are involved in the part of this UK wide scheme in Ceredigion. Several National Trust farms in the county are involved in the project and we were given information about how they are tackling the problems of bracken and over grazing in order to encourage greater diversity of flowers in the grassland. The Cothi Gardening Club has much to look forward to in the coming months. At our 16 September meeting the talk is entitled South West China-Sourcing plants for our Climate and is given by the well renowned John Shipton. Looking to 21 October we are very pleased to welcome Dr Noel Kingsbury the internationally known writer about plants, gardening and the environment. He is giving his popular and entertaining talk entitled, Women, Men and Gardening at 7.30pm. Entrance to this event is £5 including refreshments. We look forward to welcoming new faces to these two talks. We are a friendly and active group who shares their love of gardening, the great out-doors and all related subjects, 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 about the group can also be obtained from Elena, 01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829.
The new season of talks will be commencing on
Tuesday 22 September 7.30pm at the Old Hall of the
University of Trinity St David.
The first meeting will commence with the AGM,
followed by a talk on ‘The People’s Collection’ by
Hazel Thomas.
N.B. Members and friends - please make a note
that this is the 4th Tuesday in the month, due to a
clash of bookings, but from October onwards, we
shall be meeting as usual on the 3rd Tuesday of the
month.
Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed
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Karen’s Creative Compendium 007
The Face in the Mirror by Ann Bennett
She looked in the mirror and didn’t like what she saw. At last what she’d
been dreading had finally come – wrinkles. Dismayed, she crossed to the
window. As she watched the snow settle, the room wrapped her in
warmth and she decided, ‘Right now, ’I’m going to do something
completely different to my normal routine. Where did I put that pot of
vanishing cream?’ A couple of minutes later she’d dolloped a good
handful of the cream on her face. ‘Well, that should do the trick.’
Suddenly he walked in, took one look at her thickly plastered face and
yelled, ‘Take it all off.’
Suddenly he walked in, took one a look at her thickly plastered face
and gently told her, ‘Take it all off. You don’t need improving. You will
always be beautiful to me.’
Mika by Glenn Hellman
I met a girl in
the Okapuka bar.
Lonely gravitation
drew us together.
With sorrows shared
strangers became friends,
for the duration.
Laughter and flirting
passed the hours
till midnight struck
and like Cinderella's finery
our fine romance
was over.
i-drop by Karen Gemma Brewer
Evil is love backwards
heart pinched until it cries.
Changing Times by Rhoda Healey
‘TAKE it all off,’ he told her.
‘But Dad,’ she turned to face him. ‘Everyone, all my mates, everyone is dressed like
this.’ He scowled at his daughter and stood thinking deeply. Denise waited with
bated breath, but knew it was in her best interests to keep quiet. Finally he spoke,
‘You say all the girls in your class, all your friends go out dressed, if you can call it
that, like you are.’
‘Yes,’ the girl replied simply. Again her father was lost in thought. It was so difficult
bringing up a young girl without the help of his wife, who had died when Denise was
six years old. He had not been prepared for the transition, which seemed to happen
so quickly when his little girl became a young woman. But he remembered his own
young days, the fashions he wore and how his own parents disapproved of them.
Finally he said, ‘Well I suppose you don’t want to be different from your friends. O.k.
you can go.’
‘Thanks Dad,’ she smiled and gave him a kiss as she went out.
‘Mind you come home by ten o’clock,’ he called, then stood thinking of his teenage
years. He had worn drainpipe trousers a long jacket and a particular hairstyle with a
swept back wave at the front. He could not remember the name of the hairstyle, but
what he could remember was how his father tutted and scowled to try and stop him
dressing in that way, the endless heated arguments. Oh, those arguments! He had
learned years after, what his parents were afraid of. That he would become a “Teddy
Boy”, join a gang and fight with bicycle chains and knuckle dusters. In fact nothing
could have been further from his intentions, he hated violence and he didn’t want to
repeat those rows with his own daughter.
Ikarus by Sarah Eyles
I reminisced once. Waiting on an abandoned station for a train full of love and beauty. Two dead birds on the track where wheels once rolled.
As a child reality
bit like a bridle. Teenage years sucked the air from my lungs. No where space to reminisce. Then responsibility and time sped a fist through each day.
At right angles to life.
An umbilical cord knotted into the unknown. Ikarus crashes to earth while his sprung longing soars to spheres of mortal amnesia.
This month, in addition to a metamorphic murmuration from Lowri Anne Hughes and some
poetic reminiscences on our theme, from members of Lampeter Writers’ Workshop, I am
delighted to include the first of a two part selection of flash fiction from the Merry Makers -
formerly known as the Women’s Workshop. Both groups reconvening following the summer
break, see the ‘what’s going on’ pages for details.
Merry Makers’ Flash Fiction II will feature in October’s KCC and we are once again on the
look out for new contributors, on and off theme, so please email your poems, fiction and
scripts to [email protected] clearly marked KCC. Pob hwyl, Karen
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Metamorphosis by Lowri Anne Hughes
It was a superb sunset as usual, the apricot sky fading down
through peach to apple blossom, just the right backdrop for the
entertainment to come. I shifted from foot to foot, trying to find
a comfortable stance from which to enjoy the spectacle. I could
hear the orchestra tuning up for the overture, the distant
vibrating rustle approaching in the distance. Craning my neck, I
scanned the sky for the first faint smudge, the charcoal
fingerprint of the arrival of the players.
It began with a wavering outline, little more than a wisp of
smoke on the horizon. Gradually the silhouette strengthened
until there was a living, moving entity in the sky, dancing,
forming, dissolving, and re-forming. One moment there was
nothing, and then the show had begun.
The arrival of starlings at a chosen roost is an incredible sight.
We have seen it in so many wildlife programmes on television,
with the benefit of all the technical gizmos, but in real life, out
there on the marshes, it sent shivers up my spine. It was too
vast, too gargantuan to take in all at once. You could not look at
it through binoculars, for it was too wide. It took my breath
away.
I stood there, enthralled. Suddenly it became a curtain, swept
across, formed clouds, rain, a silent thunderhead - then back to
the display. The amoeba-like dark globule swelled, shrank,
paled, returned - and seemed to write a huge question mark
that was getting larger in the fading sky. I rubbed my eyes and
peered. They weren't starlings after all, they were - bees? It was
unthinkable. Would an enormous swarm of bees behave like
that? And the sound they seemed to make, it certainly could not
be described as buzzing, yet it was familiar somehow, a
rhythmic clacking. I shook my head violently to clear my ears,
blinked to clear my eyes.
Good grief! They were letters! It was a huge swarm of lower
case letters, rushing at me, clacking just as my fingers do on the
keyboard. As I was about to fling myself on the ground, they
swerved en masse and rose again into the sky. The starling
phenomenon was suddenly forgotten. The sky had become a
huge computer screen and the letters were forming text! They
swirled about, made blocks, paragraphs, Alice-in-Wonderland
poems, but I couldn't read them. The font was unrecognisable.
What did this mean? Was it a message, a prophecy, a warning?
The question mark appeared again, it formed tightly in the
middle of my vision and zoomed in at me, nearer and nearer - I
shut my eyes - there was a crash - I opened them again, terrified
at what I might see.
A log had fallen from the grate, onto the hearth. And on the
television screen Bill Oddie was still standing, watching the
performance of the starlings going to roost, as he had been
when I dozed off, a nanosecond ago.
Year After Year by Brenda Old
HE looked up from his breakfast when she threw the
day’s post on the table. ‘Is there anything for me Pat?’
‘Why should there be anything for you?’
‘Well you never know, I could have had a windfall.’
‘Chance would be a fine thing.’
‘I know,’ he gave a rueful laugh. She sniffed. ‘Are you
all right?’ He asked.
‘Shouldn’t I be?’
‘You do seem a bit off this morning.’
‘I am Charlie.’
‘With me?’
‘What do you think?’ She demanded.
‘I don’t know Love.’
‘It’s the same every year,’ she began. ‘You always ask
me, Are you all right?, And I always answer, Shouldn’t
I be? Her eyes welled and she rapidly blinked.
‘Why don’t you tell me about it Love?’
‘It’s my birthday,’ she wailed, ‘and again, no card from
you. No present either and you have the cheek to tell
me I seem off.’
‘I’m a right Charlie aren’t I Love?’
‘Yes, you are,’ she agreed.
He reached beneath the table and produced a parcel,
wrapped in pink paper strewn with hearts and roses,
and handed it to her. ‘Oh Charlie,’ she breathed, ‘you
didn’t forget.’ His answering smile was triumphant, but
he didn’t tell her, that their daughter had reminded
him.
Reflections by Patsy Smith
SHE looked in the mirror and didn’t like what she
saw. So she took a deep breath – and then
several more, with her eyes closed. After a few
minutes of contemplation and relaxation she
opened them again and gasped at the change.
The frown had gone and the glaring eyes were
sparkling with laughter!
Her former reflection had reminded her of a
certain nosey interfering relative – who never
missed a chance to ”put her down” or humiliate
her. During the brief retreat she had rejected that
relative’s opinions, sayings and bossiness and
determined to pay no more attention to other
people’s judgements.
She would live up to her own standards – which
would release her from the necessity of paying
any attention at all to other people’s misguided
opinions and “put downs.”
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LAMPETER YOUTH THEATRE
News This last year has proved a difficult
one in the life of LYTss, as Annie
May became ill, unable to attend
sessions and then sadly passed
away at the end of 2014.This has
taken its toll on both tutors and students. Donations in
Annie’s memory, amounting to an amazing £1,390.00, were
given to LYTss by her family.
The volunteers have attempted to make sure Annie’s legacy continues, and the commitment of the
students demonstrates that they too are continuing with what Annie May started.
During the spring term the students worked on Strega Nona, the old Italian tale of the never ending
pasta pot (think the porridge pot and you are in the same story). The students produced art work and
voice overs for this, and it is hoped that it will be shown at the same time as the Stone Soup
performance as a few tweaks are still needed.
At the start of the summer term, LYTss suffered another blow, with volunteers having to withdraw due
to family commitments and other reasons; a decision was made to merge the Junior session held on a
Tuesday with that of the senior session held on a Friday. No one knew if this would work, as the age
range could be from 5 to 18. However we are delighted to say that the two groups have merged
amazingly well and the younger students have new role models to look up to and, similarly, the older
students have taken on the role of mentoring the younger students. They will gain a new set of skills
which will complement the theatre world and beyond.
This term the students have been working on a
play called Stone Soup. As a new volunteer I have
been astounded by their dedication. Each student
has their own interest within the theatre, from prop
and set design, to costumes and, naturally, acting.
The students make all the props and scenery for
the show as well as making costumes and having a
large input into the script. All that’s left for the
volunteers to do is support them in their endeavours.
The show which was due to be performed at the end of term, has been moved to November as the
time taken to merge the two sessions took its toll, so we jointly decided to postpone it to produce an
amazing show closer to Christmas and include some song and dance routines to boot.
What is the future for LYTss? Well, this summer has seen them attending and performing at the
Lampeter Food Festival and the Lampeter Carnival, with an invitation to also perform at the Longwood
Festival in September. With ongoing work for Stone Soup, and a new play planned for Summer 2016,
we will be keeping the students and ourselves busy. Registration for the new term will be on the 18
September. For anyone wanting to see what
we are all about, the first ‘taster’ session is
free. Normal fees are £40 per 10 week term,
(concessions available). We look forward to
seeing anyone interested in all things theatre.
Vanessa Read
Training
LYTss would like to take this opportunity to thank
Marelle Clements Rice of SAPERE (Society for the
Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection
in Education) who very kindly provided ‘Philosophy for
Kids’ training to our volunteers in memory of Annie
May our founder.
The training took place over two days and was
excellent and life changing according to the feedback
received from our dedicated volunteers who all join me
in thanking Marelle for her time and expertise.
Pat Beaton LYTss Volunteer Co-ordinator
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Fri 4 Sept “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five
Armies” (PG) Starring Martin Freeman
Fri 18 Sept “Into the Woods” (PG)
Starring Meryl Streep
DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start
Admission by Donation
BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND
HEARING LOOP NOW AVAILABLE
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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
‘Reminiscence’ is a tricky word for people with MS.
There are so many things we can no longer do. Do
we really want to remember those things – lovely
thoughts to cherish, or angry thoughts because of
our altered lives?
I was in the forestry, a place where I do a lot of
reminiscing, on my mobility scooter, with my
wonderful dog which put me in a good frame of
mind. There is nothing like an early morning ‘scoot’
even though it was pelting with rain! There is a lot of
publicity these days about the need for exercise and
being out in the fresh air but for people with MS this
is not always easy. After this I went to the Leisure
Centre where I attended the Sit-Down Exercise
Class. I am lucky to have been included in this great
Nurse-run class. ‘Phew I really needed to go home
after this but I couldn’t...it was Support Group Day.
I needn’t have worried. It was a pleasure to relax in
The MS Group with the lovely people who made the
effort to come. Their MS can make this a really hard
thing to do. Since the last Grapevine we have had
two Support Group Meetings. It was lovely to see so
many people on 6 July including new people. Even
though mobility is a problem, people were managing
to circulate around the room so there were a lot of
really interesting discussions taking place....a real
buzz in the room!
On 3 August we had another monthly meeting.
There were fewer people this time but we did have
Sue Mullock with us. Sue is an MS Nurse based in
Morriston Hospital who covers all of Ceredigion and
¾ of Carmarthen. We discussed lots of issues and
Sue has offered to join us again on the Monday 2
November when she would like to do a Question
and Answer Session so come along and join in
whether you have MS or are a Carer/friend, or just
interested. Annie Zakiewicz continues to come and
relax us even more with her reflexology and is
experimenting with ‘Earthing’ and its effect on MS.
Thanks to all.
The Group is a really reassuring place to be as it
calmly flows along, carrying us with it into, I feel, a
better place. It is difficult dealing with the vagaries
and unpredictability of MS.
Our next meeting is on Monday 7 September when
Urtha Felda, Local Group Development Officer from
MS Cymru Cardiff, will be joining us.
Judith McKay, Support Volunteer,
Ceredigion MS Branch
MS Support Group
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Wow, there’s been a lot going on recently... Wildlife Monitoring Led by Scott Roe, sessions introduced wildlife surveying methods to families and young people, sharing an understanding of how to discover the wildlife around us. Young participants completed a work book, gaining points for a Green Phoenix Wildlife Spotters Certificate. The morning session focussed on pond dipping (discovering Palmate Newts as a dominant species in the pond at the Visitor Centre car park). Later Scott led a walk to the Forest School with children walking mindfully, taking in the environment with all their senses and being totally immersed in discovering more about the natural environment. Results obtained during these monitoring days are being analysed to observe changes in biodiversity over the
course of the VINE project. Positive feedback suggested
that volunteers are keen to use skills learnt in further surveys. Cerdd yn y Coed – Musical Woods Planned as part of the Summer Holidays programme to encourage families to enjoy the wonderful surroundings of the woodland. The session provided skills and knowledge for making whistles and musical instruments. Under the superb guidance of Peni Ediker and Stef Balesi all ages enjoyed the session and created fabulous instru-ments.
“Jamie enjoyed this session better than watching TV or playing on his ipad!”
Bushcraft A wonderful day in the woods for 8–12 year olds learning survival bushcraft skills under the expert guidance of Sally Harvey and Alice Midmore. They learnt how light a fire with flint and steel, cooked popcorn over their open fire and created personalised shelters, and crafted items. Youngsters were encouraged to learn through exploring the natural environment and they were delighted at being creative, inventive and responsible. “It’s fun making dens” Foraging for Lunch A reward for the regular Long Wood volunteer group, for their continuous dedication to improving the woodland throughout the year. The volunteers were treated to a fabulous foraged walk and feast with tea brewed from hedgerow flora, nettle pesto pas ta w i th de l ic ious
chanterelle mushrooms and a yummy summer pudding topped with delicate edible flowers. Volunteers learnt how to forage in a considerate way, about the properties of different plants, time of year for harvesting, recipes and food decoration. Everyone then enjoyed a delicious lunch made from the foraged bounty. “I learnt that you can eat and cook with some very com-mon plants and flowers that I would not have ever imag-ined or dared to try” Family Forest School Activities A family session to in-troduce the woods as a great day out. Led by Sally Harvey, children were encouraged to play freely in the woods. They developed bush-craft skills, made shelters and bracelets and popped corn over an open fire, having a thoroughly enjoyable time “Profiad gwych I’r plant – Maent wedi mwynhau yn fawr iawn / Excellent experience for the children they have thoroughly enjoyed” “We enjoyed meeting other children out in the woods” VINE Training Course Participants on the Practical Conservation course have created a delightful circular walk with beautifully carved benches and bridges on route. If you would like to be part of a future course, to make improvements to the woodland and to learn some traditional woodland management techniques, then please contact Meinir Evans. Fair’s Shows and Eisteddfod Tir Coed have been out and about during the past 2 months attending several events including the Careers Fair at Bro Pedr School, 1 July, sharing information on opportunities in the Forestry Sector; Lampeter Food Festival, 25 July, promoting the work of Tir Coed and the VINE initiative; Royal Welsh Show, 21 July, promoting Tir Coed’s chainsaw milling course with demonstrations of chain-saw sharpening; the National Eisteddfod, 3 August, in the WCVA tent meeting Jane Hutt and Carl Sergeant, other fantastic voluntary sector organisations and supporting a launch event for Coed Cymru Powys and finally Lampeter Agricultural Show,14
August, offering have-a-go sessions creating
elder bracelets and key rings. Phew! A very busy summer.
To register an interest or find out more contact: Tir Coed VINE Project Officer 07476 880 699, [email protected]
VINE (Volunteering in the Natural Environment) at Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland
Meinir Evans
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I have been singing with Ffynnon now for rather more years than I care to remember. The music we have
made together and with other friends, has taken us to many countries, cultures and collaborations and it’s
been a privilege to be able to share this language of music, which all humanity has in common, with other
musicians in Africa, Australia, America, Asia, Brazil and throughout the British Isles.
Ffynnon now has four albums to its name since, two years ago, we
started thinking about a new collection which is now published. It’s
called ‘Llongau’ (Ships) and we’ll be launching it with a little tour this
Autumn. The songs are a blend of English and Welsh traditional and
new songs. We are grateful to the long line of musicians who have con-
tinued to sing and pass on the old songs as well as those who are writ-
ing new ones.
Some, such as Dyma flwyddyn newydd eto celebrate seasonal festivals.
This, the first song, is from the Pembrokeshire traditional repertoire, it
marks the turning of the year. Gelynna too is a winter song about
gathering holly and we are grateful to Robin Huw Bowen for giving us
this lovely song. The album starts and finishes with a song in vocal
harmony and Dacw ‘nghartref yn y golwg describes the feeling of homecoming after a stormy voyage, see-
ing the familiar shape of the hills and the boats in the harbour coming into view.
Of the songs in between, Stacey Blythe’s setting of the WB Yeats poem ‘He wishes for the cloth of heaven’
is a current favourite and it’s great to sing! Other songs deal with the stuff of human experience and
emotion as well as myth and folktale.
We’re currently planning an Autumn tour so watch out for posters, particularly Cellan Millennium Hall for
Saturday 31 October! Lynne Denman
Find out more about Ffynnon on www.ffynnon.com where you can hear and download music
“Ffynnon have breathed new life into a number of songs garnered from the Pembrokeshire folk archive,
including ‘Y Cadno’ (The Fox) and ‘Ladi fawr benfelen’ (The Big blonde woman). These were songs sung in
the fields, the pubs and around the kitchen stove, passed on through the generations. Through Ffynnon
they get to enchant us again as Lynne’s crisp, clear vocal charms its way across Stacey’s gorgeous
accordion and harp accompaniments.
Their themes are timeless – love and loss, longing – but Ffynnon’s approach gives them a modern fluidity
and life that renders them as relevant as ever.” Claire Mahoney
Ysgol Y Dderi pupils shared a
special moment with the Webb
Ellis Cup when it visited Lampeter
RFC on Monday 29 June as part
of the International Trophy Tour
building up to Rugby World Cup
2015.
Pupils played in a mini schools
tournament before being treated to
this very close encounter with the
coveted trophy - an experience
they could well be recounting for
years to come. Photo
: T
im J
ones
Memory in the Making!
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We’re told we need to get our ‘five a day’ of fruit
and veg. But, what about nature time? I say we
should introduce a minimum ‘one hour a day.’ After
all don’t we get essential vitamins from sunlight
too?
I have always wanted to work with children in a
therapeutic way and never more than now, and I’m
really seeing first hand the therapeutic benefits of
natural play.
This issue’s theme of reminiscing has got me looking
back to where I’ve come from. So, let me take you back
seven years… I first noticed the beneficial effects of
nature and the outdoor environment when I worked in a
primary school. My role was specifically supporting
children who had challenging behaviour or were
classed as vulnerable. I found it was instinctual for me
to remove a child who was displaying extreme stress
and take them outside. Why?
What I found was that the child in question responded
positively to the open space by eventually calming
down. If the child stayed indoors it took relatively longer
to calm them, there was so much stimulus inside the
building and nowhere they could be alone. Indoors,
there seemed no escape for them from their emotions,
it just escalated until they became too tired to carry on
being angry. Outside it was different, the open space
seemed to clear their busy minds, the flood of emotions
and rage was given breathing space somehow, it had
somewhere to go and there was a sense of freedom, a
release from being trapped.
Once or twice a year the class would get to go for a
walk in the countryside or visit the local woodland; in
fact, this is where I had my first experience of Forest
School and it completely fired my imagination. The
activities were so simple yet so much pleasure was
had, there was no completion of a task to be ‘marked
off’ and graded, no child was put into a group based on
their ability, all kids were equally able to contribute
something to the activities. Yet days like this were few
and far between, the national curriculum just doesn’t
allow for much time away from the classroom.
Since I’ve been running regular Forest School sessions
myself I can reflect back on the way that some school
systems can compound the growing disconnection of
children from nature. I still hear from angry parents
about kids being kept in at play times because of snow.
The good news is over the last few years there has
been a huge push towards outdoor education. So what
can we all do to help? It isn’t just our schools that need
to adopt a different attitude to this subject but every
person, whether a parent or not. We need to follow our
instinct, that gut feeling we all know to be true, and start
shouting about the great outdoors as the place where
healing occurs and as the place to go in order to
prevent emotional and physical imbalance in ourselves
and our children, whatever form that may take.
Lea Wakeman
Kids Clubs Start up Again in this Month
Both our popular Young Rangers outdoors after-school
club and our Little Rangers parent & toddler forest
kindergarten group are starting up again for the new
school year. Young Rangers, open to 6-11 year olds
runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4-6pm,
children come to one group or the other. Little Rangers
runs every Thursdays from 1-3pm. If you’d like to get
your child booked in to one of our clubs then don’t delay
as places tend to book up fast. We hope to meet some
new faces though for the autumn/winter season.
See the events listings for more details.
Try This Yourself: Fire Cones
What is a fire cone I hear you
ask? Well they’re an eco-
friendly alternative to using
modern firelighters that are full
of chemicals. Pinecones make
good firelighters on their own,
but with this little trick they go
up like a rocket. They’re fun to
make and encourage kids to
recycle.
Step 1: Go foraging for
pinecones – a great excuse for
a walk in the woods.
Step 2: Gather up old, part-used candles from around
your home and break up the wax into chunks.
Step 3: Heat the wax in a suitable container over a
campfire or hob. Make sure not to boil or burn the wax.
Step 4: Having tied some string to your cone, dip it over
and over into the wax to build up the layers.
Step 5: Hang up the cone and allow to cool. It’s now
ready to take on your next camping trip.
James Kendall
Young Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover
www.facebook.com/youngrangersclub [email protected] @woodlandclass
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This sixteenth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Crossword is sponsored by Marvellous Superfood. The owners have kindly offered the winner a voucher to spend in the shop. Marvellous Superfood has been trading since 2012 and has recently opened a shop at 85 Bridge Street, Lampeter. The business specialises in a range of superfoods, protein powders, organic cosmetics and make-up. Gluten free, vegan, and no-refined-sugar cakes are also available in the shop and to be ordered. It is a family-run business offering the highest quality products ethically sourced and fair
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1. The Beatles arranged a loosely unveiled track first performed on ‘Our World’ (3,3,4,2,4) 2. Where Elin Jones has her seat (3,5,8) 3. In truth, not where you want to get stuck when ploughing (3) 4. View created by a Greek god, nothing, and a Hindu god (8) 5. Founder of Cake Creations at Llwynfedw (3) 6. No saint the French right set for a horse minder (6) 7. Member of the crow family seen on the Ceredigion Coastal Path (6) 8. Helps to clarify problems by transforming hostile night uses (5,2,3,6) 11. You sounds right for this female quadruped (3) 12. Insect. P.S, not wanted in pants (3) 16. Found in the Memorial Hall, Llangybi on 7 May 2015 (6,6) 17. Aqua cycling held at Lampeter Swimming Pool on Mondays (9) 21. Example of pegs with no post script (2) 22. Professional person working at Panacea (10) 23. See 23 across 26. Impression raised when moss being renewed (9) 28. Round bin makes a sharp point (3) 29. Endless tele ran in new format (7) 30. Small child having a little drink (3) 35. South Indian spinach dish that could wilt (3)
Across 1. Social and cultural development of humans turns alligator poncho inside out (15) 9. Mythical Breton city found in the heart of geyser (2) 10. Rank of John Henry Harford commemorated on the Lampeter War Memorial (10) 13. Banging on new guitar initially creates a dull sound (4) 14. Result of Lampeter Town RFC against Bynea RFC, 9 May 2015 (3) 15. Hitting nine could mean you are down and out (3,4,3,5) 18. Century rubric contains a short year (2) 19. Laid back son of the Welsh night (3) 20. How two guys were assessed to find who had won (5) 23. Across and Down – No! No! Encouragement when going backwards? (2, 2) 24. Reaction when something goes wrong? Starts his open intervention (3) 25. Green team breaks up general accord (9) 27. Macho effect of man being lazy when grooming himself (8,7) 31. Not used to control horses at the Equestrian Centre, Gwarallt, Talsarn (3) 32. Top up illegal substance for a smoke (3) 33. Female presence in banshees? (3) 34. Large concerns for practice nursing at Lampeter Medical Practice (9) 36. How members of Sarn Helen Club competed (3) 37. Cry for help when starting swimming over seaweed (1,1,1) 38. Sphere I ring softly to be circling around (8) 39. Fruity flightless bird (4) 40. Cambridgeshire cathedral city vilely cut in half (3) 41. Mangles safe new situation where boss is in charge (4,7)
competition PRIZE: Voucher
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Looking out at the garden on a drizzly morning, thinking about the summer that has
almost past. I’m proud to report that I rescued a family of swallows who were roasting
in their mud nest under the tin roof on the hottest day of the year. The contents of a
timely watering can sprinkled on the roof followed by the prudent placement of a sheet
of wall insulation enabled the babies to grow and fledge healthily. There were a few
days of shorts and sunhats this summer, maybe an Indian summer is in the offing.
There are still aromatic evening delights of honeysuckle, roses, nicotiana and sweet
peas and at the other end of the day the delightfully crisp and damp warm mornings –
glistening grasses as I let the chickens out to scratch in the paddock. Birds hectically
feeding their ever-gaping young, which now entertain us on the bird table.
I never cease to be surprised and delighted at new blooms, the gladioli and Japanese
anemones are appearing to brighten the current grey dampness. Burgeoning
blackcurrant and gooseberries bushes have been stripped and turned into jams, jellies
and cordials for winter stores or frozen for autumn fruity treats.
It has been a difficult growing season with cold nights, pests in abundance, late runner
beans and onions, but the broad beans and peas have been excellent and tomatoes
are in full production now.
An old horse drawn plough
donated to Yr Efail garden
by Yvonne Edwards of the New Inn, Llanddewi
Brefi, has ignited childhood memories of Daffodil,
our large grey gentle cart horse pulling heavy
loads. Replaced early in my childhood by tractors -
the little grey Fergie, that had to be run off the hill to
start, and a larger noisy Fordson Major. Hay
swathing and turning, making of small bales and carting trailer loads late into the night before the weather
turned. I remember nesting curlews in between the potato rows, these days their rare call evoking happy
memories.
Our ‘Open Garden’ season is drawing to a satisfying conclusion with ten open days completed and already
over £1000 collected for NGS charities with one more booking to go. Thank you to all who have visited and to
our friends for their invaluable help, without which we could not have contemplated opening.
The main crop potato harvest is looming, the tops have been cut off already to prevent the spread of blight.
The wild meadow is ready to be mown when a few dry days arrive! September will see the tidying begin -
sowing seeds for spring cabbages, preparing the
ground for over-winter onions and garlic, potting
non-hardy plants to move indoors and hopefully a
few balmy evenings sitting outside enjoying our
fantastic surroundings.
Steve & Shelagh Yeomans
Yr Efail – Summers Past
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