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G R A P E V I N E
cysylltwch â ni / contact us: [email protected] Rhagfyr-Ionawr / Dec ‘14 January ‘15
digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis / Lampeter’s events, news and views monthly
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Out
with the
New
& In
with the
Old
STOP PRESS
Don’t Miss
The Christmas
People’s Market
Sat 20 Dec Victoria Hall
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Chris Studman
The Lampeter Loyalty Card has continued to grow apace. Almost 8000 cards have now been issued, we have half a dozen new businesses waiting to join the scheme once new supplies are available, and over £500 of Lampeter Loyalty Vouchers are now being spent in local shops.
The November Draw will be on Sat 13 Dec, and the December Draw will be on Sat 10 Jan 2015, at the People’s Market, Victoria Hall. To enter these draws, make sure you get your completed cards in one of the Collection Boxes, located at Ruby Rose, Eryl Jones Insurance, The Mulberry Bush, Organic Fresh Foods or the People’s Market by the end of November and December respectively.
December is going to see a further boost for the Loyalty Card scheme with the Great Lampeter Christmas Loyalty Hunt.
Running from 1 December to 12 December, and supported again by Ceredigion
County Council, the event will have up to £240 in prizes.
The Hunt will run for 12 days, with 12 questions to answer and with 12 prizes of £10 of Loyalty Vouchers up for grabs - and the prizes will be doubled if a completed
Loyalty Card is included with an entry.
More details about the Christmas Loyalty Hunt will be on our Facebook page and
online at: www.lampeter21.co.uk/christmas-loyalty-hunt
contents in this issue…
and in with the old...
welsh quilt centre
raffle
bbc school report
clonc
reach out project
new and old rugby
stars
traditional remedies
that every parent
should know
tregaron talent
apple day 2014
traws link cymru
more confessions of
an amateur gardener
an unloved vegetable
festive frolics
cellan beer festival
athena healing
poetry corner
why did the chicken
cross the road?
regular features …
lampeter loyalty card
letters
reviews
listings & events
ads & classified
town council news
ian’s final tweet
jottings
what’s on in the woods
celtic christianity
creative ideas
vine project update
crossword competition
kids in action
01 – Lomax’s 02 – The Mulberry Bush 03 – Organic Fresh Foods 04 – AJ Williams Embroidery 05 – Town Hall Cafe Deli 06 – Eryl Jones Insurance 07 – Ruby Rose 08 – Compass Office Supplies 09 – Gwyn Lewis Carpets 10 – Cascade Florists 11 – The Falcondale 12 – The People’s Market @ Victoria Hall (2nd & 4th Saturdays each month) 13 – CWN Design 14 – Calico Kate 15 – Creative Cove 16 – Hag’s Records
17 – Gwilym C Price Son & Daughters 18 – Red Apple Yarn 19 – Robert’s Garden Centre 20 – The Wash Tub 21 – The Spar Lampeter 22 – DL Williams 23 – Lambi’s 24 – Sosban Fach 25 – DD Evans 26 – AAA Decorating Centre 27 – Trysor 28 – Duet & Lan Lloft 29 – The Black Lion Royal Hotel 30 – Panacea 31 – Evans & Hughes Optometrists
32 – Jones Bros Butchers 33 – JH Roberts & Sons 34 – Jenkins of Ffarmers 35 – Pont Steffan Dental Practice 36 – Denmark Farm Conservation Centre 37 – Brondeifi Garage 38 – Cadi & Grace 39 – Artisans Food & Drink Boutique 40 – Delwedd Newydd Hairdressers 41 – Huw Lewis Tyres 42 – The Welsh Quilt Centre 43 – The Fruit Box 44 – Adrian Thomas Pharmacy
45 – Carpet Corner 46 – Merlin’s Cave 47 – Nehar Indian Takeaway 48 – WD Lewis & Son 49 – Bargain Box 50 – Dere i Dorri 51 – G & M Coaches petrol stn 52 – Quality Fill Bargain Foods 53 – Steffan Veterinary Services 54 – Premier Siop y Gymuned 55 – Lampeter Farmers Market 56 – J & E Woodworks 57 – Smotyn Du 58 – Mark Lane Bakery & Café 59 – Little Gem
Lampeter Loyalty Card Cerdyn Teyrngarwch Llanbedr Pont Steffan
If you want more details, or would like to join the Lampeter Loyalty Card scheme contact: Chris Studman
01570 493649 or [email protected]
Congratulations go to Siân Davies, winner of £30 of Loyalty Vouchers in the October Prize Draw
www.lampeter21.co.uk/loyalty/lampeter-loyalty-card-participating-businesses
Get ready for the Great Lampeter Christmas Loyalty Hunt
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G R A P E V I N E no. 25, Dec/Jan 2014
Post: c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7EE Email: [email protected]
Published by: Transition Llambed Development Trust, Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, SA48 7EE
Printed by: TSD Reprographics, Lampeter, on paper from sustainable resources
To submit an article, letter or to make an enquiry: [email protected]
To add your event or course to our Free listings: [email protected]
or post to address above
Please include the reason you are contacting us in the subject box of your email (Article, Letter, Enquiry)
To place an advert: [email protected]
Full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see grapevine page on www.transitionllambed.co.uk
Display advertising rates: ¼ column £12; ¼ page £30; ½ page £48; full page £84 (back page £96) £30 off ads for one-off public events held in Victoria Hall Classified ads: £2.50 / 20 wds (min. £2.50) Therapists' section (max 35 wds): £10 for 5
Copy date for Feb, issue 26: Fri 9 Jan Theme: ‘Less is More’
Circulation this issue: 2,500 copies distributed free in the Lampeter area We reserve the right to edit all contributions for reasons of space & clarity. The views expressed in letters and articles are not necessarily those of Transition Llambed Development Trust or the newsletter group.
Croeso / Welcome … to this bumper issue of the Grapevine.
Darllen wch yn Hapus / Happy reading
Angie Martin, Editor
The theme this time is ‘Out with the New and In with the
Old’ - perhaps designed as a backlash to all the predictable
New Year comparisons, and the presumption that ’New’ is
better than ’Old’. It’s fascinating in this era of new
technology, when a robotic probe has just landed on a
comet (how mind blowing is that?!), to take time to reflect
on some of the ‘Old’, traditional methods of doing things.
It’s not about a ‘rose-tinted’ view of the ‘good-old-days’
where progress is a bad thing, more a thought of how we
can or could adapt both to provide greater benefits for all.
Do you ever wonder or try to remember how we survived
before mobile phones and the internet? Do you think life is
more or less complicated as a result? Maybe that’s a debate
for the next issue (‘Less is More’) - so get your thinking caps
on for that one.
Meanwhile, we have a mixture of contributions for you to
contemplate, some connect us back to nature; ‘And in with
the Old’ page 5, ‘Ian’s tweet’ and ‘Jottings’, p7, ‘Traditional
Remedies’, p13/14, ‘Festive Frolics’, p27, VINE, p32,
‘Athena Healing’, p35 and ‘Young Rangers’, p39; whilst
others bridge the gap between Old traditions and New
developments; ‘Tregaron Talent’, p15, ‘Traws Link Cymru’,
p16, ‘CLONC’, p9, ‘BBC School Report’, p8, ‘Magic Lamp
Cinema’, p4, ‘Welsh Quilt Centre’, p5, ‘New and Old Rugby
Stars’, p 11 and ‘Why did the chicken cross the road?’, p37.
Plenty to keep you going through the dark evenings, I think.
Other contact details:
Transition Llambed: www.transitionllambed.co.uk email: [email protected]
Victoria Hall: www.vichall.org.uk To make bookings for Victoria Hall contact: [email protected] or phone/text 07891 632614
People's Market: To book a stall contact: [email protected] or ring 01570 471432
polite reminder: If you're sending us a display advertisement or an article, please send it in the
right format - it'll save us (and you) a lot of time.
Please send your photos & artwork in jpg format as we cannot accept PDFs
For full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see Grapevine page on www.transitionllambed.co.uk
The Newsletter Team
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LETTERS
grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE
email: [email protected]
Banc Bwyd Llambed Food Bank would like to thank
the people, churches and businesses of Lampeter
and surrounding areas for their recent generosity in
supporting the Food Bank with donations of food and
funds. This is much appreciated, and has helped us to
prepare for helping families and individuals in need
over the coming winter period.
Any further donations can be left at the Hedyn
Mwstard, or with local supporting churches:
St Thomas’s Methodist Church
Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Emmaus Christian Fellowship
Lampeter Evangelical Church
St Peter’s
Noddfa Baptist Chapel
They can also be made by phoning 07582 905743,
when arrangements can be made for delivery of food
items.
Julia Lim
LUNAR MARKET RETURNS FOR CHRISTMAS
Many readers of the
Grapevine will have been
to the Lunar Market in
Llanfair Clydogau, either
as a stallholder, to
browse or to enjoy the
refreshments and a chat with friends.
This monthly event was the brainchild of Jane
Stevens who saw the need for a venue for
locals to sell their crafts, produce and goodies.
The Lunar Market became famous for the
bacon butties and being a friendly, social
occasion. As most regulars will know, Jane
sadly died suddenly at the beginning of
October after a short illness.
On Saturday 6 December there will be a
Special Christmas Lunar Market in Jane's
memory and also to carry on an event that
was very popular in Llanfair Clydogau. There
will be the usual mix of crafts, fresh goodies,
festive refreshments and unusual ideas and
gifts for Christmas. The market will be open
from 11am until 3pm.
To find out more please contact:
Lesley Stevens, 07876 794098. University of the Third Age (U3A): Update
The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a movement
which provides life-enhancing and life- changing
opportunities. It provides opportunities for retired or
semi-retired people to come together to learn. It’s not
necessarily about qualifications but the joy of
learning and education. The U3A allows members to
share their skills with others; there is no distinction
between teachers and learners.
After attempting to launch a new branch of the
University of the Third Age in Lampeter, it was
decided to appeal for a small group to spearhead a
new launch in the Autumn. However, the call for this
in the Grapevine has produced scant results.
It needs a keen person, or a couple, or a small group
of friends to take this worthwhile project forwards. I
have all the information and there is support from
regional and local branches. If anyone is willing to
take this on, please contact me on 01570 421476 for
all the details and information.
This will be the final appeal; if there is no response,
we shall have to conclude that there is no way
forward for the U3A in Lampeter.
Ceredwin
THE MAGIC LAMP CINEMA
@VICTORIA HALL
That’s a wrap… The initial 4 week trial of the Magic Lamp Cinema is now over - ending with the marathon extended edition of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the cinema. And a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped run the cinema, and to the local filmmakers who provided the short films.
Over 50 feedback forms were completed. These have provided lots of useful comments and ideas that will help shape the next phase of the Magic Lamp Cinema.
Congratulations to Barbara Baller who was drawn from all the feedback forms as the lucky winner of £30 of Lampeter Loyalty Vouchers.
All the numbers, the comments and the popcorn will be crunched over Christmas, then the Magic Lamp Cinema will be back on the scene as a multi-screen complex in the new year....
To keep up to date with the plans ahead, watch the Magic Lamp Facebook page
facebook.com/MagicLampCinema or contact Chris Studman: 01570 493649
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Recently, a growing body of evidence has strongly
supported the link between our mental well-being
and spending time in nature (and I'm not just talking
wilderness here - a walk in the park, gardening,
playing with your dog or cat, sitting in your garden or
tending to house plants can, and do, help). However,
believing that nature is healing and can relieve our
modern day stress isn't a new discovery by any
means - people all over the world have known this
for a long, long time. For centuries people of all
cultures have found great emotional and spiritual
sustenance when looking at nature - watching a
beautiful sunset, gazing at a turquoise sea, or
peaceful lake, walking in a lush green forest or field
of golden corn. Living so closely and intimately with
nature and being dependent on it for their very
survival, our ancestors very likely experienced a very
deep and physical sense of connection with the earth
and the whole web of life...
It is only in recent years that we have become
relatively disconnected from nature, living as we do
most of the time indoors or in our cars, cut off from
nature and perhaps coming to see it as something
'other' from ourselves - something to be subdued,
tamed or controlled - and in the process cutting
ourselves off from a vital source of support and
nourishment, from a part of ourselves. According to
ecopsychology, this mental and physical
disconnection is incredibly harmful to our well-being,
causing us stress and pain on a very deep level. It is
also harmful, they say, to the well-being and survival
of the planet upon which we depend, as we are
quickly destroying it, and in the process our home,
our own survival and a very deep part of ourselves.
Ecotherapy seeks to remedy this, helping people to
once again reconnect with nature and heal this rift.
Of course, you may or may not believe what the
ecopsychologists say, that a deep rift has developed
and is causing us and the planet harm.
However, leaving aside this notion of a rift, as
mentioned above, many researchers have been
exploring the link between our mental well-being and
being in nature. Some have also found that healing
images of nature can help to lower blood pressure
and relieve stress and pain. In recent years 'forest
bathing' has become a recognised relaxation and
stress management activity in Japan. Forest bathing
involves visiting a forest for relaxation and recreation
while breathing in the aroma of the trees' essential
oils (akin to aromatherapy). Furthermore, 'healing
gardens' have been around for many, many years.
More recently, in Scandinavia, nature-based stress
management courses have begun to spring up.
There is clearly a growing trend towards
nature-based stress relief which can range from the
simple advice to spend more time outdoors, to
developing a deeper reconnection with nature (which
often involves an engagement with pre-industrial
forms of wisdom). Nature really does seem to
inspire, nurture and heal us on a very deep level.
So, is it time to look back to our ancestors and
remember what we have lost? And to somehow find
our way back home? There are lots of ways we can
allow nature to help us. We can simply utilise its
healing properties to improve our well-being, or we
can go further and deepen our connection with
nature - thereby also building our resilience to stress.
Nature can teach us so much too, if we just slow
down, observe and listen.
If any of this resonates with you, there is more
information at www.wildcherrycoaching.co.uk,
where you can read my Nature Wisdom blog and find
details of my unique, nature inspired stress
management e-course. Ros Hunwicks
'And in with the old...'
“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted like trees.”
Rainer Maria Rilk
“The indescribable innocence of and beneficence of Nature - of sun and wind and rain,
of summer and winter - such health, such cheer, they afford forever!”
Henry David Thoreau
Welsh Quilt Centre Raffle
This year the Welsh Quilt Centre Lampeter
held a raffle for a beautiful antique quilt. The
proceeds from this raffle will help us to
conserve another antique Welsh Quilt that will
be exhibited in the 2015 exhibition.
The draw was held on Tuesday 28 October
and drawn by Kate Barnes of Calico Kate.
The lucky winner was Gwyneth Evans of
Llangybi. Gwyneth visited the exhibition with
Llangybi Merched Y Wawr.
The picture shows
Jen Jones of the
Welsh Quilt Centre
presenting the prize
to a very happy
Gwyneth Evans.
Jen Jones
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Gwasanaeth Dydd Sul y Cofio ger y Gofgolofn:
Y Cadlywydd oedd y Cyngh. David Smith. Bu i’r
Cyngh. John Davies ymwneud â’r Anogaeth. Y
Canon Brendan O’Malley oedd yng ngofal y
gwasanaeth ger y Gofgolofn ac yn yr Eglwys San
Pedr. Y Biwglwr oedd Benedict Webb myfyriwr o
Goleg Prifysgol Abertawe. Boed i’r utgorn (sef Y
Safle Diwethaf a’r Reveille) gael ei ganu mewn
ffordd ystyrlon ac yn weddus i’r achlysur. Roedd y
Gwasanaeth eleni yn un teimladwy iawn gan ei
fod yn nodi canrif i’r adeg pan ddechreuwyd y
Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, pan gollwyd cenhedlaeth o
bobl.
Diolch i aelodau’r Ford Gron, Llanbedr Pont
Steffan a’r Heddlu a oedd yng ngofal cau’r ffordd
a hefyd i Mr Gwynne Davies am ddarparu’r
Uwch-Seinydd.
Diolch yn fawr i bawb a oedd wedi cyfrannu mewn
unrhyw ffordd i’r achlysur.
Aros y mae’r atgofion yn ymwneud â’r rai a
wnaeth yr aberth mwyaf, o hyd.
Llongyfarchiadau!
Datganwyd llongyfarchion i Mrs Marx, Heol Y
Bryn, Llanbedr Pont Steffan ar gyrraedd can
mlwydd oed ar yr 8fed o Dachwedd 2014.
Cyflwynwyd blodau iddi ar ran y Cyngor Tref gan
y Dirprwy-Faer Y Cyngh. Chris Thomas a’r Faeres
Mrs Lis Williams. Dymunwn yn dda iddi yn ystod
y dyfodol.
Sinema-Neuadd FIctoria
Braf oedd clywed bod y Sinema wed ail-agor ei
ddrysau o fewn Neuadd Fictoria. Deallwyd bod
Mrs Margaret Davies-Evans (cyn Gynghorydd
Tref), 4 Rhes Harfod, Llanbedr PS, wedi
mynychu’r Noson Agored o’r 25ain o Hydref
(agorwyd yn swyddogol gan Y Maer y Gyngh.
Elsie Dafis). Roedd siwr o fod wedi dod â llif o
atgofion i Margaret gan ei bod wedi ymwneud â’r
swydd o Dywysydd degawdau ynghynt. yn yr
unfan.
Remembrance Sunday Service at the War
Memorial: Cllr David Smith assumed the role of
Marshal at this event. Cllr John Davies delivered
the Exhortation. The service at the War Memorial
and the service at St Peter’s Church were
officiated by Canon Brendan O’Malley. Benedict
Webb, a student at Swansea University
undertook the role of Bugler. The trumpet (Last
Post and the Reveille) was played in a manner
which was very fitting for the occasion. This
year’s Service was particularly poignant as it
commemorated the Centenary of the start of
WW1, when a whole generation had been wiped
out.
Thank you to the Members of Lampeter Round
Table and the Police, who manned the roads and
also to Mr Gwynne Davies for the provision of the
loudspeaker. Many thanks to all who attended
and who contributed in any way to this event.
The memory of those who made the ultimate
sacrifice remains.
Congratulations!
Congratulations are extended to Mrs Marx, Bryn
Road, who celebrated a landmark birthday, viz
100 years of age on Saturday 8 November 2014.
Flowers were presented to her, on behalf of the
Town Council by the Deputy-Mayor Cllr
Christopher Thomas and the Mayoress Mrs Lis
Williams. Best Wishes for the future Mrs Marx.
Cinema-VIctoria Hall
Members were pleased to hear that the Cinema
had re-opened its doors at the Victoria Hall. Mrs
Margaret Davies-Evans, 4 Harford Row,
Lampeter (formerly a Town Cllr) attended the
Opening Event (which had been officially opened
by the Mayor Cllr Elsie Dafis) on Saturday 25
October 2014. It must have brought back many
memories to Margaret as she had been an Usher
many decades ago at the Cinema.
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Jottings
Without their leaves, trees and hedgerows reveal
nests that had been so expertly hidden by the
birds that built them. Many will not stand up to the
rigors of winter and will not be used again, e.g. the
spider web and lichen construction of Long-tailed
tits and the mud- lined nests of Song thrushes.
Some nests however are used for a number of
years. The colonial nesting Rooks will visit their
stick constructions over the next few weeks to
assess any damage, if the neighbours are not
around they will steal sticks. Herons return to the
trees at the end of January and behave in a
similar fashion. Red kites like to decorate their
nests with pieces of coloured paper amongst other
things; in times past they stole clothing from
washing lines. The House martins’ mud pellet
nests can survive the winter but will almost
certainly need refurbishment, it is a shame that
some are hosed down. Other creatures use the
abandoned homes of other animals. Some Bees
will take up residence in old mice runs. If you have
the chance to visit the coast and look in the rock
pools you could find that master recycler the
Hermit crab. David Price
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 10–4 pm
Small friendly, informal groups with all materials and a light lunch included.
Regular venues include 1st Lampeter Scouts Hall, and
The Quercus Rooms, Carmarthen.
Raised needlework, creative use of plants like nettles, natural plant dyeing, wet/dry felting, & making textiles all on offer.
Booking not always essential
Dates for NEW Drop in Workshops to be arranged
Private Tuition Workshops also available
Please see websites or visit Pam’s stall for further details. www.pottingsheddirect.co.uk
www.facebook.com/pottingsheddirect www.pinterest.com/pamdirect
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/pottingsheddirect
For this, our final monthly tweet, I would simply
like to urge readers to explore the beautiful
countryside where we live as much as possible
for themselves. What I love about birding in
Ceredigion is that with so few people on the
ground there are always new things to discover.
Everyone can contribute something to our
understanding of the local bird life however small
that contribution may be. Perhaps you have seen
a particularly large flock of Wood Pigeons in the
autumn or know of a pair of Mute Swans with
cygnets. When added to the records sent in by
others they help to create a better picture of the
ebb and flow in the lives of the birds that live
amongst us.
County Bird Recorder Russell Jones would be
very happy to receive interesting sightings and
can advise you on what sorts of information to
send him. These are summarised in an annual
report. Contact: [email protected]
Alternatively, check out the website;
www.ceredigionbirds33.blogspot.co.uk
This has up to date records of what is being seen
and a list of regular monthly bird walks.
Finally, Tomos and myself would like to thank
everyone for their lovely comments about his
drawings.
H a p p y
birding!
Ian’s Final Tweet:
December
by
Ian and Tomos Morris
Heron by Tomos (age 9)
Ian Morris
On behalf of all Grapevine readers -
Thank You Ian and Tomos for inspiring us all. Eds.
David Price
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BBC School Report is a joint BBC News and BBC Learning initiative. It gives 11-
16 year old students in the UK the opportunity to create unique media content,
and to present it to a real audience, via television radio and the internet, on
School Report News Day 19 March 2015.
BBC News presenter Huw Edwards is working on School Report and has stated,
“Over the years… I’ve seen how much fun it can be”.
At Bro Pedr’s School Report, the management team are excited to be able to
offer this fantastic experience to pupils at this school for a third time; in weekly
lessons the Young Reporters receive tuition to improve a variety of skills such as speaking and writing.
In past years, Bro Pedr’s Young Reporters have had the chance to interview public figures such as
ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and created content that has been featured by the BBC.
We hope that this year will be as rewarding for our Young Reporters as the last, and we look forward to
News Day in March.
BBC School Report will be live on Thursday 19 March on the BBC School Report website, with our reports
going onto www.bropedr.ceredigion.sch.uk live.
For more information visit the BBC School Report website on http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/.
Max
Project Manager
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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.
Papur Bro – Welsh language Community Newspaper Golwg360 – Welsh language National News Service Gŵyl Golwg – A Welsh language Arts Festival held in Lampeter
Papur Bro Clonc has been a Welsh language monthly community newspaper for Lampeter and the surrounding villages for the last 32 years. It
celebrates the achievements of individuals and societies in the area. But with the growth of
hyper local services, Clonc intends to develop further.
This year, with the help of Golwg360 we seek to develop a Welsh language community
service on the web by using social websites.
Golwg360 is a Welsh language National News Service based at
Llambed Industrial Estate. At Gŵyl Golwg, a festival held this year on the campus of Trinity Saint David
University Lampeter in September, Clonc360 was launched.
Currently Clonc360 is a new service to this area on Twitter,
Facebook and Youtube. The intention in December is to bring it
all together on a new website for the community.
Individuals and societies are encouraged to tweet in Welsh about
local events as well as including photographs. Messages in Welsh,
pictures and videos of local interest can be posted on Clonc360’s
Facebook page. Tweeting results and photographs
recently live from both YFC Eisteddfodau was successful.
Members from Cwmann, Dyffryn Cothi and Llanllwni Clubs helped in the Carmarthenshire Eisteddfod in
Carmarthen, and members from Bro'r Dderi, Llanwenog and
Pontsian Clubs helped in the Ceredigion Eisteddfod in
Pontrhydfendigaid. A unique service, bringing Welsh language excitement of this successful organization to
homes in the area. Journalists from Golwg360 were kind enough to offer training to individuals and
organizations on the skills needed to use Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. If others would like to learn
more about this, and help out, please contact one of the Clonc volunteers.
In the meantime please use @Clonc360 in Twitter messages and post your message in Welsh on
www.facebook.com/Clonc360 page. Why not share eisteddfod and show results, publicise local events, share football, rugby and hockey scores, and even
announce times of services in chapels and churches?
Papur Bro Clonc yw’r papur misol Cymraeg i ardal Llanbedr Pont Steffan a’r pentrefi cyfagos ers 32 o flynyddoedd. Mae’n dathlu llwyddiant unigolion a chymdeithasau’r ardal. Ond gyda thwf gwasanaethau hyper lleol, bwriada Clonc ddatblygu ymhellach. Eleni, gyda chymorth Golwg360 rydym yn ceisio datblygu lle ar y we, sef gwasanaeth cymunedol Cymraeg gan ddefnyddio’r gwefannau cymdeithasol. Golwg360 yw’r Gwasanaeth Newyddion Cymraeg Cenedlaethol a leolir yn Ystâd Ddiwydiannol Llambed. Yn ystod Gŵyl Golwg a gynhaliwyd eleni ar gampws Prifysgol Y Drindod Dewi Sant Llanbed ym mis Medi, fe lansiwyd Clonc360. Ar hyn o bryd mae Clonc360 yn wasanaeth newydd i’r ardal hon gyda phresenoldeb ar Trydar, Facebook a Youtube. Y bwriad ym mis Rhagfyr yw dod â’r cyfan at ei gilydd ar wefan newydd i’r gymuned. Anogir unigolion a chymdeithasau i drydar yn Gymraeg am ddigwyddiadau lleol yn ogystal â chynnwys lluniau. Gellir hefyd bostio negeseuon Cymraeg, lluniau a fideos o ddiddordeb lleol ar dudalen Facebook Clonc360. Cafwyd tipyn o lwyddiant yn ddiweddar wrth drydar canlyniadau a lluniau yn fyw o’r ddwy Eisteddfod CFfI. Bu aelodau Clybiau Cwmann, Dyffryn Cothi a Llanllwni yn cynorthwyo o Eisteddfod Sir Gâr yng Nghaerfyrddin a bu aelodau Clybiau Bro’r Dderi, Llanwenog a Phontsian yn cynorthwyo o Eisteddfod Ceredigion ym Mhontrhydfendigaid. Gwasanaeth unigryw yn dod â bwrlwm Cymraeg y mudiad llwyddiannus hwn i gartrefi’r ardal. Bu newyddiadurwyr Golwg360 yn ddigon caredig i gynnig hyfforddiant i unigolion a chymdeithasau ar sgiliau Trydar, Facebook a Youtube. Os hoffai eraill ddysgu mwy am hyn er mwyn cynorthwyo, cysylltwch ag un o wirfoddolwyr Clonc. Yn y cyfamser defnyddiwch @Clonc360 yn eich neges Trydar a phostiwch yn Gymraeg ar dudalen www.facebook.com/Clonc360. Beth am rannu canlyniadau eisteddfodau a sioeau, rhoi cyhoeddusrwydd i ddigwyddiadau lleol, rhannu sgôr timau pêl-droed, rygbi a hoci, a hyd yn oed son am oedfaon mewn capeli ac eglwysi?
Geirfa ~ Vocabulary
Llun Seremoni’r Gadair yn Eisteddfod CFfI Ceredigion a drydarwyd gan @Clonc360
The Chairing Ceremony in Ceredigion YFC Eisteddfod photograph as tweeted by @Clonc360
Llun perfformiad CFfI Cwmann yn Eisteddfod CFfI Sir Gâr a drydarwyd gan @Clonc360 A performance by Cwmann YFC in
Carmarthenshire YFC Eisteddfod photograph as tweeted by @Clonc360
Clonc360 – The new local Welsh language community service on the web Eisteddfod – A Welsh festival of literature, music and performance
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The Reach Out Project is a new initiative funded by the
Big Lottery Fund (People and Places) to support groups of
young people by providing Accessible, Affordable,
Community Transport throughout Ceredigion. It has been
set up by Ystwyth Community Transport Group.
We celebrated the Official Opening of the project during
the school half term at Pantyfedwen, Community Hall in
Pontrhydfendigaid.
Ceredigion MP Mark Williams attended and was invited
to ceremoniously cut the red ribbon, which hung across
the two new 17 seat light weight mini buses.
Commenting after the event, Mark Williams said;
“There is no age barrier to feeling the effects of rural
isolation, and the Ystwyth Community Group is an
example of community engagement, assisting people of
all ages... giving them access to opportunities they may
not otherwise be able to experience, and is a very
valuable resource.”
Invited guests, including young people, from youth
groups and organisations, enjoyed home baked treats
provided by the Cwtch Tearooms. The younger
generation had fun on the bouncy castle and games
outside. Invited speakers included Ian Williams, Chairman
of the Ystwyth Community Transport Group, Rod Bowen
the Community Transport Officer for CAVO and
Ceredigion County Council and Geraint Blayney one of
the first volunteer Reach Out bus drivers for Tir Coed,
who now use the Reach Out Project regularly. A big thank
you to them all for their support , which made it a very
successful and enjoyable event.
Suzanne Williams Ystwyth Community Transport Group, Reach Out Project Development Officer [email protected]
Reach Out Project
Trafnidiaeth Ystwyth Transport Cynllun Ymestyn Allan
Reach Out Project 0845 020 4322
Fri 28 Nov “The Fault in our Stars” (12A)
Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Willem Dafoe
DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start
Admission by Donation
BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND
WWW.CELLANMILLENNIUMHALL.CO.UK
NO FILM NIGHTS PLANNED DURING
DECEMBER AND JANUARY
Film Night
Volunteers required
to help with our popular film club
Please contact Amanda Newman, 01570 421338
Are you struggling with transport issues?
Is it difficult to get volunteers to where they need to be?
Do you need help transporting sports teams to fixtures?
Would you like to offer more off-site activities?
Can mobility problems create barriers to accessing
events or activities?
Is the cost of transport prohibitive?
What are the options?
Get in touch with the Reach Out Project
If you are over 21 with at least 2 years driving
experience, and you are a youth leader or work with
young people, you can complete the free MiDAS
minibus training and become a driver for your group
This is a great volunteering opportunity and a positive
qualification to add to your CV
You can then use the Reach Out Project minibuses
giving a donation towards their sustainability
The Reach Out Project are willing to look at options for
locating a minibus further south in the county, if there is
enough demand from local groups as the aim is to
provide transport for young people, and break down the
barriers for people living in isolated rural communities
Alternatively
Are you are a group or organisation who has access to
transport that is not in constant use?
Would you be willing to allow others to use it?
Please get in touch via [email protected] if
any of the above is relevant to you.
Let’s see how we can help each other.
Eds.
Starting a debate ...
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New and Old Rugby Stars have recently provided excitement for junior teams at Lampeter Rugby Club. Training sessions on 4 Nov with Darran Harris and Wyn Jones from the Scarlets were followed by an Aussie themed day (8 Nov) to coincide with the Wales vs Australia match and a visit from Australian legend David Campese. A great time was had by all. Recent Reviews
Lampeter Town RFC
DAVID CAMPESE
Photos: Tracey O’ Grady
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SAWN TIMBER FOR SALE Locally grown sawn timber products,
milled to order
Slab Wood: £18 per bundle Waney edge Boards: £1 p/m
Cladding • Beams • Firewood Logs Firewood offcuts - car boot/small trailer load: £20
Please ring Andrew on 07557 386755 Each purchase supports this Community Project
www.longwood-lampeter.org.uk
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There is something very comforting about using home remedies that have been passed
down through the generations and when you become a parent you often find yourself
turning to traditional remedies that your mother or grandmother used, such as honey
and lemon to soothe a sore throat, perhaps it is because you remember how
comforting, gentle and effective those home cures were. With children in the household
it is a certainty that you are always in need of treatments for minor ailments whether it
is for cuts, bruises, nettle stings or tummy upsets; and undoubtedly it is most helpful to
discover the value of simple plant-based cures that can be made at home.
With the danger of antibiotic overuse becoming well publicised in recent years there is
an increase in wanting to treat minor conditions such as coughs, colds and tummy
upsets without asking the Doctor to reach for the prescription pad. For centuries
families have relied on plant based remedies to treat everyday illnesses, these gentle
yet effective remedies are currently enjoying a resurgence in interest, quite rightly too.
Healing Touch
Anyone that has ever experienced a massage will know how relaxing it is and so it is
not surprising that massaging babies helps to alleviate inability to settle and colic. To
perform a baby massages warm one egg cupful of grape-seed oil by standing it in a
bowl of warm water. Add one drop of pure Roman Chamomile essential oil and mix
well. Lay your baby on a warm towel on your lap for the massage. Using gentle and
soothing strokes work from your baby’s fingers along the limbs, towards the heart. Use
light, circular motions over the tummy. Throughout the massage be guided by your
baby and their reactions. After massaging the front of your baby, turn them over and
work either side of the spine and down the back. Finish by wrapping your baby up in a
warm towel. This is a great way of helping to alleviate tension in your baby, stimulate
sleep as well as being a lovely bonding activity.
Rose Hip Tonic
A few decades ago it was a common practice to give children a spoonful of rose hip
syrup to top up their vitamin levels and ward off colds. Then, almost overnight rose hip
syrup vanished from the shelves due to the outcry that it was causing infant tooth
decay. However this recipe for Rose Hip Tonic contains all the vitamin C packed rose-
hips without any of tooth decay issues associated with the original syrup.
To make Rose Hip Tonic Take 1 teaspoon of dried rose hips or 1 ½ teaspoons of fresh
rose hips and mix with ¼ teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Pour over one cup of freshly
boiled water and leave to stand for ten minutes before straining. Add a squeeze of fresh
lemon juice and serve as a tea. A little honey can be added to make it more palatable if
necessary.
Milk Aid for Nursing Mothers:
The sweet tangy, mildly aniseed flavoured fennel has been used for centuries as an aid
to nursing women to help stimulate milk production. Not only has it been used to help
stimulate milk production but it passes through breast milk to help the baby’s digestion
and relieve symptoms of colic. Eating fennel is of benefit and you can also make a
soothing tea.
To make fennel tea, crush 40g of fennel seeds in a mortar and pestle and then cover
them with 1 pint of freshly boiled water. Leave to stand for 10 minutes, before straining.
Drink a cup at least three times a day. It will not only help to stimulate breast milk
production and ease colic, but will also help with your digestive system and helps with
balancing your menstrual cycle.
As a breastfeeding mother I was conscious of not wanting to take so much as a
Paracetamol, but I still found myself in need of a headache cure or tonic from time to
time; thankfully I found that a rosemary oil scalp rub chases headaches away whilst
garlic is a cure all. Women have acted as the key to the families’ health for generations:
dispensing advice, home-made remedies and employing the odd old wives tale here
and there. With a long standing female preoccupation in natural remedies it is not
surprising that there is a long list of folk remedies devoted to addressing temporary
glitches in the menstrual cycle, to aid nursing and childbirth; alleviate frayed nerves and
soothe the passage of the menopause.
Simple quick tips such as knowing that half a teaspoon of turmeric powder in warm milk
helps alleviate cold symptoms, whilst raspberry vinegar is excellent used as a sore
throat gargle or sipped a teaspoonful at a time it works as a good cough remedy means
that your kitchen can soon become your natural pharmacy.
Seren Evans-Charrington www.cooking calendar.me
Traditional Remedies that Every Parent Should Know
An Old Fashioned Kitchen
Remedy for Diarrhoea:
Lemon Barley Water
Children can quickly become
dehydrated when suffering
from tummy upsets and
lemon barley water can help
to replace lost fluids and it
tasting good is a real bonus.
To make lemon barley water
cover 125g of pearl barley
with water and bring to the
boil. Strain, return the barley
to the pan and add 1 ½ pints
of cold water and the grated
rind of one unwaxed lemon.
Simmer, gently until the
barley is cooked, topping up
with water as required. Once
the barley is cooked leave to
cool and then strain the liquid
and sweeten with a little
honey if necessary. Serve
chilled.
Marigold Rinse to the
Rescue: for minor Wounds,
eczema, insect bites and
athletes foot Marigold rinse is
an invaluable treatment for all
manner of skin ailments. For
centuries pot marigold has
been cultivated for its
soothing antiseptic and anti-
fungal properties. In history
marigold’s healing properties
were so highly regarded that
Henry VII recommended
using it to cure the plague; as
a modern parent it is well
worth making a marigold rinse
for the treatment of eczema,
roundworm, athletes’ foot,
insect stings, sore skin and
inflammation.
To make Marigold Wash,
place 125g of fresh marigold
heads (50g dried) in a large
jug, cover with a pint of boiling
water. Leave to cool, strain
into a bowl. For the treatment
of minor wounds such as cuts
and grazes or sore skin and
eczema, bathe the affected
area in the marigold wash or
apply with clean cotton wool.
To treat conditions such as
inflammation or insect stings
mix the prepared marigolds
rinse with an equal quantity of
cider vinegar and apply with
clean cotton wool.
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Christmas People’s Market @ Victoria Hall, Saturday 20 December - 10am-1pm
Continued from page 13
PMS Salad Premenstrual Syndrome is something that effects a great deal of women and with its symptoms of bloating, headaches, breast pain and irritability it can make being a mother a difficult task with patience being at low ebb. For painful periods try drinking raspberry leaf tea, this is known for easing menstrual cramps, but to combat the bloating effects of PMS try this vitamin rich salad that has a natural diuretic effect that is mild but effective:
Method: Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and combine the dressing ingredients together before drizzling over the salad. This should be enjoyed daily in sandwiches or as a part of main meals. Stress is definitely not pleasant, but increasingly unavoidable when faced with parenting challenges and the strains and pressures of modern living. Gentle home remedies can help and these quick tips will help as general tonics to alleviate stress and strain: Add two cloves to a cup of herbal tea to aid your mood and lift depression.
Have a healthy helping of porridge – oats are full of vitamin B which is vital to the nervous system. Take 15 minutes a day to do nothing, but relax and try adding a few drops of rosemary oil to your next bath Constipation, Colds and Food Poisoning Garlic is an ancient cure-all remedy that amongst other things is good for warding off colds, as well as aiding the recovery of anyone suffering from food poisoning. Studies have shown that garlic can fight infection and can eliminate harmful bacteria in the gut and so two cloves of garlic a day may indeed keep the doctor away. A handy garlic recipe to keep to hand is a mild, yet effective remedy for constipation. Warm one cup of milk in a saucepan, add five peeled cloves of garlic and simmer for three minutes, gradually bring to the boil. Strain and drink just before bedtime. It will work as a laxative that is mild enough for adults and children alike. More and more people are turning to natural solutions in preference to chemical substances. As a parent the interest in safe, simple and effective home remedies often increases, but it goes without saying that any child that has sickness, diarrhoea, pain or fever for more than twenty four hours should be referred to a doctor and that if you are worried about the health of your child you should seek the advice of a GP without delay, however, for mild ailments and minor first aid traditional remedies can be a great aid for parents and their children alike. There’s a wonderful world of traditional home remedies just waiting to be discovered in your garden and kitchen cupboards and I hope you will enjoy exploring some of them.
Seren Evans-Charrington
Ingredients: (a handful of each) Lettuce Young dandelion leaves Chopped celery Parsley Young nettle tips Spinach Watercress
For the dressing: 50ml Walnut oil 1 Clove crushed garlic Juice of 1 lemon
Traditional Remedies that Every Parent Should Know
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Tregaron Talent
The annual Ysgol Tregaron Eisteddfod was held at the end of
October and this year pupils in year eleven were the leaders of the
three houses, Aeron, Teifi and Ystwyth.
Following weeks of enthusiastic rehearsing the event was very
successful with a high standard across the various stage and
academic competitions.
Aeron were the winning team at
the end of the day and also won
all three choral competitions.
One of the highlights was the Chairing and Shield Ceremony to
honour the winning bards.
This year the chair was awarded for the best Welsh poem titled
‘Llwybrau’ (‘Pathways’) and the Shield awarded for an English poem
entitled ‘Beauty’. Both competitions were held under examination
conditions during a school afternoon and the adjudicators praised all
the entries highly. For the second year in succession Nest Jenkins
(year eleven) won the Chair and the Shield was won by another year
eleven pupil, Rebeca James.
The winning poems in both the Chair and Shield competitions, along with other winning works have been published in ‘Plu’r Gweunydd’ and are for sale from the school. 01974 298231, admin.tregaron.ceredigion.sch.uk, Rhiannon Lewis
Rebeca James (Ysgol Tregaron 2014)
Beauty Rain poured
as tidal waves of tears
crashed against his shoulder,
though the rock was still.
He held her,
tightly.
A sea of black drowned her beauty.
The soft, mellow curls
Strange to the palm.
And innocence clear to see,
as she wept.
Rebuild, revive, rejected,
Her eyes dull with despair.
But he wouldn’t release his hold.
He saw a true beauty,
A reflection of her soul.
He would nourish,
care,
love.
For beauty is a gift.
Nest Jenkins who won the Chair (on left
in each photo) and
Rebeca James who
won the Shield (on
right in each photo)
Nest Jenkins (centre) being presented with a new trophy kindly donated by two former pupils, Meleri and Meirian Morgan, Bwlchllan, which is awarded to the best choral conductor at the eisteddfod
Recent Reviews
QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU MIX A
QUARTER OF A TONNE OF APPLES, 100 PEO-
PLE, SOME GADGETS AND LOTS OF GOODWILL?
ANSWER: THE LAMPETER APPLE DAY AND ABOUT 100 LITRES OF APPLE JUICE.
Lampeter Apple Day is almost a tradition ……
well, almost. It has been running for 6 years
and has attracted more and more people each
year. If you have never been – why not?
The weather was not the best and a couple of
the tents took it onto themselves to blow to
new pitches, but by 11:00 we had the apple
presses, cheese, green woodworking, Wild
Pickings, beekeepers, Wales Air Ambulance,
and cake stalls, all ready to wow the apple
growers of Lampeter.
Some apples arrived in carry bags, others
came in buckets and then there was the van
load! The Lampeter Permaculture Group was
on hand, with all the necessary equipment and
know-how needed, to turn the world’s second
most popular fruit (no, I don't know which is
the most popular) into my favourite drink –
nothing beats freshly pressed Apple juice.
Thanks must go to all at Organic Fresh Food
for all their organisation and support. Without
them, the day could not happen, and what
would we do without Ben’s Raclette, potatoes
and gherkins!
Over 40 varieties of apples were on show, all
grown locally, and the majority being Welsh
varieties that have adapted to our local
climate. The washing machine press put in an
appearance, but pride of place went to the
shiny new, high volume press, recently bought
by the Permaculture Group. It was a good job
we had it given the high volume of apples that
people brought.
All in all, great fun, a great day, and great
juice. Tim Martin
Lampeter Apple Day 2014
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Traws Link Cymru: update and call for volunteers to help restore the station at Llanio
Traws Link Cymru West Wales Rail Campaign
Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru
Cyfarfod Cyhoeddus I adrodd ar gynnydd yr ymgyrch i ail-agor y rheilffordd rhwng
Aberystwyth a Chaerfyrddin
7yh Dydd Iau 27 Dachwedd 2014 Gwesty’r Black Lion Hotel, Llanybydder
Public Meeting to report on the progress of the Campaign to re-open the rail
line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen
7pm Thursday 27 November 2014
At the Black Lion Hotel, Llanybydder
CROESO I BAWB - ALL WELCOME
A great deal has happened since the last report from Traws Link Cymru in Grapevine.
Firstly, support for our campaign to re-open the railway between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth has received a
very important endorsement. The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, in response to a question by Elin
Jones (Ceredigion AM) at the Whitland First Minister Scrutiny session on 9 October, stated that he supported
the principle of re-opening the line. Although there are many challenges to be overcome, he said that such a
project would benefit the economy of Ceredigion and west Wales.
We have also received support from 34 Town and Community Councils and from 13 Ceredigion County
Councillors. Carmarthen County Council passed a motion on November 12 proposed by Councillor Calum
Higgins that, “This Council supports the campaign by Traws Link Cymru to re-open the Carmarthen to
Aberystwyth railway line.”
We expect Ceredigion to follow suit shortly.
We are holding two important public meetings. The first is to be held at the Black Lion Hotel in Llanybydder
at 7pm on Thursday 27 November. Please come along to hear details of our progress so far; our plan for the
route and to answer any questions or concerns you may have. The meeting will be attended by AMs and local
Community Councillors.
The second meeting will be held at the Morlan Centre, Queen's Road, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23
2HH on Thursday 15 January starting at 6pm. At the Morlan Centre meeting we expect to have in
attendance several AMs, County and Community
Councillors and our local MP, Mark Williams.
We are planning to clear the railway station at Pont
Llanio in connection with the 50th anniversary of the
closing of the line. We hope that Bob Symes, the
celebrated TV presenter and railway modeller will install
a short track with a model of a Great Western diesel
rail-car. We require volunteers to help us clear the track
and the undergrowth from the platform. Please call John
Lewis who is co-ordinating this effort on 01545 570080, if
you are prepared to work a chain-saw or a brush-cutter
or just help to clear the line.
A recent report on the experimental and successful
shifting of timber by rail from Aberystwyth to the
Kronospan Mill near Wrexham indicated that the one of
the largest industries in west Wales (worth £400 million
per year) could significantly benefit from the Carmarthen
to Aberystwyth rail link. This link would help reduce the
number of huge timber lorries on our narrow and twisty
roads and our canvassing of the timber industry has
demonstrated that they are in favour.
Adrian Kendon,
Chair Traws Link Cymru
TRAWS LINK CYMRU (TLC)
West Wales Rail Campaign/Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru
Our petition (online http://www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk/?p=536 and paper) has grown to
nearly 8,000 and we continue to receive signatures on a daily basis.
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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 £12/hour; Small hall £7/hour; whole building
£18/hour. We also have office space, committee room and small therapy/ class/ conference room.
See www.vichall.org.uk for more details.
Day
Weekly (W) Fortnightly (F)
Monthly (M) Time Activity / Class
Contact
Name Number
Monday W
NEW! 9.30am-12.30pm
WEA Sewing class
Hannah Cutler 01570 421236
W
NEW Choir 7.30-9pm
Magical Music in Lampeter
Louise Broome 01545 560222
Tuesday W 1-2pm & 6-7pm
American Tribal Style Bellydancing
Wendy Steele 01570 472921 07752 478779
W
Welcoming newcomers
4.30-5.30pm
LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre &
Stage School Annie May 01570 423080
W
NEW 7-8pm Boxersize Oliver Leighton 07918 661194
W 6-8pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
Wednesday W 10am-1pm
Hafan Cymru ‘Moving on Club’
Helping you get back to work
Becky Turton 07875 272834
W 10-12pm Welsh Class Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W 10am-1pm
Age Cymru Drop in session for learning computer skills
and general advise
F 2-
4.30pm Young at Heart
Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter
W 7-8pm Zumba
keep fit session Louise Evans 07584 199372
W 6-7pm Jujitsu James Masters 07564 666530
Thursday W 1-3pm Welsh classes Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W 6.30-
7.30pm Line Dancing:
Class for beginners Heather Boothby 01570 493458
W
NEW! 8-9pm
Boxersize Oliver Leighton 07918 661194
M 3rd Thur each
month
7-9pm Transition Llambed
‘Big Gathering’
Has now evolved into ’Green Drinks’ in the Castle Green. A social gathering for all those interested in any issues remotely
’Green’. Everyone welcome!
Friday W 10am-12pm
Welsh classes Meryl Evans 01545 572715
W 4.30-
6.00pm
LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre &
Stage School Annie May 01570 423080
Saturday
2nd & 4th Sat each month
10am-1pm
People’s Market Local food, produce and crafts. Plus Credit Union, café, live music & other attractions
STOP PRESS: Extra Christmas Market Sat 20 Dec No Market 27 Dec
Sunday W 10am-7pm
Lampeter Evangelical Church
Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café
01570 423344
W 6-9pm Jujitsu James Masters 07564 666530
M 7-10pm Custard Queens WI Jen Pink 07540 383835
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what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to [email protected]
courses_______________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Fri 21-Sun 23 Nov: Introduction to Permaculture Thurs 27-Fri 28 Nov: Graphic Design Fundamentals (FREE CiDs course) Sun 30 Nov: Volunteer Activity - Hab-itat and Trail Maintenance Sun 7 Dec: Volunteer Activity - Put-ting up Nest Tubes for Dormice Wed 10 Dec: Craft and Cake - all welcome Wed 10 Dec: Festive Evening Cele-bration (more details on page...) Sun 18 Jan: Volunteer Activity - Cop-picing and Woodland Management Sun 18 Jan: Drawn to Paint Nature (part 1 of 4 seasonal workshops) Sun 8 Feb: Volunteer Activity - Habi-tat and Trail Maintenance Sat 14, 21 and 28 Feb: Introduction to Outdoor Digital Photography Wed 25-Fri 27 Feb: Ecology I Full details and more opportunities: www.denmarkfarm.org.uk 01570 493358
Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland: * Making a Shave Horse. Sat 22 & Sun 23 Nov. 9am-3pm. This course is offered FREE by Tir Coed’s VINE project! A shave horse is the ‘black & decker workmate’ of the green-woodworker. This two day course will give you the skills you need to construct it. Based at Long Wood’s workshop in the woods. Led by woodworker Rob Smith. Contact: 07476 880699, [email protected] to book your place.
* Introduction to Coppicing course will run on two consecutive Sundays, 23 and 30
Nov. 9am-3pm. This
course is offered FREE by Tir Coed’s VINE project! Join tutor and experienced woodsman, Tony Eames, at Long Wood Community Woodland to learn the skills associated with this traditional woodland management technique. Contact: 07476 880699, [email protected] to book your place.
Bike Demonstrations at People’s Market, Victoria Hall, every 2
nd and
4th
Saturday of month. Topics including: aspects of owning folding bikes, information on normal and electric bikes, fold-ability, weights,
maintenance, gears, brakes, wheels and tyres as well as information on new and recycled bikes and workshops. Literature available on various bike related subjects. Contact: Milly, 07583 248387, [email protected]
creative_______________ Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall. Improvers every Wednesday 1.30-3.30, £8. Now taking names for the next beginner sessions. Contact Ann 01558 650760, www.spinwise.co.uk spinwise.uk@btinternet
Jewellery Making Course for Beginners: basic jewellery-making skills. Held in the local Ceredigion area, courses and times to be agreed by mutual arrangement. Contact: Peter, 07984 883453. events ________________
Traws Link Cymru - West Wales Railway Campaign Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru: Cyfarfod Cyhoeddus I adrodd ar gynnydd yr ymgyrch i a i l -agor y rhei l f fordd rhwng Aberystwyth a Chaerfyrddin 7:00yh Dydd Iau 27 Dachwedd 2014, Gwest y’ r B lack L ion Hote l , Llanybydder Public Meeting to report on the progress of the Campaign to re-open the rail line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen 7pm Thur 27 Nov 2014, Black Lion Hotel, Llanybydder CROESO I BAWB - ALL WELCOME www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk
Events taking place in the School
of Classics, Lampeter: The Classics research seminars: All public lectures will take place in the Founders’ Library, Lampeter, on Thursdays at 6.15pm, accompanied by a reception (free entry) 27 Nov 2014, Barry Burnham(Lampeter) ‘Britain produces gold and silver and other metals’ (Tacitus): the Dolaucothi connection? 4
Dec 2014, (Classical Association
L e c t u r e ) F r a n c e s c o M e o (Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, University of Salento) 5 Feb 2015, Textile production in pre-Roman southern Italy: first data. (Classical Association Lecture) Maria Papadopoulou (Ministry of Education, Athens) City and memory: the foundation myth of Alexandria and
the chlamys of Alexander the Great (Classical Association lecture)
Pumpsaint Annual Crafts Fayre in aid of Breast Cancer Wales. Fri 28 Nov 2-6pm Sat 29 Nov 10am-4pm at the Coronation Hall Lampeter Christmas Fayre, Arts Hall, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter campus, Sat 29 Nov, 12-4pm. Annual Christmas Fayre in the Arts Hall at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, craft and Christmas gift stands, mince pies, mulled wine. To be opened by the Mayor of Lampeter, with performances by Cor Meibion Cwmann
Llanerchaeron: Begin the count-down to Christmas this year with a visit to Llanerchaeron. On the Tues 2
Dec, 2-4.30pm and Thurs 11 Dec 6-8.30pm there will be wreath making workshops using greenery from the Llanerchaeron gardens. All materials supplied as well as hot drinks and mince pies. All welcome, £15 booking required. For more details, contact [email protected]
Christmas Fair: Soak up the magic of the festive season and enjoy a great day’s shopping with over 60 local food and craft stalls at our Annual Christmas Fair, Sat 6 and Sun 7
Dec. The Villa will be
decorated for the Christmas and there will be a visit from Father Christmas as well as a treasure hunt for the children. £4 for Adults, children and NT members go free. For more details about our events and opening times please visit our website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/llanerchaeron or call 01545 573024
Christmas Craft Fayre Sat 6 Dec at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Lampeter 10am-3.00pm. C r a f t s , C h r i s t m a s C a r d s , Refreshments, etc. Hiring of stalls £6.50 contact 01570 472968.
Rajesh David, Pete Stacey and Rachel Hargrave playing at The Mulberry Bush, Sat 6 Dec, 7.30 pm. Gourmet three-course vegetarian food and excellent music. £19.95. Booking essential 01570 423317
Christmas Lunch & Entertainment by Smudger at The Mulberry Bush, Sat 20
Dec, 12.30. Two courses and
a lot of fun and carols £12.00. Booking advisable 01570 423317
Please note the New email
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People's Kitchen. Sun 7 Dec, 2pm, Llanfair Clydogau Village Hall. Join us for a delicious vegan meal and friendly social. School Carol Services: Mon 8 Dec: Ysgol Tregaron (Llanddewi Brefi Campus) Christingle Service at Eglwys Dewi Sant, 6pm. Wed 10 Dec: Ysgol Tregaron Christmas Fair (Secondary Campus) * Thurs Dec 11: Ysgol Tregaron/ LLanddewi Brefi Campus – Christmas Concert, 6.30pm Mon 15 Dec: Ysgol Tregaron/Primary Campus – Christmas Concert 6.30pm Fri 19 Dec: Ysgol Tregaron (Senior Campus) Carol Service at Bwlchgwynt Chapel * (* times to be confirmed)
Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland:
AGM & Open Public Meeting. Mon 8 Dec, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lam-peter. The Long Wood team wel-comes 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). [email protected] for more information and to sign up for this unique project.
Faculty of Humanities and Performing Arts Research Lecture Series 2014-15. Venue: Founders’ Library, Old Building University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus. All lectures start at 5pm Monday 8 Dec: Prof Keith Robbins: “The largest university press in the world”: Editing and Writing the Contemporary History (1970-2004) of O.U.P. (Learned Society of Wales Inaugural Annual Lecture) Mon 26 Jan 2015: Prof Tom Harrison (Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, University of Liverpool): ‘Herodotus’ Travels in Britain – and Beyond’ Mon 16 February: Dr Gary Bunt (UWTSD): ‘Islam, Social Media and the Cloud’ Lleoliad: Llyfrgell y Sylfaenwyr, yr Hen Adeilad Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant, Campws
Llambed. Bydd pob darlith yn dechrau am 5yh Dydd Llun 8 Rhagfyr: Prof Keith Robbins: “The largest university press in the world”: Editing and Writing the Contemporary History (1970-2004) of O.U.P. (Darlith Flynyddol Gyntaf Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru) Dydd Llun, 26 Ionawr 2015: Prof Tom Harrison (Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, University of Liverpool): ‘Herodotus’ Travels in Britain – and Beyond’ Dydd Llun 16 Chwefror 2015: Dr Gary Bunt (PCYDDS): ‘Islam, Social Media and the Cloud’
Lampeter Music Club: Lampeter Music Club: Clare Hammond: piano. Tues 9 Dec, 7.30pm, The Arts Hall, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus. Clare Hammond has been acclaimed by The Daily Telegraph as a pianist of “amazing power and panache”, and her performances praised by the Guardian for the “crisp precision and unflashy intelligence”. Her programme will include: Bach - Italian Concerto, BWV 971 ; S ibe l ius - The T rees , Op.75; Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Scriabin - Prelude and Nocturne for left hand, Op. 9; and Chopin - Études Op. 25.
The Hepplewhite Piano Trio. Sun 11 Jan 2015, 2.30pm, The Arts Hall, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter campus. The Hepplewhite Piano Trio was formed in 2009 by students at the Birmingham Conservatoire. In 2010 they won the Sylvia Cleaver Chamber Music Competition, and soon after were awarded the Derek Young Memorial Award from the Birmingham Chamber Music Society. They also won a place in the finals of the Ludlow Concerto Prize, and were the first chamber group to win the Birmingham Symphony Hall Prize. Tickets at the door: £10; concessions £8.50. Students free with a Union Card. Two children free with a paying adult. To receive information about our concerts by e-mail, or receive our annual brochure by regular post, please contact us at: 01570 422436, [email protected].
Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed: The December meeting is for Members only, and will be held at the Church Hall on Tues16 Dec at 7.30pm.The Cymdeithas Hanes 2015 Calendar is now on sale, and commemorates the Lampeter of 1915. Price £5. By Mon 20 Jan we will be back at the Old Hall of the University of Trinity St. David
at 7.30pm, when Jonathan Riley will be giving a talk on 'The Royal Welch Fusiliers and the great Christmas truce.' Croeso cynnes i bawb; all welcomed. Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum The Museum is now closed over the Winter months, but if a group should like to pre-book a visit from now to the beginning of March, please contact Selwyn Walters on [email protected]. We are also inviting businesses and individuals to show their support by becoming Patrons of the museum. Forms are available from members of the Committee or on-line. All donations of £30 or more will be named as Patrons on the Cymdeithas Hanes web-site www.hanesllambed.org.uk for the 2014-15 season.
Young Rangers: Winter In The Woods Mon 22 Dec 10am-4pm. A special day of Christmas themed activities for kids, in the woods at Denmark Farm. £25 per child and £20 for each additional sibling. Games, crafts and a cooked campfire lunch with festive goodies for all. Led by Lea Wakeman and James Kendall. A chance for parents to get some shopping and wrapping done while the kids are having fun. Open to all regular Young Rangers and any other children aged 6-11 years. Advance booking is essential. Phone Lea, 07920 408849
health & well-being _____
Headway, The Brain Injury Association. Have you survived a Brain Injury? Do you care for someone with Brain Injury? Then read on! Headway Ceredigion is holding Drop in sessions on the first Monday of each month during 2014 from 2–4pm in the Royal British Legion Hall, Oxford St, Aberaeron, SA46 0JB. Come along and join us for a cuppa and a chat. Light refreshments will be provided . A ydych wedi goroesi anaf i’r ymennydd? A ydych yn gofalu am rywun sydd ag anaf i’r ymennydd? Darllenwch ymlaen! Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun cyntaf pob mis yn ystod 2014 rhwng 2-4pm yn Neuadd Y Lleng Brydeinig Frenhinol, Stryd Tyglyn, Aberaeron, SA46 0JB. 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]
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health & well-being cont.d__
Yoga classes suitable for all, with an Iyengar-trained teacher: Mon 6.30-8pm & Tues 10-11.30am at Ancient Earth Centre for Well-being, Lanlas Farm, Cellan Weds 5.30-7pm Tregaron Chapel Vestry; Thurs 6-7.30pm Ffarmers Village Hall. Contact: Cathy Crick Stanton, 01570 421144, 07748 031614, [email protected]
Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Catholic Church (white church), opposite the police station in Lampeter. Wednesdays 8-9.30pm. For info, national helpline: 0845 7697555
Narcotics Anonymous meet at St Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of the Drovers Road/ Peterwell Terrace), opposite the car park, on Monday from 7.30-8.30pm. national helpline: 0300 999 1212
kids___________________ 1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Wednesdays, 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070 Young Rangers “Play, Explore and Discover” A weekly club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland crafts and activities in nature led by Forest School trained staff. £4.50 per session. Led by Lea Wakeman and James Kendall. 4:00-6pm every Thurs at Denmark Farm. Advance booking is essential. Phone Lea, 07920 408849
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
NCT 'Move and Groove' is a music a n d m o v e m e n t g r o u p f o r pre-schoolers. Every Tuesday, 10am in the Catherine Stott room, upstairs in Lampeter Students' Union. Let your little one do what comes naturally by making noise and not staying still!
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.
"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
Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School runs 3 terms per year every Tuesday and Friday at Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Winter Term from Fri 3 Oct to Fri 12 Dec. Tues 4.30-5.30pm; Fri 4.30-6.30pm. Cost per child: £30 per term. Contact: Dinah Mulholland 01559 395391, facebook: LYTss [email protected]
markets_______________ People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Sat each month. Next markets: Sat 13 & 20 Dec, no market 27 Dec, back Sat 10 & 24 Jan 2015. Poultry Auction, Victoria Hall, 9am-12, Mon 22 Dec. Lampeter Farmers' Market Market Street, Lampeter, 9am-2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: Fri 12 & Thurs 18 Dec, 23 Jan 2015.
Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month. Next market: Sat 6 Dec, no market in Jan.
Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next markets: Sat 20 Dec & Sat 17 Jan 2015.
Special Christmas Lunar Market Llanfair Clydogau Village Hall, 11am-3pm. Local produce, crafts and festive refreshments. Contact: 07876 794098(See notice on page 4) Next market: Sat 6 Dec.
move your body _________ Twmpath, folkdancing, every first Saturday of the month from 8-10.30pm in Talsarn Village Hall. No partner required, no experience required, just come along and join in the fun. Entrance £2.50 which includes good food. For more information call Elly on 01570 471476 o r Haze l o n 07875095066.
New American Tribal Style Bellydancing: Tues 1-2pm and 6-7 pm, Victoria Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779
Lampeter Belly Dance and Belly Fit Mondays, Lampeter at Shiloh Church Hall (next to Police Station): Beginners' Belly Dance (all ages) 1.30-2.45pm (£5) Belly Fit for over-50s, 3-4pm (£4) There is space in both classes. First class free. Contact Rose Barter: 01239 851737, [email protected]
Belly Dance & Yoga classes. Belly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3.00. Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5.00.
Crugybar Village Hall. Contact: 01558 685321, [email protected]
Yoga class - mixed abilities: St Thomas' Hall, Tuesdays 7.30-8.45pm £6 Contact: Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512
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 30 Nov, 28 Dec & 25 Jan. Especially for people who find walking difficult. Please wear sensible shoes. Meet at Penlan Goetre, SA48 8NE, 2pm. Contact: 07557 386755, [email protected]
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]
Yoga, Wednesdays 5.30-7pm Cellan Millennium Hall. Small friendly group led by Pat Beaton, 01558 650594.
Footpath Maintenance volunteering with Ceredigion County Council rights of ways staff every Friday. Trashing, clearing, erecting stiles, footbridges and installing gates mainly in the south of the county. Fun and cost toward transport included. No experience needed, just join our team! Contact: James Williams, 01570 480743
Cerddwyr Ramblers, Lampeter, Do you enjoy exploring the local countryside, discovering historic sites, socialising and mixing, having fun and chit-chat? Lonely, low in mood, recently widowed? Need a change or inspiration to exercise enjoyably, meet up with people outside your usual circle? Do you have a passion to maintain and improve our footpath network by surveying footpath problems or legal diversion orders? Or perhaps lead walks that you know and would like to share. Then join Lampeter Ramblers, we have much in common! Choice of varying walks throughout the year. See our programme in Library or Creative Cove. James Williams, 01570 480743.
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
[email protected] Copy Deadline: Fri 9 Jan 2015
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move your body contd_____ Walk Out Workout. Join me (Rachel Schroder) on Thursday evenings for a walk in and around Lampeter. Each week starts with a gentle warm-up stroll followed by a brisk-and-breathless walk around town. If that’s enough for you, then stop off there. If you really want to get your heart pumping, blast up a local hill with me for extra fitness. Meet at 6.30 pm out-side Lampeter Leisure Centre. Free and fun! 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) please see: www.sarnhelen.org.uk
Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. Benefits include increased energy; improved posture and co-ordination; physical and mental toning; increased strength and stamina; greater mind/body/spirit connection. Llangeitho Village Hall, Mondays 2pm. Shân Rees, OCR-qualified instructor. Contact: 01570 218138, 07940 375147, www.livingexcellently.co.uk
Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. In Dances of Universal Peace, we dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147. DUP Qualified
Canolfan Hamdden Llambed Leisure Centre. 01570 422552, [email protected] Activity programme as follows:
Cardio Circuit Training gyda/with Sands & Paul Butch. £3.50. Mon 6.30-7.30pm. All-over body workout. Conditioning. Resistance training. Improve mobility, strength & stamina. Ymarfer i’r corf i gyd. Cyflyru. Ymarfer gwrthsafiad. Gwella symudadwy, cryfder ac egni.
J’s Workout 01559 362690. Oedolion/Adults £3.90, Henoed/Myfyrwyr/Iau/O.A.P/Student/Junior £3.20. Tocyn consesiwn/concession ticket (12 dosbarth/classes) Oedolion/Adult £39, Conc. £32. Mon 5.30-6.30pm, Stepio/Step. Tues 5.30-
6.15pm, Aerobeg i Bawb/Aerobics for Everyone. Wed 12noon-12.45pm, Ffitrwydd Rhwydd/Ease into Fit-ness. Wed 6.30-7.30pm, Kettlecise. Thurs 5.15-6pm, Ecclectic Mix
Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen Running Club Thurs 6.15-7.15pm. Croeso i blant dros 8 oed/ All children over 8 years welcome.
Yoga/Pilates Ann Inshaw, 01570 481319, 07826 692110. Mon 5.30-7pm, Yoga (pob lefel/all levels). Tues 6-7pm, Pilates (pob lefel/all levels). Wed 5.15-6.15pm Pilates (canolol/cynyddol/intermediate/advanced). Thurs 6-7pm, Pilates (pob lefel/all levels). Fri 10-11.30am, Yoga (pob lefel/all levels).
Spinning £3.90 sesiwn/session, £39 for 12 sesiwn/sessions. Bwcio gyda taliad yn unig!/Booking with payment only! Tues 5.30-6.15pm, Wed 7.15-8.15pm, Fri 5.30-6.15pm. Cofiwch ddod a photel o ddŵr a thowel/Remember a bottle of water & a towel.
Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed/
Lampeter Town Fencing Club Sean S la ter , 01570 493139, [email protected] Croeso i bawb dros 10 oed. All aged 10+ welcome. £4.50. Os ydych am hwyl, ffitrwydd a her o frwydro yna ymladd cleddyfau yw’r peth i chi. If you want fun, fitness and a challenge of combat then fencing is for you. Tues 3.30-5pm & Fri 6.30-8pm. Darparir offer/equipment provided.
Clwb Badminton/Badminton Club Dydd Gwener/Friday 5-6.30pm. All players welcome.
Ysgol Gymnasteg REES School of Gymnastics Islwyn Rees, 01570 422979. Sat 9.15-10am, Oed meithrin (dan 5)/Pre-school (under 5); 10-11am, Dechreuwyr (6 oed i fyny)/ Beginners (6yrs+); 11am-12noon, Gwellhawyr (6 oed i fyny)/Improvers (6yrs+).
Disco Sglefrio/Roller Disco every Saturday 2-3pm. Oedolion/Adults £2.85, Plant/Children £2.10. ‘sgidiau i’w llogi/boots for hire £1.50
music_________________ Magical Music in Lampeter, New Choir. Mon 7.30-9pm. No auditions. No experience. 16+. Contact: Louise Broome 01545 560222
permaculture &
conservation ___________ Forest Gardening, Permaculture & Wildlife Gardening Short courses and inspirational site visits! For more info and 2014 dates, Contact: Angie, 01974 831300,
Smallholders and Landowners: bespoke conservation advice; create your own nature reserve! Contact: Angie, 01974 831300, [email protected]
Lampeter Permaculture Group is a collective of like-minded people, interested in principles and practice of permaculture & sustainability. More info: www.lampeterpermaculture.org
photography ___________
Lampeter Photography meet on 1st & 3rd Friday of every month, 7.30pm at the Kings Head, Lampeter. Monthly competitions, exhibitions & workshops. All welcome. FREE. Contact: Stef, 07958 772035, [email protected]
religious services &
groups ________________ Parish of Lampeter - Christmas Services St Peter’s, Lampeter Sun Dec 21: Service of Lessons and Carols 7pm Wed Dec 24: Christingle Service 4pm Wed Dec 24: Midnight Mass 11.30pm Christmas Day: Eucharist 10am St Cybi’s Church Llangybi: Sun Dec 21: Service of Lessons and Carols 2pm Christmas Day: Holy Communion 9am St Betws’ Church, Betws Bledrws: Sun Dec 21: Advent Carol Eucharist 10.45am Christmas Day: Holy Eucharist 10.am St Sulien’s Church, Silian: Sun Dec 21: Carol Service 6 pm. St Mary’s Church Maestir Sun 14 Dec: Service of Lessons and Carols 2.30pm Wed17 Dec: Carols by Candlelight 7.30pm Lampeter Parish St Peter’s Church, Lampeter. Main Sun Service: 10.30am (bilingual), Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), 9.15am Cymun Bendigaid (trydydd Sul yn y mis yn unig, Cymraeg). Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities. Enquiries/bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324, www.lampeterparish.org St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual). St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws. Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual). St Sulien’s Church, Silian. Main Sun Service: 2pm (bilingual /Cymraeg). Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Lampeter Sunday Mass is 10am. For other services see church notice board.
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CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL
CLASSES AND GROUPS
Classes subject to change:
please check
www.cellanmillenniumhall.co.uk
for updates & contact details.
See our website
What’s On page for one-off events
MONDAY
Line Dancing 7-10pm
Golden Broth Lunch Club 11.30-
2pm, 8 Dec Christmas Lunch £5
TUESDAY
Lampeter Home Education Group
12-5pm
Qi Gong 6-7pm
Tai Chi 7-8pm
WEDNESDAY
Table Tennis 10am-12midday,
all ages, suitable for intermediate
players
Yoga 5.30-7pm
THURSDAY
Village Improvement Society
Cttee1st Thurs of month 7pm
W.I. 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm
FRIDAY
Art Group 10am–1pm
Film Night fortnightly 7.15pm (see
advert on page 10 for full details)
Copy Date:
Feb, Issue 25
Fri 9 Jan 2015
religious services &
groups cont.d____________ St Thomas' Methodist Church Sun service 10.30am, creche & youth activity. Tues Coffee morning 9.30-noon. All welcome. See notice board. St Mary’s Church, Maestir. Main Service: Eucharist 2.30pm (2nd Sun in month only, English).
Times apply to the first four Sundays in each month. For the few fifth Sun-days there will be a single United Par-ish 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. 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. ww.quakersinwales.org.uk (English)
Crynwyr Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peterwell, 10.45 yb. Croeso i bawb. www.crynwyrcymru.org.uk (Cymraeg) Contact / Cysylltwch: Deborah Rowlands, 01570 480083, [email protected]
social _________________ Cellan Millennium Hall Film Nights. See film listings box below
Coffee Stop, Thursdays 10.30am-3pm at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Soup, toasties, cakes. Warm friendly
environment. Contact: David, 01570 422529
Custard Queens WI: Ages 18-80+, all very welcome. Meet at Victoria Hall, 7-10pm every 3rd Sun of month. Next meeting: Sun 21 Dec. Contact: Jen, 07540 383835 for further details: [email protected] or check out the new website or facebook page http://custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi
CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cymraeg/Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth 11 yb-12yh/ Tuesdays 11am-12noon, Gwesty y Llew Du, Llanbedr P.S./Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter. Croeso i bawb/All welcome. Croeso i unrhyw Cymro/Cymraes sy'n fodlon i ymuno â ni. Cysyllt â/Contact: Mary Neal, 01570 470092
Golden Broth Lunch Club: 11.30am-2pm. Mon 1 Dec Llanfair. Christmas Lunch, Mon 8 Dec. Please ring Amanda if you want to attend. Our main aim is to gather for a social and play cards or Scrabble, or just relax and natter to friends. Please contact Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338, or Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706, to reg-ister your interest.
Green Drinks in the Castle Green, Lampeter from 8pm Thurs 18 Dec. Meet other people interested in green issues, hear the news from local organisations, talk over new ideas & have a general natter (& a drink!).
Whist Drives, Wed 3 & 17 Dec at Hafan Deg, Lampeter, every fortnight. All welcome. All Funds to Hafan Deg League of Friends. Contact: Gwen Davies, 01570 481152
storytelling, books &
creative writing _________ Lampeter Writers’ Workshop welcomes new members and meets weekly. Tuesdays 7-9pm, Wolfson Room, Trinity Saint David University, during college term time. Come and join us. Contact: Sue, 01570 423167
Meanwhile, Storytelling Circle, the first and third Thursday of the month. Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks. Wolfson Room, Old Building, Lampeter University, 7.30pm. Contact: [email protected]
Creative Writing Workshops with professional tutors at Tysul Hall, Llandysul. £30 for four workshops or £10 for one. Refreshments available. Sat 13 Dec, with Damian Walford Davies and Sat 10 Jan, with Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch, both from 2-4pm. Contact Kelly for further details: 01267 235336
Llangeitho Book Group meet monthly in Llangeitho Village Café. Informal chat about our chosen book. Contact: Gillian, 01974 821213
volunteering ___________ Lampeter Credit Union. Would you like to do something that will make a positive difference to local people? For more details contact: 07891 632614
British Legion Lampeter is recruiting members now. This is your opportunity to become a member of the Legion. Contact Sharon, 07971 806886.
Home-Start is a national charity supporting families who are struggling to cope in more than 300 communities across the UK. Our support is delivered by volunteers, in the family’s home, for a couple of hours every week. We also run family groups and social events for families. We are looking for volunteers to join us and become part of our team. Contact Jan Young, 01570 218546
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Charlotte Allen RSHom Homeopath 14 years' clinical experience. Homeopathy is a safe, holistic method of treating both emotional and physical conditions. 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]
J o C a m l i n B S c W S H o m . Homoeopathy. Empower your own healing (or your child's) by telling your own story. Then a vital, energetic remedy is matched to your unique, personal experience. 01570 421480 (a.m.)
The Light of Love, a short but powerful treatment harnessing and directing the power of the Universal Life Force, relaxing, healing by touching into the heart's gentle energy. Ceredwin (thirty years of energy work experience), 01570 421476
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]
The Art of Well-Being: Reflexology and Indian Head Massage. Glennis Gratwick, MAR, FFHT, fully qualified, insured, 10 years' experience. Stall at Lunar Market (see listings) selling aromatherapy products. Contact: 01570 493288
Wild Cherry Coaching. Battling stress, low confidence, or simply feeling stuck? Move forward with sensitive and holistic life coaching with Ros (BSc (Hons) Psychology, Diploma Stress Management, Advanced Diploma Life Coaching).
Free consultation. 07462 746248, www.wildcherrycoaching.co.uk Bowen Technique and Reflexology Fully qualified and registered practi-tioner. Practises from Aberaeron and Tregaron. Contact: Pearl, 01974 299224, 07967 647920 www.bowen-reflex4wales.co.uk
Alison Kaye MBAcC. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 8EG. 07779 256388
Susan McAllister (Bsc Hons). Transformational Teacher, Thera-pist & Consultant. Over 20 years of teaching, complementary therapy & healing experience. Available now for Crystal Healing Workshops & Angelic Tarot Readings. Contact: 01570 493006, 07572 672986, [email protected]
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 4 2 1 1 4 4 , 0 7 9 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 8 , [email protected]
Dr Colette Power. Mindfulness-based Stress Management, MB Pain & Illness Management; Introduction to Mindfulness Courses; 1-2-1 coaching. For future courses, or to discuss ways of working with mindfulness for you/your group. Contact: 07890 835873, co le t te@mindfu lnesscourse .co .uk www.mindfulnesscourse.co.uk
Taiga R. Przibylla B.A.DipHSEC. Shiatsu. Seiki. Buqi Vital Energy and Oriental Bodywork. Werndriw Natural Health Clinic, 23 High Street, Lampeter. SA48 7BH. 07974 674243, [email protected]
Living Excellently: assisting people to make the most of themselves. Confidence-Building, Assertion Skills, Mat-Based Pilates, Style Coaching, Life Coaching. Shân Rees BA,
Dip.Couns, Dip Style & Life Coaching. 01570 218138, 07940 375147, [email protected], www.livingexcellently.co.uk
Eva Ryan MTI. Wholistic massage to help rebalance and heal body, mind and emotions. Treatment tailored to your unique needs. Registered, insured practitioner. At Taliaris, or arrange home visits. Contact: 01558 822390, 07792 748191
Remedial Massage Therapy. Kelly Smith, LCM dip. 4, Maesyfelin, Llangybi, SA48 8LY. 01570 493774, 07582 170181
Christine Stephenson BSc MNIMH. Medical Herbalist at Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter - for a holistic approach to health and use of herbs with an emphasis on the importance of a good diet. Call: 01239 858946
Ashley Ward MAR GJC (Dip Reflex). Dancing Tree Reflexology . Reflexology in the comfort of your own home, within 15-mile radius of Lampeter. Fully-insured member of Association of Reflexologists. Contact: 01570 422985, 07811 767563, www.dancingtree.co.uk
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
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women's workshop ______ Wed 10.30am-3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann. Disabled access & toilet. Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes vegetarian lunch & all activities). Drop in when you please. New members welcome. Workshops:
Wed 26 Nov: Painting Wed 3 Dec: Discussion on Christmas Fair Wed10 Dec: Painting
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Reindeer Quiz Answers 1. b. Caribou - In America the reindeer is known as a caribou - they’re the same species 2. c. Both - Reindeer are the only deer where both the males and females have antlers 3. b. Latin 4. a. Steve isn’t one of Santa’s reindeer 5. b. It's more than 3,000 miles, or 5,000 kilometres. When the North American herds
travel each year to the Arctic, they go further than any other land mammal.
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COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND What’s Going On in the Woods: It has been a busy and interesting few months here
at Long Wood. Regular readers of our Facebook
page will have noted that the Project Manager,
James Kendall, has moved on to another project.
James was instrumental in establishing Long Wood
as a community resource and Long Wood wishes
him all the best in his next project. Long Wood
Directors have taken on the voluntary role of running
the day to day management of the project in the
short term to enable them to focus on thinning
operations, the annual coppicing cycle and
completing the visitor centre build. Andrew is working
an addition day a week and will be the initial contact
at Long Wood. As well as coordinating staff and
volunteers he is working on a long term business
plan in order to future proof the project.
Forestry Operations The thinning programme has started within the
predominantly spruce area of Long Wood adjacent to
the car park and visitor centre. These coups have
different thinning regimes prescribed but the overall
effect will be a 20% thin across this whole area. This
work is expected to continue throughout the month of
November and we ask that woodland users adhere
to any forest operation warning or advice signs that
they come across. The path through this section of
woods will be closed whilst operations are underway
as a matter of health and safety.
The thinning is essential in order to allow more light
to reach the forest floor and encourage diversity of
both floral and faunal species in the ground layer. It
will continue Long Wood on it’s path towards restora-
tion of broadleaved woodland whilst providing
revenue to enable other projects within the wood and
therefore contribute towards turning the Long Wood
Project into a self-sustaining community resource.
Although the effects of thinning are well documented
already Long Wood has established two surveying
plots in which we will, over time, monitor and record
the number of different species of plants and less
mobile animals such as insects. This surveying is
being undertaken with the aid of Scott Roe from the
Coed Phoenix project near Bronant and some
volunteers and will help us to quantify the effects of
the thinning activities both in the short and long term.
The association with Scot was orchestrated by Tir
Coed’s VINE project.
The VINE project which has worked with Long Wood
for the last year to identify
projects and match them with
volunteer requirements is
about to enter its second year
and Long Wood look forward to more interaction with
this project.
Neighbourhood Watch Despite all the positive gains and efforts by Long
Wood, its volunteers, staff and supporters, thieves
have targeted Long Wood again, breaking into a
storage facility and stealing a Husquvarna chainsaw
and some other items. Substantial damage was
caused to the storage facility which has had to have
costly repair work. This extra cost, together with the
likelihood of higher insurance premiums are a drain
on the limited resources of Long Wood. It is such a
shame that a very small minority of people visit Long
Wood with the aim of vandalism and/or theft. Much
of Long Wood’s work is carried out by volunteers
working with staff and we are grateful to them for
their hard work and achievements. Anyone with any
information regarding the theft is asked to contact
Dyfed Powys Police or Andrew at Long Wood.
Congratulations On a more positive side: one of Long Wood’s
directors, Ivor Williams, together with Gwynfor Lewis,
recently cycled from London to Paris in aid of the
Royal British Legion. Together they have raised a
fantastic sum of £7320. Congratulations to both for
an outstanding effort. Ivor has, more recently, been
in hospital for an unrelated operation and Long
Wood wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see
him “back in the saddle” soon.
Looking forward
In order to celebrate the completion of the build and
in recognition of our funders, the Big Lottery
Community Asset Transfer Fund and the Ceredigion
Social Enterprise Development Fund, Long Wood
will be holding an open day in spring. The event will
be held in early May 2015. Our last big open day
back in May 2008 was attended by over 700 visitors.
Work is underway to plan next year’s event and we
are hoping to build on the success of 2008. Activities
will take place throughout the woodland and it is
hoped that a programme of performances can be
arranged at the theatre site. Long Wood welcome
ideas for the open day and appreciate any offers of
help to make this another successful event.
Andrew Gajlikowski
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“Rain, rain, go away; come another
washing day” is an old rhyme from my
childhood when clothes washing was
always done on a Monday. That was
before the days of spin or tumble dryers.
If you didn’t get your clothes out on the
line and dry on Monday, the whole
week’s housework was out of sync and
we viewed each other through a smog of
steam, arising from the clothes draped on
a wooden clothes horse around an open
fire. I thought about that old rhyme this
week when the skies have been
unremittingly grey and it has rained all
day and every day. I couldn’t grumble,
after the fantastic summer we’ve had, the
ground needs the rain. It’s important
though, not to walk on sodden earth in
your vegetable plot as it can detrimentally
break down the structure of the soil. If
you have to walk on it, use a plank to
step on, moving it along as you go.
(Thanks for that tip Malcolm – my
teacher at the Growing Your Own course
at Denmark Farm)
This month was the final session of the
year long course, and it was time to take
stock of what had grown well and what
we might change next year. My own
feedback began with describing how well
I had just pruned my flowering current
bush, taking the branches back a third
and making sure that the top bud faced
outward so that the bush would retain its
good shape. I had cut out branches that
grew inward and generally opened up the
shrub to more space and light. I proudly
recounted my work, only to see Malcolm
hitting his head in despair; shrubs that
flower in early summer should be pruned
back after flowering, whilst shrubs that
flower late summer through autumn
should be pruned in spring. (Oh dear!
Another boo - boo!) The reason for this
seemingly arbitrary rule is that the flowers
grow on the wood from the previous year;
if it flowers after mid-summer, prune in
early spring on wood grown in the
present season. Prune evergreens in
May; it’s logical really!
On the whole, my garden has given me
endless delight this year as well as tasty
vegetables and fruit. I had a wonderful
crop of onions that I stored on netting in
the roof of my shed. Last week I found
that about a third of them were rotten.
The cause was not mildew, bugs or
fungus but the fact that those in the
middle had clumped together before they
were completely dry. A better way to
store onions and garlic is to spread them
out on upturned crates in a dry place so
that the air can circulate around them.
Next year I’m going to try growing my
carrots in pots as this year they were
deformed in amusing, and sometimes
downright vulgar, shapes. If the ground is
stony, the carrots will obligingly wiggle
their way around the stone but they won’t
be the ‘acceptable’ nicely tapering carrot
shape.
I had some nasty swellings on my red
and black current bush leaves. A good
insect deterrent is poached egg plant
(Limnanthes Douglasii) grown beneath
the fruit bushes. I am in two minds about
‘sacrificial’ plants to divert unwary
insects. It didn’t seem to work too well for
my brassica. Even quite large clumps of
nasturtium didn’t tempt them away from
the kale. The good news is that the
denuded Kale plants are now sprouting
new and succulent little leaves with not a
caterpillar in sight. Pick leaves as you
need them, always leaving some on the
plant to encourage further growth.
A couple of good pest deterrent tips
came from group members. It seems that
beer traps do attract slugs. Take an
empty baked bean can with the top not
completely cut away so that it can leave
enough room for the slugs to enter but
make it difficult for them to escape. I
have never yet seen a drunken slug; but
what a way to go!
If you have a plague of ants and really
can’t cope with them, find the nest and
sprinkle borax in it. I don’t know if this is a
humane death but it won’t harm other
creatures.
Lastly, if you haven’t planted your garlic
yet, do so as near to the solstice as you
can. Equal length of light and dark seems
to be the optimum time.
Lastly again, gather up fallen leaves from
trees and collect in bin bags, making
holes in the bag for worms to penetrate.
This is better than composting them with
other material as they take longer to
decompose. Hurry up and plant your
bulbs for the Spring and I’ll be back with
more confessions next year.
More Confessions of an Amateur Gardener
An Unloved Vegetable: The Brussels Sprout Brussels sprouts are famed for being an essential part of the British Christmas dinner, perhaps because they are at their best around Christmas time. They are a little like marmite in that you either love or hate them, and their reputation for aiding flatulence has done little to broaden their appeal to the modern diner. There are those who avidly proclaim a hatred of these little vitamin packed vegetables, probably as a result of childhood encounters with overcooked, soggy monstrosities, but, let’s be honest , overcook any vegetable and it becomes a tasteless mush. When prepared with a little care and imagination, sprouts are a satisfying vegetable with a fresh taste and a bit of crunch. With one sprout containing as much vitamin C as an orange they offer a much needed vitamin boost in these long winter months. They are also a good source of iron, potassium and fibre as well as vitamin A and K. It is believed that the Brussels Sprout was first cultivated in Italy during Roman times and perhaps as early as the thirteenth century in Belgium. The Brussels sprout that we know today was first grown on a large scale in Belgium as early as 1587 and is where it takes its name from. There was no mention of a Brussels sprout in a British cookery book until 1845, when Eliza Acton gave a recipe for buttered sprouts to be served on sippits of toasted or fried bread in her book, Modern Cookery for Private Families. In January Brussels sprouts are still in season and if stored correctly they can keep for several months.
Seren Evans-Charrington
www.cooking calendar.me
Ceredwin
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Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 8 by “Jeep”
Answers
Thanks to the following puzzlers who entered: Owen
Barnicoat, Deanne Cook, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies,
Nanna Davies, Dave Denney, Phil Edwards, Vanessa
Florence, J Ganley, Llinos Griffiths, Ken Guy, Stuart
Hartley, Jane Holmes, David Hyde, John Jones, Joyce
Jones, Sue Moules, Marilyn Pocock, Jenny & Clare Ryan,
Schröder Family, D. Williams.
Check out your answers below. See page 33 for more
details about the prize from the sponsor for issue 26,
Lisa-Marie Hairdressing Salon.
Don’t forget you can also post your entries into the new
letter box at Victoria Hall. Happy Puzzling.
C H A M B E R L A I N S H I P
A X U E M N O O L
S A I N T D A V I D A B B A
T O T D O B Y
L A M P E T E R P O O R L A W
E R R R I R
B R E A M S E S S I O N I
O Q A S H P D G I G
O U K I I O H
K H A K I P A N E L L I S T
M L I N G N A E
A G I N G U N A L T E R E D
K T N K R O
E G Y P T I T E M I Z I N G
R O O R E S I M
S W I M M I N G A S T H M A
Saint Tathan or Tathyw Abbot: Reposed 5/6 century: Remembered December 26 St Tathan (Tathyw) was an Irish monk,
son of a prince, who sailed up the
Severn looking for a place for a hermitage. Later he
founded a monastery in the old Roman ruins of
Caerwent at Llantathan in the Vale of Glamorgan.
He was known for his learning and called the "Father
of all Gwent". St Cadoc and St Malo (6th century)
trained under him. A body was found in 1910 and re-
buried in the church; it was believed to be that of St
Tathan. The attached picture is that of the tomb
stone.
In 1906 a pewter bowl with a faint Chi-Rho monogram
scratched on it was also found. This is dated to about
375 and is the first direct proof that Christianity had
arrived in Wales. It is now in Newport museum.
Note: Chi-Ro are the first two letters of "Christ" in
Greek. Using English letters it sort of looks like XP.
Sometimes the hoop of the P (the Greek sign for R) is
attached to the top right arm of the X (the Greek sign
for Ch). The Ch is pronounced Welsh style as in
chwech, not English style as in Church.
Celtic Christianity: Part IX
Harry Harrison
Congratulations
to our Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword
Competition Winner
Angela Roberts
Angela receiving her hamper from Nathanial Holt of Town Hall Café Deli
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To celebrate the festive season, and to raise funds for our continued
conservation work, on Wednesday 10 December, Denmark Farm
Conservation Centre will be opening its doors to friends and supporters
for a fantastic evening of local produce, drinks, music and magic.
Our little event is part of a larger
movement around Wales promoting
local food for Terra Madre Day, all
co-ordinated by Slow Food Cymru.
We have been caring for nature for
almost thirty years. In addition to
looking after our unique forty acre
nature reserve, we’ve supported
local communities and individuals to
learn about, connect with and
protect their environment.
Hundreds of local children regularly
experience nature by taking part in
our activities and days out at
Denmark Farm. Conservation
professionals and those seeking to live more sustainably gain valuable training by taking part in our
courses. People from the local community access
our nature reserve for recreation and leisure.
All in all we’re very proud of all our achievements.
However, we are always in need of support and this
event is just one way you can help us continue our
work.
The evening will include a delicious buffet of local
produce and drinks. There will be entertainment:
sweet music and song from Georgia Owen, the
talented magician Luke Jugglestruck to keep us
enthralled, plus a chance to pick up some lovely
local produce Christmas presents.
We’ll also be launching our ‘Sponsor a bird box at
Denmark Farm’ project and selling tickets for our
grand raffle.
Why not join us and celebrate the festive season
naturally?
Tickets are £15 per person and limited in number.
If you’d like to buy tickets, please contact me on
01570 493358, [email protected]
Mara Morris
Denmark Farm Festive Frolics
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What you will Need White paper
Scissors
Sharp craft knife & Cutting mat
Bags of Patience Optional:
Coloured tissue paper
Glue stick
Take a photo of your creations and send to [email protected]
What to Do Download the templates from http://anthonyherreradesigns.com (if you are able to enlarge
these to A3 size it might make cutting easier!)
Watch the video that explains how to fold the template for cutting
Make precise folds otherwise you could lose bits of the design - as you are cutting through
several layers of paper
Take your time and slowly work through the layers
The designs can be much trickier than they look!
Carefully unfold when complete and stick to another sheet of paper or card
Alternatively - stick the design carefully to coloured tissue paper and use to decorate your
windows
If these designs are a little too tricky - ask for some help or
perhaps just design some of your own instead
Star Wars Snowflakes
Note from the Designer
These designs are provided FREE to everyone to use
to make themselves snowflakes.
You may NOT use any of these designs for resale
purposes, including producing other
types of products using these designs.
Thank you
If you’re up for a challenge …
These snowflakes could test your
skills and patience!
Darth Vader
Storm Trooper
Y Wing Fighter X Wing
Yoda
Captain Rex
Chewbacca
R-2 D-2
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What you will Need Coloured Card (light and dark shades)
Ribbon
Pencil
Scissors
Craft Glue (or stapler)
Hands to draw around
What to Do Draw round your hand on coloured card
Cut out each hand (you will need at least 8 dark and 8 light)
Arrange hands in a circle to make the wreath shape
(mixing light and dark)
Stick together and allow to dry
(or staple, making sure staples cannot be seen)
Loop a piece of ribbon through the wreath
Alternatives
Add glitter to give a festive sparkle
Add small berry shapes in a contrasting colour
Add a message tag if giving as a gift
Why not experiment with different materials
(fabric, felt, recycled junk mail, wrapping paper, drinks cartons)
Perhaps try turning your wreath into a festive photo frame
Be creative and use your imagination
Take a photo of your creations and send to [email protected]
Handy Festive Wreath
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Quick Reindeer Quiz How much do you know
about reindeers?
1. What is another name
for a reindeer?
a. Elk
b. Caribou
c. Moose
2. Do male or female reindeer grow
antlers?
a. Male
b. Female
c. Both
3. What is the missing word to
complete the sentence?
‘Rangifer tarandus’ is ………………for
reindeer
a. Greek
b. Latin
c. German
4. Which is NOT one of Santa’s
reindeer?
a. Steve
b. Prancer
c. Donner
(Can you name all 9?)
5. How far can reindeer travel on their
annual migration?
a. Over 1,000 miles
b. Over 3,000 miles
c. 500 miles
Answers on page 23
Tongue Twisters Check out some of these old classic tongue
twisters and then have fun trying to say
some of these most difficult sentences in
the English language.
Some of the short sentences may appear simple, but wait
until you try saying them out loud.!
Say each sentence as fast as you can and see how many times
you can finish each tongue twister without making a mistake!
Record your achievements and let us know how you get on.
Time for a giggle - why not challenge your friends to a Tongue
Twister competition. It should be great entertainment.
Good luck!
She sells seashells on the seashore
Flash message. Flash message
Mix a box of mixed biscuits with a boxed biscuit mixer
A proper copper coffee pot
I saw Esau sitting on a seesaw. Esau, he saw me
Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat
Lovely lemon liniment
Six thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles stick
Good blood, bad blood
Three free throws.The instinct of an extinct insect stinks
Comical economists. Comical economists
Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, A peck of
pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a
peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled pep-
pers Peter Piper picked?
One-One was a racehorse. Two-Two was one, too.
When One-One won one race, Two-Two won one, too
Do you know any others?
Some games have remained popular for decades - they often just get re-packaged or
re-invented to appeal to another generation. Some have even appeared in the shops advertised
as ‘Retro’ with original style packaging. Why not ask parents and grand parents what games they
played when they were young … and see if you recognise any.
How many of these
have you played?
Chess/Draughts
Battleships
Marbles
Dominoes
Snakes and Ladders
Pick Up Sticks
Jacks
Skipping games
Hop scotch
Hoola Hoop
Yoyo
Skittles
Tag
Playing card games
Charades
Monopoly
Meccano
Lego
Which are your favourite?
Santa’s Reindeer Answer
Prancer, Donner, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid,
Blitzen & Rudolph
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please put ‘Dec/Jan Competition’ into the subject box when entering by email Presentation will take place at the People’s Market on Sat 10 Jan
Identify where these photos are in Lampeter … for your chance to win a Family Ticket for The Magic Lamp Cinema
when it’s back in the New Year…
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VINE (Volunteering in the Natural Environment) at Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland
With the New Year upon us we can look back and
celebrate what has been achieved since the launch
of the Tir Coed VINE initiative in March 2014
supported by the Big Lottery Fund. It has certainly
been a busy year with people of all ages engaging
with VINE activities 464 times and contributing a
tremendous total of 3,230 voluntary hours to date.
Activities have been varied and tailored to the needs
of the individual groups that have requested VINE
opportunities. The activities have ranged from the
2nd Aberaeron Scouts Group staying overnight,
sleeping in hammocks and achieving their forestry
badge; wildlife surveys and walks, family days where
circus skills and green wood craft skills were taught
to the most recent activity which was gate
construction. This involved the regular Long Wood
‘Woodland Wednesday’ Volunteers being offered an
opportunity to cleave and carve wood to make a
beautiful Ash Gate under the guidance of
experienced woodsman Benjamin Grey.
If you’ve been for a walk up at Long Wood recently
you may have noticed improvements to the access
routes with beautifully crafted Ash kissing gates and
horse stiles installed to BTCV Standards on either
end of the Bridleway.
A magical walkway which adds to the adventure of
arriving at the Forest School has been created using
stepping logs, the construction of a boardwalk, steps
and a bridge with a handrail.
More recently volunteers on the VINE
Introduction to Coppicing and Coppice
Products course learnt how to survey,
clear brash and fell small trees. They
also learnt how to construct and install
a stile and create steps from coppiced
products, so as to open up and create an interesting
new footpath; all under the experienced leadership
of Tony Eames and supported by Ben Allen.
A big thanks is extended to all who have given their
voluntary time for the benefit of Long Wood during
2014. Perhaps they have given you inspiration to join
us on VINE activities? The VINE team can organise
an activity to suit your needs whether as a local
group of individuals or as a local club or society.
Thanks to the support of our funders these activities
can be offered to you for free over the next two
years.
There will soon be opportunities for people to learn
more about Sustainable Woodland Management.
This two-day-a-week Agored Cymru Accredited
Course includes an introduction to Woodlands for
Wildlife and People and is being planned to run from
January to March.
If you are interested in learning these skills please
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This ninth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Crossword is sponsored by Lisa-Marie Hairdressing, which has kindly offered the winner a Cut-and-Blow-Dry voucher at the salon. Lisa-Marie’s hairdressing salon started up in March 1999. It was run by just two people: Lisa-Marie and her mother, Mags. Before then, Lisa-Marie had worked for nine years at Tony’s salon in Harford Square, as well as attending college in Aberystwyth for two of those years on a day-release basis, gaining certificates in hairdressing practice and theory. Hairdressing has always been Lisa-Marie’s passion and her particular expertise is cutting and styling. This is something that she really enjoys. Her customers come from a wide catchment area – from Lampeter, Carmarthen and even as far as Reading where she has a regular customer who visits her salon every six weeks.
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Place in Competition Entries box in Lampeter Library or Postbox at Victoria Hall By post: Cryptic Crossword No. 9, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.
Across
1. Advertisement that describes what many people think Christmas has become (10) 6. Metal cup holds a common powdery Christmas gift from Boots (4) 8. Revolutionise fun or rescue less ability to deal with difficult situations (15) 10. The male is in the middle of them (2) 12. What might be expected as a gift from Lampeter’s twin on the 27th of December (5,6,4) 17. Lampeter Youth Theatre presented this Dickens Yuletide story in 2012 (1,9,5) 22. Had food from one side of the plate (3) 23. Traditionally this simple sounding singing would have be sung at Christmas by monks in Ceredigion (9) 24. Short advertisement with outlet that introduces a Christmas calendar (6) 26. Bag-like cavity found in oak’s acorn (3) 28. Goes hard for what’s needed to win tennis matches (4) 30. A red one might deliver your Christmas presents in the front (3) 31. Sketch queen holding cutlery in cabinet (6) 32. Old male sheep I make into thin highly spiced strips of meat in the USA (8) 34. First name of Mr Bigley, President of the Lampeter Welsh Stallion Show in 2012 (3) 35. Short pint used to provide this pre-Christmas tipple (3) 36. Partial neglect is not positive in urban slang (3)
37. Tipple offered in some Lampeter households before
Christmas dinner (5,2,6)
19. To be served with tea of coffee in the lounge after Christmas Day lunch at the Falcondale (5,4) 20. Available to show loyalty at nearly 60 shops and service in Lampeter or to send at Christmas (4) 21. Any clever new layout for the quality of legal pertinence? (9) 24. Pass penniless donkey in a nativity scene (3) 25. Ornament holds what each present under the tree should have on it to avoid confusion (4) 27. Wonder as we leave out the south (3) 29. Pat turns around a water dispenser (3)
33. Drink Reg starts to rip a hole in (4)
competition
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1. Are members of Sarn Helen Club after the silver with this third course of their Dinner on the 6th of December? (9,7) 2. Held at midnight in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Christmas Eve (4) 3. Horse-like queen I manoeuvre around (6) 4. Fowl available from Jones Bros Butchers and sometime served as a main dish for Christmas dinner (4) 5. Pilau rice contains acid from the berries of an evergreen bush (6) 6. Correct musical pitch found at the heart of well-attuned music (4) 7. Quantity of wine delivered for Christmas or it could be a trial or lawsuit (4) 9. Cut of meat taken from bashing after bag is removed (4) 11. Amend and leave the egotistic object that I would have (2) 13. Practice carried out for the pantomime at Felin Fach Theatre (9) 14. Parrot without usual condition may deteriorate slowly (3) 15. Warmth from taking everything from hall tea and mixing (4) 16. Inn light set out when all is calm in the carol (6,5) 18. Consent in arrangement for those Herod ordered to be
killed (9)
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I have recently moved into the
area, and what a beautiful area
this is! It’s been a calling for me to be here. I have
been working as a Crystal Therapist for many years,
giving talks, workshops, healing. I think we should
embrace the old philosophies of healing. Modern
medicine does not look at the cause of illness.
An understanding of self can be obtained by looking
to Ancient Traditions. Vedic philosophy taught
metaphysical concepts of how our bodies were
governed by prana or life force. This life force enters
our bodies through the chakra system. The Sanskrit
word for chakra is “wheel” or spinning discs of light.
The seven main chakras sit within our subtle bodies
in our aura. They are constantly interacting with our
environment allowing stimuli to permeate into our
being. If we have an imbalance in our bodies the
chakra function is greatly impaired and life force is
reduced or blocked. This is usually when the
imbalance manifests as a physical dis-ease. By
healing and balancing the chakras the cause of the
imbalance can be brought to the fore thus
recognizing the cause.
Modern medicine only treats symptoms of dis-ease,
not the dis-ease itself. Dis-ease within yourself or the
environment to which you live could be creating your
physical symptoms. Many conditions arise because
we do not live in our truth. We betray ourselves by
not living in our truth and as a result our health
suffers as we hold onto old worn out patterns of
thought and behaviour. Ultimately we are afraid to
move forward into the great unknown, so we cling
onto the familiar and compromise our wellbeing.
Nothing is stagnant, everything in our universe is in a
state of ebb and flow, and we are a part of the uni-
verse, yet we choose to be separated from it.
The separation comes from belief systems, fed to us
through society on how we should live. A new dawn
is coming, a new way of thinking, of being, is in our
grasp. We are not just global citizens but universal
beings connected to the cosmos. It’s time to change
and make this planet a better place. How is this
possible? That’s where you come in, yes you!
Everything you do, say, think has a knock on effect
around you, the law of attraction comes into play
here with cause and effect. If we explore different
ways of being, living we will attract it and life will
change. Out with control, manipulation of societies,
this is a low frequency of being. Who do you know
that wants a war? No one! Yet we are lead to believe
that we need them. It keeps us locked into a low
vibration of being which is governed by fear, and
through fear we are easy to control and manipulate.
If we want to change this world then we have to
change ourselves. It will have a massive knock on
effect on all around you, the society in which you live
and so on. It’s time to be responsible and be our own
masters of our own path in life.
When is the last time you experienced “joy” pure joy
in your heart? Do you even know what this feels like?
The heart chakra is the centre of our being and I
believe it holds the key to our health and happiness.
We need to start living in the here and now. It’s the
only place where we can find peace and joy. To feel
alive in the moment, and that moment is now, it’s the
only place with any power. A place where we can
manifest what we desire in life.
Join me in 2015 on a journey into yourself, exploring
the inner psychology of the chakra system as a
model for transformational healing and personal
growth. Or if you prefer a personal chakra healing/
balance please contact me.
Athena Healing Sue Dilworth (sva) 01570 493385 / 07741200233 [email protected]
Athena Healing Ancient Traditions: personal
growth
Mulberry Bush Award
The Mulberry Bush has won
another award in their fortieth
year! We have been named as
Natural Lifestyle Retailer of
the Year 2014 for Wales. This
prestigious award is based on
nominations from our customers and a visit from
one of the judges. The award also includes a visit
to the Alfred Vogel Bioforce herbal remedies farm
and production centre in Switzerland to see how
the herbs are grown and prepared into medicinal
tinctures, ointments and tablets.
Earlier this year the Mulberry Bush was a finalist
in the national Best Retailer for Organic and
Natural Products 2014 award.
The Mulberry Bush team; Stella, Barbara, Andy,
Kelly, Lorraine, Emily, Jaani, Trish, Josie and
Smudger would like to thank all our wonderful
customers for your great support and smiling
faces over the last 40 years.
Thank You; our shop would be a very different
place without all of you
supporting us.
Josie Smith
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Lampeter Town RFC
Junior Fixtures Nov/Dec
23.11.14 U8 Llandeilo v Lampeter
U9 Llandeilo v Lampeter
U10 Llandeilo (TBC) v Lampeter
(TBC) Llandovery v Lampeter
U11 Llandeilo v Lampeter
U13 Narberth v Lampeter
U14 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
30.11.14 U12 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U15 Llandovery v Lampeter
U16 Lampeter v Carmarthen Athletic
07.12.14 U7 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U8 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U9 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U10 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U11 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U12 Lampeter v Llandovery
U13 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
U14 Llandovery v Lampeter
U15 Lampeter v Carmarthen Quins
14.12.14 U12 New Dock v Lampeter
U13 Llandovery v Lampeter
U15 Felinfoel v Lampeter
Poetry Corner
Toodle Do’s and Don’ts
I tried to grow a Toodle from the Toodle Pip you sent but when I added water, it coughed, and sneezed ……….. and went! I tracked it down to Paris, France. Found hiding on a trifle. But when I arrived to claim my prize, I was splodged beneath the Eifel. Clearing cream from off my face I raced in hot pursuit Pip still had cherries on it’s feet while I wore running boots. We chased along the riverbank and as I began to gain, it dived into the water. I cried: “Help, a Pip in Seine!” I leapt onto a river boat: “Follow that Pip!” my shriek and as we caught it in a fishing net, I thought I heard Pip squeak. But then we heard the squeak again, sweet and soft and minor, followed by a mother’s yell, like a foghorn on a liner. She’d strayed too far, run too fast, tripped and fallen in. Her hair was wet, her dress was splashed and worse, she couldn’t swim. Pip dared to dangle from the net to grab the drowning daughter and I dunked both my running boots to make sure that I caught her. As we placed the dripping babe in her grateful mother’s lap a cheering crowd that gathered round broke out into a clap. “Hip Hip for Pip,” they all proclaimed, “and also for Pip’s friend.” We’d learned when both out of our depth, on whom we could depend. The daughter’s dad was also glad, Captain Jean-Marie, He gave us bread with chocolate in and tickets for his ferry. They bumped us up to premiere class, reclining seats and telly, the service was: “Oh, so sublime.” Free food and drink and jelly! The first half of the journey Pip ate trifle, cakes and stew, but spent most of the second half locked in the Toodle loo! At last we docked in Britain, returned to our little plot. But no more thoughts of Toodles, Pip’s one seed I’ll never pot!
Karen Gemma Brewer Oct 14
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This is a question that has puzzled society since early Victorian times. It poses one of those elusive mysteries, and we have
been searching for the true answer ever since. Indeed, out of all the possible questions that can be asked with the opening
words ‘Why did the...?’ this one ranks highest in popularity on Google’s search engine, outranking questions of seemingly
greater significance that have played a crucial role in shaping society as we know it today, such as ‘Why did the Vietnam War
start?’, ‘Why did the Holocaust happen’ and ‘Why did the Spanish Armada fail?’.
Clearly, our pre-occupation with understanding the chicken’s motivation for crossing the road merits deeper investigation
and, whilst a multitude of academics, sociologists and philosophers (not to mention school-children) have attempted to
answer this question in the past, no-one has as yet satisfactorily unravelled the mystery.
In order to understand the potential hidden depths of meaning contained within the question, let us break it down into its
key components;
Firstly, ‘Why’? Well, why indeed? If this word was omitted, then we would be left with an altogether different and greatly
simplified question of ‘Did the chicken cross the road?’ There are only three feasible answers to this question; Yes, No or I
don’t know and, whichever of these options one chooses, one cannot help but feel a tad dissatisfied with the entire
exchange. The question is unworthy of academic attention because no-one is really interested in the answer. It simply and
inevitably leads to the retort ‘so what’.
But in asking the question ‘why’, we are invited to consider prima facie that chickens have the ability to rationalise, perform
situational analysis and, crucially, take consequential actions. Fantastic as this may sound, particularly if you are an
ornithologist and cognisant of the fact that a chicken’s brain is not much larger than a pea, it is a scenario that has some
considerable popularity amongst the ‘Chickens will one day rule the Universe’ [1] fraternity.
Moving on, it is significant to note that ‘the chicken’ is referred to by using the definite article, rather than the indefinite.
Clearly we are not talking here about a chicken, or any old chicken crossing the road. By elevating its status to the chicken,
we must undoubtedly consider it to be a special, ‘one-off’ and uniquely identifiable life-form, in much the same way as we
might refer to the Queen.
Indeed, given that there is a growing body of evidence to support the theory that chickens will one day rule the universe, it
would be not at all unreasonable to presume that aspiring to become the Monarch of a major western power would be a
worthwhile stepping stone for any such minded chicken. I hasten to add I do not personally subscribe to the outrageous
conspiracy theory that our Queen is in fact a heavily disguised chicken [2], but it would be only prudent to remain ambivalent
on the matter given their similarity in appearance, particularly when both are sporting ermine capes. Quite possibly this is
how the word ‘Capon’ originated?
Now let’s consider the action of crossing the road. Was this merely an act of bi-pedal perambulation by a chicken with royal
pretensions? I think not. If that was the case, then we would hardly be conjecturing about it in such hallowed company as
your good selves!
I offer the theory that, if we assume a chicken does not in fact know what a road is, then ‘crossing the road’ might well be a
euphemism for what is known today as ‘coming out’. In Victorian times when all matters relating to sex were hush-hush,
even though gay relationships were as common then as they are now [3], this is a feasible explanation. The question could,
for example, be used as a conversation starter at society dinner parties to covertly let someone know that one was of ‘that’
persuasion. If the person to whom the question was addressed was ‘in the know’ and like minded, they could respond with
an appropriate ‘nudge-nudge, wink-wink, I know where you’re coming from guv’nor, meet me in the cloisters at midnight’.
And if they weren’t, or they were simply bamboozled by the question, then one could offer the innocuous explanation that
the chicken merely wished to get to the other side. Such would be the relief at saving one’s face with this escape tactic; it
would immediately lead to an uproarious bout of infectious laughter. And today we still chuckle merrily at this simple
deception, without really knowing the reason why.
So, the next time someone asks you ‘Why did the chicken cross the road?’ I hope you will take heed of my humble
suggestions before proffering your reply. Whether or not you support the compelling notion that the chicken had
pretensions to rule the universe and was on its way to a gay party whilst impersonating the Queen, I guarantee you that the
questioner will not have previously encountered such a logical and clearly thought-out riposte.
© Richard Onslow, August 2014
[1]‘Chickens will one day rule the Universe’ – Theory first published in ‘A brief history of egg timers’ by Professor Stephen Fowling, Albumen Press 1989. [2] This conspiracy theory was first popularised following publication of ‘Kings, Queens and other Rulers of the Roost’ by I B Cockrell, Bantam Press 1994.
[3] Results of the 1865 National Census indicated that eight out of ten cats preferred whiskers.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
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Young Rangers is a weekly after-school club for six-
eleven year olds which has been running at Denmark
Farm since late August, with great success. We’ve
been welcoming local children to the group where
they get the opportunity to learn about nature, gain
new camp-craft skills and let off some steam in the
woods.
Our motto is “play, explore and discover.” Sessions
are inspired by the Forest School model, with the aim
of learning through play. So far the group have done
target archery, painting using colours from nature,
splitting firewood with an axe, whittling skills,
minibeast hunting and night-time awareness.
Having run an initial pilot scheme for ten weeks,
we’re pleased to say that the club has been a
success with most sessions filling up and many
children coming back to us week after week, which
has been rewarding for us as leaders. We’d also like
to make an honourable mention to Tracey Reynolds
who has taken great photos of the sessions, some of
which you can see here.
So what happens when it rains? Well, we do run
sessions in wet weather, it’s all part of the outdoor
experience and we don’t feel that children should be
sheltered from the wetter side of outdoor life, but we
are thankful for the roundhouse which we can dive
into for relief from the rain when needed. Now that
the days are shorter with the nights closing in, we’re
having a campfire to bring some light and warmth to
the woods, which the kids love gathering round.
The club will be running up to Christmas, including a
special full day of festive fun on Monday 22 Dec
called Winter in the Woods. Then we’ll be taking a
break through January
(there’s only so many
activities we can run in the
dark) before returning as
usual in February. See the
listing on page 19. Thanks
to everyone who has
supported us this far.
Try This at Home - Damper Bread
We’ve had a lot of fun making damper bread over the
campfire, as it’s quick, simple and kids love it. You
can try it at home over a log fire.
For an added festive twist, once cooked, why not
give each piece a sprinkling of sugar and cinnamon.
Ingredients
• 4 cups self raising flour
• 1½ cups milk (or water)
• ½ teaspoon of salt
(makes enough for 10 dampers)
• Green sticks (fresh hardwood) will need to be about
as long as your arm and as thick as your thumb.
Method
1. Mix the ingredients into a soft, light dough by
adding the liquid to the flour slowly, constantly mixing
with a knife, then knead for 5 minutes
2. Divide the dough into balls slightly larger than a
golf ball
3. Strip the sticks of their bark with a knife to ensure
they’re clean
4. Work each portion of the dough onto the end of a
stick in the shape of a sausage, making sure to cover
the end of the stick
5. Cook each damper over the embers, turning
constantly so as not to burn. After about 15-20
minutes, the damper should be golden on the outside
and have doubled in size.
6. Remove the damper from the stick, break it open
and add your own topping; jam, butter or anything
you like. Enjoy!
James Kendall
Young Rangers:
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