OCTOBER MONDAY 1st • Four Local Artists Exhibition by John Hemsley, Kerry Jones, Christine and John Turner. Runs until Wednesday 31st. of October 2012. Open 10am–4.30 pm
THURSDAY 4th • Cheese and Wine Night for Cynffig Friends Association’s AGM 6.30pm in Cynffig Comprehensive School. Please see www.seasidenews. co.uk/whats-on.html for more information. Tel. Mandy on 01656 742832 for details on how you can help.
SATURDAY 6th • ‘Dewi meets Dylan’ by John Mason @ Silures Gallery, 40 South Road, Porthcawl CF36 3DG. Runs until Sunday 28th October 2012. Open 11am–4.30pm weekends bank & holidays • 70s/80s/90s Club Classics Evening @ Porthcawl United Services Club, upstairs lounge (entrance at side of building). £2.50pp on the door. 7.45–11.30pm. Everyone welcome
SATURDAY 13th • Save the Children – Paddle for Life Build a Raft and race across Newton bay. If interested please apply to the Jolly Sailor, Newton for further details
THURS 18th – SAT 20th • Sale of art materials by Porthcawl Art Society @ the Old Police Station, John street, Porthcawl. Will include various types of paints, brushes, pallets, books etc. All at reasonable prices. Lydia: 01656 767611
THURSDAY 25th • New WI being opened in Porthcawl Come along to All Saints Church Hall at 2pm
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After ‘Broadway’ PAODS support LATCH with ‘Calendar Girls’ with a view to opening a new WI. Contact Kath Tel: 01656 880366 or kathleen65@ hotmail.co.uk
SUNDAY 28th • Hallowe’en Ghost Talk & Walk By Hayley Williams and Tracey Walmsley at The Swan Inn, Nottage, 6pm. Contact 07813 506044. £2.50 per person. Followed by Karen’s Quiz. A fun night for all of the family!
NOVEMBER SATURDAY 3rd • ‘Stones Remain’ A contemporary exhibition inspired by Ecclesiastical ruins from Tintern Abbey to St David’s by Patricia Mears @ Silures Gallery, 40 South Road, Porthcawl CF36 3DG. Runs until Sunday 25th November 2012. Open 11am–4.30pm weekends bank & holidays
The performance is for one night only on Saturday 24th November at 7.30pm at the Pavilion with tickets priced at £11 and £9 (concessions). In January 2013, PAODS, supporting the charity LATCH, proudly present the play ‘Calendar Girls’ written by Tim Firth, based on a true story and adapted from the awardwinning film. The Women's With summer well and truly Institute in a quiet Yorkshire over, PAODS are now in full village decides to do somerehearsal for their next thing different for its annual two shows for your enjoycharity calendar: appear nude! ment both before and after Performances are from 17thChristmas. The annual ‘Broadway’ produc- 19th January at the Pavilion at 7.30pm with a matinee on tion entitled ‘Broadway Goes 19th at 2.30pm. Tickets are £11 Swing’ follows the success of and £9 (concessions). last year’s sell-out show. The Tickets for both shows are evening of toe-tapping music available from the society’s will feature the Broadway ticket secretary (tel: 01656 Chorus, the Phil Dando Big 788148). Band and special guests The BARRIE WILSON Sarah Burnell School of Dance.
The Yeomen of the Guard at the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
SATURDAY 10th • NCT Nearly New Sale @ Bryntirion Comp School, Merlin Crescent, Bridgend, CF31 4QR, 11am-12.30pm (Doors open 10.45am for NCT members with membership card). Entrance/ suggested donation £1 per family. Please see www. seasidenews.co.uk/whats-on. html for more information
FRIDAY 16th • Jazz in the Stage Door ‘The Panama Jazz Band’ @ the Grand Pavilion @ 8pm. Tickets £7. Tel 01656 815995 or at www.grandpavilion. co.uk
SATURDAY 24th • RMBI Christmas Fayre 12.30pm-3pm. If you are able to volunteer help on the day, bake, or just attend we would welcome seeing you in November. Our bar will also be open on the day.
The Mid Glamorgan Savoyards will present a charity performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera The Yeomen of the Guard on Saturday 3rd November in the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. This opera is the most dramatic of all the Savoy Operas and the score is considered
Porthcawl Powerboat and Ski Club Porthcawl Powerboat and Ski Club together with Worldwide Watersports held a jetski fun day on Saturday 8th September. There were jetski rides and a barbecue and we would like to thank everyone who sup-
to be Sullivan’s finest. It has, therefore, become one of the most popular of these operas. Sullivan wrote in his diary after receiving a summary of the proposed plot: “Pretty story, no topsy-turvy, very human and funny also”. The performance will clearly provide an evening of delightful musical entertainment to remember. The proceeds will be divided between The Royal British Legion, Macmillan, for cancer support and The Save the Children Fund. Tickets (£10, concessions £9-50) may be obtained from the Pavilion Box office and from members of the company. ROGER HUDD
ported us on the day. All profits were donated to charity and together we raised £260.60 which was donated to the RNLI. Planning has already started for next year's fun day which we hope will be bigger and better. For more information and pictures of the event please see us on Facebook. DAVE CALNAN
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