Lampeter Grapevine Issue 30 Jun 2015

cysylltwch â ni / contact us: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

Mehefin / June 2015

GRAPEVINE digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis / Lampeter’s events, news and views monthly

FREE/ AM DDIM

Raising Awareness

“Dewch i’r Dderi”

contents in this issue…  dewch i’r dderi  theatr felinfach  the war ,& before & civvy street  banc bwyd llanbed  what do you see?  root camp  what does transition do in lampeter (and why?)  custard queens  last days at lluest fach  superfooddad  did you know?  free from award winners  tŷ glyn davis trust  cothi gardeners  lung cancer: live learn inspire  lampeter christmas lights fund  red cross services  quest for cures for cancer  inspirali gathering regular features …  letters  reviews  listings & events  ads & classified  ysgol henry richard  traws link cymru update  town council news  karen’s creative compendium  uwtsd - the roderic bowen library  clonc  celtic christianity  jottings  kids in action  what’s on in the woods  yr efail  crossword competition  magic lamp cinema: take 2

The long awaited Bro’r Dderi Business Directory is now finding its way through the letterboxes of households situated within the villages served

by Ysgol y Dderi.

Ysgol y Dderi was formed in 1976 when five small village schools closed (the sixth closed in 1984) to form one community school, a radical move back at that time. The school is an integral part of the community and the links within that community are very important. This is why the PTA decided that a business directory promoting the “buy local” ethos and showcasing the diverse collection of businesses owned or operated within Bro’r Dderi would be a rewarding venture.

It has been a much longer than anticipated task to collect, collate, research, edit and proof all the information whilst juggling family and working life, but we hope the final result is worth waiting for. We would like to thank all the businesses involved for their patience.

The final full colour publication’s 32 pages are filled with over 80 business adverts, local history articles, useful contact numbers, a list of groups meeting within Bro’r Dderi and a mini prospectus for the school. The front cover is a combination of two winning designs. These were submitted by pupils and the winners chosen by a representatives of the directory’s sponsor, NFU Mutual. The winning designers were Brynmôr Thomas from Year 6 and Tomos Morris from Year 5.

The money raised from “Dewch i’r Dderi” has been used to purchase classroom equipment which will benefit and enhance the children’s day to day learning. The PTA has in recent years also funded a state of the art piano, smart sacks, sports equipment, Santa’s fairtrade chocolate gifts, eisteddfod and sports awards and continues to heavily subsidise the transport costs for the many hands-on educational trips the pupils enjoy, as well as transport to many sporting events.

Please support the PTA’s aims of enhancing our children’s education experience, bringing together the school community and strengthening the bonds with the local community by supporting Dewch i’r Dderi’s advertisers.

The directories are being distributed over the next few weeks by a team of busy parents to households in the Bro’r Dderi area (Cellan, Llanfair Clydogau, Llangybi, Betws Bledrws, Silian and Llwnygroes). If you live in one of these villages and do not receive a copy or you live outside the area but wish to support this venture please contact us on pta.ysgolydderi@gmail.com. Spare copies will also be available from Ysgol y Dderi, Llanfair Shop, Llangybi Shop, Cellan Library, The People’s Market and the village halls.

Once again, thank you to our supporters.

The PTA Committee, Ysgol y Dderi, Llangybi 2

GRAPEVINE no. 30, June 2015 Post: c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7EE Email: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com Published by: Transition Llambed Development Trust, Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, SA48 7EE Printed by: TSD Reprographics, Lampeter, on paper from sustainable resources Printing costs sponsored by:

Croeso / Welcome to this issue of the Grapevine.

Now, I can’t introduce a theme like this one without raising awareness of the work of volunteers; all those unsung heroes who give of their time to help, support and inform others in a huge variety of ways. Lots of organisations rely on volunteers to keep services running or to help boost productivity where funding is often minimal. Many people in our communities willingly give hundreds of hours to causes they believe in.

Volunteering can be a rewarding and worthwhile experience too, a chance to share knowledge and skills with others or discover hidden talents. Why not give it a go, there are lots of opportunities in and around Lampeter. I would personally like to thank the small team of volunteers who help make the Grapevine happen each month. You are all amazing.

With the theme of ‘Raising Awareness’ you should not be surprised to find a whole host of articles giving details of all sorts of things from events (try Theatr Felinfach, page 4 or

To submit an article, letter or to make an enquiry: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com Please include the reason you are contacting us in the subject box of your email (Article, Letter, Enquiry) To add your event or course to our Free listings: lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com or post to address above To place an advert: lampetergrapevineads@gmail.com Full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see grapevine page on www.transitionllambed.co.uk Display advertising rates: ¼ column £12; ¼ page £30; ½ page £48; full page £84 (back page £96) £30 off ads for one-off public events held in Victoria Hall Classified ads: £2.50 / 20 wds (min. £2.50) Therapists' section (max 35 wds): £10 for 5 Copy date for July/Aug, issue 31: Fri 12 June, Theme: ‘Everything in Good Measure’ Circulation this issue: 2,500 copies distributed free in the Lampeter area We reserve the right to edit all contributions for reasons of space & clarity.

The views expressed in letters and articles are not necessarily those of Transition Llambed Development Trust or the newsletter group.

Front cover: Four lambs born to ewe in Llanfiranghel-ar-Arth.

Photo: Sarah Eyles

Root Camp, page 8 for a start), opportunities (CLONC, page 24 and Kids in Action, page 29), information (The Roderic Bowen Library, page 15 or Dewch I’r Dderi, page 2) and inspiration (The War, & Before & Civvy Street, page 5 or Live - Learn - Inspire, page 28) to health issues (Quest for Cures for cancer, page 31), environment (What Do You See?, page 7 and Last Days at Lluest Fach, page 11) celebration (Free From Awards, page 26) and services (Red Cross in Ceredigion, page 31 or Traws Link Cymru, page 7). Definitely a good mixture to keep us all interested and busy. I bet you can find out something you didn’t know already!

Darllen wch yn Hapus / Happy reading.

Angie Martin, Editor

corrections & clarifications Sincere apologies to Kevin Fox for actions which have caused distress regarding The Season of Fire, issue 29. The article was edited in a way that was unacceptable to the author.

“I believe that the editing of my article, changed the tone, meaning and content and the work is sufficiently altered that it no longer represents my views or even demonstrates my knowledge of a subject which I have studied for very many years. For this reason I am not happy to see my name at the foot of the work and would appreciate a retraction of my name from the original, from which I wish to be disassociated.” Kevin Fox The unedited article can now be found in the Grapevine issue 29, May 2015 download on transitionllambed.co.uk. Eds. Other contact details:  Transition Llambed: www.transitionllambed.co.uk email: transitionllambed@gmail.com  Victoria Hall: www.vichall.org.uk To make bookings for Victoria Hall contact: admin@vichall.org.uk or phone/text 07891 632614  People's Market: To book a stall contact: rhydygwinfarm@talktalk.net or ring 01570 471432 3

DRAMATIC! has now started, the Drama Club for children aged between 7-11 years.

In acknowledgement of this year’s centenary celebrations of T Llew Jones, DRAMATIC! will perform alongside the theatre’s various performance companies, celebrating the work of the author, by bringing his work to our stage, or the “LLEW-FAN” in July.

For further information, contact: Catherine Young, Dance Officer, Theatr Felinfach Catherine.Young@ceredigion.gov.uk 01545 572708

Erbyn hyn mae DRAMATIC! wedi cychwyn, sef Clwb Drama ar gyfer plant oedran 7 – 11oed. Penllanw’r prosiect yma fydd perfformiad “Y Llew-fan” ym mis Gorffennaf yn Theatr Felinfach.

Am wybodaeth bellach cysylltwch â: Catherine Young, Swyddog Dawns, Theatr Felinfach Catherine.Young@ceredigion.gov.uk 01545 572708 ‘Does dim perfformiadau pellach wedi bod yn y Theatr yn ystod mis Mai gan fod y gwaith adnewyddu wedi bod yn mynd rhagddo yn yr awditoriwm. Mae’r gwaith erbyn hyn wedi ei gwblhau ac mae’n rhaid dweud ei fod yn edrych yn gampus. Rydym hefyd wedi bod fel staff yn sicrhau bod y prosiect wedi llwyddo i greu tipyn mwy o ofod i’r coesau, yn eistedd mewn seddi amrywiol o fewn yr awditoriwm ac ymestyn y coesau a rhaid dweud ein bod yn hynod hapus gyda’r gwaith gorffenedig.

Roedd cyngherddau Tri Tenor Cymru yn llwyddiant ysgubol – y ddwy noson wedi Gwerthu Allan! Roedd y gynulleidfa ar eu traed ar y ddwy noson yn dangos eu gwerthfawrogiad o’r wledd a gafwyd.

It’s been quiet during May on the performance front at Theatr Felinfach as work on extending the legroom in the auditorium has been taking place. I’m glad to announce that it has now all been completed and looks brilliant. All the staff have tried and tested random seats within the auditorium to ensure that the legroom is indeed improved and that the aim of the exercise has been achieved. We’re very pleased with the finished product.

The Three Welsh tenors concert to re-open the theatre following the refurbishment work was a sell out success.

Clwb Gwnïo Mae’r Clwb Gwnïo yn llwyddiant mawr ac erbyn hyn wedi ail-gychwyn yn dilyn gwyliau’r Pasg. Mae dros 20 yn y clwb ac maent yn griw gweithgar, siaradus a llawn sbri.

Byddwn yn edrych ymlaen at weld ffrwyth y llafur mewn arddangosfa o’r gwaith sydd wedi ei greu yn ystod y gwersi rhywbryd yn ystod y flwyddyn gobeithio.

Am wybodaeth bellach, cysylltwch ag Anneliese ar 01545 572365 / 01570 470697 anneliesem@ceredigion.gov.uk

Sewing Club The Sewing Club has been a huge success and has restarted now following the Easter break. There are over 20 members and they’re a hardworking, talkative and fun crowd. We look forward to seeing the fruits of their labour in an exhibition sometime later in the year.

For further information, contact Anneliese on 01545 572365 / 01570 470697 anneliesem@ceredigion.gov.uk

Rhian Dafydd

What’s On in the Theatre? Beth sy’ Mlaen yn y Theatr?

03/6/15 Cwmni Arad Goch

LLEUAD YN OLAU

A Welsh language adaptation of T Llew Perfformiad hwyliog sy’n Jones’s novel of the same title. ddathliad o ganmlwyddiant T Llew Jones

12/06/15 Clwyd Theatr Cymru

MIMOSA

celebrating the achievement of a stori gyffrous, dewr a phwysig group of hopeful Welsh families that am sefydlu cymuned Gymraeg were committed to setting up a Welsh ei hiaith ym Mhatagonia community in Patagonia in 1865.

19/6/15 Launch of Euros ‘THEATR A explores the depths and complexities Lewis’ book CHYMDEITHAS’ of Theatr Felinfach’s roots within the distinctive culture of Wales.

Lansiad llyfr gan Euros Lewis

3/7/15 a Ysgol Ddawns 4/7/15 Sally Saunders

A musical theatre spectacular!

yn cyflwyno sioe theatr gerdd ysblennydd!

10/7/15 Theatr Felinfach ‘LLEW-FAN!’ performance companies

Celebrating the author, T Llew Jones and bringing his work to our stage

Cynhyrchiad gan gwmnïau perfformio’r theatr, sy’n dathlu’r awdur T Llew Jones a dod â’i waith yn fyw ar y Llewfan!

Contact: Rhian Dafydd, Business and Marketing Manager, 01545 572369, Rhian.Dafydd@ceredigion.gov.uk Box Office: 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com, Facebook /TheatrFelinfach, Twitter @TheatrFelinfach 4

Banc Bwyd Llanbed /Lampeter Food Bank

The War, & Before & Civvy Street

by Tom Reed

Banc Bwyd Llanbed is an initiative of local churches, and is open during the week to local people in food crisis who are referred by an agency.

Over twenty local agencies are Banc Bwyd partners and refer their clients.

We provide enough food for basic meals for three days and are supported entirely by local donations of food and money.

We welcome donations of basic tinned and dried food: rice/pasta, cereals (Weetabix preferably), tea/ coffee, jam/marmalade, tinned or packet soup, tinned fish/meat, tinned stews/ pies/curries, tinned fruit / vegetables, tinned rice/custard. Food donations can be made through local churches or left at the Hedyn Mwstard/ Mustard Seed café.

Julia Lim

Don’t Forget Copy Deadline: Fri 12 June

Founder of the ‘Checkpoint Garage’ and former Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant of 49 Bomber Squadron, this spritely ninety six year old has just launched his memoirs.

Tom Reed is an amazing individual who has lots of interesting stories to tell. We will be hearing more about his life in the September ‘Reminiscence’ issue.

In the meantime, if you would like a copy of this fascinating read, Tom is offering a £2.50 discount when books are collected in person, as this saves postage costs.

Please contact: Tom Reed, Cwm Aur, Llanybydder, 01570 481560

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Ysgol Henry Richard - Election 2015

Pontrhydfendigaid Eisteddfod The annual Pontrhydfendigiad eisteddfod is one of three eisteddfodau in Ceredigion which receive a substantial grant and support from the Pantyfedwen trust set up by the late Sir David James in memory ‘Pantyfedwen’ by the Ceredigion artist Wynne Melville Jones, a former pupil at Ysgol of members of his Uwchradd Tregaron. family. The trust’s title ‘Pantyfedwen’ is named after Sir David’s family home near Pontrhydfendigaid even though he made his fortune through various business ventures in London.

The eisteddfod at Cardigan is held during the first weekend in July, and at Lampeter the eisteddfod is held over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The long May Day weekend is the date of the annual Pontrhydfendigaid eisteddfod and many pupils from Ysgol Henry Richard were successful competitors both individually and as members of groups again this year.

Raising Awareness of the Election on Thursday 7 May was certainly one of the aims of this year’s BBC Wales Election 2015 tour which arrived at Tregaron on 24 Nest Jenkins and Manon Turner (year 11) who performed live on the BBC Radio Cymru April.

Various ‘Bore Cothi’ show, during BBC Wales’s 2015 Election tour and visit to Tregaron. They were programmes were also interviewed by the host Shan Cothi. broadcast from the big white tent on Tregaron square for Radio Cymru, Radio Wales, BBC 1 Wales television and S4C, and pupils and staff from Ysgol Henry Richard participated in many of these.

A mock election was also held on Wednesday, 6 May with year 10 pupils standing as candidates for: The Party of Hope, The People’s Party, The Party of the Future and The Pink Party.

A hustings event was held in the morning when each candidate made a speech o u tl i n i n g th e party’s ideas and manifesto. Voting took place at Year 10 pupils from Ysgol Henry Richard who stood as candidates at the school’s 2015 mock lunch time and at Election (from left to right - Hugh Giles, Sian Hecke, Glyn Owen, Cai Williams, and the the end of the leaders of the wining Pink Party, Sion Jones day the result and Gethin Williams). was announced.

Ysgol Henry Richard Female Ensemble who won first prize at the annual 92% of the pupils who had registered voted and The Pontrhydfendigaid Eisteddfod recently.

Pink Party topped the pole with 52% of the vote.

Congratulations to all who competed individually and Congratulations to the leaders Sion Jones and Gethin especially to the choir from the ‘uwchradd’ campus who Williams. won first prize in the Youth Choir under 19 competition The host of the BBC Radio Cymru’s ‘Taro’r Post’, Garry and to the singing party and choir from the junior Owen, visited Ysgol Henry Richard and the school farm campus who came third in the under 12 category. to interview Gwynfor Evans and other pupils who are Many pupils also participated in the main literary studying agriculture regarding what they thought the ceremonies, including Dyfan Jones and Cadi Jones who main agriculture were the soloists at the Chairing and Crowning and rural issues ceremonies. of Election 2015 Rhiannon were.

Lewis The head pupils of Ysgol Henry Richard, Gwion Llŷr, Gwynfor Evans, Lowri Jones and Donia Jones, had to rise very early in order to be interviewed by Dylan Jones the host of BBC Radio Cymru’s morning news programme ‘Post Cyntaf’.

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June Update Traws Link Cymru members had a very positive meeting with Welsh Government civil servants in Cardiff on Thursday 7 May - election day of all days! Making the long trip were Mike Walker, Geraint Blayney, Nigel Bird, Flora McNerney and Gareth Walters. They met James Price, Director General of Science, Economy and Transport, his Deputy, Gareth Morgan and Simon Pickering, who is responsible for Transport and Franchising. This was a follow-up meeting to one that had been held in Lampeter in January between Traws Link Cymru and the Senedd (Welsh Assembly) Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Mrs Edwina Hart.

At the meeting, which lasted an hour, Traws Link Cymru were able to put their case for re-opening the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway, based on an excellent set of documents which chair Adrian Kendon had compiled, and which Geraint had collated into a very professional-looking portfolio. The meeting was an opportunity for Traws Link Cymru to brief the Director General and his colleagues on the aims and success of the campaign to date and to press the case for a fully-funded Feasibility Study into the re-opening of the railway. The group's presentation was warmly received and Traws Link Cymru were promised a response within the next few weeks. This would involve a desk-top study of the engineering challenges and possible routes to

L to R, Gareth Walters, Geraint Blayney, Flora McNerney, Mike Walker, Nigel Bird, James Price, Gareth Morgan and Simon Pickering.

arrive at capital costing scenarios, an appraisal of the necessary legal powers and of the likely running costs.

Clearly this is a very positive development for the campaign, and a further step towards making the re-opening of the railway a reality – we'll report back in due course!

Other news: Pont Llanio station clearing has been going on steadily and the first group of visitors, from Aberaeron 41 Club, are due to visit the site on Monday 11 May for a brief informal tour with Traws Link Cymru members.

In late June, date as yet not finalised, there will be a public meeting in Aberaeron to bring local people up to date with the campaign. There are also plans for further public meetings to be held in Lampeter, the Llandysul area and Machynlleth.

We Still Need Your Support!! If you haven't yet done so, please visit our webpage www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk or join the group on Facebook, searching for “Traws Link Cymru”.

You can sign our on-line petition, and give us your views about how you would use the railway by completing the on-line survey.

Diolch yn fawr/Many thanks.

Gareth Walters, for Traws Link Cymru

most out of your trips to the countryside, you probably want to see new and rare species. And if you are a professional, you need to be able to notice everything.

Fortunately, it’s possible to do something about it. You can learn how to see new patterns and you can broaden your experience by looking for new species and learning how to identify them with another person who has a different set of knowledge, or better still with the help of an experienced teacher.

Increasing your awareness of all the plants and animals in the countryside around you will add an extra dimension to walks in the woods or strolls along the coast. And what better way to do this than at a site with a huge diversity of wildlife? You can come and enjoy all the species at Denmark Farm on an informal walk, but we also run lots of courses to help you get more out of your visits: courses on identifying bats, flowers, birds, mammals and fungi to name but a few; all run by experts with fantastic experience. Alternatively, you can really get to know the species around the site on one of our volunteer days – where you might also gain some great conservation management skills.

And if you really want to see a face in your pizza, our cob pizza oven should be up and running on selected evenings over the summer… and thank you if you have helped us to build it! Join us for our Midsummer Open Day on Saturday 20 June.

Jan Martin

What do you see?

Human beings are really good at seeing patterns – especially ones that we are already familiar with.

This is why we identify faces in the clouds, on the fronts of cars and even on our pizzas! Once we have become familiar with a particular pattern, we find it easy to pick it out in the world around us. It’s a useful skill – helping us make sense of our surroundings, especially if we are in a new place.

However, our ability to see patterns that we already know means that we sometimes overlook the unfamiliar and so we can miss out. Even professionals whose job it is to identify things can overlook the unknown… and so it is with botanists and zoologists.

If you send two people out separately to identify all the species in a woodland, you can guarantee that they will come back with slightly different lists. You can also guarantee that each one will have included all the things that they are already familiar with and are more likely to have overlooked the species they have never encountered before or that they only see rarely. It’s just human nature. Professional biological surveyors work really hard to familiarise themselves with as many species as the can to minimise this problem.

If you are interested in natural history and getting the

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Root Camp

a cookery and outdoor activity course with a difference

With the lengthening days, and increasingly blossomed hedgerows, time shortens until the arrival of Root Camp at their summer home away from home; the Manorafon camp at Penbryn, part of the Forrest set up, where their cookery and outdoor activity courses take place at the end of July through to August.

Now a fixture in the Ceredigion summer calendar, groups of sixteen young adults (14-21) will gather to broaden their minds, and their independence as part of the Root Camp rural experience.

Integral to the establishment of Root Camp was a desire to raise awareness. Awareness of the growing disconnect between this age group and where their food comes from; of the fact that in schools this group is neglected through time allocated to, and funding for, basic education about food, animal welfare, the production and distribution of what we eat; and indeed the vital necessity of sharing a meal together.

In charge in the barn kitchen at Manorafon is Chef Oliver Rowe. He featured in a TV series in 2009 that chronicled his efforts to set up and sustain a London restaurant with produce from within the M25; his background and more recent experience demonstrate his suitability for the course. His method in the kitchen will be to teach a wide range of skills through practical experience; that is to create a three course meal for both lunch and dinner, whilst teaching all the essential know-how in the kitchen for survival after leaving home, at university, or simply to cook healthy meals for family, friends or oneself! It's simple, yet inspiring stuff; and with the majority of all produce used being from within a 20 mile radius of the Penbryn base, Root Camp are building awareness locally too.

Groups are split into two lots of eight; whilst one is preparing a wonderful three course lunch for everyone, the remainder are out earning the aforementioned feast!

They will be found cheese making with Carwyn at Caws Cenarth, working the land with Tom at Blaencamel, making sausages with Illtud from Charcutier, whittling spoons with Ben from Pen yr Allt Wood or foraging with Jade from Wild Pickings. Weather permitting they may be bee keeping with Sam at New Quay Honey Farm or fishing out in the bay at New Quay.

All meals are eaten sociably together, and after lunch the groups swap, with the kitchen and dinner preparation for one, and back out into "the field" for the other. Evenings are studded with storytelling, and often discussion, whipped up by someone like Patrick Holden

talking on a subject of "What should we be eating now?".

The livelier the discussion, the better. After the dinner there is time for a run to the beach, or to kick a ball around, before retiring exhausted to pretty luxurious tents (if your frame of reference is a roll mat).

The diversity of activity, and the method of teaching by each of the producers, growers, suppliers, local helpers and chefs Root Camp work with, provides real context to the curriculum each student is learning from in the "real" world. This might be the new GCSE in Food Preparation, a university degree in Food Ethics, catering college or none of the above. The simple fact is that this contextualised learning, and the intensity of the environment over six days delivers quick but lasting results. Love affairs with food have been created, but equally as often it's a noticeable change in independence, confidence or just the bonding with friends from new and different backgrounds.

Cassia Kidron, the founder of Root Camp is optimistic about the future. "We have come a long way since this began in my kitchen in 2010" she says, "…and I'm proud of the impact Root Camp has on the lives of those that attend. We know that 100% of students are still cooking, over 60% have used Root Camp on their CV's and that 89% now consider the seasonality and provenance of food when shopping, so if we can continue to grow, who knows what Root Camp, along with everyone else working to a similar goal, can achieve!" There is a new venue at Embercombe in Devon this summer, and there are proposals for more in 2016, including an urban Root Camp following the same structure too. Each venue will become a local hub in the way that Manorafon has, ultimately raising awareness of all the fantastic local produce there is across the UK, and re-connecting an increasingly urbanised population with the provenance and heritage of food. Root Camp breaks down the barrier created by the supermarket shelves over the past generations, and aims to de-mystify and restore the culture of food.

There are the last few places available on the summer 2015 courses so if you are interested in taking part, helping out, or simply finding out more please contact: johnny@rootcamp.co.uk, www.rootcamp.co.uk or follow @RootCampUK on twitter for updates.

Johnny Owens

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Raising Awareness: What Does Transition do in Lampeter (and why?)

I can’t write about the history of the Transition group in Lampeter, being a bit of a newcomer to it myself, but I think it might be good to set out the things that Transition does now or is involved in.

Firstly (and obviously) there’s the wonderful Grapevine!

This is produced by a small group of volunteers to let everyone in the area know what’s going on locally and to provide an opportunity to exchange our news and views.

Until the recent fantastic arrangement with Trinity Saint David started, the printing costs of Grapevine (less the income from advertising) were met by another Transition group: Transition Llambed Development Trust.

TLDT is a not for profit company, formed to renovate and bring back into use the Victoria Hall which is leased from Ceredigion County Council. If you’ve visited recently you’ll have seen that the hall, though not yet quite how we’d like it to be, has improved vastly (I know we’ve mentioned the improvements to the loos once or twice before here – but that really has been quite a change for the better!). Lots of groups and classes now use the various parts of the hall on a regular basis, and there are fairly frequent events taking place there.

With the use of the hall, we’re also able to support other groups with similar aims to our own: Victoria Hall provided the venue for the inaugural Traws Link Cymru meeting and the first Lampeter Make-it Festival, hosts the Permaculture Group’s seed and plant swap events and recently has also become home to the Magic Lamp cinema club – so we don’t always have to travel to Aber or Carmarthen to see films on the big screen. If there’s a group or event that you’d like to organise then Victoria Hall is available as a venue: if your idea is one that supports

Transition’s aims we may not even make a charge for using the hall.

Also taking place every second and fourth Saturday of the month in Victoria Hall is the People’s Market, run by TLDT, where local food and craft producers can sell their goods to local people. The market also has a very popular café (hard to get a table some Saturdays!) and we usually have live music too – it’s become a bit of a social event as well as a place to buy really good produce. Last summer we also took the market to the Food Festival, combining some support for the Festival with promoting our market to a wider audience.

So, why do we do all these things? We share a belief that the world needs to use a lot less fossil fuels: to avoid more drastic climate change than we have already caused, and also because the planet has a limited supply of these fuels. We also realise that renewable energy supplies are not yet advanced enough to replace fossil fuels entirely, so energy is likely to become a scarce resource at least for a time. Transport in particular (and goods that are transported long distances) may become very expensive.

Promoting the production and use of food and other goods locally, and centring our social lives in our immediate area, makes our community more resilient to cope with these problems. It’s the same kind of thinking that makes most people in this area have at least one source of heat in their house that doesn’t depend on electricity: we know power cuts happen in rural areas, so we’re prepared to cope with them. Transition is trying to make us all resilient like this on a larger scale; and most of these projects just happen to make Lampeter an even better place to live too!

Jane Langford

Custard Queens The Custard Queens were thrilled to discover the woolly wisdom of Wonderwool at Builth Wells this month, and for an upcoming meeting are inspired to make jewellery with buttons which is a new and exciting craft that all can try.

Our evening of Bingo and the fantastic raffle raised much needed funds for Wales Women’s Aid, who provide support to victims of domestic abuse and we thank all that attended the event.

No doubt you will love our future events of Sloe and Autumn Fruit Gin making, as well as the forthcoming trips and archery session.

One of our future projects will be to hold a stall at The Peoples Market in Autumn, so come visit and buy our produce, but please do come along to the meetings to help us celebrate the anniversary of 100 years of The Women’s Institute where we are getting together a Memory Book of all the events the Custard Queens will be doing throughout the year.

This is a very exciting time for the Custard Queens and the young/young at heart and vibrant atmosphere will show you how the WI have progressed to a modern and inspiring society for women.

Ladies of Lampeter come and join an active and friendly group, we would love to see you there! Ages from 18 to 80+ all very welcome.

Custard Queens meet every third Sunday of the month at Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 7-10pm. Further details from 01570 471209, custardqueenswi@gmail.com, or check out all the dates of the events on the NEW website: http://custardqueenswi.weebly.com http://custardqueenswi.weebly.com and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi<https://www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi Carol Elizabeth 9

Election of New mayor Cllr Christopher Thomas was elected as Mayor of Lampeter for the 2015-16 Municipal Year during the Mayor’s Inauguration Ceremony, which was held at the Old Hall, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter on the 1 May 2015.The new Mayoress is Mrs Janet Thomas.

Cllr David Smith was elected as Deputy-Mayor and the Rev. Bill Fillery will act as the Mayor’s Chaplain.

The retiring Mayor Cllr Elsie Dafis was thanked for serving the community during the past year and also, the Mayoress Mrs Lis Williams and the Rev. Goronwy Evans in his role as Chaplain.

The Mayor’s Civic Service was held at St Peter’s Church, Lampeter on Sunday 3 May. Best Wishes are extended to the Mayor Christopher Thomas and the Mayoress Mrs Janet Thomas in their respective roles.

The Town Council wishes to thank everyone who contributed to both events and to all who had been present. It is appreciated.

Enwebu Maer Newydd Enwebwyd y Cyngh. Christopher Thomas yn Faer Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan ar gyfer y Flwyddyn Fwrdesitrefol 2015-16 yn ystod Seremoni Urddo’r Maer a gynhaliwyd yn yr Hen Goleg, Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant Llanbedr Pont Steffan ar y 1af o Fai 2015.

Enwebwyd y Cyngh. David Smith yn Ddirprwy-Faer a’r Parch. Bill Fillery yn Gaplan y Maer.

Diolchwyd i’r Maer nweydd ymddeol y Gyngh.Elsie Dafis am ei gwasanaeth i’r gymuned yn ystod y flwyddyn olaf a hefyd y Faeres Mrs Lis Williams a’i Chaplan sef y Parch. Goronwy Evans.

Cynhaliwyd Gwasanaeth Sifig y Maer ar Ddydd Sul y 3ydd o Fai yn Eglwys San Pedr, Llanbedr PS. Dymuniadau gorau i’r Maer Christopher Thomas a’r Faeres Mrs Janet Thomas yn eu swyddi newydd.

Hoffai’r Cyngor Tref ddiolch i bawb a gyfrannodd i’r ddau Ddigwyddiad ac i bawb a oedd yn bresennol.

Y mae wedi ei werthfawrogi.

Simultaneous Translation Simultaneous translation (from Welsh to English) will be available at all future Town Council Monthly Meetings.

Cyfieithu ar y Pryd Bydd cyfieithu ar y pryd (o’r Gymraeg i’r Saesneg) ar gynnig yn ystod cyfarfodydd dyfodol y Cyngor Tref.

Memorial Garden It is hoped that responsibility for the Garden will be transferred from Ceredigion County Council to Lampeter Town Council, in the near future.

Gardd Goffa Gobeithir ysgwyddo cyfrifoldeb am yr ardd yn ystod y dyfodol agos a’i throsglwyddo o ofal y Cyngor Sir i’r Cyngor Tref.

Consecration of the Field adjacent to the Lampeter Rugby Club This took place on Tuesday 21 April at the Field.

Many thanks to all who participated and in particular to the Clergy. The Mayor Cllr Elsie Dafis co-ordinated this Event.

Ymgysegriad y Cae Wrth Ochr Clwb Rygbi Llanbedr Pont Steffan Cynhaliwyd y gwasanaeth ar Ddydd Mawth 21ain o Ebrill. Diolch i bawb a gymerodd rhan ac yn enwedig i’r offeiriaid. Cydlynydd y Digwyddiad oedd y Maer, y Gyngh. Elsie Dafis.

Lampeter Youth Club A representative of Ceredigion County Council will attend a meeting of the Town Council to discuss the future of the Youth Club, within Lampeter.

Clwb yr Ieuenctid Llanbedr Pont Steffan Disgwylir presenoldeb cynrychiolydd o’r Cyngor Sir yn ystod cyfarfod y Cyngor Tref i drafod cynlluniau dyfodol ar gyfer Clwb yr Ieuenctid yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan.

Lampeter Food Festival It was resolved to contribute £1,500.

Ffair Fwyd Llanbedr Pont Steffan Penderfynwyd cyfrannu £1,500

Eisteddfod Gŵyl y Banc It was resolved to contribute £1,000.

EIsteddfod Gŵyl y Banc Penderfynwyd cyfrannu £1,000.

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Last days at Lluest Fach After nine years at our idyllic retreat deep in the Mid Wales countryside we are packing our home and travelling across country back to 'civilisation' (irony, of course). Increasing in age and ill health, the decision to return to the family and roots we left over 47 years ago, was inevitable I suppose. My husband has five brothers there and they are all 'of an age' and returning to their boyhood - ha ha!

We have been married for 46 years and lived all over England, spending the last sixteen years in Wales. The seven years in Dolgellau, North Wales and the last nine years here in Ceredigion have been amazing. The people, the way of life and the inspiring scenery of Wales is immeasurable. We were made welcome from the very beginning and leave with wonderful memories of the friends we have met, the places we have seen and the environment we have experienced.

Our farmhouse stands in seven acres, off the beaten track, and the wildlife is amazing. We have a lake with Moorhen, Mallard, annual Canada Geese and Teal: an array of Damsel flies and Dragonflies, Newts, Frogs, Toads, Moles, Lizard – the list goes on. Encouraged by an open day at Denmark Farm I bought a Moth Trap and joined the Ceredigion Moth Group. Such a variety of Moths here and the Moth Group has a plethora of experience to help identification and encouragement.

Without the trap I would never have seen the wide variety of colourful specimens.

Also I joined the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Garden Birdwatch division, encouraging me to record weekly the birds and wildlife I have seen here. I am now able to predict almost to the day when the pair of Canada Geese will arrive, when they start nesting and when the young hatch!! I know when to look for the Teal who stop on the lake for a rest before going on to Cors Caron, and when to expect the Pied Flycatcher who sings outside the bedroom window and his change of song when a female appears!!! One year it took three weeks, and he then proceeded to show her all the nest sites he had prospected, which she promptly rejected and they vanished elsewhere to raise their family. Another year they stayed in the bird-box by the front door and I was able to get fantastic pictures of the growing brood.

This year, as I write this, he is

singing again; so far he has failed to impress but hopefully soon I shall wake to a change in song and know he is successful again.

We have had frustrating delays in our house sale, but at least I have been here to see the Geese produce six young and to hear my Pied singing. Not sure if the Moorhen and Mallard will have young before we leave but it has been lovely to experience spring once again here at Lluest Fach. My artist neighbour has drawn me a beautiful Pied Flycatcher which will adorn the wall in my new home bringing back fond memories - both of her, and our Pied.

This morning brought another old friend back – following the early morning parade of the Canada Geese and their six young past the house, a large Hare appeared followed by another – two adult Hares, what an exciting start to the day. The first years we were here, a young Hare used to frequent the garden and we have fond memories of it rising up on its hind legs facing a young fox who promptly turned tail and ran off -ha ha! To see Hares again is just wonderful. Now it would be great to see a Hedgehog, not seen for quite a while now.

Hopefully one will appear to say goodbye.

I will miss wandering around our 'estate' observing the flora and fauna, listening to the plethora of bird life. I will also miss the abundance of Elderflower for my home made cordial!!! Not sure if I will miss the errant lamb that defied my attempts at discovering how it got in, stripped my rose bush, ate my avocado seedling and pulled all the nasturtiums from the hanging basket last year!

The people of Ceredigion are so lucky to live in such a rich environment and when I am choking on car fumes I will at least have the memories of the people and pure sweet air of God's own country. I urge everyone to investigate the countryside around them – spot the birds, look for moths encourage the bees, Ceredigion is amazing.

It goes without saying we shall also miss the Grapevine.

We have seen it grow over the last years, into what must be the best local community newspaper in Wales.

Congratulations to all involved.

Gillian Neal The following links are for those interested in either BTO's Garden Birdwatch or Ceredigion Moth Group http://www.bto.org/gbw/ http://ceredigionmoths.blogspot.co.uk Ps. Mrs Pied has just arrived!

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Karen’s Creative Compendium 005 Dissident Sausage

Earth too?

by Majikle When they leave here for planet two will they be taking you?

Do you have a worth to share could you really use the air When they leave this place behind I hope they don’t take me I would rather die here Than view what they will see Our old homestead through a telescope An atmosphere in which most could cope where water makes itself clean with soil that grows magic beans It’s not our fault we use things up And don’t stop until it’s over It’s just our kind of DNA That exploits whatever is in our way But when on planet new They sit to examine their crew I hope they notice what’s been lost not write us off as an evolutionary cost

Amnesia

by Doris Critchley (in memory of Flora)

Where have I put it? I've hunted everywhere Did I leave it in the kitchen or halfway up the stairs?

I looked in the bathroom, then underneath the bed But all that I found there was a book I haven't read It's not in the spare room, of that I'm almost sure It could be in the downstairs loo, just behind the door I popped in the dining room and checked on the table Even opened the dresser drawers as far as I was able I've been into the garage, I've looked inside the car Opened the cupboard door and peeped inside a jar It's not in the conservatory, nor under the settee So if you find my memory, please give it back to me

by Karen Gemma Brewer Huddled on level four, I shiver to the chill.

Is it night? It is dark and silent, there is no talking here, only chattering.

It is always dark, except when the opening door brings a flash of tungsten sun and we all screw up our eyes and lie still, not breathing, unified in a single, fearful question, “Are they coming for me?”

A gust of exhalations great the thudding eclipse but the warmth of relief is short lived and the cold creeps back into my wasted muscle.

As I submit to its jolting spasms, my pink, naked skin is given a blue tinge and drawn taut across my trembling flesh by the freezing air.

I am cold, alone and afraid.

There were eight of us.

Then at least we could pool our warmth but they came for us, one by one 'til only I remain on level four.

Each instant dawn made sudden enemies of close friends as all prayed fervently: “That she and not I be taken.”

Each thudded dusk turning out a life as well as light.

A saviour of our earthly souls.

Huddled on level four, I shiver to the chill.

A veteran of seven messiahs, waiting for my call.

I hear them coming, how strange?

At every previous blaze of light I locked my lids and slipped behind my eyes in hiding from their white uniformed authority.

Holding up to god a whole register of names that might be called in place of mine.

But now, now that I know it is my turn, my eyes are open, taking in my surroundings for the first time.

I can even smile as I notice, reflecting in the cold rays, the two star sign on level five and wonder: “Who graded this hotel?”

Docile and silent I surrender to their hands.

After all, they have rescued me from the winter that freezes the mind.

Now I can think again, feel again and I feel warmth.

I am under the spotlight, crowds surround me, I am prodded and shoved, it is hot, I sweat, my skin reddens but I no longer fear my face being read.

What a burden fear is and how light I feel without it.

No sanction left to still free thought, I roll and turn in the heat of freedom.

The last bonds loosed as my skin ruptures.

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Searching

by Brenda Old I first foraged when I was five, I didn’t know that’s what it was.

It was something we kids did, when the time was right.

Gardens of deserted houses were the best places.

There were no dogs to chase us, or people to shake sticks at us. or worse still, call the local policeman.

We’d eat our fill of raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries, red, black and white currants, plums, greengages and damsons and later apples and pears, before loading our baskets.

The Fool (in 3 Acts)

by Sarah Eyles Death entered the village Stealing the little they had, Leaving only the fool Catching moths beneath the moon.

The jester kept his head.

With sharp rapport he sliced Through lies and popped The court’s pomposity.

Knowledge sinks beneath The burden of certainty.

A fool again, I see life As life sees me.

When the days grew cooler we began on the houses.

First we rode the dumb waiter and when that palled, ransacked rooms.

Kitchens first, where we once found two cracked cups and a load of cutlery. Please send in your In an empty room at one house poems, stories or there was a parquet floor, any other writing some blocks were loose. It took for Publication. three visits to prise them all up.

Mark clearly with Our mothers used them for firewood, KCC which became our mission to supply. in the subject line But the best fuel for free and send to came from the railway bank, where it fell from L.N.E.R. trains.

We’d haul, bunk each other up where we scrabbled in the grass for lumps of coal to take home.

lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

Diolch / Thank you

Forage

by Patrick Dobbs Each February I go foraging for fodder To Hereford to buy some hay and straw.

An auctioneer brings out a catalogue And I go round the farms to see each lot.

There might be five bays here, a hundred tonnes, And just next door perhaps five hundred bales.

I know my job, I estimate the weight And calculate how many lorry loads.

If I work out the distance from my farm, Multiply that by price per loaded mile It tells me just how much I dare to pay – Depending on the quality of course – Only the best for ewes and in-calf cows But younger cattle thrive on courser stuff.

It all depends on when the hay is cut.

The weather at the time, the type of grass, The clover content and which weeds as well.

And then there’s other things to think about.

Is access good? And is there help to load?

And how soon must the barn be cleared?

Six weeks is fine, six months better still, But six short days is hardly time enough!

Now then of course I have to bid for it – And many buyers are as shrewd as me!

I never take a chance or buy unseen, Mistakes can prove expensive, that’s for sure.

I’ve gone to Hereford for fifty years.

I know the farms and all the farmers too, Who you can trust and which ones to avoid.

But lately I have come to recognise My past is long, my future short.

So all that effort, all that expertise, Will just be something that has been – and gone.

Karen, KCC Editor In later life I foraged with my children.

Blackberries and bullaces for pies, jams and wine. Crabs for jellies, sloes to flavour gin, and mushooms for the meal of the day, or thread We are the latter-day locusts on string to dry for winter.

By Carol Nixon

It’s my winter now but I still forage, We are the latter-day locusts In the local Charity shops Armed with our intelligence and and in the red label sections our engines of the Lampeter Co-op.

Next Copy Deadline: Fri 12 June 2015 Issue 31:

‘Everything in Good Measure

We swarm over the Earth and we devour, we

devour Then we fly on to another Eden, soon to be a hell.

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Unicycles

by Karen Gemma Brewer Unnoticeably at first spinnings slow ‘til every planet stalls.

On a mantelpiece sit long shining rows of fluid filled glass balls.

Stationary save soft sift into a universal drift of stardust.

Creationary wrist imparts a disordering shake that starts time again.

LETTERS

Dear Grapevine.

grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE email: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

I read with interest and agreement the article by Carol Nixon in the May edition of the Grapevine ‘I vote to

Survive’. She mentions Naomi Klein’s book. ‘This Changes Everything.’ I have also read this very insightful book and I believe that it not only points out the huge challenge of overcoming the powerful vested interests that desperately want to maintain the status quo for short term gain, but she also gives a blueprint for a perfectly feasible, appealing and positive future; a future that can deal and cope with the issues of climate change and consumer driven economics which inherently deplete our limited resources. She goes on to give working examples of how this can, and is, being achieved with very limited sacrifice and hardship. Indeed it points to the potential for an improved life for all. I urge you to read this book. Change is not going to happen quickly or dramatically enough if we wait for political parties to act. We have to take responsibility, and soon.

G Thorogood Sut mae, Fi ydyw Swyddog Datblygu Newydd Prosiect Ymestyn Allan, sydd yn cael eu rhedeg gan Grŵp Trafnidiaeth Ystwyth. Mae’r prosiect hwn yn anelu at wella gwasanaethau a chysylltiadau trafnidiaeth ar gyfer pobl ifanc a sefydliadau ieuenctid. Mae’r prosiect Ymestyn Allan wedi cael dau fws mini nad sydd angen D1 ar drwydded i’w gyrru. Maent ar gael i yrwyr sydd wedi dilyn cwrs MIDAS, sydd dros un ar hugain mlwydd oed, a gydag o leiaf brofid gyrru o ddwy flynedd. Bydd hyfforddiant MIDAS ar gael AM DDIM ac fe fydd y daith gyntaf hefyd AM DDIM i sefydliadau ieuenctid newydd sbon. Bydd taliad fforddiadwy o 50c pob milltir i’w dalu wedyn. Os ydych am fwy o wybodaeth am brosiect Ymestyn Allan, peidiwch â phetruso a chysylltu â fi.

Hi, I am the new Development Officer for the Reach Out Project on behalf of the Ystwyth Transport group.

The project aims to improve transport links and services for young people and youth organisations throughout Ceredigion. The Reach Out project has 2 specialised light minibuses that are available to MiDAS trained drivers over the age of 21yrs and with at least 2 years driving experience. MiDAS Training is available FREE of charge and a FREE 1st trip for youth organisations will be offered to new Reach Out Project members. An affordable fee of 50p/mile will be charged from thereafter. Should you require any more information regarding this project please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Pete Bradley, ystwythreachout@gmail.com

Pete Bradley Reach Out Project Development Officer / Swyddog Datblygu Prosiect Ymestyn Allan Ystwyth Transport Group / Grwp Trafnidiaeth Ystwyth

ystwythreachout@gmail.com, 01974 282938 14

Raising Awareness The Roderic Bowen Library

This month’s theme is a really positive one for the University as it provides an ideal opportunity to raise awareness of some aspects of the University which can benefit or affect the wider community.

We have an Open Day on 20 June. We run Open Days throughout the year. They are an opportunity for prospective students and their families to visit the campus, and the town, to find out more about the course they are interested in and to get a feel for the area. Some of our visitors stay overnight, either before the Open Day or after, due to the length of their journeys. Many of them take the time to have a wander in to town to see what’s on offer. We always have very positive feedback about the warm welcome they receive.

Have you ever visited the University Library? Are you aware that there is a Passport Library Scheme in operation which entitles you to use our library facilities? You need to be a member of the local

Ceredigion libraries, but then you just need to complete a simple form, get it signed by Ceredigion library staff and bring it along to the University Library with a passport sized photo. You will then get access to the Library facilities, be able to take out five books for three weeks and access the on-line resources whilst you are in the Library.

The Roderic Bowen Archive is housed in the Library.

It is quite literally a treasure trove of antique books and manuscripts. Acquired over the last two hundred years, largely by bequest and donation, the Special Collections include over 35,000 printed works, eight medieval manuscripts and around one hundred post medieval manuscripts. We even have an infamous medieval ‘monks blood’ manuscript which, when put under a microscope, you can see tiny flecks of gold leaf stuck in the pores of the skin on which it was written. These flecks are evidence for the manuscript originally having been richly decorated.

All 35,000 works are listed on the Learning Resources Centre catalogue, so you can browse and search for them in exactly the same way as you would do for other materials. Who knows what you might find?

The Roderic Bowen Library is open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, but because we have limited space in our Reading Room and our service is heavily used, it is advisable to arrange your visit before you come. Just email or telephone and let us know what you would like to see by quoting the item’s Call Number found in the catalogue.

01570 424716 (direct line) or Ext. 4716 (internal).

E-mail enquiries to: rodericbowenlibrary@tsd.ac.uk

Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives

Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives

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Victoria Hall: regular activities and classes Bryn Road, Lampeter SA48 7EE To book the Victoria Hall phone: 07891 632614 Email: admin@vichall.org.uk Community groups & local small-scale commercial: Large hall £14/hour; Small hall £9/hour; Combined £22/ hour. We also have office space, committee room and small therapy/ class/ conference room.

See www.vichall.org.uk for more details.

Contact

Day

Weekly (W) Fortnightly (F) Monthly (M)

Time

Activity / Class

Monday

W New

5.307pm

Tuesday

W New

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Name

Number

Yoga Class

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

6-7pm

Pilates Class

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

W

6-8pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

W

10-12pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

F

24.30pm

Young at Heart

Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter

Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter

W New

5.306.30pm

Pilates Class

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

M First Wed each month

8pm

Lampeter Folk

W

1-3pm

Welsh classes

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

W New

6-7pm

Pilates Class

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

W

6.307.30pm

Line Dancing: Class for beginners

Heather Boothby

01570 493458

W

8-9pm

Boxersize

Oliver Leighton

07918 661194

W New

1011.30am

Yoga Class

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

W

4.306.00pm

LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre & Stage School

Tracey Reynolds

07976 052888

2nd & 4th Sat each month

10am1pm

People’s Market

Local food, produce and crafts. Plus Credit Union, café, live music & other attractions

W

2.30pm & 7.30pm

The Magic Lamp Cinema - Take 2

Chris Studman

01570 493649

W

10am7pm

Lampeter Evangelical Church

Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café

01570 423344

M Every third Sunday

79.30pm

Custard Queens WI

Jen Pink

01570 471209

W

6-9pm

Jujitsu

James Masters

07564 666530

More info see back page

Sunday

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what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

courses________________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Wed 27 May: Wild In The Woods (ages 6-12) Wed 3 June: Extend Your Growing Season Wed 10 June: Attracting Beneficial Insects Fri 12-Sun 14 June: Understanding British Mammals Sat 20 June: Midsummer Open Day everyone welcome Fri 26-Sun 28 June: Identifying Flowering Plants Mon 29 Jun-Wed 1 July: Identifying Grasses, Sedges and Rushes Fri 3-Sun 5 July: Understanding British Mammals II Fri 10-Sun 12 July: Invertebrate Macro Photography Sun 19 July: Drawn to Paint Nature (Botanical Painting) Wed 22 and 29 July: Wild in the Woods (ages 6-12) Sat 8-Mon 10 Aug: Willow Basket Weaving Full details & opportunities: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk

creative_______________

Air Drying and Clay Workshops During the sessions students will have the opportunity to explore the versatile qualities of clay, using an array of craft tools and pattern making techniques and at the end take their piece home to dry and paint. For an extra charge work can be glazed, fired and collected or posted 2-3 weeks. Taster Session: I hr 30min £10. Full day session: 10-5pm, £36 Half Day Session: Either 10am–1pm or 2–5pm, £18 Jug workshop for adults - materials included, £80 First session: 10am–4:30pm and Second session 10am-12pm On this 2-part course Joanna will show you how to make a beautiful slab built jug, patterned using leaves, stamps, found objects and other materials.

Work will be left to dry for a week then bisque fired ready for your return in two weeks time.

For the second part (this is a shorter day) you will learn about staining with oxides, glazing and preparing your jug ready for the final firing. Work will be ready to collect a week later.

Adult Pottery Classes £110 for 6 x 2 ½ hr sessions During this course students will have

Plant it, Grow it, Eat it activity.

Thurs 28 May 2.30-4pm Guided Farm Walk Fri 29 May 2pm For more information please visit our website or call 01545 573024 Ceredigion Garden & Craft Festival Alban Square Field, Aberaeron. Sun 24 & Mon 25 May, 10am-5pm. Craft marquee, refreshments, live music, children’s entertainment and New Food Avenue. Free Entry.

Pumsaint W I Annual Car Boot Sale Mon 25 May, Pumsaint 10-1pm £5/car Cerddwyr Llambed (Ramblers): A warm welcome is extended to new walkers or those who may like to try us out for a ramble or two! Forthcoming walks include: Sat 30 May - Pembs Coast Path, Newgale to St Brides; Fri 5 June - Evening Ramble, Llanfair Clydogau & The Lovers' Graves; Sat 13 June - Parcllyn, Aberporth, coast & country; Sat 20 June Cellan & The Forts; Fri 3 July - Evening Ramble, Llangeitho. Please contact James, 01570 480743 or Kay 01570 480041 for further details & walks programme.

The Truth about Cancer is a series of talks about the quest for the cures for cancer. We would like to share these talks, with anyone who wishes to see them, at The Mulberry Bush Café from 3.30 to 4.30 pm every Wed & Sat from 3 June until 8 July. They will be shown on a lap-top computer at a table in the café, beginning with Episode 1: Modern Medicine & The Cancer Pandemic. Each episode is filled with advice about how to avoid and/or treat cancer in line with a natural and holistic lifestyle. This global movement aims to educate, expose and eradicate cancer.

For more information: www.thetruthaboutcancer.com Croeso cynnes i bawb, all welcomed.

Charity Open-Garden Day "Jane's Garden Party". Sun 5 July, 1-6pm @ Glan-yr-Afon, Pumsaint, SA19 8DJ. 20+ acres including orchid meadow, woodland walks, orchard & productive vegetable garden, perennials and events ________________ shrubs. Plant Stalls, raffle, live music, Llanachaeron National Trust Events tea/coffee & cakes. In aid of the Roy Pembrokeshire Craft Makers Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, suggested entry £4 Exhibition. Fri 22– Thurs 28 May Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed: The Shearing Day Sun 24 May 11-4pm Welsh Cake Trail and Butter Making meetings will resume in September as usual in the Old Hall, University of Demonstration. 27 May 12-3pm Wales Trinity St David, 7.30pm. the opportunity to develop their creativity whilst exploring the versatile qualities of clay; learning techniques such as drawing and designing for pottery, tile making, pattern making and texturing, slab building and colouring using slips, oxides and glazes. Please phone for bookings and/or appointment to view unique ceramics on sale at the studio, or browse through website shop: www.joannabond.co.uk: joanna.bond@gmail.com, 01545 581157 Abercoed Studios, Tregaron.

Creative wool shop, hand-made crafts, art and prints, tuition, supplies. Coffee shop & Wi-Fi. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. www.sue2.co.uk, 01974 299105, www.blacksheeptregaron.co.uk Make Lampeter Festival - Call for makers. In collaboration with Lampeter Chamber of Trade we are planning this year’s festival to celebrate local making and creating. Do you hold workshops and make something hats, clothes, quilts, beautiful music or anything else? If so we want to hear from you. Contact Jude Howard, 01570 423715, make.lampeter.festival.gmail.com, https://makelampeter.wordpress.com/ or facebook events page.

Art Exhibition of works by local artists at Coffee Stop, 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. The exhibition will be open every Thursday throughout spring and summer, 10am-3pm or other times by appointment. Please contact Celia, 01570 423134 Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall. Improvers every Thursday 1.30-3.30, £8. Now taking names for the next beginner sessions.

Contact Ann 01558 650760, www.spinwise.co.uk spinwise.uk@btinternet Jewellery Making Course for Beginners: basic jewellery-making skills. Held in the local Ceredigion area, courses and times to be agreed by mutual arrangement.

Contact: Peter, 07984 883453.

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events cont.d _____________ Theatr Felinfach Performances.

Wed 3 June, Cwmni Arad Goch presents ‘Lleuad yn Olau’ Fri 12 June, Clwyd Theatr Cymru presents ‘Mimosa’ Fri 19 June, Launch of Euros Lewis’ book ‘Theatra Chymdeithas’ Box Office: 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com For more information see page 4 Traws Link Cymru - West Wales Railway Campaign-Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru: More public meetings planned for Aberaeron, Pencader/Lland ys ul, Machynlleth and Lampeter - TBC. Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland:  Open Public Meeting. Mon 1 June, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter. The Long Wood team welcomes queries, questions and ideas from the public at this monthly open forum. Contact: 07557 386755, info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk  Woodland Wednesdays. Join Sarah, our Warden, for regular volunteering sessions at Long Wood every Wednesday. Develop your practical skills and feel the benefit of working in this beautiful environment.

One session in four is devoted to your own woodcraft project. No experience required, training given. Meet 10am, in car park (Llangybi/Llanfair end of wood). For more information and to sign up for this unique project. info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk Workshops at The Welsh Quilt Centre. Decorative Shellwork: An Introduction and Practical Workshop with Suzannah Flemming Sat 11 July, 10.30am–4.00pm, £55. If you have ever wondered about the decorative possibilities of using natural seashells to create beautiful heirlooms, this is your opportunity to participate in a practical workshop on the subject.

For more information: Sarah Jane, 01570 422088 www.welshquilts.com Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum We welcome people of the community to come and view the collection. Should anyone have some artefacts that they would like to give, or lend for a short time to the museum, please call in and talk to one of the volunteers. Opening times: Tues, Thurs and Sat 10am–4pm. Contact Selwyn Walters: hanesllam bed@btinternet.com, www.haneslambed.org.uk Yoga Retreat in Cellan, Fri 12 June for three days. Lunch, dinner, yoga, relaxation and meditation £60 per day.

Optional walks in the afternoons. If you people who find walking difficult. would like to book a place for a day or Please wear sensible shoes. Meet at two contact Amanda, 01570 421338.

Penlan Goetre, SA48 8NE, 2pm. Con07557 386755, inhealth & well-being ______ tact: fo@longwood-lampeter.org.uk Age Cymru Ceredigion are running a Yoga Classes suitable for all, with drop in service at Lampeter Surgery Cathy Crick Stanton, a Scaravelli every Wednesday, 10am-4pm. Free, inspired, Iyengar trained teacher: confidential, impartial advice and Mon 6-7.30pm & Tues 10-11.30am & information from our officer, Fiona Thurs 10-11.30am at Ancient Earth Williams, on any aspect of getting Centre for W ell-being, Lanlas older. Call 01970 615151 or visit Farm, Cellan. Tues 5.30-7pm, Church www.agecymru.org.uk/ceredigion.

Hall, Ystrad Meurig; Wed 5.30-7pm, Weight-Watchers meets in Lampeter Chapel Vestry, Tregaron; Thurs 6every Tuesday night. St Peter’s 7.30pm, Village Hall, Ffarmers.

Church Hall (opposite Police Station). Co nt ac t: 01 5 70 42 1 14 4, 07 7 48 Join any week, weigh anytime 031614, cathycrick@hotmail.co.uk between 5.30pm-6.30pm / meeting talk Mindfulness Movement, (Clear Light 6.30-7pm. For more details please Q i G ong), Thurs da ys , 6 - 7pm ; contact: Eleri, 07748 270439 Mindfulness Meditation, Tuesdays, 6 eretallick@weight-watchers.co.uk -7pm; Kirtan Singing, (ancient otherwise just turn up on the night.

Indian chants), monthly from 15 Feb. Support Group for people with Dates will vary thereafter, so please Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Lampeter: contact us or see website for details; Meets first Monday each month at Y Physical Therapy for all types of pain, Hedyn Mwstard/Mustard Seed Café, headaches, anxiety, stress, heath and College St, Lampeter. 1.30-3.30pm. wellbeing is also available by So, if you suffer from MS, you and a p p o i n t m e n t : T h e Al e x a n d e r your Carer will be very welcome to join Technique, Thai Massage, Deep us. This is a very suitable meeting R e l e a s e S y s t e m . F o r m o r e place with full disability facilities. information on classes, confirmation of Croeso i bawb. For details contact: sessions and questions contact: Iain, Judith McKay, 01570 493509; Iona 0785 26026 001, Evans, 01570 423263 or Julian cameronbodywork@gmail.com, Eastwood, 01970 828197. www.transformationalbodywork.co.uk Headw ay, T he Br ai n Injur y Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Association. Have you survived a Catholic Church (white church), Brain Injury? Do you care for someone opposite the police station in with Brain Injury? Then read on!

Lampeter. Wednesdays 8-9.30pm. For Headway Ceredigion is holding Drop in info, national helpline: 0845 7697555 sessions on the first Monday of each Narcotics Anonymous meet at St month during 2014 from 2–4pm at Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of the Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, Drovers Road/ Peterwell Terrace), Aberystwyth SY23 1JB. Come along opposite the car park, on Monday from and join us for a cuppa and a chat.

7.30-8.30pm. national helpline: 0300 Light refreshments will be provided .

999 1212 A ydych wedi goroesi anaf i’r ymennydd? A ydych yn gofalu am kids ___________________ rywun sydd ag anaf i’r ymennydd? Art and Pottery Club Darllenwch ymlaen!

Wed & Fri 4-5:30pm snacks and drinks Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal available, £8 per session. Children will Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun work on developing self expression cyntaf pob mis yn ystod 2014 rhwng 2- and learning new skills in drawing and 4pm yn Mind Aberystwyth, Stryd y designing for pottery. To book and find Felin, Aberystwyth SY23 1JB. Dewch out more contact: Joanna, 01545 draw i ymuno â ni am baned a sgwrs. 581157, www.joannabond.co.uk Bydd diodydd a bwydydd ysgafn ar Unique Ceramics for Sale online. gael ar ôl y sesiwn.

Clwb celf a chrochenwaith Dydd Cont ac t: Da v e M agg s , W ales Mercher a Dydd Gwener 4-5:30 £8 y Development Manager, Headway UK, sesiwn Byrbrydau a diodydd ar gael.

01446 740130, 07941 855935 walesdm@headway.org.uk Next Copy Deadline: Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Fri 12 June 2015 Community Woodland. Do you need Theme: to get out and about more? Join our ‘Everything in Good FREE ½ hour Health Walks on the last Measure’ Sunday of each month. Next walks: lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com Sun 31 May & 28 June . Especially for 18

kids cont.d _______________ Little Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly forest kindergarten club for parents & toddlers aged 2-5 years (parents can bring their younger ones too).

Child -led play sessions guided by Forest School trained staff out in the woods. £4/adult, £2/child each session. 12.303pm every Thursday at Denmark Farm. Advance booking essential. Call James, 07876 794098, facebook.com/woodlandclassroom Young Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly after-school club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland activities, nature awareness and bushcraft led by Forest School trained staff Lea Wakeman and James Kendall. £5 per session. 4-6pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Denmark Farm, come rain or shine. Advance booking is essential.

Phon e J am es 07876 79409 8, facebook.com/woodlandclassroom Bushcraft Skills For Teens Tues 26 May, 10am-4pm. For 12-16 year olds.

Do you see yourself as the next Bear Grylls? Join the Forest School trained staff from Woodland Classroom for a day of knife skills, fire-lighting, axe work, wild cooking, shelter building and wilderness awareness, all in the backdrop of the wild woods at Denmark Farm. Enjoy a cooked campfire feast at lunch. £30 per person and £25 for each additional sibling. Advance booking is essential.

Phone James, 07876 794098 facebook.com/woodlandclassroom Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Tues and Fri at Victoria Hall.

Juniors, Tues 4.15 -5.45pm & Seniors, Fri 4.30-6.00pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 concessions. Contact: Tracey Reynolds, 07976 052888 Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, Llanybydder (in old church hall near Evans Bros market). Open Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, 7 days a week in school holidays.

Birthday Party bookings welcome.

Tasty menu & free WiFi. Contact: 01570 480268, www.littlemzzz.co.uk "Lampeter Little Ones" is a Facebook group for parents of pre-schoolers in the Lampeter area.

Wondering what groups and activities are available for your baby or toddler, then please join up and have a look: www.facebook.com/groups/ lampeterlittleones Playsessions on Maes y Deri playing field every 3rd Sunday each month throughout the year, 11am-3.30pm, with Ray Ceredigion playworkers. On

the right up hill beside St Peter's Church, all welcome.

1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Wednesdays, 4.30-6pm, term-time.

Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070

markets_______________

People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Sat each month. Next markets: Sat 13 & 27 June.

Lampeter Farmers' Market Market Street, Lampeter, 9am-2pm alternate Fridays.

Next markets: Fri 12 & 26 June.

Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month. Next market: Sat 6 June.

Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next markets: Sat 20 June.

move your body _________

Couch to 5K Running Group meet every Monday and Wednesday in the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter at 6.30pm. It is aimed at beginners and those who have recently started and would like company when they run and is completely free!

N e w Am e r i c a n T ri ba l S t yl e Bellydancing: Tues 1-2pm & 6-7 pm, Victoria Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779 (see advert on page 24) Belly Dance & Yoga classes. Belly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3.00.

Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5.00.

Crugybar Village Hall. Contact: 01558 685321, elenamgilliatt@hotmail.com Yoga class - mixed abilities: St Thomas' Hall, Tuesdays 7.30-8.45pm £6 Contact: Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512 Yoga, Wednesdays 5.30-7pm Cellan Millennium Hall. Small friendly group led by Pat Beaton, 01558 650594.

Lampeter Egyptian Belly Dance Fridays 9.45-11am (£5.00) Very few spaces left in this class.

Lunchtime Fit For Life For Over 50's Fridays 12.15-1.15pm (£4.00) Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance.

Spaces available. Both classes at Sally Saunders Dance Studio, Unit 22, Lampeter Industrial Estate, SA48 8LT. First session Free.

Contact: Rose Barter, 01239 851737, rosebarter@btinternet.com Twmpath, Folkdancing, if you need a caller for an event, phone Elly on 01570 471476.

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Friday Walkers: meet up for ambling rambling on a Friday morning. Easy access walking for an hour, depending on the weather and the mood. Meet rain or shine, 10am at Rookery Car Park. Free, followed by coffee and chat. Not able to manage the stroll but would like company? Just meet up for coffee. Philip Lodwick, 01570 422181 Walk Out Workout. Join the WOW posse for a brisk fitness walk around Lampeter on Thursday evenings. Meet at 6.30pm at the Leisure Centre for a 3 -4 mile walk, including an optional hill at the end. Expect to be out for around an hour. It’s fun and it’s free!

Jane Guy School of Dancing.

Established 1977. Ballet and stage work; annual production; RAD exams.

Classes: Tue eves and Saturdays, Shiloh Chapel, Lampeter. Thursdays 4.30-7.30pm at Theatr Felinfach.

Contact: 01570 470645 Sarn Helen running and cycling club welcomes all abilities. Junior runners (ages 8-16) meet at Leisure Centre, Tues 6.15pm. Adult runners meet Rookery Car Park, Tues 6.15 & 8pm, Thur 6.15pm. For cycling (road and MTB) see: www.sarnhelen.org.uk Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. ‘The elegance of a dancer and the strength of an athlete’. This sums up what you could attain through regular practice of Pilates. Here are some of the benefits - energy increase; improved posture and body shape; muscle toning; increased strength, agility and stamina; greater mind/body/ spirit connection. Give it a try!

Llangeitho Village Hall, Mondays 2pm. Shân Rees, OCR-qualified instructor. Contact: 01570 218138, 07940 375147, www.livingexcellently.co.uk Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. In Dances of Universal Peace, we dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147. DUP Qualified Flamenco Dance classes Wed 67.30pm, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, with live flamenco guitarist. Men and women welcome. Please bring strongheeled shoes. Private lessons available in studio near Llandysul.

Contact: 01559 362540, dixeyart@gmail.com Need a venue in the heart of Lampeter?

Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, SA48 7EE has a range of versatile spaces available for booking For more details www.vichall.org.uk

move your body contd _____ Canolfan Hamdden Llambed Leisure Centre. 01570 422552, Lampeter-leisure@ceredigion.gov.uk Activity programme as follows:  Clwb Badminton/Badminton Club Dydd Gwener/Friday 5-6.30pm. All players welcome.  Ballroom Blitz Get a slice of ballroom magic with this new fitness workout. Taught as a partner free dance fitness class, includes Quickstep, Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha and Jive styles. This easy-to-learn format is suitable for all levels, no matter what your ballroom experience. Expect great fitness results and plenty of fun.

Thurs 8.30-9.30pm. Adults 14yrs+. £4.  Cardio Circuit Training gyda/with Sands & Paul Butch. £3.50. Mon 6.307.30pm. All-over body workout.

Conditioning. Resistance training.

Improve mobility, strength & stamina.

Ymarfer i’r corf i gyd. Cyflyru. Ymarfer gwrthsafiad. Gwella symudadwy, cryfder ac egni.  Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed/ Lampeter Town Fencing Club Sean Slater, 01570 493139, anpiobaire1@aol.com Croeso i bawb dros 10 oed. All aged 10+ welcome. £4.50. Os ydych am hwyl, ffitrwydd a her o frwydro yna ymladd cleddyfau yw’r peth i chi. If you want fun, fitness and a challenge of combat then fencing is for you. Tues 3.30-5pm & Fri 6.30-8pm. Darparir offer/equipment provided.  Fight Fx uses mixed martial arts programming and training techniques to enhance body composition and elevate fitness levels. This multi-peak workout features upper and lower body conditioning drills, as well as solo and partner-based fight sequences which incorporate kicks, punches, strikes and blocks. Correct form and technique is made a priority. Wed 5.30-6.30pm.

Adults 16yrs+. £4.  Ysgol Gymnasteg REES School of Gymnastics Islwyn Rees, 01570 422979. Sat 9.15-10am, Oed meithrin (dan 5)/Pre-school (under 5); 1011am, Dechreuwyr (6 oed i fyny)/ Beginners (6yrs+); 11am-12noon, Gwellhawyr (6 oed i fyny)/Improvers (6yrs+).  J’s Workout 01559 362690.

Oedolion/Adults £4.75p, Henoed/ Myfyrwyr/Iau/O.A.P/Student/Junior £3.85p. Tocyn consesiwn/concession ticket (12 dosbarth/classes) Oedolion/ Adult £47.50p, Conc. £38.50p. Mon 5.30-6.30pm, Stepio/Step. Tues 5.306.15pm, Aerobeg i Bawb/Aerobics for Everyone. Wed 12noon-12.45pm,

Ffit rw ydd Rhw ydd/Ease into Fitness. 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.  Spinning £4.60p sesiwn/session, £46p 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.  Disco Sglefrio/Roller Disco every Saturday 2-3pm. Oedolion/Adults £3.15p, Plant/Children £2.30p. ‘sgidiau i’w llogi/boots for hire £1.65p  Zumba Fitness Party into shape.

Exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-partyTM. Thurs 7.30-8.30pm.

Adults 14ys+. £4  Zumba Atomic Designed exclusively for kids (aged 4-12), Zumbatomic classes are rockin’, highenergy fitness-parties packed with specially choreographed, kid-friendly routines and all music kids love, like hip-hop, reggaeton, cumbia and more.

Parents love Zumbatomic because of the effects it has on kids, increasing their focus and self-confidence, boosting metabolism and enhancing co-ordination. Wed 4-5pm. Kids 412yrs+. Free.

music_________________

Lampeter Folk. Next acoustic music night at Victoria hall is on Wed 3 June at 8pm. Come along to play some songs/tunes or listen, by candlelight.

Entry is £2 and includes a tea/coffee, or BYOB. Please check out facebook.com/lampeterfolk for further details.

Café Musique. This month's Café Musique at Victoria Hall, Lampeter will be held on Friday 29 May, 8pm. It features an Italian menu and music from top-drawer singer-songwriter, Bernadette O'Grady and awardwinning harpist, Harriet Earis. Advance booking is advisable, tickets are available at a reduced price at www.bernadetteogrady.co.uk/cafe-musique

permaculture & conservation ___________

Gardening & Permaculture Courses Short courses to help you grow food, encourage wildlife and live more sustainably.

Contact Angie, 01974 831300, info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Landowners, Smallholders & 20

Gardeners - Conservation & wildlife advice to suit you and your place.

Contact Angie, 01974 831300, info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk 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, lampeterphotography@yahoo.co.uk

religious services & groups ________________

Lampeter Parish St Peter’s Church, Lampeter. Main Sun Service: 10.30am (bilingual), Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), 9.15am Cymun Bendigaid (trydydd Sul yn y mis yn unig, Cymraeg). Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities.

Enquiries/bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324, www.lampeterparish.org St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual).

St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws.

Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual).

St Sulien’s Church, Silian. Main Sun Service: 2pm (bilingual /Cymraeg).

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Lampeter Sunday Mass is 10am. For other services see church notice board.

St Thomas' Methodist Church Sun service 10.30am, creche & youth activity. Tues Coffee morning 9.30noon. All welcome. See notice board.

St Mary’s Church, Maestir. Main Service: Eucharist 2.30pm (2nd Sun in month only, English).

Times apply to the first four Sundays in each month. For the few fifth Sundays there will be a single United Parish Service at 10am: location will be published in the local newspapers Emmaus Christian Fellowship meets Sundays, 10.30am and 5pm, at rear of 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Contact: David Patterson, 01570 422529 Capel Bedyddwyr, Silian. Cwrdd yr ail a pedwerydd Sul y mis am 10.15yb.

Croeso i bawb.

All Saints' Church, Cellan. Bilingual services every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, 2pm. A warm welcome to all. Baptisms and weddings by arrangement. Contact the Revd. Bill Fillery, 01570 421425.

St M ar y' s Chu rc h, Ll anf air Clydogau. Bilingual services every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, 10.15am. A warm welcome to all.

Baptisms and weddings by arrangement. Contact the Revd Bill Fillery, 01570 421425.

Interested in Buddhism?

A Study Group for Women. Exploring the underlying principle of Buddhist Practice and how we can apply this in our daily lives. Meets one day a month near Aberystwyth. Meditation, shared lunch. Contact: Lesley, 01970 617129 or Noel 07988 745364 Lampeter Evangelical Church meets every Sunday at Victoria Hall, 10am– 7pm. Contact: Gareth Jones at The Mustard Seed café, 01570 423344 Lampeter Quakers. Every Sunday at Canolfan Steffan, Peterwell Terrace at 10.45am. All welcome. Crynwyr Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peterwell, 10.45yb. Croeso i bawb. Contact / Cysylltwch: Deborah Rowlands deborahjrowlands@gmail.com, www.crynwyrcymru.org.uk (Cymraeg) 01570 480083

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Banc Bwyd Llanbed /Lampeter Food Bank Food & Fellowship lunch, Tuesdays 12 -2pm. A simple free lunch cooked from surplus food provided by local food retailers, with friendly conversation. All are welcome. This is an initiative of the Lampeter Food Bank and takes place at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge St, Lampeter.

Cellan Millennium Hall Film Nights.

See film listings page 23 Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, Tues 2 June and every first Tues of the month. Not suitable for absolute beginners but anyone who has attended classes or conversation groups for a year or two will probably find the events enjoyable. Completely informal. We meet in the bar at 7pm for 7.30pm.A small group, normally 6 to 8, including 2/3 fluent Welsh speakers.

Order a light meal or main from the Talbot bar menu - in Welsh. To join the

group mailing list and have a say in planning future events, contact: Myra Mortlock, naturals@btinternet.com Coffee Stop, Thursdays 10.30am-3pm at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Soup, toasties, cakes. W arm friendly environment. Contact: David, 01570 422529 Custard Queens WI: meet Every Third Sunday of the Month. Please note change of venue to Victoria Hall, Lampeter. 7-10pm. The Custard Queens would like to invite you to their forthcoming events: 14 June: Button Jewellery 20 June: Evening Out Then, further on in the year, we have a Sloe Gin Making Session, Apple Festival Trip, Archery. Ladies of Lampeter come and join an active and friendly group; we would love to see you there! Ages from 18 to 80+ all very welcome. More details: 07540 383835, custardqueenswi@gmail.com custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cymraeg/ Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth 11 yb-12yh/ Tuesdays 11am-12noon, Gwesty y Llew Du, Llanbedr P.S./Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter. Croeso i bawb/ All welcome. Croeso i unrhyw Cymro/ Cymraes sy'n fodlon i ymuno â ni.

Cysyllt â/Contact: Mary Neal, 01570 470092 Golden Broth Lunch Club: following our second successful year we are hoping more local people will join us for lunch and cake, on Mondays, from 11.30am -2pm. W e play cards, Scrabble, and/or just relax and natter to friends and charge £1/person. Dates for Llanfair 1 June and Cellan 15 June. Contact Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338, to register your interest.

Sew, Knit and Natter Wednesdays, 1-4pm, Cellan Hall. All welcome.

Whist Drives, every fortnight at Hafan Deg, Lampeter. Wed 4 & 17 June, 1 & 15 July. All welcome. All Funds to Hafan Deg League of Friends.

Contact: Gwen Davies, 01570 481152

storytelling, books & creative writing _________ Lampeter Writers’ Workshop welcomes new members and meets weekly. Tuesdays 7-9pm, Wolfson Room, Trinity Saint David University, during college term time. Come and join us. Contact: Sue, 01570 423167 Meanwhile, Storytelling Circle, the first and third Thursday of the month.

Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks. Wolfson Room, Old Building, Lampeter University, 7.30pm.

Contact: h.addis@live.co.uk Creative Writing Workshop Tysul Hall. Llandysul, 2-4 pm. Refreshments available. Cost: £10. Contact Kelly for further details of dates: 01267 235336

volunteering ___________

Lampeter Credit Union. Would you like to do something that will make a positive difference to local people? For more details contact: 07891 632614 British Legion Lampeter is recruiting members now. This is your opportunity to become a member of the Legion.

Contact Sharon, 07971 806886.

Home-Start are looking for volunteers to become part of our team for a couple of hours every week. A national charity supporting families struggling to cope. Can you help? Contact: Jan Young, 01570 218546

women's workshop _____

Wed 10.30am-3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann. Disabled access & toilet.

Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes vegetarian lunch & all activities). Drop in when you please.

New members welcome.

Workshops:

Wed 3 June: Creative Writing with Brenda Wed 10 June: CandleMaking Wed 17 June: Painting with Jane Wed 24 June: Crafting (Jewellery Making) Wed 1 July: Painitng with Jane Wed 8 July: Singing with Carol Wed 15 July: Play Reading with Anne Wed 22 July: Crafting for Christmas Contact: 01570 423167, 01545 590391

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complementary & alternative therapists

CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL CLASSES AND GROUPS Classes subject to change: please check www.millenniunhallcellan.co.uk for updates & contact details.

See our website What’s On page for one-off events MONDAY Line Dancing 7-10pm Golden Broth Lunch Club 11.302pm, 15 June TUESDAY Lampeter Home Education Group 12-5pm Qi Gong 6-7pm Tai Chi 7-8pm WEDNESDAY Sew, Knit and Natter 1-4pm Yoga 5.30-7pm THURSDAY Village Improvement Society Cttee1st Thurs of month 7pm W.I. 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm FRIDAY Art Group 10am–1pm Film Night fortnightly 7.15pm (see advert page 23 for full details)

Charlotte Allen RSHom Homeopath over 15 years clinical experience. Homeopathy makes a difference and is excellent at helping with chronic ill health, gently, safely and holistically. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 8EG. 01570 493746 Val Allen, BACP senior accredited counsellor/psychotherapist. UKRC Registered. Offering counselling, ps yc hotherap y, h ypn otherap y, EMDR. 23 High Street, Lampeter SA48 7BA, 01570 493522, valallen@surfanytime.net Iain Cameron Watson, Alexander Technique for immobility (agerelated, accident, stroke) posture, alignment, stress, pain (back, shoulder, neck, headaches, PMT).

Also Thai Massage for deep relaxation and well-being. 07852 626001, cameronbodywork@gmail.com Denmark Farm, Lampeter.

Jo Camlin BSc W SHom. 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.)

A meeting with a Welsh Superfood Dad, a Certified Health Nut & Fireman.

Hello and a warm welcome from Superfood dad.

Mission 100 years ago all food was organic…vegetables grew from the earth…fruit was picked right off the tree… fish swam in pristine streams, lakes and oceans and animals roamed free. Now, many of the things we put into our bodies are not made by God and Mother Nature, they’re made by chemists … in laboratories. They aren’t foods at all. They’re food-like substances - processed, irradiated and genetically-modified…filled with artificial colours, flavours and sweeteners…loaded with hormones and sprayed with pesticides. It’s not too far off to say that almost all food is junk food these days.

Thankfully, there is a better way - we call it “The Real Food Revolution.”

Approved by mum, teenagers and baby Electrolyte Lemonade Ingredients:

 Peel lemons keeping white pith intact, cut and core all apple/pear  add all into a high speed blender This is a good beverage for thinkers and to detox and boost immune system.

Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all, or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do?

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Contact: 01570 421144, 07920 112228, louise_nadim@hotmail.com Bones for Life: practices to stimulate bone strength, protect vulnerable joints, improve posture and increase vitality. Contact: Marye Wyvill, 01570 421027, maryewyvill@hotmail.com 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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Recent Reviews "Cafe Musique" - The French Connection The last Friday night in April saw the first "Cafe Musique"- a new regular series of monthly music and food evenings held at Victoria Hall in Lampeter.

Candlelit tables bedecked with red gingham set the Gallic scene and the first performer for the evening, singer-songwriter Anne Francoise Berthault delighted a packed house with her set of beautiful songs, accompanied by guitar.

Anne Francoise, originally from Rennes in Brittany, charmed us with her own poignant songs, as well as an Edith Piaf cover and some traditional French pieces.

More information about Anne Francoise and links to her performance at The Troubador in London can be found at: http://www.afbsongs.co.uk/, There followed a selection of very tasty gourmet pies, along with mash and peas, washed down with our BYOB wine! On with the show and yet more aural feasting on Ian Wyn Rowland’s' performance.

Ian is a very talented, passionate poetic singersongwriter and guitarist from Anglesey who draws upon the history and people of Wales and the world as inspiration for his songs. The audience were rapt in the moment as Ian told powerful stories through songs such as "Yo soy un Anarquista". Listen to more of Ian's songs at: https://soundcloud.com/ian-rowlands/discover.

Film Night Fri 5 Jun “The Imitation Game” (12A) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Fri 19 Jun “The Theory of Everything” (12A) Starring Eddie Redmayne

Fri 3 Jul “Paddington” (PG) Starring Hugh Bonneville and Jim Broadbent

Fri 17 Jul “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (12A) Fri 31 Jul “Mr Turner” (12A) Starring Timothy Spall

Fri 4 Sept “The Hobbit: battle of the Five

Armies” (PG) Starring Martin Freeman

Fri 18 Sept “Into the Woods” (PG) Starring Meryl Streep

Fri 2 Oct “Gone Girl” (18) Starring Rosamund Pike DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start Admission by Donation BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND HEARING LOOP NOW AVAILABLE WWW.MILLENNIUNHALLCELLAN.CO.UK

Volunteers required Please contact Amanda Newman, 01570 421338

POTTING SHED DIRECT All natural materials, sustainable and ethical.

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.

The evening was a splendid success, the cafe hall was transformed into a cosy welcoming bistro, and the audience felt the warmth and connection that is unique to live music. I shall look forward to more fabulous music evenings in the coming months.

Natural Craft Workshops

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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.

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Parhau i godi ymwybyddiaeth am wasanaeth hyperlleol Cymraeg newydd - Clonc360 y gwnawn ni’r tro hwn. Mis ers lansio gwefan beta cyhoeddwyd 34 stori leol gan 20 unigolyn gwahanol.

Mae tipyn o waith datblygu i’w wneud ar y wefan eto gan gynnwys lle i hysbysebion lleol. Ond yn barod gallwch ddarllen storïau perthnasol yn ogystal â dilyn ffrwd newyddion facebook, twitter a youtube Clonc360.

We’ll continue to raise awareness about the new Welsh language hyperlocal service – Clonc360 this time. A month after launching the beta website 34 stories were published by 20 different individuals.

There is still quite a bit of developing to be made to the website including a place for local advertisements.

But already you can read relevant stories as well as following Clonc360’s facebook, twitter and youtube news feed.

Rhowch gynnig ar gyfrannu eich stori chi hefyd. Dyna Why don’t you try to contribute your own story? This is beth sy’n gwneud y wefan yn unigryw. Cyfrwng i what makes the website unique. It’s a medium for storïau lleol yn Gymraeg ydy e a hynny gan bobl leol. local stories in Welsh written by local people. The Mae’r broses yn hawdd. Dim ond i chi gofrestru’n process is easy. By registering in the first place and gyntaf ac ymateb i e-bost dilysu, gallwch fewngofnodi responding to a validating email, you can log in and a chyfrannu stori a lluniau o ddiddordeb lleol. Does contribute a story and photographs of local interest. dim angen poeni gormod am safon iaith oherwydd There is no need to worry too much about the bydd golygydd Clonc360 yn standard of Welsh used because cymedroli yn gyntaf cyn ei chyhoeddi Clonc360’s editor will moderate first bei’r byd a’r Betws. fore publishing it worldwide.

Dyma flas i chi o’r storïau cyntaf a ymddangosodd ar y wefan.

Gwerthfawrogwn unrhyw sylwadau hefyd.

C.FF.I Cwmann yn Rali Sir Gâr – Aled Bowen Pwy sy’n cofio’r Super Furry Animals yn Llanbed? – Owain Schavone Calan Mai Cwrtnewydd – Nia Wyn Davies Rali Sir Gaerfyrddin – CFFI Llanllwni – Ffion Rees Llenyddiaeth Eisteddfod Llambed: Beth am gystadlu? – Elin Willimas Profiad anhygoel i Iwan Gof yn Awstralia – Dylan Lewis Gwobr Arwr Anenwog Llanybydder – Nerys Morris Urddo Maer newydd tref Llambed – Delyth Phillips Cofio Gerwyn Morgan – Alun Jones Cymanfa Ganu yr Undodiaid – Nia Wyn Davies Taith Dros Fywyd Llanwenog – Gwennan Jenkins Oes angen cyfieithydd mewn cyfarfodydd cyhoeddus? – Dylan Lewis Beth yw dyfodol Cymanfaoedd Canu? – Dylan Lewis Cadeirydd Newydd i’r Ford Gron – Rob Phillips Hystings Etholiad Cyffredinol Ceredigion yn Llambed – Delyth Phillips I bawb sy’ moyn byw yn lleol – Carys Mai

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Agoriad Swyddogol Clwb Bowlio Llambed – Alis Butten Sgandal Parcio Llanbed – Dylan Lewis Bingo llwyddiannus yng Nghwrtnewydd – Nia Wyn Davies Dartiau yn Llanbed – Bedwyr Davies Teifi 10 – Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen – Sian Roberts-Jones E S T R O N S – Lena Daniel Rasys Moch C.Ff.I. Cwmann – Aled Bowen Byw neu farw? Tystiolaeth yr eglwysi – Jill Tomos Gŵyl Gwrw Llambed 2015 – Rob Phillips Ffasiwn yn Llanbed – Lan Lofft Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Capel y Groes – Nia Wyn Davies Lansio Llyfr Insbector Ken Lewis – Dylan Lewis Apêl Patagonia 150 – Hazel Thomas Tîm Swyddogion Bro Pedr – Gethin Morgan Sioe Feirch Llambed – Gethin Morgan Llanbed – Ardal yr Eisteddfodau – Dylan Lewis Rhedwyr Sarn Helen yn Ras Gŵyl Dewi – Owain Schavone Digidol ar daith yn llwyddiant – Owain Schavone

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Celtic Christianity: Part XIV

Jottings

Saint Gildas Abbot Reposed 29th January 570 Remembered January 29 St Gildas was a British (Welsh) priest born in that part of Wales, the Hen Ogledd, that used to inhabit Northern Britain in the 5th century above what we now call Cumbria. He was called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the Wiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; because of his great learning under St Illtyd in Glamorgan. He preached all over these islands and was responsible for converting St Non, mother of St David.

He delivered a sermon, from his book, early in the 6th century called the 'De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae' (The Destruction and Conquest of Britain). He condemned kings and clergy like a prophet of the Old Testament, using imagery from the Books of Daniel and Revelation.

Valuable though his book is, it is not clear why he regards his contemporaries in Wales with such unrelieved disdain. He mentions few names so we have little means of assessing the objectivity of his work.

His book also gives us legends such as: just like the Children of Israel walked dry shod through the Red Sea, so the Thames parted before Alban the Martyr. Sadly the river at St Albans is the Ver, not the Thames: but the latter is nearby, much more impressive, and in this context plainly meant by Gildas to symbolize Britain itself.

St Gildas used the island of Steepholm in the Severn Estuary for solitude and prayer. Tradition links him with Brittany where he lived in a cave over which is now built a church. He has at least three wells to his name in the region and is buried at Rhuys.

Though a priest he regarded the monastic life with favour. He wrote a Monastic Rule less severe than that of St David.

The cold, unsettled weather at the end of April and the beginning of May appears not to have affected the floral display in our woods, water meadows and along our roadside verges.

These plants provide a rich source of nectar for the diminishing number of insects. There is also the pleasant prospect of a changing display over the next few months. However, today we have to be aware of the number of alien species that are slowly taking up residence in the countryside and are in competition with our natives especially with the advent of global warming/climate change.

Amongst the drifts of Bluebells with their short flower spikes and narrow leaves you can find the Spanish species. These flowers have tall flower spikes and their leaves are almost twice as large; they have a horrible scent and appear not to attract as many insects such as the Orange tip butterfly. The colour and diversity that aliens add to the countryside unfortunately does not compensate for the loss of our insects.

David Price

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The 9th Llanfair Clydogau

Beer Festival Llanfair Clydogau Village Hall

Troparion of All Saints of Wales.

The land of Wales doth offer Thee, O Lord, All the saints which have shone forth in it, As the beauteous fruits of Thy saving splendour.

By their prayers and through the Mother of God, Preserve Thou the Church and our land in peace profound, O Most Merciful One.

Friday 5 June, 4pm to midnight Saturday 6 June, 2pm to midnight

BBQ Saturday from 6.30pm Cider, Wine and Beer

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Local Company Wins Free From Award

Did you know?....

In 1893 Sol Bloom took a group of dancers, nicknamed Little Egypt, to the Chicago World Fair and belly dance as entertainment for an audience was born.

Before this time, women across the world danced with each other and for each other while the whole family danced at celebrations. Introducing belly dance to America changed the world's perception of this dance form.

Rose Barter and I are working to bring belly dance back to its roots. That doesn't mean we don't want to share our love of belly dance by performing for you but the original concept is where we teach from.

Tribal Unity Wales classes are about women coming together in a safe environment to learn American Tribal Style® Belly Dance and be part of a supportive group.

Laughter plays a huge part in class as we learn together, develop friendships and give our bodies a workout. We dance in formation, sharing energy and inspiring each other. Rose's classes combine dance and fitness, encouraging women of all age groups to move their bodies, learning choreographies and taking the opportunity to dance solos or duets if they wish.

Rose and I came to dance later in life and we are both passionate about sharing the dance we love. Dancing together creates feelings of belonging and each dancer brings themselves, their personality and their joy to the group.

Join Rose in Lampeter at the Sally Saunders Dance Studio: Egyptian Belly Dance Friday, 9.45-11.00am Fit for Life for over 50s Friday, 11.15am-12.15pm Join Tribal Unity in Lampeter at the dance studio above the University sports hall: ATS® Bellydance Beginners Tuesday, 1-2pm Wednesday, 6-7pm If you have danced ATS®Bellydance before, we have a Beyond Basics class Tuesday, 6pm-8pm.

Marvellous Superfood, of 85 Bridge Street, Lampeter, scooped the coveted Free From Food Award for best Superfood or Raw product, at a recent ceremony in London, for their plant based all natural Super Protein Powder.

Antony Worrall Thompson, presented the award to company partner Zeta Freeman, at an exclusive event held at the Royal College of Physicians and attended by around 300 hopeful candidates, judges and members of the press.

The family business is run by Dixey Brooks and her three daughters: Perly, Zeta and Roxy. They have been trading for just over three years and have recently opened a new shop that’s open to the public during normal working hours.

People visiting the shop can sample the companys’ products including their award winning Super Protein Powder, which is made from vegetarian proteins including pea and hemp and sweetened with an Andean fruit called Lacuma. It’s best served in a shake with fruit, milk or water and is aimed at the fitness market. The company also sells a popular green powder blend as well as numerous other products including: raw cacao, goji berry powder and local honey.

For further information call: 01570 423594 http://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk/winners-15/raw.html http://www.marvelloussuperfood.co.uk

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First lessons are FREE at all classes!

Contact: Wendy Tribal Unity Wales, wendywoo@myself.com, 07752 478779 / 01570 472 921 Rose: rosebarter@btinternet.com 01239 851737

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Recent Reviews Cymdeithas Hanes

Boosted by donation from Santander Foundation The Ty Glyn Davis Trust, a small registered charity based in Ceredigion, has received £5000 to fund improvements at the Ty Glyn Holiday Centre and Gardens.

This unique centre provides self catering holiday accommodation which is fully accessible for groups, organisations and families throughout the UK whose members have special needs.

The Holiday Centre and surrounding beautifully restored walled garden, woodland walk and river frontage on the Aeron River, are all accessible for wheelchair users. The centre welcomes individuals, their families, friends and carers with any sort of physical or learning disability.

The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation which offers grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities.

The grant will pay for benches around the centre and in the gardens which will help encourage guests to spend time sitting outside enjoying their surroundings. All the bedrooms will be freshened up including being re-painted, having new beds, mattresses, duvets and new furniture.

Specialist sensory toys and games will also be provided for the children who visit.

Ruth Evans at Santander’s Aberystwyth branch said: “The Santander Foundation makes hundreds of donations every year to good causes throughout the UK. Our branch is committed to playing a key part in the community and we are delighted to be supporting The Ty Glyn Davis Trust and hope the donation makes a real difference to local people.”

“On behalf of The Ty Glyn Davis Trust I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Santander Foundation for the generous donation of £5000. This as stated will go towards enhancing the centre both aesthetically and in functionality and comfort.”

Kelly Melnicenko Centre Manager at The Ty Glyn Davis Trust

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Prof. David Austin once again gave members of Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed an inspiring talk in the April meeting. He gave a time-line history of Lampeter and its surroundings, telling how the local landscape was created at the end of the last ice-age some, 12,000 years ago, and jumping forward thousands of years to the stone and bronze ages.

There were references to Carreg Hirfaen, Carreg y Bwci etc. being boundary markers in their day for the hill top settlers; the burial cairns of Bronze-age man from 2000 BC, and the minerals that were mined at that time, bringing the Romans to this area some hundreds of years later to further exploit the wealth of the Welsh hills.

Roads developed from this time by the Romans, using stone from small quarries as they progressed along, linking their garrison forts. Lampeter became a centre of commerce from these early times, and the finding of Celtic inscribed stones from the dark ages giving an occasional name of those who had been here.

The Norman Motte and Bailey Castle was burnt down in 1136; Gerallt Gymro visited and preached in the town, in 1188, long before the present Church was built; the Charter given by Edward 1 in 1284 proved that this was already a market town; The Lord of the Manor lived at Bryn Hywel, his descendants becoming the Lloyds of Maesyfelin.

Lampeter town remained much the same until the mid 19th Century, but with the turnpike trust improving roadways, and the coming of the railway in 1866, the town developed rapidly as a commercial and educational centre.

David Austin was warmly thanked by Selwyn Walters, chairman, who hoped that this kind of evening would lead to members of Hanes Llambed getting together and putting the story of Lampeter again in print.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, 19 May, 7.30pm at the Old Hall of the University, when Mr John Morgan Guy will be giving a talk on ‘Sir Galahad and the 1st World War’. Croeso cynnes i bawb - all are welcomed. Meetings will resume in September.

Yvonne Davies Issue 31 Copy Deadline: Fri 12 June 2015 Theme: ‘Everything in Good Measure’ lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

COTHI GARDENERS

In April the Cothi Gardener’s Club had a speaker whose topic expanded from the garden related to include the beautiful and bountiful countryside all around us and the food to be found there. Jade Mellor from Wild Pickings, based in Ceredigion, gave a fascinating talk about her ‘foraging year’. Jade has lived in West Wales for eleven years and has always foraged for edible plants around her home. She started sending salad leaves all the way to exclusive London restaurants but she felt disconnected from her customers. Instead she started Wild Pickings five years ago, her small rural business rooted in her community where she sells foraged foods at local farmer’s markets and food festivals and she runs wild food walks and courses. She transforms the edible treasures found abundant in the hedgerows and ancient woodlands near her home into delicious foods that celebrate the flavours of each season. She reasons that plants that flower at the same time also taste well together. It is as if nature is giving it to us on a plate. At the end of her ‘flavoursome’ talk we had the opportunity to purchase some of her beautifully presented products about which we had heard. Thank you to Jade for opening our eyes to the edible delights in front of us.

At the same meeting we were given details of future events to look forward to. As a group we like to get out and about and this year, for the first time, we are going on an ‘inspirational visit’ on Sunday 28 June. The destination has yet to be disclosed but it is guaranteed to please the club members, and it will include tea and cakes as all good visits do. At the June meeting, on Wednesday 17, the entomologist George Sykes will give a most welcome talk on ‘Pests and Solutions’.

Cothi Gardeners are organising an Open Garden to raise funds for The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation to support one of their members, Jane, who was diagnosed with the disease last year. Jane’s garden Party will be held at Glan-yr-afon, Pumsaint, Llanwrda, SA19 8DJ on Sunday 5 July from 1-6pm. This will be the first time the garden has been open to the public, and it consists of about three acres of naturalistic planting around the house and out buildings plus a wild flower meadow. In addition there will be local nurseries selling plants at our Plant Fair, a basket maker, live Welsh folk music, teas and homemade cakes, and second hand gardening and cookery books. Please join us at Jane’s garden party and support Jane and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Entrance will include a charity wrist band for a suggested donation of £4 per person.

As you can tell, we are an active group who share their love of the great out-doors and welcomes new faces, so do join us at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of the month, in the Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Members are £12/year and visitors £2 /meeting. Follow us on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cothigardeners and at our new website, www.cothigardeners.com. More details from Elena, 01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829. Anne Large Lung Cancer: LIVE - LEARN - INSPIRE In June 2014 Jane Holmes, from Ffarmers, was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. She was 43 years old when diagnosed - asymptomatic, a keen (marathon) runner, living a healthy lifestyle with her husband and five dogs, and unaware that she was ill.

It was obviously a huge shock to Jane as well as to her family and friends as she doesn’t smoke, wasn’t experiencing any symptoms and is, as one friend put it, “one of the healthiest people I know”.

Despite life changing news of a terminal diagnosis, many people would sit back and just get on with treatment. Jane did this...and more. Jane decided from the start to find an outlet to raise awareness and raise money and came across the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. We were shocked by the statistics of the disease, about how many ‘never-smokers’ get the disease, about how little is raised for research compared to other cancers, about how high the mortality rate is and many other interesting but shocking facts.

During this very tough and personal time Jane has still had the selfless and sharing sense of purpose to inspire others, raising awareness and fundraising for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.

So, on 1 January 2015, having completed all initial treatment, we decided to start the year as we meant to go on, by doing something positive and constructive. Jane started up a JustGiving page (which raised several thousand pounds within the first few weeks) and have a few events planned in July to continue the momentum.

On Saturday 5 July, Jane and friends, are organising a fundraising open-garden day “Jane’s Garden Party” and, with so much support from the local community and

businesses, it promises to be a great day. There will be great raffle prizes on offer, live music, tea’s/coffee & homemade cakes and all set in twenty+ acres of wonderful gardens and woodland. For the keen gardener there is an orchard, productive vegetable garden, perennials & shrubs, woodland walk and orchid meadow, and more we just need some good summer weather to complete the day!

With so much energy, positivity and thought for others, Jane has recently been recognised at the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation annual awards in Liverpool by winning the Inspiration Award - an award to ‘recognise and reward the bravery and courage of someone who is striving for a better future for other individuals and families affected by lung cancer’. A remarkable achievement, a remarkable person and a true inspiration to everyone who meets her.

The fight still goes on of course to get Lung Cancer’s voice heard and awareness in the public domain. Research funding and support for Lung Cancer still lags well behind other conditions (7% of total funding), despite being the number one killer in the UK (22% cancer deaths from Lung Cancer). But to inspire others is to live and learn.

Jane’s Garden Party is being held on Sunday 5 July, Glan-yr-afon, Pumsaint, SA19 8DJ from 1-6pm with all proceeds going to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (suggested entry £4) Tel 01558 650890 for more info.

Or if you would like to donate, Jane’s Justgiving page can be found on www.justgiving.com/JaneHolmes-rclcf/ or for more information on Lung Cancer you can go to the RCLCF website: www.roycastle.org Stephen Holmes

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Young Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover provide a space and time where parents and/or children can have positive experiences in nature, where the kids are at the centre of their own learning, without the pressure of tests. We celebrate the old ways of learning, by doing things together.

We also run our sessions no matter what the weather or time of year. Knowing how to dress, behave and adapt to the ever changing weather in this part of the world is such a basic skill that many young people living a ‘modern life’ lack. Our ‘getting out in all weather’s approach’ means that we’ve also run sessions during the dark evenings of winter. Here, it may seem at first that their surroundings have changed, but we’ve found kids learn to slow down and be more aware, using their other senses to guide them. The natural instincts take over, if given the chance. I’ve found that there is a deep sense of communal activity and togetherness that quickly ignites when sitting round the camp fire. The smell, the visual feast, the sharing of stories, dancing flames, cold back and hot front, rosy cheeks, surrounded by the sounds of nature and the crackles of the fire. The world becomes a small place, lit by the campfire, and beyond there is deep darkness.

Yet vision becomes keener, seeking the mysteries that lie beyond the safety of the group. This is when the children begin to tell their own stories of the nocturnal world and their imagination is let loose.

These are skills so ancient that we have forgotten them, yet when we begin to re-learn them there is a stirring deep within that seems familiar to us, we cannot explain but somehow we gain a knowing, an understanding that we cannot yet put into words, I can only explain it as ‘coming home’.

For the people of the world that are worried about how technology is disconnecting people from nature, I think things are starting to look up. There’s something in the air and I’ve seen a rapidly rising reaction to the challenge of getting young people outdoors again. As David Bond, the founder of Project Wild Thing puts it, “we need to match screen time with wild time.”

Engaging campaigns like Project Wild Thing, the National Trust’s 50 Things To Do Before You’re 11¾ and Woodland Trust’s Nature Detectives are all having great success in raising the awareness of nature deficit disorder by offering ideas for inspiring activities in the great outdoors.

People hide away from the elements and surround themselves with electronic equipment, without a clear view of the long-term repercussions. We don’t fully understand them yet but it is a growing concern. Never have people been more stressed, unhealthy and over-worked than they are in today’s society. But I see people en masse starting to wake up to the idea that we aren’t living ‘naturally’ and doing something positive about it.

People all over are being drawn to a change in lifestyle that involves going back to our roots and doing things that our ancestors would have done. Tapping into our hunter-gatherer mentality through going foraging, attending community gatherings, sharing fresh produce and sharing skills, making time to relax, play, telling stories and celebrating community spirit where diversity is valued and communities become more locally self-reliant.

At the Woodland Classroom our aim is to facilitate this change through encouraging a reconnection with nature.

Our Little Rangers and Young Rangers clubs www.facebook.com/youngrangersclub

For more information on Woodland Classroom and our Young Rangers and Little Rangers forest school clubs, see the events listing.

Lea Wakeman

thewoodlandclassroom@gmail.com

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Lampeter Christmas Lights Fund Raising Raffle Every year Lampeter has one of the best displays of festive lights in Ceredigion. This is all due to the hard work of a dedicated team who examine and repair the lights and create a great display for us all to enjoy. This year the lights team have asked us to raise some funds to purchase new lights as many of them are now beyond repair. Lampeter Town Council has generously agreed to make a donation, and over £900 was raised through an auction and raffle at the Lampeter Chamber of Trade annual dinner. Many thanks to all those who offered prizes and supported these events. A full list of the prizes and prize givers can be found at www.lampeter21.co.uk.

Now the Chamber of Trade is giving everyone in the Lampeter area an opportunity to contribute to the Christmas Lights Fund through holding a raffle. There are some great prizes and once again we would like to thank all those who have donated. Tickets will be on sale in many local shops and businesses. Please do make the effort to buy some for yourself and support this cause. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 14 August at the Lampeter Agricultural show. If you would like to sell some tickets please contact Carol Davies at carol@ejic.co.uk Thanks also to The Cliff Hotel Gwbert; Gwynfor Lewis – W.D. Lewis; Mair and Tony Hatcher Cegin Gwennog; Elsie Dafis; Bethan and Gwyn Lewis – Gwyn Lewis Carpets; Janice Capeli – Duet Fashions; Andrew Morgan and David Davies – Morgan and Davies; Sian and Nigel Davies – Gwili Jones; Robert Jones - Robert’s Garden Centre; Angharad Price - Gwilym Price, son & daughter; Kate - Ruby Rose; Judith Howard - Red Apple Yarn; Nicola Doyle – Artisan Café, and Betty Evans, HSBC for their donations for the Auction and raffle at the Chamber of Trade dinner on Saturday 11 April 2015.

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COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND Spring has, beyond any show of a doubt sprung at Long Wood, the Bluebells and Stitchwort combining into a stunning display. I love spring in Wales; the succession of hedgerow colours as the season progresses and the reliable free forage come the summer months, is one of nature’s little gifts.

With the improvement in the weather(!), we will be starting our summer programme of courses and guided walks, encompassing both the practical and ecological elements of woodland management.

These courses will be advertised as and when they are announced, here in Grapevine and also via our website and social media platforms.

With the final finishing touches going into the Visitor Centre building, we will soon have electricity and water systems installed. Whilst solar panels go up for our off grid supply - breathing life into the office hub at last! - the opening of the office will coincide nicely with the appointment of new management and ground staff, whose details will be announced in the next issue of Grapevine. We will get them to introduce themselves in a short article here once they are settled in post. Together these two elements will play their part in making Long Wood a success.

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We have a regular appearance from a magnificent Hare as well as foxes and a plethora of mice and squirrels. Some of the best photos will be on display in our Visitor Centre once it opens, but in the meantime they can be found on our facebook page. If any woodland users out there have any wildlife snaps from Long Wood that they would like to share with us in the Visitor Centre then please feel free to get in touch (obviously ownership and credits will be observed) On a more negative note, there is still a small problem with off road motorbikes using Long Wood.

The activities seem to coincide with, but are not exclusive to, school holidays and bank holidays. We would just like to remind woodland users that motorbikes, or indeed any other unauthorised vehicles, are not permitted within Long Wood. If any woodland users notice off road bikers please feel free to call 07557 386755 and let us know or call 101 and report the activities there.

At Long Wood we appreciate that off road biking can be great fun, but as well as the danger to other woodland users (particularly equestrian users), off-roading is by its very nature a risky activity and with the forest gates closed on a weekend any emergency services could struggle to gain access causing a dangerous situation. Although the police are aware of the issue they do request that any such activity is reported to them by calling 101. Thank you for your assistance.

Andrew Gajlikowski

Excitement in the Woods In other news, Long Wood was host to the University of Wales Trinity St David’s NU Live Action Role Play Society over the last Bank Holiday. The players made the most of the windy weekend enjoying the games, and casual users of the woodlands may have noticed them around the beech woodland area, possibly flitting through the shadows. The weekend was a real success and we’d like to use this opportunity to remind other groups in our community, who may wish to make formal use of the woods, to come forward to us with any plans you have and we will see what can be arranged for you.

Our wardens have been making good use of a wildlife camera, purchased with a kind donation from Lampeter Town Council, to record some of the wildlife, both nocturnal and diurnal, found at Long

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Red Cross Services in Ceredigion Red Cross Adult Carers’ Service Ceredigion The British Red Cross provides support to unpaid carers who look after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner.

Support includes:  One to One support in their own home  Information and Sign Posting  Referrals to Social Services for Carers Assessments and County Newsletter  GP registration (iiC)  Referrals to other third sector agencies for additional support, including benefits checks, fire safety checks  Raise awareness of carers issues Support Groups The monthly Support Group meetings offer help and support to carers to which guest speakers are regularly invited.

Training BRC provide training for carers to help with their caring role in the following areas:  Everyday First Aid (BRC) these sessions give carers the opportunity to address specific issues that carers may experience within their caring roles  Manual Handling in partnership with the Local Authority.

(Arrangements can be made for a joint visit to the carers’ home in exceptional circumstances).

Flu clinics at GP surgeries The carers support service, provide carers information at GP surgeries at the flu clinics throughout the county.

Young Carers The Education and Engagement Co-Coordinators offer:  One to one support  Work within 7 Comprehensive schools throughout the county  Arrange group activities  Signpost and refer onto other third sector organisation for additional support when necessary  Raise awareness of young carers’ issues.

Gofal Y Ddolen Community Support Service Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire The community support service helps people over the age of 50 who may be isolated and/or lacking in confidence after a hospital stay, illness, bereavement etc. Using our

dedicated, caring and trained team of volunteers and staff the service helps build confidence and independence, re-introducing people to their community by linking them up with local social groups and services.

The service is able to provide the following emotional and practical support: Emotional support includes:  A listening ear, both at home or on the phone  Confidence building  Empowering them to help themselves and achieve their goals and aspirations  Encouragement and support to help them get involved in activities or clubs etc.

Practical Support includes:  Helping them to access services in their local area that will enable them to continue living independently  Accompanying them to activities and clubs  Helping them to access transport  Helping them to become independent with their shopping Home from Hospital Service Ceredigion This is a low level volunteer led service which provides support for people returning home after a hospital stay.

Support is given for up to six weeks free of charge and includes light housework, shopping and signposting for additional support.

Volunteering opportunities within the Red Cross There are a number of volunteering opportunities for all ages within the Red Cross including:  Independence in the home  First Aid  Emergency Response  Education & Engagement  Event First Aid  Administration  Learning & Development  Fundraising  Retail  Tracing and Messaging  Therapeutic Care For further information please contact the Cardigan Office.

01239 615945.

Raising Awareness: Quest for Cures for Cancer

see them. We will be showing the talks at The Mulberry Bush Café from 3.30 to 4.30pm every Wednesday & Satur‘28 doctors, 11 scientists, 9 survivors and 1 “FDA dragon day from 3 June until 8 July. They will be shown on a lapslaying” attorney break their ’code of silence’ and express top computer at a table in the café. You can also log-on to the truth about cancer and exactly how to prevent, treat the website (www.thetruthaboutcancer.com) for more inforand beat it 100% naturally.’ www.thetruthaboutcancer.com mation. This is a global movement to, educate, expose and In March a friend sent me a link to a series of talks about eradicate cancer, and well worth supporting and spreading the quest for the cures for cancer. Each talk was being the word. broadcast live on You-Tube and was only available for Here is a list of the talks: twenty-four hours. I was intrigued and watched the second 3 June: Modern Medicine & the Cancer Pandemic talk, then the third, fourth and fifth and then I ordered them 6 June : Your First Line of Defence on DVD as I wanted to be able to watch them all and share 10 June: Eliminate These “Dirty Dozen” To Prevent Cancer 13 June: Your Secret Fountain of Youth them with whoever wanted to watch them. They are ex17June: Nature’s Pharmacy traordinary, uplifting, informative and honest. Ty Bollinger 20 June: Clean Foods and the Cancer-Free Diet and the team, at www.thetreuthaboutcancer.com, have 24 June: Diagnostic “Do’s & Don’ts” – Proven Treatment spent many hours interviewing experts on cancer, detoxifiProtocols (Part 1) cation, immune health, natural foods, herbal remedies 27 June: Proven Treatment Protocols (Part 2) along with many survivors of cancer. Each episode is filled 1 July: Proven Treatment Protocols (Part 3) Doctor’s Orders with positive advice about how to avoid and/or treat cancer 4 July: How to Survive & Thrive and is so in line with a natural and holistic lifestyle that we 8 July: would like to share these talks with whoever would like to Josie Smith, Mulberry Bush Wholefoods, Lampeter 31

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Yr Efail : Lush summer growth

Shelagh & Steve Yeomans

Thankfully the vibrant growth of spring has almost filled the borders leaving less room for the weeds to grow but couch grass, ground elder and woundwort still creep in and will take over if left un-challenged. In the meadow, milkmaids (lady’s smock/cuckoo flower) have delighted us with their early delicate nodding heads (see photo) and the dandelion clocks have given way to a yellow buttercup sea as the grass grows taller. Tiny new potatoes were a delight to savour on 20 April thanks to prudent planting, the polytunnel and fleece protection. Fresh salad leaves, radishes and spring cabbage adorn our plates with the promise of strawberries, baby carrots, beetroot and young garlic before this goes to print.

My early cosmos, some French marigolds and a few potato plants on the edge of the polytunnel were scorched by a surprise frost so more seeds have been sown and planting plans adapted – will I ever learn not to trust the forecast? Lush perennial growth needs support to avoid being flattened by the bracing winds, so a selection of stout and twiggy prunings are being added to the borders and plants tied with soft string that will last the summer.

Plants that have been hardened off are being planted out with the addition of yet more organic goodness and well watered in. The hanging baskets and tubs that have enjoyed a sheltered indoor start will be put out mid-May and should be in full bloom by the end of June. Sharing and comparing through swaps with friends is a delight and often produces plants to treasure.

Twelve members of West Wales Cottage Garden Society paid us a visit on a lovely sunny Sunday. It was a delight to share our plot with like-minded gardeners and start our Open Garden season so positively. Visit the NGS website at www.ngs.org.uk/gardens for further details of the Ceredigion gardens and the following have an Open Day/evening in June – all in aid of the NGS charities.

Sunday 7 June Pantyfod Llanddewi Brefi We have one booking in June but can usually be found in the garden or field. Do get in Thursday 18 June Llanerchaeron 6-9pm touch to ensure tea and homemade cakes to Sunday 21 June Llanllyr Talsarn compliment your visit.

Shelagh & Steve Yeomans, Yr Efail Sunday 28 June Ysgoldy’r Cwrt Llangeitho shelaghyeo@hotmail.com

Inspirali Gathering

achieve anything but noise. We hope it is a beautiful noise powered by our solar powered stage, or as you walk through the healing area or engage in debates in the campaigns area or as you chat watching your children play. Even when you drink responsibly you’ll be helping support Ty Hafan, Hunt Saboteurs Association and our local church why because all profits go to these good causes. So in short yes it is a weekend of fun, enjoyment but we hope that underneath this we create something a little more sustainable and substantial.

Welcoming misfits, crusties, a little bit rusties (get some oil on ya joints!), pirates, ne'r do-wells and quiet retiring types that like to sit at home watching soaps. Inspirali Gathering likes you all!

We are a gathering of likeminded people drawn together, nestled between the mountains and the sea in the wild west of wales. We wanted to bring together people from far and near to enjoy this beautiful place we live in but also to communicate, share ideas and look to the future. What better way than holding a party where people can talk, sing, laugh and dance. If we do nothing else but make people leave with a smile then that is a positive step but we also hope to spark ideas increase awareness. This might sound grandiose or naïve that having a bunch of bands in a field can

Inspirali Gathering is Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July.

Adult tickets: £35, Children: (accompanied by an adult) Free.

More details: inspiraleye.wordpress.com and see the poster on the back page.

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This fourteenth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic CrossPRIZE: Voucher word is sponsored by Organic Fresh Food Company, which competition has kindly offered the winner a voucher to spend in the shop.

Organic Fresh Food Company offers a shop, home delivery as well as supplying the wholesale trade. Located on the Lambed Industrial Estate off Tregaron Road, the shop stocks a wide range of organic fruits, vegetables, cheeses as well as fresh meat from local suppliers. In its Lampeter Bakery, fresh traditionally-made bread, from local ingredients, is produced Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 14 (Jeep) from Tues to Sat. The shop also offers groceries, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 wines, beers and spirits and a wide range of other 9 products.

10 11 The philosophy behind the business is to supply high 12 13 quality products from sustainable sources that 14 15 promote biodiversity. The business sources from local 16 17 18 19 suppliers when it can and also stocks an increasing 20 21 22 number of Fairtrade products.

23 Opening times: Mon - Wed & Fri: 9-5.30, Thurs: 9-6, Sat: 9-5, closed 24 Sun. The full range of products and services can be found at: http://www.organicfreshfoodcompany.co.uk/ 25 26 27 28 29 30

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1. Location of the Beer Festival on the 5th and 6th of June (8,8) 32 2. Inn found in Lampeter, Llanybydder and Aberaeron 33 (5,4) 3. Nothing in a kilometre matches this porcine grunt (4) Across 4. Weapon made of uranium and zinc (3) 1. Midwife described as helping out a party? (6,9) 5. Group meeting 1 to 4 pm Wednesdays at Cellan Mille9. Short royal who was also a taylor (3) nium Hall (3,4,3,6) 10. Cuckoo like bird found in part of Tanzania (3) 6. North of the border rise with defence describes Peace 11. Upset Romeos are gloomy (6) Knowe or Castlethorne (8,4,4) 12. Not to be stuck out for safety but enough to win a horse 7. Financial separation for a stupid man cultivating a race by (4) monsoon hayfield? (1,4,3,3,5) 13. Product from Y Popty you can have or eat but not both 8. These automatically turn up the heat if you sort more (4) laughter out (16) 15. Ithaca started this game of tag (2) 14. Mark Williams had most posted to win Ceredigion (7) 16. State of the boats in Aberaeron harbour (6) 15. Suggests possibility when we leave wife (2) 18. Opera that sounds as if it can work out nothing (6) 17. An Indian hardwood cut from pontoons (4) 20. Gamble that can be taken in Spar (5) 19. Leave sago half consumed (2) 22. Working with W D Lewis on Bridge Street? (3) 21. Prefix that sound an effort to make (3) 23. Spanish female with oral renovation (4) 26. Does a petulant child do this at Felinfach Theatre?

24. No CD on huge night out leads to supporting embrace (4,2) (9,3,3) 27. Anglo Saxon money for payment for judge on The 25. Song relay round that goes on and on over time (5,4) Voice? (3) 28. Misplace pound and become a worthless person (5) 31. Wafer I enter without royal support to find a home29. Sun god spray without a mole (2) less child (4) 30. Film shown on 30th May at the Magic Lamp (2,3,10) 32. For example, kept in aspic (2) 32. Unravel a rarer unpaid overdue debt (6) 33. Woodland to the north of Lodge Wood (5,6) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Closing Date for Entries: Fri 12 June, 5pm Name: ............................................................... Tel: ............................................( Day)................................................(Eve) Email: .....................................................................................................................

Place in Competition Entries box in Mark Lane Bakery or Postbox at Victoria Hall By post: Cryptic Crossword No. 14, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.

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Congratulations to our Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword

Competition Winner - Dawn Kenwright

Bev from Random Collection with the voucher for Dawn when she is able to collect, Congratulations to the following puzzlers who also entered: Owen Barnicoat, Marilyn Bray, Deanne Cook, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies, Michael & Hilary Davies, Vanessa Florence, J Ganley, Llinos Griffiths, Annwen Jones, Bethan Payne, Marilyn Pocock, Angela Roberts, Jenny Ryan, Gloria Thomas and Malcolm Thomas.

Thank you .

Check out your answers below. See page 34 for more details about the prize from our sponsor for issue 31, Organic Fresh food Company.

Please note: While the library is undergoing its refurbishment the competition entries box will be held at Mark Lane Bakery or you can post your entries through the letter box at Victoria Hall.

Happy Puzzling.

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THE MAGIC LAMP CINEMA - TAKE 2 @VICTORIA HALL

The Magic Lamp Cinema continues showing in Screen 2 @ Victoria Hall There should be something for everyone.

Doors open at 2pm for 2.30pm show and at 7pm for 7.30pm show / Drysau'n agor am 2yp ar gyfer sioe 2.30yp, ac am 7yh ar gyfer sioe 7.30yh

Admission by donation / Mynediad trwy rodd 01570 493649 / magiclamp@lampeter21.co.uk / www.lampeter21.co.uk/magic-lamp-cinema/

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Shaun The Sheep - The Movie

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Ex Machina

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American Sniper

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Whiplash

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