Lampeter Grapevine Issue 32 Sept 2015

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

Medi - September 2015

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

contents in this issue…  jumble  jane’s open garden party  lampeter make festival notice  festival to inspire creativity  marvellous superfood  demand for new short courses  community gardens  sew Saturday  girl guiding  connecting through water  lampeter world dance festival  cymdeithas hanes llambed  cothi gardeners  lytss  ffynnon  memory in the making regular features …  letters  reviews  listings & events  ads & classified  town council news  celtic christianity  traws link cymru  singing the line  clonc  uwtsd  lampeter museum  karen’s creative compendium  jottings  yr efail  ms support group  vine  kids in action  crossword competition

On Saturday afternoon 10 October, following Jumble - Recycling without Reward the People’s Market, the Transition Trust will be hosting a Jumble Sale at Victoria Hall. It’s a long time since I’ve been to a jumble sale and it made me wonder why they appear to have dropped out of fashion. Of course, I see lots of charity shops, up-cycling stalls and car boot sales - sometimes without a car or boot in sight - but rarely the good old jumble. (Before I go any further I must emphasize that I see nothing wrong with any of the above - apology no.1 ).

Anything that helps deal with the excess of ‘stuff’ that our 21st century economy appears to rely upon is to be celebrated. However, it appears to me that in the past 30 years there has been a subtle shift, not in the amount of re-cycling of clothes and other items, but in the basis on which we are prepared to part with our treasured but no longer required possessions.

With the notable exception of giving to charity shops, we appear to see our excess not as a opportunity to help our own community, but as a resource - we are all entrepreneurs it appears. (Of course, there is nothing wrong with entrepreneurs - apology no.2 ). This does

remind me of my favourite George W. Bush anecdote … apparently … “The problem with the French is that they don’t have a word for entrepreneur.” (Apology no.3 should rightly go to the French nation on behalf of the 50 million American voters who elected Bush, but I am not sure I have a mandate for that).

Back to my reminiscence … when I last ran a jumble sale, the clothes were donated by the community, for the community - nobody expected payment. The people who donated also turned up looking for bargains. There was no divide between those donating and those receiving, the Jumbe Sale was a mechanism to facilitate the exchange. The queue at the door of the hall was longer than for any other event we ran, and I soon learnt that the safest place to be was behind the coffee bar and to never, never, be the one who unlocked the doors! The inrush of people made the doors of Harrods on Boxing Day (do they still do that?) look like a walk in the park.

Many people in the UK are going through tough times and Lampeter is not immune from this.

We have a government committed to eye-watering austerity, so it is only going to get even harder for even more people. Leaving the political and moral arguments aside, times are indisputably tough and now is the time for communities to do what they can for one another.

The Transition Trust Jumble Sale (ideas for a catchier title please) is trying to help redistribute in a small way. If you have clothes and toys suitable for a Jumble (no electrical goods please), then please start collecting them, and in the next issue of the Grapevine we will provide details of how to drop them off at the Hall.

Tim Martin, TLDT Jane’s Open Garden Party in aid of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Heavy showers didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the organisers, helpers, stall holders, cake makers and most of the 250+ visitors to Jane’s Open Garden Party at Glan yr afon, Pumsaint, on Sunday 5 July. The garden with its naturalist, and at times wild, plantings was looking at its best. The huge Paul’s Himalayan Musk rose growing through an apple tree on the drive was in full flower. The air was filled with it’s scent as visitors selected plants at the Plant Fair with well stocked nursery stalls and a basket maker too. Sudden sharp showers caused a rush at the tea stall (weighed down with homemade cakes of every description).

One helper walked six miles to and from the kitchen with crockery for washing and re-use, such was the scale of the operation!

The combination of Jane’s inspirational story and the fact the garden had not been open to the public before made for an amazing day. A 2

ticket only BBQ, held the evening before with auction and beautiful harp playing from Georgina Cornock, helped raise an incredible £4,381.27 over the weekend for The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (update next month when all monies and donations are in).

Jane was diagnosed with lung cancer last year, and after having chemo and radiotherapy she started a fund on the charity website www.justgiving.com/janeholmes-rclcf/ where you can read her inspiring story. She had surgery less than four weeks before the Open Garden and is back running once more. She hoped to raise £10k but this event has taken her beyond that. What a star! Huge thanks go out to everyone involved, especially to Jane & Steven.

Anne & Philip Large

GRAPEVINE no. 32, Sept 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.

The theme is ‘Reminiscence’, so I thought it would be fitting to start with a look back at how much Grapevine has changed since it was launched in 2012. This issue is the start of our fourth year in print, and my twenty eighth edition as editor!

Wow, how time has flown and how things have grown! The first edition was an exciting twelve pages with a print run of 1000 copies. Since then, we have regularly published 36 pages and have even hit 40 on a couple of occasions, with circulation rising to 2,500 (but reaching far more than that as copies are shared and passed around). I’m still bowled over by the amount of positive feedback we receive and by the excitement that forthcoming editions seem to generate. It appears that the Grapevine has become a bit of an institution locally which is more than we could ever have hoped for … So thank you

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supporters and volunteers for helping to make this work; to 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 Oct, issue 33: Fri 11 September, Theme: ’Lampeter is Special’ 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.

the Transition Llambed Development Trust for believing in the idea and for underwriting the publication; and more recently to University of Wales Trinity Saint David for coming on board to sponsor the printing costs. We thank you all most sincerely.

This truly is a success story that we can all share - right now.

We should, however, also be looking to the future, to continue improving and developing ideas to ensure the sustainability of this valuable newsletter. For this we need your help.

The newsletter team would welcome help from anyone who might be keen to get involved in research, production, administration, distribution or any other aspect. Please get in touch. Perhaps one day we will then be able to reminisce about when we were once involved!

Darllen wch yn Hapus / Happy reading.

Angie Martin, Editor

polite reminder: If you're sending us display adverts or an article, please check the format it'll save us (and you) lots of time. Please send photos & artwork in jpg format as we cannot accept PDFs For full guidelines for advertisers & contributors: see Grapevine page on www.transitionllambed.co.uk If you are unsure or don’t understand any of these technical terms, then please do get in touch - we’ll be happy to help.

The Newsletter Team 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

Llongyfarchiadau!

Estynnwyd llongyfarchion i Aelwyd & Adran yr Urdd, Llanbedr PS am eu buddugoliaeth yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd yng Nghaerffili ar ddiwedd mis Mai. Cipiodd Parti Llefaru yr Aelwyd y wobr gyntaf a’r Parti Unsain yr Adran yr ail wobr.

Cyfrifon Cyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan 2014-15 Y mae Mr Richard Mathers, Cellan wedi ymwneud â’r Archwiliad Mewnol Cyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan am y Flwyddyn Ariannol 2014-15, yn diweddar. Y mae’r Archwiliad Allanol wedi ei ymgymryd gan BDO Stoy Hayward. Gellir gweld y Datganiadau Cyfrifon ar safle ar y we y Cyngor Tref.

Parc-yr-Orsedd Rhoddwyd caniatad ar gyfer y Mudiad RAY Ceredigion i ddefnyddio’r parc bod nos Iau adeg tymor yr ysgol yn unig o 4-6pm gan gychwyn ar yr 17eg o Fedi.

Ffair Fwyd Llanbedr Pont Steffan 2015 Trefnwyd stondin y Cyngor Tref, ar faes y Ffair Fwyd, gan y Gyngh. Elsie Dafis a oedd wedi cwmpasu’r thema o Dwristiaeth Lleol. Datganwyd llonfygarchiadau i aelodau o Bwyllgor y Ffair Fwyd am sicrhau llwyddiant y diwrnod. Nodwyd bod y digwyddiad wedi’i drefnu’n drylwyr ac wedi denu tyrfa lu a oedd wedi mwynhau’r achlysur yn ddirfawr.

Traws-Link Cymru Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru Bu i’r Maer y Cyngh. Christopher Thomas a’r Cyngh. Selwyn Walters fynchu’r cyfarfod a gynhaliwyd ar y 25ain o Orffennaf yn Neuadd Fictoria ac a drefnwyd gan Bwyllgor Trawslink. Gobeithir derbyn Cyflwyniad gan y Mudiad yn ystod y dyfodol. Dymunwyd yn dda i’r Ymgyrch sy’n ymroi i ail-sefydlu’r rheilffordd, a oedd, ers talwm, yn ymestyn o Gaerfyrddin i Aberystwyth.

Congratulations!

Congratulations were extended to the Aelwyd and Adran yr Urdd, Lampeter on their success at the Urdd National Eisteddfod at Caerphilly in May 2015. The Adran’s Reciting Party (Parti Llefaru) secured first prize and the “Unsain” (One Voice) Party achieved second place.

Accounts Lampeter Town Council 2014-15 The Internal Audit of the Accounts of Lampeter Town Council for the Financial Year 2014-15, was undertaken recently by Mr Richard Mathers, Cellan. The External Audit has also been completed by BDO Stoy Hayward. Financial Statements are available on the Town Council’s Website.

Parc-yr-Orsedd Permission was granted for the RAY Ceredigion organization to use the park every Thursday evening, during school term-time, from 4-6pm to start on Thursday 17 September 2015.

Lampeter Food Festival 2015 The Town Council had a presence at the Food Festival. The Stall, which had been organized by Cllr Elsie Dafis, encompassed the theme, Local Tourism. Members of the Lampeter Food Festival Committee were congratulated on their efforts. It was noted that the event had been very well organized and that many people had enjoyed the day.

Traws-LInk Cymru-West Wales Rail Campaign The Mayor Cllr Christopher Thomas and Cllr Selwyn Walters had attended the meeting of 25 July, at Victoria Hall, as arranged by the Traws Link Committee. It is hoped to receive a Presentation from this Campaign, in the near future. Best wishes were conveyed to the organisation in its efforts to reinstate the former railway-line from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth.

The People’s Market Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10am-1pm 4

Make Lampeter Festival Sadly Cancelled The second Make Lampeter Festival was due to have been held on CANCELLED Saturday 19 September at the Victoria Hall, Lampeter.

Last year’s event was such a success we had hoped to provide a repeat this year. However, some stall holders have pulled out in recent weeks and the small committed coordinating committee feel it is better to cancel than to stage a poorly represented event.

Other commitments and ill health within the group have also contributed to the decision, and it is with regret that the organisers of the Festival have cancelled the event.

Judith Howard

These two events are totally unrelated - but perhaps those who may have attended the cancelled Make Lampeter Festival will support another instead?

Festival set to INSPIRE creativity September sees exciting opportunities for all those interested in rekindling or developing their art and craft skills.

Over twenty artists will be exhibiting at The INSPIRE Creative Arts Festival being held at Y Talbot, Tregaron, between Tuesday 8–Monday 14 September.

Entry is free and the doors will be open 10am-6pm daily, for visitors to browse, and purchase if they wish. A wide variety of work will be on show, including ceramics, marbling, textiles and printmaking, as well as fairy doors, exquisitely quirky pewter birds and much, much more.

A comprehensive array of workshops is also on offer, ranging from silversmithing, book binding and bath bombs to wet felting, upcycling and rag rugs, giving anyone wishing to have a go themselves an opportunity to get stuck in (see full list below). Each artist-run workshop costs just £25 (plus a small charge for materials where applicable). Places are limited, so early booking is highly recommended.

With such a broad spectrum of arts and crafts represented, the festival is sure to be inspirational.

For further details about the festival, or to book your workshop place, visit www.inspirecreativeartsfestival.yolasite.com Sue Powell

INSPIRE workshops September Day

Date

Tues

8

Wed

9

Thurs

10

10am-1pm

2pm-5pm

Artist

Workshop

Annie Coombes Louisa Zlotnicki Amanda Partridge

Make your own sterling silver ear-rings Making bath bombs & cosmetics Screen printing on fabric

Fri

11

Clair Ward

Sat

12

Sue Clow

Sun

13

Sam Boulanger

Loom knitting for beginners: jewellery making Introduction to recording nature with pencil & watercolours Rag rug techniques, flowers & corsages Introduction to Up-cycling clothing

Mon

14

Peter Whipp

Basic silver work, creating a simple band ring

Thea Price

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Artist

Workshop

Carole King

Book binding for beginners

Rosemary Stow Karen Cocksedge

Introduction to standing wool rug making Patchwork (intermediate class)

Ruby Roberts

Recycled Plastic Bag Hat making

Ali Scott Jude Riley Sarah Fisher

Create a small wet felted picture Introduction to paper marbling Felt flowers

Celtic Christianity: Part XV Saint Issui / Isho / Ishaw Ascetic Reposed 6 century Remembered October 30

The Traws Link Cymru campaign to re-open the Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway received its greatest boost to date with the announcement in June

by Welsh Government Transport Minister Edwina Hart that up to £30,000 funding would be provided for an initial scoping study into the possibility.

This wonderful news came in a letter from Edwina Hart to Elin Jones, our local AM who has supported the campaign from the outset. The letter outlines funding for an initial scoping study that will “develop the scope, cost and work required to develop a business case for an optimum line of route” between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen. It also states that officials have been asked to work with Traws Link Cymru on this initial study and that its production will be facilitated by independent transport consultants appointed under a Welsh Government framework contract. It is hoped that the report will be presented in the autumn. Elin Jones commented

Partrishow, north of Abergavenny, under the Black Mountains in Monmouth, is another very remote place with a tiny church built for St Issui in the eleventh century.

Everything about the location suggests he was an early hermit. He is said to have been murdered by a passing traveller to whom the saint had given hospitality.

His holy well and tree will be found in a charming hollow by the roadside before one ascends to the church.

Here is one of the few remaining ‘Eglwys y bedd’ (‘Church of the Grave’) left in Wales. An altar has been built over the grave. It is an astonishing place, words are simply inadequate.

Reports of healings in the well have continued down the centuries even to 2009 - the most recent known to this author.

“It's great news that the Minister is commissioning a report and a great credit to Traws Link's campaign. Of course there is a long way to go in the campaign, but it's very significant that the Minister has been persuaded that this is an idea which is worth developing further.”

Thank you Elin! Though still some way short of the detailed engineering study needed prior to such a major investment, the fact that the Welsh Government is prepared to invest resources into investigating the feasibility of the project, represents an important shift in policy. Whilst largely a desktop study Traws Link Cymru will have the opportunity to meet the authors and have some input into the report.

The announcement attracted considerable media coverage, with Traws Link Cymru member Geraint Blayney being interviewed for BBC Radio Cymru's morning news programme, a photo-shoot of Traws Link members with AM Elin Jones that appeared in the Cambrian News together with an exclusive report, and coverage on S4C's evening news programme Newyddion! All very exciting...we'll keep you updated!

Saints As Representatives Of Communities: When we read these instalments of the Saints of Wales it is important to note that only a few were monastic hermits - those who sought solitude to pray. Many were priests or abbots or monastics in monasteries. That is to say that they were part of vibrant and thriving communities of Welsh Christians. After their deaths they were sanctified.

In the same way that one can draw up a short list of memorable Generals of an army, one would have to automatically assume the many thousands of ordinary soldiers. In the same way the location of any saint who is not a hermit gives us the insight of much Christian activity on that spot. For example if a church is raised on that spot we may see that there has been some significant fund raising, and that implies a donor or wealthy congregation.

A successful public meeting was held at Neuadd Goffa Aberaeron Memorial Hall on 26 June, ably chaired by Robert Thomas with AM Elin Jones and County Councillor Elizabeth Evans speaking eloquently in support, in addition to Mike Walker and Geraint Blayney of Traws Link Cymru. A lively question and answer session ensued.

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Traws Link Cymru (TLC) – Update

Nine intrepid Traws Link members, partners and friends recently met with some Gwili Railway staff to walk the whole length of their line, from Abergwili Junction (yet to be officially opened) through Bronwydd Arms (where trains commence, and current HQ) to Danycoed (where the track ends and trains turn round). A great four mile walk, taking in the sights and sounds of the working steam-hauled trains, as well as a lovely nature walk with beautiful views of the river. Through undergrowth of varying density a further four miles of trackbed owned by the Gwili were explored to Llanpumsaint where a good lunch was had by all at the Railway Inn! A donation of £70 was made to the Gwili's extension fund.

Thanks to all for a great day, including Rob Phillips for leading the walk, and Geraint for driving the bus!

public meetings will recommence at Llanilar, in the Old School Hall on 24 September, 7pm, with more planned for Pencader/Llandysul in October. In the meantime, TLC will meet the transport consultants to input into the scoping study and report.

If you haven't yet done so, please sign our petition at www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk and fill in a questionnaire on how you would like to use the re-opened railway, or follow our Facebook page for up to date news on campaign progress: just type in Traws Link Cymru.

Finally, well done to Joanna Bond, a member of the committee, who has just been awarded a Research and Development Award/Grant from the Arts Council of Wales for a project called Singing the Line into Existence.

For more info: www.singingthelineintoexistence.co.uk or Facebook: Singing the Line into Existence.

Gareth Walters Traws Link Cymru

Singing the Line Artist and member of the Traws Link Cymru committee, Joanna Bond, has been awarded a

Research and Development Grant from the Arts

Council of Wales for her project, Singing the Line into Existence – a creative response to reinstating the railway line between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth.

Three years in development the Project involves a number of local artists, including Ceri Rhys Matthews, Jacob Whittaker and Peter Stevenson, telling stories, singing songs and creating video and performances along the line.

On 23 July members of TLC met with supporters at the Lampeter Museum to enjoy an exhibition of memorabilia about the line, commemorating 50 years since the closure to passenger traffic. It was an enjoyable evening with people sharing their stories about the line and several recounted family members or neighbours who worked on the railway. The exhibition is interesting and informative and well worth a visit, particularly for those who don't already know the history. Thanks to the Museum volunteers who hosted the evening.

TLC members hosted a stall at the Lampeter Food Festival, sharing space within the People's Market tent. There was overwhelming support for the campaign with 800+ signatures added to the petition (total now 9,954). Later in the evening, Lampeter Town Council hosted a fully bilingual public meeting at Victoria Hall, opened by the Mayor Chris Thomas, and ably chaired by Councillor Selwyn Walters.

Updates to developments were given by Mike Walker and Geraint Blaney on behalf of Traws Link Cymru, followed by an interesting, constructive question and answer session which demonstrated unanimous public support.

Phew! It’s been a busy year for the TLC steering group! So, after a well-earned break during August,

The Project was launched on 22 August with a free event in Oriel Myrddin Gallery, where there was an opportunity to learn more about Joanna's artistic vision, and her research to date, as well as the ongoing campaign to reopen the line. There were presentations from the artists and Traws Link Cymru, as well as performance and exhibition.

Following the launch event the artists will begin to explore and experiment along the route of the line, learning about the histories and landscapes, and creating new video, sound and performance works for the destination event at Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth on Saturday 3 October, 7pm, (£3 entry).

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New Shop in Lampeter: MARVELLOUS SUPERFOOD a Welsh Family Business Marvellous Superfood is a family business based right here in Lampeter. For three years we have been busy providing 100% Organic, Raw, Vegan Superfoods to over 40 outlets in the UK and abroad, as well as having a thriving on-line shop via our website www.marvelloussuperfood.co.uk Many people are aware that in April, Marvellous Superfood opened a new shop in Lampeter, at 85 Bridge St., (open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm) but did you know that the only award winning plant based Protein Powder from the UK, is made by us, right here in

Lampeter? We won First Prize in the Raw and Superfood category in the

Free-from Food Awards, for our Super Protein powder, which is available in our shop for only £35 a kilo,(£41 online). Made with a base of Hemp and Pea Protein, we’ve added Goji, Lacuma, Red Maca, Yellow Maca and Beetroot to create a delicious, protein rich, easily absorbable superfood powder to feed your muscles and improve strength and stamina. This unique blend is 45% protein, and is free from gluten, dairy, and yeast, as well as being 100% organic.

Our original blend, the Wellbeing Blend, is still our most popular product and can benefit almost anyone. Benefits include increased energy, clearer skin, improved digestion, hormonal imbalances resolved, cystitis cleared up, improved sleep, less cravings for unhealthy foods and so much more. People with serious health challenges use it to help recovery and to detoxify from strong drug treatments.

Our shop is proud to be the first UK stockist of the revolutionary Organic Make-up brand ZAO and we also stock organic hair care and cosmetics, for men and woman.

Do come along for a look and a friendly chat.

And as if that were not enough, Hungry Dragons is based in our shop, offering Organic, gluten-free, vegan, cakes free from refined sugars - available by the slice and to order for all occasions. There are usually gluten-free cakes and/or biscuits in the shop, made without refined sugars. Wanda, who is the talent and inspiration behind Hungry Dragons is in the shop on Mondays.

Orders can by phone, 01570 423594 or by visiting the shop Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

beetroot and goji.

The powder is extremely popular with all kinds of health conscious people ranging from dancers to football players but this is the first time the company has been contacted by an Olympic medallist. Managing Director Perly Freeman said:

Marvellous Superfood News Marvellous Superfood is delighted to announce the endorsement of their plant-based powders, by Olympic medallist Michael Jamieson.

Since winning silver in the 200m Breast Stroke, at the 2012 Olympic Games, Jamieson has been focusing on giving his body the food it needs to help him win gold in 2016. He’s found that “food” in the form of all natural, organic, plant based powders produced by Welsh family business Marvellous Superfood from Lampeter.

The twenty six-year-old Scottish athlete, well known for his strong muscular build, can’t get enough of the products he says they help “accelerate his recovery” post exercise and keep his “immune system strong and healthy”.

Jamieson takes a number of the company’s products including their award winning Super Protein Powder.

Made from a base of hemp and pea protein this unique blend is 100% natural. Sweetened with the Andean fruit, Lacuma, it also contains endurance boosting maca,

“We’re over the moon to have Michael as our brand ambassador.

We know our powders are excellent for muscle development and endurance – it’s just great to get that recognised by a professional athlete!”

Roxy Freeman

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Demand for new short courses Chainsaw Skills for Domestic Users and Small Woodland owners We are passionate about enabling as many people as possible to work in and enjoy woodlands.

We want to enable as many people as possible to use their own wood for firewood or timber without the need to invest in expensive machinery. The use of the chainsaw to fell and mill timber in situ avoids the need to extract timber from the wood using heavy winches, timber trailers and tractors.

We recognise that many people don’t want to work with timber professionally and hence can’t afford to take all of the necessary professional training and qualifications, but they would still prefer to have some advice and training to enable them to buy the right equipment and safety gear and to operate safely.

We have developed our courses in Domestic Chainsaw Use and Chainsaw Milling to meet this need and to ensure that as many people as possible have access to safety training. We also hope that some may be sufficiently inspired to go down the professional route in due course.

1 Day - Domestic Chainsaw Course The chainsaw is an essential tool for anyone working with trees, but it is also one of the most dangerous tools

you can use. We have developed a one day course for anyone thinking of using and/or buying a chainsaw that will teach you the essential knowledge about choosing a saw, maintaining the saw and using it to cut logs.

The course is reasonably priced so that it is accessible to as many potential users as possible. The price includes the use of a chainsaw, safety gear and fuel.

Syllabus:  Introduction to the chainsaw  Chainsaw safety and personal protective equipment  Advice on the most suitable chainsaw and equipment for you  Chainsaw maintenance and sharpening  Preparing yourself and the saw for work  Starting and checking the saw  Cross-cutting logs Duration: 1 day 9am to 4:30pm Price: £60 per person For more information: (07815) 670892 (01970) 636909 www.wisewoodswales.co.uk www.facebook.com/WiseWoodsWales Andy Bakewell

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Sew Saturday

Cellan Millennium Hall Community Gardens

17 October 2015

There are six beds up for grabs!

Two of them are high and suitable for people with difficulty bending or wheel chair users.

The soil is excellent and all beds are 18' by 4'.

They need weeding, so you could use a weed suppressant by covering with carpet over the winter.

There are three large compost piles, one is ready for use.

There is water on tap from two large tanks running off the roof of a beautiful shed where you can leave tools etc.

All this for only £10 per year!!

Please contact Rose York, 01570 422822. Rose York

Girl Guiding in Lampeter joins Victoria Hall!

We are very excited to announce that both 1 Lampeter Brownies and Guides will be joining the large community that is Victoria Hall.

As a Brownie unit we have done many activities over the last year, including trips to the vet, police station, Lampeter museum and to the beach. We have had visitors such as guide dogs and their owners to help with awareness and badges, as well as a trained water safety expert.

The girls thoroughly enjoy earning badges and making friends. If you (or your daughter) is aged 7-11, then why not come and see what we are about!! st

Lampeter Guides is a much smaller unit and we are really hoping for more girls to join us this year. The unit has struggled to keep going without a permanent leader but this has now been resolved and everyone is looking forward to the new year with new prospects.

Guides do many activities for an older age group including camping, gadget making, orienteering etc. The girls are more in charge of what they get out of sessions.

So if you’re looking to have some fun in Guiding, why not come along (and bring a friend too!) and give us a try!

Brownies – Every Wednesday, 4.306pm from 16 September onwards Guides – Every Tuesday, 6-7.30pm from 15 September onwards Nicola Mead

Sew Saturday is an exciting campaign that runs throughout the year, but is being specially celebrated for the first time throughout the country on Saturday 17 October.

Leading names in the industry are backing Sew Saturday, including The Great British Sewing Bee judge May Martin and stitching personality Stuart Hilliard. It is supported by the major and award-winning pattern house Simplicity which designs, produces and markets Simplicity, New Look and Burda Patterns, along with all the leading sewing machine manufacturers.

Sew Saturday is the perfect opportunity to showcase what is on offer in Lampeter and at Calico Kate.

Following the success of The Great British Sewing Bee on television, and the growth of patchwork, I was delighted to have been placed in the Sew Magazine awards for the last two years. I felt it was time to thank my customers, and the perfect time to introduce a new generation to the delights of sewing, especially as with all the changes in education, the basics of sewing are not always presented in schools.

On Sew Saturday at Calico Kate there will be the opportunity to find information about local classes and groups, sewing retreats, long-arm quilting, curtain making & demonstrations of sewing machines - and the chance to have a go at quilting by hand and using a sewing machine. With many special offers available on the day, watch my website for more details as the day approaches!

Love Sewing? then you will love Calico Kate www.calicokate.co.uk Kate Barnes

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www.clonc.co.uk

Papur bro ardal plwyfi: Cellan, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Llanbedr Wledig, Llanfair Clydogau, Llangybi, Llanllwni, Llanwenog, Llanwnnen, Llanybydder, Llanycrwys ac Uwch Gaeo a Phencarreg.

The Welsh language community newspaper for Lampeter and the neighbouring parishes.

Reminiscence of a Young Eisteddfodwr Atgofion Eisteddfodwr Ifanc When visiting the Montgomery and Borders National Wrth ymweld ag Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Maldwyn a’r Eisteddfod in August this year, I was reminded how Gororau yn ystod mis Awst eleni, fe’m hatgoffwyd pa mor convenient it was in the Lampeter and District National gyfleus oedd Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llanbedr Pont Steffan Eisteddfod in 1984 as well. a’r fro ym 1984 hefyd.

Maes yr Eisteddfod ar gaeau Pontfaen. Llun a dynnwyd o ardd Peterwell.

The Maes was ideal in Meifod with the car Roedd maes delfrydol ym Meifod yr wythnos park and the caravan park bordering the hon gyda’r maes parcio a’r maes carafannau yn locations of major events. Everything was so ffinio â lleoliadau’r prif ddigwyddiadau. Roedd convenient there. There was no need for the popeth mor hwylus yno. Doedd dim angen The Eisteddfod Maes on Pontfaen fields. The photo taken from Peterwell garden. inconvenience and cost of shuttle buses or mynd i gostau nac anghyfelustod bysiau temporary bridges, exactly as it was here in gwennol na phontydd dros dro, yn gwmws fel Lampeter. ag yr oedd hi yma yn Llanbed.

Mae Elin Jones AC wedi mynegi ei bod hi’n bryd i’r Eisteddfod Elin Jones AM has expressed that it is time for the Eisteddfod to return to Ceredigion. The last time it was held in the Genedlaethol ddychwelyd i Geredigion. Y tro diwethaf iddi county was in 1992 at Aberystwyth. Ellen ap Gwynn, Leader ymweld â’r sir oedd i Aberystwyth ym 1992. Bu Ellen ap of the Council has been in discussion with the Director of the Gwynn, Arweinydd y Cyngor, yn trafod hyn gyda Eisteddfod two years ago, and Ceredigion is on the list for Chyfarwyddwr yr Eisteddfod ddwy flynedd yn ôl ac mae 2020.

Ceredigion ar y rhestr ar gyfer 2020.

What do Lampeter people think about this? Is everyone Beth yw barn pobl Llanbed am hyn? Ydy pawb yn barod am ready for the challenge of raising money to host it? Is the yr her o godi arian i’w chynnal? Ydy safle 1984 yn ddigonol ar 1984 site adequate for the National Eisteddfod today? Or gyfer yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol heddiw? Neu a fyddai’n would it be fairer for it to be held in another part of the decach iddi fynd i un o ardaloedd eraill y sir? county?

Yn sicr mae yna draddodiad hir o eisteddfota yn yr ardal Siop yr Eisteddfod yn y Stryd Fawr (Yswiriant Certainly there is a long eisteddfod tradition in hon. Fyddai ardal Llanbed ddim yn brin o Eryl Jones heddiw). this area. Lampeter area wouldn’t be short of wirfoddolwyr eisteddfodol profiadol. Ac mi experienced eisteddfod volunteers. And fyddai ei chynnal hi ar gaeau Pontfaen yn Pontfaen field would offer flat ground for the cynnig tiroedd gwastad i ofynion yr eisteddfod eisteddfod requirements and within easy ac o fewn cyrraedd hawdd i gyfleusterau’r The Eisteddfod Shop in the High Street (Eryl reach of the town's facilities. dref.

Jones Insurance today).

The 1984 Eisteddfod was a huge success in Bu Eisteddfod 1984 yn llwyddiant ysgubol o terms of competitions and in terms of making a profit. The ran y cystadlu ac o ran gwneud elw. Cynhwyswyd y dref town itself was included in a lot of activities as well. mewn llawer iawn o weithgareddau hefyd.

The youth field was located on Penbont land in Cwmann at Lleolwyd y maes ieuenctid ar dir Penbont Cwmann y pryd that time. Would it be suitable for events held hwnnw. A fyddai hynny yn addas i Swyddfa’r Eisteddfod yn Stryd y Bont (Uwchben Fferyllfa Lloyds heddiw). at Maes B today? ddigwyddiadau Maes B yn yr eisteddfod Trinity Saint David University could offer gyfoes? unique accommodation for eisteddfodwyr and Gallai Prifysgol y Drindod Dewi Sant gynnig the new-look Ysgol Bro Pedr could offer llety unigryw i eisteddfodwyr ac mae Ysgol Bro facilities nearby. There are plenty of choices to Pedr ar ei newydd wedd yn cynnig ponder over therefore. cyfleusterau gerllaw. Digon o ddewisiadau i Eisteddfod Office in Bridge Street (Above Lloyds Pharmacy today).

I was twelve years old in 1984, and a big Welsh gnoi cil arnynt yma felly. event like this in our small town was a massive influence on Deuddeg oed oeddwn i yn 1984, ond bu digwyddiad mawr me. My mam was on the Accommodation Committee; Dad Cymraeg fel hyn yn ein tref fach ni yn ddylanwad enfawr was on the Caravanning Committee, Tad-cu on the Stewards’ arnaf. Roedd mam ar y pwyllgor Llety a Chroeso, Dad ar y Committee, my aunt on the Youth Committee and my uncle pwyllgor Carafannau, Tadcu ar y pwyllgor Stiwardio, modryb on the Finance Committee. I was taking part in a concert in ar y pwyllgor Ieuenctid ac ewythr ar y pwyllgor the evening, selling Clonc during the day as well as Cyllid. Roeddwn yn cymryd rhan mewn cyngerdd gyda’r competing with the Urdd Choir, helping out in the caravan hwyr, yn gwerthu Clonc gyda’r dydd yn ogystal â chystadlu park and with St. John Ambulance on the Maes. gyda Chôr yr Urdd, helpu ar y maes carafannau a gydag It was a full week of events with the whole of Wales and the Ambiwlans Sant Ioan ar y Maes. media in our locality. I was young and felt that Roedd yn wythnos lawn gyda Chymru gyfan a’r Yr Archderwydd Elerydd a swyddogion yr Lampeter was an important place. We were cyfryngau yn ein bro ni. Roeddwn i’n ifanc ac Orsedd yn cerdded ar hyd Peterwell Terrace o safle’r ysgol uwchradd i gyfeiriad y Maes. able to host a national festival, all in Welsh yn teimlo bod Llanbed yn cyfri’. Roeddem yn my language. It would be so nice to be able to gallu cynnal Gŵyl Genedlaethol, a’r cyfan yn y offer similar experiences and opportunities to Gymraeg - fy iaith i. Byddai mor braf gallu today’s local children. cynnig profiadau a chyfleoedd tebyg i blant yr The Archdruid Elerydd and the Gorsedd officials walking along Peterwell Terrace from ardal heddiw. the secondary school towards the Maes.

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Cyflwyno aelodau o staff i’r gymuned Hoffai Prifysgol Cymru YDDS ddechrau’r tymor academaidd newydd mewn steil, drwy gysegru ychydig erthyglau nesaf Grapevine i gyflwyno rhai o aelodau staff diwyd Llambed er mwyn cysylltu staff a myfyrwyr y brifysgol yn well gyda thref a chymuned Llambed!

Yn y rhifyn hwn, hoffwn gyflwyno Lindsey Gilroy.

Mae Lindsey newydd gael ei phenodi’n Brif Swyddog Datblygu Busnes. Mae hi’n gyfrifol am ddatblygu ymgysylltu â busnesau a’r gymuned, ac am ddod â syniadau, prosiectau a gweithgareddau mwy arloesol ac entrepreneuraidd i gampws Llambed, er lles y Brifysgol a’r dref. Mae Lindsey wedi gweithio yn Llambed ers 4 blynedd bellach i Brosiect Datblygu’r Gymuned Ewropeaidd o’r enw “Rural Alliances”, gyda 5 partner Ewropeaidd arall, gan greu cysylltiadau rhwng busnesau a chymunedau mewn ardaloedd gwledig yng Nghymru, Ffrainc, Gwlad Belg, yr Iseldiroedd, Yr Almaen ac Iwerddon. www.rural-alliances.eu/ Cyn hynny, bu Lindsey yn gweithio am ddeng mlynedd ym maes Datblygu Rhyngwladol a hynny’n benodol yn rheoli prosiectau a chlinigau iechyd rhywiol ac atgynhyrchiol yn America Ladin. Mae Lindsey yn siarad Sbaeneg a Phortiwgaleg, felly os byddwch yn ei gweld hi yn y dref a hoffech ddysgu ambell air ar gyfer eich gwyliau, dywedwch ‘helo’ neu ‘hola’ wrthi! Ym Mhontrhydfendigaid mae cartref Lindsey, ac mae hi’n weithgar yn ei chymuned leol, gan annog ei phlant ac eraill i fwynhau’r awyr agored yn y grŵp coetir lleol, ymhlith gweithgareddau eraill.

Mae’r Brifysgol yn ymrwymo i weithio gydag a thros gymuned leol Llambed, gyda myfyrwyr newydd a rhai’r presennol, pobl leol, grwpiau cymunedol a busnesau! Mae ambell brosiect ar waith yn barod y mae Lindsey’n eu datblygu. Rydym yn wirioneddol gyffrous am un o’r prosiectau hyn yn arbennig - a hoffwn ddweud wrth yr holl fyfyrwyr newydd a’r rhai sy’n dychwelyd amdano fel eu bod nhw’n cymryd rhan ynddo! Prosiect “Gardd Gymunedol Llambed” yw’r prosiect hwn. Yn ddiweddar, cawsom ganiatâd ac arian i ail-ddatblygu’r hen lotment myfyrwyr yng

nghefn y campws (y tu ôl i’r maes parcio CAVO).

Bydd y prosiect hwn yn dod â staff a myfyrwyr y Brifysgol, meithrinfa Gwdihŵs, grwpiau cymunedol a gwirfoddolwyr a chanddynt ddiddordeb mewn dysgu am a thyfu ffrwythau a llysiau iachus i’w bwyta eu hunain at ei gilydd. Mae’r lotment yn ei le’n barod, a dros yr haf, bydd gwaith yn mynd rhagddo i glirio’r chwyn a’r gordyfiant, yn barod ar gyfer y flwyddyn academaidd newydd ym mis Medi. Yn ystod y tymor cyntaf, byddwn yn gweithio gydag undeb y myfyrwyr a’n llysgenhadon myfyrwyr “cynaliadwyedd”, CAVO, Gwdihŵs a sefydliadau cymunedol eraill i ddatblygu cynllun ar gyfer rheoli a datblygu’r plot, plannu llysiau newydd a threulio amser gyda’i gilydd yn yr awyr agored, gan ddysgu am faeth a thyfu (a bwyta) ein bwyd ein hunain. Hefyd, bydd myfyrwyr yn cael cyfle i ddysgu am baratoi, coginio a storio ffrwyth ein llafur dros y flwyddyn academaidd i ddod.

Yn ogystal, mae’r Brifysgol yn cefnogi Siambr Fasnach Llambed wrth iddynt hysbysebu a hyrwyddo siopau a busnesau lleol, a byddant yn cynnal cyfres o drafodaethau ynghylch sut i ddod â’r Dref a’r Brifysgol ynghyd. Un o’r prosiectau sydd ar waith yn barod yw datblygiad taflen hyrwyddo i hysbysebu masnachwyr lleol i’r myfyrwyr newydd sy’n cychwyn yn ystod wythnos y glas, ac i’w hyrwyddo i aelodau’r teulu ac ymwelwyr yn ystod adegau eraill y flwyddyn academaidd. Mae 9 busnes lleol wedi cymryd rhan ac wedi rhoi cynigion arbennig a fydd yn cael eu hysbysebu yn y daflen.

Bydd hon yn cael ei dosbarthu i’r holl fyfyrwyr yn ystod wythnos y glas ym mis Medi 2015.

Mae Lindsey a’i chydweithwyr yn y tîm Gwasanaethau Ymchwil, Arloesi a Menter yn edrych ymlaen at weithio gyda’r myfyrwyr, y staff a llawer mwy o aelodau’r gymuned a busnesau yn y flwyddyn academaidd i ddod!

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Introducing staff members to the community The University of Wales TSD would like to start the new academic season in style, by dedicating the next few articles of the Grapevine to introducing some of our Lampeter staff members working hard to better connect the University staff and students with the town and community of Lampeter!

In this edition we would like to introduce Lindsey Gilroy. Lindsey is the newly appointed Principal Business Development Officer. She is responsible for developing business and community engagement, and bringing more innovative and entrepreneurial ideas, projects and activities to the Lampeter campus, to benefit both the University and the town. Lindsey has worked in Lampeter for the last four years for a European Community Development project called “Rural Alliances”, with five other European partners, forging creative links between businesses and communities in rural areas in Wales, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland. www.rural-alliances.eu/ Before that, Lindsey worked for ten years in International Development, specifically managing sexual and reproductive health projects and clinics in Latin America. Lindsey speaks Spanish and Portuguese, so if anyone spots her in the town and wants to learn a few words for their holidays then please say hello or hola! Lindsey lives in Pontrhydfendigaid and is active in her own local community, supporting her children and others to get outside in the local community woodland group amongst other activities.

The University is committed to working with and for the local Lampeter community, both new and existing students, local people, community groups and businesses! There are a few projects already underway that Lindsey is developing. One of these is a project we are really excited about- and we want to tell all the new and returning students about it so that they can get involved! It is the “Lampeter Community Garden project“ We have recently received permission and funding to re-develop the old student allotment at the back of the campus (located behind the CAVO car park). This project will

bring together University staff, students, Gwdihws nursery, community groups and volunteers all interested in learning about and growing healthy fruit and vegetables for our own consumption! The allotment is already in place, and over the summer work will be done to clear the weeds and overgrown areas, ready for the new academic year in September. During the first term, we will be working with our student union and our “sustainability” student ambassadors, CAVO, Gwdihws and other community organisations to develop a plan for managing and developing the plot, planting new vegetables and spending time together in the great outdoors, learning about nutrition and growing (and eating) our own food! Students will also have an opportunity of learning about preparing, cooking and storing the fruits of our labours over the coming academic year!

The University is also supporting the Lampeter Chamber of Commerce to advertise and promote local shops and businesses, and is having a series of discussions about how to bring the Town and Gown together. One of the projects already underway is the development of a promotional flyer to advertise local traders to the new intake of students during Fresher’s week, and to promote to family members and visitors during other times of the academic year. 9 local businesses have been involved and have given promotional offers to be advertised in the flyer. This will be distributed to all students during Fresher’s week September 2015.

Lindsey and her team in the “Research, Innovation and Enterprise Services” team are looking forward to working with the students, staff and with many more community and business members in the coming academic year!

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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

1-3pm

W New Tuesday

Wednesday

Name

Number

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

5.307pm

Power Yoga

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

W New

6-7pm

Pilates

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

W

6-8pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

W

67.30pm

Girl Guides

Sandra Carbin

07949 479185

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

4.306pm

Brownies

Nikki Mead

07790 987070

W New

5.306.30pm

Yogalates

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

First Wed each month

8pm

Lampeter Folk

W

1-3pm

Welsh classes

W

4-6pm

Ray Ceredigion Play

W New

6-7pm

W

M

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

www.facebook.com/lampeterfolk Meryl Evans

01545 572715

Pilates

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

8-9pm

Boxersize

Oliver Leighton

07918 661194

W New

1011.30am

Power Yoga

Anne Inshaw

07826 692110

W

4.306.00pm

LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre & Stage School

Tracey Reynolds

07976 052888

M

8pm

Café Musique

Bernadette O’Grady

www.facebook.com/ cafemusiquelampeter

2nd & 4th Sat each month

10am1pm

People’s Market

W

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

79.30pm

Custard Queens WI

Jen Pink

01570 471209

Every third Sunday

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

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

courses________________ Chainsaw Skills for Domestic Users and Small Woodland owners 1 Day Chainsaw Course: 9:00am to 4:30pm. Price: £60 per person (includes the use of a chainsaw, safety gear and fuel.) see page 9 for more information: (07815) 670892, (01970) 636909, www.wisewoodswales.co.uk www.facebook.com/WiseWoodsWales Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Fri 28 Aug: Volunteer Activity Day (FREE EVENT) Fri 4-Sun 6 Sept: Understanding British Mammals II Sun 6 Sept: Moth Morning (free event) Sun 13 Sept & 25 Oct: Ornamental Gardening with Wildlife in Mind Thur 17 Sept: OPAL Tree Health & Earth Worm Survey (FREE EVENT) Sat 19 Sept: Dormouse Box Checks (FREE EVENT) Sat 19-Sun 20 Sept: Shave Horse Making Workshop Wed 23-Thurs 24 Sept: Cob Oven Building Workshop Full details & opportunities: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk

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Make Lampeter Festival due to take place on Saturday 19 September has unfortunately been cancelled.

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

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

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

Adult Pottery Classes £110 for 6 x 2 ½ hr sessions During this course students will have the opportunity to develop their creativity whilst exploring the versatile qualities of clay; learning techniques such as drawing and designing for pottery, tile making, pattern making and texturing, slab building and colouring using slips, oxides and glazes. Please phone for bookings and/or appointment to view unique 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 Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall. Improvers every Thursday 1.30-3.30pm, £8. Now taking names for the next beginner sessions.

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

Contact: Peter, 07984 883453.

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'Quilts in Cae Hir Gardens' - Wales' annual outdoor quilt exhibition. 28, 29 & 30 August. Cae Hir Gardens, Cribyn, Lampeter, SA48 7NG. Entry £6. Free Parking in Cribyn School, opposite the garden. Contact: 01570 471116 caehirgardens.com Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland:  Open Public Meeting. Mon 7 Sept, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter. The Long Wood team welcomes queries, questions and ideas from the public at this monthly open forum. Contact: 07557 386755, 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.

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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 Lampeter & District Beekeepers' Association: our new programme of autumn/winter monthly meetings begins on Tuesday 8 Sept, 8pm, Millennium Hall, Cellan (£2 per person, includes tea & biscuits). Non-members welcome!

Cothi Gardeners meet at 7.30pm on the third Wed each month, Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Guest speakers include: 16 Sept, John Shipton, ‘South West China - Sourcing plants for our Climate’; 21 Oct, Dr, Noel Kingsbury, the internationally known writer about plants, gardening and the environment is giving his popular and entertaining talk ‘Women, Men and Gardening’. Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/cothigardeners and at www.cothigardeners.com. More details about the group from Elena, 01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829.

‘Cerddedigion’ - a 23-mile moon walk from Lampeter to Tregaron and back via Llanfair to raise money for Wales Air Ambulance. Fri 18 Sept. 7pm start.

No sponsorship to collect just £20 to register. See form on page 27.

National Trust: Llanerchaeron in partnership with Ceredigion YFC are hosting a ‘Celebration of Farming and Rural Life’ on Sat 19 Sept 10.30am– 5pm. The event is a Heritage Open Day - with farming demonstrations, talks, cooking demos, farm animals, food stalls.and much more. Free entry to all .

Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed The new season of talks starts on Tues 22 Sept, 7.30pm, Old Hall, University of Wales Trinity St David. The first meeting will be the AGM, followed by a talk on ‘The People’s Collection’ by Hazel Thomas. N.B. please note this is 4th Tues in month, due to clash of bookings, from Oct onwards, meetings will be 3rd Tues each month.

Traws Link Cymru - West Wales Railway Campaign-Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru. Next meeting: Llanilar, Old School Hall, Thurs 24 September, 7pm. www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk

Copy Deadline: Fri 11 Sept lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

events cont.d _____________ ‘Connecting Through Water’ Monday 5 October Founders’ Library, UWTSD, College St. Lampeter @ 10.30am-5pm: Talks & Discussions centred around a cautionary message regarding the escalating degradation of the planet sent by the Kogi Indians of North Columbia.

7-9pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter: ‘Aluna’ introduced by Alan Ereira, its acclaimed film-maker, who worked with the Kogi to spread their message worldwide. Local, organic, vegetarian food available. Entrance to both events is Free. Contact: kogilampeter@gmail.com For more details see article on page 22.

The Jane Guy School of Dancing will perform Coppelia at Theatr Felinfach on Fri 13 Nov, 7.30pm and Sat 14 Nov, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Theatr Felinfach or from Jane Guy (01570 470645).

The new dance school term will start in September, and anyone interested in joining should contact Jane Guy for details of classes held in Lampeter and Felinfach.

Cerddwyr Llambed (Ramblers): A warm welcome is extended to new walkers or those who may like to try us out for a ramble or two! Please contact James, 01570 480743 or Kay 01570 480041 for further details & walks programme.

Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum We welcome people of the community to come and view the collection. Should anyone have some artefacts that they would like to give, or lend for a short time to the museum, please call in and talk to one of the volunteers. Opening times: Tues, Thurs and Sat 10am–4pm. Contact Selwyn Walters: hanesllam bed@btinternet.com, www.haneslambed.org.uk

health & well-being ______

Support Group for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Lampeter: Meets first Monday each month at Y Hedyn Mwstard/Mustard Seed Café, College St, Lampeter. 1.30-3.30pm.

Next meeting: Mon 7 Sept, when Urtha Felda, Local Group Development Officer from MS Cymru Cardiff will be joining us. Croeso i bawb. For details contact: Judith McKay, 07938 571164 Age Cymru Ceredigion offers Free, confidential, impartial advice and information from our officer, Fiona Williams, on any aspect of getting older. Call 01970 615151 or visit www.agecymru.org.uk/ceredigion.

Weight-Watchers meets in Lampeter every Tuesday night. St Peter’s Church Hall (opposite Police Station).

Join any week, weigh anytime between 5.30pm-6.30pm / meeting talk 6.30-7pm. For more details please contact: Eleri, 07748 270439 eretallick@weight-watchers.co.uk otherwise just turn up on the night.

Headw ay, T he Br ai n Injur y Association. Have you survived a Brain Injury? Do you care for someone with Brain Injury? Then read on!

Headway Ceredigion is holding Drop in sessions on the first Monday of each m o n t h, f r om 2 – 4 pm a t M i n d Aberystwyth, Mill Street, SY23 1JB. Come along and join us for a cuppa and a chat. Light refreshments will be provided .

A ydych wedi goroesi anaf i’r ymennydd? A ydych yn gofalu am rywun sydd ag anaf i’r ymennydd?

Darllenwch ymlaen!

Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun cyntaf pob mis rhwng 2-4pm yn Mind Aberystwyth, Stryd y Felin, SY23 1JB. Dewch draw i ymuno â ni am baned a sgwrs. Bydd diodydd a bwydydd ysgafn ar gael ar ôl y sesiwn.

Cont ac t: Da v e M agg s , W ales Development Manager, Headway UK, 01446 740130, 07941 855935 walesdm@headway.org.uk Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland. Do you need to get out and about more? Join our FREE ½ hour Health Walks on the last Sunday of each month. Next walks: Sun 27 Sept. Especially for people who find walking difficult. Please wear sensible shoes. Meet at Penlan Goetre, SA48 8NE, 2pm.

Contact: 07557 386755, info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk Yoga Classes suitable for all, with Cathy Crick Stanton, a Scaravelli inspired, Iyengar trained teacher: Mon 6-7.30pm & Tues 10-11.30am & Thurs 10-11.30am at Ancient Earth Centre for W ell-being, Lanlas Farm, Cellan. Tues 5.30-7pm, Church Hall, Ystrad Meurig; Wed 5.30-7pm, Chapel Vestry, Tregaron; Thurs 67.30pm, Village Hall, Ffarmers.

Co nt ac t: 01 5 70 42 1 14 4, 07 7 48 031614, cathycrick@hotmail.co.uk Mindfulness Movement, (Clear Light Q i G ong), Thurs da ys , 6 - 7pm ; Mindfulness Meditation, Tuesdays, 6 -7pm; Kirtan Singing, (ancient Indian chants), monthly from 15 Feb. Dates will vary thereafter, so please contact us or see website for details; Physical Therapy for all types of pain, headaches, anxiety, stress, health and 17

wellbeing is also available by a p p o i n t m e n t : T h e Al e x a n d e r Technique, Thai Massage, Deep Release System. For more information on classes, confirmation of sessions and questions contact: Iain, 0785 26026 001, cameronbodywork@gmail.com, www.transformationalbodywork.co.uk Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Catholic Church (white church), opposite the police station in Lampeter. Wednesdays 8-9.30pm. For info, national helpline: 0845 7697555 Narcotics Anonymous meet at St Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of the Drovers Road/ Peterwell Terrace), opposite the car park, on Monday from 7.30-8.30pm. national helpline: 0300 999 1212

kids ___________________ Playsessions on Maes y Deri playing field every 3rd Sunday each month throughout the year, 11am-3.30pm, with Ray Ceredigion playworkers. On the right up hill beside St Peter's Church, all welcome.

Art and Pottery Club Wed & Fri 4-5:30pm snacks and drinks available, £8 per session. Children will work on developing self expression and learning new skills in drawing and designing for pottery. To book and find out more contact: Joanna, 01545 581157, www.joannabond.co.uk Unique Ceramics for Sale online.

Clwb celf a chrochenwaith Dydd Mercher a Dydd Gwener 4-5:30 £8 y sesiwn Byrbrydau a diodydd ar gael.

Little Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly parent & toddler club for children aged 2-5 years.

Child-led play sessions led by Forest School trained staff, Lea and James, out in the woods. £4 per adult, £2 per child each session. 1-3pm every Thursday at Denmark Farm. Starts Thur 24 Sept. Contact: 07876 794098, facebook.com/woodlandclassroom Young Rangers. “Play, Explore, Discover.” A weekly after-school club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland activities, games, nature awareness and bushcraft led by Forest School trained staff. £5 per session. 4pm - 6pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Denmark Farm. Advance booking is essential.

Starts Tues 22 & Thurs 24 Sept.

Contact: 07876 794098 facebook.com/woodlandclassroom Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Fri at Victoria Hall, 4.30-6pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 conc.

Contact: Tracey Reynolds 07976 052888

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

Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070 1st Lampeter Girl Guides. Meet Tuesdays, 6-7.30pm. Contact: Sandra Carbin, 07949 479185 Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, Llanybydder (in old church hall near Evans Bros market). Open Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, 7 days a week in school holidays.

Birthday Party bookings welcome.

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

Wondering what groups and activities are available for your baby or toddler, then please join up and have a look: www.facebook.com/groups/ lampeterlittleones

markets_______________

People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Sat each month. Next markets: Sat 12 & 26 Sept.

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

Next markets: Fri 4 & 18 Sept.

Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month. Next market: Sat 5 Sept .

Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next markets: Sat 19 Sept.

move your body _________

Hydrospin (Aqua Cycling) class at Lampeter Swimming Pool on Mondays at 10.15am and 8pm, also at Aberaeron Swimm ing Pool on Tuesdays at 11.30am & 6pm. Contact: David Maund to book 07792351607 Couch to 5K Running Group is starting Monday 7 September 6.30pm from the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter.

The course runs for 9 weeks and is aimed at the complete beginner who wants to improve health and fitness. it is completely FREE! Find us on Facebook: Lampeter Couch to 5K Running Group or contact Helen 07817543257 New Am e r i c an T r ib al St yl e Bellydancing: Tues 1-2pm & Wed 6-7 pm, Dance Studio above the University Sports Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779 Belly Dance & Yoga classes. Belly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3.

Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5.

Crugybar Village Hall. Contact: 01558 685321, 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) Very few spaces left in this class.

Lunchtime Fit For Life For Over 50's Fridays 12.15-1.15pm (£4) Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance.

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

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

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

Jane Guy School of Dancing.

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

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

Contact: 01570 470645 Sarn Helen running and cycling club welcomes all abilities. Junior runners (ages 8-16) meet at Leisure Centre, Tues 6.15pm. Adult runners meet Rookery Car Park, Tues 6.15 & 8pm, Thur 6.15pm. For cycling (road and MTB) see: www.sarnhelen.org.uk Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. In Dances of Universal Peace, we dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147. DUP Qualified Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. ‘The elegance of a dancer and the strength of an athlete’. This sums up what you could attain through 18

regular practice of Pilates. Here are some of the benefits - energy increase; improved posture and body shape; muscle toning; increased strength, agility and stamina; greater mind/body/ spirit connection. Give it a try!

Llangeitho Village Hall, Mondays 2pm. Shân Rees, OCR-qualified instructor. Contact: 01570 218138, 07940 375147, www.livingexcellently.co.uk Flamenco Dance classes Wed 6-7.30pm, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, with live flamenco guitarist. Men and women welcome. Please bring strongheeled shoes. Private lessons available in studio near Llandysul.

Contact: 01559 362540, dixeyart@gmail.com

music_________________

Lampeter Folk. The next acoustic music night at Victoria Hall, Lampeter is on Wed 2 Sept, 8pm. Come along to play some songs/tunes, or listen by candlelight. Entry is £2 and includes a free tea/coffee, or BYOB. Visit: facebook.com/lampeterfolk or lampeterfolk@hotmail.com for further details.

Café Musique returns to Victoria Hall on Friday 28th August (8pm). It features a lovely evening meal and performances by two exceptional singer-songwriters, Jess Childs & Christopher Rees. Advance tickets (£12 Adult, £6 Child) are available at www.bernadetteogrady.co.uk or from Hag's Records. For more details see www.facebook.com/ cafemusiquelampeter.

permaculture & conservation ___________

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

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

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‘Lampeter is Special’

canolfan hamdden llambed lampeter leisure centre am rhagor o wybodaeth cysylltwch ar ganolfan for more information contact the leisure centre

lampeter-leisure@ceredigion.gov.uk Dydd / Day Dydd Llun Monday

Dydd Mawrth Tuesday

Dydd Mercher Wednesday

Dydd Iau Thursday

Dydd Gwener Friday

01570 422552 facebook: hamdden llambed leisure

twitter: #lampeterleisure

Amser / Time

Chwaraeon / Dosbarth

Activity / Class

1-1.45pm 5.30-6.30pm 6.30-7.30pm 6.30-7.30 7.45-8.30am 3.30-5pm 5-6.30pm 5.30-6.15pm 6.45-7.30pm 7.30-8.30pm 12-12.45pm 1-1.45pm 4-5pm 5-6.30pm 5.45-6.30pm 6.30-7.30 6.45-7.30 7.15-8.15pm 7.30-8.30 5.15-6pm 6-6.45pm 6.15-7.15pm 7-8pm 12.45-1.30pm 5-6.30pm 5.30-6.15pm 6.30-8pm

Troelli Amser Cinio Aerobig Stepio Cylchedai Ffitrwydd Dwr (yn y pwll) Troelli Boreol

Lunchtime Spin Step Aerobics Circuit Training Aqua Fit (in the pool) Early bird Spin

Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

Kettlebells Troelli Troelli Profiadol Troelli ac Ymestyn Ffitrwydd Ysgafn Troelli Amser Cinio Zumba Atomic Fight FX Troelli Dechreuwyr Kettlecise Troelli Profiadol Troelli Boxercise Aerobig Troelli Dechreuwyr Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen Cylchedai Troelli Amser Cinio Clwb Badminton Troelli

Kettlebells Spinning Advanced Spin Spin and Stretch Ease Into Fitness Lunchtime Spin Zumba Atomic Fight FX Beginners Spin Kettlecise Advanced Spin Spinning Boxercise Aerobics Beginners Spin Sarn Helen Running Club Cardio Blast Circuit Lunchtime Spin Badminton Club Spinning

Clwb Ymladd Cleddyfau Llambed

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

Cylchedai Dwr (yn y pwll, yn

Aqua Circuit (in the pool, start-

dechrau mis Hydref)

ing in October)

6.30-7.30pm 9.15-10am Dydd Sadwrn Saturday

10-11am

Ysgol Gymnasteg REES

REES School of Gymnastics

Disco Sglefrio

Roller Disco

11-12noon 2-3pm

religious services & groups ________________ Lampeter Parish St Peter’s Church, Lampeter.

Main Sun Service: 10.30am Bilingual.

Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), 9.15am Cymun Bendigaid Cymraeg (ail a phedwerydd Sul yn unig).

Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities.

Enquiries/Bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324 St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi.

Main Sun Service: 9am (Bilingual).

St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws.

Main Sun Service: 10.45am St Sulien’s Church, Silian.

Main Sun Service: 2pm (Bilingual).

St Mary’s Church, Maestir.

Main Sun Service: Eucharist 2.30pm (2nd Sunday only) English.

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

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

Times apply to the first four Sundays in each month. For the few fifth Sundays there will be a single United Parish Service at 10am: location will be published in the local newspapers Emmaus Christian Fellowship meets Sundays, 10.30am and 5pm, at rear of 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Contact: 19

Oed / Age Pris / Price £4.75/£3.85 £4

10+

£4.50 £4.60

£4.75/£3.85 4-12 16+

Am ddim/Free

£4 £4.75/£3.85 £4.60 £4.75/£3.85

8+

10+

£4.60 £4.50

Dan 5 Under 5 Beginners 6+ Improvers 6+

£3.15/£2.30

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 rch , Lla nfai r 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. lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

religious services & groups cont.d _____________ Interested in Buddhism?

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

social _________________

Merry Makers (formerly known as ‘Women’s Workshop’) Wed 2 Sept 10.30am-3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann. Disabled access & toilet. Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes vegetarian lunch & all activities). Drop in when you please.

New members welcome.

Workshops:

2 Sept: Painting with Jane 9 Sept: Creative Writing with Brenda 16 Sept: Play Reading with Ann 23 Sept: Card and Board Games 30 Sept: Crafting for Christmas Fayre Contact: Patsy 01545 590391 or Bella 01559 370981 Custard Queens WI: have a very interesting few months ahead. We meet Every Third Sunday of the Month at Victoria Hall, Lampeter. 7-10pm.

20 Sept: Speaker tbc 18 Oct: Pumpkin Carving & Seasonal Food 15 Nov: AGM and 2nd Annual Membership Party 13 Dec: Christmas Crafts Then, further on in the year, we have a Sloe Gin Making session, Apple Festival Trip and Archery. Ages from 18 to 80+ all very welcome. Further details: 01570 471209 custardqueenswi@gmail.com custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi Banc Bwyd Llanbed /Lampeter Food Bank Food & Fellowship lunch, Tuesdays 12 -2pm. A simple free lunch cooked from surplus food provided by local food retailers, with friendly conversation. All are welcome. This is an initiative of the

Lampeter Food Bank and takes place at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge St, Lampeter.

Cellan Millennium Hall Film Nights.

See film listings page 28 Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, every first Tues of the month. Not suitable for absolute beginners but anyone who has attended classes or conversation groups for a year or two will probably find the events enjoyable. Completely informal. We meet in the bar at 7pm for 7.30pm. A small group, normally 6 to 8, including 2/3 fluent Welsh speakers.

Order a light meal or main from the Talbot bar menu - in Welsh. To join the group mailing list and have a say in planning future events. Contact: Myra Mortlock, 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 CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cymraeg/ Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth 11 yb-12yh/ Tuesdays 11am-12noon,

CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL CLASSES AND GROUPS Classes subject to change: please check www.millenniunhallcellan.co.uk for updates & contact details & What’s On page for one-off events MONDAY Line Dancing 7-10pm Golden Broth Lunch Club 11.302pm, 7 September TUESDAY Lampeter Home Ed. Grp 12-5pm Qi Gong 6-7pm re-starts 15 Sept Tai Chi 7-8pm re-starts 15 Sept WEDNESDAY Sew, Knit & Natter 1-4pm re-starts 9 Sept Yoga 5.30-7pm Computer Class - Creative Christmas 6-8pm starts 9 Sept small meeting room.

Helen Thomas 01570 423501 THURSDAY Village Improvement Society Cttee1st Thurs of month 7pm W.I. 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm FRIDAY Art Group 10am–1pm Film Night fortnightly 7.15pm (see page 28 for full details) 20

Gwesty y Llew Du, Llanbedr P.S./Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter. Croeso i bawb/ All welcome. Croeso i unrhyw Cymro/ Cymraes sy'n fodlon i ymuno â ni.

Cysyllt â/Contact: Mary Neal, 01570 470092 Golden Broth Lunch Club: We are hoping more local people will join us for lunch and cake, on Mondays, from 11.30am-2pm. W e play cards, Scrabble, and/or just relax and natter to friends and charge £1/person.

Dates for Cellan, 7 September and Llanfair, 21 September. Contact Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338, to register your interest.

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

Whist Drives, every fortnight at Hafan Deg, Lampeter. Wed 9 & 23 Sept. All welcome. All Funds to Hafan Deg League of Friends.

Contact: Gwen Davies, 01570 481152

storytelling, books & creative writing _________ Lampeter Writers’ Workshop welcomes new members and meets weekly. Tuesdays 7-9pm, Wolfson Room, Trinity Saint David University, during college term time. Come and join us. Contact: Sue, 01570 423167 Meanwhile, Storytelling Circle, the first Thursday of the month. Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks.

Wolfson Room, Old Building, Lampeter University, 7.30pm. PLEASE NOTE: we're not meeting in August but will be back in September.

If interested in joining please email Hayley: h.addis@live.co.uk Creative Writing Workshops start Saturday 12th September, Tysul Hall.

Llandysul, 2 - 4 pm. Professional tutors. Refreshments available. £30 for four workshops. September's tutor is poet Kittie Belltree. Contact Kelly for further details, 01267 235336 yamazaki.kelly@yahoo.co.uk

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

Contact Sharon, 07971 806886.

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

complementary & alternative therapists Charlotte Allen RSHom Homeopath over 15 years clinical experience.

Homeopathy makes a difference and is excellent at helping with chronic ill health, gently, safely and holistically. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 8EG. 01570 493746 Val Allen, BACP senior accredited counsellor/ psychotherapist. UKRC Registered. Offering counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, EMDR. 23 High Street, Lampeter SA48 7BA, 01570 493522, valallen@surfanytime.net Iain Cameron Watson, Alexander Technique for immobility (age-related, accident, stroke) posture, alignment, stress, pain (back, shoulder, neck, headaches, PMT). Also Thai Massage for deep relaxation and well-being. 07852 626001, cameronbodywork@gmail.com Denmark Farm, Lampeter.

Jo Camlin BSc WSHom. Homoeopathy. Empower your own healing (or your child's) by telling your own story. Then a vital, energetic remedy is matched to your unique, personal experience. 01570 421480 (a.m.)

Cathy Crick Stanton. Yoga teacher / therapist (Iyengar trained) and Barbara Brennan Healer. For class details, or to book 1-2-1 yoga or therapy/ healing sessions: 01570 421144, 07748 031614, cathycrick@hotmail.co.uk Ceredwin Jaques Experienced Bowen Therapist.

Accredited European College of Bowen Practitioners. Bowen Technique is a gentle healing procedure for neck and back pain, hips, knees, frozen shoulder, carpel tunnel, sciatica, asthma and much more. Tel: 01570 421476 Alison Kaye MBAcC. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 7AA. 07779 256388 Louise Nadim BSc Hons, Ph.D. Fully qualified, insured Brennan Healer. Working in the Human Energy Field - assessing, balancing and healing, to restore physical, emotional and spiritual health.

Contact: 01570 421144, 07920 112228, 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 fullyinsured member of the Association of Reflexologists and practises from Cellan. Contact: 01570 493295, 07790 107521, www.reflexologywithannie.co.uk

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the natural world. University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, has recently announced that Alan Ereira has been made a Research Fellow of the university. We are pleased to announce that a day of talks and discussions will take place at the University in relation to the Kogi Indians’ message and the Black Line Initiative. Presentations will be made by Dr Nicholas Campion, Director of the Sophia School for the Study of Cosmology in Culture; award-winning film-maker Alan Ereira; Felipe Viveros, coordinator of the Black Line Initiative; Rob Owen of Keep Wales Tidy who will speak about the Well-being Initiative, and Glenn Davidson who will introduce his River Sonics project (www.artstation.org.uk). In association with Transition Llambed, there will be an evening event at Victoria Hall where the screening of Aluna will be personally introduced by Alan Ereira. Local, organic, vegetarian food will be available. We hope that this event will lead to the establishment of a Black Line group in the Lampeter area.

For further information, please contact kogilampeter@gmail.com.

Free Events - Lampeter: ‘Connecting Through Water’ Monday 5 October 2015 10.30am-5pm: Talks & Discussions Founders’ Library, UWTSD, College St. 7pm - 9pm: ‘Aluna’ introduced by Alan Ereira Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd. Acclaimed documentary film-maker, Alan Ereira, was contacted some twenty-five years ago by the Kogi Indians of the Sierra Nevada region of north Colombia. The Kogi are descended from the ancient Tairona civilisation having survived Columbus’ advances. Their retreat into remote mountain terrain secured a unique cultural identity. Increasingly concerned with the degradation of our planet Earth, the Kogi instructed Ereira to produce ‘The Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers’ Warning’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0kWs1q3hI. The documentary aimed to raise global awareness of the environmental damage that is being wrought upon our planet as well as introduce an understanding of the world as something that is both interconnected and interdependent. The Kogi sent “younger brother” a message cautioning us, as non-Kogis, about the degradation of our environment and the need to adopt a more mindful relationship with the natural world.

Twenty-five years later, the Kogi felt their message had not been heard. Ereira was summoned back to the Sierra Nevada to make a second documentary.

This time, the Kogi took control of the documentary production to ensure their voice would be heard.

Aluna was the result. The film reinforces their earlier message whilst imbuing a greater sense of urgency regarding the need to refrain from further destruction of the natural world. It was officially launched earlier this year in Notting Hill Gate, London, with the Black Line Initiative being established in response to questions raised regarding the Kogis’ message (http://blacklineinitiative.org/aluna/). The name Black Line derives from the Kogis’ understanding that there is a web of connectivity throughout the universe, so that interference in one part will have repercussions in another. This initiative offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with an indigenous people who believe themselves to be acting as stewards of our planet.

They wish to guide and encourage us to work alongside them to improve the state of our planet before it is too late.

The Black Line Initiative has established a point of contact with the Kogi Indians who wish to use their indigenous knowledge to inform our relationship with

Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum The Museum continues to be visited by people from far and wide - many with Lampeter connections, who are thrilled to see what we have in the little Museum.

Several have asked for information regarding their ancestors who were born, or lived in Lampeter, and we have been able to help some with their family history. The Food Festival day was very busy at the Museum, with many local people coming in for the first time.

Some of the collections will be changing at the beginning of September, so if you would like to see the Railway exhibit again, do so before Thursday 3 September. This will be replaced by the Ceredigion Women’s Institute presentation, celebrating the Centenary of their movement.

The dairy theme will be continuing, progressing from milk to butter and cheese.

Raffle tickets are selling well, and we now have a quiz sheet (£1 each), available from the Museum, for people to get to know the town, whilst at the same time supporting the Museum fund-raising efforts. If anyone is down-sizing, or having a house-clearance, please consider whether there may be anything of interest that could be donated or given on loan to the Museum.

There will be another Valuation Day held at the Museum on Thursday 8 October.

Further details in the next issue of Grapevine.

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Lampeter's World Dance Festival: Inspirational Dancer Headlines

Jottings

Fields harvested, ploughed, reseeded or sown with winter wheat attract gatherings of birds and animals, both predators and prey. With the advent of mechanisation Buzzards especially and even more recently Red kites have taken to following forage harvesters, ploughs and seed drills in the manner of gulls searching for insects and earthworms. Gatherings of over 30 birds are not uncommon feeding alongside Rabbits and sometimes Hares without conflict.

Most of the birds will be in their first winter and are still in the process of developing their hunting prowess. At one time it was thought that these gatherings might indicate a problem in the environment or changes in agricultural practices but they are now considered to relate to improved breeding success, especially in western Britain, due to lack of persecution.

The lumbering locomotion of birds of prey searching for invertebrates looks uncannily similar to that of Dinosaurs portrayed in animated films. Fossils recently found in China clearly showing the feathers of prehistoric creatures indicate that modern birds really did evolve from them.

David Price

On the evening of Friday 17 October Tracey Jones will be dancing in the World Dance Show and on Saturday 18 October she will be teaching two workshops during the day.

We are very fortunate to have Tracey Jones as the guest dancer and teacher at this year's Festival. Tracey is living proof of the benefits of Arabic and North African dance. In 2007 she lost her left leg below the knee in a road traffic accident, but rather than give up her dance career, she began the slow and torturous process of restoring her mobility and self esteem. Using a prosthetic leg, Tracey continues to be a superb dancer and inspirational teacher.

On Friday night she will be dancing in the World Dance Show at the Victoria Hall along with dancers from all over Ceredigion and other professional guest dancers.

On Saturday she will teach two workshops - one on Nubian Dance (a fun and vibrant form of dance, that's easily accessible to everyone) and the other on using the body effectively in dance. The second workshop will be of value to anyone interested in any form of dance, as it examines how the body affects dance moves and how to get the most from your dance.

The workshops will fill up quickly, as classes with Tracey are always of such high quality.

Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed The new season of talks will be commencing on Tuesday 22 September 7.30pm at the Old Hall of the University of Trinity St David.

The first meeting will commence with the AGM, followed by a talk on ‘The People’s Collection’ by Hazel Thomas.

N.B. Members and friends - please make a note that this is the 4th Tuesday in the month, due to a clash of bookings, but from October onwards, we shall be meeting as usual on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Please contact Rose Barter, rosebarter@btinternet.com for further information, or to book your place for the workshops.

Rose Barter

COTHI GARDENERS, PUMSAINT The Cothi Gardeners meeting in July was entitled Saving Our Magnificent Meadows. This Lottery funded 3 year project is aimed at targeting 9 areas of wild flower meadows and grassland across the UK, raising awareness of the plight of such rare and fast disappearing special places and giving the public access and information. The talk was given by two National Trust employees based at Llanerchaeron who are involved in the part of this UK wide scheme in Ceredigion. Several National Trust farms in the county are involved in the project and we were given information about how they are tackling the problems of bracken and over grazing in order to encourage greater diversity of flowers in the grassland.

The Cothi Gardening Club has much to look forward to in the coming months. At our 16 September meeting the talk is entitled South West China-Sourcing plants for our Climate and is given by the well renowned John Shipton.

Looking to 21 October we are very pleased to welcome Dr Noel Kingsbury the internationally known writer about plants, gardening and the environment. He is giving his popular and entertaining talk entitled, Women, Men and Gardening at 7.30pm. Entrance to this event is £5 including refreshments. We look forward to welcoming new faces to these two talks.

We are a friendly and active group who shares their love of gardening, the great out-doors and all related subjects, so do join us at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of the month, in the Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Members are £12/year and visitors £2 /meeting. Follow us on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cothigardeners and at our new website, www.cothigardeners.com More details about the group can also be obtained from Elena, 01558 685321 or Daisy 01558 650829.

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Karen’s Creative Compendium 007 This month, in addition to a metamorphic murmuration from Lowri Anne Hughes and some poetic reminiscences on our theme, from members of Lampeter Writers’ Workshop, I am delighted to include the first of a two part selection of flash fiction from the Merry Makers formerly known as the Women’s Workshop. Both groups reconvening following the summer break, see the ‘what’s going on’ pages for details.

Merry Makers’ Flash Fiction II will feature in October’s KCC and we are once again on the look out for new contributors, on and off theme, so please email your poems, fiction and scripts to lampetergrapevine@gmail.com clearly marked KCC. Pob hwyl, Karen

Changing Times

by Rhoda Healey

‘TAKE it all off,’ he told her.

‘But Dad,’ she turned to face him. ‘Everyone, all my mates, everyone is dressed like this.’ He scowled at his daughter and stood thinking deeply. Denise waited with bated breath, but knew it was in her best interests to keep quiet. Finally he spoke, ‘You say all the girls in your class, all your friends go out dressed, if you can call it that, like you are.’

‘Yes,’ the girl replied simply. Again her father was lost in thought. It was so difficult bringing up a young girl without the help of his wife, who had died when Denise was six years old. He had not been prepared for the transition, which seemed to happen so quickly when his little girl became a young woman. But he remembered his own young days, the fashions he wore and how his own parents disapproved of them.

Finally he said, ‘Well I suppose you don’t want to be different from your friends. O.k. you can go.’

‘Thanks Dad,’ she smiled and gave him a kiss as she went out.

‘Mind you come home by ten o’clock,’ he called, then stood thinking of his teenage years. He had worn drainpipe trousers a long jacket and a particular hairstyle with a swept back wave at the front. He could not remember the name of the hairstyle, but what he could remember was how his father tutted and scowled to try and stop him dressing in that way, the endless heated arguments. Oh, those arguments! He had learned years after, what his parents were afraid of. That he would become a “Teddy Boy”, join a gang and fight with bicycle chains and knuckle dusters. In fact nothing could have been further from his intentions, he hated violence and he didn’t want to repeat those rows with his own daughter.

Mika

by Glenn Hellman I met a girl in the Okapuka bar.

Lonely gravitation drew us together.

With sorrows shared strangers became friends, for the duration.

Laughter and flirting passed the hours till midnight struck and like Cinderella's finery our fine romance was over.

Ikarus

by Sarah Eyles I reminisced once. Waiting on an abandoned station for a train full of love and beauty.

Two dead birds on the track where wheels once rolled.

As a child reality bit like a bridle.

Teenage years sucked the air from my lungs.

No where space to reminisce.

Then responsibility and time sped a fist through each day.

At right angles to life.

An umbilical cord knotted into the unknown.

Ikarus crashes to earth while his sprung longing soars to spheres of mortal amnesia.

i-drop

by Karen Gemma Brewer Evil is love backwards heart pinched until it cries.

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The Face in the Mirror by Ann Bennett She looked in the mirror and didn’t like what she saw. At last what she’d been dreading had finally come – wrinkles. Dismayed, she crossed to the window. As she watched the snow settle, the room wrapped her in warmth and she decided, ‘Right now, ’I’m going to do something completely different to my normal routine. Where did I put that pot of vanishing cream?’ A couple of minutes later she’d dolloped a good handful of the cream on her face. ‘Well, that should do the trick.’

Suddenly he walked in, took one look at her thickly plastered face and yelled, ‘Take it all off.’

Suddenly he walked in, took one a look at her thickly plastered face and gently told her, ‘Take it all off. You don’t need improving. You will always be beautiful to me.’

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Year After Year

by Brenda Old

HE looked up from his breakfast when she threw the day’s post on the table. ‘Is there anything for me Pat?’ ‘Why should there be anything for you?’

‘Well you never know, I could have had a windfall.’

‘Chance would be a fine thing.’

‘I know,’ he gave a rueful laugh. She sniffed. ‘Are you all right?’ He asked.

‘Shouldn’t I be?’

‘You do seem a bit off this morning.’

‘I am Charlie.’

‘With me?’

‘What do you think?’ She demanded.

‘I don’t know Love.’

‘It’s the same every year,’ she began. ‘You always ask me, Are you all right?, And I always answer, Shouldn’t I be? Her eyes welled and she rapidly blinked.

‘Why don’t you tell me about it Love?’

‘It’s my birthday,’ she wailed, ‘and again, no card from you. No present either and you have the cheek to tell me I seem off.’

‘I’m a right Charlie aren’t I Love?’

‘Yes, you are,’ she agreed.

He reached beneath the table and produced a parcel, wrapped in pink paper strewn with hearts and roses, and handed it to her. ‘Oh Charlie,’ she breathed, ‘you didn’t forget.’ His answering smile was triumphant, but he didn’t tell her, that their daughter had reminded him.

Reflections

by Patsy Smith

SHE looked in the mirror and didn’t like what she saw. So she took a deep breath – and then several more, with her eyes closed. After a few minutes of contemplation and relaxation she opened them again and gasped at the change.

The frown had gone and the glaring eyes were sparkling with laughter!

Her former reflection had reminded her of a certain nosey interfering relative – who never missed a chance to ”put her down” or humiliate her. During the brief retreat she had rejected that relative’s opinions, sayings and bossiness and determined to pay no more attention to other people’s judgements.

She would live up to her own standards – which would release her from the necessity of paying any attention at all to other people’s misguided opinions and “put downs.”

Metamorphosis

by Lowri Anne Hughes It was a superb sunset as usual, the apricot sky fading down through peach to apple blossom, just the right backdrop for the entertainment to come. I shifted from foot to foot, trying to find a comfortable stance from which to enjoy the spectacle. I could hear the orchestra tuning up for the overture, the distant vibrating rustle approaching in the distance. Craning my neck, I scanned the sky for the first faint smudge, the charcoal fingerprint of the arrival of the players.

It began with a wavering outline, little more than a wisp of smoke on the horizon. Gradually the silhouette strengthened until there was a living, moving entity in the sky, dancing, forming, dissolving, and re-forming. One moment there was nothing, and then the show had begun.

The arrival of starlings at a chosen roost is an incredible sight.

We have seen it in so many wildlife programmes on television, with the benefit of all the technical gizmos, but in real life, out there on the marshes, it sent shivers up my spine. It was too vast, too gargantuan to take in all at once. You could not look at it through binoculars, for it was too wide. It took my breath away.

I stood there, enthralled. Suddenly it became a curtain, swept across, formed clouds, rain, a silent thunderhead - then back to the display. The amoeba-like dark globule swelled, shrank, paled, returned - and seemed to write a huge question mark that was getting larger in the fading sky. I rubbed my eyes and peered. They weren't starlings after all, they were - bees? It was unthinkable. Would an enormous swarm of bees behave like that? And the sound they seemed to make, it certainly could not be described as buzzing, yet it was familiar somehow, a rhythmic clacking. I shook my head violently to clear my ears, blinked to clear my eyes.

Good grief! They were letters! It was a huge swarm of lower case letters, rushing at me, clacking just as my fingers do on the keyboard. As I was about to fling myself on the ground, they swerved en masse and rose again into the sky. The starling phenomenon was suddenly forgotten. The sky had become a huge computer screen and the letters were forming text! They swirled about, made blocks, paragraphs, Alice-in-Wonderland poems, but I couldn't read them. The font was unrecognisable.

What did this mean? Was it a message, a prophecy, a warning?

The question mark appeared again, it formed tightly in the middle of my vision and zoomed in at me, nearer and nearer - I shut my eyes - there was a crash - I opened them again, terrified at what I might see.

A log had fallen from the grate, onto the hearth. And on the television screen Bill Oddie was still standing, watching the performance of the starlings going to roost, as he had been when I dozed off, a nanosecond ago.

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LAMPETER YOUTH THEATRE

News This last year has proved a difficult one in the life of LYTss, as Annie May became ill, unable to attend sessions and then sadly passed away at the end of 2014.This has taken its toll on both tutors and students. Donations in Annie’s memory, amounting to an amazing £1,390.00, were given to LYTss by her family.

The volunteers have attempted to make sure Annie’s legacy continues, and the commitment of the students demonstrates that they too are continuing with what Annie May started.

During the spring term the students worked on Strega Nona, the old Italian tale of the never ending pasta pot (think the porridge pot and you are in the same story). The students produced art work and voice overs for this, and it is hoped that it will be shown at the same time as the Stone Soup performance as a few tweaks are still needed.

At the start of the summer term, LYTss suffered another blow, with volunteers having to withdraw due to family commitments and other reasons; a decision was made to merge the Junior session held on a Tuesday with that of the senior session held on a Friday. No one knew if this would work, as the age range could be from 5 to 18. However we are delighted to say that the two groups have merged amazingly well and the younger students have new role models to look up to and, similarly, the older students have taken on the role of mentoring the younger students. They will gain a new set of skills which will complement the theatre world and beyond.

This term the students have been working on a play called Stone Soup. As a new volunteer I have been astounded by their dedication. Each student has their own interest within the theatre, from prop and set design, to costumes and, naturally, acting.

The students make all the props and scenery for the show as well as making costumes and having a large input into the script. All that’s left for the volunteers to do is support them in their endeavours.

The show which was due to be performed at the end of term, has been moved to November as the time taken to merge the two sessions took its toll, so we jointly decided to postpone it to produce an amazing show closer to Christmas and include some song and dance routines to boot.

What is the future for LYTss? Well, this summer has seen them attending and performing at the Lampeter Food Festival and the Lampeter Carnival, with an invitation to also perform at the Longwood Festival in September. With ongoing work for Stone Soup, and a new play planned for Summer 2016, we will be keeping the students and ourselves busy. Registration for the new term will be on the 18 September. For anyone wanting to see what Training we are all about, the first ‘taster’ session is LYTss would like to take this opportunity to thank free. Normal fees are £40 per 10 week term, Marelle Clements Rice of SAPERE (Society for the (concessions available). We look forward to Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection seeing anyone interested in all things theatre. in Education) who very kindly provided ‘Philosophy for Vanessa Read Kids’ training to our volunteers in memory of Annie May our founder.

The training took place over two days and was excellent and life changing according to the feedback received from our dedicated volunteers who all join me in thanking Marelle for her time and expertise.

Pat Beaton LYTss Volunteer Co-ordinator

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POTTING SHED DIRECT

MS Support Group

All natural materials, sustainable and ethical.

‘Reminiscence’ is a tricky word for people with MS. There are so many things we can no longer do. Do we really want to remember those things – lovely thoughts to cherish, or angry thoughts because of our altered lives?

I was in the forestry, a place where I do a lot of reminiscing, on my mobility scooter, with my wonderful dog which put me in a good frame of mind. There is nothing like an early morning ‘scoot’ even though it was pelting with rain! There is a lot of publicity these days about the need for exercise and being out in the fresh air but for people with MS this is not always easy. After this I went to the Leisure Centre where I attended the Sit-Down Exercise Class. I am lucky to have been included in this great Nurse-run class. ‘Phew I really needed to go home after this but I couldn’t...it was Support Group Day. I needn’t have worried. It was a pleasure to relax in The MS Group with the lovely people who made the effort to come. Their MS can make this a really hard thing to do. Since the last Grapevine we have had two Support Group Meetings. It was lovely to see so many people on 6 July including new people. Even though mobility is a problem, people were managing to circulate around the room so there were a lot of really interesting discussions taking place....a real buzz in the room!

On 3 August we had another monthly meeting.

There were fewer people this time but we did have Sue Mullock with us. Sue is an MS Nurse based in Morriston Hospital who covers all of Ceredigion and ¾ of Carmarthen. We discussed lots of issues and Sue has offered to join us again on the Monday 2 November when she would like to do a Question and Answer Session so come along and join in whether you have MS or are a Carer/friend, or just interested. Annie Zakiewicz continues to come and relax us even more with her reflexology and is experimenting with ‘Earthing’ and its effect on MS. Thanks to all.

The Group is a really reassuring place to be as it calmly flows along, carrying us with it into, I feel, a better place. It is difficult dealing with the vagaries and unpredictability of MS. Our next meeting is on Monday 7 September when Urtha Felda, Local Group Development Officer from MS Cymru Cardiff, will be joining us.

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.

Natural Craft Workshops Join me on Creative Textile Tuesdays Would you like to get creative with textiles?

No idea where to start?

Have a go at Book/ Casket making, Raised/ Dimensional Embroidery, Wet/Dry Felting, Plant Dyeing. Always working creatively with nature.

Morning, day or evening sessions available.

Materials, tuition and light refreshments included.

Learn new skills in small friendly, informal groups.

Working with natural materials, receive guidance to develop your creativity at your own pace.

Visit www.pottingdirect.co.uk, www.facebook.com/pottingsheddirect or Market Stall at The People's Market for further details 07530 390820

Film Night Fri 4 Sept “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies” (PG) Starring Martin Freeman

Fri 18 Sept “Into the Woods” (PG) Starring Meryl Streep DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start Admission by Donation BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND HEARING LOOP NOW AVAILABLE WWW.MILLENNIUNHALLCELLAN.CO.UK

Volunteers required Please contact Amanda Newman, 01570 421338

Articles & Letters:

lampetergrapevine@gmail.com Listings:

Judith McKay, Support Volunteer, Ceredigion MS Branch

lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com Adverts & Classifieds:

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VINE (Volunteering in the Natural Environment) at Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland Wow, there’s been a lot going on recently...

Wildlife Monitoring Led by Scott Roe, sessions introduced wildlife surveying methods to families and young people, sharing an understanding of how to discover the wildlife around us.

Young participants completed a work book, gaining points for a Green Phoenix Wildlife Spotters Certificate. The morning session focussed on pond dipping (discovering Palmate Newts as a dominant species in the pond at the Visitor Centre car park). Later Scott led a walk to the Forest School with children walking mindfully, taking in the environment with all their senses and being totally immersed in discovering more about the natural environment.

Results obtained during these monitoring days are being analysed to observe changes in biodiversity over the course of the VINE project. Positive feedback suggested that volunteers are keen to use skills learnt in further surveys.

Cerdd yn y Coed – Musical Woods Planned as part of the Summer Holidays programme to encourage families to enjoy the wonderful surroundings of the woodland. The session provided skills and knowledge for making whistles and musical instruments. Under the superb guidance of Peni Ediker and Stef Balesi all ages enjoyed the session and created fabulous instruments.

“Jamie enjoyed this session better than watching TV or playing on his ipad!”

Bushcraft A wonderful day in the woods for 8–12 year olds learning survival bushcraft skills under the expert guidance of Sally Harvey and Alice Midmore. They learnt how light a fire with flint and steel, cooked popcorn over their open fire and created personalised shelters, and crafted items.

Youngsters were encouraged to learn through exploring the natural environment and they were delighted at being creative, inventive and responsible.

“It’s fun making dens” Foraging for Lunch A reward for the regular Long Wood volunteer group, for their continuous dedication to improving the woodland throughout the year. The volunteers were treated to a fabulous foraged walk and feast with tea brewed from hedgerow flora, nettle pesto pasta with delicious

chanterelle mushrooms and a yummy summer pudding topped with delicate edible flowers. Volunteers learnt how to forage in a considerate way, about the properties of different plants, time of year for harvesting, recipes and food decoration. Everyone then enjoyed a delicious lunch made from the foraged bounty.

“I learnt that you can eat and cook with some very common plants and flowers that I would not have ever imagined or dared to try” Family Forest School Activities A family session to introduce the woods as a great day out. Led by Sally Harvey, children were encouraged to play freely in the woods.

They developed bushcraft skills, made shelters and bracelets and popped corn over an open fire, having a thoroughly enjoyable time “Profiad gwych I’r plant – Maent wedi mwynhau yn fawr iawn / Excellent experience for the children they have thoroughly enjoyed” “We enjoyed meeting other children out in the woods” VINE Training Course Participants on the Practical Conservation course have created a delightful circular walk with beautifully carved benches and bridges on route. If you would like to be part of a future course, to make improvements to the woodland and to learn some traditional woodland management techniques, then please contact Meinir Evans.

Fair’s Shows and Eisteddfod Tir Coed have been out and about during the past 2 months attending several events including the Careers Fair at Bro Pedr School, 1 July, sharing information on opportunities in the Forestry Sector; Lampeter Food Festival, 25 July, promoting the work of Tir Coed and the VINE initiative; Royal Welsh Show, 21 July, promoting Tir Coed’s chainsaw milling course with demonstrations of chain-saw sharpening; the National Eisteddfod, 3 August, in the WCVA tent meeting Jane Hutt and Carl Sergeant, other fantastic voluntary sector organisations and supporting a launch event for Coed Cymru Powys and finally Lampeter Agricultural Show,14 August, offering have-a-go sessions creating elder bracelets and key rings. Phew! A very busy summer.

To register an interest or find out more contact: Tir Coed VINE Project Officer 07476 880 699, lampeter@tircoed.org.uk Meinir Evans

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“Ffynnon have breathed new life into a number of songs garnered from the Pembrokeshire folk archive, including ‘Y Cadno’ (The Fox) and ‘Ladi fawr benfelen’ (The Big blonde woman). These were songs sung in the fields, the pubs and around the kitchen stove, passed on through the generations. Through Ffynnon they get to enchant us again as Lynne’s crisp, clear vocal charms its way across Stacey’s gorgeous accordion and harp accompaniments.

Their themes are timeless – love and loss, longing – but Ffynnon’s approach gives them a modern fluidity and life that renders them as relevant as ever.” Claire Mahoney I have been singing with Ffynnon now for rather more years than I care to remember. The music we have made together and with other friends, has taken us to many countries, cultures and collaborations and it’s been a privilege to be able to share this language of music, which all humanity has in common, with other musicians in Africa, Australia, America, Asia, Brazil and throughout the British Isles.

Ffynnon now has four albums to its name since, two years ago, we started thinking about a new collection which is now published. It’s called ‘Llongau’ (Ships) and we’ll be launching it with a little tour this Autumn. The songs are a blend of English and Welsh traditional and new songs. We are grateful to the long line of musicians who have continued to sing and pass on the old songs as well as those who are writing new ones.

Some, such as Dyma flwyddyn newydd eto celebrate seasonal festivals.

This, the first song, is from the Pembrokeshire traditional repertoire, it marks the turning of the year. Gelynna too is a winter song about gathering holly and we are grateful to Robin Huw Bowen for giving us this lovely song. The album starts and finishes with a song in vocal harmony and Dacw ‘nghartref yn y golwg describes the feeling of homecoming after a stormy voyage, seeing the familiar shape of the hills and the boats in the harbour coming into view.

Of the songs in between, Stacey Blythe’s setting of the WB Yeats poem ‘He wishes for the cloth of heaven’ is a current favourite and it’s great to sing! Other songs deal with the stuff of human experience and emotion as well as myth and folktale.

We’re currently planning an Autumn tour so watch out for posters, particularly Cellan Millennium Hall for Saturday 31 October!

Lynne Denman Find out more about Ffynnon on www.ffynnon.com where you can hear and download music

Photo: Tim Jones

Memory in the Making!

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Ysgol Y Dderi pupils shared a special moment with the Webb Ellis Cup when it visited Lampeter RFC on Monday 29 June as part of the International Trophy Tour building up to Rugby World Cup 2015.

Pupils played in a mini schools tournament before being treated to this very close encounter with the coveted trophy - an experience they could well be recounting for years to come.

Young Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover instinct, that gut feeling we all know to be true, and start shouting about the great outdoors as the place where healing occurs and as the place to go in order to prevent emotional and physical imbalance in ourselves and our children, whatever form that may take.

Lea Wakeman

We’re told we need to get our ‘five a day’ of fruit and veg. But, what about nature time? I say we should introduce a minimum ‘one hour a day.’ After all don’t we get essential vitamins from sunlight too?

I have always wanted to work with children in a therapeutic way and never more than now, and I’m really seeing first hand the therapeutic benefits of natural play.

This issue’s theme of reminiscing has got me looking back to where I’ve come from. So, let me take you back seven years… I first noticed the beneficial effects of nature and the outdoor environment when I worked in a primary school. My role was specifically supporting children who had challenging behaviour or were classed as vulnerable. I found it was instinctual for me to remove a child who was displaying extreme stress and take them outside. Why? What I found was that the child in question responded positively to the open space by eventually calming down. If the child stayed indoors it took relatively longer to calm them, there was so much stimulus inside the building and nowhere they could be alone. Indoors, there seemed no escape for them from their emotions, it just escalated until they became too tired to carry on being angry. Outside it was different, the open space seemed to clear their busy minds, the flood of emotions and rage was given breathing space somehow, it had somewhere to go and there was a sense of freedom, a release from being trapped.

Once or twice a year the class would get to go for a walk in the countryside or visit the local woodland; in fact, this is where I had my first experience of Forest School and it completely fired my imagination. The activities were so simple yet so much pleasure was had, there was no completion of a task to be ‘marked off’ and graded, no child was put into a group based on their ability, all kids were equally able to contribute something to the activities. Yet days like this were few and far between, the national curriculum just doesn’t allow for much time away from the classroom.

Since I’ve been running regular Forest School sessions myself I can reflect back on the way that some school systems can compound the growing disconnection of children from nature. I still hear from angry parents about kids being kept in at play times because of snow.

The good news is over the last few years there has been a huge push towards outdoor education. So what can we all do to help? It isn’t just our schools that need to adopt a different attitude to this subject but every person, whether a parent or not. We need to follow our www.facebook.com/youngrangersclub

Kids Clubs Start up Again in this Month Both our popular Young Rangers outdoors after-school club and our Little Rangers parent & toddler forest kindergarten group are starting up again for the new school year. Young Rangers, open to 6-11 year olds runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4-6pm, children come to one group or the other. Little Rangers runs every Thursdays from 1-3pm. If you’d like to get your child booked in to one of our clubs then don’t delay as places tend to book up fast. We hope to meet some new faces though for the autumn/winter season.

See the events listings for more details.

Try This Yourself: Fire Cones What is a fire cone I hear you ask? Well they’re an ecofriendly alternative to using modern firelighters that are full of chemicals. Pinecones make good firelighters on their own, but with this little trick they go up like a rocket. They’re fun to make and encourage kids to recycle.

Step 1: Go foraging for pinecones – a great excuse for a walk in the woods.

Step 2: Gather up old, part-used candles from around your home and break up the wax into chunks.

Step 3: Heat the wax in a suitable container over a campfire or hob. Make sure not to boil or burn the wax.

Step 4: Having tied some string to your cone, dip it over and over into the wax to build up the layers.

Step 5: Hang up the cone and allow to cool. It’s now ready to take on your next camping trip.

James Kendall

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This sixteenth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Crossword is sponsored by PRIZE: Voucher competition Marvellous Superfood. The owners have kindly offered the winner a voucher to spend in the shop.

Marvellous Superfood has been trading since 2012 and has recently opened a shop at 85 Bridge Street, Lampeter. The business specialises in a range of superfoods, protein powders, organic cosmetics and make-up. Gluten free, vegan, and no-refined-sugar cakes are also available in the shop and to be ordered. It is a family-run business offering the highest quality products ethically sourced and fair trade. Products are Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 16 (Jeep) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 supplied to stockists 9 across Wales, England and Ireland, and through Holland and Barrett in Europe.

10 11 12 13 In April, Marvellous Superfood won the prestigious Free 14 From Food Award, ‘Raw foods and Superfoods’ category.

15 16 17 In July it ran a stall at the Lampeter Food Festival (see 18 sketch) and in October it will be at VegfestUK in London.

19 20 21 22 23 It is also sponsoring Michael Jamieson, the Olympic silver 24 25 26 medal-winning swimmer.

Opening times: Monday to Friday - 9am-5pm The full range of products and services can be found at: 27 28 29 30 http://www.marvelloussuperfood.co.uk 31 32 Across 33 34 35 1. Social and cultural development of humans turns alligator 36 37 poncho inside out (15) 38 39 9. Mythical Breton city found in the heart of geyser (2) 10. Rank of John Henry Harford commemorated on the 40 41 Lampeter War Memorial (10) 13. Banging on new guitar initially creates a dull sound (4) 14. Result of Lampeter Town RFC against Bynea RFC, 9 May Down 2015 (3) 1. The Beatles arranged a loosely unveiled track first performed 15. Hitting nine could mean you are down and out (3,4,3,5) on ‘Our World’ (3,3,4,2,4) 18. Century rubric contains a short year (2) 2. Where Elin Jones has her seat (3,5,8) 3. In truth, not where you want to get stuck when ploughing (3) 19. Laid back son of the Welsh night (3) 20. How two guys were assessed to find who had won (5) 4. View created by a Greek god, nothing, and a Hindu god (8) 23. Across and Down – No! No! Encouragement when going 5. Founder of Cake Creations at Llwynfedw (3) backwards? (2, 2) 6. No saint the French right set for a horse minder (6) 24.

Reaction when something goes wrong? Starts his open 7. Member of the crow family seen on the Ceredigion Coastal intervention (3) Path (6) 8. Helps to clarify problems by transforming hostile night uses 25. Green team breaks up general accord (9) 27. Macho effect of man being lazy when grooming himself (5,2,3,6) (8,7) 11. You sounds right for this female quadruped (3) 31.

Not used to control horses at the Equestrian Centre, 12. Insect. P.S, not wanted in pants (3) Gwarallt, Talsarn (3) 16. Found in the Memorial Hall, Llangybi on 7 May 2015 (6,6) 17. Aqua cycling held at Lampeter Swimming Pool on Mondays 32. Top up illegal substance for a smoke (3) 33. Female presence in banshees? (3) (9) 34. Large concerns for practice nursing at Lampeter Medical 21. Example of pegs with no post script (2) Practice (9) 22. Professional person working at Panacea (10) 36. How members of Sarn Helen Club competed (3) 23. See 23 across 37. Cry for help when starting swimming over seaweed 26. Impression raised when moss being renewed (9) (1,1,1) 28. Round bin makes a sharp point (3) 38. Sphere I ring softly to be circling around (8) 29. Endless tele ran in new format (7) 39. Fruity flightless bird (4) 30. Small child having a little drink (3) 40. Cambridgeshire cathedral city vilely cut in half (3) 35. South Indian spinach dish that could wilt (3) 41. Mangles safe new situation where boss is in charge (4,7) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Closing Date for Entries: Fri 11 September, 5pm Name: ............................................................... Tel: ............................................( Day)................................................(Eve) Email: .....................................................................................................................

Place in Competition Entries box in Library, Mark Lane Bakery or Postbox at Victoria Hall By post: Cryptic Crossword No. 16, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.

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Yr Efail – Summers Past Looking out at the garden on a drizzly morning, thinking about the summer that has almost past. I’m proud to report that I rescued a family of swallows who were roasting in their mud nest under the tin roof on the hottest day of the year. The contents of a timely watering can sprinkled on the roof followed by the prudent placement of a sheet of wall insulation enabled the babies to grow and fledge healthily. There were a few days of shorts and sunhats this summer, maybe an Indian summer is in the offing.

There are still aromatic evening delights of honeysuckle, roses, nicotiana and sweet peas and at the other end of the day the delightfully crisp and damp warm mornings – glistening grasses as I let the chickens out to scratch in the paddock. Birds hectically feeding their ever-gaping young, which now entertain us on the bird table.

I never cease to be surprised and delighted at new blooms, the gladioli and Japanese anemones are appearing to brighten the current grey dampness. Burgeoning blackcurrant and gooseberries bushes have been stripped and turned into jams, jellies and cordials for winter stores or frozen for autumn fruity treats.

It has been a difficult growing season with cold nights, pests in abundance, late runner beans and onions, but the broad beans and peas have been excellent and tomatoes are in full production now.

An old horse drawn plough donated to Yr Efail garden

by Yvonne Edwards of the New Inn, Llanddewi Brefi, has ignited childhood memories of Daffodil, our large grey gentle cart horse pulling heavy loads. Replaced early in my childhood by tractors the little grey Fergie, that had to be run off the hill to start, and a larger noisy Fordson Major. Hay swathing and turning, making of small bales and carting trailer loads late into the night before the weather turned. I remember nesting curlews in between the potato rows, these days their rare call evoking happy memories.

Our ‘Open Garden’ season is drawing to a satisfying conclusion with ten open days completed and already over £1000 collected for NGS charities with one more booking to go. Thank you to all who have visited and to our friends for their invaluable help, without which we could not have contemplated opening.

The main crop potato harvest is looming, the tops have been cut off already to prevent the spread of blight.

The wild meadow is ready to be mown when a few dry days arrive! September will see the tidying begin sowing seeds for spring cabbages, preparing the Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 16 (Jeep) ground for over-winter onions and garlic, potting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 non-hardy plants to move indoors and hopefully a 9 few balmy evenings sitting outside enjoying our 10 11 12 13 fantastic surroundings.

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Congratulations to our Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword

Competition Winner - Deanne Cook Congratulations to the following puzzlers who also entered: Owen Barnicoat, Marilyn Bray, Kathryn Brown, Wendy Campion, Alun Davies, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies, Doddy Dodson, J Ganley, Llinos Griffiths, Trevor Harris, David Hyde, Marilyn James, Ray Jenkins, Elaine Pelling, A Pugh, Angela Roberts, Sarah Roberts, The Ryan Family, S Upton, and Marye Wyvill.

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