Lampeter Grapevine Issue 36 Feb 2016

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Chwefror - February 2016

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

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contents in this issue… what’s going on reviews ads & classifieds christmas trees campaign town council news lower energy bills traws link cymru health, wealth & happiness music festival proposal health & happiness hand in hand long wood fabulous fridays economics of happiness custard queens jottings why art therapy? new volunteer opportunities vine update uwtsd ysgol henry richard news cymdeithas hanes llambed lampeter museum ysgol bro pedr news seven tips for happiness celtic christianity macmillan cancer support service kcc kids in action crossword competition how to stick to a fitness training programme

Christmas Trees Campaign Lampeter Round Table wishes to thank all the shops and other businesses, and also a number of private residences in Lampeter, who supported our 2015 Christmas Trees Campaign. Over sixty trees, many with lights, were displayed in the brackets and Lampeter looked very festive over the Christmas/New Year period. Any profits made on the trees is presented to support local good causes. We are very grateful to all who assisted us with putting up the trees, especially Robert’s Garden Centre for their help and supplying the trees and Teifi Forge for installing a number of additional brackets around town. Should any other shops, businesses or private residences be interested in having a bracket, tree and lights, please contact Kyle Erickson (info@lampeteroundtable.org.uk) to discuss your requirements in time for next Christmas. We feel that increase in support this year really helped make Lampeter look more festive and hope to increase the number next year and continue to brighten the community.

Lampeter Round Table is the local branch of the Round Tables of Britain and Ireland.

We’re part of an organisation of men who get together to socialise, fundraise for good causes and make a positive contribution to our local community. Lampeter Round Table has recently donated money to the Welsh Air Ambulance, St John’s Ambulance in Ceredigion, Beacon of Hope Ceredigion, Ty Hafan Children’s’ Hospice, Lampeter Family Centre and Cancer Research Wales.

Round Table is about fun, fellowship and fundraising and we meet formally for dinner and informally for activities such as go-karting, cycling, canoeing, coasteering and ten pin bowling. Our fundraising activities include our Christmas Trees Campaign, the Lampeter Bonfire and Fireworks Display and the Lampeter Beer and Cider festival (the next Lampeter Beer and Cider Festival is on Saturday 20 February; looking forward to seeing you there!) Should you be interested in what we do and in meeting us, please do come along to one of our monthly meetings. We meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm for 8pm at various venues around the area – please contact Kyle Erickson (info@lampeteroundtable.org.uk) to find out more and details of our next meeting.

We thank the following among others for supporting our 2015 Christmas Trees Campaign: AAA Decorating Centre Animals in Need Artisan’s Black Lion Hotel Briwsion Cadi & Grace Carpet Corner Castle Hotel Compass Office Supplies Conti’s Co-operative Dai's Diner Davies & Potter Delyth at Tony’s Duet and Lan Lofft Boutique Emmaus Christian Fellowship Eryl Jones Insurance

Evans & Hughes Opticians Gwilym Price Gwyn Lewis H&W Jones Accountants Hag’s HSBC iTech Repair Ivy Bush John Francis Jones Bros.

Ling Di Long Lloyd’s Fish and Chip Shop Lloyd’s Pharmacy Mark Lane Marvellous Superfoods Morgan & Davies Mulberry Bush The Mustard Seed/Yr Hedyn Mwstard

Nehar Panacea Beauty Salon Pantri Patterson, Jones & Evans PC Bits 2000 Police Station Principality Red Apple Yarn Robert’s Garden Centre Royal Oak Hotel Shapla Sosban Fach Steffan Vets Teifi Forge Wash Tub WD Lewis West Wales Gold West Wales Lettings Williams & Bourne

Thank you.

Kyle Erickson, Chairman Lampeter Round Table 2

GRAPEVINE no. 36, February 2016 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

Croeso / Welcome to this issue of the Grapevine...

It seems a little ironic that I am introducing an issue on ‘Health, Wealth & Happiness’ after suffering from a rather severe case of the lurgy since Christmas! Many people have been struggling to shake off illnesses this winter. Perhaps the mild weather and lack of cold spell needed to break the cycle of germs has left them lingering. It has been a little frustrating that even with a wealth of medicines and tinctures, remedies and potions, the symptoms have taken a long time to ease. Maybe it is also the onset of the New Year which is adding to the disappointment of not having sufficient energy to pursue many seasonal activities. A time when we naturally take stock of things, think positively about the potential for the months ahead, begin to plan projects, clear things out, venture outside for longer and consider healthy pursuits… the momentum will just have to build slowly this year instead. This could itself be a positive move, providing the perfect excuse to catch up on gentler activities which so often get put aside - That pile of books and magazines that needs reducing, the craft projects that need planning or the room decoration that needs designing. These would certainly boost the happiness ratings.

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Talking of which, here’s something that should really make you smile…

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’Worldwide’?! Back copies can now be accessed online via ISSUU, https://issuu.com/lampetergrapevine/stacks. This is a free digital publishing platform, which allows the newsletter to be read online, magazine style, and is also downloadable. Let us know what you think. We are obviously continuing to publish and distribute 2,500 copies each issue to the Lampeter and surrounding communities, as we realise how important Grapevine has become as an essential guide and link to all things local - keeping lots of people happy! So take a look inside this healthy issue, there’s lots to catch up on, events, information and inspiration - enough to keep you busy, even in a gentle way, for a while anyway.

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda / Happy New Year

Angie Martin, Editor

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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

YOUNG AT HEART CHRISTMAS TEA Mayor and Councillors hosted the Annual Christmas Party, which was held at the Victoria Hall on Wednesday 2 December 2015. Many thanks to all who helped and to the pupils of Ysgol Bro Pedr, who delighted all present with their Christmas Songs and Poetry.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 2020 The County Council has contacted the National Eisteddfod of Wales expressing the County’s wish for the National Eisteddfod to return to Ceredigion in 2020.

There has been a meeting with the Chief Executive of the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol/National Eisteddfod of Wales and the main topic of discussion was ascertaining and identifying a suitable Maes (field) for the Eisteddfod.

The Cabinet resolved on the 15 December, 2015 that a letter be forwarded to all Town and Community Councils in Ceredigion inviting them to let the Council know if they have any identified sites or interests in their area and to advise the County Council of this by the end of March 2016. It was acknowledged that some areas had already indicated their interest.

ROAD CLOSURE (Through access provided for emergency services) Road Number: A482; Location: Bridge Street between Harford Square and New Street, Lampeter. 09:00-17:00 daily from 29/02/2016-12/03/2016. Carriageway reconstruction & resurfacing undertaken by Ceredigion County Council.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Lampeter Agricultural Show £500 Lampeter Museum. It was resolved to meet the annual insurance cost.

BUDGET MEETING The Town Council holds its Annual Budget Meeting in January to decide on the amount of money, which will be needed to be collected by means of the Precept. The Precept will meet the Town Council’s expenditure for the next financial year. The Town Council’s Precept represents a small proportion of the total Council Tax collected by Ceredigion County Council. For example, for the year 2015 -16, the total Band D Household (average) charge of £1,316.29 for a Lampeter Council-Tax Payer can be identified as follows: Ceredigion County Council £1,070.17 (81.30%); Dyfed Powys Police £200.07 (15.20%); Lampeter Town Council £46.05 (3.5%)

TE’R NADOLIG IEUAINC MEWN YSBRYD Trefnwyd y Parti Nadolig Blynyddol a gynhaliwyd yn Neuadd Fictoria, ar Ddydd Mercher 2ail Rhagfyr 2015, gan y Maer a’r Cynghorwyr. Llawer o ddiolch i bawb a fu’n cynorthwyo ac i ddisgyblion Ysgol Bro Pedr am ddiddanu’r holl a oedd yn bresennol â’u caneuon Nadolig a’u barddoniaeth hyfryd.

EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL 2020 Bu i’r Cyngor Sir gysylltu ag Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru yn datgan diddordeb y Sir i wahodd yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol i Geredigion unwaith yn rhagor, ym 2020.

Bu trafodaeth rhwng y Cyngor a Phrif Weithredwr yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol a’r prif bwnc trafod oedd canfod a chlustnodi Maes priodol ar gyfer yr Eisteddfod.

Penderfynwyd gan y Cabinet ar 15 Rhagfyr, 2015 y dylid anfon llythyr at holl Gynghorau Tref a Chymuned Ceredigion yn eu gwahodd i hysbysu’r Cyngor os ydynt wedi clustnodi safleoedd neu am fynegi eu diddordeb, gan hysbysu’r Cyngor Sir o hyn erbyn diwedd mis Mawrth 2016. Mae rhai ardaloedd eisoes wedi mynegi diddordeb.

CAU FFORDD (Mynediad drwyddo i gerbydau’r gwasanaethau brys). Rhif Ffyrdd: A482; Lleoliad: Stryd y Bont rhwng Sgwâr Harford a Stryd Newydd, Llambed. 09: 00-17: 00 bob dydd o 29/02/2016-12/03/2016. Ailadeiladu ac arwynebu’r lôn gerbyd gan Gyngor Sir Ceredigion.

CYMORTH ARIANNOL Sioe Amaethyddol Llanbedr Pont Steffan £ 500; Amgueddfa Llanbedr Pont Steffan: Penderfynwyd i gwrdd â'r gost yswiriant blynyddol.

CYFARFOD Y GYLLIDEB Cynhelir Cyfarfod y Gyllideb Flynyddol y Cyngor Tref ym mis Ionawr i benderfynu ar y swm o arian, a gesglir, trwy gyfrwng y Praesept. Bydd y Praesept yn cwrdd â gwariant y Cyngor Tref yn ystod y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. Y mae Praesept y Cyngor Tref yn cynrychioli cyfran fach o gyfanswm y Dreth Gyngor a gasglwyd gan Gyngor Sir Ceredigion. Er enghraifft, ar gyfer y flwyddyn 2015-16, cyfanswm cyfwerth â Chartref Band D (canolbris) oedd tâl o £1,316.29 ar gyfer Trethdalwr y Cyngor Llambed a gellir rhannu’r cyfanswm a ganlyn: Cyngor Sir Ceredigion £1,070.17 (81.30%); Heddlu Dyfed Powys £ 200.07 (15.20%); Cyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan £46.05 (3.5%)

The People’s Market Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 4

10am-1pm

Recent Reviews

Stone Soup Review It was a dark, wet and windy Saturday evening when the young people from the Lampeter Youth Theatre performed their adaptation of an old folk tale called ‘Stone Soup.’ Over a hundred lovely people ventured out to watch these talented hard working kids perform. It was only ten weeks ago when the smallest and the shyest of our group refused to speak any of her lines in rehearsals so you can imagine the pride that was felt by all cast and crew when this little performer finally bellowed out her lines for all the audience to hear.

The plot: ‘Stone Soup’ is a story set in a friendly thriving market town. One day three weary soldiers arrive in the town, hungry and looking for a place to sleep. At first the town folk are suspicious of the strangers but the clever soldiers have a plan. They convince the local people that they can make enough soup to share with everyone and that the only ingredient they need is a large stone. It doesn’t take long for the generous town folk to donate other ingredients towards the soup. Soon everyone is happy, singing and enjoying their fabulous community feast. The strangers are made to feel welcome and the town folk decide that maybe visitors aren’t so frightening after all.

Preparation: Last term our young cast and crew explored the many themes from the original tale. They discussed a hoard of ideas but the theme that stood out above all was the idea of sharing and what it meant to be a part of a community.

With this in mind our students eagerly began creating their characters and took part in developing the script.

They designed their costumes, used the sewing machine, designed a set and very early into the process they began the set build. Later in the term they brainstormed on sound and lighting ideas.

Thank you: Lampeter Youth Theatre would like to express a huge thanks to all those who support us and who have made donations of costumes props etc. At the end of the show we were able to serve up soup and bread for the audience because of the donations from local businesses.

Just before going on stage our young actors and stage crew were told that we had a full house, the gasps and shrieks were priceless. It meant so much to us to have you all there. Last but not least thank you to all the wonderful children who took part in production and performance, you were all fantastic.

About Lampeter Youth Theatre: We are open to young people age 5 to 25 offering opportunities to learn all aspects of theatre production and performance. We cater to all abilities. The new term has just begun so we are still accepting new students.

If you are interested in Lampeter Youth Theatre then please come along to Victoria Hall at 4.30pm on a Friday for a free taster session.

Contact Tracey on 07976054888.

Tracey Reynolds

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Start the New Year with lower energy bills Homeowners across Wales have been making the most of the free advice line set up by Welsh Government to help them become more resource efficient.

Renewable energy is a popular topic for the advice team who take pride in putting their significant experience to work by ensuring all clients are fully informed before committing to any large projects. An array of helpful guides and up to date fact files are sent out to those clients who want to review all their options at their own pace.

These guides were particularly helpful for Mrs Newman from Abergavenny who was renovating her house and called about installing an air source heat pump. Heat pumps work by extracting and concentrating heat from the surrounding air, but after discussing her needs with an advisor Mrs Newman concluded that a biomass boiler would be a better solution for her home.

The advisor also directed the client to accredited installers, who helped increase the client’s home energy rating from G to D. By making the house more energy efficient she now qualifies for the upper band of government subsidies for solar panels, which Mrs Newman planned to install once the heating was upgraded.

Resource Efficient Wales is not only for households, businesses, community buildings and the public sector can all benefit from specialist advice. Please call 0300 123 2020 to speak directly to an expert advisor now.

The centre is open Monday to Friday, 9am -5pm. Or you can go to the website www.resourceefficient.gov.wales Alan Macnaughton

Air source heat pumps not only keep you warm but can also provide income from the Renewable Heat Incentive.

Resource Efficient Wales offers free impartial advice and has been particularly successful in lowering fuel bills. The average energy saving, for those clients who reduced their bills, was £555 per year; one client reduced their costs by a staggering £4,300!

Senior energy advisor Jemma Stephenson explains how it works:

“It’s a very simple process, when you call us on 0300 123 2020 we can discuss with you your situation and circumstances and offer information and advice tailored for you. This might cover areas such as simple low cost improvements to installing renewable technologies to finding ways to be more water and waste efficient in your home. We can also look into what local and national funding resources are available to help you, as well as assist you in finding accredited installers.”

Further Information: Resource Efficient Wales is a Welsh Government service providing people (domestic, business, community, voluntary and the public sector) with a single point of contact for support on using resources (energy, materials and water) more efficiently. Specialist support is provided; For Domestic and Community clients by Severn Wye Energy Agency and several regional partners For Businesses and Public sector organisations by Carbon Trust and WRAP Cymru Severn Wye Energy Agency Limited is a non-profit company and a registered educational charity promoting sustainable energy and affordable warmth through partnership, awareness-raising, innovation and strategic action (www.severnwye.org.uk).

If your New Year’s resolution is to finally replace your old boiler or permanently remove the mould in the spare room, you will really benefit by talking to one of Resource Efficient Wales’ experts. The advice team have dealt with hundreds of clients who have been making their homes warmer or installing their own renewable energy generation. Renewable technologies can not only generate heat or electricity for your home, but can also enable you to receive a tax free income for creating and exporting clean energy.

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Campaign update.

Following the receipt of the Scoping Study into the feasibility of reopening the railway line between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth and commissioned by the Welsh Government, Trawl Link Cymru will be represented at a meeting between the Welsh Government, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire County Councils, Arriva Trains Wales, Network Rail and other organisations concerned with the project. 2016 looks like a really positive year for our campaign. We have also met with Sian James, the Wales Liaison Executive for Abellio Rail, the company which runs Scot Rail and which will likely make a bid to run Welsh Railways in 2017. We will be meeting Caroline Harris, the Labour MEP on 25 January and we will be attending the Welsh Labour Party Conference in Llandudno on 19 and 20 February.

Other things that are happening this month include a presentation to students and staff at Ysgol Bro Pedr on

February Update 1 March in preparation for the schools involvement in the BBC School Report programme to be recorded on 10 March. Over the next three months we hope to organise the filming of the entire line from the air to be issued as a DVD and we will be holding a public meeting in Swansea. We have a brand new web site at trawslinkcymru.org.uk which will be kept regularly updated with news and views of the campaign.

Adrian Kendon Chair, Traws Link Cymru

‘Health, Wealth and Happiness’...

Often a phrase we wish our friends and family at this time of year but what does it really mean? For me, the three words are linked closely together.

Most of us have dealings with health issues in our lives, either our own or those of people we love. Coping with physical symptoms is hugely altered by our state of being. Our minds and bodies are one.

Our society equates wealth with money. I equate it with the abundance of love in my life.

A few years ago, I wrote a book called 'Wendy Woo's Year – A Pocketful of Smiles, 101 ideas for a happy year and a happy you.' Having lived with depression all my life, friends suggested I shared the ideas and tips I use to create happiness in my life every day. It's not a book about searching for happiness, as so many of these books are, but about treasuring the moments we have, spreading kindness and recognising those things that make us truly happy.

For me, dance ticks all the boxes. Dancing in class, at home on my own or impromptu dancing with friends, keeps me fit. Sharing my passion with other ladies, giving them the opportunity to begin their own dance journey, is a job I love. The friends I've made on my own dance journey are friends for life.

Every day, I appreciate. I am healthy, wealthy and happy.

You can join me or Rose Barter, here in Lampeter, and embark on your own dance journey, creating health, wealth and happiness in your own life.

Wendy Steele: Tribal Unity Wales www.tribalunity.co.uk 01570 472921/ 07752 478779 Rose Barter: Egyptian belly dance / Fit for life Wendy Steele 7

Proposal for a Major Music Festival in Lampeter Adrian Kendon is proposing to mount a major music festival in Lampeter from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 July 2016. Having put up posters around the town several people have volunteered to become part of the scheme. A constitution has been drawn up and an application to the Welsh Arts Council has been submitted. Applications for funding will also be made to Ceredigion County Council, Lampeter Town Council and to various businesses for financial support.

As part of the Festival it is hoped to run a series of workshops in Ysgol Bro Pedr in the summer term culminating in performances by students as part of the Festival.

The Festival will be held at three venues at the University and will present artists performing Jazz, Blues and Folk and drawing on the talents of musicians from Wales and other parts of the United Kingdom.

The idea for this follows the realisation that the Lampeter Food Festival attracts a large number of

people from all over Wales and the sad news that the Brecon Jazz Festival will not take place this year.

Lampeter is situated equidistant from major centres of population in West Wales and would attract a substantial audience.

Anyone interested in being involved in helping to organise the Festival is invited to contact Adrian Kendon, Dolanog, Llanwnnen Road, Lampeter SA48 7JP, 01570 218036, adrian.kendon@gmail.com Adrian Kendon

Heath and Happiness go Hand in Hand Chinese Exercise

WOW - Walk Out Workout

Ancient Asian religious practice and exercise have long been recognised in the West for its healing properties and has been popular in Britain for some decades. In Britain we are all familiar with terms such as meditation, Yoga, Tai-Chi etc. Jin Gang Gong is one form of Daoist exercise that for thousands of years was a sacred exercise reserved for monks.

Abbot Zhishun Zhang released this form to the general public enabling us to take responsibility for our own physical self enhancement. In 2012 Dr Yanxia Zhao, who lectures in the Department of Chinese Studies at the University, went to the Jade Toad Temple in Hainan, China, to learn Jin Gang Gong (Sometimes known as 8 Diamonds Gong Fu) from Master Zhang.

So, if you want to DIY your own health; open your energy channels; release toxins; strengthen your bones; ease stress; and increase your activity levels for nothing but an hour of your time, come to Jin Gang Gong at the Confucius Reading Room (situated in the University Library, on Campus) every Tuesday at 5pm.

In anticipation of the newcomers this information will attract! Yanxia will start a brand new course for beginners in January. Regular participants will surely benefit from revision of the basics, and then everyone can progress onto further movements, together. After the exercises which both stimulate and ground our Chi, the session concludes with 15 minutes of meditation for those who would like to stay.

We look forward to welcoming you to the group in 2016.

Feeling a little flat after weeks of happy Christmas sitting and eating?

Come and join Rachel’s Thursday-evening Walk Out Workout. Meet outside Lampeter Leisure Centre at 6.30pm.

The hour follows a pattern of: Gentle stroll to warm up Brisk walk to get some exercise A hill, e.g. up Maestir or up to the Ram Inn It is extremely pleasant in spring and summer to stride out in daylight, enjoying the colour and life of our surroundings in those seasons. It is much more challenging to get up and out on a dark, cold, wet, windy, winter night. But we are a hardy bunch and battle on in our water-proofs and hi-viz vests. Our exhilaration and smug sense of satisfaction spoilt only by being overtaken by the Sarn Helen Thursday night runners.

So, if you are feeling as if you should tackle the festive over-indulgence or you are looking for a New Year’s resolution, or even just want fitness and fun, do come and join us. We generally cover three to four miles, with the energetic forging ahead and circling back to keep all walkers included... and to get extra steps in!

Bus pass holders are excused the hill at the end of the session if necessary, and will surely find, as the weeks progress, that they too want to rise to the challenge.

So remember: W O W - Walk Out Workout Time: 6.30 pm Day: Thursdays (rain or shine) Venue: Outside Lampeter Leisure Centre Clothing: Wear sensible shoes, warm and/or waterproof clothing - Hi-viz vests provided Cost: Absolutely FREE

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COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND Woodland Management

Volunteering

With the shortest day of the year well behind us and Christmas a distant memory, work at Long Wood continues.

Thinning of the beech wood is progressing, allowing more light through the canopy which will, in years to come, allow healthy strong trees to flourish as well as benefitting wildlife and users of the woodland. It is good to know that the funds from this crop will enable us to continue the sustainable management of Long Wood for social and economic benefit.

Unfortunately, management of woodland is not always straightforward and, following an extremely wet and windy November and December, the woodland area near to the new building and car park, at Allt Cefn Foel, suffered from extensive windblown trees and the bridleway and footpath passing through it became dangerous. Long Wood took the difficult decision to close this section of the woodland two days before Christmas.

The remainder of the 300 acre site stayed open so we hope that this closure did not disrupt your Christmas outdoor plans too much. Happily we have now been able to make this area safe for public use and it has reopened.

We will need to monitor this part of the woodland closely to ensure that public safety is maintained at all times.

As always our volunteers continue to work hard and over the winter months have completed the new public compost toilet in the car park at Allt Cefn Foel, alongside the planting of new trees near the mill site and various other small tasks throughout the site. We now have a programme of volunteer tasks posted on our website, under the events tab on our calendar; take a look and see if there is anything you would like to get involved with or just come along on any Wednesday at 10am and join in.

Meeting point is at the new building, Canolfan Long Wood.

Partnerships We are pleased to report that Tir Coed have resumed their work, in partnership with Long Wood, as part of the Volunteers In the Natural Environment (VINE) Project.

Currently they are working to improve the circular walk near Penlan Goetre with the addition of boardwalks and will, during the next few months, carry out some vital repairs at the viewing point.

Future Events Join us for our first walk of the year from Lampeter into Long Wood at the end of the month, details in the What’s On Events listings, page 19 and on our website.

Finally, just a reminder that the monthly open meetings are now being held at Canolfan Long Wood - please come along and have your say. We look forward to meeting you.

Wendy Campion Long Wood Development Manager

Next monthly meeting:

Canolfan Long Wood

Monday 1 February 2016

The work on the Long Wood building (Canolfan Long Wood) is now complete and staff have moved in. Over the coming months we will continue to develop this area further. Please call in to see us if you are passing and have any queries or suggestions about your woodland.

7.30pm Canolfan Long Wood

Join our mailing list, find us on Facebook or www.longwood-lampeter.org.uk. Contact: 07557 386755, info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk

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Fabulous Fridays’

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

‘Walking back to happiness um pa oh yea e’

Congratulations to this fantastic team who represented Lampeter Town Fencing Club at the Welsh Youth Sabre 2016 Championships in January. A successful trip to Cardiff produced two Gold medals and one Silver. Well Done to everyone.

Tenth Annual

Community Seed Swap at the People’s Market

Victoria Hall Lampeter

Saturday 13 February 10 - 1pm Bring seeds to swap or make a donation Information about how to collect and store your own seeds from fruit and vegetables Donations of plants and garden tools also welcomed

Are you an older person with free time on Fridays? Here are some suggestions to fill your morning with pleasant, healthy and social things to do.

It all begins at 10am in the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter. Phillip Lodwick, Rambler par excellence, leads a gentle walk around town.

Occasionally the Falcondale Drive route is taken; on good days a meander across the fields; and on rarer occasions a stroll along the river.

Contemplative sorts can enjoy the scenery or architecture; others exchange news and have a good chatter.

The party usually reaches the Black Lion in High Street by eleven in the morning. Just in time for coffee. The benefit of this fixed time is that those who don’t fancy, or cannot manage, the walk can come solely for the cuppa and company.

(Generously offered at the bargain rate of £1 for seniors. Thank you Black Lion.)

This usually takes us to lunch time and on the First Friday of each month the extravaganza continues at Saint Peter’s Hall (opposite the Police Station). There (on First Fridays only, from noon until 1.30pm, for the cost of a donation to developing countries) a simple yet delicious and nourishing lunch is provided by experienced volunteer cooks. The same cheerful volunteers lay-up and clear-away, so we don’t have to do shopping or dish washing!

The long morning draws to a close with that warm and satisfying glow of having exercised, given to charity, eaten well and socialised to our hearts’ content.

I have been reading my Age Cymru literature and am delighted to announce that Friday mornings tick all the required boxes for healthy living. But please don’t think that any of these events are exclusive. The walk, whilst geared for ‘ambling rambling’, has participants from middle to ancient age. The Black Lion is, of course, open to everyone and First Friday lunches positively encourage all members of society. The more eaters, the more cash raised for the ‘Christian Aid Food Growing Programme’.

Catholics used to have special ‘First Friday’ devotions. Mine now consist of being grateful for all our very special town has to offer on Fridays.

Anne Watkins

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The Economics of Happiness

Undermining community: by severing people’s connections with each other and nature Creating insecurity: consumption becomes a way of life, encouraged by advertising, to satisfy the ego’s desires Intensifying ecological footprints: hiding the real costs from consumers living far from the point of production Accelerating urbanisation: by undermining rural life and livelihoods Exacerbating climate change: by moving production & goods around the world Destroying livelihoods: as corporations search the world for bigger subsidies and lower costs Increasing conflict: through intense competition for jobs / resources and increasing urbanisation Handouts to big business: our taxes contribute to direct subsidies, tax breaks, energy & transport infrastructure etc.

False accounting: GDP does not count the full social and ecological costs of global trade So, what’s the solution? Well, Local Futures and other organisations, from Global Justice Now 3 to campaigns to save the NHS 4 and influence current trade treaty negotiations 5, all agree on one thing - we need to remove fiscal and other supports that currently favour giant transnational corporations and banks. Moreover, we need to do this at the same time as rebuilding our local economies and communities. Unless we do so, it could become extremely hard for movements such as Transition Towns, Permaculture and others to succeed, since even the power of governments to oppose policies that are not in the national and/or local interest is being swept away right now.

Nevertheless, all is not lost! The aforementioned movements and campaigns are just the tip of the iceberg in terms of initiatives that are coming together to collectively oppose this global threat to our happiness and wellbeing. There are plenty of local success stories and we can all be part of the solution, to coin another phrase! If you’d like to learn more and be supported to identify what you can do, I’m running a free Economics of Happiness – From Global to Local workshop in Tregaron on Saturday 27 February (see What’s On Events listings, page 19). Do get in touch to find out more and reserve a place Angie is one of the founder members of Lampeter Permaculture Group and lives and teaches permaculture, conservation & sustainability in Ceredigion.

1 Local Futures: www.localfutures.org 2 Cambridge Business English Dictionary 3 Global Justice Now: www.globaljustice.org.uk/ 4 www.patients4nhs.org.uk/the-nhs-and-ttip/ 5 https://stop-ttip.org Angie Polkey

“Money can’t buy you happiness”… a phrase we often hear when people talk about wellbeing. A truism perhaps, but not the whole story. Although only our inner source can provide genuine, lasting fulfilment, external events and factors colour our perceptions – and economics can be at the very heart of these in our increasingly globalised society.

Long ago, I read Helena Norberg-Hodge’s seminal work, Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh. It was both uplifting and depressing in equal measure. Helena first describes traditional Ladakhi culture in terms of cooperation and self-reliance – essential in one of the highest inhabited places on earth. She then continues by describing the gradual erosive effects of tourism, ‘development’ and the globalisation process. As a cash and global economy infiltrated the region (which, unlike the rest of India, had largely escaped the worst effects of colonialism due to its geographical isolation), inner and cultural sources of happiness started to be questioned as the Ladakhis compared themselves with ‘rich’ westerners.

On the plus side, since Ladakh was not open to foreigners until relatively recently (from the mid 70’s onwards, with some areas closed until just a few years ago), these effects came more slowly than in some other ‘developing’ countries. Just in time, Helena documented what was happening and founded the International Society for Ecology and Culture (now called Local Futures1), devoted to raising awareness of the perils of globalisation – with lessons for us all.

But hang on – surely international collaboration and recognition of our global interdependence, for example, are good things? And don’t they, in turn, increase the happiness and wellbeing of people across the globe?

Unfortunately these terms are often confused with globalisation which is, in fact, a deeply disturbing, systemic process as the following definitions demonstrate.

1. the deregulation of trade and finance in order to enable businesses and banks to operate globally 1.

2. the way in which economies have been developing to operate together as one system 2.

3. the emergence of a single world market dominated by transnational companies 1.

4. a situation in which available goods and services, or social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in all parts of the world 2.

Here are some of the ways that globalisation, as opposed to localisation and community-building, creates separation and unhappiness: 11

Custard Queens WI A Happy New Year to you all from the members of Custard Queens Women’s Institute!

We have a 2016 planned which very much embraces the “Health, Wealth & Happiness” theme of this issue.

Our programme includes a host of activities to look forward to this year which encourages physical fitness and activity, including orienteering, a badminton tournament, country walks and archery.

To keep our mental health also in check and on the up, we have a Pamper Night planned in March, a Spa Night in February, a fun trip to see Mamma Mia in Cardiff, Wine Tasting in Ciliau Aeron and an excursion to Wonderwool at Builth Wells.

One of many things which keep our members feeling happy is crafting, and, as per previous years, we have some interesting and different crafts to enjoy in 2016, including Leatherwork in February, Clay Modelling in May, and Autumn Crafts in our September meeting.

We can’t promise you we can bring wealth to any of our members by way of our programme for 2016, but at only £37.50 to join our WI this year, it certainly isn’t going to break the bank! Come along and see if you like our group and would like to join. We meet on the third Sunday of each month. Call Jen Pink on 01570 471209 for more details.

Jen Pink

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traffic. Perhaps one of our most charismatic birds, the raven appears in many myths and legends as well as works of literature from the Bible through Shakespeare and Dickens, the most famous being Edgar Allen Poe’s poem. Ravens are one of the earliest birds to start breeding and over the next few weeks activity over the town will increase. Welsh ravens have attracted the attention of egg collectors, and in the early part of the last century birds in the upper Teifi valley were regularly targeted. With their large brains they are considered to be highly intelligent (as are most

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members of the crow family) and can be seen playing e.g. dropping and catching sticks, sliding down grassy or snow covered slopes, and hanging upside down by one leg. The raven is easily told from other members of the crow family by its characteristic 180 sometimes 360 degree acrobatic roll.

In many of the myths they are portrayed as tricksters and if you are very lucky you could even see the bird flying upside down - trickster indeed!

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Why not get in touch … the Lampeter Grapevine team is always keen to hear from you

Art-making, story-telling, music-making are all playing for grown-ups. Children make sense of their world through playing make-believe, and we carry on trying to understand ourselves and each other through art and culture.

All young mammals use play to practice the skills they need to survive as adults. As we are born with the ‘Fight/Flight/Freeze’ response to perceived danger, so we are born with a propensity for play. Thus using art in therapy is a natural way to develop a clearer and deeper understanding of ourselves. That doesn’t mean you have to be ‘good at art’, but you do have to be willing to ‘play’ with the art materials. Of course if you are a ‘stuck’ artist it is also very helpful in getting you unstuck and reconnected with your creativity.

Individual Art Therapy is a bit like counselling, but as a client you get to make art as well as talk about what’s worrying you. Some people I’ve worked with have tried quite a lot of talk-based therapy, which has sometimes helped them to understand themselves better cognitively, but their emotional patterns had not changed and they were still suffering. Making art within a therapeutic relationship gives you a different way to express yourself, and engages your imagination.

When we use our imagination and develop our creativity we use our whole being: mind, body, feelings, and spirit. In neurological terms we use both sides of our brain, and re-programme the Amygdala: this is the part of our brain and nervous system that processes and expresses emotions, especially anger and fear.

Art alone would not be enough: making it in a therapeutic relationship means your process is witnessed. We develop our sense of self partly through what others reflect back to us, and if our early carers were stressed or distressed they may have been unreflective or distorting. Some people are hurt so badly by those meant to nurture them that their sense of self disappears altogether. The therapist’s job is to

meet you with respect and compassion, and by paying careful attention with their whole being, work with you to make sense of what you bring to the therapy.

The Art Therapy sessions I offer are one hour long, at the same time and place weekly or fortnightly.

Experiments have shown that people who struggle with relationships or getting close to others really benefit from meeting at frequent intervals. Everything that happens in the session is confidential, including art -work, and only shared in Supervision, which all therapists have to help them process both emotionally and cognitively what happens in the therapy. This confidentiality is only broken, in order to get help, if the therapist believes the client or someone else is in danger.

In a session you would be offered a range of art materials, both two and three dimensional, and encouraged to make whatever you like. If you have trouble getting started then I will suggest a task or a theme each week until you start to find your own way.

Clients make anything from several pieces in one session to one piece over many months. I look after the art in between sessions which means we can look at different art-works and make connections between them, or have a review of all the work and notice how it has changed.

Although there are no rules about the structure of a session, many start with a quick check in, followed by 30 to 45 minutes of art-making and the last 15 or more minutes looking together at the work and discussing it and the feelings and ideas connected to it. Some clients talk all the way through and others work silently, either of these or anywhere in between is just fine.

Art Therapist and Art Psychotherapist are ‘protected titles’ just like a Nurse. We have a specific professional training at just a handful of Universities in the UK and are registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professionals Council). Art Therapists are artists, usually with an art degree (and some life experience) before doing a two year full-time Masters Degree.

Whilst training we have to be in weekly therapy ourselves, and participate in experiential art groups with the other students.

Art Therapy is helpful for emotional healing, enhancing well-being, and personal development.

Please contact me if you have any questions or you would like me to give a talk to your organisation.

Dylis Pugh www.dylispugh.co.uk

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New Volunteer Opportunities at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Health, Wealth and Happiness Christmas came early for Denmark Farm in the form of a grant for £17,627 awarded by the ‘Volunteering in Wales’ fund towards our new project ‘Holistic Habitats’. As well as supporting volunteers to look after our forty acre nature reserve, the funding will also enable us to develop a kitchen garden – something we have wanted to do for some time. It is well-known that time spent in the outdoors improves health and well-being, and what better way to do this than learning how to grow your own food?

The hands-on sessions - ‘A Veg Patch from Scratch’ - will provide training and experience for volunteers under the expert guidance of Malcolm Berry, who has been in professional horticulture for sixteen years, including seven years in the walled garden at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Malcolm has delivered courses for the Royal Horticultural Society among others and has a particular interest in polyculture and the encouragement of biodiversity.

The sessions (10am to 2.30pm) will begin on Sunday 31 January and run fortnightly until the end of June.

You will start by preparing the ground and choosing crops, then planting and raising seeds, and finally harvesting your produce.

Malcolm will also be able to cover any subjects which are of Volunteers working in the wildlife particular interest to gardens at Denmark Farm participants such as composting, pest management, natural gardening etc.

Suitable for beginners or experienced gardeners alike.

Places are filling fast, so do get in touch if you would like to join us. Places are free but we do ask for a returnable deposit of £20 to secure your place; this will be returned if you attend at least ten sessions. There will also be a few ad-hoc mid-week sessions for those who are only able to help out occasionally but would like to be part of this exciting new venture.

If gardening isn’t your thing, our new funding will also provide plenty of opportunities for hands-on conservation work. Volunteer days will usually run alternate Saturdays and Tuesdays starting at 10am and finishing around 4pm – or as much time as you can spare.

Tasks will include bramble and blackthorn clearance, coppicing, path and gate maintenance as well as helping with our wildlife monitoring programme – everything from dormice and bats to moths and butterflies.

All welcome, no previous experience needed. Drinks and cakes are provided – you’ll just need to bring lunch and outdoor gear.

Our first few dates are Tuesday 19, Saturday 23 January, Tuesday 2 February and Saturday 6 February.

As well as conservation work-days, there will also be a number of volunteer training sessions including a free Lichen session for beginners from 10.30am to 1pm on Friday 29 January (advance booking essential).

Friday 19 March is a free training day in Willow Management and Coppicing based on our Wetland Ecosystem Treatment (WET) System . Both can be booked through our website.

Whatever your resolutions for 2016, whether for health, happiness or wealth, perhaps becoming a volunteer at Denmark Farm - either in the kitchen garden or on the nature reserve - can help you with these. We can’t promise to make you rich, but we do hope to provide you

Volunteers coppicing hazel at Denmark Farm

with a wealth of knowledge, skills and fresh air!

Contact us for more information, or visit our website www.denmarkfarm.org.uk/volunteering Email: volunteer@denmarkfarm.org.uk/ Tel: 01570 493358

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VINE (Volunteering in the Natural Environment) at Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland VINE Project Officer with Tir Coed and I’m really looking forward to meeting some of you over the coming months.

Part of my role will be to organise some Activity Days up in Long Wood and there are opportunities for local groups to get involved. So if you are a member of a group, club or society and are interested in finding out what activities we can arrange for you, then please get in touch.

VINE Update Many of you will know Meinir Evans who has been the VINE Project Officer at Long Wood for the last 2 years and who has recently moved on to pastures new. Meinir has achieved so much during her time with Tir Coed and has helped provide many opportunities for local people to learn new skills, meet new people, and make a real difference to this brilliant community woodland project on your doorstep.

I’m sure many of you will have met Meinir at some-time and would join me in wishing Meinir all the best in her new ventures.

As for me, I have the role of filling Meinir’s boots!

I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce myself and to tell you a bit about what’s coming up for Tir Coed with working in partnership with the Long Wood Community Woodland Project.

My name is Linda Bradshaw-Wood and I have worked on numerous environmental projects throughout Wales for many years now. In my previous roles, I have worked on two community woodland projects and been involved with environmental education with people of all ages and abilities. I’ve been really lucky to have been offered this exciting role as the

Training Course We have a new training course planned which is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about woodland management skills. This course is focusing on improving access for people visiting Long Wood and so you can really make a difference in helping others to enjoy the woodland. Starting on Mon 8 February, it will run for two days a week over twelve weeks. It’s a great opportunity for learning new skills, working within a team, meeting new people, and a chance to work towards Agored Cymru accreditation, which recognises your achievements and is also great to put on your CV if you’re currently looking for work.

If you are interested in finding out more about this training course or any other Tir Coed VINE activities, please contact me: Linda Bradshaw-Wood, VINE Project Officer 01570 493 224 Lampeter@tircoed.org.uk

Cothi Gardeners Happy 2016 to all from The Cothi Gardeners, and best wishes for a successful growing year.

This is a time of reflection and new beginnings and here a few updates. At the start of 2015 the club agreed to support a charity for the first time; The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Money collected from the plants, seeds, books and other garden effects donated at each meeting and at a plant swap, over the year amounted to a healthy £332.16. In addition, Jane’s Open Garden Party held in July raised an amazing £4582.62. Many thanks to everyone who supported this charity.

Back in November at our last meeting of 2015, we were guided through the different methods of plant propagation by market gardener Michelle Drayton. She

and her husband Phil, sell produce from their Temple Bar smallholding at local farmers markets. Michelle covered plant division, taking cuttings, layering, grafting and budding and of course seed sowing. We shall be able to get started on some of those techniques over the next few weeks to provide new plants for the coming season.

The New Year sees a change in some of the committee personnel. A programme of speakers and events for 2016 will be published: Wed 17 Feb, 7pm, ‘A Photographer in the Garden’ with Mary Pipkin. Do join us and bring along your camera and flower and foliage to photograph.

Should be fun. March meeting will be Keith Treadaway giving a talk on Clematis.

See listings on page 22 for contact details. Anne Large 15

Ychydig cyn y Nadolig, derbyniodd un o aelodau gweinyddol staff y Brifysgol yma yn Llambed alwad ffôn gan aelod o’r gymuned leol. Yn ystod yr alwad, fe ddaeth y amlwg bod yr unigolyn hwn yn dal i feddwl am Brifysgol Llambed fel sefydliad bach, un campws, felly y mis hwn, bydd cyfraniad y Brifysgol at Grapevine yn rhoi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar rai o’r newidiadau sydd wedi digwydd dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf.

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nod yw ysbrydoli unigolion a datblygu graddedigion ac

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Fetropolitan Abertawe yn rhan o YDDS.

gymdeithas. Trwy ddysgu seiliedig ar waith, ymchwil o

Siarter Frenhinol y Brifysgol yw’r hynaf yng Nghymru a

ragoriaeth ryngwladol a rhwydweithiau trosglwyddo

Lloegr ar ôl prifysgolion Rhydychen a Chaergrawnt. Yn

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Gyda thraddodiad hir a nodedig yn y Dyniaethau,

cynnwys colegau addysg bellach a’r brifysgol. Mae gan

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gyrsiau israddedig ym meysydd pwnc Saesneg, Hanes,

gampysau mewn lleoliadau gwledig a dinesig. Gyda’n

Archaeoleg, Astudiaethau Tsieinëaidd, Astudiaethau

gilydd, rydym yn cyflwyno manteision clir, diriaethol i

Clasurol, Athroniaeth ac Astudiaethau Crefyddol, yn

ddysgwyr, cyflogwyr, diwydiant a chymunedau trwy

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yr Hen Aifft, Ysgrifennu Creadigol.

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Cynhelir seminarau, darlithoedd a chyflwyniadau sy'n

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gampws Llambed. Hysbysebir y rhain yn adran ‘What’s

gwledig Llambed a Chaerfyrddin yn Ne-orllewin Cymru.

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cynlluniau. Ehangwyd datblygu cynaliadwy drwy gyfrwng ein sefydliad arobryn, y Sefydliad Arfer Cynaliadwy, Arloesi ac Effeithiolrwydd Adnoddau (INSPIRE) ac rydym wedi ymgorffori datblygu cynaliadwy ar draws ein dysgu, addysgu, cwricwla, campws, cymuned a diwylliant. Ein Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives

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Just before Christmas, one of the administrative staff based here in Lampeter took a phone call from a member of the local community. During the call, it became clear that this person still thought of the University in Lampeter as a small, one campus institution so this month the University’s contribution to the Grapevine is an update on some of the changes which have taken place over the past few years.

The University Of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) was formed on 18 November 2010 through the merger of the University of Wales Lampeter and Trinity University College Carmarthen, under Lampeter’s Royal Charter of 1828. On the 1 August 2013, Swansea Metropolitan University became part of UWTSD. The University’s Royal Charter is the oldest in Wales and England after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

In 2011 HRH the Prince of Wales became its Royal Patron.

The UWTSD Group includes Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion as part of a dual sector group structure comprising further education colleges and the university. The UWTSD Group has over 25,000 learners across 17 campuses in rural and city locations. Together we deliver clear, tangible benefits for learners, employers, industry and communities by offering a vocational approach from entry level to post-doctoral research. The Group will be further strengthened with the merger of University of Wales into UWTSD in due course.

The University’s main campuses are situated in various locations in and around Swansea’s city centre as well as in the rural towns of Lampeter and Carmarthen in South West Wales. The Wales International Academy of Voice, under the Directorship of Dennis O’Neill with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as its patron, is located in Cardiff and in addition the University has a Business School in London for international students.

We have placed sustainability at the core of our planning. Developed through our award winning Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE), we have embedded sustainable development through our learning, teaching, curricula, campus, community and culture.

Our aim is to inspire individuals and develop reflective graduates and practitioners who can make a difference in society.

With a long and distinguished academic tradition in the Humanities, the Lampeter campus today is home to a range of undergraduate courses in the subject areas of English, History, Archaeology, Chinese, Classical Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, as well as less familiar areas, such as Anthropology, Publishing, Ancient Civilisations, Psychology, Ancient Egyptian Culture and Creative Writing.

There are frequent seminars, lectures and presentations held on the Lampeter campus which are free and open to the public. These are advertised in the What’s On section of the Grapevine and can be found on the website under events - http://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/ More information on the strategic direction of the University can also be found on the website in the News section.

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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.

We also have office space, committee room and small therapy/ class /conference rooms.

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

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Thursday

Friday

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Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

67.30pm

Girl Guides

Sandra Carbin

07949 479185

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5.306.30pm

Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

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10-12pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

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24.30pm

Young at Heart

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4.306pm

Brownies

Nikki Mead

07790 987070

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5.306.30pm

Yogalates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

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1-3pm

Welsh classes

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

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Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

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Boxersize

Oliver Leighton

07918 661194

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Five Rhythms Practice Group

Irene Sullivan

01545 561334

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4.306.30pm

LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre & Stage School

Tracey Reynolds

07976 052888

2nd & 4th Sat each month

10am1pm

People’s Market

NEW W

2-4pm

Children’s Art Class

Mandi Laughharne

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10am7pm

Lampeter Evangelical Church

Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café

M Every third Sunday

79.30pm

Custard Queens WI

Jen Pink

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Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter

Local food, produce and crafts.

Plus café, live music & other attractions 07976 536983 01570 423344

01570 471209

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

courses________________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws.

Sat 23 Jan: Volunteer Day Sun 24 Jan: Leather Craft Fri 29 Jan: Lichens as Air Pollution Indicators OPAL FREE Workshop Tues 2 & Sat 6 Feb: Volunteer Days Sat 6-Sun 7 Feb: Rustic Stick Stool Workshop Sat 13, 20 & 27 Feb: Introduction to Outdoor Digital Photography Sun 14-Mon 15 Feb: Willow Basket Weaving - From Square 2 Round Tues 16 & Sat 20 Feb: Volunteer Days Wed 24 Feb: Winter Tree ID Tues 1 & Sat 5 Mar: Volunteer Days Sat 5 March: Charcoal Making Fri 11-Sun 13 Mar: Gardening with Wildlife Sat 12-Sun 13 Mar: Traditional Hedge-laying at Cors Caron, Tregaron Sat 19-Sun 20 Mar: Traditional Stone Faced Walling (at Cors Caron) More information: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk Lampeter & District Beekeepers’ Association: Bee Improvement For All. Sun 21 Feb, 9.30am–4:30pm, Millennium Hall, Cellan. £10 adult / £7 child. One day course to help beekeepers improve their bees and raise more queens. Contact: Sandra Lane on 01570 421297 to book.

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Rag Rug Making Workshop. Sat 20 Feb, 12.30-5pm, National Wool Museum, Dre-Fach Felindre, nr Newcastle Emlyn. This workshop covers hooking and prodding techniques. You will make a few small finished pieces on the day and learn everything to start a big rug.

Contact: Sue, 01974 298100 or sue@ragartstudios.com to book.

Start Some Art: Beginners art classes for adults. Fridays, 10am-12pm, at Lampeter Leisure Centre. £12 per session, limited spaces. Contact: Emma Chapman, 07531 542878.

Pegloom Workshop. Make a fleece rug in a day. 11am-4pm, date tbc. £35

including use of loom and all materials. Limited places so book promptly. Ceredwin 01570 421476.

Abercoed Studios, Tregaron. Creative wool shop, hand-made crafts, art and prints, tuition, supplies. Coffee shop & WiFi. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. 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, spinwise.uk@btinternet 01558 650760, www.spinwise.co.uk Jewellery Making Course Beginners: basic jewellery-making skills. Held in the local Ceredigion area, courses and times by mutual arrangement.

Contact: Peter, 07984 883453.

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Cellan Village Improvement Society AGM. Thur 4 Feb, 7.30pm, Cellan Millennium Hall. All welcome. Please come along and find out what we do, tell us what you would like us to do, and maybe even get involved. Could you be our Treasurer or Minutes Secretary?

Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed. Tues 16 Feb, 7.30pm, Old Hall, UWTSD. Harriet Earis and the History of the Welsh Harp. Croeso cynnes i bawb, all welcome. £2 for non-members.

Lampeter Beer and Cider Festival. Sat 20 Feb, 12noon-11pm. Arts Hall, UWTSD, Lampeter. Wide range of beers and ciders and live entertainment. £3 includes a commemorative pint glass. www.facebook.com/ lampeterbeerandciderfestival www.lampeterbeerfestival.co.uk Gŵyl Gwrw a Seidr Llambed. Sadwrn 20 Chwefror, 12 canol dydd-11pm.

Neuadd Celfyddydau, Prifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant, Llambed. Ystod eang o gwrw a seidr, adloniant byw a Lluniaeth ar gael. £3 gan gynnwys gwydr arbennig Economics of Happiness - from Global to Local. Free workshop with Angie 19

Polkey. Sat 27 Feb in Tregaron.

Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 or info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland. Join us for a winter walk into Long Wood.

Sun 28 Feb, 10.30am, meet outside Gwili Tractors, Lampeter.

Sun 20 Mar, 10.30am, meet outside Llanfair Village Shop, Llanfair Clydogau. Please come suitably dressed.

Contact: Wendy, 07557386755 info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk.

health & well-being_____

Yoga Classes. Yoga Classes suitable for all, with Cathy Crick Stanton, a Scaravelli inspired, Iyengar trained teacher: Mon 6-7.30pm, Tues 1011.30am & Thur 10-11.30am at Ancient Earth Centre for Wellbeing, Lanlas Farm, Cellan; Tues 5.30-7pm, Church Hall, Ystrad Meurig; Thur 5.307pm, Chapel Vestry, Tregaron.

Contact: 01570 421144, 07748 031614, cathycrick@hotmail.co.uk Banc Bwyd Llambed/ Lampeter Food Bank is open Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-5pm.

Referrals are made by local agencies.

Non-perishable in-date food donations can be left in the Banc Bwyd collection boxes at Lampeter Co-op and Yr Hedyn Mwstard cafe.

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

Croeso i bawb. For details contact: Judith McKay, 07938 571164.

Weight-Watchers meets in Lampeter every Tuesday night. St Peter’s Church Hall (opp. Police Station). Join any week, weigh anytime between 5.30pm-6.30pm. Meeting talk 6.307pm. Just turn up on the night or for more details contact: Eleri, 07748 270439,eretallick@weight-watchers.co.uk Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Catholic Church (white church opp. the police station) in Lampeter. Weds 8-9.30pm. For info, national helpline: 0845 7697555

health & well-being ______ Narcotics Anonymous meet at St Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of Drovers Road/Peterwell Terrace), Mon 7.30-8.30pm. National helpline: 0300 9991212 Headway, the Brain Injury Association.

Have you survived a brain injury? Do you care for someone with brain injury? Headway Ceredigion is holding drop in sessions on the first Monday of each month, 2–4pm at Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, SY23 1JB. Join us for a cuppa and a chat. Light refreshments provided.

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

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

Contact: Dave Maggs, Wales Development Manager, Headway UK, 01446 740130, 07941 855935 walesdm@headway.org.uk

kids ___________________

National Trust Llanerchaeron. February half-term activities for families. Visit website for further info.

Little Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover.

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.

1-3pm every Thurs at Denmark Farm.

Early bird tickets available on our website: £4.50 per adult, £4 for 2nd adult, £2.50 per child. Or just drop in on the day: £5 per adult, £4.50 for 2nd adult, £3 per child. All kids under two are FREE. Sessions start 25 Feb. Contact: James, 07876 794098. Tickets www.woodlandclassroom.com/kids-clubs

Young Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover.

Weekly after-school club for 6-11 year olds. Woodland activities, games, nature awareness and bushcraft led by Forest School trained staff. £6 per session, £5.50 for siblings. 4-6pm Tues & Thurs at Denmark Farm. New term 23 & 25 Feb. Booking essential. Phone 07876 794098. Tickets and details at

Operation Wild Child! Tues 16 Feb, 10am-4pm. This February Half Term the Young Rangers team are hosting a special day of wilderness skills and activities for kids in the woodland at Denmark Farm. Build better dens, improve your woodcraft, learn tracking skills, as well as lots more fun and outdoor games. £27.50 per child & £22.50 for each additional sibling.

Open to all children aged 6-11 years.

Booking essential.

Contact: James, 07876 794098 www.woodlandclassroom.com/events 1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Wed, 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact: Nikki, 07790 987070.

1st Lampeter Girl Guides. Meet Tues, 67.30pm. Contact: Sandra Carbin, 07949 479185.

Ray Ceredigion Free Play Sessions. Parc yr Orsedd & Victoria Hall every Thurs, term time only, 4-6pm. Croeso i bawb/ All welcome. Rhaid i blant dan 8 fod yng nghwmni/Children under 8 must be accompanied. 01545 570686, rayceredigionadmin@btconnect.com Facebook: RAYCeredig.

Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Friday at Victoria Hall, 4.306.30pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 conc. Contact Tracey, 07976 052888.

Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, Llanybydder (nr Evans Bros market).

Open Mon, Thur, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am6pm, 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? 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: 13 & 27 Feb, 12 & 26 March.

Lampeter Farmers' Market, High Street, Lampeter (new location), 9am2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: www.woodlandclassroom.com/kids-clubs Fri 5 & 19 Feb, 4 & 18 Mar 2016.

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Ffarmers Market, Neuadd Bro Fana/ Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in month.

Llansawel Market, Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat in month.

Aberaeron Farmers’ Market & More!

Feathers Royal Hotel, 9am-2pm every Wed. Find us on Facebook.

move your body _________

Cerddwyr Llambed (Ramblers). A warm welcome to new walkers and those who wish to try a ramble or two.

Contact James 01570 480743 or Kay 01570 480041 for future dates.

Hydrospin (Aqua Cycling) class at Lampeter Swimming Pool, Mon 10.15am & 8pm; Aberaeron Swimming Pool, Tues 11.30am & 6pm.

Contact David Maund to book 07792 351607.

Couch to 5K Running Group. Mon & Wed, 6.30pm from the Rookery Car Park, Lampeter. A 9 week course aimed at complete beginners who wants to improve health and fitness.

Free! Facebook: Lampeter Couch to 5K Running Group or contact Helen 07817 543257.

New American Tribal Style Bellydance: Tues 1-2pm & Wed 6-7pm, 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, Tue 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Contact Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512.

Yoga.

Wed, 5.30-7pm, Cellan Millennium Hall. Small friendly group led by Pat Beaton, 01558 650594.

Yoga & Pilates with Ann Inshaw.

Power Yoga: Mon 5.30-7pm and Fri 1011.30am, UWTSD Sports Hall.

Pilates: Tues 9.30am, Memorial Hall, Aberaeron. Tues 5.30pm and Thur 6pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter.

Yogalates: Weds 5.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter.

Contact Ann: 0782 6692110.

Gentle Yoga: Thurs, 6-7.30pm, starting 4 Feb, Cellan Millennium Hall. Contact: Karen 07547 125937. lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

canolfan hamdden a phwll nofio llambed lampeter leisure centre & swimming pool am rhagor o wybodaeth cysylltwch ar ganolfan for more information contact the leisure centre

01570 422552 / 01570 422959 lampeter-leisure@ceredigion.gov.uk facebook: hamdden llambed leisure

Dydd / Day

Dydd Llun Monday

Dydd Mawrth Tuesday

Dydd Mercher Wednesday

Dydd Iau Thursday

Dydd Gwener Friday

Dydd Sadwrn Saturday

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Amser / Time

Sesiwn / Dosbarth

Session / Class

Pris / Price

1-1.45pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

5.30-6.30pm

Aerobig Step

Step Aerobics

£4.75/£3.85

6.30-7.30pm

Cylchredai

Circuit Training

£4

7.45-8.30am

Troelli Cynnar

Early Bird Spin

£4

3.45-4.45pm

Pêl Droed Merched

Girls’ Football

£2

3.30-5pm

Clwb Cleddyfau

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

£4.50

5.30-6.30pm

Kettlebells

Kettlebells

£4

6.45-7.30pm

Troelli Profiadol

Advanced Spin

£4

12-12.45pm

Ffitrwydd Ysgafn

Ease Into Fitness

£4.75/£3.85

1-1.45pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

3.30-4.30pm

Pêl Fasged IZB

IZB Basketball

5.45-6.30pm

Troelli Dechreuwyr

Beginners Spin

£4

6.30-7.30pm

Kettlercise

Kettlercise

£4.75/£3.85

6.45-7.30pm

Troelli Profiadol

Advanced Spin

£4

7.30-8.30pm

Boxercise

Boxercise

£4

3.30-5pm

Gymnasteg

Gymnastics

5.15-6pm

Aerobeg

Aerobics

£4.75/£3.85

6-6.45pm

Troelli Gweledol Dechreuwyr

Beginners Spin

£4

6.15-7.15pm

Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen

Sarn Helen Running Club

7-8pm

Cylchedai HIIT

HIIT Circuits

£4

11.30am12.30pm

Aerobeg Dwr (yn y pwll)

Aqua Aerobics (in the pool)

£4

12.45-1.30pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

3.30-5pm

Zumbatomic

Zumbatomic

Am ddim/Free

5-6.30pm

Troelli Dechreuwyr

Beginners Spin

£4

6.30-8pm

Troelli Profiadol

Advanced Spin

£4

6.30-8pm

Clwb Cleddyfau

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

£4.50

9.15am-1pm

Ysgol Gymnasteg REES

REES School of Gymnastics

2-3pm

Disco Rhowl

Roller Disco

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£3.15/£2.30

move your body cont.d _____

strength, agility and stamina, and greater mind/body/spirit connection.

Lampeter Egyptian Belly Dance.

Fri 9.45-11am, £5. Very few spaces Llangeitho Village Hall, Mon 2pm with left in this class. Lunchtime Fit For Life Shân Rees, see details above.

For Over 50's, Fri 12.15-1.15pm £4. music _________________ Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance. Lampeter Music Club - Public Concert Spaces available. Both classes at Sally Series: The Mavron Quartet.

Saunders Dance Studio, Unit 22, Thur 28 Jan, 7.30pm. Old Hall, UWTSD Lampeter Industrial Estate, SA48 8LT. Lampeter. The Quartet, identified by First session free. Rose Barter, 01239 Radio 3 as “Wales’ leading string 851737, rosebarter@btinternet.com quartet”, will play works by Mozart, Jane Guy School of Dance. Established Haydn, Mendelssohn & Shostakovich.

1977. Ballet and stage work; annual Llywelyn Jones, harp. Sun 21 Feb, production; RAD exams. Classes: Tues 2.30pm.

Old Hall, UWTSD eves and Sat, Shiloh Chapel, Lampeter. Llywelyn was born in Lampeter. Thurs 4.30-7.30pm at Aberaeron, studied at the Royal Welsh Theatr Felinfach. Contact 01570 College of Music and Drama, and has 470645. received numerous awards including a Walk Out Workout. Join the WOW first prize at the Llangollen posse for a brisk fitness walk around International Eisteddfod and the Lampeter on Thursday evenings. Meet Pencerdd Gwalia Competition. His at 6.30pm at the Leisure Centre for a 3 programme will include works by -4 mile walk, including an optional hill Spohr, Handel, Faure, Himdemith. at the end. Expect to be out for For each concert, tickets at the door: around an hour. It’s fun and it’s free! £11; concessions £9. Students free Fabulous Friday Walkers: meet for with a Union Card. Two children free ambling rambling on a Friday morning. with paying adult. To receive regular Easy access walking for an hour, information about our concerts depending on the weather and the contact: hollycook@live.co.uk, 01558 mood. Meet rain or shine, 10am at 650569, www.lampetermusic.co.uk.

Rookery Car Park. Free, followed by L’Attitude at the Mulberry Bush. Sat 30 coffee and chat. Not able to manage Jan, 7.30pm. The first musical feast the stroll but would like company? evening of 2016: A delicious, gourmet Just meet for coffee. Philip Lodwick, three course vegetarian meal 01570 422181 accompanied by the fine musical Sarn Helen running and cycling club talents of Richard Ellin and Paul Uden, welcomes all abilities. Junior runners a lyrical and percussive guitar duet. (age 8-16) meet at Leisure Centre, Richard’s accomplished Spanish Tues 6.15pm. Adult runners meet classical style blend with Paul’s unique Rookery Car Park, Tues 6.15 & 8pm, percussive, rhythmical patterns to Thur 6.15pm. For cycling (road and create a stunning beauty for the ears.

MTB): www.sarnhelen.org.uk. £19.95. Booking essential: 01570 Dances of Universal Peace. From 423317. earliest times, dance has been a way Backroom Band at the Mulberry Bush. of bringing people together, to create Sat 20 Feb, 7.30pm. The joyful sound harmony and connection. In Dances of of traditional Celtic music at its best!

Universal Peace, we dance in a circle Our annual visit from the Backroom using simple steps and chants from Band: Bruce Caldwell on pipes, cittern, many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 guitar, whistle and vocals, Harriet 218138, 07940 375147.

Earis on Celtic harp and David Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for Hamilton on fiddle. Not to be missed. beginners. Please bring a mat or Three course vegetarian gourmet equivalent. ‘The elegance of a dancer meal £19.95. Booking essential: 01570 and the strength of an athlete’ sums 423317. up what you could attain through Lampeter Folk. Fri 25 Mar, 7.30pm, regular practice. Benefits include Victoria Hall (small room), Lampeter. improved posture and body shape, A Good Friday edition of Lampeter muscle toning, increased energy, Folk. Bring your instruments, voices 22

and friends. We look forward to hearing folky friends who've been before as well as new faces who wish to share music or poetry in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. £2 ticket includes tea, coffee and light refreshments or BYOB.

permaculture, gardening & conservation ___________

Lampeter Permaculture Group is a collective of like-minded people, interested in principles and practice of permaculture and sustainability. www.lampeterpermaculture.org Living Willow Creations. DIY or expertly installed in your garden. Great activity for older children.

Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Live an Abundant Life!

Let permaculture open the door for you.

Short courses/advice.

Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Create a Paradise for You and Nature.

Simple, low input conservation and wildlife gardening advice.

Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Cothi Gardeners meet at 7pm, on 3rd Weds each month, Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Membership £12, visitors £2 per meeting. Contact: Daisy, 01558 650829, www.cothigardeners.com, www.facebook.com/cothigardeners

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: 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 Sun only) English.

religious services & groups cont.d _____________

Lampeter Quakers. Every Sunday at Canolfan Steffan, Peterwell Terrace at 10.45am. All welcome. Crynwyr Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, Catholic Church, Lampeter.

Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peterwell, Sun Mass 10am. For other services see 10.45yb. Croeso i bawb. Cysylltwch/ church notice board.

Contact: 01570 480083, St Thomas' Methodist Church. deborahjrowlands@gmail.com Sun service 10.30am, creche and www.crynwyrcymru.org.uk (Cymraeg). youth activity. Times apply to the first four Sundays in each month. For the social _________________ few fifth Sundays there will be a single Golden Broth Lunch Club: We hope United Parish Service at 10am: more local people will join us for lunch location will be published in the local and cake, on Mondays from 11.30am2pm. We play cards and Scrabble, or newspapers.

Emmaus Christian Fellowship meets just relax and natter to friends. £1 per Sun 10.30am and 5pm, at rear of 78 person. Contact: Linda (Llanfair) 01570 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Contact: 493706 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338 to register your interest.

David Patterson, 01570 422529 Noddfa, Eglwys y Bedyddwyr, Stryd y Merry Makers (formerly known as Bont, Llanbedr Pont Steffan. Cwrdd a Women’s Workshop). Every Wed, chymundeb ar y Sul 1af am 3.30 ac am 10.30am-3pm, St James’ Hall, 10.00 ar y trydydd Sul. Gwasanaethir Cwmann. Disabled access and toilet. gan ein gweinidog ar y Sul 1af a chan y Free car park. £2.50 a session Parch D. Densil Morgan ar y trydydd (includes vegetarian lunch & all Sul. Oedfa deulu arbennig ar 28 activities). Drop in when you please.

Chwefror am 5 o'r gloch. New members welcome.

Gwasanaeth i'r plant a ieuenctid gan 27 Jan: Crafting Mr Nigel Davies a bydd gweithdy i'r 3 Feb: An insight into what it means to plant lleiaf. Paned i ddilyn a be a Dementia Friend.

10 Feb: Pancakes with Bella. chymdeithas.

Capel Bedyddwyr, Silian. Cwrdd yr ail a 17 Feb: AGM followed by crafting. pedwerydd Sul y mis am 10.15yb. Contact: Patsy 01545 590391 or Bella 01559 370981.

Croeso i bawb.

All Saints' Church, Cellan. Bilingual Siop Siarad Llambed. Dewch i ymarfer services every 2nd and 4th Sunday of eich Cymraeg/ practise your Welsh. the month, 2pm. A warm welcome to Yng nghaffi'r hedyn mwstard o 10.30 i all. Baptisms and weddings by 11.30 ar fore iau 4ydd a 25 Chwefror. arrangement. Contact the Revd. Bill Dewch i gymdeithasu! Cyswllt/Contact Ann Morgan 01570 422413.

Fillery, 01570 421425.

St Mary's Church, Llanfair Clydogau. Custard Queens WI: We meet every Bilingual services every 1st and 3rd third Sunday of the month, 7-10pm, at Sunday of the month, 10.15am. A Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Ages 18 to warm welcome to all. Baptisms and 80+, all welcome. weddings by arrangement. Contact Sun 21 Feb: Green Dragon Leathercraft. Try some leatherwork projects. the Revd Bill Fillery, 01570 421425.

Interested in Buddhism? A Study Sun 20 Mar: Pampering Night. Feel Group for Women. Exploring the relaxed at our session on skin care and underlying principle of Buddhist relaxation.

Practice and how we can apply this in Sun 17 Apr: Ursula Martin, One our daily lives. Meets one day a month Woman Walks Wales. Surviving near Aberystwyth. Meditation, shared ovarian cancer and walking across lunch. Contact: Lesley, 01970 617129 Wales.

Contact: 01570 471209, or Noel 07988 745364 Lampeter Evangelical Church meets custardqueenswi@gmail.com every Sunday at Victoria Hall, 10am– www.custardqueenswi.weebly.com 7pm. Contact: Gareth Jones at The www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi Merched y Wawr Llambed. Noson Mustard Seed café, 01570 423344 23

arbennig o gemau bwrdd a sgwrsio ar gyfer y dysgwyr. An evening of board games and conversation with Merched y Wawr. Cyfarfod Nos Lun, Evening held on Mon 8 Chw/Feb am 7.30pm, Shiloh Chapel Vestry, High St. Croeso cynnes i ddysgwyr ac aelodau newydd.

Banc Bwyd Tuesday lunches. We offer a simple, free soup lunch and friendly chat (in English or Welsh). All welcome. Banc Bwyd is an initiative of Lampeter and local churches.

CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cymraeg/ Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth 11yb-12yh/ Tues 11am-12pm, 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.

Third World Lunch at St. Peter’s Church Hall, First Friday of the month, 12-1.30pm. Payment by donation, all donations to Christian Aid Food Growing Programme. Your support appreciated.

Cynhelir Cinio’r Trydydd Byd yn Neuadd Eglwys Sant Pedr bob dydd Gwener cyntaf y mis, o 12-1.30yh.

Anfonir pob rhodd i Brosiect Tyfu Bwyd Cymorth Cristnogol.

Gwerthfawrogir eich cefnogaeth.

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

Whist Drives, every fortnight at Hafan Deg, Lampeter. All welcome. All Funds to Hafan Deg League of Friends.

Contact Gwen Davies, 01570 481152.

Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, first Tues each 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 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

storytelling, books & creative writing _________ Creative Writing Workshop. Sat 13 Feb, Tysul Hall, Llandysul, 2-4 pm.

Tutor Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch.

Refreshments available. Cost: £10.

Contact Kelly: 07888841140 or yamazaki.kelly@yahoo.co.uk Lampeter Writers’ Workshop welcomes new members and meets weekly. Tues 7-9pm, Wolfson Room, UWTSD Lampeter, during college term time. Come and join us. Contact: Sue, 01570 423167.

Meanwhile, Storytelling Circle, first Thursday each month. Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks. Wolfson Room, UWTSD Lampeter, 7.30pm.

Interested? Contact: Hayley h.addis@live.co.uk

volunteering ____________

Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland: Woodland Wednesdays. Join our regular Wednesday volunteering sessions at Long Wood. Develop practical skills and feel the benefit of working in this beautiful environment. One session in four is devoted to your own woodcraft project. No experience required, training given. Visitor Centre, 10am. info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk Lampeter Credit Union. Would you like to do something that will make a positive difference to local people?

For details: 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.

Denmark Farm Conservation Centre.

Volunteer Days: Activities include practical conservation tasks as well as helping with our wildlife monitoring programme. All welcome, no previous experience needed. Drinks and cakes provided – just bring lunch and outdoor gear.

Tues 2, Sat 6, Tues 16 & Sat 20 Feb Tues 1 & Sat 5 March Denmark Farm Conservation Centre is looking for trustees to join our charity ‘Shared Earth Trust’. We are seeking individuals with diverse experiences and skillsets. If you would like to be considered for this rewarding and varied voluntary role, send your CV to: trustees@denmarkfarm.org.uk For more information please visit our website www.denmarkfarm.org.uk or call us on 01570 493358 Cellan Village Improvement Society needs volunteers to help to run Cellan Millennium Hall and the fortnightly Film Nights. You don't need to be a 'committee person' (although we do need a Treasurer and Minutes Secretary if there’s anyone out there!) just bring energy, fresh ideas and a willingness to help take this successful community facility forward into 2016.

Phone Gary 01570 493 117 or Chris 01570 422066 for more info.

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: 22 Feb, 11.30-2pm TUESDAY Lampeter Home Ed. Grp: 12-5pm Qi Gong: 6-7pm Tai Chi: 7-8pm WEDNESDAY Sew, Knit & Natter: 1-4pm Yoga: 5.30-7pm THURSDAY Gentle Yoga: 6.30-7.30pm Starts 4 Feb All abilities welcome Karen, 07547 125937 Village Improvement Society Cttee AGM: All welcome - 4 Feb, 7.30pm WI: 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm FRIDAY Art Group: 10am–1pm Film Night: fortnightly 7.15pm (see page 28 for full details)

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We would absolutely love to live in Wales one day.

change over is happening you will still be able to

Thanks for any info you have.

Diolch, Sarah

access them on the website.

Thank you again for your kind words.

Darllen Hapus/Happy Reading. Eds.

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 Thai Massage … lose your aches and pains. Deep remedial massage to soothe aching joints and muscles, improve mobility, release trauma, stress, headaches, PMT, allowing state of deep relaxation and wellbeing. Contact: Iain 01570 493066, 07852 626001, cameronbodywork@gmail.com Joanne Camlin WSHom BSc. Homoeopathy is a safe and

effective system of medicine. With lots of experience of treating childrens’ ailments, Jo now works from Cellan / Victoria Hall. 01570 421480.

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.

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.

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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 Dylis Pugh: Art Therapy, a fantastic way to engage your creativity in your own healing / personal development - you don’t have to be ‘good at art’! Llanddewi Brefi.

Qualified 1997. www.dylispugh.co.uk; artandtherapywithdylis@macmate.me

01974 299017 / 07963866516 Bones for Life: practices to stimulate bone strength, protect vulnerable joints, improve posture and increase vitality. Contact: Marye Wyvill, 01570 421027, maryewyvill@hotmail.com Reflexology. Annie Zakiewicz MAR is a fully-insured member of the Association of Reflexologists and practises from Cellan. Contact: 01570 493295, 07790 107521, www.reflexologywithannie.co.uk

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group - Ceredigion ‘health, wealth & happiness’ “Gross National Happiness is more

The Backroom Band A Night Out! Twmpath! Ceilidh! And More! Get ready for a great night of music and dancing at Victoria Hall, Lampeter - Friday 11 March 2016!

On this night, The Backroom Band, a sensational twmpath/ceilidh band from West Wales will perform rousing traditional folk music. We guarantee you won’t be able to resist dancing to their unique fusion of Welsh, Irish, English and Scottish folk music.

The Lampeter-Saint Germain Sur Moine Twinning Committee is delighted to host this fun-filled event for all ages with the support of the

Arts Council of Wales Night-Out Scheme. The admission charge to the event is £5 adult and £2 child.

Tickets can be bought before the event or paid for on the night but we would recommend buying your tickets early!

There will be a licensed bar on the night as well as food and a raffle.

Please support this community event as the proceeds from this Night Out will go towards hosting our French friends from Saint Germain Sur Moine as they will be visiting us in April this year. The twinning link was established in 2001 and since then there have been regular visits between the towns.

Look out for more information on our Facebook Page, Posters, and in the next edition of the Lampeter Grapevine! http://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/ community/towntwinning http://www.backroomband.co.uk sarahjanetravel@outlook.com

Sarah Pold, Secretary, Lampeter-Saint Germain Sur Moine Twinning Committee

important than Gross National Product” H.M. Jigme Singye Wangchuk of Bhutan (1972) On Monday 7 January, our Support Group met in The Artisan cafe, Lampeter. We were unable to go to the Mustard Seed this month but will be back there again on Monday 1 February. I have booked this slot, 1.30-3.30 on the first Monday of the month, for the whole of 2016.

Thank you to the Artisan Cafe for welcoming us this time. In December the Branch met for a wonderful Christmas lunch at Ty Glyn. This is the third year we have been there and have now booked it again for December this year as the service, facilities and food are always really good.

Although we were few in numbers at the Support Group on Monday we managed to do a lot of talking.

We discussed the subjects of this issue of Grapevine, ‘health, wealth & happiness’.

HEALTH is obviously very important for those of us who have Multiple Sclerosis. With all the issues which challenge us it becomes important to realise the benefits of keeping as fit as possible. Two of us from the group are now attending exercise classes at Lampeter Leisure Centre.

For further details of this please contact your GP Surgery for a referral as I find I benefit so much from going. It is important with something like MS to remain positive and to be happy with how we are. Having, and valuing, a good Carer/ Partner/ family/ friend is beneficial, enabling all to cope.

“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” Eleanor Roosevelt There is such a connection between all three subjects ‘health, wealth, & happiness’.

All three may be measured best qualitatively rather than quantitatively.

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terms, is all very relative when you are suffering from an illness such as MS. One person with little money may see a huge value in something of little value to a rich person. As someone at our group on Monday said,

“SMILE – if you see someone without a smile, give them yours”.

Different social classes put different meanings to the word ‘wealth’.

When we are ill we have to alter our perceptions of what wealth really is.

Multiple Sclerosis can strike anyone at any age. The amount of riches you have is irrelevant...although... if I were rich I could buy myself the most amazing mobility scooter ever made...ah well...dream on!

HAPPINESS is so important. Although we may have to alter our perception of what happiness means to us when we have MS we can still be happy. Those of us with MS who may be neither rich nor healthy have to look at other ways to train ourselves to be happy in order to fit in with that perception. Somebody on Monday said do not discuss politics or religion at the dinner table or you’ll have no friends!

Importantly, try to think about the present rather than worrying about the future.

Finally, here is another quote which was apparently credited to Eleanor Roosevelt:

“Yesterday is history Tomorrow is a mystery Today is a gift Which is why they call it a present” Thanks to those who came on Monday. We shall meet again on Monday 1 February in The Mustard Seed.

Don’t forget the Support Group meetings being held now in Aberystwyth on the second Monday of the month at The Methodist Church between 11am and 1pm.

Judith McKay, Support Volunteer 01570 493509/ 07938 571164

Ysgol Henry Richards - News The end of last term was one of mixed emotions. We all looked forward to Christmas but also said farewell to our head teacher Mrs Jane Wyn. As we welcome and wish Mr Dorian Pugh well in his new post as acting headteacher, we wish Mrs Wyn well in her new post at Ysgol Bro Pedr.

Prize Giving The guest speaker at the Ysgol Henry Richard annual prize afternoon, John Meredith (centre), along with Councillor Catherine Hughes (vice- chairman of the governors), Elin Jones A.M., invited guests from the NFU and the Ysgol Uwchradd Tregaron Former Pupils Association, and present and past pupils who received awards

Public Speaking Success The Ysgol Henry Richard successful Welsh Public Speaking team who came second overall at National level in the Rotary International Schools Welsh Speaking Competition.

(Siencyn Jones, best proposer; Ffion Williams, chairperson and Wiliam Jenkins, best opposer). Elin Jones A.M. tweeted “Llongyfarchiade'

Raffdam Band There was a great deal of excitement at the Key Stage 3 Celebrating Success morning as the guests were members of the popular and successful Welsh band Raffdam, two of whom are former school pupils.

mawr i'r tîm. Gwych! Rhain yw gwleidyddion ac arweinwyr dyfodol yng Ngheredigion a Chymru.”

Christmas Celebrations

Heulwen and the staff of the school canteen prepared a delicious Christmas lunch for all the pupils.

Ysgol Henry Richard pupils (uwchradd campus) who took part in the Carol Service at Bwlchgwynt Chapel.

Pupils from the Llanddewi Brefi cynradd campus ready for the customers at the Christmas Fayre.

The Ysgol Henry Richard 2015–2016 School Council with representatives from all three campuses.

The Healthy Schools Council presented the assembly on National Healthy Eating Day. Did you know that eating a packet of crisps every day for a year is equivalent to drinking 5 litres of cooking oil?

We have just gained the Phase 1 ‘Healthy Schools Award’. Well done everyone!

Year 11 boys (Lewis, Llyr, Rhodri, Max and Glyn) dressed up for Children in Need Day, and seem to be enjoying the delicious cakes made and sold by year 11 and the School Council. Over £500 was raised by the pupils of the Uwchradd campus.

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Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed

It was with great sadness that members were told in the December meeting that Marian Roberts, a faithful member since the outset of Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed, and one of its executive committee, had passed away that morning following surgery. The Chairman expressed everyone’s sympathy towards her family.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 16 February, 7.30pm at the Old Hall, University of Wales TSD, when Harriet Earis will be giving a talk on the History of the Welsh Harp. Croeso cynnes i bawb, all welcomed. £2 for non-members.

Amgueddfa Llambed/ Lampeter Museum

Film Night Fri 19 Feb 2016 “45 Years” (15) Starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay

Fri 4 Mar 2016 “Spectre” (12A) Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz and Léa Seydoux

DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start Admission by Donation BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND

There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes despite the Museum being closed. The committee members are now working on ‘new’ collections to be put on display by the time the Museum re-opens towards the end of March. More information in the next issue of Grapevine.

A kindly reminder - if anyone is having a clearout etc, and comes across any interesting old bits and pieces pertaining to Lampeter and the surrounding areas, please contact the Museum before throwing things away.

Yvonne Davies

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Ysgol Bro Pedr - PSE Day

Personal and social education (PSE) is an important part of the school curriculum. PSE prepares learners to be personally and socially effective by providing them with learning experiences in which they can develop and apply skills, explore personal attitudes and values, and acquire appropriate knowledge and understanding.

PSE enables children and young people to develop a sense of self-worth and interact effectively with others.

Learners are equipped to be more informed, confident and skilled in order to take an active and responsible part in society and enhance learning, motivation and achievement.

At Ysgol Bro Pedr we deliver 3 Personal and Social full educational days and our aims are to: • develop learners’ self-esteem and a sense of personal responsibility • promote self-respect, respect for others and celebrate diversity • equip learners to live safe, healthy lives • prepare learners for the choices and opportunities of lifelong learning • empower learners to participate in their schools and communities as active responsible citizens locally, nationally and globally • foster positive attitudes and behaviour towards the principles of sustainable development & global citizenship • prepare learners for the challenges, choices and responsibilities of work and adult life.

Yn Ysgol Bro Pedr yr ydym yn cyflawni 3 diwrnod addysgol llawn ar gyfer gwersi Addysg Bersonol a Chymdeithasol, ac ein nod yw i: • datblygu hunan-dyb y dysgwyr a’u hymdeimlad o gyfrifoldeb personol • hybu hunan-barch, parch at eraill a dathlu amrywiaeth • galluogi dysgwyr i fyw bywydau diogel ac iach • paratoi’r dysgwyr ar gyfer y dewisiadau a’r cyfleoedd sy’n gysylltiedig â dysgu gydol oes • galluogi’r dysgwyr i gyfranogi yn eu hysgolion a’u cymunedau fel dinasyddion gweithgar a chyfrifol yn lleol, yn genedlaethol ac yn fyd-eang • meithrin agweddau ac ymddygiad cadarnhaol tuag at egwyddorion datblygu cynaliadwy a dinasyddiaeth fyd-eang • paratoi’r dysgwyr ar gyfer y sialensiau, y dewisiadau a’r cyfrifoldebau sy’n gysylltiedig â gwaith a bywyd oedolyn.

Mae addysg bersonol a chymdeithasol (ABCh) yn rhan bwysig o’r cwricwlwm ar gyfer pob disgybl. Mae ABCh yn paratoi’r dysgwyr i fod yn effeithiol yn bersonol ac yn gymdeithasol drwy ddarparu profiadau dysgu lle gallant ddatblygu a defnyddio sgiliau, archwilio agweddau a gwerthoedd personol, a chaffael gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth briodol.

Mae ABCh yn galluogi plant a phobl ifanc i ddatblygu ymdeimlad o hunanwerth a rhyngweithio’n effeithiol ag eraill. Caiff dysgwyr eu paratoi i fod yn fwy gwybodus, hyderus a medrus er mwyn chwarae rhan weithgar a chyfrifol yn y gymdeithas a gwella dysgu, lefelau cymhelliant a chyflawniad.

Nerys Douch, PSE Coordinator Ysgol Bro Pedr 29

Heini Thomas

Seven Tips for Happiness

Celtic Christianity: Part XIX

1. Be yourself - only you know what is

Saint Cenydd/Kenneth Ascetic.

Born c AD 525.

Reposed 1st August, late 6th century.

Remembered July 5.

right for you. Don't let anyone tell you any different. Happiness doesn't happen when you try to be who you are not! To your own self be true.

2.

Do what you were born to do.

St Cenydd had a hermitage off the Gower; probably on the island of Burry Holms where a 6th Century chapel has been excavated.

He also had a church and holy well at Llangennith on the Gower; a recently found 9th Century stone could be his grave slab. He later went to Brittany to Languidic. He is not the same as the Scots/Irish St Kenneth/Cainnech.

Born with one lower leg permanently bent up the back of the top part, his distinctive image is seen on various engravings, including one covered in Celtic patterns now on show in St Mungo's Church, Dearham, near Keswick in Cumbria. In 545 AD, summoning the country’s abbots and bishops to the Council of Llanddewi Brefi, Saints Dewi (David), Padarn (Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth) and Teilo (Llandeilo) stopped at St Cennydd’s cell and were hospitably received. St Dewi requested that he attend the synod. However, showing them his crippled leg, Cenydd explained that he could not possibly undertake such a journey. So St Dewi prayed for his relief and Cenydd's contracted leg was relaxed, so that he could walk as any other man. This did not please Cenydd, however, who wished to remain as he was (he said that his crippled leg reminded him of the better things of the next life). He therefore prayed for the restoration of his deformity and, at once, up went his limb as before and the calf again adhered to the thigh. Consequently, he did not attend the Synod, but he did expand his contact with the outside world by establishing a monastery around his hermitage.

Troparion Renouncing the world you sought out a desert on an island off the Gower where you could pray.

Deformed as a child you were reformed in the Spirit and the fame of your name went far and wide.

Holy Cenydd pray for us.

Harry Harrison

Everyone is unique and has something special

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fulfilling yourself and also making your contribution.

3. Make sure you laugh often; it doesn't matter at what. Laughter is good for the soul.

4.

Think positive thoughts. Everything

begins with a thought. Focus on the positive and you will create more of that for yourself and others.

5. Keep a sense of proportion: hold these two thoughts at the same time - an awareness of your own uniqueness and also the knowledge that you are a tiny speck on the surface of the universe.

6.

Co-operate. Co-operation is where it's

at and is what is going to save our planet. We're all in this together and we have more in common than we have differences.

7. Smile - a lot.

And the best bit - your happiness is up to You! Shân Rees Life Coach and Confidence-Building www.livingexcellently.co.uk

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Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service in Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.

This service is now established across Hywel Dda University Health Board and we invite you to get in touch if you feel we can be of help ...

We are here to support people who have or have had cancer, their Carers and families as well as health and social care professionals - in whatever way we can. We provide a wide range of national and local information and support in order to enable people to live more fully with a diagnosis of cancer.

We offer a listening ear and a chance to work through issues together to identify the most appropriate person/ organisation to talk to. We are not a medical service but work closely with medical teams. We don’t make home visits, but can see you in mutually convenient community or health locations, or at your clinic, ward or treatment venue... whatever suits you best.

services which offer emotional support or counselling support groups, and those which aim to enable patients to move forward post-cancer; social, educational and leisure opportunities ideas and resources to help in organising life with a cancer diagnosis hard copies of Macmillan resources as well as online video clips etc. financial / benefits advice; (there is a Macmillan Welfare Benefits Adviser in each county). We can also make Macmillan grant applications possible appropriate benevolent funders who may be able to offer financial help In Ceredigion, the Co-ordinators are: Gwynneth Shiers (Ceredigion; Mon to Wed), 07825754093 gwynneth.shiers@wales.nhs.uk and Ingrid Evans (Ceredigion; Thurs & Fri), 07866 750838 ingrid.evans2@wales.nhs.uk

Some examples we have signposted and referred people to: support for Carers – from local support groups and Carer Fieldworkers, to booklets and DVDs offering practical tips and ideas; Statutory and Third Sector organisations which support people in a variety of ways when they are undergoing treatment or going home from hospital; this could mean practical help, befriending or short respite breaks for the Carer travel insurance options when you have cancer; ideas for healthy eating and appropriate recipes etc.

We can put you in touch with Co-ordinators in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.

Please feel free to get in touch.

Gwynneth and Ingrid

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Mae un o brif brosiectau cymunedol Theatr Felinfach, y Pantomeim Cymraeg newydd ddod i ben ar ôl wythnos lwyddiannus dros ben. Cwmni Actorion Felinfach sy’n gyfrifol am y Panto Cymraeg yn flynyddol a’r teitl eleni oedd H20-o!

Mae’r holl broses yn cychwyn gyda chriw o wirfoddolwyr yn dod at ei gilydd, yn datblygu’r cynllun, stori a’r sgript dan arweiniad tîm creadigol y Theatr. Bu criw o 8 wrthi’n datblygu Panto eleni ers mis Mehefin, ac maent yn gymysgedd o oedran a gwaith; myfyrwyr, disgyblion ysgol a rhai wedi ymddeol.

Does dim un aelod yn serennu’n fwy na’r llall – mae PAWB yn sêr! Mae cast a chorws o tua 30 o bobl rhwng 14 a 60+ oed wedi bod yn dod at ei gilydd i ymarfer dros gyfnod o 6 wythnos.

Maent yn dilyn amserlen theatr broffesiynol ac yn creu sioe fawr mewn amser byr!

Mae Panto Theatr Felinfach wedi bod mewn bodolaeth ers dros 40 mlynedd, a chyn i’r theatr gael ei hadeiladu, bu un neu ddau bantomeim ar lwyfan yr hen goleg amaethyddol sydd ar y safle – ffermwyr yn troedio’r byrddau. Mae un aelod o’r cast, Jaci Evans, wedi bod mewn 40 o’r pantomeimiau hyd yma!

Mae croeso i unrhyw un sy’n dymuno cymryd rhan, gymryd rhan yn ein Panto - does dim ots os y’n nhw’n Gymry rhugl, Dysgwyr neu newydd symud i’r ardal - mae’n broses hwylus a hwyliog o drochi’n hunain mewn diwylliant ac iaith a sbri Cymraeg ei iaith. Mae’n hyfryd cael presenoldeb dosbarthiadau Cymraeg i Oedolion yn rhai o’r perfformiadau, ac ry’n ni’n paratoi synopsis i ddysgwyr gael cyd-destun y sioe a’r thema ymlaen llaw. Daeth nifer o Gymry di-gymraeg, dysgwyr a phobl sydd wedi symud i’r ardal i’r Panto eleni ac roeddent i gyd wedi mwynhau’r arlwy’n fawr iawn. Dywedodd mwy nag un wrthym y byddent wedi mwynhau dod eilwaith i weld y sioe.

Rhaid dweud bod gweld y sioe yn brofiad hollol ‘feel good’ a’ch bod chi’n chwerthin nes eich bod yn dost! ‘Does dim Panto tebyg yn unrhyw le arall! Bydd tocynnau Panto 2016 yn mynd ar werth yn yr Hydref. Mae archebu tocynnau yn syniad ardderchog am anrheg wahanol neu dewch fel grŵp a chael gwledd o hiwmor cefn gwlad!

The main community project of the year at Theatr Felinfach is the Annual Welsh language Pantomime. Cwmni Actorion Felinfach are responsible for this project.

The whole process begins every year with a crew of volunteers coming together to develop the idea, story and script under the guidance of the Creative Team at Theatr Felinfach. Last year’s crew were eight in number, but a complete mixed bag of age and work; students, school pupils and some retired individuals. There isn’t one star that shines brighter than others, EVERYONE is a star! There was a cast of around thirty people between the ages of 14 and 60+ and they all came together to rehearse over a six week period. The rehearsals follow a professional timetable where they create a big show in a short space of time!

The Welsh language Panto at Theatr Felinfach has existed for over 40 years, and before the theatre was built, one or two pantomimes were performed on the stage in the old agricultural college that’s part of the campus – farmers treading the boards. One cast member has performed in 40 pantomimes to date!

Anyone who wishes to take part in the Welsh language Panto is welcome to do so, it doesn’t matter if you’re fluent Welsh speakers, Welsh learners or have recently moved to the area – the door is open to all and it’s a great way to immerse yourselves in feel good culture, language and fun activities through the medium of Welsh. It’s also great to have the presence of Welsh for Adult classes in some of the performances. We prepare a synopsis for learners so that they’re able to understand the theme and context of the show beforehand. Many non-Welsh speakers, learners and people that had recently moved to the area came to the Welsh language Panto at the end of last year and they all thoroughly enjoyed the performances. Many said they would have come a second time to see the show.

It has to be said that watching the show is a complete ‘feel good’ experience and you laugh until it hurts! There is no other Panto like it anywhere else! Tickets for any show are an excellent gift idea or why not book an evening out for a group of friends and support your local theatre. Vouchers are available at the theatre.

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

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Little Mill Players

Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates

05/02/16

Cwmni Garnfach & Theatr Gydweithredol Troedyrhiw

Y Ffarmwr Bach a’r Celwydd Mawr

Welsh Language panto

1519/02/16

CffI Ceredigion YFC

Gwŷl Ddrama y Sir

YFC Drama Festival

22/02/16

CffI Ceredigion YFC

26/02/16

Urdd Gobaith Cymru

Gŵyl Offerynnol Ceredigion

Instrumental Festival

29/02/16

Llanddewi Brefi YFC

Gŵyl Offerynnol Ceredigion

An Evening of Entertainment

Performance

Cyngerdd Goreuon Gwŷl Ddrama y Sir a Best of YFC Drama Festival & results of Senior chanlyniad Aelod Hŷn ac Iau y Sir & Young Member of the Year

Contact: Rhian Dafydd, Business and Marketing Manager, 01545 572369, Rhian.Dafydd@ceredigion.gov.uk Box Office: 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com, Facebook /TheatrFelinfach, Twitter @TheatrFelinfach 32

Karen’s Creative Compendium 011 Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Delighted to kick off KCC 2016 with an interesting mix of new and traditional forms of poetry providing evocative glimpses of the past, the present and the mysterious. A picture postcard from just a few days ago, Maj’s Heartfelt might still be dripping brine on the page. At Brenda’s Fireside past tales flicker picture (and sound) memories in current flames, while her Changing Role will be recognised by many. Elaine funks the ancient form of Haiku to present day uptown LA and Karen’s Shakespearean sonnet ticks the puzzle box - can you work out who ‘he’ is? New year, new writers wanted, email your fiction, poems and scripts to: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com clearly marked KCC. Pob hwyl, Karen

Heartfelt

Changing Roles

by Brenda Old

When she first held her new-borns, checking that they were perfect, she knew it was up to her to nurture, protect them and as they grew, teach them right from wrong.

Correct their mistakes and advise without seeming to criticise.

Never stop loving them.

It has just come to her, she doesn’t realise when the hand over began.

That they are now protective of her, giving advice, forgiving mistakes and assuring her by deed and word, they will always love her.

by Majikle

Two Haiku

by Elaine Graham following a recent visit to California

Silver Screen California dreams float like flotsam to far shores glittering in mud

The Entitled LA babes lope by water bottles at their lips proud palms brown in drought

Swimming at Christmas Other people cry With leaves torn from trees And ice chunks floating by?

But the splat patter Of my over exposed feet Willingly toe the frigid shallows Before I plunge legs, liver and face Below pale jade waves Now that I have absolutely nothing left But the only gift worth having Beating gloriously in my chest.

Fireside Picnics

by Brenda Old

Bamboozled

In the mantle-lit room we’d feast on cubes of bread, toasted on a long fork in front of the fire, then dipped into melted cheese.

Butter the soft flesh inside crisp skinned potatoes, before spooning it into our mouths.

by Karen Gemma Brewer Why do people say bamboo shoots?

When it stabs!

Spring Break

by Karen Gemma Brewer He leans in breathless silence on the wall

Crunch into split chestnuts, roasted on a spade, followed by tiny pancakes cooked on a griddle, drizzled with lemon juice and sugar.

Lastly, we’d draw warm cocoa from between islands of white and pink marshmallows through our tubed tongues.

and hides his face behind thin, guilty hands that gripped the neck of spring's anthemic call to choke the notes in lodgers birdsong glands.

Is he an accessory to murder?

He slammed the door to dull her plaintive cry.

As smiles lay claim all remains in order do wringing hands parentheses this lie?

Full up, we’d huddle near the fire as Bernard sang Molly Malone, I’ll Take you Home Again Kathleen.

Galway Bay, Danny Boy. While he sang Tura Lura Lura we’d change into pyjamas slip into brick-warmed beds.

All the blame may not be on his shoulders, he still tells truths, if only twice a day but how he cries now summers follow winters that he conspired to have spring shut away.

His soul is lost until sweet nature's key is found and wound to set framed cuckoo free.

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10am-1pm Victoria Hall

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Every 2nd & 4th Saturday

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Woodland Classroom: Play, Explore, Discover

he liked the country undecorated, hard, and stripped of its finery. He had got down to the bare bones of it, and they were fine and strong and simple.” The Wind in the

Why We Need To Get Outdoors – even though it’s wet & cold.

Winter is a time of year when many people hide away indoors, mirroring the hibernation of some animals and with all this wind and rain we’ve had for what feels like forever, who can blame them?

Many of us feel like cwtching up on the sofa and watching a film when it’s cold, wet and going dark so early. When we do have to go out to work or get the kids to school, we dive out of the car and straight indoors, then it’s back out into the car, dive in and out of shops and back home, back to the world of central heating and electric lighting.

Although this might make us feel more comfortable, it’s no compensation for the benefits of fresh air and sunlight. Without direct sunlight our bodies cannot produce vitamin D, which is important for maintaining normal blood levels of phosphorus and calcium, and helps keep our bones healthy and strong.

The amount of daylight we get each day has a dramatic effect on our mood too. Without this daylight our body produces substances that make us feel lethargic and lacking in energy. Idun Haugan of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology says that when sunlight hits our retinas at the back of our eyes, light sensitive nerve cells are activated which stimulates the production of serotonin and cortisol;

Willows So in order to inspire you to make your outdoor experience one that the kids will love too we have devised a Winter Scavenger Hunt that stimulates all the senses. We hope it will make going outside in winter a more memorable and exciting experience for the whole family.

Forest Kindergarten & After-School Clubs Return!

On Tuesday 23 Feb and Thursday 25 Feb our regular outdoor kids clubs return to Denmark Farm Conservation Centre. We’re looking forward to welcoming back children after the winter break to our forest school camp and woodland roundhouse. Little Rangers is our weekly Forest Kindergarten for parents & toddlers, whilst Young Rangers is our after-school club for kids aged 6-11 years.

There’s plenty of free exploring and games in the woods as well as guided activities in woodcraft, nature awareness and camp cooking. If you’d like to know more, see the events listings elsewhere in this issue. We also plan to host some kids outdoor activity days throughout the February half term week. You can find out about these on our website Lea Wakeman

“These substances are important in determining our physical and mental health. Insufficient levels of serotonin can result in depression, lack of energy, sleep problems, mood swings and poor impulse control.”

It is not always easy to get motivated to go outside in the middle of winter but remember this lack of motivation is caused by our lack of sunlight and the over production of melatonin (our body’s sleep hormone). So in the winter months with so little daylight available it’s even more important to get outside and feel the sun on your face, in fact, I guarantee you will feel more energised and invigorated for making the effort. The author Kenneth Grahame painted an evocative picture of the countryside in winter, which hints at the secrets that are waiting to be discovered;

“The country lay bare and entirely leafless around him, and he thought that he had never seen so far and xcv X~intimately into the insides of things as on that winter day when Nature was deep in her annual slumber and seemed to have kicked the clothes off… He was glad that www.facebook.com/woodlandclassroom

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This twentieth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Crossword is sponsored by The Black Lion.

The manager has kindly offered the winner a voucher to PRIZE: Voucher spend in the public house. The Black Lion was built in the 1700's as an important coaching inn for Lampeter. In the 19th Century it was used as the courthouse for the Cardiganshire assizes. It has retained its olde world charm in its decoration which is well balanced with a wide range of more modern cuisine, offering good home cooked food served with a variety of country style Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 20 (Jeep) dishes. A range of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 beers and high 10 quality wines are available.

11 12 13 As a hotel it provides seventeen on-suite guestrooms.

As well as hosting different evening entertainments and 14 15 16 different speciality eating nights, The Black Lion is where the Welsh Speaking Group, CYD Llambed, have chosen to hold 17 18 19 their lunchtime meetings, because of the very friendly 20 21 reception.

22 23 24 25 Opening times: Mon to Sat - 11am to 11pm Wed - 9.30am to 2pm & Sun - 12midday to 10.30pm.

For further information of menu’s and other details check 26 27 28 29 30 the website: http://www.sabrain.com/blacklionlampeter 31 32 competition

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Across 1. The main medical practice in Lampeter (8,7) 10. Employ buses open at each end (3) 11. Contend for superiority when left out of evil mix-up (3) 12. Bar republic that has no historical object (3) 13. Start tallying your match results up for Wales? (5) 14. Be ill? Sounds like the drink! (3) 15. Inflamed scalp caused by crashing placed car (6,3) 17. Plants that lower blood pressure but sound like escaping liquid (5) 19 & 37. Epidemic that swept Ceredigion in 526 & 537 AD (3,6,6) 20. View old pounds as something from which new shoots will grow (5) 22. Lies when FBI realigns with the South (4) 23. Iron axe, a smash leads to severe loss of appetite (8) 26. Sounds like ability to cure footwear problems (7,8) 31. Saint-less man found in time before night (3) 32. One is upset for an indefinitely long period (3) 33. Trinity Saint David offers its facilities as a venue for these celebrations (8) 36. Gap? Not a common designation for a doctor (2) 37. See 19 across.

38. Bad prefix I attach to a republic of West Africa (4) 39. Venetian magistrates do gesticulate endlessly (5) 40. Arouse the treble that is a 7th century king (9)

Spare (rough working) grid on page 34 Down 1. Nature’s summons as loch leaf whittled anew (3,4,2,3,4) 2. Tassel flower might see evil goblin led astray (4,4,8) 3. Could this be a tax the queen goes in for as a way of staying healthy? (8) 4. Replacement teeth offered by Pont Steffan Dental Practice (8) 5. Vessel, adjust north and achieve rank below captain (9) 6. We are initially set for North America (2) 7. How you usefully convert waste at the site off Tregaron Road (7) 8. Tree Selma pruned on both sides (3) 9. Dieting programme that warned gluttons of the consequences (3,3,4,3,3) 16. Measurement of acidity left bull with this flowering perennial (5) 18. A bird of prey starts the 1969 film (3) 21. Role as Assistant, for Faculty of Humanities, could be a West England forest (4) 23. As per queen-less choice used to kill Cleopatra (3) 24. Jane Jarvie and Efa Gregory have played this instrument for Lampeter Chamber Orchestra (4) 25. Level seven is without support from the south! (4) 27. The first women who made Everest without a pause (3) 28. New midi! So distinct styles of music or art (6) 29. Laugh at music event with gel around (6) 30. Pub game best played in water? (4) 34. Starting price, it, would show distain of new tips (4) 35. A glue left out that resulted in a fever (4) 37. Diagram that’s good enough to eat (3)

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Closing Date for Entries: Fri 12 February 2016, 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. 20, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.

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How to Stick Successfully to a Fitness or Training Programme Do you start a new fitness or training programme with enthusiasm and determination only to get thwarted by the first hurdle? Leaving you no fitter, but also with the feeling that you have let yourself down?

You are not alone! What you might not know is that there are three fundamental elements to a successful programme: 1)

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- Clean nutritious eating plan.

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To support yourself, choose a local resource eg:

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Sarn Helen Running Club; Walk-out-Workouts with Rachel Schroeder (Thurs 6.30pm from Lampeter Leisure Centre); Backcare or structured walking / running programmes (including video gait analysis) with Master Running School Coach, John Mills for all levels of fitness from newbie to advanced. (www.jmcompletefitness.co.uk).

To inspire yourself, consider enrolling in a major event such as the Cardiff Half Marathon (26 March) or closer to home, the Carmarthen Sprint Triathlon (03 April). There is nothing like a deadline to help you focus!

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Congratulations to our Crossword Winners

Lampeter Loyalty Card

Michael & Hilary Davies

Winners of £30 Loyalty Card Vouchers December: Rull Kisbee January: Dini Hardy Good Luck to everyone for February Draw.

Reminder: Themes, Copy Deadlines

& Publication Dates Issue

Theme

Publication Copy (by Peoples Deadline Market)

Mar

Journey

Fri 12 Feb

Sat 28 Feb

Apr

Trends

Fri 11 Mar

26 Mar

May

Ramblings

Fri 8 Apr

Sat 26 Apr

June

Bite Size

Fri 13 May

Sat 28 May

Please Send the following to: letters & articles lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

Hilary and Michael receiving their voucher from Avril Evans

Congratulations to the following puzzlers who also entered: Deanne Cook, Doris Critchley, Alun Davies, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies, David Denney, Carol Evans, J. Ganley, Llinos Griffiths, Trevor Harris, Stuart Hartley, Jane Holmes, David Hyde, J. Jones, Alasdair Kenwright, George Kinchington, Mr Moo, Bethan Payne, A. Pugh, Julia Raiswell, Angela Roberts, Sarah Roberts, A & J Ryan, Carolyn Swain, Bridget Thomas and Marye Wyvill.

Check out your answers below. See page 37 for more details about the prize from our sponsor for issue 37, The Black Lion.

Ps. Thank you Doris, for your comments about the practice grid. There was one in the last issue but hidden away. So this time please find it on page 34.

Please note: Competition entries boxes will be in the Library and Mark Lane Bakery or you can post your entries through the letter box at Victoria Hall. Happy Puzzling.

Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 19 by “Jeep”

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next issue… march- issue 37 copy deadline: friday 12 february theme: ‘journey’ do we need to travel to go on a journey? life is a journey … how can we best prepare? tell us about a journey important to you. what makes a successful jpurney? what are your favourite destinations? contact us: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

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