Lampeter Grapevine Issue 41 July Aug 2016

contents

corrections & clarifications

in this issue…

Apologies are expressed for errors in last month’s issue relating to the Long Wood page. A line was inadvertently omitted from Bert Lewis’s poem and the credit to John Malloy for the original artwork was also absent. We apologise to Bert and to John for this misrepresentation and any upset it may have caused.

The Grapevine newsletter team

reviews & letters ads & classifieds what’s going on secret travels of the grapevine voice of the town council cor meibion cwmann a’r cylch the thing about singing celtic christianity should we have votes at 16? voice for local artists ysgol y dderi yr efail voices cothi gardeners bbc school report a new story jottings clonc 360 cymdeithas hanes llambed lampeter museum new quay honey farm uwtsd LYTss merry makers long wood open studios baking dow nuts permaculture group my dance voice ms support group ty glyn davies trust ysgol henry richard rent smart wales ysgol bro pedr once bitten gŵyl tosta festival kcc crossword competition

From ‘Under Longwood’

By Bert Lewis Early morning Longwood Still and silent Purple needles carpet the forest floor Deadening the sound of footsteps In the forest school shavings flow and fall A woodchip river streams from the open door At the fire circle, a crackle of flames from the brew up fire As smoke curls and rolls up through the treetops A murmur of voices a slurping of tea and A crunching of biscuits, As Ken relates one of his many tales.

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‘Long Wood tree’

By John Malloy

GRAPEVINE no. 41, July / August 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 Printing costs sponsored by:

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

Having

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extraordinary performance of the Welsh football team making history in Euro 2016; I can honestly say that hearing thousands of Welsh fans, in fine voice, belting out the National anthem

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experience, and this comes from someone who rarely watches football. It got me thinking though of the theme for this bumper fourth birthday issue, ‘Your Voice’, and how even as individuals we can have a huge impact on proceedings. This is true in many different situations … Many of us will have used our voice to cast a vote in the EU Referendum (which by the time this is published will already have resulted in a mass decision, which will affect our day-to-day lives). Not all our contributions have such a profound effect, but it is true that in this age of social media there are so many different ways to be heard, through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and

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instantly on everything they encounter. Campaigns can be can share thoughts, and express feelings, as happened with the recent outpouring of emotion at the death of Jo Cox, MP. A sign perhaps that we do really like to be heard and can use our voices for the greater good when we choose to. Grapevine has had a huge number of contributions this month too, all taking the opportunity to use their voice to share information with you, the readers. So, why don’t you use yours to let us know what you think. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Darllenwch yn hapus / Happy reading Angie Martin, Editor

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Llais y Cyngor Tref

The voice of the Town Council

Gallaf ddweud mai braint yw bod yn aelod o Gyngor Tref Llanbedr Pont Steffan a chael gwasanaethu’r gymuned ers sawl blwyddyn bellach. O’m rhan i rwyf ar is-bwyllgor yr Iaith Gymraeg a rydym yn cefnogi a hybu gweithgareddau Cymraeg o bob math. Rhoddwn grantiau i ddigwyddiadau yn y dref fel Eisteddfod Rhys Thomas Pantyfedwen, cefnogi aelodau o’r Ysgol leol wrth iddynt fynd I Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd a llongyfarchiadu iddynt ar eu llwyddiant eleni yn y Fflint, Siop Siarad y dysgwyr, Ras yr Iaith, Yr Ŵyl fwyd a’r sioe Amaethyddol ac wrth gwrs rydym wedi gwahodd yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol i Lambed yn 2020.

Mae Cyngor y dref yn ceisio edrych ar ôl buddiannau’r gymuned a chan fod yr holl doriadau wedi gorfod digwydd o fewn y Cyngor Sir, bydd llawer o’r costau yn dod i’n rhan ni. Fel enghraifft o hyn byddwn yn darparu blodau a phlanhigion ar gyfer y dref cyn bo hir. Mae’n siwr y byddech yn cytuno fod blodau Llambed yn edrych yn wych bob blwyddyn! Rydym yn barod yn talu am ddyfrhau’r blodau yn yr haf. Mae gennym bwerau amrywiol megis darparu cyfleusterau a chanolfannau ac edrych ar ôl llwybrau cyhoeddus, parciau a henebion. Trafodir cynllunio o fewn yr ardal a rhoddwn farn ar hyn. Rhoddir llawer yn flynyddol at elusennau lleol ac yn wir gellir rhestru llawer mwy.

Mae rhai yn cwyno nad ydynt yn gwybod beth sy’n digwydd o fewn y Cyngor ond cofiwch mae cyfarfod y Cyngor ar Nos Iau olaf y mis yn Neuadd Eglwys Sant Pedr yn agored i’r cyhoedd ddod i wrando. Mae gennym safle we arbennig o dda a gellwch ddilyn a chanfod pob math o wybodaeth ohono yn ddwyieithog. Cewch restr llawn o’r cynghorwyr arno ac mae croeso i chi gysylltu â ni ynglŷn ag unrhyw bryderon sy gennych.

E-bost y clerc yw clerc@lampeter-tc.gov.uk Ann Bowen Morgan (cynghorydd)

It is an honour to be a member of the Town Council of Lampeter and to serve the community in recent years. I am a member of the Welsh language sub-committee and support all Council events. We support and promote all types of Welsh Language activities and opportunities. We have given grants to events in the town such as Eisteddfod Rhys Thomas Pantyfedwen, we support Bro Pedr School pupils in travelling to the Urdd National Eisteddfod and congratulate them on bringing acclaim to Lampeter as in the recent Fflint Eisteddfod. Other events are Siop Siarad for Welsh learners, Ras yr Iaith, The Food Festival and the Agricultural Show to name but a few. Of course we have invited the National Eisteddfod to Lampeter in 2020. We await the result of our invitation.

The Town Council tries to look after the community’s needs and because of the necessary cuts made by the County Council many costs will be covered by us.

For example we will be providing the flowers and plants for the town before long. I’m sure you would agree the flower displays in Lampeter look beautiful every year. We have various powers as a council such as supporting and maintaining centres and conveniences, looking after paths, parks and monuments and much more. We discuss planning in our meetings and give our opinion in order to safeguard development within the town. Much is given annually to charities and an attempt is made to support locally.

Some complain that they don’t know what happens within the Town Council but remember a meeting is held on the last Thursday of each month in Saint Peter’s Church Hall and the public are invited to come to listen. We have an excellent website where you can discover information bilingually. All the councillors are listed on it and you are welcome to get in touch with us about any concerns you have.

The clerk’s e-mail is clerc@lampeter-tc.gov.uk Ann Bowen Morgan (councillor)

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Côr Meibion Cwmann a’r Cylch Sefydlwyd Côr Meibion Cwmann a’r Cylch yn nhymor y gaeaf 1964-65 i ganu mewn cyngerdd ym mhentref Cwmann. Hanner can mlynedd yn ddiweddarach y mae’r côr yn dal i ffynnu gyda bron i hanner cant o aelodau. Ardal Cwmann fu ‘cartref’ gwreiddiol y côr sef talgylch cartrefi’r aelodau a lleoliad yr ymarferion. Mae’r aelodau erbyn hyn yn hannu tros ardal eang yn cynnwys Aberaeron, Cei Newydd, Ffarmers a Llanllwnni. Cynhelir ein hymarferion ar nosweithiau Mercher yn Festri Capel Brondeifi, Llanbed am 8.00 o’r gloch. ‘Rydym yn hynod falch o’n harweinydd, Mrs. Elonwy Davies, a’n cyfeilyddes, Mrs. Elonwy Pugh Huysmans, ac yn diolch am eu gwasanaeth clodwiw a diflino tros y blynyddoedd. Bum yn ffodus yn ein harweinyddion a’n cyfeilyddion o’r cychwyn cyntaf a’u cyfraniad yn allweddol i ddatblygiad a llwyddiant y côr.

Y mae galw cyson am ein gwasanaeth. Bu 2014-2015 yn brysur iawn oherwydd ein bod yn dathlu’r hanner cant.

Cynhaliwyd sawl cyngerdd â chyhoeddwyd ein llyfr ‘Cofio’r Hanner Cant’ a’n CD ‘Dathlu Hanner Can Mlwyddiant’. Y mae copiau ohonynt ar werth gan y côr a chewch rhagor o wybodaeth ar wefan y côr www.corcwmann.btck.co.uk/ Y mae ein gweithgareddau eleni wedi rhoi’r cyfle i ni ganu yn Ffarmers, Llanwrtyd, Tregaron yn ogystal ag yn Llanbed. Cyfranwyd at ddathliadau 250 mlynedd geni Christmas Evans yn Tregroes a chawsom benwythnos o wyliau’n Llandudno. Cynhelir ein Cyngerdd Blynyddol nos Sadwrn 25 Mehefin yn Neuadd Sant Iago, Cwmann a byddwn yn dechrau ymarfer y caneuon i’w canu gyda chorau eraill yn Neuadd Albert, Llundain yn 2018. Y mae ein cyfraniad cymunedol ac elusennol yn bwysig i ni ac yn Rhagfyr byddwn yn diddannu yn nifer o gartrefi henoed yr ardal. Llynedd mewn cyngerdd llwyddiannus yn Aberaeron codwyd £1,830 tuag at Apêl Nepal Cymorth Cristnogol.

Os ydych yn mwynhau canu, cymdeithasu a chael hwyl mewn awyrgylch Cymraeg a Chymreig yna dewch yn aelod o Gôr Meibion Cwmann a’r Cylch!

Photo: Tim Jones

Côr Meibion Cwmann a’r Cylch is a popular local male voice choir established in Cwmann in winter 1964-65 and now based in Lampeter. We are now approaching fifty members from a wide area including Aberaeron, Ffarmers, Llanllwnni and New Quay who meet weekly on Wednesday nights for practices at Capel Brondeifi Vestry, Lampeter. We are indebted to our conductor, Mrs. Elonwy Davies, and our accompanist, Mrs. Elonwy Pugh Huysmans, for their unwavering dedication to the choir over many years. Our annual programme of concerts, community and charity work provides opportunities to perform locally and further afield. So far this year we’ve sung in Ffarmers, Llanwrtyd, Tregaron, Tregroes as well as Lampeter, and enjoyed a weekend in Llandudno. Our 50th Anniversary in 2014-2015 gave the choir the opportunity to celebrate in style and we published an illustrated bilingual book, ‘Cofio’r Hanner Cant’, and a CD ‘Dathlu Hanner Can Mlwyddiant’. Both are available from the choir and further details can be found on our website www.corcwmann.btck.co.uk/ Our Annual Concert will be held at St. James’s Hall, Cwmann on 25 June, and later this year we’ll begin practising the programme for our next Albert Hall concert with other choirs in 2018. Our community and charity work includes visiting local residential homes at Christmas and raising funds for local and national appeals. We took part last July in a concert in Aberaeron raising £1,830 towards the Christian Aid Nepal Appeal.

We’ve recently welcomed a number of new members and a warm Welsh welcome awaits any budding Tenor, Baritone or Bass who enjoy singing, socialising and having fun to join us!

Rhys Bebb Jones

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Adolygiad Blynyddol yr Iaith Gymraeg Yn ystod y flwyddyn, cyflwynwyd cyfieithu ar y pryd yn ystod cyfarfodydd misol arferol y Cyngor.

Penderfynwyd parhau â'r trefniant hwn.

Gellir lawrlwytho yr Adolygiad Blynyddol oddi ar safle ar y we’r Cyngor Tref.

Ras-yr-Iaith 2016 Ras llawn hwyl yw Ras-yr-Iaith, sydd heb fod yn gystadleuol ac yn dathlu’r iaith Gymraeg. Bydd y ras yn cychwyn ym Mangor ac yn gorffen yn Llandeilo i gynnwys ugain lleoliad dros ystod o 3 diwrnod. Bydd y Ras yn ymweld ag ardal Llambed ar y 7fed o Orffennaf.

Arolwg Blynyddol Ardal Chwarae Parc-yr-Orsedd a Chae Maesyderi- i’w gynnal yn ystod mis Mehefin gan y Darparwyr Arolwg Mannau Chwarae ROSPA. Cynwysyddion Planhigion newydd Lleolir pedwar cynhwysydd planhigion newydd o fewn y dref i gynnwys y dair fynedfa i’r dref (megis Castell Newydd Emlyn, Tregaron ac Aberaeron) ac ym Mharc-yr-Orsedd.

Gŵyl Fwyd 2016 Disgwylir presenoldeb y Cyngor Tref yn ystod yr Ŵyl Fwyd, unwaith eto, eleni.

Ysgol Bro Pedr Cynllun Llwybrau Diogel mewn Cymunedau 2016-17 Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cymeradwyo cais Cyngor Sir Ceredigion ar gyfer gwellianau yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan o dan y Cynllun Llwybrau Diogel mewn Cymunedau ym mlwyddyn ariannol 2016-17.

Darparwyd £8,000 o arian cyfatebol gan y Cyngor Tref ar gyfer y cynllun.

Adolygiad o’r Ddarpariaeth ôl 16 a Seddi Gwag, Cludiant o’r Cartref i’r Ysgol/Coleg Yn dilyn yr Ymgynghoriad diweddar y mae Cabinet y Cyngor Sir wedi penderfynu: 1. Gwrthod yr argymhelliad i gyflwyno tâl gyda chymhorthdal o £390 y flwyddyn i bob myfyriwr ôl 16 i bob sefydliad addysgol; & 2. Chymeradwyo'r argymhelliad i gyflwyno tâl o £390 y flwyddyn fesul disgybl sy’n elwa o’r ddarpariaeth seddi gwag o’r 1af o Fedi 2017.

Welsh Language Annual Review During the past year simultaneous translation has been introduced during regular monthly meetings. It was resolved to continue with this arrangement.

The Annual Review is available on the Town Council’s website.

Ras-yr-Iaith 2016 Ras-yr-Iaith is a fun, non-competitive race, which celebrates the Welsh Language. The race will start in Bangor and end in Llandeilo. Twenty locations are involved over three days’ duration. Ras-yr-Iaith is expected to visit the Lampeter area on the 7 July.

Annual Playground-Inspections: Parc-yr-Orsedd and Maesyderi Field The playground inspections will take place during the month of June, as provided by the ROSPA Play Area Inspection Providers.

New Planters Four new planters have been positioned within the town to include the three town entrances (Newcastle Emlyn, Tregaron and Aberaeron) and at Parc-yrOrsedd.

Food Festival 2016 The Town Council will have a presence at the Food Festival, once again, this year.

Ysgol Bro Pedr Safe Routes in Communities Scheme 2016-17 The Welsh Government has approved the Safe Routes in Communities’ bid for improvements in Lampeter, for the Financial Year 2016-17. The Town Council has provided £8,000 match-funding for this Scheme.

Post 16 and Spare Seat Provision Home to School/ College Transport Review Following the recent Consultation, the County Council’s Cabinet has decided: To Reject the proposal to introduce a subsidised charge of £390 per annum per pupil for all post 16 students to all educational establishments: & To approve the Proposal to introduce a charge of £390 per annum per pupil for all benefitting from spare seat provision as from 1 September 2017.

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LETTERS grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE

email: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

Plaid Cymru Llanbedr Pont Steffan Hoffai Cangen Plaid Cymru Llanbedr Pont Steffan ddiolch i bobl y fro am y croeso cynnes a gafwyd ar stepen drws yn ystod yr ymgyrch etholiadol ddiweddar, ac am ymddiried yn Elin Jones i gynrychioli Ceredigion am dymor arall yn y Cynulliad. Llawenhawn yn llwyddiant Elin sy’n parhau i weithio’n galed drosom, ac ar ei anrhydedd ar ddod yn Llywydd y Cynulliad.

Plaid Cymru’s Lampeter branch would like to thank the people of the area for the warm welcome received during the recent election campaign, and for entrusting Elin Jones to represent Ceredigion for another term in the National Assembly.

for you, get in touch anyway so I can keep you informed if I do something in your area - and you can search on the Natural Voice Practitioners website to see if there's something else accessible close to you - or a singing holiday that takes your fancy!

I’ve been working with community choirs as a member of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network for a number of years now and it’s been an absolute blast. I can tell you, there’s some cracking characters that find their way to singing groups! I’ve made lifelong friends, I’ve witnessed groups band together like a family to support members in challenging times and I’ve been moved to tears and laughter more times than I care to count by the antics, kindness, enthusiasm and transformation which has blossomed from the hearts of those who sing together.

In my groups, confident or non-confident, trained or terrified, all voices interweave with equal value.

Because everything is taught by ear, with no written music, participation is accessible to all. I bring simple exercises to relax us, and to support and connect our breath, body and voice. I find irresistible harmonies and rhythms from an array of genres and cultures and make it my business to share them with you in a way that they become your song, our song, as one united, multi-layered voice.

What more can I say? I’d love for you discover why I’m so enthusiastic about this! Singing changes lives. So don’t just sing in the bath or loudly in the car when you’re alone (but still do that too!) There’s some sounds to cook together – come and join the fun…

Clara Clay "The only thing better than singing is more singing" Ella Fitzgerald

The Thing about singing!

For a start, singing is inherent in our human nature.

Humans have been singing for thousands of years the world over; it’s found at the heart of any vibrant culture. It’s our birthright: whether you’ve been told you can or can’t, should or shouldn’t, there’s a voice that springs deep inside you that energises and harmonises your entire being.

When we sing, musical vibrations move through us, altering our physical and emotional landscape. In infancy, before learning of the judgements of others, a babe gurgles, exploring the delightful sounds created in the throat. The gurgling becomes babbling and, until we learn to be self-conscious, the child contentedly sings: Singing brings us the sense of wellbeing we find in sunshine, nature, dance, exercise, play and laughter.

Group singing is the most transformative of all. When we offer our own unique vibration (regardless if it’s hesitant, shaky or slightly out) into a montage of voices, it mingles, sprouts wings and soars back to the ears of our hearts in thrilling harmony - endorphins and oxytocins galore!

The health benefits - physical, mental and emotional – of singing have been a very popular focus of research over recent years and the results are impressive.

Considering the rising levels of stress induced health ailments and depression related diagnoses present in society today, it may be fair to say that group singing is cheaper than therapy, healthier than drinking and more fun than a treadmill! It’s one thing in life where feeling better is pretty much guaranteed.

If you don’t believe me, I invite you to challenge your resistance! A new community choir has just formed in Ammanford at the Apostolic Church, Iscennen Road (near the Council Offices) every Tuesday 7-9pm. And if you love the sound of this but Ammanford isn't practical

For more information contact: Clara, 07929 018928, loving2sing@hotmail.com

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Recent Reviews

Celtic Christianity: Part XXIV

Celf Lampeter Arts - Ska Night Saturday 27 May The Dapper Cadavers launched with a bang, the new live, monthly music event at Victoria Hall, where 150 people enjoyed a great evening of dancing and music. The audience was made up of young and not so young, from the whole of the Lampeter area. The common response from the audience was that it was a great idea to start something like this because it was much needed in the area.

We were really encouraged by the enthusiasm and support of those attending (we are working on improving the sound for the next gig!). This could be the start of something big! Look out for the six-month programme of events, and adverts in the Grapevine. Book the last Friday of the month in your diary for a good night out in Lampeter.

Celf Lampeter Arts

Bridport Prizewinning Poet in Lampeter The Founders’ Library of University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter was full on Friday 3 June, for the launch of Kathy Miles’ latest poetry collection Gardening with Deer, which is published by Cinnamon Press, and includes her poem Elegy For Lace, which won the 2015 Bridport Prize.

Kathy Miles is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing at the University and has published widely in magazines and anthologies. She was the winner of the Welsh Poetry Competition in 2014, and reads with the Lampeter-based Red Heron performance group.

The book is available from Cinnamon Press and Amazon, and also from local bookshops.

Mark commends local brain injury charity branch in Parliament Mark Williams, Member of Parliament for Ceredigion, has commended the work of the local branch of Headway, the brain injury charity, in Parliament.

Mark submitted a motion to raise the important issue of brain injury and the impact it can have on brain injury sufferers, their families and carers.

Mark said "The work that Headway do in Ceredigion for those with brain injury and their families is incredibly important. For too many sufferers, the changes that a brain injury can bring about can be difficult to manage and can be extremely stressful.

“With groups like the local Headway branch providing support for those affected by brain injury, this can make a hugely positive difference to people’s lives.”

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Saint Cadfan / Catamanus / Gideon.

Abbot.

Reposed 590.

Remembered 1 November A Breton nobleman, son of Eneas Ledewig (Aeneas of Brittany) and Gwen Teirbron (Gwen Three Breasts), daughter of Budic II of Brittany.

He journeyed to Britain accompanied by the children of Ithel Hael o Lydaw (of Brittany): Baglan, Flewyn, Gredifael, Tanwg, Twrog, Tegai, Trillo, Tecwyn and Llechid.

Other followers include Maël, Ilar and Kentinlau (Cynllo), who accompanied Cadfan to Ceredigion. They may have fled the Franks.

St Cadfan founded a clas (cloister or monastery) at Tywyn, modern Towyn in Gwynedd. It was the mother church of the cantref of Meirionnydd south of the River Dysynni.

At Llangadfan in northern Powys he founded a church wherein there is a stone dating from the eighth or ninth century inscribed with his name and indicating his grave.

There is also a holy well.

He later moved further up the coast to the Lleyn peninsula and to Bardsey Island, received from Saint Einion Frenin, king of Llŷn, around 516 and to have served as its abbot until 542. Bardsey, known as the "Island of 20,000 saints" is a popular place of pilgrimage.

Harry Harrison

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S h o u l d w e h a v e Vo t e s A t 1 6 ?

olds can work full-time, pay income tax or national insurance contributions, get married or enter a civil partnership, consent to medical treatment, join the armed forces and so should be entitled to this right, and join a trade union or Co-operative Society; therefore votes should be given to those at the age of 16 and 17. 16 year olds can be sent off to war without a voice, they didn't even have a chance to vote for the politician who ordered the war. 16 year olds can pay taxes and work full time, yet still have no representation. This brings memory of the famous words by an American revolutionary against the British in 1716, James Otis: “No taxation without representation.”

Those aged 16 are interested in politics, they deserve the right to participate in the democratic process, the same as any other citizen.

Further proof of this is that 85% of secondary schools have school councils. Also, about 20,000 young people are active in local youth councils. There are 600 elected Members of Youth Parliament in the UK, each serving for 12 months and voted in by their peers. The Youth Parliament was established in 2000 and has held debates in Parliament since 2008.

Also, voting instils a sense of civic duty and encourages participation in the community and on a national scale.

This is important to encourage early in life, especially when political apathy is sky–high.

Another point of view is having Universal Suffrage, where anyone can vote regardless of age, but only when one is able to independently sign a document saying that they wish to vote and understand its implications. This is an interesting idea, yet I don't believe that it could be passed by the House of Commons. This is why I propose lowering the voting age to 16, which could, with the support of the electorate, be a possible stepping stone to universal suffrage.

Voting is a right, a right that should be extended to all 16 and 17 year olds. The decision of the EU referendum, whether we vote Brexit or Bremain, will affect the young the most. It is them who shall face the consequences of not having the Erasmus+ scheme along with a common European goal on the Environment and Human Rights. It is the young who may not be able to study and work abroad.

This is why I strongly believe that the voice of 16 and 17 year olds shouldn't be muted. They should have a voice, they need the vote.

Give 16 and 17 year olds the vote, give them a voice.

Cyffin

With the current EU referendum, one voice is missing from the debate; the young.

Young people have no voice in this referendum as they have no vote. There is no suffrage for those at the age of 16 or 17 in this referendum.

Some say that those of the age of 16 are not mature enough to vote and don't have enough responsibility. Yet this is a weak argument. 16 year olds are allowed to work and pay taxes, while 17 year olds can pass their driving tests. Why shouldn't they be allowed to vote? Also, many 16 year olds are more mature, at least in the political spectrum, than many 27, 54 and 63 year olds.

Others say that the young wouldn't vote anyway; they say that under 16’s are disillusioned with politics. Yet, it is likely that this is because politicians don't direct their argument towards the young, as in their minds the younger generation doesn't matter; they are powerless, without a voice, without a vote.

This argument is also simply false, many young people are interested and active in politics. Just look at the debating societies all over the UK, in school and online. For example on the Web, there is a political simulation called the Model House of Commons, where people write legislation and debate over it. 60% of the members in MHoC are under the age of 17. This is proof that the younger generation is politically aware; and therefore need a voice, they need a vote.

This has already been done in Scotland. In the Scottish Independence Referendum, those of the age of 16 were allowed to vote, this was also repeated in the recent Scottish Assembly election. The turnout for the young was 75% in the independence referendum. The fact that those aged 16 and 17 were allowed vote made an entire generation of young Scots interested and enthused in politics. These votes lit up the political scene making the campaigns more positive and hopeful in order to aim at the more positive, younger generations. There has been a growing call for more positive campaigning, especially in the EU referendum campaign, votes at 16 could be the solution.

Participation in free elections is a fundamental human right, this is according to the Universal Declaration of For more information go to: www.VotesAt16.org For the curious: Human Rights and the UK’s Human Rights Act. 16 year

Model House of Commons: www.reddit.com/r/MHoC

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Exhibition gives voice to local artists Ceredigion Artists are fortunate in having a number of platforms available to them, including the annual Ceredigion Art Trail open studios, which runs through the summer months.

As a part of the Art Trail, Llanfair Clydogau will again host its hugely popular Art Exhibition, and this year ten artists will be taking part. A range of styles and media will be represented including pottery, collograph and lino printing, oils, textiles and handfelting.

The group of artists includes several well-established names, and all live in or close to the beautiful village of Llanfair Clydogau, renowned for its recently restored historic stone bridge and stunning setting. The area proves a rich source of inspiration for a growing hub of artists.

The exhibition, to be held in the village hall next to the church, has been extended this year and will run for four days, from Thursday 11 August to Sunday 14 August, 11am – 6pm daily.

Entry is free.

There will be plenty of opportunity, should you wish, to indulge in a slice of cake and a cup of tea or coffee whilst you browse.

More information about the artists taking part, can be found on facebook: Grwp Llanfair Clydogau Group.

Sue Powell

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Growing permanent crops for a living: help at hand!

A local group is starting up to take advantage of the Welsh Government's funding to encourage the development of cultivating permanent crops as a viable livelihood, as part of a programme to support agriculture and forestry through AgrisgĂ´p (just one of the networks within Farming Connect).

Permanent crops in this context are fruit and nut tress and similar "non-rotational crops other than permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or longer and yield repeated harvests, including nurseries and short-rotation coppice".

If you are growing permanent crops on half a hectare or more and are interested in joining the group or forming another, get in touch for details about the next local meet-up. Contact: Alice Lampard, 07970 872115 alice.lampard@agrisgop.cymru Further details on AgrisgĂ´p, past case studies, and how it might help you are available on businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/agrisg% C3%B4p

Daeth cwmni cyhoeddi Peniarth i’r dosbarth derbyn i lansio ap newydd sbon i blant y Cyfnod Sylfaen sef “Betsan a Roco yn y Pentre”.

Cawsom y fraint o gwrdd â Betsan a Roco, sef cymeriadau o’r Ap bu’n hyrwyddo adnodd arbennig yma sy’n gymorth i ddatblygu sgiliau llythrennedd a rhifedd plant 3 i 5 oed. Bu Betsan yn cael hwyl yn defnyddio’r ap gyda’r plant tra bod Roco yn gwneud gwaith plannu yn ein tŷ gwydr.

Dyna beth oedd achlysu’r arbennig iawn. Gweler tudalen drydar @CPeniarth #betsanaroco.

A new Welsh app for Foundation Phase children called “Betsan a Roco yn y Pentre” was launched at Ysgol y Dderi recently. We met the main characters from the app, Betsan and Roco, who showed the children how to use the app and led some fun activities. The app is designed to improve the children’s literacy and numeracy skills. For more information and photographs see the following Twitter page @CPeniarth #betsanaroco.

Pupils participated in a head teacher’s conference at Ceredigion’s County Offices, in the main chamber at Penmorfa. They gave a presentation on their enriching learning experiences at Ysgol y Dderi.

Mrs Heini was very proud of them all.

Bu disgyblion yr ysgol yn cymryd rhan mewn cynhadledd i benaethiaid Ceredigion yn ddiweddar yn y prif siambr ym Mhenmorfa, yn sôn am eu profiadau dysgu cyfoethog. Roedd pob un wedi gwneud eu gorau glas ac roedd Mrs Heini yn falch iawn ohonynt.

Llongyfarchiadau i blant hŷn yr ysgol am lwyddo i ennill y wobr gyntaf am greu gwefan, dros Gymru gyfan yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd eleni. Campus. Gweler y wefan buddugol http://prif82.wix.com/oriel-y-dderi.

Congratulations to our year 6 pupils for winning the Urdd’s national competition for creating a website, http://prif82.wix.com/oriel-y-dderi.

Llongyfarchiadau i Steffan Evans, Gruffydd Llwyd Dafydd, Hugo Waddington a Caleb Cutler am ddod i’r brig dros Gymru yng nghystadleuaeth animeiddio i flwyddyn 6 ac iau.

Well done also to Steffan Evans, Gruffydd Llwyd Dafydd, Hugo Waddington and Caleb Cutler for winning the first prize for the best animation at the Urdd Eisteddfod.

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i’r canlynol ar eu llwyddiant yn yr adran Celf a Chrefft yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Fflint: Riley Lovell, 1af Pyped unigol blwyddyn 3 a 4; Beca Ebenezer, 2il Serameg Blwyddyn 2 ac iau; Anna Gaiger, 2il Lluniadu 2D Blwyddyn 2 ac iau; Tomos James, 2il Pyped unigol blwyddyn 5 a 6; Andrew Davies, Bleddyn Holgate, Rhun Hicks a Dion Teilo, 3ydd Pypedau Blwyddyn 3 a 4 Gwaith Grŵp.

Congratulations to the following on their successes in the arts and crafts competitions at the National Urdd Eisteddfod: Riley Lovell, 1st Puppet Year 3 and 4; Beca Ebenezer, 2nd Ceramics Year 1 and 2; Anna Gaiger, 2nd 2D Drawing Year 1 and 2; Tomos James, 2nd Puppet year 5 and 6; Andrew Davies, Bleddyn Holgate, Rhun Hicks and Dion Teilo, 3rd Group Puppets Year 3 and 4.

Gyda balchder mawr gwelsom Betrys Llwyd Dafydd ar lwyfan yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yn cystadlu yn yr Unawd i flwyddyn 3 a 4. Llongyfarchiadau mawr am ddod yn drydydd dros Gymru gyfan.

It was with great pride that we watched Betrys Llwyd Dafydd on the National Eisteddfod’s stage in Flint, perform “Eliffant” live on television. She won third prize for her year 3 and 4 solo.

Bu Blwyddyn 3 a 4 ar draeth Llangrannog yn chwilota creaduriaid glan y môr fel rhan o’u thema “Y trochiad mawr” sy’n cymharu cynefinoedd creaduriaid dŵr croyw â chreaduriaid glan y môr. Casglom lygad Meheryn, anemoni glain, cranc coch, cregyn llong, lleden, siani a gobi! Dyna beth oedd diwrnod i’r brenin.

Year 3 and 4 went rock pooling at Llangrannog beach as part of their theme “The Big Dip”. The theme focused on comparing fresh water habitats with salt water habitats. They found anemones, limpets, periwinkles, gobies, plaice and red crabs! They had a brilliant educational day at the beach.

Aeth naw o ddisgyblion blwyddyn 6 i Ysgol Dalby yn Denmarc yn ddiweddar. Roedd rhai yn teithio mewn awyren am y tro cyntaf! Cawsom gyfle i wneud ffrindiau newydd ac uchafbwynt y daith oedd ymweld â chartref Lego, sef Legoland, Billund. Profiad bythgofiadwy a diolch i Miss Rhian a Mr Dylan am eu hamser a’u gofal.

Heini Thomas

Nine year 6 children travelled to Dalby School in Denmark. Some were travelling for the first time in an aeroplane! They made many new Danish friends and the highlight was visiting the home of Lego in Legoland, Billund. It was an unforgettable trip and a huge thank you to Miss Rhian and Mr Dylan for their time and care.

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been successful.

The fragrant spring aroma of lilac has been replaced by the heady scents of fresh strawberries in the poly tunnel and the first honeysuckle blooms, especially noticeable in the evening alongside nicotiana and pinks as they are visited by butterflies and then moths. The garden is filled with a cacophony of buzzing, humming and chortling with an occasional splash or plop as the bird bath is utilised.

The unmistakeable peep-peep of young great tits gives their presence away in a nesting box, four yellow-gaping, hungry mouths of baby swallows are being attended to in the log shed by attentive parents and quietly buzzing tree bumble bees have made a home in the camera nest box.

We have been feasting on melt-in-the-mouth baby new potatoes, broad beans, carrots, mixed salad leaves, beetroot, rhubarb and strawberries with the promise of baby peas being popped very soon.

Although I take delight in the knowledge that the people whizzing past on Sarn Helen are mostly unaware of our secret garden we do look forward to sharing our chunk of beautiful Welsh countryside with visitors especially on our NGS charity open weekend (16 & 17 July) from 11am to 5pm each day. As well as wandering around the gardens, polytunnels and woodland there will be croquet and other lawn games, local honey, turned wood and blacksmith treats and Ty Cwm Nursery plants for sale, a tombola stall and children’s treasure hunt. Do come to add your voice to our garden.

Shelagh Yeomans

Yr Efail Voices I am writing this having been woken by our own personal blackbird alarm, long before 5am, followed by next door’s cockerel announcing dawn, another amazing day awakes.

What a new world of sound I have discovered this year since bowing to ageing ears and wearing a hearing aid.

Apart from the clarity and volume of birdsong I have been amazed by the loud wing beating of broad-bodied chasers (dragonflies) as they cavorted above the pond and astounded by the echo of the females wing beats as she dipped her abdomen into the water to lay her eggs; such a privilege to witness whilst working at the pond edge.

In the paddock I’m attempting to create a border of chicken-proof flowering plants that will provide colour and interest as well as allowing our hens to forage and wallow contentedly, gurgling and squeaking with delight in assorted dust baths.

The hedges are alive with the whirring wings of small birds as they dart about feeding babies. A particularly vociferous sparrow vents her indignation at my presence near her babies in the nesting box above the garage door, disguising the fact that her partner and friends are busy enjoying the beetroot and carrots as they germinate – even under the netting. There is netting protecting the borlotti beans and sugarsnap peas as they come through too and a marathon effort went into constructing a micro-mesh tunnel over the 400 lovingly grown brassica plants, attempting to foil the silent attack of cabbage root fly – only time will tell if our efforts have

Cothi Gardeners’ Club We’re looking forward to our speaker on 20 July, Helen Warrington from Ty Cwm Nursery in Llanybydder.

The theme of Helen’s talk will be ‘The Origin of Plants’, and as Ty Cwm Nursery specialises in carnivorous plants, this is obviously a subject which Helen knows lots about. The very earliest plants were algae, thought to originate over 500 million years ago. These were followed by mosses and ferns.

After the talk there will be plants from the nursery for sale, probably rather more modern equivalents! But, if you’d like a carnivorous plant for your windowsill, Helen will be happy to advise.

At our August meeting we will be looking at our ‘One Pot Challenge’ in which club members can show off exactly what they’ve been nurturing over the last few months.

Join us on 20 July at 7.30pm Visitors and guests are welcome, £3, which includes refreshments. Annual membership of Cothi Gardeners £14.

We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at Coronation Hall, Pumsaint, SA19 8UW. For more information: cothigarderners.com, 01558 650829 or find us on Facebook Donna Worrall 12

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Have you ever had a dream but you didn’t have the courage to follow it?

In my opinion having a dream is your whole life in your head and you’re constantly thinking about it. Many people think that a dream is predicting the future. I think that you can dream at any age and predict what the future will bring.

When you haven’t got the courage to follow your dream you should think about what you want, not what others want for you. Most people haven’t got the courage as they feel like their friends and family would think that it’s a silly thought or idea that would never happen in the future.

Muhammad Ali was a boxer at the age of 12 years old. He was one of the greatest athletes in the world. Muhammad Ali battled with Parkinson’s disease, and that was when he found out that he had more courage than he ever had for boxing.

Have courage, follow your dream.

Shannon

Have you ever been bullied? I have and many others have too.

45% of people under the age of 18 have been bullied! But there are so many things you can do to help!

Everyone has courage and everyone can stop this stuff from happening.

Thankfully, most schools have mentors and other people you can talk to. If you know someone being bullied, make them aware of the people around them. Here is a quote from a person who got bullied.

“I go to school to seek an education but can’t get one because of the people who bully me.’’

Unfortunately, bullying can also stop other people from getting a proper education. My voice and many others need to be heard. There aren’t many people I know who are brave enough to stand up for what's right, and as the next generation it is our job to make sure that we do everything possible to stand up for those without a voice.

Wherever you go you’ll meet bullies, victims and the people who stand by and watch everything. Be different, be brave and be you! That is a piece of advice I would give anyone. If you are the bully, the victim, or just one more person who stands by, make your voice heard because this is a big World and not everyone gets noticed.

Llansawel Hall, built in 1957, is run as a charitable company and is privately trust managed by an elected committee on behalf of the parish. For funding they depend on fundraising and donations.

This single hall is home to a varying family of community groups that provide the You could be the one to make a parish with a number of services. Its grounds are supported in the same way and difference. You’ve just got to believe in are open for public use. Over the years, Llansawel Hall has been successful in yourself. Never change yourself to fit in. attracting people both from inside and outside the area. They provide a wide Stand out and stand up! selection of activities that appeal to both young and older generations. A youth Liberty club held between 6:30-7:45pm appeals to the 6-18 year olds. They often offer a coffee morning, ensuring that the elderly have somewhere nice to meet up, and a film club for both old and young residents that live around Llansawel. The hall can be hired for private functions such as licensed parties and has a well-equipped bar area included.

Inside there is a spacious main hall, large curtained stage with a changing room behind, a modern kitchen, and toilets. The hall has many amenities including a piano, ping pong tables, a pool table, a microphone and portable amp set up.

So if Llansawel hall offers so much – what’s the problem?

On 10 May, the annual meeting was held to discuss supporters’ opinions about the hall. Council representatives for the area were having trouble answering questions with the sheer volume being asked. Despite the favourable turnout, there were divisions within the crowd that overshadowed the original purpose of the meeting, with some claiming to contribute more than others, such as with the coffee mornings and youth club. Points raised included local concern about the hall being ignored with attention currently targeted on the new Meithrin School. The council do not seem to express concern about the future of the hall and there is a strong possibility that younger residents and future generations will lose out on a heritage symbol within the village.

In my opinion, it’s important to preserve symbols such as these as they are slowly disappearing with the advancement of the modern world. With so many small villages already being affected with resulting closures of older buildings that offered character and significant community spirit, we should make efforts to protect those remaining in our rural villages.

What are your views on the topic? Do think the hall should continue to be adored or do you think it should be ignored?

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The display of bluebells in our woodlands, inland and coastal slopes as has been really impressive this year and, at the time of writing, our uncut meadows are extremely colourful with buttercups and oxeye daises. On the west coast, where our climate is influenced by the Atlantic, we are fortunate in having another habitat that is home to some of the overlooked, less showy plants, and some interesting animals, too. In the wetter areas of these rush and purple moor-grass pastures grow meadowsweet (whose crushed leaves smell like Germolene); the delicate lesser butterfly orchid; the marsh cinqfoil (whose flowers look crafted by a Medieval jeweller) and ragged robin, which looks as if someone has taken a pair of scissors to its petals. These pastures are also home to the adder, our only poisonous snake. In early July you could be lucky enough to encounter the marsh fritillary butterfly even though that is right at the end of its flight period.

David Price

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Cofiwch fynd i’r wefan hyperlleol am newyddion Cymraeg ardal Llanbedr Pont Steffan. Dyma grynodeb o rai storïau diweddar.

Please go to the hyperlocal website for Lampeter area news in Welsh.

Here is a summary of some recent stories.

Carnifal Cwmann 2016

Cwmann Carnival 2016

Gan Sian Roberts-Jones 07/06/16 Adroddiad a lluniau o ddiwrnod llwyddiannus iawn ar gae pentref Cwmann.

By Sian Roberts-Jones 07/06/16 A report and photographs of the very successful day held in Cwmann village field.

Dau frawd yn beicio o Budapest i Berlin

Two brothers cycling from Budapest to Berlin

Gan Dylan Lewis 06/06/16 Mae Rhys a Rhodri Price o Lanbed yn codi arian tuag at elusennau drwy feicio dros 700 o filltiroedd.

By Dylan Lewis 06/06/16 Rhys and Rhodri Price from Lampeter are raising money towards charities by cycling over 700 miles.

Siopau newydd yn nhref Llanbed

New shops in Lampeter town

Gan Dylan Lewis 28/05/16 Mae adfywiad yn y dref gyda dwy siop newydd sef ‘Stiwdio Brint’ ger Sgwar Harford a ‘Salon Gem’ yn y Stryd Fawr.

By Dylan Lewis 28/05/16 Lampeter town has had a new lease of life with two new shops – ‘Stiwdio Brint’ on Harford Square and ‘Salon Gem’ on the High Street.

Ras Fynydd Sarn Helen 2016

Sarn Helen Hill Race 2016

Gan Siân Roberts-Jones 24/05/16 Adroddiad yn llawn canlyniadau ac amserau’r rhedwyr yn y ras flynyddol sy’n dechrau o Lanbed ac yn gorffen yno.

By Siân Roberts-Jones, 24/05/16 A report full of results and runners’ timings in this annual race that starts and finishes in Lampeter.

Gŵyl Haf Merched y Wawr ym Machynlleth

Merched y Wawr’s Summer Festival in Machynlleth

Gan Lena Daniel 23/05/16 Adroddiad manwl am dalentau perfformio aelodau Llanbed yn yr Ŵyl ac am eu llwyddiant yng nghystadleuaeth y sgets.

By Lena Daniel 23/05/16 A detailed report about the performing talents of the Lampeter members in the festival and about their success in the sketch competition.

Taith Tractorau Drefach, Llanybydder

Tractor Run in Drefach, Llanybydder

Gan Hazel Thomas 22/05/16 Roedd 78 o dractorau yn cymryd rhan yn y daith er mwyn codi arian tuag at Multiple Sclerosis a Chlwb Cledlyn.

By Hazel Thomas 22/05/16 78 tractors took part in the run to raise money towards Multiple Sclerosis and Clwb Cledlyn.

Pobl yr Ymylon yn Llanbed

Pobl yr Ymylon in Lampeter

Gan Delyth Phillips 22/05/16 Adolygiad o berfformiad Theatr Troedyrhiw yn Festri Shiloh o ddrama adnabyddus Idwal Jones y digrifwr o Lanbed.

By Delyth Phillips 22/05/16 A review of Theatr Troedyrhiw’s performance in Shiloh Vestry of Lampeter playwriter Idwal Jones’ well known drama.

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Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed The current season came to a close with a field trip to Strata Florida churchyard, led by Quentin Drew, and a visit to Llanelli House and Cydweli Castle during June.

The new season will re-start on Tuesday 20 September, when Dr Michael Freeman, former Curator of Amgueddfa Ceredigion will be giving a talk on Welsh costumes. The meeting will start at 7.30pm and will be held at the Old Hall of the University of Trinity Saint David.

Membership for the season is £10, or £2 at the door for those wishing to turn in occasionally.

Croeso cynnes i bawb, all welcomed.

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It’s been a strange few weeks for the weather in Ceredigion – sun, hail, wind, snow… But the colonies are increasing in size, and we can see lots of nectar and pollen collection occurring, especially on the sunny days.

Here at the Honey Farm, our best selling honey is our Wildflower Honey, which comes in both a runny and a set variety.

The hives for this honey are spread across Ceredigion allowing the honeybees to collect nectar from a range of lovely wildflowers we have here. A ‘wildflower’ is simply a flower that grows naturally, without cultivation by a human. This, of course, encompasses a huge range of flowers, and therefore nectar that is available to the honeybees. The Wildflower honey is a beautiful blend of all these nectars making it delicious, smooth and well-rounded honey. You can taste this, and all our other honeys in our shop at the Honey Farm.

Our hives behind glass in the exhibition enable you to see into the hives to understand what goes on inside the

colony. Through clear glass at the entrance, you can see the honeybees as they come back from their foraging trips.

A successful trip either means pollen pockets full of brightly coloured pollen, or sluggish, heavy bees full of nectar heading for an empty cell to deposit their gains.

All five colonies in the exhibition are doing well, despite a slow start for some. The newest colony, introduced to their hive this year, has dramatically increased in size.

They have built large wax structures to support their egg laying and rearing, pollen storage and honey production.

Four of the five colonies, including the newest one, are left to create their own structures to exemplify how a natural hive would look in the wild. Some are within large logs while others have been left with a simple empty box to fill. Our fifth hive is a traditional manmade hive, as is used by most beekeepers, using man made frames allows for easy access to the hive to check on the bees health and to collect stored honey.

Want to learn more? Our exhibition is packed with lots more information about the honeybee, their importance and what you can do to help them. You can see real live bee colonies behind glass and watch films about pollinators, honey extraction and the life of the honeybee. Are you part of a group?

We can arrange reduced entry and a guided tour of the exhibition for groups.

Polly Willis enquiries@thehoneyfarm.co.uk www.thehoneyfarm.co.uk/ 01545560822

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Y Fenter Cytgord Nicholas Campion Mae Llambed yn enwog am ei gweithgareddau Tref Trawsnewid, ac mae Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant yn awyddus i ddatblygu ei chefnogaeth o rwydweithiau cymunedol.

Hefyd, mae’n ymgorffori agenda cynaliadwyedd y CU i’w Bywyd dyddiol, ac rydym oll yn croesawu hyn. Un prosiect rydym yn edrych arno ar hyn o bryd sy'n gysylltiedig â goliau cymunedol a chynaliadwyedd yw’r Fenter Cytgord, a enwyd ar ôl yr egwyddor sy’n gyfarwydd i lawer o gymdeithasau cyn-fodern ac nad ydynt yn y gorllewin sef bod rhaid i ni fyw mewn cytgord â’r blaned: mae’n rhaid i ni ddeall ein bod ni’n rhan o natur, yn hytrach nag ymladd â hi. Cawn ein dylanwadu’n rhannol gan y llyfr gwych Harmony, a ysgrifennwyd gan Ian Skelly, Tony Juniper, a fu gynt yn gweithio i Gyfeillion y Ddaear ac sydd nawr gydag Uned Cynaliadwyedd Rhyngwladol Tywysog Cymru, a Thywysog Cymru ei hun, rydym yn hapus ei fod hefyd yn Noddwr y Brifysgol. Mae hyn yn rhoi dau reswm dros ddathlu cytgord fel egwyddor. Y ffaith syml yw bod egwyddorion cytgord yn gwneud synnwyr. Maent hyd yn oed yn gwneud synnwyr yng nghyd-destun gwyddor fodern: os daeth y bydysawd cyfan at ei gilydd yn y Glec Fawr o wrthrych a oedd, yn ôl rhai gwyddonwyr, yr un maint â grawnffrwyth, mae'n gwneud synnwyr rhesymegol ei fod i gyd yn dal i fod yn un cyfanwaith cydgysylltiedig, o’r galaethau mwyaf anghysbell yr holl ffordd i lawr atom ni, hyd yn oed os na allwn ni ei weld o hyd ar ein lefel fach bitw ni.

Yr hyn a wnaeth Harmony yn anarferol oedd ei gyfuniad o gyngor ymarferol ar bob math o bethau o drin eich gardd eich hun i reoli argyfwng dŵr y byd, gydag athrawiaethau esoterig, fel syniadau clasurol geometreg sanctaidd a chyfrannau perffaith. Hefyd, roedd ynddo safbwynt cosmig ar ffurf patrymau a wnaed gan gylchdroeon planedol, y bydd unrhyw un sydd erioed wedi ceisio plannu planhigion yn ôl cyfnodau’r Lleuad yn gyfarwydd ag ef. Wrth i egwyddorion cynaliadwyedd gael eu cyflwyno ar draws gweithgareddau’r Brifysgol, rydym yn chwilio am le i egwyddor cytgord yn y cwricwlwm. Yn rhan o’r symud i’r perwyl hwn, rydym yn cynnal cyfres o ddigwyddiadau gydag Athro Arfer newydd y Brifysgol, Tony Juniper, David Cadman y Crynwr a'r awdur a John Sauven, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Greenpeace. Dros y tair blynedd nesaf bydd digwyddiadau’n cael eu cynnal o

bryd i’w gilydd ar amrywiol gampysau’r Brifysgol, a bydd addysgu mewn cytgord yn cael ei ddatblygu naill ai ar gyrsiau newydd neu rhai presennol. Mae un pwynt pwysig yr hoffwn ei ystyried yn ymwneud â chanfyddiadau - mewn geiriau eraill, sut y mae'r ffordd a welwn y byd yn effeithio ar y ffyrdd rydym yn ymddwyn ynddo. Y cwestiwn yw, nid dim ond pa safbwyntiau o’r byd sy’n cefnogi’r gred y gellid gor-ecsbloetio a llygru’r byd, ond pa safbwyntiau o’r byd sy’n gallu cefnogi cynaliadwyedd ar ein planed fregus.

Yn yr ysbryd hwn y mae Tony, David a John yn dod i Lambed ar ddydd Iau 7 Gorffennaf i gynnal diwrnod o ddadlau a thrafod ar yr argyfwng amgylcheddol presennol. Mae David Cadman yn gysylltiedig â Sefydliad Gaia, ac mae Tony Juniper a John Sauven wedi rhedeg dau o sefydliadau amgylcheddol ymgyrchu gorau'r byd, felly maent yn gyfuniad arbennig o drawiadol. Ffocws y dydd yw trafod, dadlau a rhannu, gyda ffocws ar ddatrysiadau o’r gwaelod i fyny i'r argyfwng amgylcheddol, yn hytrach na rhai o’r top i lawr. Yn amlwg, mae’r hyn a wna'r llywodraeth a diwydiant yn bwysig, ond bydd ein ffocws ar yr hyn rydym ni ein hunain yn ei wneud. Mae pob un weithred fach a wna pob un ohonom yn gallu cronni i greu cam mawr tuag at wella’r blaned.

Y rheswm dros ganolbwyntio ar ddadlau a thrafod yn hytrach na darlithoedd yw oherwydd bod ar Tony, John a David eu hunain eisiau gwrando, felly rydym yn gweld y digwyddiad fel cyfle i fwydo’r hyn sy’n digwydd yn Llambed a Gorllewin Cymru yn ôl iddynt. Bydd digwyddiadau eraill Harmony yn cael eu cynnal yng Nghaerfyrddin, Abertawe ac yng Ngholeg Schumacher, felly mae arnom eisiau dangos Llambed ar ei gorau.

Mae croeso i bawb, mae’r digwyddiad yn rhad ac am ddim ac yn cynnwys cinio - os byddwch yn cadw lle wythnos ymlaen llaw naill ai drwy'r wefan neu mewn neges e-bost. Bydd y diwrnod yn cychwyn am 10y.b. ac yn gorffen am 5y.p. Bydd hysbysiad ar wahân yn rhifyn yma Grapevine.

Ceir y manylion ar y we yn http://sophia-project.net/ CandE/harmony-initiative/index.php Os hoffech ymuno â ni am ginio, neu os hoffech ragor o wybodaeth, anfonwch e-bost ataf fi, Nicholas Campion, n.campion@uwtsd.ac.uk

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The Harmony Initiative Nicholas Campion Lampeter is well known for its Transition Town activities,

various campuses, and teaching in harmony will be

and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David is keen to

developed either in new courses or existing ones. One

develop its support for community networks. It is also

important

incorporating the UN’s sustainability agenda into its daily

perceptions – in other words, how the ways we see the

life, which we all welcome. One project we are pursuing

world affects the ways we act in it. The question is not

at the moment which relates to both community and

just what worldviews support the belief that the world

sustainability goals is the Harmony Initiative, named after

can be over-exploited and polluted, but what worldviews

the principle familiar to many pre-modern and

can support sustainability on our fragile planet.

non-western societies that we need to live in harmony

It’s in this spirit that Tony, David and John are coming to

with the planet: we need to understand that we are part

Lampeter on Thursday 7 July to host a day of debate and

of nature, instead of fighting it. We are partly influenced

discussion on the current crisis in the environment. David

by the rather wonderful book Harmony, which was

Cadman is connected to the Gaia Foundation, while Tony

written by Ian Skelly, Tony Juniper, formerly of Friends of

Juniper and John Sauven have run two of the world’s

the Earth and now of the Prince of Wales's International

great campaigning environmental organisations, so they

Sustainability Unit, and the Prince of Wales himself, who

offer a particularly striking combination. The focus of the

happily happens to be the University’s Chancellor. This

day is discussion, debate and sharing, with a focus on

gives us a double reason for celebrating harmony as a

bottom-up solutions to the environmental crisis, rather

principle. The simple fact is that the principles of

than top-down ones. What government and industry do

harmony make sense. Even in modern science they make

is undoubtedly important, but our focus will be on what

perfect sense: if the entire cosmos emerged in the Big

we ourselves are doing. Each small action each one of us

Bang from an object some scientists say was the size of a

takes can add up to a large step towards healing the

grapefruit, it follows logically that it is all still one

planet.

interconnected whole, from the most distant galaxies

The reason we are focusing on debate and discussion,

right down to us, even if we can’t always see it on our

rather than lectures, is because Tony, John and David

tiny level.

themselves want to listen, so we are seeing the event as

What made Harmony unusual was its combination of

a chance to feed back to them what’s happening in

practical advice for anything from cultivating one’s

Lampeter and West Wales. Future Harmony events will

garden to managing the global water crisis, with esoteric

be held in Carmarthen, Swansea and at Schumacher

teachings, such as classical notions of sacred geometry

College, so we want to show Lampeter at its best.

and perfect proportions. It also included a cosmic

All are welcome, the event is free and includes lunch – as

perspective in the form of the patterns made by

long as you book a week before hand either via the

planetary cycles, familiar to anyone who has ever tried

website or by e mail. The day starts at 10am and goes on

planting by the phases of the Moon. Just as the principles

until 5pm. You will find a separate notice in this issue of

of sustainability are being introduced across the

Grapevine.

University’s activities, so we are finding a space for the

Details are on the web at http://sophia-project.net/

principle of harmony in the curriculum. As part of the

CandE/harmony-initiative/index.php

move towards this goal we are holding a series of events

If you want to join us for lunch, or want any further

with the University’s new Professors of Practice, Tony

information,

Juniper, the Quaker writer David Cadman, and John

n.campion@uwtsd.ac.uk

point we want

email

me,

to consider concerns

Nicholas

Sauven, the CEO of Greenpeace. Over the next three years there will be occasional events at the University’s Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives

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Campion,

Victoria Hall: regular activities and classes Bryn Road, Lampeter SA48 7EE To book 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

Day

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

Time

Activity / Class

Monday

W

1-3pm

W

Tuesday

Wednesday

Name

Number

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

67.30pm

Girl Guides

Sandra Carbin

07949 479185

W

5.306.30pm

Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

W

10-12pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

F

24.30pm

Young at Heart

W

4.306pm

Brownies

Nikki Mead

07790 987070

W

5.306.30pm

Yogalates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

W

6.308.30pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

W

1-3pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

W

6-7pm

Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

W

11.30am1pm

Five Rhythms Practice Group

Irene Sullivan

01545 561334

W

4.306.30pm

LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre & Stage School

Tracey Reynolds

07976 052888

M Last Friday of month

7pm-late

Celf Lampeter Arts

Live music and dance.

See Listings for details

Saturday

2nd & 4th Sat each month

10am1pm

People’s Market

Local food, produce and crafts.

Plus café, live music & other attractions

Sunday

W

10am7pm

Lampeter Evangelical Church

Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café

M 3rd Sunday of month

79.30pm

Custard Queens WI

Jen Pink

Thursday

Friday

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Sandwiches and social for the wiser folk of Lampeter

01570 423344

01570 471209

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

courses_______________

events ________________

Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws.

Fri 1-Sun 3 July: Flowering Plant ID Mon 4-Wed 6 July: Grasses, Sedges and Rushes ID Fri 8-Sun 10 July: Invertebrate Macro Photography Sat 16-Sun 17 July: A Weekend of Poultry Keeping Workshops Sun 17 July: Drawn to Paint Nature (botanical painting) Weds 27 July & every Weds throughout the summer holidays: Wild In The Woods (for 8-12 year olds) Weds 10 Aug: Basket Making for Beginners Tues 16 Aug: Step Building Course Fri 2-Sun 4 Sept: Family Bushcraft Weekend Sat 10-Sun 11 Sept: Boardwalk Construction Course Sat 17-Sun 18 Sept: Gate Making Workshop Mon 26-Fri 30 Sept: Roundwood Timber Framing Course More information: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk

A New Story for Humanity. Sat 2 July, 7 for 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. Inspiring international documentary film from the Findhorn Foundation exploring how we can envision and bring about change on a global scale. Free entry, donations welcome. Refreshments and informal discussion afterwards.

Hosted by Transition Llambed, TLDT & Lampeter Permaculture Group. See advert on page 14.

Llanerchaeron NT. Sat 2 July, 11am4pm, National Meadows Day. Family fun day out. Fri 8 July, 7.30pm, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, £12 adult, £8 child. 01545 573024, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ llanerchaeron Death Café Lampeter. Mon 4 July, 7-8pm, Victoria Hall. Informal gathering to talk about death and dying; no agenda other than to be able to talk about this often taboo subject. Visit deathcafe.com, or call Iain 01570 493 066. Tea provided; donations appreciated to cover costs.

Cwmdu and Talley Summer Fair. Sat 9 July, 1pm till late, Cwmdu. A host of stalls, auction, raffle, games, races, food and evening entertainment. £5 per adult, £2.50 11-17 years, under 11s free. Contact Tanya: talleyschoolpta@gmail.com Theatr Felinfach.

24-26 Mehefin, Gŵyl TOSTA. Cyfle unigryw i ddathlu ieithoedd a diwylliant saith o wledydd Celtaidd ac Ewropeaidd: Gwlad y Basg, Galisia, Fryslân, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw a Chymru.

24-26 June: TOSTA Festival. Tosta Pop-up Festival will celebrate the culture and languages of the Basque Country, Galicia, Fryslân, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall and Wales through music, art and cultural activities.

28-30 Megefin/June.

NANSI Cynhyrchiad Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru Production Perfformiadau yn / Performances at Neuadd Goffa Aberaeron.

creative_______________

The Welsh Quilt Centre Workshops: Fri 8 July: Making Pictures with Janet Bolton, 10.30-4pm, £60 Sat 6 Aug: Needle Felt a Welsh Cottage with Ruth Packham, 10.304pm, £45 Fri 16-Sat 17 Sept: Welsh Quilting with Sandie Lush, 10.30-4pm, £120 Booking: 01570 480610 quilts@jen-jones.com Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/ Village Hall. Thurs 1.30-3.30pm, £8.

Contact Ann, 01558 650760, spinwise.uk@btinternet, www.spinwise.co.uk Abercoed Studios, Tregaron. Creative wool shop, handmade crafts, art and prints, tuition, supplies. Coffee shop & WiFi. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. 01974 299105, www.blacksheeptregaron.co.uk

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30 Mehefin/June, 1.30yp/pm. 1 Gorffennaf/July, 10.30yb/am & 1.30 yp/pm: Diwrnod Hyfryd Sali Mali.

Drama lwyfan i blant 3-7oed a’u teulueodd am gymeriadau enwog Mary Vaughan Jones. A stage play for children 3-7yrs and their families about Mary Vaughan Jones’ famous characters.

5 Gorffennaf/July: Dathlu’r Deugain gydag Ysgol Ardal Gymunedol Y Dderi.

Perfformiadau 2yp a 6yp. Celebrating 40 years with Ysgol Ardal Gymunedol Y Dderi. Performances 2pm and 6pm.

8-9 Gorffennaf/July: Gŵyl Nôl a Mla’n.

Partneriaeth newydd yn datblygu elfen o theatr y stryd. A new partnership aimed at developing street theatre as a new strand to the festival.

14 Gorffennaf/July – Sioe Haf Ysgol Gymunedol Cilcennin Summer Show Mwy o wybodaeth/More info: Facebook, Twitter and theatrfelinfach.cymru Lampeter Food Festival. Sat 23 July, 10am-5pm, UWTSD Lampeter. More than 100 food, drink and craft stands, cookery demonstrations, music and children’s activities, as well as The People’s Market. Lampeter’s biggest event of the year! Official opening 10am with Abz Love and Vicky Fallon. www.lampeterfoodfestival.org.uk Open Studio & Exhibition. Thurs 28 July–Sun 7 Aug, 10am–5pm. Artist/ ecologist Lil Tudor-Craig welcomes you to her studio at Maesybedw, Ffaldybrenin, SA19 8QE. Free and all welcome. www.tudor-craig.co.uk.

07813 068054. Part of Tywi Valley Open Studios art trail www.tywivalleyopenstudios.wales Sculptors Open Studio. Sat 30 JulySun 7 Aug, 10am-5pm daily (closed Tues 2 Aug). Angela Farquharson and Martin Duffy welcome you to their open studio, exhibition and sculpture garden. Free and all welcome. 01558 650183. www.farquharsonduffysculpture.com Sioe Llanilar Show. Dydd Sadwrn 13 Awst / Sat 13 Aug. www.sioellanilarshow.co.uk

events cont.d_____________ Unforgettable: Welsh Quilt Centre Exhibition. Quilts from the collections of Ron Simpson and Jen Jones. Open Tues-Sat, 11am-4.30pm, Town Hall, Lampeter. www.welshquilts.com. health & well-being _______ Banc Bwyd Llambed/ Lampeter Food Bank. Open Mon, Weds, Fri 9am5pm. Referrals are made by local agencies. Non-perishable in-date food donations can be left in Banc Bwyd collection boxes at Lampeter Co-op and Yr Hedyn Mwstard Cafe.

Banc Bwyd Tuesday Food and Fellowship Lunches are from 12-2 at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge St. We offer a simple free soup lunch and friendly chat (siaredir Cymraeg hefyd). All welcome. Banc Bwyd is an initiative of Lampeter and local churches.

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.

Support Group for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Lampeter: Meets 1st Mon each month at Yr Hedyn Mwstard/Mustard Seed Café, College St, Lampeter. 1.30-3.30pm.

Croeso i bawb. Contact Judith McKay, 07938 571164.

Narcotics Anonymous meet at St Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of Drovers Road/Peterwell Terrace), Mon 7.30-8.30pm. National helpline: 0300 9991212.

Lampeter Support for Sight Loss.

Meets 2nd Weds each month, 2-4pm, St Thomas’ Church. £2 includes homemade cakes & raffle. Open to anyone with any form of sight loss; carers, partners and friends welcome.

Our next speakers will be: 13 July: Michelle & Clive: Living Daily Champions.

10 Aug: Fire Service - Safety in your home.

Diana Williams, 01570 640034.

Headway (Brain Injury Association).

Headway Ceredigion drop-in sessions, 1st Monday of month, 2–4pm, at Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, SY23 1JB. Join us for a cuppa and a chat.

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. Contact Dave Maggs, Headway UK, 01446 740130, 07941 855935 walesdm@headway.org.uk Weight-Watchers every Tuesday, St Peter’s Church Hall, Lampeter. Join any week, weigh anytime between 5.30pm-6.30pm, talk 6.30-7pm. Just turn up or contact Eleri 07748 270439, eretallick@weight-watchers.co.uk Relaxation, Meditations and Journeying. 1-3pm every Monday, £5, Ancient Earth Centre, Lanlas Fawr, Cellan. Experience healing and shamanic practices that draw on the Wisdom of Mother Earth. Start your week with inner calm and a sense of wellbeing. Phone 01570 421144 to book. Led by Louise Nadim, a fully qualified and experienced Brennan and shamanic healer.

Lampeter Breastfeeding Group.

Mondays, 10am-12pm, Lampeter Family Centre, Government Buildings, Pontfaen Road. Find us on Facebook or call/ text 07967 201034 (excludes bank holidays and school holidays).

kids ___________________

Wild in the Woods. Weds 27 July and every Weds in the summer holidays. Give your child the freedom to explore the lovely woodland at Denmark Farm and have an adventure they will never forget. For 8-12 year olds. With experienced Forest School leaders Sally and James. Advance booking required. Contact 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk Little Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover Weekly parent and toddler club for children up to 5 years. Child-led play sessions led by Forest School trained staff, Lea and James, out in the woods.

12-3pm every term-time Thurs at Denmark Farm. Just drop in: £5 adult, £4.50 2nd adult, £3 child. Kids under 2 free. Contact Lea, 07876 794098. www.woodlandclassroom.com/kidsclubs 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 22

Denmark Farm. Booking essential.

Phone: James 07876 794098. www.woodlandclassroom.com/kidsclubs Summer Outdoor Activity Days. The Woodland Classroom is planning an exciting programme of events out in the woods at Denmark Farm including circus skills, family sessions, a day with Iron Age Celts, and bushcraft. For kids aged 11+. Phone: James 07876 794098. www.woodlandclassroom.com/events 1st Lampeter Brownies. Meet Weds, 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact Nikki, 07790 987070.

1st Lampeter Girl Guides. Meet Tues, 6-7.30pm. Contact Sandra Carbin, 07949 479185.

Clwb Dawns (Dance Club). Tues 44.45pm, Theatr Felinfach.

An opportunity for children 4-6 years to learn dance and creative skills, make new friends and have fun. £2 a child with free wi-fi for parents. 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year every Friday at Victoria Hall, 4.306pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, £30 concessions. Disco: Fri 15 July, 4.30pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult; £1 per adult. Light refreshments available.

Contact Tracey O’Grady, 07976 052888.

TicToc. Story, dance & song sessions for children, 0-3 years and their parents. Every Friday, 10-11am term-time. £3 per child and £1 for each additional child. 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com 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.

Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, Llanybydder. Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, 7 days a week in school holidays. Birthday party bookings welcome. Tasty menu, free WiFi. Contact 01570 480268, www.littlemzzz.co.uk.

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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 Dydd / Day

Dydd Llun Monday

Dydd Mawrth Tuesday

Dydd Mercher Wednesday

Dydd Iau Thursday

Dydd Gwener Friday

Dydd Sadwrn Saturday

facebook: hamdden llambed leisure

twitter: #lampeterleisure

Amser / Time

Sesiwn / Dosbarth

Session / Class

Pris / Price

1-1.45pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

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

5.45-6.15pm

Metafit

Metafit

£3

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

7-7.30pm

Metafit

Metafit

£3

11.30am12.30pm

Aerobeg Dwr (yn y pwll)

Aqua Aerobics (in the pool)

£4

12.45-1.30pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

5.30-6.15pm

Troelli Agored

Open 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

kids cont.d _______________ "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: 25 June, 9 July, 23 July (at Lampeter Food Festival), 13 & 27 Aug. Lampeter Farmers' Market, High Street, Lampeter (new location), 9am2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: 8 & 22 July, 5 & 19 Aug, 2 Sept.

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 Weds. 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.

Fabulous Friday Walkers. Meet for ambling rambling on a Friday morning.

Easy access walking for an hour, depending on the weather and the mood. Meet rain or shine, 10am at Rookery Car Park. Free, followed by coffee and chat. Not able to manage the stroll but would like company?

Just meet for coffee. Philip Lodwick, 01570 422181 Walk Out Workout. Join the WOW posse for a brisk fitness walk around Lampeter on Thursday evenings. Meet at 6.30pm at the Leisure Centre for a 3 -4 mile walk, including an optional hill at the end. Expect to be out for around an hour. It’s fun and it’s free!

Couch to 5K Running Group. Mon & Weds, 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.

Sarn Helen running and cycling club welcomes all abilities. Junior runners (age 8-16) meet at Leisure Centre, Tues 6.15pm. Adult runners meet Rookery Car Park, Tues 6.15 & 8pm, Thurs 6.15pm. For cycling (road and MTB): www.sarnhelen.org.uk.

Hydrospin (Aqua Cycling) at Lampeter Swimming Pool, Mon 10.15am & 8pm; Aberaeron Swimming Pool, Tues 11.30am & 6pm. Contact David Maund to book: 07792 351607.

Yoga & Pilates with Ann Inshaw.

Power Yoga: Mon 5.30-7pm and Fri 10-11.30am, UWTSD Sports Hall.

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

Yogalates: Weds 5.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter.

Contact Ann, 07826 692110.

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

Gentle Yoga. Thurs, 6-7.30pm, Cellan Millennium Hall. Gentle movements that are accessible to everyone, relaxing the body and the mind.

Helping to deal with life’s stresses.

Contact Karen 07547 125937.

Yoga. Mixed abilities: St Thomas' Hall, Tues 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Contact Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512.

Belly Dance & Yoga Classes. Belly Dance: Tues 5.30-6.30pm. £3 Beginner Yoga: Thurs 7-8.30pm, Crugybar Village Hall, and Tues 7-8.30pm, Ffarmers. £5. Contact 01558 685321, elenamgilliatt@hotmail.com.

New American Tribal Style Bellydance. Tues 1-2pm & Weds 6-7pm, dance studio in the University Sports Hall. Wendy Steele, 01570 472921, 07752 478779.

Lampeter Egyptian Belly Dance. Fri 9.45-11am, £5. Lunchtime Fit For Life

The People’s Market Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10am-1pm 24

For Over 50s, Fri 12.15-1.15pm £4.

Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance.

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

Rose Barter, 01239 851737, rosebarter@btinternet.com Jane Guy School of Dance.

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

Classes: Tues eves and Sat, Shiloh Chapel, Lampeter. Thurs 4.30-7.30pm, Theatr Felinfach. Contact 01570 470645.

Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. We dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact Shân Rees, 01570 218138, 07940 375147.

Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners, bring a mat or equivalent.

‘The elegance of a dancer and the strength of an athlete’ sums up what you could attain through regular practice. Benefits include improved posture and body shape, muscle toning, increased energy, strength, agility and stamina, and greater mind/ body/spirit connection. Llangeitho Village Hall, Mon 2pm with Shân Rees, see details above.

Black Wolf Karate Club. Every Thurs at St James Hall, Cwmann: 6.30pm juniors; 7.30pm intermediate juniors/ seniors. £3.50 a class, first lesson free.

music _________________

Lampeter Folk. Fri 1 July, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter. All welcome to bring instruments, voices and friends. We look forward to hearing folky friends who've been before as well as new faces to share music or poetry in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Entry £2 (£1 students) including light refreshments or BYOB. Lampeter Chamber Orchestra. Sat 9 July, 7.30 pm, Arts Hall, UWTSD Lampeter. Including works by Mozart, Gluck and Rossini. Donations on the door. www.lampeter-orchestra.co.uk or find us on Facebook.

Cothi Valley & District Music Club.

Weds 20 July, 7-10pm. For musicians of all abilities and friends. Pumsaint Coronation Hall. Contact Jan or Brian 01570 481544 or our Facebook group.

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 Cothi Gardeners meet at 7pm on 3rd Weds each month, Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Membership £14, visitors £3 per meeting. Contact Daisy, 01558 650829, www.cothigardeners.com, www.facebook.com/cothigardeners 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

religious services/groups _

Lampeter Quakers. Every Sunday at Canolfan Steffan, Peterwell Terrace at 10.45am. All welcome. Crynwyr Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peterwell, 10.45yb. Croeso i bawb. Cysylltwch/ Contact 01570 480083, deborahjrowlands@gmail.com, www.quakersinwales.org.uk Capel Bedyddwyr, Silian. Cwrdd yr ail a pedwerydd Sul y mis am 10.15yb.

Croeso i bawb.

Lampeter Parish 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 Peter’s Church, Lampeter.

Main Sun Service: 10.30am Bilingual.

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

Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 per hour. Kitchen facilities. Enquiries/ Bookings: Beryl 01570 422324 St Mary’s Church, Maestir.

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

Times apply to the first four Sundays each month. For the few fifth Sundays

there is a single United Parish Service at 10am: location will be published in local newspapers.

St Thomas' Methodist Church.

Sunday Service 10.30am, crèche and youth activity.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Lampeter.

Sun Mass 10am. For other services see church notice board.

Emmaus Christian Fellowship meets Sun 10.30am and 5pm at rear of 78 Bridge Street, Lampeter. Contact David Patterson, 01570 422529 Noddfa, Eglwys y Bedyddwyr, Stryd y Bont, Llanbedr Pont Steffan.

Oedfa Gymun ar Sul cynta'r mis am 6 yr hwyr. Oedfa am 9.30 ar drydydd Sul y mis. Ysgol Sul nob nos Wener o 4-5 yn Noddfa.

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

St Mary's Church, Llanfair Clydogau.

Bilingual services every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, 10.15am. A warm welcome to all. Baptisms and weddings by arrangement. Contact Revd Bill Fillery, 01570 421425.

Lampeter Evangelical Church meets every Sunday at Victoria Hall, 10am 7pm. Contact Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café, 01570 423344 Interested in Buddhism? A Study Group for Women. Exploring the underlying principle of Buddhist Practice and how we can apply this in our daily lives. Meets one day a month near Aberystwyth. Meditation, shared lunch. Contact Lesley, 01970 617129 or Noel, 07988 745364

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People's Kitchen. 1st Sun most months, Llanfair Clydogau Village Hall. Sun 3 July is definite; Sun 7 Aug TBC. Yummy vegan lunch and lovely people. "Magic hat" donations towards hall and ingredients. All welcome. Bring friends and good vibes. Contact Mandi 07976 536983 or find us on Facebook Golden Broth Lunch Club. Lunch, cake, cards and Scrabble, or just relax and natter to friends. Alternate Mondays from 11.30am-2pm. Contact 25

Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338 to register your interest.

Merry Makers. Every Weds, 10.30am3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann.

29 June: Crafting 6 July: Quiz 13 July: Crafting 20 July: Painting 7 Sept: TBA Drop in when you please. New members welcome. Disabled access and toilet. Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes vegetarian lunch & all activities). Contact Patsy 01545 590391 or Bella 01559 370981.

Custard Queens WI: We meet every third Sunday of the month, 7-10pm, at Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Ages 18 to 80+, all welcome.

17 July: Yearly Quiz and Bingo 12 Aug: Lampeter Show, selling crafts, badges and brooches.

3 Sept: Cooking Jams and Biscuits Llanerchaeron (county event) 21 Aug: Facial Reconstruction. Handson session with uni archaeologist.

TBA: National Library of Wales tour, archery, clay pigeon shooting, badminton and orienteering Contact 01570 471209, custardqueenswi@gmail.com www.custardqueenswi.weebly.com www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi 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.

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

Hwyl a Hamdden. A social group for the over-50s. Wednesday, 1.30-3pm.

A variety of talks, visits and light entertainment. 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com Third World Lunch at St. Peter’s Church Hall, Lampeter. First Friday of the month, 12-1.30pm. Payment by donation, all donations to Christian Aid Food Growing Programme. Your support appreciated.

Copy Deadline for September issue Fri 12 August

social cont.d_____________________ 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.

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 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 6-8, including 2-3 fluent Welsh speakers.

Contact Myra Mortlock, naturals@btinternet.com

storytelling, books & creative writing _________ 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.

Creative Writing Workshops. Start Sat 10 Sept, 2-4 pm, Tysul Hall, Llandysul. Other dates are 8 Oct, 12 Nov and 10 Dec. Each workshop is run by a professional tutor. £30 for 4 workshops or try one for £10. Contact Kelly 07888841140, yamazaki.kelly@yahoo.co.uk

volunteering ____________ Cellan Village Improvement Society (CVIS) is in urgent need of a volunteer treasurer. Further details from Chris, chrislambert45@gmail.com Age Cymru Ceredigion. We are recruiting volunteers for our Information & Advice project in Lampeter and surrounding areas. The role entails facilitating welfare benefit applications for clients, particularly Attendance Allowance, Personal Independent Payment, and Carer’s Allowance in the clients’ homes. Full training provided. Contact Carol Williams, 01239 615777.

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. Canolfan Long Wood 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. Alternate Saturdays and Tuesdays, starting at 10am and finishing around 4pm – or as much time as you can spare. Activities include practical conservation tasks on our 40 acre nature reserve 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. For dates, get in touch.

Please check your listings regularly to ensure they are up to date .

Diolch / Thank you

Film Night

CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL

Fri 8 July: “Room” (15)

Classes subject to change: please check www.millenniumhallcellan.co.uk for updates & contact details & What’s On page for one-off events

CLASSES AND GROUPS

Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay

Fri 22 July: Brooklyn (12A) Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen

MONDAY Line Dancing: 7-10pm Golden Broth Lunch Club: 11.30-2pm

Fri 5 August: Youth (15) Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel

TUESDAY Lampeter Home Education Group: 12-5pm Qi Gong: 6-7pm Tai Chi: 7-8pm

Films will resume in September after a summer break.

DOORS OPEN 7.15pm for 7.45pm start Admission by Donation

WEDNESDAY Sew, Knit & Natter: 1-4pm Yoga: 5.30-7pm

BIG SCREEN & DIGITAL THEATRE SOUND HEARING LOOP NOW AVAILABLE

For more details

THURSDAY Gentle Yoga: 6-7.30pm WI: 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm

www.millenniumhallcellan.co.uk Volunteers required Please contact Amanda Newman, 01570 421338

FRIDAY Art Group: 10am–1pm Film Night: fortnightly 7.15pm for 7.45pm

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complementary & alternative therapists Charlotte Allen RSHom Homeopath with 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 well-being. 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 children’s ailments, Jo now works from Cellan / Victoria Hall. 01570 421480.

lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

Alison Kaye MBAcC. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 7AA. 07779 256388 Ginny Moffett is a fully qualified Reflexologist with The British Reflexology Association, practising for 26 years. Practices from Pumsaint & offers home visits. Speciality is treating the elderly and those suffering from acute stress and anxiety. Reflexology can help with numerous medical conditions for those seeking an alternative treatment.

Call: 01558 650572 or 07791165998 Louise Nadim BSc Hons, Ph.D. Fully qualified, insured Brennan Healer.

Working in the Human Energy Field assessing, balancing and healing, to restore physical, emotional and spiritual health. Contact: 01570 421144, 07920 112228, louise_nadim@hotmail.com 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, 07963 866516 27

Shân Rees: Living Excellently, inspiring women to develop deep confidence to live authentically and to sound their note in the world. Individual Coaching & groups. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147, shanharmony@aol.com www.livingexcellently.co.uk Irene Sullivan is a qualified and experienced massage therapist, practising total rejuvenation body massage, Indian head massage, Hawaiian Kahuna massage, chair massage, Thai massage and Reiki. Based in New Quay but home visits available.

Contact: 01545 561334 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 Copy Deadline for September issue: Fri 12 August

Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School The production of 'The 7 ages of Nelson' continues with its usual vigour and all of LYTss are actively making this production a reality. From the Stage and set designers Lola, Amy and Caitlyn, to the costume manager Bruce, from the minis section (ages 4-6) preparing a Nile dance, to the juniors and seniors acting out the varied scenes, much work is afoot.

Indeed, such a busy time will be had that the tutors are preparing an end of term disco.

The disco is to thank all the young people who attend, for their hard work and dedication, but also, we hope to invite children from the local schools to come see what LYTss is all about. They will be able to see work that has been done, pictures of previous productions and speak to the current ensemble to see if it would be something they might be interested in.

The disco will be held on Friday 15 July from 4.30pm - 6.30pm All children must be accompanied by an adult and there will be a small charge of £1/ adult.

Light refreshments available at a very reasonable price.

Vanessa Read

We have been asked why we changed our name from Women’s Workshop to Merry Makers.

Some of us felt the name Women’s Workshop did not portray us in the way we’ve evolved through the years. That the name, might have made some women think we were bunch of earnest workaholics. Merry Makers are more than that.

These are some of the responses made when members old and new were asked, ‘What does coming to Merry Makers mean to you?’

“I can talk about where “I was made to feel I am, because there is “Difference is “Opposing views welcome as soon as I always someone who’s acceptable” “I can speak are friendly, not walked in the door” been there before me” honestly and fractious” not have to “I never believed I be politically could enjoy the “Merry Makers has correct” “There’s support, company of women as been a lifeline” friendship and much as I do at Merry laughter, which Makers” often extends “On my first visit, I felt “The shared lunch is always a pleasure, beyond St. James’ honoured to be among especially for those of us who live Hall” such caring, friendly “It doesn’t alone” women. Merry Makers matter if I’m says it all. I’m coming having a bad again” hair day”

Merry Makers: What Our Members Have to Say

“State pension, bus pass and Merry Makers, the good things about getting older”

You can enjoy yourself whatever your age. As one member says …

However, we stress, we welcome all women.

“At only £2.50 per session including lunch, and no annual subscription, most women would be able to afford it”

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Good reasons to give us a try.

Merry Makers

COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND A tuneful song marks the opening of Wales’ first community run woodland I was greeted by the sound of a choir at the official opening of ‘Long Wood Community Woodland’ in Lampeter last month. It was no ordinary choir; members included the forest’s very own residents - the local birds including chiffchaffs, goldcrests and the rare wood warbler.

This project is extraordinary in many ways.

It’s the first woodland in Wales to be purchased from the Forestry Commission by a community and run as a social enterprise. It’s also Wales’ biggest sustainably managed community woodland, being 120 hectares and nearly five miles in length.

The project received £787, 714 award in 2011 from the Community Asset Transfer Programme, a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and the Welsh Government.

The Community Asset Transfer Programme, provides both capital and revenue funding to support the transfer of assets, such as buildings and land, from public sector organisations to community ownership.

The programme enables groups like Long Wood Community Woodland to bring a whole range of social, environmental and economic benefits to communities by empowering them to be in the lead of key assets.

Seeing is believing...

The new visitor centre, Canolfan Long Wood, blends in beautifully to its natural setting; so too does the outdoor theatre and the forest school.

They’re all built using timber from the forest and uniquely no cement or concrete was used to construct them. In fact, all the buildings are zero carbon; electricity is produced through the solar panels and the heating from wood fuel.

The project contributes to the local economy through the re-skilling of voluntary group members and provides valuable work experience for young people who face social exclusion. In fact, over 200 people volunteer at different times of the year. A number of volunteers spoke with pride about the birds nest boxes that they’d built and erected 120 in total - which are nearly all inhabited.

One of my highlights, was being driven on a small yet fast buggy into the heart of the forest to visit the theatre.

Yes, there really is an auditorium style theatre which

includes a staged area something my own children would love.

It was a real privilege to join the launch; I came from there buzzing and believing I had seen first hand the meaning of the quote “Our future is not a gift, it’s a reward for what we do today”.

Ruth Bates Pennaeth cyfathrebu, Cronfa Loteri Fawr Head of communications, Big Lottery Fund

Mark Williams, Member of Parliament for Ceredigion, met with staff and volunteers and toured the new renewable building that has been built at Long Wood Community Woodland near Lampeter.

Long Wood Community Woodland Group is a not-for-profit community co-operative, formed of local residents and representatives of the Community Councils in the Lampeter area. Covering 300 acres, the woodland provides opportunities for guided walks, crafts and courses, camping and many other activities. Mark said “I was extremely impressed by the new building, which will be a focal point for the woodland, incorporating vital office space for staff, and helping to improve the experience for visitors. I was especially impressed to hear that so much effort went to ensure it was sustainable, using timber almost entirely sourced from Long Wood itself.

“I had very interesting discussions with the staff and volunteers about the project and its future, including the planting of Christmas trees.

With such dedicated staff and volunteers, I am positive that the project will go from strength to strength, and I look forward to seeing its future developments.”

Coppice Regeneration and Woodland Restoration Want to know how its done?

Learn the skills to manage a coppice plot and get firewood or craft materials in return Contact: info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk

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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As the months of July and August are supposedly the warmest of the year we all like to indulge in something naughty.

So this month we are talking about The Doughnut - Most people's choice when only something sweet will do!

Historically the doughnut has many origins claiming its existence but I was going to touch on one short story stating it was invented in Britain.

Baroness Elizabeth Dimsdale from Hertfordshire wrote a cook book in 1800 and in it included a recipe for Dow-nuts, using similar ingredients that are used in the making of doughnuts today. She informs the reader that the dough be rolled and cut into nuts then fried in hogs lard then sugared and left by the fire to rise. There were many other recipes in the book for all kinds of different foods.

So next time you’re tucking into a jam, ring, iced or cream filled doughnut just remember, we got there first. The doughnut is not just great but British as well!

BARONESS DIMSDALE'S ORIGINAL DOW-NUT RECIPE Ingredients: A quarter of a peck of flower/a pound of moist sugar/10 eggs (yolks & whites)/one nutmeg (grated)/ 3/4 of a pound of fresh butter/a quarter of a pint of yeast.

Technique: First melt the butter over the fire in milk; skim the butter off.

Mix the sugar and nutmeg with the flour, making a hole in it at the top.

Strain the eggs and yeast mixed together through a sieve into the flour; then put the butter skimmed off the milk into it also, with as much of the milk as necessary to make into a paste.

Let it stand by the fire half an hour to rise, throwing a cloth over it. Then roll it out thick or thin as you like, cutting it into nuts with a jagging Iron.

Throw them into some hogs-lard almost boiling hot; if quite boiling they are likely to be black and if it does not near boil, they will be greasy. Stir them with a skimmer with holes.

Take them out with it, put them in a cullender but do not put the hot ones to the cold, or they will be heavy.

The thinner the paste is rolled, the lighter and more crisp it will be.

A little sugar should be first put to the yeast and a little milk, and set it by the fire an hour to rise.

Paul Lewis

Angela Farquharson and Martin Duffy OPEN STUDIOS: 30 July to 7 August Martin Duffy, a figurative sculptor, and his wife Angela Farquharson, who is a ceramic sculptor, invite you to their open studios, at the Old Post Office, Ffarmers, SA19 8LQ. This event is part of the Tywi Valley Open Studios and Art trail which features 19 other artists in and around the Tywi Valley and is open daily from 30 July to 7 August, 10am–5pm.

It has been a busy year again for Martin Duffy who for the last few years has been steadily building a reputation in the USA for his garden sculptures, especially his Boxing Hare sculptures.

Last year he was commissioned to design and sculpt a pair of twice life boxing hares. Standing at 5ft tall, they have now reached completion and are ready to be shipped to St Louis, Missouri, USA. They are to form the centrepiece of a newly designed major garden.

Angela Farquharson has also been busy working on a range of twice life size heads for both interior and garden. Though specialising in ceramics, Angela also works with resin and has her work cast in bronze too. Some of the new work has been been exploring the use of mixed media, using a fusion of different materials to create a different feel to her work.

This free event is a chance to see both Martin and Angela at work in their studios and view their gallery. There is also a sculpture garden which has a variety of life size sculptures by the artists. Visitors can also purchase work at the event but will be under no pressure to do so. Visitors are just welcome to explore at their own leisure. We will be open from 10am–5pm daily, closed Tues 2 August, but open by appointment that day.

In addition Martin will be running a day of workshops on Thursday 4 August. It is a fantastic opportunity to have a go at creating a face in terracotta with guidance from a very experienced professional sculptor.

Places are limited to five in the morning and five in the afternoon. The cost is £15 per person and includes materials and tool use. Booking in advance is required as the places are limited.

On 3 August Angela will be running a whole day ceramic workshop. This is a chance at trying a variety of ceramic hand building techniques. Again booking required as space is limited.

Contact: Angela and Martin, 01558 650183, info@farsculpt.com www.farquharsonduffysculpture.com While you are in the area why not visit fellow artist Lil Tudor-Craig who is only a mile down the road at Maesybedw, Ffaldybrenin, SA19 8QE. Lil has an international reputation for her highly detailed Egg tempera paintings exploring British native wildlife and their habitats. www.tudor-craig.co.uk Check www.tywivalleyopenstudios.wales for more information about all artists in the Tywi Valley open studio event.

Brochures available from Lampeter Library, Lampeter Museum, Quilting centre, Lomax newsagents, Mulberry Bush and Organic Fresh Foods, Dolaucothi Arms and Lloyds building supplies, Pumsaint and many retail outlets in Llandeilo.

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trees and hedges that hold the soil and provide wildlife habitat for the natural diversity the eco system needs.

We can do this in our own patch by growing plants rather than making patios, and if we grow food plants we are providing energy for our bodies too. We can also store this energy by preserving foods for the seasons when they are not growing, by making pickles, jams etc (as well as wine and beer!) Chopping wood for a wood pile, and saving seed for next year’s growing are ways of storing energy too.

We can design buildings to catch energy too. Passive solar catches the sun’s warmth by facing buildings towards it – think how fast a glass conservatory heats up in the sun, and this heat can be ‘fed’ through to other rooms above or behind when planning the build. Solar photovoltaic panels and solar water heating actively capture the sun’s energy – and it can be stored in batteries or well-insulated hot water tanks. Insulating walls and windows (via double glazing) stores energy too.

We need to nurture personal energy levels for our bodies and minds too. Healthy diets are important (‘more fruit and veg, less meat, no junk’ is Friends of the Earth’s latest simple suggestion for a more sustainable diet – see their website for more info), but also reducing stress and building up resources through calm and rest. We can do this through being in nature (go for a walk, potter in the garden, watch and listen to the birds), meditation, yoga or reading - take time out for ‘restoring our batteries’.

Judy Cooper

This month I am looking at the second principle of permaculture, which is: CATCH AND STORE ENERGY Almost all energy on earth comes from the sun. Plants have the amazing ability to turn light into complex carbohydrates, which is the basis on which the whole eco system depends.

Fossil fuels come from plants that captured the sun’s energy millions of years ago, taking millennia to create.

We have been squandering these intensive energy sources for the last hundred and fifty years or so and now they are running out. We need sustainable energy supplies that can be endlessly renewed such as the sun and the wind, and flowing water in rivers and streams. Local rivers were all used to run various mills, which powered small industries in this area a hundred years ago – whenever I see rushing water I see a wasted energy resource!

Permaculture design looks to maximise energy capture in the landscape by planting and nurturing areas of living things – plants mainly – trees, meadows and crops. These need deep healthy soils that can grow strong plants, hold rainfall and store carbon. We need to feed soil with organic matter, adding muck and composted waste if we are growing repeatedly on the same plot. This is what organic farming does, unlike modern methods using artificial fertilisers but not supporting the soil structure, and using huge fields without the same proportion of

FINDING MY DANCE VOICE...WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG? How long did it take me to start attending Bellydance classes? Ten years. What held me back from starting something I really wanted to do? I thought I was too fat, too clumsy, had had some bad experiences of dance lessons at school and was worried about being rubbish. I was amazed to find recently that many other women also waited an average of seven years to start doing something they wanted to try.

I've been dancing for eleven years and have loved every part of the journey. There have been times I've felt deeply challenged, my body not always responding to what my brain tells it to do, but dance is a skill to be learned and now my body moves in ways I could only have dreamt of in the past. I just wish I hadn't waited so long to start.

I sometimes have this terrible urge, when I'm walking down the high street, to accost women who look tired and depressed and encourage them to take up dance and start on a life long journey of better mobility, improved posture and sheer fun, just for them. I'd hate to think they are waiting for a moment that might never come.

There are great classes in Bellydance in the Lampeter area, taught by inspirational women, either middle aged or in their 60's. Why not break out the norm, stop waiting, and try one for yourself?

Rose Barter Come and join us for a Summer of Dance Contact: Wendy Steele (wendywoo@myself.com) , Rose Barter (rosebarter@btinternet.com) or Elena Gilliatt (elenamgilliatt@hotmail.com) for details.

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Multiple Sclerosis Support Group - Ceredigion - ‘Your Voice’

Our monthly meeting took place in Lampeter on Monday 6 June. There were only four of us at the Mustard Seed but we had some really interesting discussions.

Helping Gardens Grow A Ceredigion based charity has been offered a helping hand in the garden this spring.

Thanks to a donation from leading garden tools manufacturer, Wilkinson Sword, the gardens of the Ty Glyn Davis Trust in Lampeter have been able to flourish.

Wilkinson Sword, which produces a full collection of premium gardening products, was keen to help the gardening charity and a selection of gardening tools, including border forks and a folding pruning saw, were soon despatched.

The Ty Glyn Davis Trust is a small registered charity offering a unique holiday venue providing self-catering holiday accommodation, which is fully accessible for groups, organisations and families whose members have special needs. The holiday accommodation features a restored walled garden, woodland walk and river frontage on the Aeron River, all accessible for wheelchair users – all of which will now be maintained with the Wilkinson Sword tools.

Kelly Melnicenko, centre manager at the Ty Glyn Davis Trust, commented: “I would like to thank Wilkinson Sword for the donation of some much needed tools to help continue the great work in maintaining the Ty Glyn Davis Trust Walled Gardens.”

Nick Hills, general manager for Wilkinson Sword, said: “The Ty Glyn Davis Trust carry out some fantastic work in their local community and we are delighted to be able to support them. The gardens are very unusual and, I’m sure, make a great holiday break in an idyllic setting.”

Holly Daulby

The Tractor Run. On 22 May in Drefach a total of 78 tractors met prior to their run. There was a raffle and an auction as well. Unfortunately there was heavy rain for some of the time but those Welsh tractors are used to getting wet! Photographs are on our ‘Multiple Sclerosis Support Group-Ceredigion’ Facebook page. After driving along lots of country lanes they ended up in the Cefn Hafod pub for food.

An amazing total of just over £4,000 was raised which is to be shared between Ceredigion MS Branch, and Drefach Village for improvements to their playground.

Thanks so much to Mr Peter Davies, Rosemary McKee and the other organisers for the work you all put in and thanks so much to all the drivers who brought their tractors along for the event. Our branch, helps a lot of people with MS in Ceredigion, with welfare issues and financial support for equipment etc. Thank you.

Last week it was announced in the news that new stem-cell research has shown good results for people having highly active relapses. For further details please go to the MS Society website. www.mssociety.org.uk/ms-news/2016/06/new-study-showslong-term-promise-stem-cell-therapy-ms

On Monday we talked a lot about the therapeutic benefits of secluded spaces in a garden. These can be very small, but can provide moments for peaceful contemplation. Orange-tip butterflies like to feed on dandelions… I’ve seen them!

The MS Society is The National Garden Scheme’s Guest Charity this year. Thank you to them.

If you feel that ‘Your Voice’ is not always being heard or listened to and have trouble accessing drugs, seeing neurologists, long waits to have MRI scans, the anxiety caused by Personal Independence Payment forms etc. you can join in with campaigns or contact our Ceredigion MP and AM to discuss any problems. The MS Society is suggesting we do this.

Thank you again to Peter Davies and the generous people of Drefach.

Come and join us in Yr Hedyn Mwstard/The Mustard Seed on the first Monday of the month 1.30-3.30pm.

Croeso i bawb.

Judith McKay 01570 493509

HELPING GARDENS GROW

Further information about Wilkinson Sword’s range of garden tools can be found at www.wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk You can also follow Wilkinson Sword Tools on Twitter @WSGardenTools and find them on Facebook by searching for Wilkinson Sword Garden Tools.

To find out more about the Ty Glyn Trust www.tyglyndavistrust.co.uk.

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Ysgol Henry Richard Pupils discuss many issues during the various PSE activities on the school calendar. The main issue recently was racism when the former professional rugby player, Noam Davey visited the school to lead workshops on the theme ‘Show Racism the Red Card’.

URDD GOBAITH CYMRU Our pupils are celebrating receiving 17 awards in Art & Design in the National Urdd Eisteddfod. There was also some literary success with these two winning poems: Gwe (The Webb) Mae gwe pry cop ym mhobman ar ffenest ac ar ddrws.

Yn gwau patrymau cymhleth, mor gywir ac mor dlws.

Mae’r tŷ yn nawr yn fyddar, a does dim angen clo.

Ni fu na unrhyw deulu yn byw fan hyn ers tro.

Former pupil, Sioned Thomas (centre) was a cast member of the PiE Theatre in Education play, ‘YOLO’, staged in the school hall.

Mae’r brwyn a’r berth ‘di tyfu yn wyllt, ar giât ar lawr, A’r teils sydd ar y domen, ar ôl y chwalfa fawr.

Mae popeth yma’n farw a thrist o gylch y tŷ, ond y we sy’n dal i nyddu yn fyw i’r oes a fu.

Siencyn Jones bl.10 (2nd Urdd National Eisteddfod 2016) —————————————————-

Mr Huw Williams, head of the art department at Ysgol Henry Richard (left) is seen discussing the different characteristics of the landscapes painted by former pupil, Wynne Melville Jones whilst on a visit to the Rhiannon art Gallery.

A journey to space and back in one hour, was the experience given to pupils at Ysgol Henry Richard recently during a visit by the ‘Star Lab’ from the Cardiff science centre ‘Techniquest’.

Pupils from years 5/6 with their hero, Twm Sion Cati (thank you Dafydd Morgan) as they followed the Tregaron Twm Trail.

URDD GOBAITH CYMRU

Yr Artist (The Artist) Campwaith yn dwyn ymennydd yr artist, y paled yn llawn lliwiau’r gwanwyn.

Rhaeadr o liw yn llifo’n wylltboddi mewn byd o baent.

Tonau o liw yn torri ar lyfnder y papur, yr hylif amryliw’n nofio’n sionc, meddyliai’r artist yn ffrwydro ar y papur, yr enfys yn saethu a phlethu.

17 Art & Design certificates.

Y brwsh yn ffon hud yn dawnsio’n gorwynt gwyllt, Swyn yr arlunydd yn taenu’r paent.

Storm o liw yn taranu ar y dudalen.

Pupils and staff (including Miss Powell) were slightly wet after the raft race on Bala Lake during their recent residential visit to the popular Urdd Centre at Glanllyn.

Rhiannon Lewis, Ysgol Henry Richard

Camu nôl.

Gwenu.

Cyfanwaith.

(By year 8 girls – one of the items from their project which came FIRST in the recent 2016 Urdd National Eisteddfod)

Siencyn Jones, who came second with his poem, The Webb.

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Yr 8 girls in Llangrannog working on their project.

People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter.

Ymweliad Sioe Deithiol Rhentu Doeth Cymru i Neuadd Victoria, Llanbedr Pont Steffan

10am-1pm Every 2nd & 4th Saturday

Rent Smart Wales Roadshow at Victoria Hall, Lampeter

Mae yna newidiadau pwysig wedi’u gwneud i’r ddeddfwriaeth sy’n ymwneud â Thai a sydd yn effeithio pawb sy’n ymwneud ymwneud â’r sector rhentu preswyl preifat yng Nhymru. Mae hi nawr yn angenrheidiol i bob landlord i gofrestru ac mae angen i asiantau a lanlordiaid sy’n hunan reoli i hefyd gael trwydded ac i fynychu hyfforddiant perthnasol.

Mi fydd Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn cynnal sesiynau “galw i mewn”, mewn lleoliadau ar draws y sir dros mis Mehefin a mis Gorffenaf. Mi fydd hyn yn gyfle i landlordiaid ac i rai sy’n rheoli tai rhent i siarad yn uniongyrchol a swyddogion y cyngor ynglun a anghenion cofrestru a trwyddedu deddfwriaeth newydd Rhentu Doeth Cymru. Mi fydd hefyd yn gyfle i chi gael eich cyflwyno i’r broses o gofrestru ac trwyddedu trwy wefan Rhentu Doeth Cymru. Mi fydd y sioe deithiol yn ymweld a Neuadd Victoria Llanbedr Pont Steffan ddydd Iau y 27ain o Orffenaf 12pm-6pm Mae croeso i unrhyw landlord neu asiant rheoli i fynychu.

Os ydych eisiau manylion pellach ynglun a’r sioe deithiol, yna cysylltwch a ni ar 01545 572105.

Important changes to housing legislation have recently been introduced that affects all persons involved in the private renting of residential accommodation in Wales.

It is now a legal requirement for all landlords to register and for self-managing landlords and agents to be licenced and suitably trained.

Ceredigion County Council will be conducting “drop-in” sessions at various venues across the county during the months of June and July.

This will be an opportunity for landlords or managing agents to speak to Council Officers regarding the registration and licencing requirements of the new Rent Smart Wales legislation on a one to one basis. It will also be an opportunity to be introduced to the online registration/licensing process.

The roadshow will be visiting Victoria Hall Lampeter Thursday 27 July 12pm-6pm All landlords and managing agents are welcome to attend.

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Ysgol Bro Pedr Congratulations to all our students who took part in the Urdd National Eisteddfod over half term.

Adrodd i ddysgwyr, Recitation for Welsh learners - Wedi cyrraedd y rhagbrofion, reached the prelims

Austin Thomas - Wedi cyrraedd y rhagbrofion, reached the prelims

Grŵp Disgo cynradd, Primary Dance group - Wedi cyrraedd y rhagbrofion, reached the prelims

Dawns Unigol, Individual Dance - Elan Lewis - Wedi cyrraedd y rhagbrofion, reached the prelims

Gwaith grwp celf SEN Art Group Work Caban 20 - Ail, Second

Cor Adrannau bl.9 ac iau, Adran and Aelwyd Choir, year 9 and younger Llanbed 3ydd, 3rd

Niamh - Trin Gwallt a Harddwch bl.10 a dan 19 oed, Hairdressing and beauty, year 10 and under 19 - 3ydd, 3rd

Gwaith grwp celf SEN Art Group Work Canolfan y Bont - Ail, Second

Elan a Beca - Deuawd Cerdd Dant Duet - 3ydd, 3rd. Deuawd bl.7-9, Year 7-9 Duet 2il, 2nd

Grŵp Disgo bl.7,8,9, Year 7,8 and 9 Disco Group - wedi cyrraedd y prelims, reached the prelims

Grŵp dawns hŷn, bl.10 a dan 19, Senior dance group, year 10 and under 19 adran Llanbed 2il, 2nd

Parti Deulais bl.9 ac iau, Two Voice Choir, year 9 and under - Aelwyd Llanbed 2il, 2nd

Canlyniadau Eraill / Other Results

Ensemble Ileisiol Bl 7-9 / Vocal Ensemble, Yr 7-9: 2il / 2nd Monolog - Cadi Jones: 3ydd / 3rd Llefaru unigol Bl 10 a dan 19 / Individual Recitation Yr 10 and under 19, Nest Jenkins: 1af / 1st.

Heini Thomas, Ysgol Bro Pedr

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breath but that was probably due to the number of times they said the word "heel" as they tried to get their dog past us, which did prove quite difficult as it appeared to walk on two legs most of the time. (Now where have I seen that before?)

Okay so now off the path and onto the beach. My friend produces a ball from her pocket and instantly she has her dogs attention. "Just a little reminder" she says "I control what he does and where he goes, which is a necessity especially as he is such a big dog. Lots of people get worried when they see dogs loose on the beach, even more so if they see an owner who obviously has no control."

We walk, we talk, he runs and he plays picking up his ball and bringing it back for his owner to throw. She decides to put the ball away after a short while and tells him to "get on" which he obligingly does and goes back to doing his own thing.

After a while of enjoying a rather stress free walk we hear a high pitched feminine voice coming from some way in front of us. Unbelievable, it's another you. Well nearly, it's Mrs 'Fluffy' who appears to have a totally out of control 'pocket rocket' who is running full pelt in our direction.

Yes there it is. The dance routine, titbit bag being waved wildly around, and that jumping up and down that you did so well. It really is beginning to catch on I must say! "Trixie" Mrs Fluffy yells. 'Come here, Mummy has yummy treats, look what I've got" No such luck.

Luckily as Trixie is only small and despite her little legs going like the clappers she is still a distance away but closing fast.

My friend calls her dog who despite looking towards the approaching missile, dutifully returns. Lead clipped on, he sits and we wait. Darling Trixie who I must admit is rather cute if somewhat unruly, then arrives and throws herself at all of us climbing all over my friends dog who is tolerant to say the least!

An out of breath Mrs Fluffy arrives. Full of apologies she starts to babble about how her Trixie is a much loved dog (read child) but oh, so disobedient. She is trying to train her, but she is so different from her last dog who was so well behaved. 'A bit like yours' she says to my friend. (Oh really!!)

'Thank you' my friend replies. 'It takes work, but he has been going to training classes since he was three months old and is a well socialised and enjoyable dog to own as a result.' Nice one. Thanks friend.

Okay, so that was my cue, Out comes the training card.

(Well sorry but I couldn't resist!)

As Mrs Fluffy waves her goodbyes, having finally scooped her precious baby up and tucked her under her arm we decide to head home. Enough excitement for one day I think, but this time not caused by you!

Once back at my friends house for another cup of coffee and a chat, it becomes obvious that you are starting to see that your life doesn't have to be like it is and you can change it for the better. Life with your dog should be a pleasure like it is for my friend. Her dog, in case you are wondering is a German Shepherd called 'Bodie' because as she says, he truly is a 'Professional.' (Remember them?) Sue MacFarquhar

'Once bitten' The dog walk follow up Well after the walk you and I had in May, I was certainly in need of a serious sit down and a stiff drink! Just as I was beginning to wonder how you could possibly enjoy life with your canine companion without some serious therapy, you decided to phone me.

It was obvious to me and of course to anyone who had seen the somewhat embarrassing walk we had had on the beach, that you were going to need some guidance at the very least, and it was decided that I would introduce you to a long standing friend and client with her dog, to show you how we could improve you and your dogs quality of life.

(Short of giving up dogs altogether and moving to another country, where you wouldn't be recognised!)

As we pulled up at my friends house her dog barked announcing our arrival. We waited whilst she opened the door and were met by an enthusiastic large dog who despite wriggling about in excitement managed to keep all four paws on the ground. After saying 'hello' to us he was told to go and lay down on his bed which he did. I saw you raise your eyebrows but you have to admit it was bliss not to be covered in dog hair and slobber!

Chatting over coffee we decide to go on the same walk that you and I had taken previously, so that you could make a true comparison. Once we had finished my friend collects her coat and lead and I see you look around. "Are you taking any titbits?" you ask, "I always take sausages when I go out with my dog. Although they only seem to work occasionally and when he doesn't see any other dogs, or people, or cars or seagulls or come to think of it anything other than me really!"

My friend laughs "No, can't be done with it myself. I like to think we have gone past that stage now. I used them at the start to teach him new exercises but now his training is established he does what I say because I have taught him to do as I tell him, and not because he is going to get a banger for it!"

No bangers it is then, or anything else for that matter. Just good old fashioned obedience by the sounds of it and the chance to have a good time.

Once outside my friends dog sits patiently albeit with some excitement as she opens the back of the car and once given the command jumps in and settles quietly on his comfy bed behind a secure dog guard. (Not, please note, loose on the back seat, like with you!)

When we arrive at the car park he waits as instructed whilst she opens the tailgate and once his lead is clipped on jumps out when she tells him and sits while she closes and locks the car.

By now your mouth appears to be trying to catch flies but I am sure it's down to the weather and not the fact that for once dog walking is starting to look like it might be enjoyable!!!

We head onto the cliff path. My friends dogs runs around and does dog like things just like yours in fact, apart from one big difference. When we see another dog walker approaching she calls him and 'flipping heck' he comes back.

Even better he sits and waits whilst they attempt to go past.

Seeing the other dog walker reminded me a bit of you. They seemed to have very long arms and sounded rather out of

Sue MacFarquhar runs Lampeter and District Dog Training. She is a registered Trainer and Canine Behaviourist with over 35 years experience. Details of available training can be found by visiting her website www.lampeterdogtaining.co.uk

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Mae TOSTA yn ŵyl sydd a’r nôd o ddathlu iaith a diwylliant saith o wledydd Celtaidd ac Ewropeaidd - Gwlad y Basg, Galisia, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Fryslân, Cernyw a Chymru. Bydd yr Ŵyl yn cyfuno ieithoedd a diwylliant yr ardaloedd mewn prosiect rhyngwladol.

Mae’r prosiect eisoes wedi ymweld ag Iwerddon, ac mae’n mynd i Gernyw nesaf cyn dod i Theatr Felinfach yng Nghymru.

Dyma’r unig leoliad yng Nghymru bydd yr Ŵyl yn cael ei chynnal . Bydd yn cyrraedd Theatr Felinfach ar ffurf “cargo” diwylliannol gyda llwyfan, oriel gelf, stiwdio radio a llawer mwy.

Mae nifer o bartneriaid o gymunedau ieithoedd cynhenid wedi bod yn cydweithio ers tua dwy flynedd yn datblygu’r syniad a’r weledigaeth a sicrhau y bydd y prosiect yn troi’n realiti. Bydd y prosiect yn dathlu ieithoedd a diwylliant y saith ardal trwy waith celf a cherddoriaeth.

Dywedodd Dwynwen Lloyd Llywelyn, Pennaeth Theatr Felinfach: “Rydym yn hynod gyffrous i groesawu TOSTA i Theatr Felinfach wedi cyfnod hir o gynllunio i gynnal y digwyddiad.

Bydd y penwythnos yn gyfle difyr ac unigryw i’r teulu cyfan ddathlu amrywiaeth ieithoedd a diwylliannau gyda’i gilydd.”

TOSTA is a festival that aims to celebrate the language and culture of seven Celtic and European countries - The Basque Country, Galicia, Scotland, Ireland, Fryslân, Cornwall and Wales.

The project will combine the promotion of artistic creation and the celebration of linguistic and cultural diversity in an international project. It has already visited Ireland and Cornwall and is on route to Theatr Felinfach in Wales. This will be the only venue in Wales that the festival will visit. It will arrive at the venue in the shape of sea containers - a ‘cultural cargo’ - which will include a stage, radio station, an art gallery and much more.

A number of partners from native language communities have been working together for about two years developing the idea and the vision and securing that the project is brought to fruition. The project celebrates the languages and cultures of the seven regions through art and music.

Dwynwen Lloyd Llywelyn, Head of Theatr Felinfach, said: “We are very excited to welcome TOSTA to Theatr Felinfach after such a long time in the planning. The weekend will be a unique and exciting opportunity for the whole family to celebrate the diversity of languages and cultures together.”

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

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Karen’s Creative Compendium 016 Pleased to see another writer finding their voice to make a debut appearance in KCC this month. We are always on the look out for new writers and you now have all summer to compile your first entry to the Grapevine’s creative writing pages. We welcome poems, flash fiction, short stories and dialogue that will either fit our space or can be sliced for publication over two or three issues.

So, creative sun hats on and notebooks at the ready for jottings at your sun lounger. Pob hwyl, Karen

Celestial Deception

by Derek Moore

Oh red moon Of universal illusion How I wish you were real Not just a curtain of dust That clouds my eyes Political deception By pretence of care Pursuit of power And crimson spilt Through pointless war To bring false freedom Delusion reigns Idolaters and oligarchs beware Truth bites Nothing stays hidden forever

Life

A Wild Day

(according to scale)

by Karen Gemma Brewer New born sole baptised in cod school dace behind the pike shed with this herring chub interview company carp shark practice piranha skin new bream eely retirement heart sturgeon tench of death rest in plaice fin

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by Stan Scan

SIP THE DAYLIGHT

By Ken Guy

The valleys of the uplands sing of lethal love, of birds of prey that kill the everyday, make old men pray silver edge of tarn, dark green depths of cold despair.

Rocks are bitter dragons shedding their igneous skin, whirlpool minds race the swirling day.

Stand and be quiet, sip the daylight, breath gently.

Be one.

by Sarah Eyles

The sea opposed by the wind Surf and waves spin and crash Seabirds ruffled on the beach Walking, scarf whipping The sand soft and unmarked A day won back by Nature A wild day.

In my mind there are wild days also When all I know is blown into the sea The soul barks orders, but is ignored While the spirit disappears into the surf The body a jungle of uncertainty.

When all find their way home We sit indoors sipping warm soup Speak of strange worlds, untamed places.

We live here now, but not forever.

EUphemism

Duncan Duck delicately dunks doughnut delicacy

by Karen Gemma Brewer

Time Lords leaping from hereditary gravestones to keep Europe light at the end of the tunnel know one show will end when the two fat ladies sing

Ellie Elephant’s euphonium elevates everyone’s equilibrium

70s Teenager’s Fishing Trip

by Derek Moore

In herring bone jacket and kipper tie he casts his eye over the shoals of beauties Flashing cash as bait he spots his catch and like a hungry shark circling its prey starts to reel her in His sole intenchion to get her back to his gaff and net his prize using his favourite rod.

He perches nearby and crabs ever closer till he angles his way into her conversation spouting what a whale of a time they could have and how “brill” it will be “Don’t hussle me,” she laughs as she dabs her eyes His confidence begins to flounder “The way you dress is so Jackson Pollock and your mullet - well we’ll just skate over that so no I can’t go back to your plaice” Gutted.

Fernando Flamingo’s flawless flamenco flummoxes flirty flapping fledglings

Moonlight Flit

by Karen Gemma Brewer Fly fly flees fleas.

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You are cordially invited to visit LIL TUDOR-CRAIG

OPEN STUDIO and exhibition part of the Tywi Valley Open Studios event

30 July - 7 August Open every day 10 -5 at Maesybedw, Ffaldybrenin, SA19 8QE www.tudor-craig.co.uk 07813 068054 Highly detailed paintings of the natural world exploring the intricate ecological relationships between British native plants and animals and their habitats.

Watercolours, etchings and lino cut prints also on show.

Greetings cards, postcards and prints of the paintings also available Pick up a brochure at the Library, the Museum, Mulberry Bush or many other outlets around Lampeter.

Mynediad am ddim Croeso i bawb www.tywivalleyopenstudios.wales for information about all the artists Angela Farquharson and Martin Duffy also have their Open Studio just down the road in Ffarmers—www.farquharsonduffysculpture.com

Woodland Classroom: Play, Explore, Discover CHANGES AT LITTLE RANGERS During some recent forest school sessions we ran for Tir Coed with local Family Centre's, we were inspired by the Family Centre approach of placing an increased emphasis on the parents and their role in their child’s life. So, we decided to give some of these parents the opportunity to learn new woodland skills whilst their children played.

One mum took up an axe for the first time, another mum was thrilled at lighting a fire with birch bark and a strike-a-light. All the while the children were watching, taking in all this information. Having been inspired by this we wanted to bring some of this approach to our own parent & toddler group.

So, we’re changing things up a bit at Little Rangers. As well as keeping all the great play options and activities that the children love, now we will also be providing woodland based activities for the parents to have a go at. So, we’ll be providing the opportunity for parents to try their hand at whittling, axe work, felting, clay or wild cooking, and all the while you’ll be inspiring the children. Also, we want to enable more parents to attend with their children so we’re extending the length of sessions by an hour, so 12pm until 3pm.Participants can arrive and leave as fits their timetable, with our activities ongoing throughout the session. We hope this gives everyone more flexibility.

At Little Rangers we provide a natural and beautiful setting in the woodlands at Denmark Farm where there is a mud kitchen, climbing net, hammock, natural toys, percussion instruments and usually a relaxed activity such as den building. Newcomers are welcome at Little Rangers with children aged 0-5 years. There’s no need to book, just drop in.

A SUMMER OF ACTIVITIES AHEAD! We’re planning an exciting programme of outdoor activities throughout the school summer holidays for children of all ages. We will be hosting a circus skills workshop perfect for beginners, woodland family days for parents and children and we’ll be taking kids on a journey back in time as they experience a day with ancient Iron Age Celts! If you’d like to know more about all this – just get in touch. You can find out more about all these events by visiting: www.woodlandclassroom.com/events www.facebook.com/woodlandclassroom

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This twenty-fifth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Crossword is sponsored by Y Stiwdio Brint. The owners have kindly offered the winner a 16” x 12” canvas, worth £40, for PRIZE: Voucher printing a photograph of the winner’s choice onto canvas.

Ashley and Sarah opened Y Stiwdio Brint on 3 May in the High Street, Lampeter. Previously they worked from home offering wedding photography and portraiture. They not only provide traditional photographic services but have also branched out into printing onto canvas.

General printing Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 25 (Jeep) can be taken from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 originals, digital formats such as 8 9 10 11 memory sticks, or via their own app download. Bespoke 12 13 14 photographic services are available at customers chosen venues, or now, in the High Street shop.

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Opening hours: 9am to 5.30pm - Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9am to 1pm - Wed 9am to 5pm - Sat The business can be found on Facebook at yStiwdioBrint and will soon have its website available at www.ystiwdiobrint.co.uk

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Down 1. Held every 2nd and 4th Saturday in Victoria Hall (3,7,6) 2. Stretchable support available at 9a Harford Square or at 17 Bridge Street (7,7) 3. Latvian maidens in a spin when they find this carnivorous marsupial (9,5) 4. A good hand at whist? Upturn mums pantry for a change (4,2,4,6) 5. Risk taker certain in the beginning and right at the end (7) 6. US first lady, 1847 – 1907, is confused about little Welsh David (3) 7. Obesity warning for disturbed youth. “Aware! You ate!” (3,3,4,3,3) 9. Irritate when briefly against old partner (3) 11. Start to come together when mousse is applied (3) 14. A village in NE Eire that ends a trumpet fanfare (4) 16. Music that sounds like it can keep you warm? (3) 17. Drowned river valley finally found in Algeria (3) 18. Bull found in a place of activity (6) 24. A gloom plan changes into a tropical island plant (6,4) 28. Not expensive chap. He is unusual (8) 30. Talk persistently to a shaggy-haired creature (3) 33. Porcine sounds like a self-centred person? (4) 35. Sound like a high ranking instigator of an international prize (5) 39. French river with sly meanderings (3)

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1. Date of the Lampeter Food Festival (6-5,4) 8. She captured the heart of Guevara (3) 10. Emphasising the act of a person showing worry (9) 12. Roman unit of length is endless pest (3) 13. Greek letter that upsets tea? (3) 15. Rural rice tax cur chewed up to find something outside the course (15) 19. Scottish John I and Andy do not conclude as first rate (3) 20. Sounds like 3.141592 etc can be found in Y Popty (3) 21. With reference to the second tone of a diatonic scale (2) 22. One hundred pence I use to measure inflation (abbr) (1,1,1) 23. International rules that govern fishing in Cardigan Bay (6,3) 25. Experimental place for a short party? (3) 26. Cooking equipment for a respected Turkish military commander? (3) 27. Agua found in car around Central America country (9) 29. Church council in the south? Yes. With approval from a quick flick of the head (5) 31. Madeline loses east route as she finishes up round the bend (3) 32. The main dish of ten trees is stripped of its skin (6) 33. Could this be the corpse of a corporate organisation? (4) 34. Also known as American Kennel Association in brief (3) 35. French rejection when no northern aspects are added (3) 36. Symbolic pledge when I agreed to pay someone back (1,1,1) 37. Too apt! Youngster leaves and finds a retired person of advanced years (1,1,1) 38. The orange lady is preceded by a thousand before the bell sounds her death (5) 40. Rigging used for crazed manic bear (9) 41. There’s no apparent end to new skittish eel myth (3,4,3,5)

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Closing Date for Entries: Fri 12 Aug 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. 25, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.

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Congratulations to our Crossword Winners

Lampeter Loyalty Card

Haidee & Janet Evans

Winner of £30 Loyalty Card Vouchers April:

Susan Davies Good Luck to everyone for the next Draw

Reminder: Themes, Copy Deadlines & Publication Dates Issue

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Publication Copy (for People’s Deadline Market)

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Learning

Fri 12 Aug

Sat 27 Aug

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Getting Around

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Sat 24 Sept

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Reaching Out

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Community Spirit

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Haidee receiving the prize voucher from Simon Hall

Congratulations to all the following puzzlers and thank you for taking part: Mrs Monica Anderson, Marilyn Bray, Marina Cowham, Alun Davies, Daniel Davies, Jen Davies, Michael & Hilary Davies, J. Ganley, Llinos Griffiths, Ken Guy, Trevor Harris, Jane Holmes, David Hyde, Marilyn James, Beryl & Rhys Jenkins, Ray Jenkins, Annwen Jones, Sally Jones, George Kinchington, Tony Mardell, Merry Makers, Elaine Pelling, A. Pugh, Jenny Regan, Jess Reid, Andy & Jenny Ryan, Schröder Family, Mrs A. Smith & Gloria Thomas.

Check out your answers below. See page 42 for more details about the prize from our sponsor for issue 42, Y Stiwdio Brint NB: Competition entry boxes are located in the Library and Mark Lane Bakery, or you can post entries to Cryptic Crossword No 25, Grapevine, C/O Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter or drop it into the letter box if you’re passing.

Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 24 by “Jeep”

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next issue… september- issue 42 copy deadline: friday 12 august theme: ‘learning’ your chance to learn a new skill or share some old ones with others. do you know of any local learning opportunities? do you have any tips for remembering things? what have been the best things you’ve ever learnt? why not write in and tell us … as long as it’s not over 750 words! (If you contribute regularly please try to keep your articles to 450 words max.)

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