Lampeter Grapevine Issue 76 Feb 2020

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

Chwefror / February 2020

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The Secret Travels of the Grapevine…

Grapevine is now available around the world: issuu.com/ lampetergrapevine/stacks … but we are also really interested to know how far and wide the paper versions have travelled; what local villages and communities it has reached and what route it has taken - Or perhaps how many people have passed it on to someone else?

Are you planning any travels over the coming months? If so please don’t forget to pack your copy of Grapevine - we’re always fascinated to find out where in the world it goes.

Can your copy of Grapevine be the most environmentally friendly traveller? Or will yours be shared in unusual ways, be found in quirky local locations, be upcycled or recycled?

Where will your copy Grapevine end up? Why don’t you send us your photos: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com and we’ll publish them in future issues. Eds.

This stunning sculpture on the seafront at Scarborough is titled ‘Freddie Gilroy and the Belsen Stragglers’ it is based on the former miner who was one of the first Allied soldiers to enter the Belsen concentration camp on its liberation in World War II. Thanks to Tim Martin for sending it in.

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@2022 TOTALLY LOCALLY, BUT PLEASE COPY IT AND SPREAD IT AROUND. IT’S NO USE IF IT’S NOT SHARED (AS OUR MUMS WOULD LIKELY SAY).

GRAPEVINE no. 76, Feb 2020 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:

To submit Articles, letters, reviews or enquiries: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com To add your event or course to our free listings: lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com or post to address above To place an advert: lampetergrapevineads@gmail.com Full guidelines for advertisers and contributors: see grapevine page on www.vichall.org.uk Display advertising rates: ¼ column £12; ¼ page £30; ½ page £48; full page £84 (back page £96) £30 off ads for one-off public events held in Victoria Hall Classified ads: £2.50/20 wds (min. £2.50) Copy deadline for March, issue 77: Fri 7 Febuary 2020 Theme: ‘Nature as Therapy’ Circulation this issue: 2,500 copies distributed free in the Lampeter area We reserve the right to edit all contributions for reasons of space and clarity. The views expressed in letters and articles are not necessarily those of Transition Llambed Development Trust or the newsletter group.

Croeso / Welcome to this issue of the Grapevine Sitting quietly, trying to make sense of a train of thought for this editorial (afterall, I’m a bit out of practice … thank you and a big cwtsh to Carolmarie for doing such a fantastic job and continuing to be part of the team) - I am clumsily interrupted by a large ginger and white cat, seeking affection by attempting to climb up my shoulder (the recovering one), for a seriously big cwtsh! Purring so loudly I can hardly hear myself think, he begins headbutting and nudging me to pay attention (before he does something more serious, like walk and roll over on the keyboard!). No discouraging tactics seem to work. It makes me laugh and yes, it makes me stop what I’m doing to indulge in some ‘cat time cwtshes’.

Tension and frustration released for both of us, and a shared sense of devotion felt, it’s only then that I am encouraged to follow him to his food bowl!

So, what was I thinking earlier… oh yes, Blwyddyn Newydd Dda, Happy New Year to you all (and thank you so much for all the good wishes and gentle cwtshes received since my accident). It already feels like we have settled into 2020 - a new decade, gosh!, how did we get there so fast? Is this a fresh start? A time to reinvigorate our senses, change our habits, improve our health & wellbeing, consciously help, support or collaborate with others, be more aware of our surroundings and our impact upon them and fight for a better future for everyone? Well, if not now, when? This is a time for looking forward, for taking stock of everything and for preparing for the year ahead, so perhaps the time is right. In these unpredictable times with global disasters increasing, local economies struggling and communities suffering, should we start the new decade in an extraordinary way? Every action makes a difference, so start with something small … Perhaps inspiration can be found in the pages of this month’s Grapevine … why not give it a try.

Angie Martin, Darllenwch yn hapus / Happy reading.

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The Newsletter Team

Other contact details: Transition Llambed: www.vichall.org.uk/transition-llambed email: 2transitionLlambed@gmail.com Victoria Hall: www.vichall.org.uk To make bookings for Victoria Hall contact: victoriahall.transition@gmail.com or phone/text 07891 632614 People's Market: To book a stall contact: victoriahall.transition@gmail.com or phone/text 07891 632614 3

News from Transition Llambed

Transition Llambed Development Trust

AGM 2019 Victoria Hall Bryn Road, Lampeter

Tuesday 25 February 2020

7.30pm Bwyd Bendigedig Llambed Incredible Edible Lampeter Things are still hunkered down for the winter, and we are starting to plan for the coming season. The herbs in the Parc yr Orsedd planter are showing a few green leaves with new shoots coming through at the base of the fennel, and many of the leafy greens outside the Co-op, Watson & Pratts and the Washtub will soon start putting out new growth to take us into the hungry gap.

Hoffwn ni'n groesawu mwy o bobl sy eisiau ofalu am ein planhigion bwyd o gwmpas y dref: dewch i nabod gyda ni y boddhad tyfu bwyd ffres.

We would love to welcome more people to join us in keeping an eye on the plants: the more of us there are, the better the plants thrive and the further the satisfaction of having a hand in growing and eating fresh food can spread. edible.llambed@outlook.com or via Facebook: edible Llambed/edible Lampeter

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Welsh Culture Is World Culture – Part 3 European Reunion Through Fully Enlightened Leadership Revolution means everything turns around. The greatest revolution of all time was sparked 500 years ago by none other than God Almighty Himself, Bhagavan Shree Krishna, when He assumed the loving mood and golden complexion of His female half and kicked off a worldwide arts and science phenomenon that we came to know in Europe as the Renaissance.

His Bhagavad-gita promise to descend whenever there is a decline in religion began to take effect during a time when civilization was being woefully misdirected under tyrants everywhere posing as royal and religious leaders.

His long-term policy, just now rising to fulfilment, included ordering all 330 million demigods to take birth in human form to ensure the success of His sankirtan movement, flooding the world with divine love through the non-sectarian chanting of God’s holy names.

According to Vedic wisdom - the vast fund of divinely revealed knowledge shared by European Druids and their Brahmin counterparts in India alike - caste, creed, colour and social status are all mere superficial considerations.

They taught that we are eternal spirit souls currently blessed with the unique opportunity afforded by human life, whereby we can rise above the continuous cycle of repeated birth and death and gain permanent entry into the spiritual world. The only significant distinction between individuals or societies is in mentality, i.e.

choosing between the progressive upward spiritual path or self-centred, destructive activities that bring no benefit to anyone.

This present Kali-yuga (Iron Age of quarrel and hypocrisy) presents mankind with a quality of opportunity far more significant than choosing whether our laws and economic policies should be dictated by political leaders in either Westminster or Brussels. The real consideration is not ‘should we leave Europe’, but whether or not we should allow our societies worldwide to continue to be misdirected by cold and heartless industrial, governmental and educational institutions that attempt to reduce us all to mere units of economic production and consumption.

Despite centuries of book-burning, persecution and attempted cultural genocide, the Celtic/Vedic legacy has not only survived but is now spreading at the speed of light through communications technology facilitated by the ultimate revolutionary Himself (google ‘Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’). The true success of European Reunion is in raising civilization to where God intended it by reconnecting with our original Mother Culture.

Madan Lloyd For further info, please email madanlloyd@gmail.com Or visit the Welsh Culture Is World Culture Facebook page

Cronfa Eisteddfod Ceredigion 2020

Ceredigion 2020 Eisteddfod Fund

Llanbed PS, Yr Hedyn Mwstard, 22 Chwefror Bore Coffi, bydd arian y diodydd yn mynd i’r Gronfa’r Eisteddfod, a bydd blwch rhoddion ar gael.

Allwch hebio i gefnogu’r cronfa gyda phaned!

Lampeter, Mustard Seed café, 22 February Coffee morning, all proceeds from drinks will go to the Eisteddfod fund, donations welcomed.

Come and support the fund over a cuppa!

Anfonwch hysbysiadau am eich digwyddiadau lleol ym mis Mawrth erbyn 11 Chwefror Send notices about your local March events by 11 Feb

pontyfelin@gmail.com Copy Deadline for March 2020, issue 77 - Fri 7 Feb 2020 5

Theme: ‘Nature as Therapy’

Obituaries A big cwtsh for the missing friends who made us smile

“Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same.”

Extract from the poem ‘Some People’ by Flavia Weedn

Kaz Marsh 1961 - 2019

Ros Grey 1948 - 2019

On behalf of Transition Llambed Development

The Grapevine recently lost a very dear friend,

Trust, we would like to offer our deepest sympathies

committed volunteer and ambassador for the local

to Kaz’s family and friends.

community. For the last six years Ros has played a

Kaz was a much valued director and colleague of the

huge part in the success of Grapevine each month,

the Trust which manages Victoria Hall, produces the

from the intricate processes of production to its final

Grapevine and enabled Celf Llambed Arts to bring live

distribution.

music and dance to Lampeter.

From the early days of sub-editing Ros liaised with

We like to think she found a place where she could

contributors and responded to enquiries, organised,

contribute to our community’s well being, which was

monitored and tracked the inbox, helped with

deep in her nature, and make use of her considerable

proofreading, and provided much appreciated critiques

skills in managing the bar for the Victoria Hall. Her

and feedback. She delivered Grapevines to outlying

much wider group of friends from all over the UK will

villages and introduced friends to take on other

recognise those talents in her. She seemed to

rounds. Even when her illness meant she could no

naturally and easily gather people around her to make

longer drive, she gently persuaded others to help out

good things happen.

to ensure distribution was complete.

We have the permission of her family to rebuild the

Ros’s commitment was unquestionable and her

Kazbar in the Victoria Hall as part of our ongoing

constant support invaluable. Always encouraging and

refurbishment and retain that name, which we are

supportive, honest and genuine, her kind, caring and

very proud to do.

fun loving approach to all things meant working with

We will really miss you Kaz.

her was an absolute pleasure. Thank you Ros.

Much love.

We share heartfelt condolences with family and friends

The Directors of TLDT

as she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

With much love and respect The Grapevine team

Ian Vickerson 1958 - 2019 Grapevine also remembers Ian, who was one of our very early volunteers.

Ian and Trish, his partner, along with Gro-Mette took on board the beginnings of the distribution challenge with unfailing enthusiasm and a keen determination to deliver the Grapevine as quickly as possible each month. This

super team soon had a slick system up and running - with Ian often seen driving around an ever growing catchment area with piles of bulging boxes stacked in the back of his small van. An increase in the production run from just 1000 to 2500 in the three and a half years Ian was involved, meant that his commitment and dedication was ever more appreciated. Ian’s sense of humour, fun loving, generous spirit and cheerful helpfulness will be much missed.

Everyone involved at TLDT and the Grapevine would like to express deepest sympathies to Ian’s family and friends.

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We welcome in the NEW YEAR, with sincere hopes for a sustainable future.

Learning to be more moderate in all things, home-made, pre-loved and upcycled gifts seem to be becoming the norm. Thinking carefully before making purchases, building things to last, trying to extend the lives of what we have, re-using and repairing. Maybe 2020 will be the year that Repair Cafes come into their own - come and find out more at The People’s Market 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, it’s a great place to stock up on local produce and support local businesses.

Heading into yet another year without earnestly starting to make the changes we need to be making, careering towards such an uncertain future, we will soon find out just how vital to the future of the planet our choices are – I just hope post-election, we made the right ones. Which brings me to our Public Inconvenience Announcement with many a repair project in mind;

Where can I recycle foil lined crisp packets in and around Lampeter?

Reception, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus, Ceredigion SA48 7ED

Our Public Inconvenience Announcement ‘Sometimes you have to tear things down in order to rebuild them’ Millions will have tried veganism this Veganuary, hoping to reap health and environmental benefits. Who knew such a gimmick could capture so many imaginations? Perhaps we should try ‘Sustainabruary’ or ‘Sustapril’ next or simply ‘Starch’?? :O) Sadly ‘Parch’ might be the more realistic but less optimistic version, what about ‘Moderate March’?

But next year, please can we revise ‘Veganuary’ and have ‘Regenuary’ instead?

Apparently quarter of our carbon footprints come from food – imagine what we could achieve if ALL our food, I mean, everything we eat, were being regeneratively grown, local and sequestering carbon? - there can be no better reason to change the way we grow our food and what we choose to buy, IMMEDIATELY. Come on everybody! This should no longer be about eating meat but about supporting our local farmers to become the true heroes in this direst of human induced climate catastrophes; in the ONLY sector that can RELIABLY extract carbon from the atmosphere and return it to the soil... at scale.

Come and join in, show your support online, and keep having these conversations.

Talk to any of us at The People’s Market Victoria Hall; The Repair Cafe, The Inconvenience Stall, The Seed Library, Incredible Edible, Transition Lambed, and Extinction Rebellion at lampeter@xrcymru.org Cheryl Hillier singer/songwriter, health and climate campaigner, and Biochar Lady 2transitionllambed@gmail.com

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Denmark Farm Conservation Centre Betws Bledrws LAMPETER Ceredigion SA48 8PB

CAVO Bryndulais Bridge Street Lampeter SA48 7AB

Victoria Hall, Bryn Road Lampeter, SA48 7EE

LETTERS, NOTIFICATIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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

email: lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

In order to give a broad and balanced view of any issues that are raised in letters or articles submitted for publication, the Newsletter Team reserves the right to seek and publish counter-opinions from other sources in the same issue. Eds.

Parêd Gwyl Dewi Llambed

St David’s Day Parade

Sadwrn 29 Chwefror 2020

Sat 29 February 2020

Dechrau Ysgol Bro Pedr 11yb

Starting 11am Bro Pedr

Gwisgwch wisg Gymreig neu goch,

Wear Welsh costume or red,

i ddilyn sesiwn i’r plant

followed by family time

yn Neudd Fictoria gyda Siani Sionc

in Victoria Hall with Siani Sionc

cani bawb a phaned.

singing and cuppa.

CROESO CYNNES I BAWB!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

travelling by coach and ferry. It’s always a fun trip and a lovely area to visit. This is a good opportunity to visit our twin town and make new friends. We anticipate the cost will be around £130, including travel, accommodation and food. We’ll need names and a deposit by 1 March.

Lampeter Twinning Committee is organising a visit to our twin town in April and we’re keen for new people to join us on the trip.

St Germain sur Moine is a small town in a rural area in Pays de la Loire and has been twinned with Lampeter since 2001. We’ve had several visits and we always get a warm welcome.

We’ll be visiting between 1-5 April,

For more information contact: Kistiah Ramaya, 01570 422766 kistiah.ramaya@lampeter-tc.gov.uk

Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland

Annual General Meeting (AGM) Monday 24 February 2020 7.30pm Canolfan Long Wood Visitor Centre All welcome 8

Why We Need Local Food Systems “Not only is our entire agricultural and food system based on the availability of cheap fossil fuels- we do not even use them in a wise and frugal manner. We squander them on flagrant consumerism in order to maximise short term profit, while destroying the local systems that once sustained our culture” Dale Allen Pfieffer – Geologist and Author.

Over a period of time, but particularly following the Second World War, as a nation we have become dependent on food imports. As a consequence of this we have a dependency on fossil fuels for the transport as well as the production of our food. This is a fragile system not only because of the implications for climate change but also because of the impact on our farmers and the communities in which they live and work. Political and economic changes globally are capable of challenging the availability of our food supply overnight. Figures vary as to the amount of food we import starting with government quotes of around 50% up to a figure of 80% from unbiased experts. This is because the government does not always count as imports ingredients that are imported for use in foods that are processed in the UK. A bit of political, statistical jiggery-pokery!

An increasingly globalised industry has led to sourcing, importing and exporting of foodstuffs, with a small number of large multinational companies controlling most of this market. Often people shop weekly at supermarkets, as opposed to food shopping more regularly at small local shops. The result is a decline in local, independent food outlets and weakening of the local food economy. There has been a loss of employment opportunities, skills and social bonds, together with a long-term decline in the value of produce for farmers and growers and consequent threats to livelihoods.

The increased industrialisation of food production has also impacted significantly on food culture. Many people are disconnected from their food and unaware of how and where the foods they eat are produced. The dominance of highly processed food also contributes to poor nutrition and the increase in diet-related illnesses.

We need to rebuild local food systems, reconnect local farmers to local consumers, and rural areas to cities. A lot has been done over the past 60 years to improve global supply chains – but not local ones. We need to encourage small farmers and growers and improve access to local markets, which at the same time will allow people to have access to healthier, fresher and less processed foods. We need greater transparency in decision-making on food and

agriculture, to stop these decisions being captured by the big corporate players.

There is often an argument that local food is too expensive. Perhaps if farmers and growers could sell direct or sell through local shops and markets they could obtain a fair price for their produce rather than being fleeced by supermarket buyers. It is often the retailer who is making the profit not the farmer. In the UK the main profit from the food industry is made by the logistics companies that move it around not the people who produce it! The other argument frequently used is the convenience of the opening hours of supermarkets. If small outlets had more customers they could perhaps afford to employ somebody for the longer working hours. A bit of a chicken and egg situation I guess.

Ask yourselves these questions: Do I know where my food comes from?

Do I know who grows my fruit and vegetables?

Do I know what chemicals my food has been sprayed with?

Do I know how old my food is by the time I buy it?

Do I know the conditions in which it was produced?

Do I want to support my local farmers and growers?

If you answered no to any of these questions you may ask what I can do about it. The system is not going to change overnight but you can be part of the change. Start to ask the questions. If you use a supermarket ask why they don’t stock local; campaign for more local farmers markets; pressure local authorities by asking if they buy local for their public services such as schools, residential homes etc.; lobby your MP and AM. Individual actions count, so support your local shops, markets and farm gate sales; join a veg. box scheme if there is one local to you.

Farming and growing is the heart of West Wales so as they say “use it or lose it”. Watch out in the Grapevine for details of future meetings about how you can become involved in a local food movement.

Andrea Sanders Lampeter Permaculture Group

People’s Market Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter

Every 2nd and 4th Saturday

10am-1pm 9

HYSBYSEBION SWYDDI

JOB ADVERTS

Derbynnydd Meddygol Cyflenwi

Relief Medical Receptionist

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn i ymuno â'n tîm Derbynfa ar sail contract sero-awr i gyflenwu dros dro am wyliau a gwyliau blynyddol.

Bydd y dyletswyddau'n cynnwys gweini ymholiadau cleifion wyneb yn wyneb a dros y ffôn, yn ogystal ag amrwyiaeth o dasgau derbynfa a gweinyddol. Bydd profiad o weithio mewn meddygfa a’r gallu i gyfathrebu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn fanteisiol ond nid yn hanfodol.

We are currently looking for an individual to join our Reception team on a zero-hour contract basis to cover annual leave and holidays.

Duties will include attending to patient enquiries face-to-face and via telephone, in addition to a range of reception and administrative tasks. Experience working in a doctors’ surgery and the ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh would be advantageous though not essential.

Derbynnydd Meddygol Rhan-Amser

Part-Time Medical Receptionist

Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn i ymuno yn rhan-amser â'n tîm Derbynfa yn rheolaidd.

Bydd y dyletswyddau'n cynnwys gweini, ymholiadau cleifion wyneb wrth wyneb a dros y ffôn, yn ogystal ag amrwyiaeth o dasgau derbynfa a gweinyddol. Bydd profiad o weithio mewn meddygfa a’r gallu i gyfathrebu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn fanteisiol ond nid yn hanfodol.

We are currently looking for an individual to join our Reception team on a regular, part-time basis.

Duties will include attending to patient enquiries face-to-face and via telephone, in addition to a range of reception and administrative tasks. Experience working in a doctors’ surgery and the ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh would be advantageous though not essential.

Am fanylion pellach, cysylltwch â Meddygfa Tregaron.

Ffôn: 01974 298218

For further details, please contact Tregaron Surgery Tel: 01974 298218

GWIRFODDOLI

VOLUNTEERING

Could you design a front cover for Grapevine?

See next few themes on page ???

We’d love to hear your ideas lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

Copy Deadline: March - Issue 77 - Fri 7 February 2020 Theme: ‘Nature as Therapy’ 10

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group - Lampeter & District - ‘Big Cwtch’ gentle treatment by surgeon and radiologists. Back again for another assessment next Tuesday. Hopefully all going well.

During all this period I have felt surrounded by the amazing strength that BIG CWTCHES from family and friends give. Feelings of warmth, support and gentleness.

All the time we hear bad reports about long waiting times for the Emergency Services to arrive and long waits at hospitals. I can only compliment and thank everybody. I waited for nothing.

We had a Support Group meeting last week. Another of our members had broken her foot. Everybody was very BIG CWTCHY so thanks to all. My fall was because I overbalanced trying to reach my shoes which emphasises just how careful we people with MS must be every day!

Can you spot the ‘Grapevine grin’?

Somewhere amongst the pages of Grapevine each issue you will find this sunny smile.

Maybe tucked away or perhaps clearly in view?

Where will it be this time?

Falling…bang!

YELLING… YELLING… YELLING… YELLING… YELLING!!!!...

Aaaagh!... PANIC… can’t get up!

So much noise… Is it really me making so much noise?

Pulling my arm towards me. Door opening, dogs coming in, arms around me… gentle BIG CWTCH… Labrador Nye with his head on my leg, giving me his big dog BIG CWTCH… Ambulance called… 15 minutes later being CWTCHED by wonderful ambulance men… being helped up… YELLS... putting me onto the wheelchair… YELLS… bouncing up our drive… many more YELLS… up the ramp… being transferred onto bed… more YELLS… blood pressure, temperature, blood sugar, oxygen, lots of questioning by lovely Ambulance man while being driven to Bronglais… distraction techniques working well… just wincing and a few gasps… smiling to my son who is greeting us at A&E… many thanks to Ambulance men… more questions, more tests… lovely nurses and doctors… family arriving in room… off for X-Rays… all done so gently… quieter YELLS… back to room… calming down now… only occasional YELLS now… broken humerus… being fitted with temporary brace… no YELLS now, only a few gasps… being allowed home… lots of gentle help, painkillers… and ‘half’ BIG CWTCHES helping me through the night before returning to the hospital the next morning for the proper brace.

That was a month ago. Another visit to Bronglais after two weeks, was equally calm and gentle. Another X-ray and

Our Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month from 1.30-3.30, in the back room of The Mustard Seed, Lampeter. We welcome anybody with MS, carers, and anybody wanting to know more, from wherever you are.

You are also welcome at our Aberystwyth group which meets in Tesco’s community/charity room 12-2 on the 1st FRIDAY of the month.

CROESO I BAWB/WELCOME TO ALL. Judith McKay, Support Volunteer, 01570 493509 Hazel Ellis, Chair of Ceredigion Branch, 01974 261640 (See our MS Support Group page on Facebook)

Jottings Cwtch is appropriate for the month of January (St Dwynwen’s day) and February (St Valentine’s day), however in the natural world animals and birds cwtch not only during the winter (for bonding and to keep warm) but throughout the year. Members of the parrot family are noted for this behaviour. Closer to home, while out walking or from your windows, you may see jackdaws in pairs allopreening (mutual preening) and snuggling up to each other to maintain their monogamous relationship. In towns and cities as well as in the country you may chance upon the winter nests of wrens. I have counted up to twenty wrens flying in to roost together in their typical dome shaped nest; surprisingly, in some nest boxes over fifty have been counted!

Champion

snugglers are the fairy wrens of Australia. But even a line of long-tailed

tits all close together on a branch continually shuffling as if trying to become one unit is a charming sight. While this behaviour helps the birds to bond and keep warm the downside is that infections and viruses can be spread more easily; this is why it is so important to keep any water or food containers in the garden thoroughly clean.

David Price 11

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The Magical Quilts of Wales 01 May – 24 December 2020 The Welsh Quilt Centre is excited to announce that it will be re-opening for a brand new exhibition in 2020!

The Magical Quilts of Wales will be a dazzling display of Welsh patchwork, wholecloth and appliqué quilts, dating from 1800-1945, from Jen Jones’s private collection. The Exhibition will run from 1 May to 24 December 2020. A number of the quilts selected for display have never been exhibited before.

In 2018 Jen Jones, the owner of The Welsh Quilt Centre, made the difficult decision to close it. The museum had hosted a different quilt exhibition every year since its inception in 2009. Jen partly decided to close The Centre because she

wanted to dedicate more time to running her cottage shop in Llanybydder and touring exhibitions. She also wanted a bit of a break having lost her husband in 2015, Roger Clive-Powell the conservation architect. Roger and Jen had worked for many years together to establish and run The Welsh Quilt Centre.

However, having had a year off, she is now feeling inspired and excited to be holding another quilt exhibition at The Welsh Quilt Centre.

Jen states: “We felt almost honour bound to produce an extravaganza in honour of Gwenllian Ashley our brilliant designer of the last 10 years who died this year and will be so greatly missed.”

Groups of over five people wanting to see the 2020 exhibition are encouraged to book a visit as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

For group visits it is also possible to book a guided tour by Jen Jones, who is the world expert on Welsh quilts. By request a Welsh speaking guide can be provided. To book please email: quilts@jen-jones.com The Welsh Quilt Centre’s shop is still open now and will remain so all this year and next selling an eclectic selection of textile treats, cards and books. Currently there is also a free exhibition of antique Welsh blankets in Gallery 3 of The Welsh Quilt Centre, which will run until Christmas.

Both the shop and the blanket exhibition are open Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11am -3pm Contact: Hazel Newman or Kate Clive-Powell, 01570 480 610, quilts@jen-jones.com, www.welshquilts.com Find The Welsh Quilt Centre on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram

Plumber’s Plog* I received a copy of the December ‘Grapevine’ just before Christmas. A bit late, but worth waiting for! To start with, the cover itself was a real Christmas cracker: I counted 40 doves of peace as well. Then, opening the front page, there was the delightful welcome from Carolmarie, with its wisdom, warmth and care. Then, imagine, there are people who are willing to give a free Christmas dinner to those who can’t afford one, and volunteers who are happy to give the time to serve it up on Christmas Day. I was most impressed.

Leafing through the pages, there are so many people who are offering to help

out! The Repair Cafe, for example, who can fix your iron if it goes on the blink, the Seed Library, the Incredible Edible team who are also providing free food, the Food Bank – and goodness knows this country should look after those who need it better, it ought to be a Human Right. And then, there were others providing good cheer or uplift, such as the poets, the singers and musicians, therapists and activity organisers, free films, a new puzzle for the brainboxes, cheerful news from the schools, the churches, and from the Council, the crafters, carol singing, stories of kindness and mutual support, and the benefits of the great outdoors.

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you were alone on Christmas Day! Reading all this made me feel like I had been sent a big Cwtsh. When I read all this, I can’t deny that human beings, at their best, are so inspiring! What better way to begin Christmas?

Unless it’s to pop outside on a clear starry night and celebrate the fact that Wales has some of the best skies for stargazing in the UK: officially, that is, as it says on page 31. (Llanllwni Mountain is only a few miles away.) There’s an old expression, “the stars look down” – I’m sure they do, but I reckon that if they could, they’d be sending us all a big cwtsh too.

Frank Pitcher

*Plog is a word I’ve invented - it’s like a blog, but it’s not online it’s on paper!

Book Reviews The Revival in Storytelling: a review of The Moon-Eyed People

many of the children weren’t fit to sail … Some ill people were hidden and when they were discovered it was too late to turn back … 17 children, and all those under 10, died. Great sadness, Rahel crying for her children. Six weeks of sailing through several storms; we lost the course for Baltimore and sailed towards Cuba before the elements subsided and we got back on the correct course.”

As well as the folk stories, you will also read of Murray the Hump (Llewelyn Morris Humphreys) who was a son of people from Carno in Montgomeryshire in mid-Wales. He became well-known for his role as a Chicago mobster in the 1930s with Al Capone. You will read history of the Lakota Chief Sitting Bull and the slaughter of 300 Lakota at Wounded Knee by the US Army in 1890. You will read about when Buffalo Bill came to Wales, with 500 people, 180 horses, 18 bison and a herd of Texan Longhorns.

Among the cast of people were 27 Lakota who had lost loved ones in the massacre at Wounded Knee, including Chief Kicking Bear and Short Bull.

It is noticeable that the folk tales themselves, when seen written down, seem to lose some of their spirit; they need to be spoken out loud, told Drawing of a crankie

by Peter Stevenson by practiced story-tellers and it is for this reason that I show here a link to story-teller, artist and musician Peter Stevenson, who can be seen and heard delivering the tale of Beti Grwca in the most appropriate way to an audience at the Monongalia Arts Centre in Morgantown West Virginia.

By Jan Howard In May 2019, Peter Stevenson travelled from Wales to Morgantown, West Virginia, where he presented an exhibition, ‘Curers, Charms and Curses’.

Back in Wales, over the last weekend in October 2019, Peter also ran the Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival 2019 which opened with an exhibition called ‘Stories, Quilts and a Crankie’, and the festival also included music from Appalachian singer and artist Jamie Lester and Ben McManus and friends playing Appalachian old-time music.

Peter Stevenson’s book ‘The Moon-Eyed People: Folk Tales from Welsh America’ is the source that inspired both exhibitions and the storytelling festival. Much of it is amusing, much is shocking and much is puzzling; in all a very worthwhile read and a significant reference book.

Providing an essential insight into the development of the communities and traditions in Appalachia, it is brimming with true tales, tall tales and folk tales, and also covers some aspects of the histories shared by Wales and America; some amusing, some shocking and also some puzzling clues that go quite a way to help explain the current state of affairs on both sides of the Atlantic.

When Welsh people emigrated from Wales (arguably, from as early as the 12th century) they met the Shawnee and the Aniyunwiya, who the colonists called the Cherokee. In turn, the Cherokee referred to the Welsh colliers as ‘The Moon-Eyed People’ for they were ‘small, pale, lived underground, and could see in the dark.’

Those who left Wales had little idea of what lay ahead for them.

Benjamin Williams of Mynydd Bach in Ceredigion was about 17 when he sailed for America.

Peter Stevenson telling a crankie story in Morgantown, WV “Having sold the farm in the summer of 1838, we prepared to come to America … we set out in carts from Lledrod to to Aberaeron: we were there for many days … 175 Welsh people ready to embark for Liverpool in three sloops … we had to wait a few days before boarding the sailing ship. People over 18 years old paid £20; from 10 to 18 half-price, under fives came free … the doctor came aboard and examined us to see whether we were fit for the voyage and decided that

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‘The Moon-Eyed People’ is a book that you will rely on to provide an understanding of the links between Wales and the Appalachians, as reference material, and as a spur for further study, but most of all you can rely on this book to provide worthy entertainment, to jolt your recognition of oppression, and to mystify and bewilder you and your family and friends.

The Moon-Eyed People: Folk Tales from Welsh America Peter Stevenson 2019 The History Press The Mill, Brimscombe Port Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2QG www.thehistorypress.co.uk (ISBN 978 0 7509 9142 1) 14

Mae ‘Clwb Ffrindiau

‘Fit Friends Club’ has

Ffit’ wedi ail-

restarted after the

ddechrau unwaith

Christmas break. Thank

eto’r tymor yma.

you to Lleucu from Actifiti

Diolch i Lleucu o

for leading the activities

Actifiti am gynnal

for year 1 and 2 children.

sesiynau llawn hwyl ac egniol i blant

‘A picture paints a thousand words’ is the

blwyddyn 1 a 2.

theme in years 5 and 6. What better way to start than to visit the National Library of

Thema blwyddyn 5 a 6 yr hanner tymor yma yw

Wales in Aberystwyth to appreciate some

‘Trwy’r Darlun’. Cafwydd ddechreuad gwych

famous paintings and the to

wrth iddynt fynd i’r Llyfrgell Genedlaethol

Ceredigion Museum to do

Cymru yn Aberystwyth i werthfawrogi

some sketching.

paentiadau enwog ac yna i

Thank you

Amgueddfa

for the

Ceredigion

welcome and

i fraslunio.

to the artist

Diolch am y

Helen Duffy

croeso ac i’r

for leading the

arlunwraig

work.

Helen Duffy am arwain y gwaith.

Congratulations to the children that represented the school in

Llongyfarchiadau i’r plant bu’n cystadlu yng

the Urdd netball

nghystadleuaeth pêlrwyd yr Urdd yn

competition in Lampeter

Llanbed yn ddiweddar. Ennill, colli a gêmau

recently. They won, lost

cyfartal bu’r hanes ond roedd pawb wedi

and drew games but

mwynhau.

everyone thoroughly

enjoyed the experience.

Bu blwyddyn 5 a 6 yn brysur yn paratoi gwenith ‘Yr hen Gymro’ a dyfwyd yn yr

Year 5 and 6 have been

ysgol ar gyfer mynd ag e’ i Felin Ganol,

busy preparing the wheat grown at school to be

Llanrhystud ar gyfer ei falu yn flawd. Cafwyd profiad

ground into flour at Felin Ganol mill, Llanrhystud. It

arbennig o weld y broses. Diolch iddynt am fod mor

was a special experience to see the process. Thank

barod i helpu

you to

bob amser.

everyone at the mill

for the welcome.

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Parêd Gwyl Dewi Llambed 2020 Bydd y Parêd Gwyl Dewi trydydd yn Llambed eleni ar Sadwrn 29ain o Chwefror! Gwisgwch wisg Gymreig neu goch. Bydd y parêd yn dechrau o Ysgol Bro Pedr am 11yb, a wedyn bydd sesiwn i'r plant yn Neuadd Fictoria gyda Siana Sionc. Canu i bawb a phaned. CROESO CYNNES I BAWB. 2020 St David's Day Parade Lampeter will have its third annual St David's Day Parade this year on Saturday Feb 29th! It will start at 11am from Ysgol Bro Pedr.

All are welcome, especially if you dress up in Welsh costume or something red. After the parade there will be family time in Victoria Hall with Siani Sionc - songs with tea (and probably cake). ALL ARE VERY WELCOME.

Yr Efail – open for the National Garden Scheme (NGS), Feb to Oct Already, there are bookings on the calendar. The second sowing of sweet peas (sparrows dispatched the first batch) are sprouting through, bulbs shooting through the leafy ground, new buds on shrubs and trees. A speckle breasted thrush hops beneath the bird table whilst siskins devour the niger seed and there’s a flash of red as a greater spotted woodpecker scuttles up a bare trunk. By the ditch a grey wagtail forages happily and a cock pheasant’s call is heralding spring.

Plant lovers remember it’s the Annual Winter Gardening Weekend event at The Tyssul Hall, in Llandysul from 14-16 February. Originally intended as a showcase for Farmyard Nurseries’ spectacular hellebores, it has gradually grown into a festival of all winter plants and much much more.

It’s worth a visit to see the stage display alone. https://www.farmyardnurseries.co.uk/events/ Locally, Bwlch y Geuffordd Gardens, Bronant, 01974 251559 and Yr Efail, Llanio Rd, Tregaron 01974 299370 are open by arrangement for the NGS at this time of year so please get in touch. https://ngs.org.uk/find-a-garden/ Share some cwtches!

Shelagh & Steve, Yr Efail

Savouring The Big Cwtches of 2019 and looking forward to even bigger ones in 2020 Whilst working on the NGS 2020 Booklet, I’ve been looking back at photos of 2019 and remembering some great events that made me smile, so I’m going to unashamedly share and celebrate some successes.

Early in the year, we had several gardening visitors (both local and from further afield, including a couple from Germany) who shared green-fingered enthusiasm, plants, ideas and friendship with us. At the end of July we had a pop-up Open Day in aid of the Eisteddfod and NGS. There were plenty of willing helpers from the local community and prior preparation paid off. The amazing support from local people enabled the making of teas, provision of fabulous cakes, (‘womanning’ of the kitchen and conservatory), pancake production; there was a fabulous quilting display, the willing collection of entry fees, a successful tombola, stalls of local produce, plants and crafts, the playing of lawn games and genuine enjoyment of the garden, tunnels and woodland. Yes, the sun shone which added to the amazing atmosphere and we raised over £2,400 including donations and match-funding. The day felt like one really big cwtch.

Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb.

Memories of last year’s cwtches are needed during what can be a dull, grey time of year but if we go outside and observe, even for just five minutes a day, there will be something encouraging.

Already we feel the comforting ‘cwtch’ from our spring garden and greenhouse as plants respond to the changing season and seedlings appear. The broad beans are growing strongly despite the wet, reliable brassicas provide vitamins and iron & other minerals to keep us healthy through the winter. As we enjoy a bowl of pumpkin and ginger soup, we look ahead to a new growing season, planning additions to the garden and the associated challenges.

Bwlch y Geuffordd

Urban Dictionary cwtch Snuggling and cuddling and loving and protecting and safeguarding and claiming, all rolled into one. There is an element of intimacy, earnestness and ownership in this Welsh word (recently adopted into the OED) that the closest English equivalents, "cuddle", "snuggle" and "hug" lack. A heartfelt hug.

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Elmo's Delights Winter Raw Honey-glazed Beetroot Carrots

Fri 7 February: The Lion King (2019 version: PG) Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen (voices) A young lion is cast out of the pride after the death of his father.

Ingredients

118 minutes

600g quartered beetroot

Fri 21 February: Judy (12A)

600g rainbow carrots

Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell

2 tbsp Brynllwyd Nurseries raw honey

Legendary singer Judy Garland arrives in London in 1968 for a series of sold-out concerts.

1 tbsp olive oil

118 minutes

25g pumpkin seeds

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Method

Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Stephen Lord

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4

Artist L.S. Lowry tries to care for his ailing mother, who doesn’t want him to pursue his passion.

Peel and wash carrots and beetroot

91 minutes

In a bowl, place carrots & beetroot and mix

Fri 20 March: The Art of Racing in the Rain (PG)

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Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Kevin Costner (voice)

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Enzo the dog learns that his owner’s racetrack techniques can also be used to navigate the journey of life.

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New Year’s Day Walk in Cwmann

Taith Gerdded Dydd Calan Cwmann

By Dylan Lewis 09/01/2020 Walking 5 miles on New Year’s Day in aid of Carmarthenshire Children’s Diabetes Trust.

Gan Dylan Lewis 09/01/2020 Cerdded 5 milltir ar ddechrau blwyddyn newydd er mwyn codi arian tuag at Ymddiriedolaeth Diabetes Plant Sir Gaerfyrddin.

Santa’s Fun Run

Ras Hwyl Sion Corn

By Arwel Jones 24/12/19 70 runners in Lampeter before Christmas doing a 3K race.

Gan Arwel Jones 24/12/19 70 o redwyr yn Llanbed cyn Nadolig mewn ras 3K.

Eisteddfod lwyddiannus arall i Ysgol Bro Pedr

Another successful Eisteddfod for Ysgol Bro Pedr

Gan Ifan Meredith 23/12/19 Tŷ Teifi yn dod i’r brig ar ddyddiad newydd eisteddfod yr ysgol.

By Ifan Meredith 23/12/19 Teifi winning the school eisteddfod on a new date.

Carol Cerdd a Chân Gan Dylan Lewis 15/12/19 Llond Eglwys San Pedr o dalentau mewn noson i godi arian tuag at Gymorth Cristnogol.

Carol Cerdd a Chân

By Dylan Lewis 15/12/19 St Peter’s Church full of talent in an evening to raise money for Christian Aid.

Gwirfoddolwyr yn siomedig wedi i goed Nadolig ddiflannu Gan Dylan Lewis 03/12/19 Apêl am wybodaeth wrth i aelodau’r Ford Gron osod Coed Nadolig yn Llanbed a thair yn diflannu.

Disappointed volunteers as Christmas trees disappear

By Dylan Lewis 03/12/19 Appeal for information as Round Table members place Christmas Trees in Lampeter and three go missing.

Talentau Ffermwyr Ifanc lleol ar lwyfan Cymru Gan Dylan Lewis 01/12/19 Llwyddiant i aelodau CFfI yn yr eisteddfod yn Wrecsam.

The talent of local Young Farmers on the Welsh stage

By Dylan Lewis 01/12/19 YFC members have success in the eisteddfod in Wrexham.

Cofio Bethan Phillips Gan Twynog Davies 18/11/19 Teyrnged i awdures amlycaf Llanbed ar ddiwrnod ei hangladd.

Remembering Bethan Phillips

By Twynog Davies 18/11/19 A tribute to Lampeter’s most prominent author on the day of her funeral.

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Karen’s Creative Compendium 051 Croeso, welcome to volume six of KCC as we begin our sixth year of your creative inspirations. KCC only exists thanks to your wonderful submissions and much as I love and rely on the work of our regular writers, I am always especially excited to see new and returning names in my postbag. Make a new decade resolution to send in something this year. Hwyl, Karen

Ioanawr

by Joanne Camlin Pushing against inertia Striving for total light recall And routine.

Pale yellow sun Pastels shades cutting through The cold.

A glacier in retreat Leaving behind still not eaten Christmas puddings, Pine needles And weird unshelvable gifts...

Bank balances in defeat.

Seeping through the ice Colour and energy only display themselves As ideas, As shadows of our future selves As almost forgotten remembrances Of what could be.

Soon, 'busy' will become an unstoppable trajectory Rather than a slow click grinding of Frozen, frosty, rusty gears.

Each year following the same routine In January, of knowing not what it is That is unseen.

Neither sowing nor growing Just pushing against inertia One sun-tone at a time.

♪ In the year 7510 ♪

by Polly Phemus If God's a coming, He oughta make it by then. No, my friend: much sooner, and it won't be the quick who are judged, but we, who will have failed what gods there are. I think of tattooed numbers, suicide bombers, of whalemeat and ivory, and it makes me sad; but then I think of Beethoven, of unnoticed mercies, and quiet meadows where sheep may safely graze, and it gives me hope. And I know, as you do of course my friend, that we shall all be forgotten, and as if we had never lived; but we can, nevertheless, make a difference now. Ordinary people, who are fundamentally kind, massively outnumber those in power who are not. And there are signs, I believe, that people power, with blessing, is coming at last.

Cobwebyn by Stan Scan Glorious leader J Corbyn consigned to politics’ dustbin I hear he’ll be put next to Michael Foot where nobody does any dusting

Competition for telling lies

by Amanda Pickering

The new nanny was quiet as violets; smelt of lavender and was very polite.

Whose idea to trick her?

I can still feel the thrill, my little brother John agreeing to dress in my pleated skirt polka dot headscarf, Mary-Jane sandals.

How well he played the part, the boyish small boy all smiles and blue eyes, swaying his hips playing slightly coquettish.

I coiled my plaits into a pom-pom hat wore jeans, gumboots, grunted like a boy; we introduced ourselves, him as me and me as him.

Miss Benton fell for it (or pretended to) and for that, we decided to like her.

Rolling in the Sleep

by Derek Moore I sleep You sleep We sleep together I snore You snore We snore together I roll You roll We roll together I wake You wake We roll together Praise be to Glorious Morning glory 29

Coming Home

by J. Sandover

Your first dream Rocked by the tides of your mother's womb Sentient cells responding to her song Blown across the universe Echolocating time and space To give shape to your soul In this moment you know everything Dreaming uncurling infinity Dancing delights Leaping joyful somersaults A rude awakening A storm erupting Crashing waves propelling you Tossing you gasping for breath On a cold shore disorientated Senses clang a cacophony You cry out falling She reaches out to cwtch you close Back to the source The milk of human kindness Soothing and nourishing Crooning her song You learn to navigate this strange land Singing her song Marking the path with pebbles You forget the dream as you battle Lost in the jungle of experience Driven on impulse To climb that mountain and look To survey the route you took Only to find so many Much easier paths If only you'd remembered that dream Now you recall what kept you going The milk of human kindness In its many forms And best of all The embrace of another loving You embrace the heights and Call out falling Your last breath soaring Caught in the tides Returning you to the stars To dream again Lulled in the rhythm of her song

Celtic Christianity LV

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St Buan Reposed 7th Century.

Remembered 4th August.

BUAN, the son of Ysgwn, or Ysgwyn, son of Llywarch Hen. He founded the church of Bodvuan, in Caernarvonshire.

St Byblig / Biblig / Peblig / Piblig / Publicius Reposed 5th Century.

Remembered 3rd July.

Although Saint Byblig was obviously a holy man connected with Caernarvon and honoured with much veneration in Wales, nothing is known about his life.

St Cadell Reposed 7th Century.

CADELL, the son of Urien, was a saint who lived about the commencement of the seventh century. According to "Bonedd y Saint" (Myv. Arch. ii. 28,) he was the son of Urien ab Buan ab Ysgwyn ab Llywarch Hen. There was formerly a church dedicated to him in Glamorgan, near Cowbridge, called Llangadell.

St Cadell Deyrnllwg Reposed 5th Century.

CADELL DEYRNLLWG was prince of Teyrnllwg, a territory consisting of the Vale Royal, and a part of Powis, extending from Shrewsbury to Chester. He is stated in the ancient pedigrees to have been descended from the monarchs of Britain, and to have been the son of Pasgen ab Rheiddwy ab Rhudd-vedel Vrych ab Cyndeyrn ab Gwrtheyrn; but Nennius relates that he was originally the swineherd of Benlli Gawr, lord of the territories to which he succeeded. When Garmon visited Wales on his second mission in A.D. 447, he was treated with indignity by Benlli, and hospitably entertained by Cadell, whom he converted and baptised. The same day the tyrant Benlli was burnt with his city by fire from heaven, and Cadell became prince in his stead. For the rest of the story, the probable parts of which are not corroborated by history, see Gunns Nennius, 21, 158. Cadells descendants continued to be princes of Powis, which included Teyrnllwg, or the Vale Royal, for many generations. He was succeeded by his son Cyngen, the father of Brochwael Ysgythrog. His grandson was also a prince of the same territory and bore the same name.

St Cadfarch Monk of Montgomery.

Reposed 6th Century.

Remembered 24th and 25th October.

A disciple of Saint Illtyd and member of a family of saints.

He is said to have founded churches at Penegoes and Abererch.

Troparion Of St Cadfarch Brother and companion of saints, O Father Cadfarch, thou art truly numbered among the Righteous of the Age of Saints.

Wherefore intercede for us, weak as we are, that Christ our God will grant us great mercy.

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Beca Roberts: Welsh Captain Many congratulations to Beca Roberts, a Year 12 pupil at Ysgol Bro Pedr, Lampeter, who had the honour of being the Welsh Schools Athletics Association team captain at the British Schools Indoor Combined Events International event in Scotland. Fifteen Welsh school pupils made the journey to represent Wales at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow.

Beca was one of four athletes from the Dyfed region in the team. They achieved their places following their top placings at the Welsh Schools Indoor Combined Events Championships at the beginning of November in Cardiff. The Welsh Schools team battled against the top runners, throwers and jumpers Dyfed School Representatives from England, Ireland and Scotland, and they returned with two team medals and an individual bronze. Many congratulations to Beca on her amazing success. This is a fantastic achievement.

Bro Pedr Senior School Eisteddfod – Winter 2019 Another successful school Eisteddfod was held in Bro Pedr on 10 & 11 December, followed by the ‘Pigion yr Ŵyl’ Concert on Thursday 12 December.

Teifi’s Mime

The date had to be changed from February to December this time but by doing so we were treated to a feast of Christmas items, including a selection of Christmas songs in the Mime, ‘One little Sheppard’ in the solo and the choir’s performance of ‘Join in the Symphony’.

All three houses competed enthusiastically and produced fantastic pieces of entertainment once again.

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Eisteddfod Dolig 2019 - Crown Competition

This year’s Crown Competition winner was Lauren Hill from Teifi with her interpretation of ‘Roots’. Lisa Evans, again from Teifi won the Chair Competition in the afternoon with her Welsh poem on the theme of ‘Home’.

Thirty pupils from Years 5 and 6 competed in singing and reciting prelims in the Junior campus before the best were chosen to compete in the prelims in the Senior campus on the Tuesday.

It was a successful competition again with every pupil performing beautifully.

Teifi were the overall winners again, earning a total of 680 points.

Creuddyn came second with 574 points and Dulas third with 430 points.

Thank you to everyone who ensured a successful and thoroughly enjoyable Eisteddfod.

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Coedwig Gymunedol Longwood – Bagiau o coed tận.

52 Lives – Tegannau ac anrhegion i rieni a phlant.

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In Kind Direct – Tedîs Olaf.

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What a busy Christmas that was! Everyone has been really kind in donating items for us to give to our families. Below is a list of donations received and delivered to our families: Salvation Army (Aberystwyth) - Christmas presents for our families living in the area.

Longwood Community Woodland – Bags of Fire-Logs.

52 Lives – Toys and gifts for both parents and children.

Sainsbury’s Food box – People in our community who kindly donated food into a Home-Start box in Sainsburys.

In Kind Direct – Olaf soft toys.

Various people in the community have been kindly donating clothing and toys of all ages.

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Custard Queens WI White Ribbon Day This month’s theme of “Big Cwtsh” doesn’t immediately conjure up images of volunteers A cold Saturday in slashing brambles or carrying out a bird survey, but November saw members of Custard volunteering can be as much about social Queens WI on Harford Square, connections as it is about habitat management, as Lampeter handing out white ribbons for the Elimination of Violence Against we found at our December volunteer gathering.

We gathered on a chilly winter evening in the woodland at Denmark Farm for a Women. festive celebration. The evening began with hot mulled apple juice around the fire, cwtshed-up on log benches, then moved into our cosy roundhouse for festive food, crafts and games.

The event provided an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to our brilliant team of volunteers for their hard work during our Cadw Natur Mewn Côf (Keeping Nature in Mind) project which has now been running for six months. The project – funded through the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme - is providing a range of opportunities for volunteers and the local community to connect with nature and learn new skills.

Since the project began, we have undertaken a range of conservation activities, They also handed out leaflets to raise from pond management to benefit the freshwater invertebrates, to willow awareness of West Wales Domestic removal from the lake edge to allow wildflowers to flourish. Volunteers also Abuse service. They were joined by built special floats for the livestock water troughs to enable our barn owls to Delyth Philips, the mayoress of Lampeter, and Dinah Mulholland, the drink and bathe safely.

The autumn programme also involved Labour Parliamentary candidate for a huge job of fence replacement to Ceredigion. enable our Highland cattle to continue Money collected for the Women’s their meadow management, and refuge in Aberystwyth will be added improve the habitat for pollinators as to the money raised from the Custard well as native wild-flowers and Queens WI November raffle. grasses.

We have another exciting programme of volunteer sessions coming up over the next few weeks, and new volunteers are always welcome! No previous experience is necessary. So, if you want to try something new, meet like-minded people and learn more about wildlife or managing land for conservation, why not join us?

Our upcoming volunteer dates are: Saturday 15 Feb/ Tuesday 25 Feb/ Tuesday 10 March/ Saturday 14 March.

Visit our website for further information: www.denmarkfarm.org.uk/volunteering/ Or, if you know a local community or school group who would like to visit Denmark Farm, then do get in touch: info@denmarkfarm.org.uk or 01570 493358 We can provide guided tours or talks and can also arrange for you to take part in practical conservation workdays, or wildlife activities.

And finally, don’t forget that we have accommodation and meeting rooms available for hire too – so you can cwtsh-up around a log burner with friends and family in our Eco Lodge or bunkhouse. We even have our very own twin-bedded Cwtsh you can stay in!

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Book Reviews The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

animal and human being on earth, as well as the planet itself.

In one sense this is not just an ecological crisis but a spiritual one, because it encompasses all aspects of our humanity and our beliefs in who we are. We are at a crucial cross-over point in which our old story of the ascent of humanity, which was brought about through individual and sometimes collective efforts, can no longer be sustained. History tells us where we came from, but we seem to have lost our way as to where we are going.

Charles Eisenstein, in his book ‘The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible’ asserts that we need a new ‘story’ of humanity in order to avert the inevitable breakdown of all we have taken for granted. We need a complete transformation of our understanding of who we are and our role on this planet.

This book is not an overtly spiritual treatise, or psychically channelled work; it is written by a Harvard mathematician taking a clear, rational look at our situation. He shows a way forward to what we must do in order to bring about this ‘more beautiful world our hearts know is possible’. Many visionaries have predicted a transition into a ‘golden age’, but have not outlined the necessary steps of how to achieve it. Eisenstein suggests that we need a new, widely accepted set of agreements that give meaning to the present world situation. Only this new ‘story’ will co-ordinate human activity towards the fulfilment of a future ‘golden age’. He asserts that we are not quite ready for such a story yet because the old one, whilst in tatters, still has large swathes of fabric intact. Even when these unravel, which they surely must, we still have to traverse the painful space between the old paradigm and the new. “In the turbulent times ahead, our familiar ways of thinking and acting will no longer make sense. We won’t know what is happening, what it all means, and sometimes, even what is real.” (Eisenstein) Eisenstein charts the rugged territory we have to travel to embody the new story of humanity. It is a story of Interbeing, a reunion of humanity with nature, of matter with spirit, money with its proper use, and justice with compassion. Only this will take us through and beyond despair and disillusionment. It is not a book that will ignite fear and confusion because it charts the way forward into this new terrain.

This book is a MUST READ for anyone who has their eyes open to what is happening to our world and who wishes to be a positive part of the transformation ahead.

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by Charles Eisenstein For the last century humankind has lived with the story that we can create a perfect world through the expansion of science, and technology and economic growth. Only fifty years ago we believed that everything would eventually be fine if we got a good education, a good job and didn’t break too many rules.

Today it is increasingly obvious that this bubble of illusion was built by ignoring massive human suffering and environmental degradation. Now, with millions starving, nuclear waste instability, rainforests shrinking, ozone depletion, animal species becoming extinct and the increasingly devastating weather patterns, and much more, we can no longer fool ourselves that all our problems will be easily solved.

In the cycles of our historical past, human evolution contained times of growth, followed by breakdown, followed by the emergence of a new civilisation after the collapse of the old. However, what is happening now doesn’t just affect some parts of the world, but our whole planet and consequently human survival. The effects of climate change are a ‘wake-up call’ to show us that we are now at a point in human history in which the collapse of our present global civilisation affects every plant,

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Book Reviews Write it OUT- New LGBTQ+ writing

Home? – What is it, Where is it?

from Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire

HOME? is a cracker of a first novel by EMJ Foster of Henfynyw, Aberaeron tackling questions fundamental to us all - exactly what and where is home?

Set in 2016, Home? tells the story of Beth, a university lecturer and farmer’s wife, who has been living in Wales for 30 years. But Beth was born and raised in Belgium, this is the year of the Brexit Referendum, and she is shaken out of her ‘innocence’ by the result and its profound implications.

Prose and poetry from an LGBTQ+ perspective - finding out, coming out, getting ‘caught’ yes, but also - life, love, loss and the rest of it. Two groups, one in Aberystwyth, one in Carmarthen, experienced writers rubbing shoulders with first timers, post-teen to pre-pension, all unified by a common motive to take up their pen and write.

What a read they have delivered! The work in here is imaginative, informative and exciting, with content as relevant to the straight reader as to the LGBTQ+ community. Topics range from mystery shopping to the Greenham Common Peace Camp, gardening to the afterlife and Weinstein to the local village show.

According to Ceredigion MP Ben Lake, this is a novel that should be read by all who seek to understand the human impact of this divisive debate as it successfully conveys: “The real, devastating impact of the uncertainty into which the lives of so many EU citizens have been thrown.”

There is plenty of word play, challenges to words we use, don’t use, shouldn’t use? Unexpected word combinations like ‘difficult windows’ and ‘mewling quim’ and textual imagery such as hibernating underpants, motorcycling bees and hovering bluebottles.

Home? is a fast paced story with believable characters.

Heroine Beth, for all her strength, is also subject to the flaws and frailties of any ordinary woman and readers will find they are almost always rooting for her.

“Essential reading,” says journalist Patrick O’Brien. “EMJ Foster’s searing polemic tears into hidden and overt racism exposed by the Brexit referendum and sets out the anger, fear, frustration and sense of betrayal of EU citizens who made Britain their home and now feel themselves outcasts.”

The works in this collection were produced in the Write it Out creative writing workshops in Aberystwyth, led by Helen Sandler, and Carmarthen, led by Karen Gemma Brewer, part of Literature Wales' Literature and Wellbeing Funding Scheme. These workshops safely explored the voices of the LGBT community, encouraging creative expression and increasing engagement and confidence.

The fact that the author is herself Dutch by birth and has lived for many years in west Wales, adds a level of accuracy, authenticity and credibility rarely seen in current fiction. Through Home?, EMJ Foster succeeds in giving a voice to a valuable segment of our community that has been almost entirely absent from recent media discussion. More than anything, this book brings home the impact of the Brexit debate on the real lives of ordinary people and our essential need to feel at home.

Literature Wales CEO Lleucu Siencyn: “We all have stories to tell, but not everyone is offered the same opportunities to do so. This scheme opens the door to giving groups and individuals the opportunity to explore the benefits of this remarkable, democratic art form.”

Write it OUT - New LGBTQ+ writing from Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, edited by Karen Gemma Brewer (ISBN:978-1-908146-03-8) £4.00 Printed and published in Ceredigion by Gwasg Gomer and Cowry Publishing.

Available from Gwisgo Bookworm, Aberaeron: 01545 238282, info@gwisgo.co.uk

Home? by EMJ Foster (ISBN:978-1-908146-04-5) £8.99 Printed and published in Ceredigion by Gwasg Gomer and Cowry Publishing.

Available from Gwisgo Bookworm Aberaeron: 01545 238282, info@gwisgo.co.uk

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This sixtieth Local General Knowledge and Cryptic Crossword is sponsored by Charlees Jewellery and Gifts.

Kelsie, the owner and manager, has kindly offered the winner a voucher to be spent in this lovely shop which is Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 60 (Jeep) situated just next to the fountain in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Harford Square. Charlees Jewellery 12 13 14 and Gifts opened on the 28 November last year. The shop specialises in 15 16 17 jewellery, handbags, accessories and 18 19 some very nice pieces of clothing.

20 21 Kelsie comes from Rhydcymerau PRIZE: Voucher 22 originally and is a local girl. This is her first shop. Up until last summer she was studying for her A-levels, 23 as well as hosting jewellery parties and exhibiting at various 24 25 26 27 local fairs. She aims to cater for all seasons and the display in 28 29 30 her shop last month was most impressive, with plenty of 31 32 tempting Christmas gifts to choose from.

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Across 1. A long way from being beaten should back only long hat raised (3,2,1,4,5) 12. Low flight for the night bird (3) 13. ‘La vida loca’ - end for South America wood sorrel! (3) 14. Mrs Beeton partly had recipe for honey production. (3) 15. Day for ukulele lessons at Victoria hall (7) 17. Planet of sea god? (7) 18. Ralph first makes colour chart (3) 19. Water between Aberaeron and Ireland (3) 20. Disturbed sleep or desperate state of unmarried couple? (7) 21. Retreated when support collapsed (4,3) 22. You are right to start on this river (3) 23. Few (Scotish) when set round point (5) 24. North Sea wealth is nothing and I’ll lose pound (3) 26. Rioted about paper selector (6) 28. Possible format fan might derive for USA trade deal (4,5) 30. Tend to lose twentieth letter at the finish (3) 31. Must be returned by 31st Jan as rioter looses fish eggs (Abb) (1,1,1) 33. His progress made with teethed implements (5) 36. Noise with a place in for Deirdre’s husband (6) 37. Person after being tagged will quit in the end? (2) 38. Time cut short for Christmas Carol boy (3) 39. Allow something to start as solution for empty house (3,2) 42. Wrestlers’ protection is not all dull by the sounds of it (3) 43. Unhitch edgy us! Yes? Alternative said to come last (4,3) 44. Dead end road off Bryn Yr Eglwys (3,4) 46. Condos offer only half of the system (Abb) (1,1,1) 47. Description of Ty Hafen and Tenovus because of what they sell (10,5)

Down 1. Fondest tenors fib about rivals (3,4,2,7) 2. Public house on Lampeter High Street (3,5,3) 3. Noisily rend swing fluctuation of voice in competition success (6,4,4,2) 4. Indigenous people of Brazil sell out sea wall (3) 5. Lampeter Mental Heath Resource Centre (4,7) 6. No nag, no change for multiple angles (7) 7. A level start to good sound endeavours (Abb) (1,1,1) 8. Advise clear spend arrangement for Atlantic Ocean destination (4,5,7) 9. A man at stop could be serving on transport (1,3,6) 10. He will sit out when silent (3) 11. Stay back advice if you score a nudity peek somehow (4,4,8) 16. Vietnamese town with a spa around (4) 25. Short native language at the heart of Eire (Abb) (2) 27. Live position with no reverse (2) 29. Small pricker mislaid in postal mix up (1,4,3) 32. High force river is endless ball supporter (3) 34. Present but ending chat (2) 35. Latin and held at Breton centre (2) 40. Roost rebuilt to support the rest of man (5) 41. UK’s first join with of EU, east one hundred south one hundred (Abb) (1,1,1,1) 42. My theme starts a story about superhuman beings (4) 45. Parasitic lava that could be in your computer (3)

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Welcome to some new puzzlers and congratulations to all who completed cryptic crossword 59: Maurice Bray, Tim Button, Michael & Hilary Davies, Sarah Davies, Jan Douglas, Helen & Clare: Evans & Hughes Opticians, Llinos Griffiths, Trevor Harris, David Hyde, Brynmor James, Susan James, Michael Jones, George Kinchington, Christine Lambert, Janice McEwan, Geoff Oldrid, Pam Owen, Hugh Parry, Harry J Williams, Iona Warmington and Marye Wyvill

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