Lampeter Grapevine - Issue 79 - June 2020

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Lyndacontents contents in this this issue… issue… reviews and letters reviews and letters ads and and classifieds classifieds ads what’s going going on on what’s secret food fortravels thought totallyideas locally& views, opinions town council secret travels cooking with gardening a rainbow steem news from money for transition nothllambed ing? development trust incredible edible diolch / thank-you repaircounty café council from seed swapplog plumbers ysgol y dderi incredible edible / our economy bwyd bendigedig needs a new lockdown at yrstory efail ysgol y dderi bathing in nature get creative for mindfulness and quarantine quilts dance gwisgo bookworm art therapy and award mindfulness household waste the friendly games sites re-opening uwtsd newyddion ysgol bro celtic christianity pedr news long wood schools ceredigion steemitvisors for nhs create enfys wedi’r glaw / elmo’s delights somewhere over the kcc rainbow cerddwyr llambed the true cost of cothi gardeners chemical pumsaintfertilisers wi ceredigion school jottings pupil a statistic nev’s doodles sensation custard queens kcc dathliadau gwyl celtic christianity dewihedgehogs help blues hero clonc chess clonc puzzle jottings call for help covid-19 a wake up ysgol bro- pedr call banc bwyd report cryptic crossword 63 ms support group competition winner yr efail grapevine themes, mindfulness copy deadlines and ysgol henrydates richard publication aberaeron to lampeter

The Secret Travels of the Grapevine…

Lampeter Grapevine has a brand new website where you can download and print this issue lampetergrapevine.org We are interested in how you are reading your copy this time; Has someone printed it out for you?; Are you checking it out on your phone?

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Grapevine reached the banks of the James River at Richmond, Virginia, USA recently, before the pandemic lockdown. Thanks go to Carol-Marie Chamberlain for sharing this image.

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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. 79, June 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 When not in lockdown printed by: TSD Reprographics, Lampeter, on paper from sustainable resources Printing costs sponsored by:

Croeso / Welcome to another digital issue of Grapevine Another inspired theme, ‘Diolch’, set many months ago before we had even heard of Covid-19. Who would have thought that so many people could have joined together to express gratitude on a regular basis through the worst of this pandemic? The front cover shows just a tiny snapshot of the vast array of rainbows that have appeared all around the town and indeed the county, to thank the thousands of frontline staff and key workers who continue to do a fantastic job keeping the country safe and functioning. It seems that here in Ceredigion, we have all been playing a part to keep ourselves and others safe, and this has helped to keep cases low (the lowest in the whole of Wales). I reckon we all deserve some thanks for that, don’t you?

It will be important in the coming months, as the restrictions are relaxed a little, to take time to reflect on these unusual times.

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Copy deadline for July/Aug /Sept issue 80: Fri 12 June Theme: ‘Resilience’ General circulation under non-lockdown circumstances: 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 Grapevine team.

Covid-19 Note: All information accurate at the time of publishing.

Maybe we will realise how thankful we should be, for the many things

(people

and

services)

that

we

may

previously

have

overlooked or taken for granted. Wouldn’t it be lovely if, as a result of this crisis, we stayed a more thoughtful, friendly, caring and supportive community who continue looking out for each other and appreciating the efforts of others. Let’s hope so. Diolch i bawb.

Darllenwch yn hapus / Happy reading, Angie Martin

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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

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.

Gardening

How has Lampeter coped with Covid-19?

We want to hear your stories.

a Rainbow

The theme for the next issue of

Image: Africa Studio

Hello everyone, I hope you are keeping safe and well in these difficult times. I have been very impressed by all the rainbow paintings I have seen displayed in so many windows in support of our care workers and vital services and this got me thinking. What about planting a rainbow? Gardening is the most rewarding domestic activity which the whole family can take part in.

I think we are all familiar with the saying, ‘If you stand at the end of a rainbow you will find a pot of gold!’ Well, I’ve not been that fortunate yet, but even though the gold would be extremely useful, as a gardener I could certainly make use of the pot!

The rainbow is made up of seven different colours, red, orange, yellow green, blue, indigo, and violet. An easy way to remember the order is an old saying: ‘Richard Of York Gave Blood In Vain (1483), (or a modern version is the fictional character ROY G BIV).

So, let’s plant up the pot (or window box or trough).

You will need: some compost or a grow bag a bit of grit or sand for drainage (mix them together - like making a cake) a container (make holes in the bottom) a few stones (I put these in the bottom of the container) a bit of screwed up newspaper (also for bottom of pot, for moisture and to save on watering).

Now to the plants… With some lockdown rules being lifted you are now allowed to visit a garden centre or plant nursery, and some local stores sell plants too.

For RED, I would choose: geraniums, salvias, poppies ORANGE: calendulas, marigolds, gazanias, begonias, and lots of others YELLOW: again begonias, petunias, antirrhinum, granvias, mini sunflowers GREEN: is already there with the foliage BLUE: forget-me-nots, iris, cornflowers, lobelia and many more INDIGO: lavender, clary, purple pansy, fuchsias, purple gladioli VIOLET: verbena, campanula, veronica, scabiosa, violets too and chives Keep the plants watered (though not when they are in hot sun) and as they grow, they will need some food (just like we do). I use tomato feed, once a week is enough.

Now you can sit back and marvel at your rainbow creation. Maybe you can sing a few lines of ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’!! Whatever you do, enjoy your ‘in the garden’ at home summer and stay safe.

DEA Ps. Did you know the Iris is the Goddess of the Rainbow, and you can eat calendulas in your salads.

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Grapevine is ‘Resilience’, so we want to hear your stories of coping under lockdown.

Are you a key worker facing things on

the

frontline?

Do

you

feel

supported or at great risk?

Are you shielding and stuck at home? How are you coping?

Have you found new friendships in neighbours or others not so close?

Are you juggling working from home and home-schooling?

Have you been furloughed from work and discovered a different balance to your time?

Are employers being supportive?

How difficult has it been for local employers to keep people working?

Has your business diversified and found a new direction?

Are

businesses

community

supporting

with

new

ways

the of

trading?

Has business gone online? Is this a worry for future retail shops or is it a positive move?

Is your business suffering losses in lockdown? How do you see the potential

recovery

process?

Are

you positive or fearful?

What have been the hardest and most enjoyable things (so far) to cope with during lockdown?

What does Lampeter need to do to find a ‘new normal’ and to grow for the future?

Please

send

us

your

stories,

thoughts, ideas and pictures and we’ll include as many as we can in the next issue.

Diolch / Thank you Eds.

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.

Do you have thoughts or comments you wish to share? Have you got ideas for future themes you would like considered?

Grapevine is your local newsletter - your feedback is important, so please let us know what you think.

Diolch / Thank you Grapevine team lampetergrapevine@gmail.com

Why? Because it works! You will be

Dear Madam, I noted in the last issue (April/May, Issue 78) there is an article entitled ‘Welsh Culture Is World Culture – Part 5 Karuna Virus and the Hidden Treasure of the Holy Name.’ (page 6) Part of it says “With no rules or restrictions on chanting as a concession to this degraded age, those holy names have been proven so powerful as to eradicate disease (a very effective method of keeping the Corona virus at bay!), bring peace into conflict zones and raise consciousness to the highest degree.”

While in no way wishing to disrespect anyone's religion, I don't think that chanting is going to eradicate the Covid-19 virus, and such a claim should not be allowed in the Grapevine.

I thought that Sarah Ward's article on restoring old photos was a refreshing change from Plastic Free Lampeter, Extinction Rebellion, recycling of crisp packets, Permaculture etc.

What about more factual articles and news on economic regeneration and other subjects of broad interest.

Yours faithfully A Progressive of Lampeter

amazed at how effective it can be.

Thank you for your comments and observations, which I fully take on

A session costs £30, and includes 1 hour

board. As editor, I do try to get a balance between giving the

minimum of healing and 2 phone calls,

opportunity for people to express views and not censoring too

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strongly, but I apologise if on this occasion you were not happy with

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Banc Bwyd Llanbed Mae angen mwy o bobl ar y Banc Bwyd Llanbed ar frys i'n helpu ni i gymryd atgyfeiriadau ar ein ffôn, ac ymateb i ymholiadau. Ffoniwch ni ar 07582 905743 os gallwch chi helpu.

Lampeter Food Bank Lampeter Food Bank urgently needs a few more people to help with holding our phone, taking referrals and dealing with enquiries. If you can help, please contact us on 07582 905743 5

News from Transition Llambed Development Trust Transition Llambed Development Trust “Increasing opportunities and developing a future for Lampeter residents by building a resilient community” Ymddiriedolaeth Datblygu Trawsnewid Llambed "Yn creu cyfleoedd a datblygu dyfodol cynaladwy i drigolion Llambed drwy godi cymuned wydn" Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion. SA48 8JF

As the COVID-19 restrictions continue, local people carry on coming together to support each other, whether as friends or random (also organised) acts of kindness to people whom they have never met. Hopefully, new positive connections will be forged in this time that will endure beyond its end.

Following the plea for extra Food Bank volunteers on the Lampeter Coronavirus Support group, more than a dozen people have been in touch and are now helping. Diolch / Thank you!

People's Market mini-hub. Lampeter People's Market is keeping calm and carrying on, in the form of an emerging mini-hub on regular People's Market dates (2nd and 4th Saturday, 10-11am) but held in the university car park on Bryn Rd, beside Victoria Hall.

Anuna Craft Bakery have been doing a roaring trade. Please contact for preorders: anunabakery@gmail.com.

They will be joined in June by more People’s market stall holders : Cath’s Vegan Kitchen, pre-orders: kathslittlekitchen@gmail.com or FB CathsVeganKitchen or 01570 493684; Lady of the Lake Lamb, contact Hywel Morgan, esgairllaethdy@yahoo.co.uk or 07970 902299 to discuss weights and orders; Coed Allt Goch OPD charcoal, £6/bag, contact: Tony Eames on FB or 07811 800282.

Orders are collected from the car park beside Victoria Hall. Social distancing and infection control guidelines are strictly followed, and customer collections are carefully timed.

Lampeter People's Market are now looking for additional food producers in the area who might be interested in selling via pre-paid orders & collection from our Lampeter mini-hub, either by accessing the Open Food Network's online pre-payment order system - or via the producer's own pre-payment system (eg BACS/PayPal).

We can keep products chilled while awaiting collection - the Victoria Hall kitchen opens out onto the car park. vichall.org.uk

There are no additional costs involved from the People's Market side, as there is no market stall fee. If you are interested in selling via the Open Food Network system there is a mark-up fee, but traders are reporting that increased sales are more than making up for this.

For further information on trading via the Lampeter People's Market mini-hub please contact Dinah Mulholland, People's Market manager, at peoplesmarketlampeter@gmail.com Other People's Market traders Elmo's Kitchen are continuing to provide weekly fruit & veg box doorstep deliveries as pre-orders. They are also working with fellow local farmer's market traders in using their delivery network to deliver weekly pre-orders of other goods. Contact Daryn and Clare: www.facebook.com/groups/Elmoskitchen/

or claregoodwin2603@aol.co.uk, 07848 972777 or 07403 865287 Please support all our local traders and businesses at this challenging time.

Farewell and Thank you to Pantri Shân A sad message from former People’s Market stallholders Pantri Shân https://www.facebook.com/pantrishan/ “I am afraid that we have decided to discontinue Pantri Shân.

It is not so much to do with the current virus situation but rather the amount of work that is involved. We really thank past customers for their support, particularly the very positive comments about our preserves. We really enjoyed meeting people and will miss you, but victoriahall.transition@gmail.com 6

we will continue to support Aberystwyth Farmer's Market and the Lampeter People's Market.

If you hurry, you may be able to get the last of limited stock at Morgan's Butcher, Aberystwyth, the Riverbank Café, Tregaron or Watson and Pratt’s, Lampeter."

Cefnogaeth Cymunedol Coronafeirws

Llambed/ Coronavirus Support Closer to home, Cefnogaeth Cymunedol Coronafeirws Llambed/ Coronavirus Support , formerly solely a Facebook group, now have a new bilingual website: lampetersupport.org Here you can find (and add) local traders’ information, request or offer help during the crisis, or send in your rainbow photos or blog posts about Lampeter life under lockdown!

Talking of new websites … Lampeter Grapevine have just launched a brand new website lampetergrapevine.org so you never have to worry about forgetting a copy deadline! You will be able to download the current issue, find the crossword page to download and access advertising guidelines and more.

We hope you all stay safe and well.

Warmest wishes from Tîm Gweinyddiad Transition Llambed Admin Team 07891 632614

Diolch a daliwch ati, Ceredigion Thank you and keep going, Ceredigion 8 May 2020

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Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion yn diolch i drigolion y sir am gadw at y cyfyngiadau a dilyn canllawiau Llywodraeth Cymru.

Yn y Deyrnas Unedig, mae mwy na 30,000 o bobl wedi marw o’r coronafeirws ac mae mwy na 1,000 o bobl wedi marw yng Nghymru. Er bod y ffigurau’n parhau’n gymharol isel yng Ngheredigion, nid dyma’r adeg i laesu dwylo.

Iechyd, lles a diogelwch trigolion y sir yw blaenoriaeth Cyngor Sir Ceredigion, ac mae camau gweithredu ar waith i sicrhau na fydd hynny’n cael ei beryglu. Trwy gadw at y rheolau sy’n bodoli, gallwn gadw’r nifer sydd wedi’u heintio o’r coronafeirws yn isel yng Ngheredigion.

Mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r siopau a’r busnesau yn parhau i fod ar gau, a dylai pobl ond fynd allan i brynu bwyd, am resymau iechyd, i wneud ymarfer corff yn lleol, neu deithio i’r gwaith, ond dim ond pan nad oes modd gweithio o gartref.

Cofiwch y dylech gadw pellter o 2m â phobl eraill, gan olchi eich dwylo yn aml am 20 eiliad, ac ni ddylech fynd allan os oes gennych unrhyw symptomau o’r coronafeirws, yn aros am brawf neu ganlyniadau prawf, neu os oes gennych achos wedi’i gadarnhau, a rhaid i chi ddilyn y rheolau o ran hunanynysu.

Gyda Llywodraeth Cymru yn cyhoeddi y gall Cynghorau ddechrau cynllunio ar gyfer ailagor rhai mannau, dim ond pan fydd yn ddiogel ac yn briodol gwneud y bydd y Cyngor yn ailagor y cyfleusterau hynny. Bydd y Cyngor yn cyhoeddi maes o law ynglŷn a threfniadau’r dyfodol.

Diolch i bawb sydd yn cadw at y canllawiau hyn er mwyn cadw Ceredigion yn fyw ac yn iach.

Ceredigion County Council thanks Ceredigion residents for keeping to the restrictions and for following Welsh Government advice.

In the United Kingdom, more than 30,000 people have died from the coronavirus and more than 1,000 people have died in Wales. Although the figures remain relatively low in Ceredigion, this is not the time to be complacent.

Ceredigion County Council’s priority is the health, wellbeing and safety of the county's residents, and actions are in place to ensure that this will not be compromised. By adhering to the rules that are in place, we can keep the number of people infected by the coronavirus in Ceredigion low.

Most shops and businesses remain closed, and people should only go out to buy food, for health reasons, to exercise locally, or to travel to work, but only when it’s not possible to work from home.

Remember that you should keep a distance of 2m with other people, wash your hands often for 20 seconds, and not go out if you have any symptoms of the coronavirus, are waiting for a test or test results, or if you have a confirmed case, and you must follow the self-isolation rules.

While the Welsh Government has announced that Councils can start planning for their re-opening, the Council will only re-open those facilities when it is safe and appropriate to do so. Further information will be available in due course regarding future arrangements.

Thank you to everyone who is adhering to these guidelines in order to keep Ceredigion alive and kicking.

Cadwch hyd braich i leddfu’r baich. Arhoswch adref.

Achubwch fywydau.

Stay apart to play your part. Stay home. Save lives Regular updates on the situation in Ceredigion are provided on the Council website http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/coronavirus http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/coronaviruscovid-19/ You can keep up to date on Ceredigion County Council Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages The infection and death rates across Wales are updated daily by Public Health Wales: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/latest-information-onnovel-coronavirus-covid-19/

Darperir diweddariadau rheolaidd ar y sefyllfa yng Ngheredigion ar wefan y Cyngor http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/coronafeirws http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/preswyliwr/ coronafeirws-covid-19/ Gallwch gael yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar dudalennau Facebook, Twitter ac Instagram Cyngor Sir Ceredigion Mae’r cyfraddau o ran nifer yr achosion a’r marwolaethau ledled Cymru yn cael eu diweddaru’n ddyddiol gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru: https://icc.gig.cymru/pynciau/gwybodaethddiweddaraf-am-coronavirus-newydd-covid-19/

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INCREDIBLE EDIBLE / BWYD BENDIGEDIG GROW-NEWS

Plumber’s Plog

Whatever else may be going on in the world, Mother Nature has her own rhythms and seasons. And right now it's the growing season in Wales. The new Bwyd Bendigedig Garden for Parc Orsedd in Lampeter, is, needless to say, on hold for the time being. Once the lock-down is over, planning will begin to build it. But, in the meantime, the news from the already established beds around Lampeter are as follows: The water butts at the newly re-furbished Co-op have been re-connected and were filled by the good dose of rain we had recently. So, they are ready for use. And the plants in the Co-op beds are doing a nice job growing in the sunny weather we've been having. In fact, some of the veg have started bolting and will need cutting back down. On the whole, the beds are looking fine and some folk have been harvesting already. A word of Thanks to a neighbour of the Co-op who has been watering the plants.

The Custard Queens' beds at the Washtub are also looking nice and green and are ready for harvest as well.

At Watson and Pratts, the mini Forest Garden is shooting up after its Winter hibernation. The beds at the entrance are full of veg and can be harvested.

These Incredible Gardens are only there because of a small team of Garden Guardians. So, if there are folk reading this who want to check out Bwyd Bendigedig Llambed, you can find us on our Facebook page, ediblellambed, to get in touch and hopefully volunteer.

The aim is to re-plant the Co-op and Watson and Pratts beds with Summer crops around the end of May and beginning of June.

If there is a valuable lesson from this pandemic, it's that we need Local Resilience and Food Sovereignty. Many thinking people have pointed out for decades how ridiculous it is to have food supply chains thousands of miles long. It puts us in a precarious position. And this pandemic has proved it. One positive outcome from this event is to put Local Food security squarely on the political and economic agenda.

(Plog is a word I’ve invented – it’s like a blog, but on paper instead of online, although it’s now online under lockdown!)

When you stand among the congregation of a Welsh church, singing a well-loved hymn at the top of their voice, it’s something you remember. Your whole body vibrates with the sound, and with the sense of their love and their traditions. I’m not a practicing Christian myself, though I count myself a believer in the best of it all, but I couldn’t help feeling the power of the moment. The refrain of the hymn was “Diolch yn fawr”; and they sing it as two syllables, “dee-olch yn fawr, dee-olch yn fawr”; it has a curious ancient feel to it.

Well, what brought this to mind is this month’s theme, “Diolch”. Of course you will know that Christians have a long-standing tradition of giving thanks before meals – called ‘saying Grace’, from the Latin for thanks – and in my childhood they said Grace afterwards as well. You might not know that the Hindus, Muslims, Confucians, Jews, Buddhists, American Indians, and many other peoples, also make a point of making a mark of gratitude before they eat – and often at other times, such as when they wake up and before they sleep. It’s mostly just us that take what we have for granted and don’t appreciate the gift.

Right now we have a lot to be thankful for, more than ever. We have health, mostly, we have food, mostly, and shelter – and we’re not at war, being bombed like our parents or grandparents were. People living in other countries often have a lot less of these basic essentials, as you know. Our government is not arresting people wholesale, or persecuting minorities with hate campaigns or trying to build walls to keep them in confined areas.

We have a lot of freedom to think, to move about, and to express ourselves, even if we disagree with what’s going on. I reckon that we ought to be grateful for what we do have, starting with the simple fact that we are alive and have a chance to make the most of the life we are given.

It’s not like being a sheep in a field, is it? What an opportunity it is, when you stop and consider what it would be like without all this. Even a cat doesn’t have all this – and a cat is pretty smart.

The gifts of being able to think, make choices, learn, and discover are extraordinary. Life would not be the same without them.

Diolch yn fawr iawn!

Frank Pitcher

Tîm Bwyd Bendigedig Llambed / Lampeter Incredible Edible team

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Lockdown at Yr Efail

D edication of NHS staff, Carers, Teachers, Shop workers, Delivery drivers, Refuse collectors and all who have had to change the way they work to help us cope in these challenging times

I nitiative shown by local people & businesses who have set up services to support our community

O thers who have been furloughed or lost their jobs and have found alternative employment and ways to survive

L earning that is taking place at home and the way we have adapted to this different lifestyle C eredigion for being a safe place where the majority of people have responded sensibly and not selfishly

H ope that our efforts will pay off and we learn from this crisis to make an better future for all At the busiest time of the gardening year we have been truly fortunate to work outside through this lockdown period and have even been able to appreciate the good weather (a watering regime has had to be introduced much earlier than normal). Minor glitches with non-germination of parsnips can be frustrating but we will overcome!

The ornamental garden has never looked so good and encourages us to share more plants with others. Our little roadside shop has perennials, annuals, herbs and even a few vegetable plants for sale and there will be fresh veg soon. Our profits all go to the NGS charities, as gardens are closed at the moment, and Macmillan Nurses and Marie Curie etc. are in even greater need of our support this year as they have no income from their closed shops. Great thanks to our customers who have enabled us to raise ÂŁ265 so far (mid-May).

We look forward to welcoming you, once restrictions are lifted, as there is plenty of space to socially distance in our garden and woodland.

Please Stay Safe.

Shelagh & Steve Yeomans

01974 299 370 shelaghyeo@hotmail.com

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Mae hi wedi bod yn amser rhyfeddol yn yr ysgol yn sgil y Coronwfeirws. Ond er hyn mae staff a disgyblion wedi parhau i weithio ar-lein gyda’i gilydd.

Un o heriau plant y Meithrin a Derbyn oedd i lunio enfys liwgar i ddangos eu gwerthfawrogiad i’r Gwasanaeth It has indeed been strange times in school due to the coronavirus. But the staff and pupils have continued to work together on-line.

One of the tasks for the Nursery and Reception children was to create a rainbow to show their appreciation to the NHS. Here are the efforts of Gwyn, Eleanor, Arwen, Lilly-Beth and Beca.

Iechyd.

Dyma ffrwyth llafur Gwyn, Eleanor, Arwen, Lilly-Beth a Beca.

Mae blynyddoedd 1 a 2 wedi bod yn dysgu yn yr awyr agored ac yn adeiladu gwestai trychfilod.

Diolch i Molly, Alfie, Maisy, Llew and Cadi am ymddangos eich gwaith.

Llwyddodd Capel y Groes i gynnal eisteddfod ar lein a bu rhai o blant Ysgol y Dderi yn cefnogi. Llongyfarchiadau i Tomi-Jac ar ddod yn drydydd yn y gystadleuaeth llen Cyfnod Allweddol 2 ac i Beca ar ennill y llefaru dan 12 oed ac am ddod yn ail yn yr unawd dan 12 oed.

Years 1 and 2 have been busy building bug hotels and learning outdoors.

Thank you Molly, Alfie, Maisy, Llew and Cadi for showing us your work.

Capel y Groes held a successful on line event this year and pupils of Ysgol y Dderi enjoyed competing.

Congratulations to Tomi-Jac on coming 3rd in the literature competition for Key Stage 2 and to Beca on winning the recitation under 12 and coming 2nd in the solo.

Year 5 and 6 have been busy creating potions and writing acrostic poetry as well as completing challenges given by the Welsh Childrens Poet, Gruffudd Owen.

Enjoy the work of Lili, Beca, Rhydian, Bo and Lily-Grace.

Mae blynyddoedd 5 a 6 wedi bod yn brysur yn ysgrifennu ryseitiau a barddoniaeth acrostig ac yn cyflawni heriau wythnosol Bardd Plant Cymru, Gruffudd Owen.

Mwynhewch gwaith Lili, Beca, Rhydian, Bo a Lily-Grace. (tudalen nesaf) 10

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Lilian Jones

The Healing Potion Once consumed, this potion will make you a medical hero like all the NHS workers who are helping to fight the Virus. After consumption, the potion will give you the knowledge to be able to help treat and heal anyone who suffers from a fatal illness; you will have the knowledge and the know-how to help anyone you come across.

To make this potion you will need, Equipment: Three gallons of determination A pewter cauldron 2 litres of courage A silver knife A bowlful of wisdom on what to do A large spoon & whisk Two tons of intelligence A large bowl A pinch of love Mortar and Pestle An endless supply of patience A wand A sprinkle of happiness Method: Heat your cauldron to 600 degrees over a large open fire.

Whilst your cauldron is heating up to the desired temperature, let’s prepare the ingredients!

1. Use the pestle and mortar to Crush the bowlful of wisdom.

2. Pour the determination and courage into the bowl and mix well.

3. Next, slowly add intelligence to the bowl, making sure that there are no lumps, stir slowly and evenly until you have a smooth texture.

4. Check the cauldron is at the right temperature, then add the mixture of intelligence, determination and courage, and bring to the boil.

5. Return the mixture to a simmer, then stir in the endless supply of patience.

6. Simmer for 10 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken.

7. Turn off the heat, and let the mixture cool for 20 minutes 8. Once cooled, you should have a dough like mixture. Take this dough and roll it into a ball. Take your silver knife and slice into two halves and sprinkle with happiness.

9. Pop the two halves into the cold cauldron and repeat these words whilst waving your wand above it; “Heal them all, protect the weak, words of wisdom you shall speak.”

Gan Bo

Hearts of heroes This is a recipe for heart shape biscuits to give to the NHS workers when they are feeling down and upset after a long shift in work. The effect of one yummy biscuit will work straight away and last 24 hours.

Ingredients A bowl of happiness A teaspoon of kindness A pinch of love A jug of patience A sprinkle of friendship A case of hope A live time of fabulous

Equipment Whisk Wooden spoon Rolling pin Heart shape cutter Tin Oven

Lockdown is boring with nowhere to go, Other than football and playing bingo.

Cooking can be great fun, Key workers unfortunately cannot enjoy the sun.

Dad is busy delivering the post, Over in Aberaeron by the coast.

When is this lookdown going to end?

Nasty coronavirus stopping me seeing my friend.

Gan Rhydian

Bore’n gwawrio, diwrnod newydd Llenni’n agor, gweithred beunydd.

Ond beth welaf i heddi drwy fy ffenestr i?

Wyn bach yn prancio, eu mamau’n pori.

Dail yn blaguro, canghenau’n chwythu, Cennin Pedr yn dawnsio gan ddisgwyl cwmni.

Yr heol bellach sy’n oeredd dawel Dim enaid byw i weld ar y gorwel.

Byd natur sy’n ffynni O gael llonydd gan y rheini Sy’n lladd ar y byd sydd mor rhyfeddol.

Gwrandewch bobol!

Method 1.First add the jug of patience to the bowl of happiness. Whisk together for 30 seconds.

2.Then add the teaspoon of kindness and mix in with a wooden spoon.

3.Next pour in the case of hope and use your fingers to mix together.

4.Add the lifetime of fabulous, then knead into a ball.

5.Don’t forget to add a pinch of love for flavour, then roll the ball out flat.

6.Sprinkle over with friendship before using the heart cutter to cut into heart shapes.

7.Put the heart shapes on a tin, place in the oven for 20 minutes.

8.When cooked don’t forget to serve with a smile.

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Pawb yn brysur yn eu tai, Plant yn gweithio - cyn mwynhau, Doctoriaid, nyrsys yn gweithio’n ddi-baid Achub bywydau, angylion bendigaid.

Diolch iddynt, diolch Aneurin Bevan Gweledigaeth gall achub cenedl gyfan.

Haul yn machlud, diwedd dydd.

Llenni’n cau, oes yna ffydd?

Ffydd y daw eto, haul ar fryn Cymru mi oroeswn, amddiffynnwn ein cyd-ddyn.

Gan Beca Elan Ebenezer

Amgueddfa Ceredigion: Cyfrannwch at y cwiltiau cwarantin

Aros Adref, Aros yn Ddiogel.

Gellir anfon cyfraniadau ar gyfer y cwilt drwy e-bost, gan ddefnyddio ap rhannu ffeiliau, at carrie.canham@ceredigion.gov.uk Gall bobl gyfrannu at greu’r cwilt go iawn drwy anfon eu darnau creadigol. Gall y rhain fod yn farddoniaeth, lluniau, seinweddau, caneuon, neu hyd yn oed defnydd ac edau.

Er mwyn cyfrannu at y cwilt go iawn, anfonwch sgwariau 14cm x 14cm (gan gynnwys 1cm o sêm) at Amgueddfa Ceredigion, dan ofal Cyngor Sir Ceredigion, Canolfan Rheidol, Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UE. Dylai cyfraniadau at y naill gwilt gynnwys eglurhad: pam rydych chi wedi ei ddewis, beth mae’n ei olygu i’r cyfrannwr, a’r stori y mae’n ei hadrodd.

Gellir anfon cwestiynau ynglŷn â’r cwiltiau at carrie.canham@ceredigion.gov.uk neu ffoniwch 01970 633 088 a gadewch neges.

Bydd y Cwiltiau Cwarantin yn rhan o arddangosfa yn Amgueddfa Ceredigion o’r enw ‘Cwiltiau: Edafedd Dynol’.

Mae'r arddangosfa hon yn archwilio'r gwrthrychau hyn fel pyrth at straeon cyfareddol a hanesion cymdeithasol, ac yn ystyried pa mor rhyfeddol yw eu crefftwaith coeth a’r modd y maent yn taro tant yn emosiynol.

Unwaith y bydd y ddau gwilt wedi’u cwblhau, byddant i’w gweld ar www.ceredigionmuseum.wales/hafan/ ac yn yr amgueddfa yn ystod yr arddangosfa.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer anfon cyfraniadau yw 30/09/20

Mae gan Amgueddfa Ceredigion gasgliad eithriadol o gwiltiau sy’n llawn hanes cymdeithasol a straeon am y gorffennol a fydd yn cael eu harddangos unwaith y gellir croesawu ymwelwyr yn ôl i'r amgueddfa. Bydd dau gwilt newydd yn cael eu hychwanegu at y casgliad, un go iawn ac un digidol, i'n helpu i goffáu ein profiadau o’r pandemig COVID-19 ac i gofnodi profiadau ein cymuned yn ystod y cyfnod trawsnewidiol hwn. Mae Amgueddfa Ceredigion yn gofyn i’r cyhoedd gymryd rhan yn y prosiect drwy anfon cyfraniadau i’w cynnwys yn y ddau gwilt.

Mae COVID-19 yn effeithio ar fywydau ar draws y byd mewn ffyrdd digynsail, gan achosi newid enfawr mewn bywydau cymdeithasol a gwaith. Nod y prosiect hwn yw archwilio’r gwerthoedd y gallai pobl fod eisiau eu gadael yn y gorffennol a’r rheini i’w cymryd i’r dyfodol.

Nid yw ynysu a chwarantin yn bethau dieithr i Geredigion, rydym wedi wynebu sawl epidemig, gan gynnwys y frech wen ym 1738 a 1819, colera ym 1840, pandemig ffliw 1918, a theiffoid ym 1946.

Pa ddarn fyddech chi'n ei roi ar y cwilt cwarantin?

Gall pawb gymryd rhan drwy anfon lleisiau, fideos, lluniau a darnau sain at yr Amgueddfa er mwyn adlewyrchu’r profiadau amrywiol ledled Ceredigion. O’r rheini sy’n gweithio ar y rheng flaen, i’r rheini sy’n gweithio gartref, y rheini sy’n cofleidio sgiliau newydd, rhieni sydd bellach yn addysgu eu plant gartref, y genhedlaeth hŷn sy’n cyfarfod ar-lein a’r bobl ifanc sy’n cael partïon drwy gyfrwng technoleg.

Gall enghreifftiau gynnwys rhywbeth sy’n dangos sut mae mannau ffisegol wedi trawsnewid - y strydoedd tawelach, neu adfywiad natur; yr effaith ar weithwyr allweddol a phobl sy’n gweithio gartref, bywyd heb ysgol, gwaith cartref ar-lein; y pethau sydd wedi gwneud ichi chwerthin a chrio, eich hoff sesiwn ymarfer corff gyda Joe Wicks, clapio ar gyfer gofalwyr, cwrdd â pherthnasau a ffrindiau ar ‘Facetime’, gweithredoedd caredig neu'r negeseuon

Cwilt yn Amgueddfa Ceredigion

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Ceredigion Museum: Get creative for quarantine quilts

file sharing app, to carrie.canham@ceredigion.gov.uk People can also get involved with the creation of the ‘physical’ quilt by sending in their creative creations.

These could be poetry pieces, drawings, soundscapes, songs or even fabric and thread.

For contributions to the physical quilt, send patches of 14cm x 14cm (including a 1cm seam allowance) to: Ceredigion Museum, c/o Ceredigion County Council, Canolfan Rheidol, Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UE Contribution to either quilt should include an explanation; why it was chosen, what it means to the contributor and the story it tells.

Questions about the quilts can be e-mailed to: carrie.canham@ceredigion.gov.uk or phone 01970 633088 and leave a message.

Ceredigion Museum has an exceptional collection of quilts, bursting with social history and stories about the past, which will be exhibited once visitors can be welcomed back to the museum. Two new quilts, one real and one digital, are going to be added to the collection, to help commemorate shared experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and to capture the experiences of the community during this transformative moment in time.

Ceredigion Museum is asking the public to get involved with the project by sending in content to be displayed on both of the quilts.

COVID-19 is affecting the lives of the global population in unprecedented ways, causing a huge shift in social and working lives. The aim of this project is to explore the values people may want to leave in the past and those to take into the future.

Ceredigion is no stranger to isolation and quarantine, we have faced several epidemics, including smallpox in 1738 and 1819, cholera in 1840, the 1918 flu pandemic, and typhoid in 1946.

What patch would you place on the quarantine quilt?

Everyone can get involved by sending the Museum voices, videos, photos and sound pieces, to reflect a broad range of experiences across Ceredigion. From those working on the front line to those working at home, to those embracing new skills, from parents turned home-school teachers to the older generations adopting online get-togethers and young people technologically partying.

Examples could include, something that illustrates how physical spaces have been transformed – the quieter streets, the resurgence of nature; the effects on key and home workers; life without school, online homework, the things that have made people laugh and cry, a favourite P.E. session with Joe Wicks, the clapping for carers, face timing relations and friends, the random acts of kindness or the repeated Stay Safe, Stay Home messages?

Contributions for the ‘virtual’ quilt can be emailed, using a

The Quarantine Quilts will form part of Ceredigion Museums exhibition ‘Quilts: Human Threads’.

This exhibition explores these objects as gateways to fascinating stories and social histories, and considers how remarkable they are for both their exquisite craftsmanship and their emotional resonance.

Both quilts, once completed, will be available to view on www.ceredigionmuseum.wales and at the museum during the exhibition.

Closing date for contributions is 30/09/20.

Ysbyty Ynysu - Isolation Hospital Tan y Bwlch, Aberystwyth 1900-1946

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Gwisgo Bookworm Wins Bookshop of the Month Award Congratulations to Gwisgo Bookworm in Aberaeron who have been crowned National Book Token’s Caboodle Bookshop of the Month.

They've won a luxury food and wine hamper for their very detailed Caboodle profile, active social media presence, and recently updated events, which includes a lockdown lucky dip for local customers!

Niki Brewer from the shop said, “We are thrilled to be Caboodle's Bookshop of the Month, especially right now, having worked hard at growing our social media presence as a response to the Covid-19 lockdown. While we are unable to trade normally, Caboodle means that our offers reach a wider audience at a time when it's essential to maintain as high a profile as possible. We recommend National Book Tokens’ Caboodle website to all book lovers for its competitions, book news, offers and rewards.

“We have also revamped our own website, including lots of information on a wide range of Welsh and English language books, with options to order online or by phone, for collection or delivery,” said Niki.

More details are available via the following links: www.gwisgobookworm.co.uk www.caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com Karen and Niki

We are very proud to present our brand new Lampeter Grapevine website.

You will be able to easily download the current issue and discover new ways to read it.

Themes, deadlines and advertising guidelines will be easy to access.

Everything you need to know all in one place.

Take a look and let us know what you think.

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Safleoedd Gwastraff Cartref Ceredigion i ailagor at ddefnydd hanfodol yn unig 01 Mehefin 2020 Bydd Safleoedd Gwastraff Cartref ar draws Ceredigion yn ail-agor ar wahanol ddyddiadau rhwng 04 ac 17 Mehefin.

Anogir trigolion i beidio ag ymweld â’r safleoedd oni bai ei fod yn hanfodol – os na ellir storio’r eitemau gwastraff yn ddiogel gartref neu os na ellir eu casglu yn rhan o’r gwasanaeth casglu gwastraff domestig arferol.

Dyma’r rheolau gwefan newydd: Dim ond cerbydau sydd ag eilrif yn eu rhifau cofrestru fydd yn gallu cael mynediad i’r safleoedd ar ddyddiadau sy’n eilrifau (e.e. 2,4,6,8,10,12 etc.)

Dim ond cerbydau sydd ag odrif yn eu rhifau cofrestru fydd yn gallu cael mynediad i’r safleoedd ar ddyddiadau sy’n odrifau (e.e. 1,3,5,7,9,11 etc.)

Bydd cyfyngiadau llym o ran nifer y cerbydau sy’n gallu cael mynediad i’r Safle Gwastraff Cartref ar unrhyw un adeg Gall uchafswm o ddau berson o’r un cartref adael y cerbyd er mwyn cael gwared â’r gwastraff a helpu ei gilydd gydag eitemau mwy neu drymach ar y safle; ni fydd unrhyw gymorth ar gael gan staff y safle i ddadlwytho unrhyw eitemau Dim ond mewn cerbyd y bydd trigolion yn gallu cael mynediad i’r safle; bydd trigolion sy’n cyrraedd ar droed yn cael eu troi ymaith. - Ni chaniateir ailddefnyddio eitemau – dim ond er mwyn cael gwared â gwastraff y caniateir i drigolion ddefnyddio’r safleoedd, ac ni chaniateir i drigolion fynd ag eitemau gyda nhw o’r safleoedd Mae’r uchod yn ychwanegol at reolau presennol y safleoedd.

Cyn ymweld â Safle Gwastraff Cartref, dylai trigolion wneud y canlynol: Rhoi trefn ar eu gwastraff gartref cyn cyrraedd y safle. - Bod yn barod ar gyfer ciwiau hir Aros yn eu cerbydau ar bob adeg wrth giwio i gael mynediad i’r safle. - Aros am gyfarwyddyd gan un o weithwyr y safle cyn mynd i mewn. - Golchi eu dwylo’n drwyadl cyn ac ar ôl ymweld â’r safle; bydd angen i drigolion ddod â’u Cyfarpar Diogelu Personol eu hunain (e.e. menig, mygydau, feisorau) os ydynt yn dymuno eu gwisgo Aros o leiaf 2m ar wahân i ddefnyddwyr eraill y safle a staff. - Parchu a bod yn ystyriol o ddefnyddwyr eraill Parchu a chadw at gyfarwyddiadau ac arweiniad staff y safle. - Cael gwared â gwastraff yn y modd mwyaf cyflym a diogel â phosib cyn gadael y safle mewn modd trefnus.

Cadw draw o’r safleoedd os oes ganddyn nhw neu unrhyw un yn eu cartref symptomau Covid-19 neu os ydynt yn cysgodi ar hyn o bryd.

Nid yw’r canlynol yn cael eu hystyried i fod yn deithiau ‘hanfodol’ i’r Safleoedd Gwastraff Cartref ar hyn o bryd: Mynd â bag o dorion o’r ardd neu doriadau glaswellt. Gellir dod o hyd i gyngor ar gompostio gartref ar wefan y Cyngor: https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/preswyliwr/biniau-ac-ailgylchu/gwastraff-or-ardd/compostio/ Mynd â’r hen gwpwrdd, set o lestri te, peiriant gwnïo etc. sydd wedi bod yn eistedd yn y sied ers blynyddoedd.

Mynd â hen eitemau diangen o ganlyniad i glirio’r sied neu’r atig.

Hen ddillad o ganlyniad i glirio’r cwpwrdd.

Mae’n debygol y gall y rhan naill ai cael eu compostio, eu storio’n ddiogel gartref neu eu cludo i’r Safleoedd Gwastraff Cartref rywbryd yn y dyfodol pan mae’n debygol o fod yn gyfnod tawelach. Dylech ystyried yn ofalus a oes angen i chi ymweld â’r Safle Gwastraff Cartref cyn i chi geisio gwneud hynny.

Ni chaniateir i chi adael gwastraff y tu allan i gatiau’r safle – mae mesurau gwyliadwriaeth ar waith ar bob adeg ar bob safle.

Gwybodaeth a chyfarwyddiadau sy’n benodol i bob safle: Llanbedr Pont Steffan Yr Ystâd Ddiwydiannol, Heol Tregaron, Llanbedr Pont Steffan. SA48 8LT Ailagor o ddydd Iau 11 Mehefin 2020 Bydd y safle ar agor ddydd Llun – ddydd Sul, 09:00 –17:00. Ni chaniateir mynediad ar ôl 17:00.

Os bydd ciwiau ar yr A485 neu’r A482, dylai trigolion adael a dychwelyd ar adeg/diwrnod arall oherwydd ni chaniateir ciwio heibio’r pwynt hwnnw.

Hoffai’r Cyngor ddiolch i drigolion Ceredigion am nodi’r uchod ac am barhau i ymdrin â’u gwastraff mewn modd cyfrifol a chyfreithlon sy’n helpu i gadw Ceredigion yn lân. Bydd y Safleoedd Gwastraff Cartref yn gallu parhau i aros ar agor cyn belled ag y bydd y cyhoedd yn cadw at reolau newydd y safleoedd a’r trefniadau sydd wedi’u rhoi ar waith. Arhoswch yn ddiogel. Achubwch fywydau.

Gellir dod o hyd i holl reolau newydd y safleoedd a gwybodaeth gyffredinol ar www.ceredigion.gov.uk/saflegwastraffcartref 15

Ceredigion Household Waste Sites to reopen for essential use only 01 June 2020 Household Waste Sites (HWS) across Ceredigion are to reopen. Residents are urged only to visit the sites if this is essential (if the waste items can’t be stored safely at home or if they can’t be collected as part of the usual domestic waste collections).

New site rules are as follows: Vehicles with an even number registration number will only be allowed access on the even days of the month (e.g. 2,4,6,8.10,12 etc.)

Vehicles with an odd number registration number will only be allowed access on the odd days of the month (e.g. 1,3,5,7,9,11 etc.)

There will be a strict limit on the number of cars that are allowed to access to the HWS at any one time A maximum of two persons from the same household can leave the vehicle to dispose of waste and assist each other with bigger or heavier items at the site; no help will be available by the site staff to unload any items Residents are only allowed to enter the site with a vehicle; residents arriving on foot will be turned away No reuse of items is permitted – the sites are for the deposit of waste only and residents will not be allowed to take away items from the sites No vans or trailers will be allowed to use the HWS at this time The HWS is for domestic waste only. No trade waste is accepted at the HWS. The above are in addition to existing site rules.

Before visiting a HWS, residents should: Sort waste at home prior to arriving at the sites Be prepared for long queues to enter Remain in their vehicles at all times whilst queuing to enter Await direction from a site attendant before entering Wash their hands thoroughly before and after visiting; residents will need to bring their own Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. gloves, masks, visors) if desired Stay at least 2 metres apart from other site users and staff Respect and be considerate of other users Respect and adhere to the instructions and guidance of the site staff - Dispose of waste as quickly and safely as possible before leaving the site in an orderly manner.

Stay away from the sites if they or anyone in their household has Covid-19 symptoms or are currently shielding.

The following do not constitute ‘essential’ journeys to the HWS at this time: Taking a bag of garden clippings or grass cuttings. Advice on home composting can be found on the Council’s website: https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/bins-recycling/garden-waste/composting/ Taking the old cupboard, tea set, sewing machine etc. which has been stood in the shed for years Taking the contents of an attic or shed clear-out Old clothes from a wardrobe clear-out It is likely these can either be composted, stored at home safely or taken to the HWS sometime in the future at what is likely to be a quieter time. You should carefully consider whether you need to visit the HWS before attempting to do so.

Waste is not permitted to be left outside the site gates - there is surveillance in operation at all sites.

Site specific information and instructions: Lampeter Industrial Estate, Tregaron Road, Lampeter. SA48 8LT Reopening as of Thursday 11 June 2020 The site will be open Monday - Sunday 9:am-5pm. There will be no entry after 5pm.

If queues form on the A485 and / or A482 residents should leave and return at another time / day as no queuing will be allowed past that point.

The Council would like to thank the residents of Ceredigion for noting all the above and for continuing to deal with their waste responsibly and legally which helps keep Ceredigion clean. The continued reopening of the HWS is dependent on the public complying with the new site rules and the arrangements put in place. Stay safe. Save lives.

All the new site rules and general information can be found at www.ceredigion.gov.uk/householdwastesite 16

Newyddion

News Protecting Our Key Workers

Amddiffyn Gweithwyr Allweddol

The Technology department has been busy creating over 750 visors that will be used by some of our key workers!

An amazing effort!

Mae'r Adran Dechnoleg wedi creu dros 750 o ‘visors’ ar gyfer gweithwyr allweddol. Ymdrech wych!

Dysgu digidol

Digital learning

Diolch yn fawr i’r athrawon am eu hymdrechion i ddarparu gwaith drwy blatfformau digidol a diolch hefyd i’r disgyblion am fynd ati i gyflawni darnau arbennig o waith.

Many thanks to the teachers for providing work through digital platforms and to the pupils for completing some excellent pieces of work.

Gwersi Dyddiol Bitesize

Bitesize Daily Lessons

Mae Gwersi Dyddiol Bitesize yn cynnig gwersi drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg bob dydd ar gyfer plant rhwng 3 a 14 oed.

Mae'r gwersi yn addas ar gyfer Cwricwlwm Cymru ac maen nhw wedi'u creu gyda mewnbwn athrawon ac ymgynghorwyr addysg. Gall gwers gynnwys fideos, ffilmiau wedi eu hanimeiddio, gweithgareddau, cwisiau a gemau.

Bitesize Daily Lessons offers daily Welsh and English language lessons for children aged 3 to 14 years.

The lessons are appropriate to the Welsh Curriculum and have been created with the input of teachers and education advisers.

Lessons may include videos, animated films, activities, quizzes or games.

Rydym yn sylweddoli y gall y cyfnod yma fod yn adeg bryderus i blant a theuluoedd hefyd a, fel Ysgol, rydym am gynnig cefnogaeth o ran sicrhau lles disgyblion.

Croeso i ddisgybl gysylltu drwy e-bostio

We realise that this can be a worrying time for children and families as well and, as a school, we are keen to offer support in order to safeguard children’s well-being.

Any pupil is welcome to contact the school via

siarad@bropedr.ceredigion.sch.uk

siarad@bropedr.ceredigion.sch.uk

neu ddefnyddio’r system Messenger, sydd ar gael drwy dudalen Facebook yr Hafan os am gymorth.

Rydym yn rhannu strategaethau a newyddion yn ymwneud gyda lles a iechyd meddwl trwy dudalen Facebook yr Hafan (Hafan Ysgol Bro Pedr) yn ogystal â thudalen Instagram yr Hafan.

or use the Messenger system, which is available through the Hafan Facebook page (Hafan Ysgol Bro Pedr) for support.

We share strategies and news relating to well-being and mental health on the Hafan Facebook and Instagram pages.

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Newyddion

News

Mae nifer o’n disgyblion wedi bod wrthi hefyd yn cefnogi staff GIG drwy greu ac arddangos lluniau a phosteri. Diolch i Iestyn, Ffion, Tomos ac Efa am y lluniau.

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Fflur Meredith bl 5 ar ei llwyddiant yn Eisteddfod Capel y Groes ar lein eleni. Derbyniodd Fflur yr 2ail wobr yn y llefaru 10-12 oed, 2ail am waith celf CA2 a 3ydd yn yr Unawd 10-12 oed. Gwych Fflur.

Many of our pupils have also been involved in supporting NHS staff by creating and displaying pictures and posters. Thanks to Iestyn, Ffion, Tomos and Efa for the photos.

Congratulations to Fflur Meredith Yr 5 on her success at this year's Capel y Groes Eisteddfod online. Fflur received 2nd prize in recitation for 10-12 year olds, 2nd for KS2 artwork and 3rd for Solo 1012. Great work Fflur.

Hyfryd hefyd oedd clywed llais disgybl arall o flwyddyn 5, sef Robyn Jones, yn siarad ar Radio Cymru am ei phrofiad o ddysgu o adref – arbennig Robyn.

It was also lovely to hear the voice of another year 5 pupil, Robyn Jones, speaking on Radio Cymru about her experience of learning from home – fantastic, Robyn.

Mae Rhianna o Flwyddyn 7 yn codi arian ar gyfer Elusennau'r GIG trwy dorri gwallt noddedig. Ar hyn o bryd mae ei gwallt tua 30 modfedd ac mae hi am dorri 20 modfedd i ffwrdd a rhoi’r gwallt hwnnw i elusen gwneud wig i blant sy’n dioddef o gancr. Da iawn hi!

Rhianna from Year 7 is raising money for NHS Charities through a sponsored haircut. Her hair is currently about 30 inches and she wants to cut 20 inches off and donate that hair to a wig making charity for children suffering from cancer. Well done Rhianna!

Diolch i Anita Evans, aelod o staff, sydd wedi bod yn gwnïo gyda grŵp “Scrubs for Bronglais Hospital.”

Thanks to Anita Evans, a member of staff, who has been sewing with the group "Scrubs for Bronglais Hospital."

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Other Transition Llambed Development Trust business is still going ahead. The publishing of the Grapevine (although not in print at the moment can be found online instead on their brand new website www.lampetergrapevine.org where you will be able to print your own copy and access copy deadlines and advertising guidance), the continued refurbishment of the hall and the cycle path project.

If you need any further information please contact us victoriahall.transition@gmail.com or 07891 632614 Thank you to all our users and hirers. We hope to welcome you back very soon. We hope to be up and running with a refurbished Community Hall ASAP. We wish you all well in these difficult times - stay safe.

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regularly offer distant healing to my far away clients or those too ill to travel. Why? Because it works, you will be amazed at how effective it can be. A session costs ÂŁ30, and includes 1 hour minimum of healing and 2 phone calls, one before and one after the session.

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Yoga with Elena Gilliat - All classes oedfaon cyhoeddus ar y Sul, y byddwn cancelled Ffarmers & Crugybar. 01558 yn gweddïo’n gyson dros y dref a’r Brechfa Market.

685321, elenamgilliatt@hotmail.com gymdogaeth. Os bydd angen cymorth Yoga with Karen Hills. 07547 125937 ymarferol ar unrhyw un, trwy ôl bwyd, www.breatheinyoga.co.uk meddyginiaeth neu unrhyw Hatha Yoga with Pat Beaton. angenrheidiau eraill, peidiwch ag oedi cysylltu. Dyma rifau cyswllt: Ffarmers Market.

Yoga at Pantglas Yoga Centre, ‘Bwrw dy faich ar yr Arglwydd, ac fe’th gynnal di’, Salm 55:22 The Jane Guy School of Dancing.

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Churches of Lampeter: Covid-19 During these difficult days, the Aquafit - Hydrospin - Aqua Cycling. Churches of Lampeter are here to lend support, both spiritual and practical, in any way we can. Although we are being advised not to meet for public Tai Chi Classes. worship, we will be praying regularly for our community. If anyone needs Badminton. practical help, in the delivery of food, medicine or any other essential Squash Court. supplies, please do not hesitate to contact us. Below are some contact Caron Archery Club. numbers: ‘Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you’, Psalm 55:22 Indoor Short Mat Bowls.

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Ceredigion schools create 2,800 new visors

24 Ebrill 2020 Mae ysgolion uwchradd Ceredigion wedi mynd yr ail filltir i gynhyrchu mwy na 2,800 o feisorau mewn ymateb i argyfwng y coronafeirws.

Mae pob un o adrannau Dylunio a Thechnoleg ysgolion uwchradd y sir wedi bod yn rhan o’r broses hon, sef Ysgol Henry Richard, Ysgol Penglais, Ysgol Penweddig, Ysgol Uwchradd Aberaeron, Ysgol Bro Pedr, Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi ac Ysgol Bro Teifi.

Dros gyfnod o ychydig wythnosau, mae athrawon yr adrannau hyn wedi creu feisorau o blastig gan ddefnyddio peiriannau laser neu beiriannau argraffu 3D yr ysgolion, gyda Chyngor Sir Ceredigion yn darparu’r deunyddiau.

Mae feisorau o’r fath yn angenrheidiol i ddiogelu gweithwyr rheng-flaen Ceredigion, ac mae parodrwydd yr athrawon i gynnig cymorth ymarferol mewn adeg heriol yn destun clod.

Dywedodd Meinir Ebbsworth, Swyddog Arweiniol Corfforaethol Ysgolion a Diwylliant Cyngor Sir Ceredigion: “Rydym yn hynod falch o’n gweithlu, ac mae ymroddiad anhygoel staff ein hadrannau Dylunio a Thechnoleg i ddarparu feisorau angenrheidiol yn un enghraifft o’r modd y mae athrawon Ceredigion wedi mynd yr ail filltir i helpu eraill.”

24 April 2020 Ceredigion secondary schools have gone above and beyond to produce more than 2,800 visors in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Each Design and Technology department in every secondary school across the county have been involved in this process, including Ysgol Henry Richard, Ysgol Penglais, Ysgol Penweddig, Ysgol Uwchradd Aberaeron, Ysgol Bro Pedr, Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi and Ysgol Bro Teifi.

Over the course of a few weeks, teachers in these departments have created plastic visors using the school's laser cutters or 3D printers, with Ceredigion County Council providing the materials.

Theses visors are necessary to protect frontline workers in Ceredigion, and the teacher’s willingness to offer practical support in these challenging times is commendable.

Meinir Ebbsworth, Ceredigion County Council's Corporate Lead Officer Schools and Culture, said: "We are extremely proud of our workforce, and the incredible dedication shown by staff in our Design and Technology departments to provide the necessary visors is just one example of how Ceredigion's teachers have gone above and beyond to help others.”

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Enfys Wedi’r Glaw Mae Theatr Felinfach wedi hen ennill ei phlwyf fel enghraifft o ragoriaeth ym maes Celfyddydau a’r Gymuned a Chelf Gyfranogol, ond wrth gwrs fel y mwyafrif o fusnesau a sefydliadau eraill ar hyn o bryd mae’r Theatr ar gau.

Nid yw hyn serch hynny wedi ein hatal rhag cadw momentwm y bwrlwm a’r lliw a’r llawenydd sy’n mynd law yn llaw â’r adeilad nodedig a hoffus, ac mae calon y gymuned yn parhau i guro.

Ar ddechrau mis Ebrill, sefydlodd y Tîm Creadigol brosiect ‘Dychmygus’, gweithgareddau a syniadau creadigol i’w gwneud adref yn amrywio o ddramâu-meicro i fêc-ofyr cymeriad, creu cymeriadau neu fygydau allan o gardfwrdd a gemau amrywiol i’w chwarae fel teulu. Mae plant y staff hefyd wedi bod yn brysur yn creu posteri a negeseuon trawiadol o ddiolch ac anogaeth i’w rhoi yn yr arddangosfyrddau mawr ar ben hewl mynediad y Theatr.

Ers prynhawn Mercher, 6 Mai, mae enfys hardd wedi ei phaentio ar wal allanol yr adeilad yn glir i’w gweld wrth basio ar y brif ffordd rhwng Aberaeron a Llanbedr Pont Steffan. Yn ogystal â hyn mae wal uchaf adeilad y Theatr ac agosaf at yr hewl mae rhesi penodol o frics yng nghanol y wal wedi eu paentio yn lliwiau’r enfys gyda chalon wedi ei dotio yma a thraw.

Dylan Williams, Rheolwr Llwyfan a Thechnegydd Sain y Theatr sydd wedi bod wrthi’n ddiwyd yn paentio’n gelfydd am nifer o ddiwrnodau ac mae e wedi gwneud jobyn ardderchog yn creu’r campwaith hapus hyn. Diolch Dylan, seren wyt! Mae’r enfys wedi tyfu’n symbol o obaith ac yn symbol o ddiolchgarwch i’r gweithwyr rheng flaen sy’n rhoi eu bywydau yn y fantol yn ddyddiol.

Rhwng creu’r deunydd creadigol gyda’i chydweithwyr, mae Sioned Hâf Thomas, ein Swyddog Dawns a Theatr wedi buddsoddi mewn argraffydd 3D ac wedi creu ‘visors’ amddiffynnol i’r wyneb. Llwyddodd Sioned i greu 27 o’r rhain a Dydd Mawrth, 5 Mai fe’u trosglwyddwyd i staff Cartref Gofal Bryntirion. Ymdrech arbennig Sioned.

Rydym hefyd am ddiolch i Ganolfan Addurno AAA, Llambed am eu rhodd hael o’r lliwiau llon a llachar ar gyfer y gwaith paentio!

Rydym wedi gweithio’n agos gyda’r ganolfan addurno erioed ac mae Ffion, merch Lynn a Gaynor wedi bod ar lwyfan y theatr mewn nifer o gynyrchiadau dros y blynyddau - o’r clwb drama cynradd i’r pantomeim Cymraeg.

Mae Theatr Felinfach yn meddwl am ein ffrindiau a’n cwsmeriaid yn gyson yn ystod yr amser anodd hyn ac rydym yn gobeithio bod yr haul yn gwenu arnynt. Rydym hefyd yn ddiolchgar i’r holl weithwyr allweddol am ein cadw’n saff. Ceredigion sydd â'r nifer isaf o achosion o’r feirws wedi eu cadarnhau ledled Cymru, gadewch i ni sicrhau bod hyn yn parhau.

Tan y cawn gwrdd eto - Arhoswch yn ddiogel ac arhoswch adre.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Theatr Felinfach is well known as an example of excellence in the field of Community Arts and Participatory Art, but of course like most other businesses and organisations at the moment, it is currently closed.

This has not however prevented us from retaining the momentum of the buzz, joy and colour that goes hand in hand with the beloved and remarkable building, and the heart of the community continues to beat.

At the beginning of April, the Creative Team set up the 'Imagine' project, with the aim of sharing various creative ideas and activities ranging from micro-plays to character makeovers, creating mini characters or masks out of cardboard as well as various games to play as a family. The staff’s children have also been busy creating posters with messages of thanks and encouragement to place in the large display boxes at the top of the road near the Theatre’s main entrance.

Since Wednesday afternoon, 6 May, a beautiful rainbow painted on the exterior wall of the building is clearly visible when passing the building on the main road between Aberaeron and Lampeter.

In addition to this, specific rows of the upper wall of the Theatre building, the wall that’s closest to the road has been painted in the colours of the rainbow with a heart motive randomly dotted in between.

Dylan Williams, Stage Manager and Theatre Sound Technician has been diligently painting for many days and has done an excellent job creating this happy masterpiece. Thanks Dylan, you’re a star!

The rainbow has grown into a symbol of hope and a symbol of gratitude to the frontline workers who put their lives at stake on a daily basis.

In between being creative with her colleagues, Sioned Hâf Thomas, our Dance and Theatre Officer has invested in a 3D printer and created protective face visors. Sioned created 27 of these and on Tuesday, 5 May they were transferred to Bryntirion Care Home staff. Well done Sioned, a fantastic effort.

We also want to thank AAA Decorating Centre in Lampeter for the colourful and bright paint that they generously donated to us! We have always worked closely with the decorating centre and Ffion, Lynn and Gaynor's daughter has been on the theatre’s stage in numerous productions over the years - from the primary drama club to the Welsh pantomime.

As staff of Theatr Felinfach we’re constantly thinking of our friends and customers during these difficult times and hope that the sun is shining on them. We are grateful to all the key workers for keeping us safe. Ceredigion has the lowest number of confirmed cases of the virus by far across Wales.

Let’s ensure that it stays that way.

Until we meet again - Stay safe and stay home.

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The True Cost Chemical Fertilisers (The first of two articles on soil health)

It is common knowledge that plants need fertile soil to grow and the fact that our food supply is totally dependent on good soil. What do we mean by fertile soil?

A fertile soil will contain all the major nutrients for basic plant nutrition (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), as well as other nutrients needed in smaller quantities (calcium, magnesium, sulphur, iron, zinc, copper etc.), [Fertile soils also need to have a diverse population of

to human health. Nitrification also releases nitrous oxide which mixes into the stratosphere, where it destroys ozone as well as contributing to the greenhouse effect.

One thing very few people realise is that nitrogen fertilizer is produced from natural gas in a process called HaberBosch. Natural gas, essentially methane, is combined with nitrogen from the air to form ammonia to be used in nitrogen fertilizer. 80% of the gas is used as feedstock for fertilizer while 20% is used for the process of manufacture which is very energy intensive. Basically, nitrogen fertilisers are a product of fossil fuels and industrial ammonia production emits carbon dioxide as a by-product which, as we all know, is a greenhouse gas.

The European Nitrogen Assessment has estimated that collectively, the costs of nitrogen-related damage are as high as €320 billion, or up to €750 per person every year throughout the EU, about two-thirds of which relates to agriculture. Although intensive farmers get somewhere in the region of a three-fold return for the money they spend on nitrogen fertilizer, because it is not taxed and its production in some countries is even subsidized, the true cost to society is estimated to be up to three times greater still. Recognising the true cost of nitrogen fertilizer would encourage greater use of clover, beans and other legumes which provide nitrogen to the soil naturally and benefit pollinating insects.

Farmers cannot be expected to deal with this alone. They have been encouraged for decades to increase productivity with the use of chemical fertilisers.

Consequently, policy makers need to look at ways to help and incentivise farmers to move away from their dependence on the use of chemical fertilisers. Good farming practice can help us solve a lot of the problems related to climate change, but we cannot expect farmers to do it without help from policy makers and from the public. Their livelihoods depend on producing food and we depend on them.

Andrea Sanders Lampeter Permaculture Group

invertebrates, bacteria, and fungi but these are for another article.]

Soil scientists focus on soil fertility and are interested in managing nutrients to improve crop production. They focus on using commercial fertilisers, manures, waste products, and composts to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil. However, inappropriate management of nutrients can lead to contamination of lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

In addition, adding amendments to the soil is expensive and cuts into the profitability of farming operations, not to mention that toxic levels of nutrients can be as bad as or worse than too little nutrients for the plants.

Nitrogen is the most commonly used mineral nutrient. It plays a pivotal role in many critical functions such as photosynthesis in the plant. Compared to the 1950’s when most fertilisers used on farms were natural organic fertilisers (lots of manure!), today we’ve nearly doubled the natural rate of nitrogen available in soils using synthetic, mineral fertilisers. An estimated 1/3 of global food production is currently grown using synthetics, with 100 million tons applied to Earth’s surface annually. But its use has come at a price.

When nitrogen fertilizer is applied faster than plants can use it, soil bacteria convert it to nitrate. Water-soluble nitrate is flushed out of soils in runoff, where it pollutes groundwater, streams, estuaries, and coastal oceans. In streams and rivers, as on land, nitrate encourages plant growth. When aquatic plants die, their decomposition strips oxygen from the water, causing fish and shellfish to die. Ammonia is a by-product of nitrogen fertilizer and it forms fine particles in the atmosphere that are hazardous

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Disgybl o Geredigion yw seren yr ystadegau

Ceredigion school pupil a statistic sensation

Mae disgybl 16 mlwydd oed o Ysgol Penglais wedi ennill bri iddo’i hun am gyhoeddi ystadegau ar y we yn ystod cyfnod pandemic y Coronafeirws.

Creodd Lloyd Warburton www.coronaviruscymru.wales ar ôl cyhoeddi gwybodaeth a graffiau yn dadansoddi ystadegau Coronavirus ar ei dudalen Twitter. Dechreuodd gyhoeddi gwybodaeth ar Twitter fel hobi a gan ddilyn ei ddiddordeb mewn Technoleg Gwybodaeth.

Roedd Lloyd a’i deulu wedi’u synnu gan y diddordeb y mae’r wefan wedi’i ddenu. Dywedodd Lloyd, “Rwyf wastad wedi bod â diddordeb mewn mapiau ac ystadegau ac roeddwn i’n credu y byddai hyn yn ffordd dda o basio’r amser. Fe wnes i ddechrau eu rhannu ar fy nhudalen Twitter tua 10 diwrnod cyn i’r ysgol gau, a daeth yn beth dyddiol. Roedd hi’n ymddangos bod fy nilynwyr wir yn gwerthfawrogi fy ngwaith, ac mae wedi tyfu o hynny. Penderfynais greu gwefan a’i lansio ar 29 Mawrth fel bod modd i mi roi’r holl ddata mewn un lle a’i gwneud hi’n hawdd dod o hyd iddo a’i ddehongli. Rwy’n ddiolchgar iawn am yr holl gefnogaeth rydw i wedi’i derbyn, yr holl gyngor a’r argymhellion, a’r holl goffi!”

Gan ddefnyddio’r wybodaeth y mae Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn ei chyhoeddi’n ddyddiol, mae Lloyd yn defnyddio’r rhifau i greu graffiau ac ystadegau mewn ffordd sy’n syml i bawb. Mae’n cymryd oddeutu hanner awr i greu’r graffiau a’u cyhoeddi ar y wefan. Mae’r holl wybodaeth wedyn ar gael yn yr un lle.

Mair Hughes yw Pennaeth Ysgol Penglais. Dywedodd, “Rydym ni wrth ein boddau ac wedi ein syfrdanu gan yr hyn y mae Lloyd wedi’i greu. Mae wedi cyfuno ei sgiliau, ei ddiddordeb mewn gwyddoniaeth, ei greadigrwydd a’i reddf i greu gwefan a chyfrif Twitter sydd yn amlwg wedi bod o ddiddordeb i filoedd o bobl ledled Cymru. Mae’n amlwg bod hwn wedi bod yn gyfnod heriol i bob disgybl ym Mlwyddyn 11, ac mae creu rhywbeth mor broffesiynol a defnyddiol â hyn yn ystod y cyfnod hwn yn glod i Lloyd. Llongyfarchiadau mawr i Lloyd – rydym yn falch iawn ohono.”

Roedd Lloyd yn siomedig nad oedd yn gallu sefyll ei arholiadau TGAU, ond mae ganddo angerdd dros y gwyddorau ac mae’n edrych ymlaen at ddychwelyd i wneud ei Lefel A mewn Bioleg, Daearyddiaeth a Chymdeithaseg.

Roedd Lloyd yn derbyn rhoddion o goffi i ddechrau, ond ers hynny mae wedi derbyn cyfraniadau, wedi cefnogi elusennau a phrynu llyfrau yn barod ar gyfer ei astudiaethau yn y dyfodol.

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A 16 year old Ysgol Penglais pupil has become an internet statistic sensation during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Lloyd Warburton created his website www.coronaviruscymru.wales after posting information and graphs on his Twitter page analysing Coronavirus statistics on-line. He started posting information on Twitter as a pastime following his interest in Information Technology.

Lloyd and his family were overwhelmed with interest that the website has attracted. Lloyd said, “I’ve always been interested in maps and statistics and thought this would be a good way to pass the time. I started posting them on my twitter page about 10 days before school shut down and it became a daily thing.

My followers seemed to really appreciate my work and it’s grown from there. I decided to create a website and launched it on 29 March so that I could put all the data in one place and make it easy to find and interpret. I’m really grateful for all the support I’ve received, all the advice and recommendations and all the coffee!”

Using Public Health Wales information published daily, Lloyd uses the numbers to develop graphs and statistics in a way that was simple to all. It takes around half an hour to create the graphs and publish them on the website. The information is then available all in one place.

Mair Hughes, Penglais School Headteacher said, “We are delighted and amazed by what Lloyd has created.

He has combined his skill, scientific interest, creativity and intuition to create a website and twitter account that has clearly been of interest to thousands of people across Wales. This has clearly been a difficult time for all Year 11 students and to have created something as professional and useful as this during this time is a real credit to Lloyd. Many congratulations to Lloyd - we are very proud of him.”

Lloyd was disappointed he couldn’t take his GCSEs but has a passion for the sciences and is looking forward to returning to do his A Levels in Biology, Geography and Sociology.

Originally receiving coffee donations for his work, Lloyd has since received donations, supported charities and bought books ready for his future studies.

Karen’s Creative Compendium 054 Escape from lockdown with poetic swimming lessons and turtle watching in a glass bottomed boat, muse on socially distant exercise, catch the Hopi tribe’s second instalment and pen something yourself for KCC 055, hwyl, Karen

The Girl With Two Legs (Part 2)

Swimming Lessons

by Karen Gemma Brewer

by Amanda Pickering Could they have taken to the air, the Hopi tribe might have seen they lived in a giant, luscious crater, isolated from the rest of the planet, but the tribe had Two small boys raced no such technology and most never once in all their lives considered there towards the baths might be any world other than their own. Mtembi was not ‘most Hopi.’ For a their duffle bags stuffed start, she had two legs! …... with towels, nylon bubble trunks, Ngombo was a highly respected member of the Sirsil, the 21 strong group neon armlets. that formed what you might call the ‘government’ of the Hopi tribe, although quite different from any government you may have experienced in our lands.

Lured by the oblong quiver of water There were no elections, it simply comprised of five Pentars - the five oldest light from the apex windows men, the five oldest women, the four strongest members, the four best splintering over a melting sorbet footballers and the four weakest members of the tribe.

The composition possibly evolved over generations until it became fixed in this of blues and greens, format centuries ago. Providing as it did, a balance of wisdom, tradition, youth, the echo of voices shifting as if a strong wind ideas, strength, competitiveness, patience, empathy and understanding.

Nit pickers and hair splitters will note that this formula adds up to 22, not 21. blew inside the pool house.

But they will have failed to recognise that the oldest may also be amongst the strongest and the weakest perhaps one of the most skilful of footballers. Such They loved it all the smell of damp costumes multi-qualification meant the initial count was always less than 21 and the next from previous swimmers in-line for any incomplete Pentars were drawn in-turn until the quorum was lingering in melamine cubicles, filled.

As there were only 21 Sirstools, standing was not permitted and all Sirsil the lockers, showers, sessions were held in the open air, it was very quickly clear to the whole tribe a woman feeding the stiff egg box whenever there was a vacancy. of her one piece through a mangle Ngombo was one of the tribes strongest men and had served on the Sirsil water splashing on tiles. since a firstblood warrior. Ngombo was not the name he was born with, it changed when he One moment they were in the water The Sea And Me married, in accordance with long established clinging to white floats

by Niki Brewer Hopi tradition, to mirror that of his bride, with all the other Ducklings Ngombi. She was also in the Sirsil, due both to the next they were out of the pool Why am I drawn to the sea? her strength and her football skills.

It seems to have a hold over me racing towards the deep end, It was always a cause for high celebration The crash of waves and seagulls cry the diving board.

Smell of salt and seaweed when any newborn took the slow dive into Hopi This ever changing view membership but the news of a first child from Jump, splash, All my senses awakened the highly respected Ngombio had everyone on jump, splash. top spirit.

Born and raised in middle England Short, pot-bellied and one-legged they may Then two little heads As far from the coast as can be have been, but the Hopi were the most On this island that is home surfacing No family connection, exuberant, exotic and joyful of dancers and choking and chuckling. no maritime history perhaps the noisiest with their drums, clackers, bambutes and yambose. Add the Scared on a ferry, ragged rainbow of colours on the cloths that tied could never go on a cruise They Welcome Me Feel sick in a glass bottomed boat their hair, draped from their waists, fluttered in

by Polly Phemus their flags, trailed in their streamers and sailed looking for turtles on their kites, I wouldn’t be surprised if a Hopi My one permitted exercise Or mackerel fishing off the west Wales coast born-day celebration could have been seen from Is become, thank God, a joy: Swimming is fun space, if not heard.

The celandines and primaroles as long as it's not rough Mtembi was the centre of celebration and as Greet me now with open smile Otherwise happy to paddle she enjoyed her first suckle of Ngombi’s milk, the As round each silent grave I stroll. whole Hopi tribe in a never ending circular line A car drive inland and And so, it feels to me, these bones hop-hopped, quick-hopped and dub-hopped by.

I am soon aware Are warmed by summer sun; That I'm leaving the sea behind Stooping each time they passed their newest They welcome me, and at this last And I feel sad member, to thumb press her nose in traditional Though yet to join their throng, Would never want to move welcome, noting her shock of black curls, deep There's nowhere else, in truth, back to the middle brown eyes, large foot at the end of a strong That I would rather be.

Hopi leg and – another foot at the end of a So why do I dream No need for social distancing second leg. of sailing around the world?

Their friendliness, it comforts me; Watch in awe No one passed comment, no one even looked And so now, I'll never be alone as others return to shore surprised, the Hopi were renowned for taking Sitting under warm blue skies Is it the sea everything in their hop. But a girl with two legs? or the freedom it stands for?

Clearly this was no ordinary birth and Mtembi, no While Davies, Thomas, Evans, Perhaps my dream is to see Jones ordinary child. (to be continued)

the world from a train

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Celtic Christianity LV I I I St Caradog Linus was related to the Silurian chieftain Caractacus (Caradog) who was taken to Rome in 51 AD after instigating an uprising against the Romans. Surprisingly, Caradog was pardoned by Emperor Claudius and he and his family were kept in Rome until 57 AD when they returned to South Wales. According to Welsh historical records, Caradog's daughter, Eurgain, brought twelve Christians with her, and as such, was the mother of the British Church. In fact, she had been converted to Christianity whilst in Rome by St Paul. Eurgain's sister was Gwladys (born 36 AD) - also known as Claudia after she married Rufus Pudens Pudentius, a Roman citizen, in 53 AD. Claudia's home, Pallatium Brittanicum (British Palace), in Rome was given to the young couple as a dowry by Caradog and was also used for Christian worship. The church of St Pudentiana now stands on the site. Pudens had vast estates in Umbria and according to the Roman Martyrology, he brought 400 servants from his estates to the Pallatium.

The 'Roman Martyrologies' states that in 56 AD: "The children of Claudia were brought up at the feet of St Paul." The second Pope, Clemenus Romanus (Clement) confirmed that St Paul had resided at the Pallatium Britannicum, and had instructed her brother, Linus, the first Bishop of Rome or Pope. Linus is mentioned by St Paul in his Epistle to Timothy, and was buried, according to Bishop Irenaeus, alongside St Peter at the foot of the Vatican hill. Linus was Caradog's grandson and the son of Claudia.

The passage by Irenaeus (Adv. haereses, III, iii, 3) reads: "After the Holy Apostles (Peter and Paul) had founded and set the Church in order (in Rome) they gave over the exercise of the episcopal office to Linus. The same Linus is mentioned by St Paul in his Epistle to Timothy. His successor was Anacletus."

Eurgain, on her return to South Wales, established a church, which is referred to as 'Cor Eurgain' in Welsh records. This church was established in 57 AD near Llanilltud Fawr. However, the Church in Wales denies this fact, believing that Romans brought Christianity to Britain in 591 by Augustine rather than the evidence that shows it had been here for hundreds of years.

The location of the Cor is most probably Caer Mead, a Roman villa on the outskirts of the town. This was last excavated in 1888, and even then only partly, and the findings showed it to have mosaic floors and painted plaster walls. The villa covered eight acres, with its defences. "One of the few Roman civil sites in Wales and was probably built before the middle of the second century."

St David's Cathedral reliquary contained bones from the sixth century - believed to be those of St Caradog - and so pilgrims venerate them asking for his prayers.

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

Here is a summary of some recent stories.

Penwythnos Dartiau Llambed (o gartre)

Lampeter Darts Weekend (from home)

Gan Bedwyr Davies 27/04/2020 Bishop of Bedlam yn trefnu twrnamaint rhithwir llwyddiannus.

By Bedwyr Davies 27/04/2020 Bishop of Bedlam organises a successful virtual tournament.

Cymro’n ceisio curo Coronafeirws

A Welshman trying to beat Coronavirus

Gan Twynog Davies 25/04/2020 Steven Jones o Bentrebach yn rhan o dîm o wyddonwyr sydd wedi ennill nawdd prif weinidog Canada.

By Twynog Davies 25/04/2020 Steven Jones from Pentrebach is part of a team of scientists sponsored by Canada prime minister.

Ardal Clonc yn codi arian at weithwyr allweddol

Clonc area raises money for key workers

Gan Ohebydd Golwg360 23/04/2020 Cerdded, rhedeg, seiclo, a hyd yn oed rhwyfo i gefnogi gweithwyr allweddol.

By Golwg360 Reporter 23/04/2020 Walking, running, cycling and even rowing to support key workers.

Trafferth ym Mharadwys Gan Rhodri Price 20/04/2020 Y Coronafeirws yn dod ag antur seiclo’r byd i ben.

Trouble in Paradise

By Rhodri Price 20/04/2020 Coronavirus ends the world cycling adventure.

Tân mawr ar safle LAS bore ma

Major fire in LAS site this morning

By Dylan Lewis 19/04/2020 Family-run recycling site in Lampeter on fire.

Gan Dylan Lewis 19/04/2020 Safle ailgylchu cwmni teuluol yn Llanbed ar dân.

Oriau agor newydd Banc Bwyd Llanbed

New Lampeter Food Bank opening hours

Gan Julia Lim 18/04/2020 Yn yr argyfwng presennol bydd y banc bwyd ar agor fel arfer ond gydag oriau newydd.

By Julia Lim 18/04/2020 In the current crisis the food bank will be open as normal but with new hours.

The world’s first digital local eisteddfod

Eisteddfod leol ddigidol gynta’r byd

By Luned Mair 16/04/2020 More than 150 children under 12 compete by video and online at the Capel y Groes Eisteddfod.

Gan Luned Mair 16/04/2020 Mwy na 150 o blant dan 12 yn cystadlu trwy fideo ac ar-lein yn Eisteddfod Capel y Groes. www.clonc360.cymru Dylan Lewis 30

Jottings

Chess Puzzle 5 Can you solve this chess puzzle?

Produced by Lampeter Chess Club Contact: Mike, bedwlwyn@btinternet.com

Lockdown has reduced the number of people and vehicles in our towns and cities of an evening and allowed wildlife to roam freely:

Black to move: Mate in two moves

goats roam the streets in North Wales, deer wander about in Germany and sheep travel the freeways of the United States. Unfortunately, so have vermin. It is not only in towns and cities: less traffic also encourages animals to wander through the countryside and, thanks to the enhanced silence, we are able to hear not only the calls of nocturnal migrant birds but also the animals that make their way along our footpaths and bridleways.

The footpath that runs past our cottage is a highway for foxes and badgers - creatures that we are easily able to identify by sound - so we

Chess Puzzle 4 Solution:

were perplexed the other night when we heard a

g4+, Kh4 and Rxh2 mate

sort of barking call we have not heard before. In

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the morning I listened to recordings of muntjac deer and this matched the sound we had heard.

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and long term interests of their constituents. Once they are elected by their constituents they should never need to be re-elected. They will either have a fixed term and/or can be replaced by another local election called for by their constituents.

Since national elections and referenda are highly spurious, national leaders must be appointed by the truly representative members who know who are going to make the best leaders to take the necessary steps to reform our systems and save our people and all life on this beautiful planet.

In order to address these huge current challenges we need urgent and immediate action – a real wake-up call is essential. (The United Nations is already operating in a much better way than our national governments, but it must move faster on dealing with the so-called ‘global free trade’ system which is highly spurious and works only in favour of the global corporations.)

The US and the UK are both bankrupt like many other countries if they do not have endless economic growth.

As of April 2020 the UK national debt is £1.84 trillion and has continued to rise in spite of earlier government commitments to reduce it. And so with the dire financial consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak it is quite possible that this will shoot up even further.

And what if our UK government is unable to pay state pensions as well as saving the NHS, schools and universities, banks, airlines and all other businesses and employees? UK State Pensions (about £100billion pa) are a huge liability and totally reliant on regular government receipts from taxes – which will plummet as a result of CV19. An incredible disaster may not be far away.

However to sit back and do nothing is not a realistic option.

We must stop exploiting natural resources in an unlimited fashion; we must not allow the big corporations to pollute and damage our environment without having to pay for this; we must see that all humans are treated as equals and prevent the elite from amassing more and more wealth and using tax havens to reduce or avoid paying their taxes.

So somehow or other the mass population must get together to change our political and economic systems. It is a huge task ahead but quite simply lack of appropriate and immediate action will mean that the human species will almost certainly be wiped out. Covid-19 is giving us a real wake-up call.

Anson Allen, Llansawel

COVID-19 …. A WAKE-UP CALL This unexpected pandemic hits the news headline every day and just like most other news items it focuses mainly on daily shocks rather than the fundamental and underlying challenges that we are currently facing.

What are these challenges?

For several decades now there has been a deluge of information about one of our biggest challenges - Climate Change. And associated with this are many related issues and others too:- Pollution, Population, Consumption, Limited resources, Energy, Health, Food, Transport, Finance, Politics, Economics Whether our sacred Earth and its inhabitants are to cope with these challenges on a sufficient scale and quickly enough will depend on a huge change of direction. And the Covid-19 pandemic has brought even more attention to the fragility of life on this planet.

While the current scenario focuses on food, health and other priorities, there is scant attention drawn to our underlying problems.

With endless attention given by governments to economic growth supported by a bankrupt financial system, we humans have to wake up and acknowledge that a finite planet cannot possibly cope with ever expanding demands from a rapidly growing population and increases in per capita consumption. With money created out of the air, personal and national debt can only be repaid dependant on endless economic growth - which is simply impossible on a finite planet.

So how have we humans got trapped in such a situation?

In a nutshell it can be attributed to a combination of human greed, indifference to our long term survival and the health of wildlife, and political and economic systems which thrive on competition and spurious leadership.

What needs to happen?

The most important first steps to secure the longer term survival of the human race and nature as we know it are to change our political and economic systems. And this will depend on a combination of democratic action and appropriate leadership - national, regional and global. Our current system is all about competition between winners and losers – making millions and winning elections.

This needs to change right now. Time is running out.

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by Gwyn Lewis Carpets of 43 Bridge Street, Lampeter. The owners, Gwyn competition and Bethan Lewis, have kindly offered the winner a voucher to be spent in their shop.

Prize Local Knowledge/Cryptic Crossword No 63 (Jeep) Gwyn Lewis Carpets is a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 family business which has 11 12 been going for more than 13 14 15 16 twenty-five years, supplying 17 18 19 PRIZE: Voucher and fitting carpets and vinyl, safety flooring and 20 21 wall cladding. Attractive and colourful rugs, nets and other 22 23 24 furnishings are also available in-store. Gwyn has been fitting 25 26 carpets since he was 16 and is an expert at the trade. Gwyn and 27 28 29 Bethan usually work within a twenty-five-mile radius of Lampeter, 30 31 32 although they have been known to carry out fittings further away 33 34 35 36 from home - in Cardiff, London and Bognor Regis, for example.

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Across 1. How traveller might know Traws Cymru runs from Lampeter to Aberystwyth (4,2,3,6) 11. Will Japanese shape-shifter continue in the end? (3) 12. Enclosure for writer (3) 13. Period when Lampeter castle was built (6) 15. A late car disturbed what was on the menus (1,2,5) 17. Park this penniless boat (3) 19. Medical man catches fish backwards (Abb) (3) 20. Secret place where animal skin normally is (7) 22. Nothing on backwards Fiji island (3) 23. Ward nun irritated by opened curtain (7) 25. Feathered creature of French less fowl (3) 26. Service not meant on the edge (3) 27. First of giant’s threat is a charge (3) 28. Call for courage may be a verb construction (2,5) 30. Basque town death took only the second and third (2) 32. Egyptian cheese doctor leaves from grasp (3) 33. Not a good record for US batter when this blithe asset is destroyed (4,3,4,4) 37. Pyrotechnic device that has electrical protection in the east (5) 38. Negative start to nonsense (3) 39. Redeems new state of being above the waves (7) 40. Bines unravelled to release the man with a doll’s house (5) 43. Possible nutrition constructed from ‘blame easy’ ham (3,4,5) 45. West US state that can’t have new testament support (Abb) (1,1) 46. Orange lady lived north east and two lefts of Charles (4) 47. You’re not you in ancient city state (2) 48. Elderly and disabled access 8-9 am first two days in Sainsburys (6,9)

Down 1. Inane atonal month results in music for stateless country (2,8,6) 2. Funfair supplier which sponsored the 2019 Lampeter Food Fest (4,6,3,3) 3. Uncertain result fond of an eccentric (2,3,3) 4. Sister has you between two points (3) 5. Exist if you are not around uber (2) 6. Print, plus bad bass arrangement saw end of music group (5,2,5,4) 7. Drink sounds like start for golf (3) 8. Organisation responsible for the Lampeter Co-op bed (10,6) 9. Native of Mesopotamia fronted king under royal duty (4) 10. Found for sinners in Our Lady of Mount Carmel (3,13) 14. Sounds like mineral alternative (2) 16. Indicates direction of half returned vote (2) 18. Lampeter don (7,6) 21. Batsman is at the wicket to take middle of stints (2) 24. I save arc realignment to meet desires for wealth (8) 29. Tax five at the end (Abb) (1,1,1) 31. There is goat with no umph (2) 34. Unisex hairdressers on Bridge Street Lampeter (7) 35. Prickly husk. Must rub the wrong way (3) 36. Perceive religious diocese (3) 41. They compare two power levels when left out of ringers (4) 42. Dogbane found in Ecuador (4) 44. To begin you earn no currency (3)

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