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Welcome to Your Winter Edition of Gower Magazine Hello, Thank you for picking me up, I hope you find something inside useful in your life in one way or another.

I have put together my first ever attempt at designing and not sure how this will come out but hope you find Gower Magazine useful for you, your family and your friends lives.

You can contact me by phone or text on 07913201721, by email on gower@little-local.co.uk or by submitting a contact form through my website www.gowermagazine.co.uk

I want to speak with local classes, clubs, charitable causes, writers, community centres and as many local people as possible.

I like to help everyone where I can and look forward to more feedback over the coming days, weeks and months.

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Let me know what you would like to see in future editions and I will run around next in Spring.

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Contents

Competition On Page 36

34 Fitness MOT

58 Volunteer Support

12 Save Our Choir

36 Pamper Competition

60 Nip Colds in the Bud

14 Detox Smoothie

38 Psychological MOT

62 Gwalia Singers

16 Chicken Recipe

40 The Festive Headache

65 Cauliflower Curry

17 Art Exhibition

42 T.T.I.P.

66 Charity Volunteer Appeal

18 Old Mill Foundation

44 Local Business Support

68 Fit for Life Excercises

20 Venison Recipe

46 South Gower Sports

70 Grow Your Own

22 Retirement Planning

49 Food Myths

72 Local Novelist Nick

23 Creative Gower

51 Northern Lights Expedition 73 – 79 Whats On

30 Local Produce Markets

54 Super Green Home

81 Tide Times

32 Are You Active Enough

56 Pet Neutering Campaign

82 Useful Numbers

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Meet Hannah

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There is a ‘Can’ in can’t

MEET HANNAH Hannah is an eight year old little girl. On the outside she looks like any other 8yr old child, however she is not. Hannah has to take 12 tablets in the morning, 25–30 tablets during the day, 4 tabs at night, inhale one antibiotic and have physiotherapy on her chest in the morning, after school do a nebuliser, and in the evening nebulise another antibiotic, followed by another inhaler and nebulised saline before bed.

All these things help keep her healthy and able to run, play and be like a normal healthy child.

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Hannah was born with Cystic Fibrosis.

Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and progressively limits the ability to breathe. In people with CF, a defective gene causes a thick, buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. In the lungs, the mucus clogs the airways and traps bacteria leading to infections, extensive lung damage and eventually, respiratory failure. In the pancreas, the mucus prevents the release of digestive enzymes that allow the body to break down food and absorb vital nutrients.

In the UK every week 5 babies are born with CF. Every week 3 young people die from CF. Our goal as parents of Hannah is to help raise valuable funds. Funds that could help find, if not a cure, a treatment that will prolong her, and others like her, lives. So that they can live healthier and longer lives. To help prevent the inevitable intravenous antibiotics in long hospital stays, and keep her lungs and digestive system as healthy and unclogged as possible.

The CF Trust aim to do just this. They are the only UK-wide charity making a daily difference to the lives of people with cystic fibrosis, and those who care for them. They promise to do Research to find new and better treatments for people with cystic fibrosis, and to one day beat the condition for good. They are committed to fighting for the best care, so that everyone with cystic fibrosis can live life to the full.

Please help us to fight for every child and adult with Cystic Fibrosis.

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My husband and I run a charity golf day at Langland’s Golf Club once a year. Next year it is on the 15th July. If you would like to play contact Tony on mob 07786555285.

For more information on local events or Cystic Fibrosis look at the CF Trust website http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk For donating to the trust through your local branch – Natwest

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Help for local fundraising causes

Can we save our Male Voice choirs?

It’s a time of crisis for Male Voice Choirs as they are finding it ever harder to recruit new members, despite choirs showing well on tv talent shows. Even distinguished choirs are showing concern at the growing problem, the Cardiff area recently lost a Male choir after more than 110 years. So, how difficult is it for a small choral group to keep its place in the heritage of Male voice singing?

An example, the Belmont Male Singers of Swansea, were created in the 60’s as the Brian Morris Singers, and enjoyed National & International success. The singers concentrated on community projects and performed locally for ‘donations’, sadly, today, many of these donations do not now, cover the cost of the music staff. When Brian retired, the choir adapted by switching to three part harmony which lent a different sound to other choirs and Brian continued to create arrangements for them.

Further adaptations were made by including lighter, less traditional music, and by adopting a much more relaxed and informal persona.

The choir are now on Facebook and have a healthy diary of bookings. The Belmont are usually available for weddings, and for daytime events which suit many community and

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The religion of music

church groups, and they have a strong relationship with school music departments in the area.

The choir are currently seeking an enthusiastic Musical Director/Conductor and new members (no voice test because enthusiasm and enjoyment come first) Practice currently Tuesday & Thursday from 18.45 at St John’s Church, Odo Street, Hafod, Swansea. Anyone interested should come along or contact Peter Evans on 01792874918.

It is usual for any choir to welcome visitors at their practice nights, so if you’re not sure if it’s for you, go along to listen to a typical practice, you may find you really like it, and the benefits of singing are many-fold. We, in Wales, are blessed with the birth-right of Choral singing, and there are many opportunities on your doorstep, help keep the tradition alive. Details of the wide choice of local choirs are on the web.

Trying to bring attention to the growing crisis, the Blaenavon Male Voice Choir has recently had considerable air-time outlining the concerns, and is currently raising funding in order to air a celebrity supported documentary highlighting the problems that choirs face when recruiting new (younger) singers. Go to their web page for more information or http://www.gofundme.com/saveourchoirs to donate.

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Detox Smoothie Pick up half a broccoli, a handful of baby spinach, a couple of lemons (remove the peel like an orange), pinch of turmeric and a fingernail of ginger, throw it in a blender, blitz it then drink a vibrant vitamin and antioxidant packed juice and give your body an internal shower.

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Serves 6 1 Kilo chicken thighs with trimmed skin or chicken breast 30 cherry tomatoes 2 cloves of garlic Salt & black pepper 1 tsp olive oil 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary

Method 1)Place chicken in a large baking dish.

2)Preheat your oven to 190 c or 170 f.

3)Cut your cherry tomatoes in half, put in a bowl with your salt, garlic, olive oil and 3 Ltbsps of Jack’s on fire sauce and mix well together.

4)Pour the contents of the bowl over your chicken.

5)Pour a quarter of a bottle over the chicken.

6)Cook uncovered on the middle shelf for 45 min until the chicken is browned on top and cooked through. (If chicken is browning too fast - lower oven to 160 c 7)Remove Chicken from oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes and serve with wholegrain rice or baby welsh potatoes.

Enjoy

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From Friday 22nd February until Thursday March 24th 2016 we will be exhibiting at the Ceri Richards Gallery Taliesin Arts Centre.

‘2 Paint Wales’

Janet Weeks-Bligh is a member of the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales. She has been painting and teaching art all her life. It is a total involvement and continuing interest in all the creative arts.Local Welsh images and Celtic culture inspire paintings of natural form and space while colour is an absolutely vital part of her life. Janet’s preferred mediums are water based such as pure watercolour, gouache and acrylic. Pastel, ink and charcoal also feature too. A dedicated teacher of art she now takes classes at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre Trust in Llanelli. She also gives talks & demonstrations around South Wales.

Janet has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom and her paintings are in collections around the world.

Tony Douglas-Jones has been painting for 48 years.

Growing up in Penarth, Tony was exposed not only to the ever-changing, atmospheric moods of the Bristol Channel but also to East Moors steelworks in Cardiff where his father worked. Moving on from oils, over the last twenty years he has worked in watercolour attempting to capture the shifting effects of light and atmosphere on the sea and sky. Recent work has focused on Port Talbot where the massive steelworks is always changing, wreathed in clouds of steam and smoke enveloping the structures creating movement and mystery.

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Sarah Clark set up The Old Mill Foundation in 2003 following the loss of her husband to cancer. Realising there was a need for support in the community she decided to open her home and salon, providing treatments and support free of charge.

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Our aim at The Old Mill is to provide physical and emotional support for people living with cancer. We not only offer our services to those with the cancer but family too. We achieve this by offering a wide range of services within our historic mill, which is set in two acres of countryside, with a babbling stream and beautiful old stone bridge.

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Here at The Old Mill we like to offer a holistic approach, to go alongside orthodox medicine, in order to achieve the best for our visitors. We also realise that it is their journey not ours and therefore they choose which path to take. Some will use multiple services, where others may choose to just come along for a cuppa and a chat.

We offer many wonderful and relaxing treatments such as: Reflexology, Massage, Reiki, Acupuncture, Crystal Therapy, Sound Therapy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Scar Tissue Massage, Indian Head Massage, Homeopathy, Counselling and Hypnotherapy.

Caring for a loved one can be a difficult and stressful time and carers often need just as much support. It can be a great relief for the person with the diagnosis to know a carer can receive therapies too!

We rely on volunteers for the provision of therapies, reception and fundraising. If you have a couple of hours a week and would like to help out then give us a call!!

The Old Mill is based in Penclawdd, Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm and at our outreach centre in Llandybie, on a Tuesday 10am – 5pm.

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Venison steak with Sauce Grand Veneur and dried cranberries Venison is wonderfully delicious and nutritious and is a good source of protein, iron and vitamins and it tends to be very low in saturated fat. A great thing to eat over the festive period with all that other stuff around! It is typically described as having a full, deep taste that is sometimes akin to a woody, berry like wine; this is why I have chosen to serve it with this sauce.

You can buy your steaks at a fishmonger’s and they need no preparation. Make the sauce in advance; double up on the quantities and freeze it if you like.

Make your purée of potato or parsnip earlier in the day and reheat gently in the oven.

Ingredients · 30 g flour and 30 g butter needed together (beurre manié) · 100 ml red wine vinegar · 500 ml red wine · 2 onions, chopped · 500 ml stock · 2 carrots, chopped · 1 teasp tomato purée · Dried thyme, · 2 tbs redcurrant jelly or · Bayleaf similar · Olive oil · Some dried cranberries

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Fry off gently the vegetables and herbs in the oil.

Add the tomato purée.

Moisten with the vinegar and the wine and leave to reduce.

Add the stock and cook for about 1 hour.

Pass the sauce through a sieve, pushing down with a wooden spoon so as to extract all the juice.

Put over a high heat and reduce until you obtain the intense flavour.

Whisk in enough of the beurre manié (you may not need it all) to the hot liquid until you achieve a nice glossy slightly thick sauce.

Add the jelly and whisk.

Add the cranberries.

Venison steaks, seasoned with pepper and pan fried for 1 minute on each side.

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Then all you have to do is fry off your steaks which only take about a minute on either size depending on thickness.

What could be easier?!

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Retirement Planning

Making the most of the new pension rules to enjoy freedom and choice in your retirement.

If you are over 55, changes introduced from April 2015 give you freedom over how you can use your Defined Contribution (DC) pension. Whether you plan to retire fully, to cut back your hours gradually or to carry on working for longer, you can now tailor when and how to use your pension and when you stop saving in to it.

Whilst the ability to unlock pension funds is attractive, you need to understand the tax implications of doing this and accept the risk of ensuring that the funds built up are managed effectively to ensure that they last for life, however long that may be – you don’t want to run out of money early!

If you have a pension that is on a Defined Contribution basis and plan to retire in the coming year, it’s important to get to grips with the reforms and review your plans for retirement income accordingly. If you are due to retire in the next few years, you should also make yourself aware of all the options and opportunities open to you; even younger people, whether they’re already saving through a pension or not, might find that the reforms change the way they think about retirement planning.

‘You now have more choice and flexibility than ever before’ These reforms present people with an exciting opportunity to take control of their pensions like never before, but they also highlight the need to obtain professional financial advice to consider your overall position.

Please fully review your situation carefully with a professional adviser before making any decisions, with so many choices available, it could prove very costly to get it wrong.

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Christmas is undeniably an expensive time of year. Whether it's the usual feast on the big day, catering for the family, buying present and present after present, or even filling your home with festive cheer, there seems to be no end to the things you can spend your hard earned money on. With the season just around the corner, maybe it's time we considered picking up the crafters tools and making some of our own decorations? We certainly have enough raw products on our doorstep that nature has provided to create something unique and beautiful.. all it takes is a little imagination and a sense of adventure to brave the brisk Gower wind!

When we look at the traditions that surround Christmas, or Yuletide (the festival originally observed by the Germanic people) it's immediately obvious that deeply entrenched in our customs is the spiritual connection with had and still have, with nature. The process of bringing the outside indoors is thought to stem from the old pagan ritual (the word pagan meaning 'country dweller') surrounding the Winter Solstice, where the evergreen boughs were worshipped and revered.

In our own way, it's still possible to honour theseold traditions and make some rather spectacular Christmas decorations while you're at it! Here on Gower, we have some of the most breathtaking scenery at our disposal.

Beaches, fields and coastal paths just waiting for you to enjoy!

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: Beach - The perfect place to pick up everything you need for a coastal Christmas feel. : Shells / driftwood / sea glass and rubbish! Yup, anything goes when you're creating! : Shells - Paint shells in reds, browns and golds for a warm festive effect or in silvers, lilacs and greys for a more modern edge. Once painted, either place around the home or next to the fire, or even attach to your holly wreath for some beach-chic door dÊcor! – My absolute favourite product and something that will never fail to add a touch of coastal class to your home. Driftwood is a versatile material to use in decorations as its usually soft and easily cut or drilled through. Have fun collecting bags of mini driftwood to drill holes into and string together as a garland. Lengthy swags can be hung over curtain rails, on the stair banisters, across the fireplace (be careful – driftwood that has dried out can be a serious fire hazard) or hanging from the ceiling in the corner of the room.

If you're a little more skilled you can try creating a free standing driftwood tree; drill holes into the centre of each piece of thick driftwood and stack (largest at the bottom of course) onto a thin dowelling rod. If like me you don't quite fancy your chances with the free-standing type, why not create a flat version?

Find yourself a long, flat piece of wood to act as the spine and simply nail the driftwood across it from largest to smallest at the top.

Don't try and make it look perfect, the genius of creating items like this is that the more 'rustic' they are, the better! You can even add a few fairy lights to this and prop it up in the corner of the room.

It's no surprise that these fabulous sea worn sticks make a variety of great decorations but if you're still unsure as to your ability with a drill (my husband looks on in terror whenever I pick one up) then do what I do and take a pile of the lovely stuff, pop it in a clear vase and drape some fairy light's across it. So many of the boutique hotels I've stayed in are doing this, so not only will you be following a great (and free) festive fashion, but you'll be bang on trend this Christmas!

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Rubbish: Yes, you read that right, I really did say Rubbish! Be selective with your choices for using rubbish in the home and of course, take care with sharp items. Bottles (whole not broken) can be painted in festive colours and lined up on the mantelpiece with single stems of ivy, creating a retro feel to a traditional home. Coloured plastics can be hung on some worn fishing rope (I absolutely love this stuff – the teals and blues are just beautiful) or paint a little Christmas scene on a lone plastic shard and hang on the tree with the addition of a little string. Using and recycling rubbish as decorations is more beneficial that first thought. Not only are you creating a unique and quirky piece of art for your home, but the environment will certainly thank you too! : Coastal Paths & Countryside – with so much greenery in Gower, it's a 'Natural crafters' dream location! : Pine cones / Leaves / Holly / Ivy / sticks : Fill vases with holly or add a sprig of mistletoe to your room but remember, the berries can be poisonous to animals!

Leaves: With so many species of trees in Gower, you can collect a great variety of leaves from the ground. Chose shapes, sizes and colours aplenty, then take them home, leave them on some kitchen paper to dry off and paint in festive colours or cover with glue and glitter for a bit of Yuletide sparkle! Using a needle and thread, string up your freshly painted leaves onto a garland or place in a shallow open bowl in the centre of your table. You can even add a candle to the middle, but I'd suggest one set into glass to avoid them catching fire as it burns down.

Whenever you forage for greenery, don't forget to take only a few sprigs from the bushes if you must. You don't want to damage the tree or plant, so be frugal with your picking and only ever from a plant that is flourishing. If you see a sapling, leave it be. It'll provide you with some fantastic goods in years to come.

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Wreaths: Making a wreath can be done in a variety of ways – whether it's gluing acorns and leaves to a circular backing board or creating a ring from chicken wire (I find this to be a great technique), there's no wrong way in which to get yourself a Christmas door hanging.

Personally, I've tried and tested the wire version and it goes something like this: With a 1.5m rectangle of chicken wire, roll it up to create a 1.5m 'sausage'. Then, curl the sausage around to form a ring (you can choose the size you want from this be either having the ends meet for a large wreath or overlapping them for a smaller one). Don't worry if it's squashed in places, you really only need the bare bones to attach things to. Secure in place with string, cotton or cable ties (quicker and easier). Then, using the holly or twigs, leaves or driftwood you've collected, thread them through the wire and secure in place if necessary.

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Once you've bulked up the wreath sufficiently, you can start to get really creative! Cut lemons and limes in half and at their base push a little crafters wire through one side and out of the other, then using the ends, push and secure the fruit into the wreath. Don't worry, they wont become hideous mouldy creations, the gloriously chilly Gower weather will keep them fresh throughout December!

Perhaps you'd like to attach some seaglass or pieces of painted beach combed plastic to your wreath? You can also add a few splodges of PVA glue to the holly or add-ons and sprinkle with glitter to add a bit of glam to your front door.

The possibilities really are endless!

Don't forget, you can also save yourself a small fortune by making your own Christmas cards. Not only are they a great personal gift, but they're great fun to do with the kids too.

You really don't have to be an artist to enjoy creating seasonal items that look fantastic in the home. Many places are now selling items just like these and although it's important to support local businesses, it's just as essential to have a go, you may very well surprise yourself!

From time to time, I publish tutorials on how I created my own art or crafts online. If you're interested in taking a look, check out my website www.moogledoo.com and my blog (which will have the tutorials) at rhiannonthomasillustrations.wordpress.com Have a great Christmas and New Year!

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Are YOU active enough?

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Is it about time you had FITNESS MOT?

By Molly Mallari Ability Physiotherapy is now offering a fitness check-up and activity advice to all aged 60+.

What is a Fitness MOT? Fitness MOT if a series of functional tests that looks at different components of physical fitness. The results of the tests can highlight individual strengths and weaknesses, with the aim to encourage activities for active ageing.

What will I expect from a Fitness MOT session?

During the session, you will undergo six different functional tests. Active participation is required, although instructions and support will be provided.

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There will also be time dedicated to discuss your physical activity patterns.

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Your personal Fitness MOT results will serve as a guideline on how you can improve your strength, balance, flexibility, and activity tolerance. There are a number of physical activities available to do this, and your MOT results will help identify the most suitable one for you.

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How about giving yourself a quick psychological MOT !

By Catherine Thomas Horizon Therapy Centre

Have a look at the questions below and reflect if each is as you’d like it to be. · Do you have a sense of attachment, a sense of loving or being loved? · Do you feel as though you have an identity, a sense of belonging? · Do you believe you have a voice - are you heard, either at work, at home or elsewhere? · Do you have a sense of purpose in your life, a reason to get up in the morning? · Is there, for you, a reason for it all, a sense of meaning?

If you answered each of the questions with a resounding, or even a hesitant yes, then you are probably feeling happy enough to be getting on with, which is marvellous – hopefully you recognise how lucky you are.

If you paused, and identified that one or more of these fundamental needs was in some way lacking, you may find yourself feeling at a low ebb at times. This could be experienced either psychologically through feeling depressed or anxious; or physically - low energy levels, sleeplessness, and other unexplained symptoms can be attributed to not having your basic human needs met.

Sadly, in today’s NHS, while incredible medical progress has been made, many experience the dehumanising effect of feeling as though they on a medical conveyor belt, never seeing the same practitioner twice, or feeling so rushed that they are not able to voice their real concerns.

One illustration of this is a friend who went to the doctor’s on several occasions, each time seeing a different G.P. with a variety of symptoms, from blinding headaches to IBS, and was sent to hospital for many different tests. Not once did a doctor ask her about what was happening elsewhere in her life – she was actually going through a divorce which was traumatic and isolating for her and she now recognises that it was stress that was at the root of her physical symptoms.

The importance of the ‘therapeutic relationship’ has been lost in present day mainstream medicine, and its hard to imagine it being re-established.

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So how can we begin to address any of the issues above when we have identified them?

Self help books and internet sites have a really useful role, but will not be able to replicate the sense of being heard and cared about by another person.

A therapeutic relationship – that is, one that is formed while having therapy of any kind, be it counselling, reflexology, or homeopathy, will gently establish some of what may be lacking in your every day life. By listening carefully and non-judgementally, a therapist will allow you a voice, and support you while you explore your own meaning to life.

You will be accepted just as you are, without having to put on an act, and encouraged to take care of yourself while you begin to determine your sense of purpose. Your uniqueness will be valued. If this sounds very airy fairy, it really isn’t. It’s about explaining your worries or symptoms to another kind, caring expert person who will help you to resolve them. What is important is that it involves real live human interaction as part of the process.

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The festive headache…

Article by Sian George Registered Osteopath at Align Therapies (Sketty, Swansea) www.aligntherapies.co.uk

…we all know the feeling.

Last minute panic buying, rushing around the shops elbowing people out the way to get the last ‘Princess Barbie' at 4.55pm on Christmas eve.

Then bam! Before you know it, it’s hit you – no not another shopper, the tension headache.

Tension headaches are the most common type of headache suffered by adults and can affect up to 78% of the population. It can feel like a tight band around your head, you can have pain/stiffness in the neck, scalp or shoulders and can last anywhere from 30 minutes to a few days.

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T.T.I.P - by Darren Allen From the Vale of Clwyd to Pembrokeshire thousands of households across Wales are taking part in an unprecedented nationwide movement urging their local Tory MPs to demand that David Cameron stops the irreversible privatisation of the NHS. It’s hard to believe that our Prime Minister is preparing to hand over the keys to our hospitals, GP surgeries and clinics to Wall Street but that is effectively what he is doing through a trade deal called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

TTIP is an EU-US trade deal being negotiated behind closed doors, between EU bureaucrats and delegates from the United States. It is the largest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated and threatens to make privatisation of the NHS irreversible, putting the profits of corporations’ precedence over national lawmakers. TTIP would grant American multinationals, or any firm with American investors, new powers to sue the government if it ever attempted to take privatised health services back into public ownership.

However there is hope, David Cameron and the Conservatives are under growing pressure to act. In fact, people across the UK are campaigning up and down the high streets of our towns to raise awareness of the danger. Growing numbers of people from Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England are getting angry when they learn about Cameron’s continued refusal to exempt the NHS from TTIP.

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Over 100,000 people have already backed the pledge to call on David Cameron to use his veto to get the NHS out of TTIP. Thousands come from Wales and residents from Cardiff North, Aberconwy, Montgomeryshire, Vale and Clwyd and even Pembrokeshire the Secretary of State’s own constituency have raised estate agency style signs outside their homes calling for the NHS to be taken out of TTIP. The NHS unites us all but time is running out. The people of Wales do not believe it is right for the NHS to be part of a US trade deal and nor do the vast majority of our political leaders. David Cameron has no mandate to hand new rights over our NHS to US corporations and their lawyers.

That’s why we are urging Tory MPs across Wales to act and demand that the Prime Minister protects the NHS. From Spokesperson Gorseinon resident Darren Allan

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Neo-Dynamic for Local Business Support There is a lot of negativity regarding support for local businesses in Wales, and whilst a good proportion of that may be justifiable, it is not all bad.

Whilst the years of grants and financial funding for businesses is slowing down at present, there is still a significant amount of professional and advisory support available thanks to Welsh Government and European funding. So, even though companies now may struggle to get the money and capital to start or grow their business, there is still dedicated support services and expert advice that can be tapped into at no cost to the company or owner.

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South Gower Sports Club in Scurlage was founded in 1945 and celebrated it’s 70th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations an Open Day was held in August where existing members and new visitors to the club were able to try out a selection of taster sessions. These included bowls, squash, fun tennis, football & rugby.

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The Club’s roots were founded in Port Eynon and District Cricket Club and the Reynoldston Football club which were entirely separate entities and existd in a less formal manner long before the outbreak of the Second World War. It was only after the war that any real and organised amalgamation of the club occurred.

From 1945 – 2015, a continious course of development and expansion can be traced, characterised by great fits and starts rather than any gradual evolution. The passing of 70 years as a sports club is not only an historical milestone and a cause for celebration in itself, it is also an opportunity for reflection, a time for congratulation and taking stock.

The site that we know today as the sports club came up for sale in the Spring of 1951.

A committee representing the club struck a deal with the agent of the vendor landowner over a convivial dinner at the King’s Head Hotel, Llangenith.

A bargain was struck! Sixteen acres of land sold for £50, an extemely generous deal!

The landowner, Christopher MethuenCampbell was formally thanked for his generosity and remained a patron of the club for many years.

Once the site at Scurlage had been purchased it was time for the real physical work to begin. The disused U.S.army camp was anything but a sports field.

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The ground was uneven, covered in stones, tank tracks, petrol tanks, wooden huts and all the expected military debris.

However, in characteristic fashion, the Club committee set to work with a will – nothing was to daunt their ambition. Mr Mendus an eminent local architect offered his services freely to draw up plans for the layout of the proposed new sports ground, labour was organised and finance arranged.

South Gower Sports Club had a permenant home and an assured future.

The club continues to promote and encourage sport within the local community including rugby, football, squash, tennis, cricket & bowls.

It is a non profit making organisation, run by volunteeers. Any surplus income is re-invested back into the club. Annual membership runs from 1st September – 31st August. Currently membership fees are a very reasonable £10 per head (adults & children) capped at £40 for family membership. The club welcomes all newcomers to enjoy the facilites and participate in the sports that are on offer.

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South Gower Football Club Football has remained strong in South Gower since the war. Currently a senior and fairly new, but very popular junior team is based at the club.

Today, South Gower Sports Club also provides a home to FALL BAY RFC who were established and affiliated to the sports club in 1994 and were very proud to have been awarded WRU status this year.

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The club also boasts a thriving junior section whose motto is “Everyone Gets A Game“.

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Football Section Contacts: Seniors: Steve Lancey – tel.07776 354079 Juniors: Teri Ann Parry – tel.07920 557053 Rugby Section Contacts: Seniors: John Grove, Club Secretary tel.391699 or email:jogrove@gmail.com Juniors: Matt Searle, Junior Secretary tel.07855 798756 or email: mpjsearle@hotmail.com PERMANENT/CASUAL PART TIME BAR STAFF REQUIREDTraining will be provided. Please contact Mi’chal Rixson for more details: Tel.01792 390797 or email:rixsonmn@gmail.com.

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Food Myths Are sugary, processed foods are a value to our health, energy levels and survival? The way I see it is that man has developed to the level we are at for thousands of years without a quick chick nugget…etc. So is it really that essential. Here are 3 very wrong arguments we spout when we have questions about eating healthy food.

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Healthy food costs more. Eating healthy, whole, real food isn’t necessarily more expensive than eating junk food, fast food, processed foods, or convenience foods. In fact, the top four things purchased in supermarkets are ALL drugs: sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol! If you give up those “drugs,” your grocery bill will go down dramatically.

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Healthy food is hard to find. You don’t have to shop in a gourmet food store, a health-food store, a farmer’s market, or eat only organic to eat well. There are plenty of healthy foods right in your local shop. Look around the outside aisles of the store. Another convenient way to access healthy food is online.

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Healthy food takes lots of time to prepare. You don’t have to spend hours cooking complex meals to eat well. Good quality, fresh food is easy to prepare and enjoy once you learn how.

Pick up a cook book from grandma’s or get in touch with a local chef/cook who can show you the ins and outs of preparing and cooking good wholesome healthy meals.

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COMMUNITY RUGBY CLUB’S AMBITIONS GROW WITH NEW COACH The fantastic news broke in April that our Community Rugby Club, South Gower RFC, has at long last achieved full WRU Status, thanks to tireless work by many, none less than Chairman Stu Henson. This will mean more opportunities for WRU grants as well as a full ticket allocation, creating more reasons for sponsorship of teams, kit and ground improvements.

In order to ride the full impetus of all this activity, the club’s management started to search for a new coach, as former stalwart Rhys Davies had decided to move on. What a gold strike has turned up! The coach for next season will be Mumbles resident John Schropfer, one of the most respected and experienced coaches in Britain. John has taken the decision to move back to club rugby and South Gower RFC is glowing with pride and excitement about having such a prominent man at the helm. Team Manager Roger Gadd chatted with John to find out what we might expect. John has been in the past the Coaching Development Manager for Wales, planning and organising and writing training courses. He worked with the other UK teams in the matter of coaching policies. He was formerly the assistant coach to the Wales team in the late 1980s. Earlier in his career, he was a PE teacher in Tamworth in the Midlands and was also coach to the Nuneaton RFC side for some three years. Interestingly, South Gower’s current Club Coaching Coordinator, John Bladen, was coached to Level 3 by John Schropfer and eventually became a coaching tutor. John is very happy to be joining a social rugby club with ambitions like South Gower.

He says that training sessions should be enjoyable enough to keep everybody interested and quotes ‘If they enjoy it, they will be keen to come and improve’.

This should lead to an increase in playing numbers and a healthy competition for places. If players come and enjoy training, they will come again.

John favours a ‘game-sense’ approach to the acquisition of relevant skills, rather than solely the introduction of planned moves and lines.

To quote again, ‘It will take time to move upwards and improve. It is said to take 10,000 hours to make a top class athlete in any sports, no matter how much initial talent the person has’.

Naturally, starting young is a great way to build the platform – just remember those shots of Tiger Woods with a club at the age of three. The Williams Sisters had their 10,000 hours in very early. South Gower boasts probably the biggest and best mini and junior sections in the Swansea district and John very much hopes to work with the coaches in these sections.

John’s philosophies are straightforward. MAKE IT FUN. DEVELOP OPEN MINDS. BE WILLING TO TRY AND FAIL IN ORDER TO IMPROVE. New players are welcome to join us at this exciting time, please contact Roger Gadd on 07927 052352.

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Expedition Northern Lights After almost two years of planning and fundraising, 15 cadets and staff from 1998 (West Cross) Squadron in Swansea have just returned from an Arctic adventure in Northern Sweden. The trip gave participants the chance to enjoy spectacular views of the Northern Lights as well as to learn survival techniques deep within the Arctic Circle. The intrepid cadets set off from Stockholm, taking the train for 950 miles to Kiruna, Sweden’s most northerly town that lies deep in the wilderness – a journey lasting some 17 hours!

Plans to spend seven days on a dogsledding expedition had to be curtailed due to an outbreak of canine flu, but cadets were still able to experience dogsledding along with other activities which included orienteering, making snow shoes, and a 12km cross country expedition on skis.

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Warrant Officer William ‘Olly’ Roberts said: “Once at Kiruna, we were kitted out with thermal coveralls, arctic boots and thick mittens to combat the minus 15 degrees centigrade temperatures, then were moved even further north to set up our campsite home for the next seven days.” He added: “Being self-sufficient was one of the great experiences of our expedition as we really were in the middle of nowhere. With no heating, electricity or running water we dug out a fire pit, used snow to make a wind break, gathered water from a frozen lake, bored holes in the ice to fish, and chopped wood for the main cooking fire.” Staying in the camp that survival expert, Ray Mears, himself trained in, the cadets also built two igloos on the frozen lake where they spent the nights sleeping, with the Aurora Borealis overhead almost every night.

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Cadet Corporal Jacob Andrews added: “The expedition to Sweden is one of the greatest things I’ve done in my life. It was hard work but it proved to me that I have a lot more confidence than I thought I had.

I will never forget this trip.”

Wing Commander Mike Stones, Officer Commanding No 3 Welsh Wing, said: “The experience will last forever with those who took part, and the skills each cadet has learnt will add a unique quality to their future university and employment CVs, that will be difficult to match.”

To get involved with the Air Cadets, please contact us at adj.1998@aircadets.org or visit us on a Tuesday or Thursday Evening between 6.45pm and 9.15pm at 1998 (West Cross Squadron), TA Centre, The Grange, West Cross, SA3 5AJ. Tel: 07522 828084

Call your local experts if you need anything.

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Green buildings: Crossing the policy to practice gap One of the greatest challenges for mankind in the 21st Century is our sustainability as a species. We are confronted by limited and dwindling resources, the sustainable use of resources and care of our environment is essential for the future health of Society and the Planet. Government is currently challenged to maintain energy supplies within the UK. This winter may challenge the UK’s energy supply to the limit as the safety margin of energy capacity-to-demand will reduce to as little as 1.2% this winter. Such a small margin of surplus capacity will inevitability lead to potential power cuts within the UK in this and coming years unless drastic action is taken to correct supply of energy or reduction in demand.

The UK government has been slow to fill this energy gap with conventional power stations closing and not being renewed at a sufficient rate.

Recent governments have not planned for future energy needs and the current Conservative government has reneged on its election promise to be the “greenest government ever”, it is cutting subsidy for green energy whilst at the same time planning for nuclear stations to be built by foreign contractors such as China, which will take a decade or more to bring on line.

The question has to be asked, Britain’s GDP is five times that than China, why can’t British government and Industry build and design future energy supply?

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Why does the current government not believe we are capable of supplying both the funding and intellectual knowledge to achieve sustainable energy i.e. Green and conventional solutions. It is wholly a political decision to outsource future energy supply in such a cavalier fashion.

One of the easiest methods for government to reduce energy demand is to adopt green solutions such as building houses that essentially require little or no energy, these should also be low carbon houses. An early adopter of low carbon housing was the Passivhaus standard originating in Germany in the 1990s.

A Passivhaus building is one in which comfort is achieved by controlling heating and cooling of a fresh air mass by using heat exchanger, photo voltaic cells, heated water from sunlight etc so as to achieve high quality indoor air conditions without the need for a high level of recirculation of air.

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Many German towns and regions require new housing to be built to such high standards so that energy costs are minimized to as little as £40 per year. The Daily Mail in an article published in 2011 proudly projected the cost of home heating to be £2,199 per annum by 2020 as a warning to its readers, but offered no solutions.

In Wales, Professor Phillip Davies Chair of Architectural Science and Chair of the Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI) in Cardiff University, has worked with a team of scientists to develop the Solcer House which is a low energy low carbon house. A model house has been constructed by the Cenin Group in Bridgend at a cost of about £1,000 per sqm and is at a cost equivalent to social housing and therefore not an additional economic burden to standard housing construction. In addition, Professor Jones’ group is currently assessing architectural designs and methods for insulating old fashioned traditional Welsh housing built 100 years ago and his team hope to be able to develop solutions that are economical and effective in this application.

Professor Jones will give a public lecture “Green buildings: Crossing the policy to practice gap”, to a public audience in Swansea University describing how such a policy can be taken and developed into practical applications for Wales. This week the Welsh Assembly Government debated such policies and it should, without delay, start to adopt Solcer and Passivhaus standards. A typical household consumes 1.3kWatt of electricity there are approximately 10 to 20M households in the UK corresponding to an energy consumption of approximately 10-20 GWatts. The typical energy consumption in the UK is about 40GWatts, it does not take a mathematical genius to work out that energy consumption can be reduced by at least 30% by fully adopting energy saving schemes as Solcer and Passivhaus.

Article by Gareth Brenton.

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Swansea Neutering Campaign

Benefits to neutering male cats:

Owners living in the SA1 – SA10 postcodes can have their cat neutered, microchipped, and treated for fleas and worms all for only £5. (This covers routine neutering and any non-neutering costs would need to be covered by the owner). If you receive a state benefit, are on a low household income or are a full time student or pensioner, you will qualify for help.

• Less likely to roam, reducing the risk of them suffering from car accidents • Less likely to fight which reduces the risk of them getting injured or contracting serious diseases such as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) or Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) • Less likely to spray • Unable to develop tumours of the testicles • Make better pets and are more likely to be ‘homebodies’

Benefits of neutering female cats:

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• Won’t become pregnant, so there will be no expense associated with litters of kittens •Do not call or wail as unneutered queens do – so less disturbed sleep for the owner and neighbours!

• Less likely to contract diseases such as FIV and FeLV spread by bites and mating behaviour • Unable to develop cancer of the ovaries or uterus. They are also at greatly reduced risk of developing mammary cancer – especially if neutered early.

This scheme is available directly via the vets participating, who are listed below...

Tawe Veterinary Group - Gorseinon– 01792 892987 Sketty -01792 201688 Pen Bryn Vet Centre - Swansea – 01792 205515 Gibson & Jones - Gowerton - 01792 879822 Gower Vets - Upper Killay – 01792 29111 Campbell’s Veterinary Surgery - Swansea – 01792 655110 Lakeside Veterinary Group Swansea - 01792 774457 Ash Veterinary Surgery - Ystradgynlais - 01639 844488 St James Veterinary Group - Neath -01639 638638 Mayals- 01792 403600 Sketty - 01792 205000 Swansea 01792 643906 Penllergaer - 01792 895154

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Penclawdd Community Centre Banc Bach Penclawdd Gower Swansea SA4 3FJ Tel-0797366750 Dear Generous Business!

My name is Judith Waters I am the community play leader for play in Penclawdd .Please take five minuets to read about our play club .

We are a community run play club that gives brilliant play opportunities to local children in a play deprived area of Gower.

We do not charge the children as we believe all children should be able to access play opportunities without the worry of financial barriers. The children love this club and are desperate for it to continue we would like to highlight the importance of play in the community.

Free Open Access Community run Playclub At Penclawdd community Centre Tuesday’s 3.30 - 5.00 Under 7 to be accompanied by an adult Warning don’t wear tidy clothes we do lots of messy play , and outdoor play , be prepared to have lots of FUN. For more Information contact Judith Waters 07973667570 Email judith.waters@hotmail.co.uk find us on face book Penclawdd play club Play is a vital part of the growth and development of a young child , it is as necessary for healthy development as is food , rest , warmth and love . Play supports self esteem , which allows children to increase their confidence .,and increases self awareness.Through playing this helps make new friends , offers opportunities for children and young people of all abilities and a back grounds to play together . Play provides opportunities for developing social skills.

Play maintains physical health which provides opportunities for a child to use excess energy, builds resilience though risk taking and taking challenges , Play can help with problem solving and dealing with new situations .

Play also improves and maintains . mental health. And emotional well being . The process of playing provides children and young people the opportunities to adapt to fit their complex physical and social environments and to achieve a desirable state of well being.

With out the opportunities to play children and young people can experience play deprivation.

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What is play deprivation?

Play Deprivation is the name given to the notion that not playing may deprive children of experiences that are regarded as developmentally essential and result in those affected being both biologically and socially disabled.

When children are chronically play deprived they suffer symptoms ranging from depression and withdrawal to a gradual loss of all electrical activity in the brain. If children are kept in and not allowed out to play, they experience play deprivation and are likely to manifest symptoms ranging from aggression and repressed emotions and social skills, to an increased risk of obesity.6 (Play Deprivation Chwarar Cymru).

Unfortunately we don’t have a lot of funding for the club, the funding we have we have to apply for. We have got some funding till the end of March from the cyp (children and young people )’ Out of the funding we have to pay rent , accountant, insurance and liability ,wages for the staff ,Tax, resources , equipment and materials and staff uniform .

We would like to carry on with the play club and provide more play sessions , family play together time sessions , Community fun days .To run all of the sessions we would require our play club staff to be fulltime paid .Without funding we are unable to do this .

We are looking for sponsors and volunteers support the play club.

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If you can help, please contact Judith Waters 07973667570.

Email judith.waters@hotmail.co.uk Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Regards Judith waters community play leader.

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Nip Your Cold in the Bud

by Michelle Foley BEVERAGES - LOTS OF THEM You may not feel like eating solid foods, but make sure to take in plenty of fluids. All-natural ginger ale and peppermint or ginger tea are good choices if you have an upset stomach, and electrolyteinfused beverages are a good option if you are making frequent trips to the bathroom. Real fruit juices like OJ, grapefruit, and apple cider will offer calories and nutrients to help feelings of dizziness from not eating, but if you have a stuffy nose, choose hot liquids such as tea with lemon or our apple cider vinegar brew.

Some other options: Green tea supports the immune system, and if you add a little honey, it will also coat your scratchy throat. Cold-pressed green juice is an easy way to get a huge amount of needed cold-busting nutrients EASILY DIGESTIBLE PROTEIN Getting enough protein is important whether you are sick or healthy, because it strengthens your body.

Since your stomach may not be up for digesting a steak and you probably don't have the energy to cook an elaborate meal, choose easily digestible proteins that take little or no time to prepare such as eggs or plain yogurt.

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Even though vitamin C may not shorten the duration of your illness, don't ditch citrus fruits altogether.

The soft white skin found on oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes contains flavonoids, which increase immune system activity.

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INFECTION-FIGHTING GLUTATHIONE Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to fight infection. It's found in red, pulpy watermelon and also cruciferous veggies like broccoli, collard greens, kale, and cabbage.

SOUP AND BROTH Clear broths like miso, chicken or veggie broth, and beef bouillon will keep you hydrated and are easy to digest if you don't have much of an appetite. If you are feeling hungry, soups that contain chunks of veggies, whole grains like barley, and some kind of lean protein will also offer added vitamins and nutrients. The hot liquids do double duty by warming the body from chills and also opening up sinus passages to relieve congestion.

Call your local experts if you need help or advice.

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Gwalia Singers Swansea Swansea’s Gwalia Singers have just returned from a concert tour to Emmeloord in Holland, an area that has a strong tradition of choral singing.

The choir gave two concerts and both were very well received by capacity audiences.

On the evening of Friday 9th October we sang our first concert at the Nieuw Jeruzalemkerk in Emmeloord and were joined by the Christian Men of Emmeloord, a male choir of about seventy. They opened the evening by singing "Mae hen wlad fy nhadau" and had obviously worked hard to master our national anthem. Both choirs entertained the capacity audience with a diverse program of classical, traditional and modern songs. For the final number the choirs joined together for a powerful rendition of “You’ll never walk alone”.

The second concert was held on Saturday in the neighboring village of Tollebeek. The Gwalia Singers were joined by two local mixed choirs: Canticum and Cantablie. It was a wonderful evening of singing thoroughly enjoyed by the audience and choir members.

During the long weekend the choir had several trips into the surrounding area. Emmeloord is situated in a large area of polder land, which is land reclaimed from the sea during the last seventy years. The choir visited the Orchid House with its wonderful collection of orchids and other attractions including fish butterflies and parrots. Our second visit was to the fishing village of Urk which had been an island before the area was drained. The day included a trip in a traditional wooden boat, a tour of the town and lighthouse and a lunch of locally prepared fish. The final day was spent sightseeing in the beautiful city of Amsterdam with all its canals.

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Gwalia Singers with the Fishermen of Urk.

Charity work is very important to the Gwalia Singers and we are now settling down to learn some new numbers for our forthcoming season of charity concerts leading up to Christmas. These include ; Saturday 5th December Tuesday 8th December Friday 11th December

Concert for Clyne Golf Club.

Gwalia Ladies Charity Carol Concert.

Carol Concert at lunchtime in Swansea University.

The Gwalia Singers rehearsals are currently held every Tuesday evening at 7.15pm in the Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club at Swansea Marina. To be a member you do not need to read music, you only have to enjoy singing. You would receive a very warm welcome if you came to listen to us rehearse, and would be even more welcome if you joined the choir!

For further information, history, photographs and recordings of the Gwalia Singers please visit our website: http://www.gwalia-swansea.co.uk.

Concert Tickets and further information about the choir are available from our secretary: Alan Clewett, Sheringham, Clyne Valley Lane, Killay., Swansea , SA2 7DT Phone: (01792) 203392 Email: a.clewett@uwclub.net

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CAULIFLOWER & CHICKPEA CURRY (v)

by Helen Mckavett A beautifully simple light curry is ideal for when you are entertaining, optional side dish. I always prefer to use selected ground and whole spices in a recipe like this but, if you are in a hurry, use a ready-made curry powder instead of the dry spices. There are plenty of shops in which you can buy the selected dry powders.

Ingredients 1 medium-large cauliflower – trimmed and cut into medium florets 1 tablespoon of groundnut oil 3 onions chopped 4 garlic cloves – chopped 1 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger 2 teaspoons ground coriander 2 teaspoons of ground cumin Large pinch of dried chilli flakes 2 star anise 400g tined tomatoes 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 teaspoons garam masala Good handful of fresh chopped coriander Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to season.

Method Part cook the cauliflower (i personally would steam it but boil is fine) once cooked keep warm.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and sauté for about 10 minutes, stirring often.

Add the ground coriander, cumin, chilli flakes, star anise and some salt and pepper and cook for further 5 minutes.

Add the tomatoes with their juice and the chickpeas. Stir well then add the cooked cauliflower. Pour in enough cold water to almost but not quite cover everything and bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 5-10 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the cauliflower is tender.

Stir in the garam masala and half the chopped coriander, then check the seasoning.

Serve scattering the remaining coriander and accompanied by brown rice, flatbreads or naans.

If you did want to add meat to this dish, chicken would be perfect and a great healthy source of protein.

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CHARITY APPEALS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LONELY OLDER PEOPLE IN SWANSEA Contact the Elderly, the charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and isolation among older people, is urgently appealing for volunteers living in Swansea to spare just a few hours a month to help run its local tea parties - and enjoy a cuppa and a cake themselves!

The charity aims to relieve the acute loneliness of isolated older people, aged 75 and above, who live alone, by organising free monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups within local communities – providing a regular and vital friendship link every month.

Each older guest is collected from their home by a volunteer driver, and is taken to a volunteer host’s home, where they join a small group for tea, chat and companionship.

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Contact the Elderly runs a popular group in Swansea but in order to ensure that it continues to thrive, the charity is making an appeal for a coordinator who would be able to help organise the tea parties and liaise with the older guests and volunteers to ensure everything runs smoothly every month.

Furthermore, the coordinator must be able to drive one or two older guests to the tea parties one Sunday a month, or host an afternoon tea party once or twice a year.

Come and join a great local cause

Contact the Elderly’s Wales Development Officer, Sian Llewellyn, said: “The charity is committed to offering a lifeline of friendship to the oldest and loneliest people, but our attempts to continue to provide this lifeline for older people in Swansea have hit a bit of a stumbling block due to a real shortage of local volunteers to help run the group.

Being a driver requires a commitment of just a couple of hours once a month, a host just a few hours once or twice a year, and the coordinator role only involves a little extra regular commitment each month in addition to the tea party outings which everyone really enjoys!

So I’m calling for anyone who is interested in giving something back to their community to please get in touch with me as soon as possible.”

Swansea residents interested in volunteering for Contact the Elderly can contact Sian Llewellyn, Wales Development Officer on 01597 822351 or emailsian.llewellyn@contact-the-elderly.org.uk

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‘Introducing the debut novel of local author Nick Christofides'

The Border Reiver is a tale of loss and redemption, of political intrigue and revenge. The story is set against the beautiful backdrop of the Northumbrian countryside.

The cruellest master is named REVENGE. Nat Bell is a farmer, a family man and an uncompromising hunter. When he is wronged irrevocably by the new revolutionary government, he is consumed by a need for vengeance.

Bell’s ambitious and intelligent savagery will intertwine his destiny with that of the country’s new leader. A man who is in the midst of his own battle to protect the ideology that brought his party to power.

As civil war ignites in the border counties of England and an independent Scotland wades into the fight, can Nat resist the devil that is hatred and protect his daughter from the futility of war…

You can support local author Nick and purchase a hard copy of The Border Reiver from local book stores or direct from the publishers, Cambrian Books or download from online via Amazon.

American author and book blogger Marilyn Thompson reviewed The Border Reiver and here is what she had to say ;

Follow Local Author Nick through Social Media for up to date details of the sequel.

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“If I could give this book 10 stars I would. The Border Reiver by Nick Christofides is a remarkable story of facing off against those who will and have threatened all that a person holds dear. Life and liberty are at stake and because of the courage of one man; an entire country begins to question the authoritative regime that has taken over the government.

Nat begins his road to leading a resistance completely without intention, his is a quest for revenge that becomes something more than he imagined. Nick writes in a fluid and natural way that sets a pace of perfection as the story unfolds. The characters are rich, original and endowed with believable traits. The reader becomes drawn into an alternate reality that seems as real as the one in which we live. I have not read a story I was this involved with in a long time. There were times when, as I read the words silently, I found that I was whispering them in my thoughts. A must read for anyone who likes a deep and involved story that keeps you involved. I look forward to reading more from this wonderful new author.”

Have a read …. let us know what you think

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To include your event for FREE inside the next issue of Gower Magazine, send the date, time, location, contact details and a brief description to swansea@little-local.co.uk or call 07913 201721.

Friday 4th December @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Friday 4th December @ 7pm – 9pm Live Music with Alex Warwick @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles.

01792 367616 Saturday 5th December @ 7pm – 9:30pm Xmas Quiz at Llanddewi Village Hall, SA3 1AU, We will be providing food,quiz raffle etc Get your teams together for a fun filled general knowledge evening 01792 390688 Saturday 5th December @ 9am – 1pm Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items to delicious fresh food., Uplands, FREE. Saturday 5th December @ 10am – 1pm Join us for Christmas carols with stalls selling local crafts, festive gifts, mince pies and soup @ St Madoc Centre, Llanmadoc, Gower.

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Saturday 5th December @ 10am – 3pm Christmas Carols with hot pork rolls and mulled wine and entertainment provided by a brass band and you can visit Santa in his grotto, FREE entry at Swansea community farm, 01792 578384 Sunday 6th December @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are available if enough bookings are made Please call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787 Sunday 6th December @ 7pm The Overtones @ Brangwyn Hall Swansea

Monday 7th December @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 7th December @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Pontlliw village hall. 07870492672 Monday 7th December @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792517737 for information & other classes.

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Tuesday 8th December @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults over 18 Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 Wednesday 9th December @ 7pm Bring & Share a Christmas meal with the organic gardening group, everyone welcome call Jayne 01792 869098 Thursday 10th December @ 9:45am – 10:30am Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672

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50th Anniversary Christmas Concerts Saturday 12th December 7:30pm Stradey Castle, Llanelli Tickets £20 Centre, £15 Side Sunday 13th December 3pm St.Gabriel’s Church, Brynmill £12, Students £5, Children FREE

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The Nick Holly Studio Gallery Winter Exhibition 11am 21st November - 2pm Christmas Eve Exchange Building,Cambrian Place, Maritime Quarter, Swansea, SA1 1SE

Gallery payment plan and gift vouchers available.

Thursday , Friday , Saturday 10am - 4pm.

07971 343366 info@nickholly.com www.nickhollygallery.com Thursday 10th December – 1:30pm – 2:30pm Yoga Class, The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Friday 11th December @ 7pm Cinderella @ Pontardawe Arts Centre, call 01792 863722 for tickets & info.

Friday 11th December @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Friday 11th December @ 7pm – 9pm Live Music with Geoff Thomas @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616

Sunday 13th December @3-5pm ECO-TRIBE @ St Madoc Centre, Llangennith, Outdoor environmental fun, games and activities for children & parents/carers, call Mark on 07455677711 for details Sunday 13th December @ 10am Raw Chocolate Workshop - Learn how to make this delicious super food for you and your family, Horizon Therapy Centre, Alexandra Rd, Gorseinon, SA4 4NW Call for booking 07786 416324

Sunday 13th December @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult Friday 11th December @ 7:30pm classes are available, call for more info. RB's Buffalo Summer - Hailing from South Wales, a Dance School, 07547450787 Buffalo Summer are an “effortlessly up beat; groove-laden; sing along balls out rock n roll Sunday 13th December @ 9am – 1pm band. Are at Scene Nightclub Swansea.

Marina Market with a large range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items to Saturday 12th December @ 9am – 1pm delicious fresh food., Swansea Marina, FREE. Mumbles Local Produce Market – Quality local produce & award winning producers Sunday 13th December @ 10am – 12pm 01792 361012 Christmas Decorations Workshop - Create your own Christmas decorations out of Saturday 12th December @ 7:30pm natural materials. Coffee, tea and mince pies Swansea Bach Choir - Christmas concert with will be available. £3 adults, £2 children @ mulled wine &mince pies at Stradey Castle, Bishopswood countryside cente 01792 Llanelli.

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Sunday 13th December @ 3pm Swansea Bach Choir-Christmas concert with mulled wine & mince pies at St.Gabriels Church, Brynmill.

Sunday 13th December @ 9.30 am - 12 pm Pennard Produce Market, Come along, buy or browse at our monthly market! Plenty to choose from for all ages. Entry FREE at Pennard Community Hall. 01792 234316.

Monday 14th December @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information.

Monday 14th December @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Pontlliw village hall 07870492672 Monday 14th December – 1:30pm – 2:30pm Yoga Class, The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Monday 14th December @ 2pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Tuesday 15th December@7:30pm– 8:30pm Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults at Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 Thursday 17th December – 1:30pm – 2:30pm - Yoga Class - The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Thursday 17th December @ 9:45am – 10:30am - Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672 Friday 18th December @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC

Saturday 19th December @ 9am – 1pm Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items to delicious fresh food., Uplands, FREE. Sunday 20th December @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787 Monday 21st December @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins. Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years. Building confidence, communication, language and friendships at Pontlliw village hall.

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Friday 18th December @ 7:30pm Green Haze – An epic Greenday Tribute Band at Sin City Nightclub, Swansea.

Monday 21st December @ 10am - 2pm Tickets £7 01792 468892 Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 Friday 18th December @ 7pm for more information.

Cinderella @ Pontardawe Arts Centre, call 01792 863722 for tickets & info.

Tuesday 22nd December @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm, Acting On It adults- Acting classes Friday 18th December @ 7pm – 9pm for adults over 18 at Bethel URC, Sketty Live Music with The Rumblestrutters @ The 07870492672 Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616 Wednesday 23rd December @ 7:30pm Friday 18th December @10pm – 5am Christmas by Candlelight - Alwyn Delusion – Bryan Kearney & Sam Jones @ Humphries MBE introduces a programme of The Scene Nightclub, Swansea , call for ticket festive and seasonal music with The Chamber prices 07745 038978.

Orchestra of Wales, soprano Roz Evans and the Chamber Orchestra of Wales Chorale at Saturday 19th December @ 9:30am – The Brangwyn Hall.

12:30pm - Penclawdd Local Produce Market - Established Produce and Craft Market Saturday 26th December @ 9am – 1pm offering an excellent range of locally Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with produced, there something for everyone! a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful 01792 850147 hand made items to delicious fresh food., Uplands, FREE. Saturday 19th December @7pm Choir's Annual Christmas Concert at St. Monday 28th December @ 10am & Mary’s Church, Swansea, Unreserved Tickets 1:30pm for 45 mins. £10 from Choir - Alan Walters 401005, Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – Swansea TIC - 468321 or Choir Members.

4 years at Pontlliw village hall.

Artistes (joining the choir) to be announced.

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LUNCH

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Monday 28th December @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 21st December @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Tuesday 29th December @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults over 18 at Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 Thursday 31st December @ 7:30pm – 5am NYE2015 @ The Scene Club, Swansea, Call for info and prices. 07745 038978.

Saturday 2nd January @ 9am – 1pm Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items to delicious fresh food., Uplands, FREE. Sunday 3rd January @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are available call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787 Monday 4th January @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 4th January @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 4th January @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Pontlliw village hall. 07870492672 Tuesday 5th January @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults over 18 at Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672

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Thursday 7th January @ 9:45am – 10:30am for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years. Building confidence, communication, language and friendships at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672 Thursday 7th January – 1:30pm – 2:30pm Yoga Class - Incorporates a physical flowing Yoga to stretch and strengthen the body with breath work and relaxation to calm the mind £6, The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Friday 8th January @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Friday 8th January @ 7pm – 9pm Live Music with Laura Jayne @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616 Saturday 9th January @ 9am – 1pm Mumbles Local Produce Market – Quality local produce and winning producers 01792 361012 Sunday 10th January @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are please call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787

Sunday 10th January @ 9.30 am - 12 pm Pennard Produce Market, Come along, buy or browse at our monthly market! Plenty to choose from for all ages. Free entry Pennard Community Centre 01792 234316.

Thursday 14th January @ 7:30pm Paul Jones & Dave Kelly - An acoustic blues night with the founder members of The Blues Band, playing at Pontardawe Arts Centre, call for info & tickets 01792 863722

Sunday 10th January @3-5pm ECO-TRIBE @ St Madoc Centre, Llangennith, Outdoor environmental fun, games&activities for children parents/carers, call Mark 07455677711 for details

Thursday 14th January @ 7:30pm Paul Metcalfe as Rod Steward Story @ Swansea Grand, call for tickets and info 01792 475715

Sunday 10th January – 10am – 3pm Marina Market - Monthly street market selling a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful handmade items to delicious fresh food.

Monday 11th January @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Thursday 14th January – 1:30pm – 2:30pm Yoga Class - £6, The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Friday 15th January @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Saturday 16th January – 10am – 3pm Family work day @ Swansea Community Farm - Get the whole family in their wellies and take part in the running of a small working farm and much more. 01792 578384

Monday 11th January @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Saturday 16th January @9:30am – 1:30pm Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 Penclawdd Local Produce Market – 517737 for more information & other classes. Penclawdd Community Centre 01792 850147 Tuesday 12th January @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm Sunday 17th January @11am – 12pm Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult over 18 at Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 classes are available call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787

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Monday 18th January @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 18th January – 1:30pm – 2:30pm Yoga Class - £6, The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Monday 18th January @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Pontlliw village hall. 07870492672 Monday 18th January @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792517737 for information &other classes.

Tuesday 19th January @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm Acting On It adults, Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 Thursday 21st January – 1:30pm – 2:30pm Yoga Class - £6, The hall The Glebe, Bishopston, 07917 842822 Thursday 21th January @ 9:45am – 10:30am for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Bethel URC 07870492672 Thursday 21st January @ 10am – 4pm Swansea Community Farm Volunteer Day 01792 578384

Friday 22nd January @ 7pm – 9pm Astronomical Stargazing Evening - Join members of the Swansea Astronomical Society for an evening of stargazing at the Waterfront Museum. There will be an astronomical exhibition, telescopes and astronomy talks even if the weather is inclement. National Waterfront Museum.

Friday 22nd January @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Friday 22nd January @ 7pm – 9pm Live Music with Scott Morgan @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616 Friday 22nd January @ 7:30pm The Complete Stone Roses at Sin City Nightclub, Swansea.

Tickets £10 01792 468892 Saturday 23rd January @ 2pm Dramatic Space Lecture – Andrew Lound will give a dramatic lecture entitled Britannia Sky @ National Waterfront Museum.

Sunday 24th January @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are available call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787 Monday 25th January @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Wednesday 24th February @ 7:30pm – 11:30pm Ellen Kent Opera & Bllet International - Ellen Kent's criticallyacclaimed production of Bizet's classic tale of lust, seduction and betrayal. Sung in the original French with English surtitles. Call fro info and tickets 01792 475715 Thursday 25th February @ 9:45am – 10:30am for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years. Building confidence, communication, language and friendships, at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672 Friday 26th February @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Saturday 27th February @ 10am – 12pm Fresh Air Walk on South Gower Coast - We’ll be heading out on an invigorating walk along the South Gower Coast and seeing what wildlife we can spot on the way. Meet at Port Eynon Car Park.

Saturday 27th February @ 9am – 1pm Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items, Uplands, FREE. Sunday 28th February @ 7pm – 9pm Tapas night & Music with Paul Edwards @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616 Monday 29th February @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information.

Monday 29th February @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 29th February @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Pontlliw village hall. 07870492672.

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Monday 8th February @ 7:30pm The Classsic Rock Show - Tribute bands play classic rock covers featuring the music of The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Queen and Deep Purple @ Swansea Grand, call for tickets 01792 475715

Advertise your event for FREE, register at www.gowermagazine.co.uk riday 29th January @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC

Monday 1st February @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Saturday 30th January @ 9am – 1pm Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with a huge range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand Monday 1st February @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 made items to delicious fresh food., Uplands, FREE. mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years Saturday 30th January @ 10m – 12pm at Pontlliw village hall. 07870492672 Winter Warmer Bird Walk - Join us at Cwm Ivy Woods and Marsh to look and listen out for our Tuesday 2nd February @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm over-wintering bird species. Bring your binoculars! Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults over 01656 724100 18 at Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 Sunday 30th January @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are available call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787

Thursday 4th February @ 9:45am – 10:30am for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672

Sunday 31stth January @ 7pm – 9pm Tapas night & Music with Georgia Mae Evans @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616

Thursday 4th February – 10am – 4pm Swansea Community Farm Volunteer Day including organic gardening and much more. 01792 578384

Monday 1st February @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more

Friday 5th February @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Sunday 7th February @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are available, call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787

Monday 8th February @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Pontlliw village hall. Clare@actingonit.co.uk 07870492672 Tuesday 9th February @ 7:30pm Paul Carrack - The Sheffield-born singer-songwriter and veteran guitarist, best known as a musician as part of Ace, Roxy Music and Squeeze, performs pop-rock @ Swansea Grand Theatre, call for tickets and prices 01792 475715 Tuesday 9th February @ 7pm – 8:30pm Exploring the Zoology Museum at Swansea uni - A ‘Show and Tell’ meeting with Dr Dan Forman of Swansea University in the Zoology Museum at Swansea University. 01656 724100 Monday 8th February @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

Monday 8th February @ 2pm – 4pm Watercolour Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information & other classes.

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Tuesday 9th February @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm Acting On It adults- Acting classes for adults over 18 at Bethel URC, Sketty, 07870492672 Thursday 11th February @ 9:45am – 10:30am for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672 Friday 12th February @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Saturday 13th February @ 9:30am – 12:30pm Penclawdd Local Produce Market, Penclawdd Community Centre 01792 850147 Saturday 13th February @ 9am – 1pm Mumbles Local Produce Market – Oystermouth Car Park 01792 361012 Sunday 14th February @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. Adult classes are available if enough bookings are made Please call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787 Sunday 14th February @ 9.30 am - 12 pm Pennard Produce Market, Come along, buy or browse at our monthly market! Entry FREE at Pennard Community Hall. Tel. 01792 234316.

Sunday 14th February @3-5pm ECO-TRIBE @ St Madoc Centre, Llangennith, Outdoor environmental fun, games and activities for children & parents/carers, call Mark on 07455677711 for details Sunday 14th February @ 7pm – 9pm Live Music with Georgia Mae Evans @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616 Sunday 14th February @ 9am – 1pm Marina Market with a large range of Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items to delicious fresh food., Swansea Marina, FREE. Sunday 14th February @11am – 12pm Street Dance lessons for 7-18 yr olds. call for more info. RB's a Dance School, 07547450787 Monday 15th February @ 10am & 1:30pm for 45 mins.

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Wednesday 24th February @ 7:30pm – 11:30pm Ellen Kent Opera & Bllet International - Ellen Kent's criticallyacclaimed production of Bizet's classic tale of lust, seduction and betrayal. Sung in the original French with English surtitles. Call fro info and tickets 01792 475715 Thursday 25th February @ 9:45am – 10:30am for 45 mins.

Little Dreamers Drama Class for 18months – 4 years at Bethel URC, Sketty 07870492672 Friday 26th February @ 7:30pm Bingo Night at Penclawdd RFC Saturday 27th February @ 10am – 12pm Fresh Air Walk on South Gower Coast - We’ll be heading out on an invigorating walk along the South Gower Coast and seeing what wildlife we can spot on the way. Meet at Port Eynon Car Park.

Saturday 27th February @ 9am – 1pm Uplands Local Produce and Craft Market with Welsh produce from beautiful hand made items to delicious fresh food., Uplands, FREE. Sunday 28th February @ 7pm – 9pm Tapas night & Music with Paul Edwards @ The Kitchen Table Mumbles. 01792 367616 Monday 29th February @ 10am - 2pm Art Class with Jeff Kirkhouse at The Upper Killay Community Centre.Call 01792 517737 for more information.

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Horton & Port Eynon Lifeboat Station The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will be bringing its national touring exhibition ‘Hope in the Great War’ to Port Eynon in January 2016. Commemorating the centenary of World War One (WW1), the exhibition honours the bravery of RNLI volunteers who risked their lives to save others.

Open to the public at the Port Eynon Village Hall, Port Eynon from 4th January 2016 until 16th January 2016, Hope in the Great War continues its four-year tour of RNLI and other museums and RNLI lifeboat stations, highlighting the extraordinary achievements of ordinary people who volunteered for the RNLI throughout the war years.

One of the lifeboat’s services commemorated by the exhibition was that of the Port Eynon Lifeboat the Janet . On New Year’s Day 1916 the Janet, launched at 11.45am to the aid of the SS Dunvegan which was in difficulties in Oxwich Bay. The storm force conditions were described as the worst in living memory. On completion of the service, the Janet attempted to return to Port Eynon but huge waves capsized her twice and three crew were lost, Coxswain William (Billy) Gibbs, second coxswain William Eynon and George Harry. With their oars and mast gone, the ten survivors drifted through the night until making shore in Mumbles at daybreak, after more than twenty hours at sea in atrocious conditions.

A memorial statue of a lifeboatman was placed outside St Cattwg’s Church in Port Eynon, as a tribute to the brave three. It remains standing there 100 years on, its gaze forever searching seaward.

Drawing on the RNLI’s close partnership with local communities, the exhibition comprises a collection of original artworks which illustrate each of the six stories featured. Perfect for families, visitors can listen to a podcast by the Horton and Port Eynon lifeboat crew, from the handset of a period telephone, construct a giant jigsaw created from a stunning collection of original artworks by the Whitby Art Society or solve a stained glass interactive puzzle designed and created by junior members of the 1st Cromer Sea Scouts.

There’s also a creative animation by the Fraserburgh Sea Cadets, an intricate story quilt created by the Falmouth Lighthouse Quilters and an on-screen dramatic narration by Baltimore Drama Group. Visitors can also don a nautical hat and take a photo to share online using the hashtag #RNLIhope.

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The lifeboat services to feature within the exhibition include: • The 1914 Whitby RNLI lifeboat rescue of the wrecked hospital ship HMHS Rohilla which saw 145 people saved of the 229 people on board • Fraserburgh RNLI lifeboat’s rescue of the steamer SS Glenravel which saw 14 people saved from the sea on 8 August 1915.

• RNLI Port Eynon lifeboat’s service to the Dunvegan that took place 1 January 1916.

• The saving of 20 lives from the tanker Ponus on 3 November 1916 by Falmouth RNLI lifeboat crew and service men.

• The rescue of 23 survivors from the SS Alondra which was wrecked on the Kedge Rock off Baltimore on 29 December 1916

by Baltimore volunteers together with two Royal Naval trawlers.

• Cromer RNLI lifeboat’s rescue of the Pyrin and Fernebo, which saw 33 people saved from the sea on 9 January 1917.

The RNLI’s ‘Hope In The Great War’ exhibition will be open to the public in Port Eynon village hall from 4th January until 16th January 2016. Opening hours are 10am – 4 pm daily. Entry is free and everyone is welcome. Organised groups, such as schools, please contact Claire Payne ( claire@payneinternet.co.uk ) for details.

The RNLI online For more information on the RNLI please visit www.rnli.org.uk or www.rnli.ie. News releases and other media resources are available at www.rnli.org.uk/press.

Key facts about the RNLI The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service.

Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 137,000 lives. The RNLI is a charity registered in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland.

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7.0m 7.1m 7.4m 7.9m 8.4m 8.9m 9.2m 9.5m 9.5m 9.4m 9.1m 8.7m 8.3m

12:48 14:06 15:24 16:30 17:18 18:06 18:48 19:24 19:54 20:30 21:00 21:36 22:12 22:54 23:48

7.7m 7.6m 7.7m 8.1m 8.4m 8.7m 8.9m 9.0m 8.9m 8.8m 8.6m 8.3m 8.0m 7.6m 7.2m

13:30 14:48 16:00 16:54 17:42 18:24 19:06 19:48 20:30 21:18 22:00 22:48 23:48

6.9m 7.1m 7.6m 8.3m 8.9m 9.5m 9.8m 10.0m 9.9m 9.5m 9.0m 8.4m 7.8m

13:42 15:06 16:12 17:06 17:48 18:24 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:36 22:12

7.2m 7.2m 7.6m 8.0m 8.4m 8.7m 8.9m 9.0m 9.0m 8.9m 8.7m 8.4m 8.0m

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Useful Numbers Emergency - Police/Ambulance/Coastguard 999 Non-Emergency Crimes 101 Morriston Hospital 01792 702222 Singleton Hospital 01792 205666 Swalec 0800 052 0400 Transco - Gas Leakes 0800 111 999 Electricity National 0800 052 0400 Dwr Cymru Welsh Water 0800 052 0130 Swansea County Council 01792 636000 Refuse & Recycling 01792 635600 National Rail 0845 748 4950 Drugs & Alcohol Helpline 0800 633 5588 Childline 0800 1111 NHS Direct Wales 0845 46 47 Blood Donors 0845 771 1711 Missing Persons Helpline 0500 700700 R.S.P.C.A. 0300 123 4999 Samaritans 0845 790 9090 Victim Support National 0845 303 0900 Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 801 0800 Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Citizens Advice Bureau 0844 477 2020 Alzheimers Society 01792 891691 Tourist Info Centre 01792 468321

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