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There are quite a few things happening at the hall this coming month which should be of interest. With the weather (hopefully!) settling down now, plans are being drawn up to tidy the garden area ready for the spring and summer.

Pam Ellis will be co-ordinating the work, so if anyone feels they can spare a little time to lend a hand, please have a word with Pam, or reply to this email and I will pass on contact details to her, as extra help is always needed. The outside space was a great addition to hall facilities last summer, and became quite a draw for café visitors on Sundays, so we really hope to be able to further develop it this year.

The monthly quiz takes place on Monday 8th, with February winners Universally Challenged, now recovered from flu, asking the questions. Many thanks to Andy and Alan for stepping in at the very last minute, and coming up with an extremely entertaining quiz in March.

An EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) will be held on Tuesday April 23rd, 7pm at the hall. The sole purpose of this meeting is to seek approval to postpone the AGM until May, in order for the audited accounts to become available so that all interested parties can see them at the AGM.

Old friends of the Hall, Nigel Philip Davies and The Good Companions, with special guest Dai C Thomas, will be performing at the hall on Thursday 25th April. The bar will be open so it should be a great night. Please see below for more details.

And finally an advanced notice for May. The Sunday café, so popular last summer, will be popping up again for the season on Sunday May 5th, 12-3pm, and running throughout the summer until early October.

Once again, we are hoping that it will be a major fundraiser for the hall, but once again, in order for it to be successful, we are looking for volunteers to be able to lend a hand. If you can spare a few hours on the occasional Sunday, then please contact us so we can draw up a rota of helpers. As long as you can don a pinny, take a few orders, take out plates of food to tables, and you don't mind doing a spot of washing up, then we need you! And if anyone would like to bake us the occasional cake, then that would also be very welcome (and lessen the work for myself!). More details on the café at a later date, but it would be wonderful if we could get a team of volunteers in place in plenty of time for May.

The money that goes into hall funds from the café makes a huge difference. The hall doesn't receive a penny in grant funding from anywhere, so is totally reliant on what it can earn for itself. We proved beyond any doubt last summer that the concept of a welcoming Sunday café serving tasty home cooked meals and cakes was a popular one, and together with a very pleasant outside space, became a popular attraction for both local residents and visitors alike.

We would love to repeat the experience this summer, and welcome even more people to our beautiful little corner of Wales, so please contact us if you'd like to be a part of it all.

Diolch am eich amser yn darllen hwn,
Thank you for spending time reading this,

Nia and the hall team.

A timely reminder that the next Gwynfe Quiz will be happening on Friday, 12th April. Come as a team (max. 6, please) or join one on the evening. The supper this time is sausage (meat or veggie) & mash with onion gravy and peas or sweetcorn. As usual, supper will be from 7 and the quiz itself from 7:45. Tickets (on the door) are £2 for quiz only and £6 for supper + quiz. The bar will of course be open and there will be a raffle. So, brush up on your trivia knowledge and come along! Proceeds from the Quiz will go to the local Welsh Air Ambulance charity.

All 80 audience members who were able to attend Zulu Tradition on 29th March certainly witnessed a show that everyone will remember! An immensely likeable group from South Africa wowed us with their energy, humour, amazing dances and beautiful close-harmony singing. One of the food options we offered was Bobotie, which was by far the most popular choice.

Finally, a big 'thank-you' to everyone who has signed up to easyfundraising.com and named Gwynfe Community Hall as their nominated cause. This scheme costs nothing to participate in and brings very welcome revenue to the village hall, helping us to cover running costs. For anyone who is interested in participating please click on the following link and follow follow the easy instructions for how to become involved: http://efraising.org/BwL9Gq2fLs

Gwynfe Defibrillator

On a completely different topic...as many of you will be aware, Gwynfe Community Hall houses a defibrillator , which is available 24/7 in the entrance hall. This medical resource is supported financially by Llangadog Community Council. It can be used by anyone in or near Gwynfe who suspects they may be dealing with an adult in cardiac arrest .

The machine is designed to be used by anyone (whether they are familiar with the equipment or not) and a built-in loudspeaker directs the user how to use the equipment, step by step. A number of Gwynfe residents who live near the hall have agreed to be contact points for anyone who needs to receive the defibrillator on an urgent basis.

A new/refresher course on how to use the defibrillator may be run shortly in the hall for anyone who would like to attend. Please check for news of a course.

Finally, anyone who wishes to be sure of the location of a property (in Gwynfe) before they set off with the defibrillator can check the map mounted in a frame alongside the road just outside the hall (by the Three Kites statue). We are looking into the possibility of having a spare map attached to the defib box for anyone to take with them in an emergency.

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