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What's On
Listings of coming events in and around Llangadog,
Capel Gwynfe and Bethlehem
Every care is taken in compiling this list of What's
On and all details given below are believed to be correct, but dates, times, etc can change. Details
can be checked by ringing the numbers given.
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Do you have any news or upcoming events that you would like to see listed on this website?
If so, look out for Caron, in the computer corner at Llangadog Post Office.
She will be collecting information for inclusion on the website, so go over and say hello!
Due to a couple of other commitments, which end in May, Caron will try and get into the Post Office as and when she can in the week, keep an eye on the times posted on the Llangadog Matters Facebook page.
From 14th May, Caron will be in the Post Office every Wednesady from around 11am.
If you have something that you
want added, you can also email Caron on this address - caronthomas55@yahoo.com
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Cylch Meithrin Llangadog
Gwyl Haf Cylch Meithrin Llangadog/Cylch Meithrin Llangadog Summer Fayre. We are holding a summer fayre on 1st July. We are looking for local company's/businesses to sponsor this event, an advert will be added to the programme. If you are interested in supporting us please get in touch. Crafts / advertising / businesses etc stalls also available on the day at £5 a table.
Cylch Meithrin Llangadog are celebrating 40 Years in September!!!!
If you would like to be involved in organising this event please contact me (Rhian Llewelyn-Davies)
If you have any information about any previous/past leaders or anyone who had a connection with the Cylch please get in touch.
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Events at Bethlehem Hall
http://bethlehemhall.wales
MAY AND JUNE EVENTS AT BETHLEHEM HALL
The pop up café will be popping up for the season, opening from 12-3 every Sunday until mid October. We will be serving light lunches and home made cakes. As last year, but with some new additions to the menu as we head towards summer.
The second week of May saw a very successful final Old School Supper Club evening. Everyone who came along enjoyed the excellent food that Nia has been producing for these events and it proved yet again that sitting round a table, with good food, a few drinks, and friendly company, is one of the best ways to spend an evening. The supper evenings will resume in October.
We had our first whist evening on Tuesday evening and this was a resounding success, with a total of eight tables (32 players) participating. People came from far and wide, and enjoyed a very sociable evening. Our thanks go to Rachel Llwynmendy for getting the idea off the ground and organising, MC Ifor for all his work, to Wyn who transported a trailer load of chairs to the hall in order that everyone could be seated in comfort while giving them space to move around, and to Andy for helping load the chairs again at the end. The sandwiches made by Nia and Sue got a positive response and we would like to thank Pam for her stunning selection of cakes which got a big thumbs up! Thanks also to Rachel and Jen for helping clear up at the end of the evening.
In all, over a £100 was raised for the hall which is a great achievement. So,diolch yn fawr pawb, thank you very much everyone!
We are planning another whist drive in the autumn, so watch this space!
What's on for the rest of the month of May
Friday 25th May - BINGO night 7pm for a 7.15 start . £5 for six games plus a final game for £1. Includes refreshments. Cash prizes and raffle - any donations to the raffle very gratefully received. Bar open so enjoy a beer with your bingo! This is a hall fundraiser and community event, so all profits go towards the upkeep of the hall. This was hugely popular last month and is a great family event.
Saturday 26th May 5-8pm Bethlehem Games and Pizza Nite for Children aged 6-11 Following the Easter and Christmas children's parties, we thought we would try something different - a special evening for village kids aged 6-11 years. No need for parents to stay, the children just come along and choose what they want to do.
football ?? table tennis ?? crafts ?? board games ??music ?? karaoke ?? plus, make your own pizza ?? milk shakes ??fruit smoothies ??
£2 per child.
RSVP Hannah 07495 250346
Looking forward in to June there will be the Plant Swap and Sale on the 9th (more details to follow). This is being organised by Des and Libby so get in touch if you would like to have a table selling plants or have plants to swap. The monthly quiz is on Monday June 11th.
The cafe is open every Sunday from 12-3 and there will be specials on the menu each week as well as the usual selection of panini, omelettes, sandwiches and salad platters and cakes.
Sue and Nia
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BETHLEHEM HALL - GAMES AND PIZZA NIGHT 26th May 5-8pm
Hannah and Jane are going to be trying out something a little different for the village children.
Following the Easter and Christmas children's parties, we thought we would try something different - a special evening for village kids aged 6-11 years. No need for parents to stay, the children just come along and choose what they want to do.
football ⚽️ table tennis �� crafts ✂️ board games ⌛️music �� karaoke ��
plus, make your own pizza �� milk shakes ��fruit smoothies ��
£2 per child.
RSVP Hannah on 07495 250346
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BINGO AT BETHLEHEM HALL
On behalf of the hall management team, I'd like to say a big thank you, Diolch yn fawr iawn, to everyone who came along to our first Bethlehem Bingo night on Friday.
It was pretty much a “full house” with only a few spare chairs in the room. It was great to see people from across the whole area supporting us, from Dryslwyn and Broad Oak, to Llandeilo, Llansadwrn and Ffairfach.
In all, £120 was given out in prize money, and we raised £95 for the hall funds, so a really fantas tic achievement.
Thank you also to those who generously donated raffle prizes - Roger, Wyn, Erica, the Pearson family, Eirlys Rowlands, Des and Libby, and I'm sure others that I didn't manage to keep track of!
A special thank you to Roger Walters who was an entertaining but scrupulously fair caller all evening, nothing escaped his attention!
As a charity we are very dependent on your support, and on Friday night it was given in bucketloads so thank you very much.
The next Bethlehem Bingo night will be held once again on the last Friday of the month, May 25th.
More details later but make a note in the diary.
Diolch unwaith eto,
Nia.
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COMMUNITY GARDEN AT BETHLEHEM HALL
Just a short update on plans for the community garden at the hall.
Hanging baskets will be going up at the end of May and several large pots will be positioned in the area to the right of the hall where the oil tank compound is located. This has been identified as a good place to develop in to somewhere that could offer both the community and passing visitors somewhere pleasant to sit. It will also be a useful outside space for the cafe. One picnic bench will be installed this month and we plan to put one or two more in later in the summer.
Currently, at the back of the area, there is a collection of old, plastic children's toys which have seen better days and are well past their best. Our current thinking is that we will remove these. If anyone would like them and wants to come and collect them for use either at home or to donate to a group that might get use out of them, then please let us know.
If anyone has plants, or pots they would be happy to donate, then do get in touch. It should be possible to create an attractive, inviting space with not too much effort and as a famous supermarket says, 'every little helps'! In this case, even small donations would be much appreciated.
Sue
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BETHLEHEM
MUGS
Our super duper new Bethlehem mugs have
literally just been delivered, aren't they lovely?
Available
in the hall, price just £5.
A big thank you to Geoff for letting us
use his lovely sketch of the Old School, and for his painstaking
work in preparing the image ready for printing. Also to
Sue who drove a hard bargain with the company, ensuring
we got the best possible deal!
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Bethlehem Notebooks
Look at our new notebook!
In addition to the ever popular Bethlehem jute bag (we actually sold out of them in the run up to Christmas!), we will now be selling new merchandise in 2018, and look what landed on the doorstep a few days ago - really gorgeous notebooks, fabulous quality, complete with the famous Bethlehem star.
They will be available at the hall when the café starts up again at the end of April, as well as at other community events such as the quiz, suppers etc.
Priced at £4.50, they are perfect for keeping in your bag, and they would make great little gifts, a special little reminder of a special little place.
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Community Garden at Bethlehem?
One of a number of ideas that has been floated for developing uses of the hall and as a means of enhancing it for both the community and visitors alike, is a community garden. We appreciate that many of you already have large gardens/smallholdings/farms and the idea of a garden at the hall may not seem entirely logical. Obviously, unlike community gardens in urban areas we are not aiming to provide green spaces or wildlife havens - we already have lots of both those things!
However, there would be a number of benefits to it not the least of which would be developing the outside area of the hall in to something that looks more attractive and which could be used for growing vegetables/ornamentals, as something children could get involved in along with other members of the community and also offer a space for locals, cyclists, ramblers etc to sit. It has been suggested that a couple of picnic tables would be a good addition.
The area to the right of the hall (when facing it) is something of a dead space and it would be relatively simple to create a number of raised beds around the edges and plant a variety of different things, including climbers which could be used to make the fencing look more attractive and which could also be productive things like runner beans/peas. These planted along with some flowering varieties of climber would add a bit of colour and interest. All sorts of containers could be used as well as the raised beds, old feed and water troughs make really good planting spaces.
Bee attracting plants and bee related projects, even in an area like we live in, are very popular and offer educational opportunities to children as does vegetable growing, even on a small scale. The objectives of the community association charity are that it should offer community activities which include, entertainment, leisure and education and which can enhance the quality of life for people in and around Bethlehem. A community garden may be able to do that in some small way.
Pam Ellis has been researching what might be available in terms of funding for this sort of project and it seems probable that if we can get enough interest, then we may be able to apply. Some people have already expressed an interest in being part of setting up the garden, but, obviously, the more people the better and anyone who is willing to offer time to help with things like building raised beds, supplying plants as well as ongoing maintenance, would be very welcome.
If you are interested in being involved in this project, then get in touch. This does not have to be a big commitment in terms of time. Everyone is busy, we know that but even the odd hour here and there can make a big difference in projects like this.
Any thoughts or feedback on this idea would be very welcome.
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Upcoming Events at Gwynfe
Time to come out of hibernation and re-boot your brain! On Saturday, 28th April we will hold the next Gwynfe Quiz at the hall. Food (cottage pie or veggie option) will be served from 7 p.m. and the quiz will start at 7:45. As usual, food+quiz tickets are priced at £6 and quiz only tickets at £2. Our charity for this quiz will be Llandovery Hospital. Come along as a team of maximum six members, or join one when you arrive. Bar available. Tickets available on the door or in advance from John or Colin Siop Capel (01550-740462), Betty 3 Maes Y Wern (01550-740240) or via gwynfe_community_hall@yahoo.co.uk
Do you fancy a trip to the coast? In place of the usual May Monday Club meeting, on Tuesday, 8th May the 'Monday Club special' will leave mid-morning from Gwynfe Village Hall headed to Saundersfoot where there will be time for a look around and lunch before returning to the hall for mid-afternoon. This outing is open to regular Monday Clubbers as well as their friends, neighbours and families. For further details and to reserve a seat contact John or Colin on 01550-740462 or send an e-mail to gwynfe_community_hall@yahoo.co.uk
On Friday, 11th May at 7:30 p.m. at Gwynfe Village Hall, by popular demand vocalist Heather Protheroe will be joining us again. Heather's lively personality and beautiful voice were much appreciated on the last occasion, so advance booking for this event is recommended through John or Colin on 01550-740462, Betty on 01550-740240 or via gwynfe_community_hall@yahoo.co.uk . Tickets will be £11 or £10 for concessions to include a glass of bubbly on arrival and plate with a selection of cheeses and crackers or bread. As usual there will be a raffle and a paying bar will be available throughout the evening.
Following a request for a first-aid class to be run at the hall we are keen to ascertain interest in attending a 2-hour session (run by St. John's Ambulance) to include dealing with bleeding, choking and resuscitation. Please e-mail gwynfe_community_hall@yahoo.co.uk if you are interested and let us know if you would prefer evening, daytime or weekend and would be prepared to make a small donation (say, £10) to this excellent organisation for the training. Responses by 10th May, please.
For one night only our village hall was transformed into the kind of fish and chip shop we all remember and love. 60 portions of fish and chips (and a few veggie wraps) were delivered to an appreciative audience (many thanks to The Three Horseshoes chippie in Llandovery) and we all became involved in the drama of young and older lovers as it unfolded around us. The evening included a paper-hat making competition (congratulations to Donna on her prize-winning creation) and a mini fish-and-chip-themed quiz. The theatre group that treated us to Chip Shop Chips provided a memorable and very entertaining evening; our thanks go to them and the Arts Council of Wales for sponsoring this production.
Cadog Film Club
For details about the Film Club, please visit
the News page or their website at cadogfilmclub.org.uk
Dinefwr Ramblers
Dinefwr Ramblers is the Ramblers group for the Llandeilo, Llandovery and Ammanford areas. The first three walks with the group will be free of charge and afterwards becoming a member of the Ramblers will provide many benefits and give support to a charity dedicated to promoting walking.
Further information on these and a wide variety of other easier walks organised by Dinefwr Ramblers, including contact details for the leaders, will be found on the website www.dinefwr Ramblers.org.uk and in The Post's Events section.
Llangadog Gardening Association
Llangadog Gardening Association meets at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of every month in Llangadog Community Centre. We have a varied programme of speakers, trips and events throughout the year. Contact Helen Williams on 01550-777719 for further details.
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