Services

BETHEL Ffestiniog: Geraint and Nerys Roberts.Bowydd: Children’s service at 10am.Bethesda: Rev William Davies, 10am.Calfaria: lesson and carol.Manod Orthodox: Third and Sixth Canonical Hours at 10am; Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom at 10.30am.St Michael’s: service at 9.30am.St David’s: service at 11am.St Mary Magdalene: Mass at 11am with Bishop Edwin.Holy Cross: Mass at 6pm on Saturday with Bishop Edwin.

St David’s Christmas services

SUNDAY, 20 December 11am, carol service.Thursday, 24 December: 4pm, crib service.Christmas Day: 11am, Christmas family communion.Sunday, 27 December: 11am, joint service at Holy Trinity, Penrhyn.No service at St David’s.Sleeping roughAS PART of the Welsh Assembly Government survey, Gwynedd Council has requested the town council to record the number of those who were sleeping rough in the area but the town council stated that no-one knew about anyone doing so.

Chamber of Commerce

THE CHAMBER of Commerce and Tourism members held their annual Christmas get-together at Ellens Castle Hotel, Dolwyddelen last Monday where they enjoyed a fine buffet prepared by hosts Helen and Adam Hardy, who are also members of the chamber.Image mirrorsIMAGE mirrors will be installed at Park Square and Tanymanod and the Buy Local project was to be launched this month.It is also stated that there is considerable work ahead for Gwynedd Council due to the Gwynedd Challenge.

Sports

AFTER the washout the previous Saturday, Blaenau Amateurs FC clubs were again kicking their heels last week as their match at Gaerwen, and the Reserves were home to Denbigh Res were postponed. This Saturday, the first team are home to Penmaenmawr and the Reserves are at Denbigh Town but are at Porthmadog this Thursday evening in a Craig Bradley Pools Challenge Cup first round tie. Bro Ffestiniog XV’s long trip to Canton, Cardiff ended in a SWALEC Challenge Cup 27-0 defeat.

Post Office

THE TOWN Council has been informed that the person who was interested in running the local Post Office has now withdrawn the offer.

Plaque

FOLLOWING the unveiling of the plaque at Sgwar Rawson, the council has received a letter from Elvey MacDonald thanking them for the honour of unveiling it,The plaque is now nearly ready to be placed permanently there after having the town council logo put on it and the commissioning of a surrounding frame to hold it in place.

Clwb Cerdded

TAITH olaf y flwyddyn aelodau Clwb Cerdded Stiniog fydd dydd Sul nesaf o Blaenau i Dolwyddelen ac fel arfer i gychwyn am 9yb o Ty Gorsaf; esgidiau cryf, dillad addas a phecyn o fwyd yn hanfodol i’r daith.

Advice

A MACMILLAN support coordinator will be at the library on Fridays between 2 and 4pm, and on Mondays between 10am and 1pm, a Citizens Advice Bureau representative will be there.Both will be willing and ready to give any relevant advice where needed.Maenofferen GalleryTHE MAENOFFEREN Gallery hosts an ex-hibition by contemporary photographer Jeremy Dean while at its Glass Case, there are examples of the work by the potter Jane Williams. Admission is free during the library’s opening hours.

Magazine

THE TOWN council has contributed £300 towards the costs of members of the online magazine Dirt Mag who will be staying in the area and writing an article on the top 100 products in Ffestiniog. The magazine receives over 5 million hits on its website every month plus more on their Fa-cebook page, Twitter etc and is one of the main websites for cycling worldwide. While here, Steven Jones of the magazine would like to take photographs in the town, Maenofferen and Antur Stiniog and the council feel this is a good opportunity to promote the area to a huge audience.

Cymdeithas y Gorlan

O DAN lywyddiaeth Ceinwen Humphreys cynhaliwyd y Gymdeithas nos Lun diwethaf yng Nghapel Calfaria. Cafwyd noson hynod gerddorol yng nghw-mni Wenna Francis Jones a’i pharti o bedair merch ifanc dawnus. Cefonogwyd y parti gan Gwyn Vaughan Jones a unodd â Wenna i chwarae tair deuawd ar y piano. Mwynhawyd y perfformiadau’n arw. Cafwyd amrywiaeth eang o ganeuon, yn un-awdau a deuawdau gan Lowri ac Awel Francis Jones a Mari Glyn a chafwyd unawd piano gan Awen Roberts. Perfformwyd darnau allan o sioeau cerdd, caneuon gwerin, carolau a rhai ffefrynnau cyfarwydd mewn dull proffesiynol o safon uchel. Cyflwynwyd y rhaglen mor ddiffwdan a diro-dres gan y ddau oedolyn a’r pedair merch ifanc. Roedd yn noson wych a thalwyd y diolchiadau gan Meris Thomas.Bydd y Gymdeithas yn cynnal noson Llith a Charol yng Nghapel Bowydd nos Sul nesaf am 6yh. Ar nos Lun, 1 Chwefror bydd y Parch Carwyn Siddall yn traddodi darlith Ynys Llanddwyn yn y Bowydd am 7yh. Croeso i bawb ymuno yno.

Fountain

AFTER being out of action for some time, it has been announced that the problems with the broken Diffwys Fountain pumps will soon be resolved.

Concert

ON SUNDAY evening, the Blaenau Mixed Choir, conducted by Wenna Francis Jones and accompanists Gwynn Vaughan Jones and Alwena Morgan, were in concert at the local St David’s Church.They were joined by Geraint Roberts, tenor, Ceris Jones on the cornet, and the Tanygrisiau school choir, also conducted by Wenna Jones with Sylvia Ann Jones their accompanist. The compere was Delyth Gray and the evening ended with the Rev David Brownridge expressing thanks to all who took part and gave a blessing.Afterwards, there were refreshments provided by the church ladies. The evening raised £338.40 which has been donated to St David’s Church.