Clwb Merched

NOSON o fingo gafodd aelodau Clwb Merched nos Fawrth wedi ei drefnu gan Bet ac Ann. Gwesteion y te oedd Joan a Glenys a rhoddwyd y raffl gan Glenys Roberts ac ennillwyd gan Carys.

Services

BOWYDD: Rev Tecwyn Ifan, 10am and at 5.30pm there will be the annual united churches Singing Festival conducted by Meinir Lloyd Jones of Penrhyndeudraeth with Wenna Francis Jones the organist.The opening service will be taken by Lowri and Awel Jones and also taking part will be pupils from the local primary schools and Ysgol y Moelwyn and the local mixed, Moelwyn Men’s and the Rhiannedd y Moelwyn Ladies choirs and a collection will be made at both services towards the North Wales Air Ambulance. Manod Orthodox: Third and Sixth Canonical Hours at 10 followed by Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom;St David’s: Morning service at 11am.St Michael’s: Morning service at 9.30am.St Mary Magdalene: Mass at 11am with Bishop Edwin.Holy Cross: Mass at 6pm on Saturday with Bishop Edwin.

Christian Aid

THE BLAENAU and District’s Christian Aid Week will be held from 15 to 21 May which gets under way with a Christian Aid service which will be held at Carmel Chapel, Tanygrisiau on Friday, 13 May, at 6.30pm.The guest speaker will be Anna Jane Evans, the north Wales co-ordinator for Christian Aid.

Sports

BLAENAU Amateurs FC ended their Welsh Alliance Division two season with a 5-1 home win over Gaerwen thanks to two goals from-Sion Roberts, and one each for Julian Jeffrey, Tomos Williams and Iwan Jones.As for their Reserves, they were 2-1 home winners over Colwyn Bay Reserves on Thursday evening with Bryn Humphreys and Tomos Williams their scorers.They have three matches coming up, home to Llandyrnog tonight, Thursday, at Llange-fni on 21 April and at Glan Conwy two days later. Bro Ffestiniog XV were beaten 38-15 by Llandudno in a Senior Plate final played at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay last week, and drew 15-15 at home against Shotton Steel on Saturday and have one more match against Flint at Dolawel on Saturday to seal their promotion to the WRU Division One North for next season.The Blaenau Bowling Club away match at Rhos Park A which was due to be played on Saturday was postponed till this Thursday evening and they are home to Bangor this Saturday.

Meeting

CLLR Mel Goch ap Meirion who chaired a recent town council planning sub-committee meeting declared his disappointment in the number of councillors present with only a small number of apologies.He said that the situation is going from bad to worse and that sub committees are an integral part of the town council, adding that turning up to a sub committee meeting and then finding that only four were present and that most had not sent an apology to the clerk was depressing.The sub-committee meeting did accept the Focused Changes for the area which is to include a piece of land near Bryn Glas, Conglywal within the development area.

Advice

CITIZENS Advice Bureau will be represented at the library on Mondays between 10am and 1pm ready to give any relevant advice where needed.

Gallery

THE Maenofferen Gallery hosts an archive created exhibition the work off Reginald Hallward, Rhian Haf and Morgan Griffith till 1 June and admission is free during the library’s opening hours.

Planning

THE TOWN council had no objection to a planning application to erect a two-storey rear extension to 3, Ffordd Heulog, Ffestiniog nor was any to the application for external and internal alterations in order to revert existing residential dwelling into its original form as two seperate residential dwellings at 3 and 4, Gwaenydd Road, Rhiwbryfdir.That was also the case in an application to discharge of condition 10 of C16/0112/03/Ll at Canolfan Coffa Ffestiniog. A retrospective application to retain decking to rear of Llwyn Rhedyn, Oakeley Square was objected to as the size and height of the devel-opment was not clear from the plans.But a site meeting has shown clearly its size and height and it would significantly harm the privacy of nearby residents, and the town council has received several complaints about it.But an application for the demolition of existing stable and erection of a building to be used as a holiday unit and external toilets and the provision of three permanent camping pods at Ty Capel Bethel, Tanygrisiau was refused.

Gold

MAKI Rees Stavros from Tanygrisiau who is a regular in the army won a gold medal in a Bordercross snow skiing competition held at Menbel, France in January where he was up against other members of the army, navy, air force and others from Australia.He was then selected to represent the army in the British Championships held at Laax, Switzerland last month where he reached the final stages but ended up in eighth place in the Bordercross and 15th in the Slopestyle events.

Housing

ACCORDING to the Gwynedd Common Housing Register it has become apparent that there is a relatively low demand for social housing in this area and this means that some of the waiting lists for vacant properties owned by housing associations can be weak. The said Housing Register Partnership wishes to ensure local people in housing needs are given every opportunity to access social housing and receive the appropriate housing options advice.

Playing fields

IT HAS been reported that there is damage to the wooden equipment for younger children at Cae Manod and small trees that are growing near the fence at Cae Baltic need to be cut down.Town council has agreed to get the two problems seen to.It was also reported that the rhododendrons near the skate park and are on Gwynedd Council land will be cut once the lights at the site are working and Gwynedd Council has been assured that the said lights are not shining onto the A496.

Angling

THE CAMBRIAN Angling Association’s first of many competitions will be held at Ffridd Lake on Sunday between 10am and 4pm where the junior anglers in two age groups under 10s and 11-16s will be compet-ing for the McAlpines Challenge Cup.

Merched y Wawr

CYFARFU’R aelodau ar 25 Ebrill yn y Ganolfan Gymdeithasol, gyda Ceinwen yn llywyddu.Llongyfarchwyd Margaret Williams ar enedigaeth gorwyr bach newydd.Bydd taith gerdded y rhanbarth eleni ar lan y Fawddach ac yn ardal Llanelltyd, nos Wener, 17 Mehefin. Yr arweinydd fydd Nia Rowlands. Gwraig wâdd y noson oedd Hazel Jones, Cwmni Aerona, sydd wedi ei sefydlu ar fferm y Jonsiaid, Rhedynog Isaf, rhwng y Ffôr a Chwilog. Bu’n sgwrsio yn ddifyr a hwyliog am ei menter.Dechreuodd y prosiect yn 2006 pan blan-nwyd tua 100 o goed yr aeron llesol hyn, sy’n gynhenid i Ogledd America. Addaswyd un o’r beudai i gynhyrchu’r gwirodydd ac adeilad arall ar gyfer y melysion a’r jeli aerona a sunsur di-alcohol.Mae Mrs Jones wrth ei bodd yn arbrofi a chreu danteithion newydd a mynd i wahanol ffeiriau bwyd a chrefftau i hybu ei chynnyrch. Yn ystod y sgwrs cafwyd ambell i ddiod a jeli i’w brofi, a bu cryn brynu ar y cynnyrch ar ddiwedd y noson. Talwyd y diolchiadau gan Pegi Lloyd Williams. Enillwyd cystadleuaeth y mis o gannwyll-bren gan Mena, gydag eitem Rhian yn ail ac un arall gan Mena yn drydedd. Bydd y cyfarfod nesaf nos Lun, 23 Mai. Hwn yw’r cyfarfod blynyddol ac yna cawn sgwrs gan Eirwyn Roberts, Dolwyddelan, ar greu basgedi crog ar gyfer yr haf.

School Prom

YSGOL y Moelwyn’s Year 11 pupils have enjoyed a ritzy prom following the completion of their studies. Last Thursday, 5 May, dozens of students studying for their GCSEs attended the dance in all their finery. A spokesperson for the school said: “It was good to see so many parents, friends, supporters and family outside the school on such a fine Thursday evening welcoming the pupils to the annual school prom. “Many thanks to parents who have been so supportive and have gone the extra mile to ensure that all pupils were smartly turned out. “It was indeed a memorable evening! “Many thanks to you, year 11 pupils, for your contribution to the school over the last five years. “All the best on your examinations and your future careers.”