Services

HOLY Cross: Mass at 6pm with Bishop Edwin.St Mary Maglene: Mass at 11am with Bishop Edwin.St Michael’s: Morning service at 9.30am.St David’s: Morning service at 11am.Manod Orthodox: Third and Sixth Canonical hours at 10am followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom.Bethesda: United chapels service with Buddug Medi at 10am.Bowydd: Rev Gareth Edwards, evening.Bethel, Ffestiniog: Rev Anita Ephraim, 10am.

Events

AFTER the recent popular vintage Tractor Rally in the town the next planned events include Downhill Bike Trials DhFfest annual race on 2 and 3 July and on the following Wednesday, 6 July, Ras yr Iaith (A race for language) will be held here in the afternoon as part of a national fun run which will be going through 25 towns in three days.The Blaenau Pam group who are arranging the visit are appealing for runners, sponsors and volunteers to support the event and to do so one can phone Maia Jones on 830082 or [email protected]uThat will be followed by a Vintage 40’s Day and a Classic Car Show on Sunday, 31 July, to raise money for the Wales Air Ambulance, Help for Heroes and SSAFA. Much is being planned for that day and more information will be released nearer the date. Then on 26 September the annual Trail Ffest will take place where runners will start from Tanygriaisu and follow the Ffestiniog Railway line to Porthmadog.

Poetry

THE Blaenau Poetry and Creative Writing Group’s next meeting will be held next Tuesday at the Bridge Cafe between 10.30am and noon.For more information call 01766 830403.

Invitation

FORMER Trawsfynydd Power Station workers and their families are invited to enjoy a cuppa and a chat on 2pm next Tuesday at the old Trawsfynydd Sports and Social Club (Prysor Centre and Cafe) and they are asked to bring any relevant photographs with them as they can be put on Flickr for posterity.

Advice

ON Mondays between 10.30am and 1pm a Citizens Advice Bureau representative will be available with no appointment needed.

Gallery

THE Maenofferen Gallery hosts an exhibition by the members of the local Camera Club until 27 July and admission to the gallery is free dur-ing the library’s opening hours.

Praise

ANN Coxon, the town council secretary, reported that she received great praise for the behaviour of children and young people who attend the local park as well as the skate park.This she said came from a repre-sentative of an equipment company who worked in both parks, who was impressed by how the young people and children were very polite towards him and took great interest in what he was doing.He had added that in many other places children would throw things at him and call him names and that the young people of the Blaenau area are a credit to this community.

Bloom

WITH The closing date for this year’s Blaenau in Bloom entries now passed the organisers state that the judging will take place between 4 and 6 July and the venue and date for the prize-winning ceremony will be announced in due course.

Merched Nos Fawrth

CYNHALIWYD cyfarfod blynyddol Clwb Merched Nos Fawrth lle cafwyd adroddiad boddhaol gan Ceris y trysorydd o’r sefyllfa arian-nol ac adroddiad o’r gweithgareddau a gafwyd trwy y tymor. Etholwyd swyddogion am y flwyddyn nesaf sef cadeirydd, Joan; is-gadeirydd, Carys; ysgrifenyddi-on, Eirlys, Mar a Margaret; raffl a te, Mary; trysoryddion, Ceris a Glenys Roberts; cynilion, Elen; swyddog y wasg, Glenys B.Cafwyd tymor llwyddiannus gyda cefnogaeth wych gan yr aelodau yn mynychu’r cyfarfodydd ddwy waith y mis. Daeth tristwch i ran y clwb pan fu farw Rowena yn ddisymwyth ym mis Mawrth, a bu’n drysorydd y clwb am flynyddoedd a mawr oedd parch yr aelodau ohoni.Ddechrau’r flwyddyn nesaf bydd y clwb yn dathlu 50 mlynedd ers ei ddechrau yn 1967 ac i orffen y tymor hwn bydd yr aelodau yn cael pryd o fwyd yn yr Hebog ym Meddgelert.

Clwb Cerdded

TAITH hen lwybr yr arfordir gyda John Musslewhite fydd gan aelodau Clwb Cerdded Stiniog ddydd Sul nesaf, 3 Gorffennaf i gychwyn ger Ty Gorsaf am 9yb.Mae dillad addas, esgidiau cryf a phecyn o fwyd yn hanfodol i’r daith.

Clwb Cerdded ‘Stiniog

CYCHWYNNODD 20 aelod am dde Sir Benfro ddechrau Mehefin am benwythnos hir o gerdded. Cafwyd gwesty yn nhre Penfro. Syfrdanwyd ni gan faint y cas-tell hynafol gyda’i hanes helaeth (gweler llun uchod).Ar ddydd Gwener, aethom am Benrhyn Angle. O’r trwyn yma gwelsom faint enfawr y diwydiant olew dros Fae Angle yn Aberdaugleddau.Yn dilyn Llwybr yr Arfordir cawsom daith braf o dros naw milltir gan weld caeri adeiladwyd i amddiffyn y Daugleddau yn erbyn bygythiad Ffrainc yn ogystal â byd natur gogoneddus.Ddydd Sadwrn, aethom am ardal Bosherton gan weld y llynnoedd blodau lili; yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol sydd berchen ar Stad Stackpole bellach.Yna cerdded Llwybr yr Arfordir gan ymweld â Bae Broadhaven a Barafundle, sydd wedi ei restru fel un o’r 12 bae prydferthaf yn y byd. Yna ymlaen am Eglwys Sant Go-fan gafodd ei hadeiladu mewn hollt yn y graig fel gwerthfawrogiad gan Gofan y mynach pan fu iddo ddianc oddi wrth fôr-ladron.Ddydd Sul, cyn troi am adref, cawsom gyfle i gael golwg a’r du mewn y castell ym Mhenfro.Mae amgueddfa mewn rhannau ohono ac mae’r criw lleol sy’n ei redeg yn gweithio’n galed i’w adnewyddu.Yna taith fer yn ardal Lawrenny gan edmygu’r coetir arbennig a chydlifiad tair afon .Edrychwn ymlaen at raglen yr haf o gerdded â’r penwythnos ffwrdd nesaf yn ardal Aberystwyth ddiwedd Medi.Croeso i aelodau newydd.