THE latest community news from Aberaeron

Festival of Welsh Cobs

THE committee held a presentation evening to thank local organisations who help them run the event.

Cheques of £200 were presented to Cancer Research UK, Rotary Aberaeron a’r Cylch and to the Aberystwyth Air Cadets; £500 was presented to the Aberaeron Town Improvements Committee for their First Responder Vehicle Appeal.

Cancer Research

PENIEL Vestry was the venue of a successful coffee morning arranged by members of the Aberaeron Fundraising Committee of Cancer Research UK.

Neris Lloyd, committee chairman, welcomed all to the event. She introduced Dai Morgan who officially opened the coffee morning and he supported his address with a generous donation.

Business was brisk at the stalls. Members thank everyone for their support and contributions in whatever form. As a result the sum of £1,014.63 has been received to date.

Coffi a Chlonc

AR ddydd Mercher, 11 Hydref, aeth criw Coffi a Chlonc ar eu taith blynyddol i Sir Gaerfyrddin.

Galwyd yn gyntaf ar dop lôn hen blas Ffynnonbedr, ger Llambed, i glywed hanes Herbert Lloyd, sgweier olaf y plas, a oedd yn ddihiryn o’i gorun i’w sawdl, a gwr a wnai unrhyw beth er mwyn cynyddu ei gyfoeth.

Clywyd am Lloyd yn twyllo’r cwnstabliaid fod Siôn Philip yn lleidr er mwyn iddo berchnogi ei ddarn o dir. Cafodd Siôn ei grogi ar gam, ond daeth dim lwc i Herbert Lloyd gan ei fod dros ei ben a’i glustiau mewn dyled, a phan bu farw chwalu wnaeth y plas a’r ystâd.

Symudwyd ymlaen i dref Llanymddyfri ac roedd hi’n braf clywed hanes yr arwr Llywelyn ap Gruffudd o Gaeo. Mae cerflun hynod drawiadol o Llywelyn ger hen gastell Llanymddyfri. Yn y flwyddyn 1401 gwnaeth Llywelyn wrthod datgelu trywydd Owain Glyndwr, a thrwy hynny cael ei ddienyddio ym mhresenoldeb brenin Lloegr, Harri IV.

Ar ôl cinio yn LIanymddyfri aethom i le hanesyddol iawn, sef Pantycelyn, cartref emynydd mwyaf ein cenedl sef William Williams. Mae eleni yn nodi 300 mlynedd ers ei eni a rhaid oedd ymweld â’r lle. Roedd y croeso dderbyniom ar fferm Pantycelyn heb ei ail, a phleser pur oedd bod yng nghwmni Cecil a Cynthia Williams. Roedd y ffaith fod Cecil yn ddisgynnydd i’r Pêr Ganiedydd wedi ychwanegu at brofiad y criw.

Teithiwyd ymlaen wedyn i gyfeiriad Llyn Brianne i ymweld ag ardal ogof Twm Sion Cati.

Ar ôl diwrnod glawiog, braf oedd gweld yr haul yn gwenu lawr arnom fel i ni gyrraedd hen gapel Soar y Mynydd. Heb os dyma le cyfareddol a chyfle gwych i ganu un o emynau William Williams.

Gorffenwyd ein taith drwy gael swper blasus iawn yng Ngwesty’r Talbot yn Nhregaron.

Mae croeso i chi ymuno gyda ni bob dydd Mawrth yn Nhafarn y Castell rhwng 10.30yb a hanner dydd. Y bwriad yw rhoi cyfle i ddysgwyr Cymraeg gael profiad o siarad yr iaith.

Ffrindiau Ysgol Gynradd

THE Friends are holding a Strictly Come Dancing evening at the Feathers Hotel on Saturday, 18 November, at 7pm. Tickets are available from the school.

Tabernacl

CYNHELIR oedfa y Sul, 19 Tachwedd, am 10yb gyda’r Parch Roger Ellis Humphreys yn pregethu.

Bridge club

THE winners last week were Mike Jones and John Valentine, with Keith Bellamy and Gill Howells second and Dai Hayes and Dylan Raw-Rees third.

Keith and Gill were the only ones to bid the Grand Slam in No Trumps on board 14, making all 13 tricks, with two other pairs only venturing to small slams and one pair stopping at game.

The club meets in the Royal British Legion Hall each Thursday at 6.45pm – newcomers are eagerly welcomed.

They will be holding the Children in Need Simultaneous Event on 16 November.

Please note that the afternoon tuition for beginners and improvers has been switched to Wednesdays at 1pm at the Feathers Hotel.

For further information on attending either on Wednesday or Thursday, phone the club secretary on 01239 811718.

Cymdeithas Aberaeron Society

GILLIAN Clarke, the former National Poet of Wales, will be the next speaker in the winter talk series in the Tabernacl Chapel Vestry on Tuesday, 21 November, at 7.30pm.

Gillian was our third and longest-serving National Poet and held the post until last year.

She has received numerous awards including the Queen’s Medal for Poetry and is a member of Gorsedd y Beirdd.

Gillian has had several books of her work published, including books for children. She was born and raised in Cardiff and has lived in Ceredigion for many years.

Gillian will read and talk about her poems, including work from her new anthology, released last August, called Zoology. She will also read her Christmas story from the booklet called The Christmas Wren.

Peniel

NI fydd oedfa y Sul, 19 Tachwedd, ym Mheniel. Yn hytrach, byddwn yn ymuno ag aelodau Neuaddlwyd am 2yp gyda Beti Griffiths yn gwasanaethu.

Catholic services

THERE will be a Mass on Sunday, 19 November, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church at 12.30pm.

Church services

SUNDAY, 19 November: Aberaeron, Holy Trinity: 8.45am, Cymun Bendigaid; 11am, Holy Communion and Sunday School, followed by refreshments.

Thursday, 16 November: 9.30am, Parish Communion in Holy Trinity Church Hall, followed by refreshments; 10.30am, monthly coffee morning in the church hall.

For more information see the church website at www.aberaeronparish.org.uk or call 01545 570433.

Henfynyw, St David: 9.45am, Family Service (bilingual).

Llanddewi Aberarth, St David: No service.

Llanbadarn Trefeglwys (Pennant), St Padarn: No service.

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