THE latest community news from Blaenau Ffestiniog

Services

BOWYDD: United chapels service with the Rev Bryn Williams.

St David’s: Morning service at 11am.

St Michael’s: Morning service at 9.30am.

Manod Orthodox: Third and Sixth Canonical Hours at 10am followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom.

St Mary Magdalene: Mass at 11am with Fr Shaji Punnati.

Holy Cross: Mass at 6pm on Saturday with Fr Shaji Punnati.

Gallery

THE Maenofferen Gallery hosts an art festival exhibition until next month and admission is free during the library’s opening hours.

Soccer

BLAENAU Amateurs opening Welsh Alliance Division 1 season match against Llandyrnog United was postponed and they were away at Llanrug on Wednesday evening and are home to Mynydd Llandegai this Saturday - who they have been drawn against in the Barritt Cup - and they are away at Llandudno Albion in the Cookson Cup, dates of which is not yet known.

Bowls

THE bowling club’s match at Bangor in a North Wales League A was postponed on Saturday due to the wet weather and they are at Llanrwst this Saturday.

Dafydd Hughes and Richard Elwyn Jones were among the nine winners of the Gwynedd Veteran side that won their away matches at Meliden the previous Monday.

Eisteddfod

IT was the National Eisteddfod at Llanrwst and among the early winners of the week was Efa Rhodd Williams who was placed 2nd in the Individual Disco, Hip Hop or Street Dancing 12 and over competition.

It was the turn of the choirs on Friday and members of the Brythoniaid Choir joined the members of the Siriol ladies choir from Bangor to compete under the name of Llechen Lân in the mixed choirs competition for choirs with no less than 20 members.

They were unplaced, the winners being Côr CF1 from Cardiff.

On Saturday the Brythoniaid conducted by John Eifion and accompanist Elizabeth Ellis were one of 15 male voice choirs took the stage and they were awarded the third prize behind John’s Boys from Rhosllannerchrugog and the runners up Côr y Llannau from Anglesey.

Library

THE free events to be held at the library next week include a session of seaside crafts on Wednesday for an hour from 3pm and on Friday between 10am and 1pm there will be a break time which includes board games and colouring to relax.

Anrhydedd

CAFODD Patrick Young, Llechronwy a Vivian Parry Williams, Trem y Fron eu derbyn i Orsedd y Beirdd, y wisg werdd yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Sir Conwy, Llanrwst ar 9 Awst.

Daeth Vivian yn fuddugol yn y gystadleuaeth Chwe Thriban, hon y drydedd flwyddyn yn olynol iddo gipio gwobr yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol.

Mae hefyd yn arbenigo mewn hanes lleol ac yn enillydd rheolaidd mewn adrannau llên mewn eisteddfodau, gan gynnwys yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol.

Eisteddfod

DAETH Elain Rhys Iorwerth yn drydydd yn yr Unawd Cerdd Dant, 12 i 16 oed, yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Sir Conwy, Llanrwst.

Meeting

THE Trawsfynydd Power Station Retirees and families met at the National Eisteddfod science village at Llanrwst last Thursday.

G?yl Car Gwyllt

THE committee of the annual G?yl Car Gwyllt music festival in Blaenau Ffestiniog have confirmed that this year’s event was the most successful yet.

This year the event had two days of music, with Bryn Fôn a’r Band headlining Friday night’s entertainment, with Gwibdaith Hen Frân and Geraint Lovgreen a’r Enw Da in support.

Also supporting were Gai Toms a’r Banditos – local lad Gai Toms’s latest project, taking their name from Gai’s new album themed on the late, great Welsh wrestler, El Bandito (Orig Williams) from Llansannan.

Six hundred revellers enjoyed the night’s music, and the same number of music lovers enjoyed Saturday’s feast of music, with 14 bands playing during the day and night, ranging from local girl Mared Jeffery who opened in the afternoon, to local heroes Anweledig, hip-hop rappers Pasta Hull and 3 H?r Doeth, the hugely popular Phil Gas a’r Band, local long-standing band Estella, the forever young Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion, and the excellent Mellt – a young guitar band from Aberystwyth area who have exploded onto the Welsh music scene in the last couple of years, followed by headliners One Style MDV, a London-based reggae band who have deep ties with North Wales.

On behalf of the organisers, Dewi Prysor said: “We want to thank everyone who helped in making this year’s event so successful, especially those who attended and made it a weekend to remember. We hope that the resurgent Car Gwyllt, held in the town since 1997, will carry on next year.”

Clwb Cerdded

TAITH nesaf aelodau Clwb Cerdded Stiniog fydd dydd Sul i Arfordir Nefyn a gofynnir i’r aelodau fod ger T? Gorsaf am 9yb.

Mae esgidiau cryf, dillad addas a phecyn o fwyd yn hanfodol i’r daith.

Representative

THE town council has received a request from Gwynedd Council’s Education Department for them to appoint a representative onto the Pupil Admissions Appeal Panel and Exclusions Appeal Panel and the town council is to discuss the matter at their meeting.

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