THE latest community news from around Llanidloes.

Bingo for carnival

THERE will be bingo in aid of Llanidloes carnival at the Rugby Club, Smith on Wednesday, 6 July. Doors open 7.30pm, eyes down 8pm.

Dementia Friends

KAREN Rodenburg of Alzheimer’s Society Wales will visit Llanidloes on 12 July to host two dementia awareness sessions. Each session lasts no more than an hour and is entirely free to attend.

The first session will start at 11am and then be repeated for those who can’t make it during daytime hours at 7.30pm. Start times are prompt so please arrive on time for the session.

The venue is Chatwood, 6 Long Bridge Street, by kind permission of proprietor, Mr Lymer.

These interactive and informative sessions are well worth attending for anyone wishing to improve their awareness and understanding of those living with and affected by dementia.

Karen is the Dementia Friendly Communities Co-ordinator for North and Mid Powys and would be keen to hear from anyone interested in working to become more dementia friendly, particularly in Llanidloes and the surrounding areas.

To book your place visit www.dementiafriends.org.uk or contact Karen on 01686 629530, Karen.rodenburg@ alzheimers.org.uk.

Biodiversity Monitoring Days, Allt Goch Woods

AS the VINE Project at Llanidloes nears completion there are two remaining biodiversity days to complete the research.

The expert ecologist Scott Roe will be taking one sample of all the key areas as we have done before and collecting a little more data to consolidate a strong baseline.

We will also analyse the species lists and see if we can see any patterns in terms of what type of site the invertebrates are linking to.

Scott will be tying things up and preparing for the final report to demonstrate the impact of the VINE Project on fauna and flora.

The event takes place on 14 and 15 July. For more information about Tircoed please go to tircoed.org.uk.

Scarecrow Festival

THE Upper Severn Novelty Scarecrows 2016, in aid of Wales Air Ambulance, will be on from Friday, 29 July to Tuesday, 2 August, displayed from below Glan y Nant to the Hafren Forest.

Everyone has been encouraged to join in so there should be a record display of scarecrows for the sightseer to enjoy, stretching over several miles around many amusing themes.

Rugby Club

THE AGM of Llanidloes Rugby Club will be held at the Rugby Club in Smithfield Street, at 6pm on 10 July.

Concert in the Park

THE Rotary Club of Llanidloes are proud to present the 18th annual Concert in the Par” at Severn Porte (if dry) or Llanidloes Church (if wet) featuring the talented pupils of Llanidloes High School, past and present. Starts at 7pm on Friday, 8 July, admission free.

Wheelbarrow Race

LLANIDLOES Friends of the School present a wheelbarrow race on Carnival Saturday, 9 July, starting from the Angel pub at noon. Teams of two (one must be over 16) £5 per team, registration forms from the High School Office, Lion Pub and Woosnam Newsagents.

All money raised goes towards supporting Llanidloes High School. More information from the school.

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