THE latest community news from Machynlleth
Commemorative Garden
ON Saturday, 10 November the Royal Welch Fusiliers Machynlleth, Tywyn and Dolgellau Comrades and ex Comrades Association will open the World War One Commemorative Garden at Plas Machynlleth at 3pm.
The event will open at 11am, and there will be stands from Fire and Rescue, Ambulance Service, and SSAFA to name but a few. At 12pm there will be football matches to re-enact the 1914 Christmas truce when 2 RWF kicked a ball into no man’s land. There will be stalls in the hall and a grand raffle with many prizes.
At 7.30pm, from Newtown, there will be a live band, Built4Comfort, till midnight.
Tabernacle talks
ON Tuesday, 20 November, at 2pm, in aid of the Glasfryn project, John Hoyle will give a talk about his hobby surveying stone rings.
Clwb Coginio
SPONSORED by Mach Maethlon, the popular Clwb Coginio cooking sessions continued at Machynlleth Bowling Club on 26 October when Pete from the Green Goat Café used a fab veg-bag from Green Isle Growers to create seasonal dishes. The group made the humble but reassuringly tasty homity pie using locally grown squash and leeks, accompanied by a Jerusalem artichoke winter salad. As always, these sessions are free and everyone made welcome.
Edible Mach Maethlon is calling all carpenters. The group is updating every Edible site around the town with some beautifully designed signs from local designer Ian Clewett of Formation Creative.
It’s all part of the new Edible Town Trail. They need to construct some solid frames and posts for these signs to attach to. If you have some carpentry skills and a bit of time to offer, please get in touch by emailing Matt via [email protected]
Wine tasting
THE Care Centre-based Advice Mid Wales (AMW) will hold a wine tasting, including snacks, fundraising event on Friday, 23 November, at Machynlleth Bowling Club, at 7.15pm. Contact Cyril at AMW on 01654 700192 or [email protected]
Soul concert
INSPIRED by the life of Nina Simone, there is a concert written and performed by Apphia Campbell, and presented as a double bill with Apphia’s Cabaret Soul Sessions, at Plas Machynlleth on Wednesday, 7 November, at 7.30pm
Civic society
THE executive committee of the Machynlleth and District Civic Society, which meets bi-monthly, will be holding its next meeting on Thursday, 15 November, at the Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, at 7pm.
U3A
DYFI U3A – university of the third age – will hold its next monthly meeting at Machynlleth Boling Club on Friday, 16 November, at 2pm.
This month’s guest speakers are Barbara Friar (In Loco Parentis) and Helen Williams (Falklands’ Experiences).
Bowls news
MACHYNLLETH’S Andrew Fleming has retained his place in the Welsh Bowls Association’s (WBA) 11-man Elite Squad for 2019.
Next year will see Andrew complete 21 years’ unbroken service as a full Welsh international and, together with S Roff (Llandrindod Wells BC), he has been selected for the 24-strong men’s Welsh team for the British Isles series in Northfield, Ayr, on 29-30 June 2019.
Cartref Dyfi
Machynlleth and District’s League of Friends have unveiled a special poppy cascade at Cartref Dyfi to commemorate the end of the First World War. Members put together the display with the help of floral demonstrator Ann Parry. Group member Myra Francis said: “Ann Humphreys, the life president, suggested the League of Friends did a poppy display to commemorate the First World War in Cartref Dyfi. She asked the officers to help her and asked Ann Parry, a local floral demonstrator, to advise us. Ann Parry, Ann Humphreys, Ceri Morgan, Glenys Francis, Jane Evans and myself all assisted toward the display. We would like to thank the local Royal British Legion and local businesses who contributed items to help put the display together. It is hoped the residents and visitors at the home will enjoy the display.”
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