THE latest community news from Machynlleth

Coffee morning

IN St Peter’s Church Room from 10.30am on Wednesday, 28 November. Tea/coffee, mince pies, stall and raffle, £2.50.

Mayor’s pensioners lunch

THIS year’s mayor’s pensioners’ lunch will be held at Y Plas on Thursday, 13 December, from 12pm till 3pm.

Tickets, at £5 each, will be on sale from 14 to 28 November.

Cancer group AGM

THE Machynlleth and District Committee of North West Cancer Research is holding its 2018/19 annual general meeting at the bowling club on Tuesday, 20 November at 7.30pm.

Always extending a warm welcome to new members, chair Geraint Jones said: “Come along to see what we’re about. You will see that the committee is dedicated to fundraise to bring about a cure for such a debilitating disease.”

Disco

FOR those who just want to dance, the Corris Disco Committee presents DISCO with DJ Maphtale at the Corris Institute on Saturday, 24 November.

The disco starts at 8pm and continues until midnight with dance music for all including freestyle, funk, soul, Latin, dance and eclectic.

EDIBLE Mach Maethlon

Please help their crowd funding campaign by donating whatever you can.

For every pound donated up to the first £1,000 they will get an extra 50p from one of their amazing local supporters. To find out more, email [email protected]

Tabernacle talk

ON Tuesday, 27 November, the series of ‘My Hobby’ talks continues with photography by Robert Price. The event starts at 2pm, with admission £1 in aid of the Glasfryn project.

Eco AGM

ECODYFI (Dyfi Eco Valley Partnership) will be holding its annual general meeting and forum on Thursday, 22 November.

It will be held at the bowling club, behind the Co-op at 7.30pm, with registration from 7.10pm, and tea and cake available between the AGM and forum. Simultaneous translation facilities from Welsh to English will be available.

Following the formal agenda and refreshments, the forum will hear a series of speakers describe aspects of Ecodyfi’s first 20 years.

Contact [email protected] if you are attending and/or require further information.

Church bowls

THERE will be a taster bowling session in the Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre on Saturday, 17 November, from 11am to 1pm. The session costs £3.50 adults and £1.50 juniors.

Go along and join in the fun. Proceeds to St Peter’s Church.

Regeneration group

SOME of the people who have benefitted from the Dyfi Valley’s development trust will tell their stories at ecodyfi’s 20th birthday celebration on Thursday, 22 November at the bowling club.

Tegwyn Jones will talk about the hydro-electric plants he’s built on his farm above Mallwyd after receiving ecodyfi’s support, and Michael Phillips will tell the story of the valley’s home-grown energy co-op (Bro Dyfi Community Renewables) that owns two wind turbines above Pantperthog

This co-op provides money to the local Community Energy Fund, by giving grants to projects that reduce carbon emissions and raise awareness about climate change.

Kate Doubleday will show a different aspect of ecodyfi’s facilitation work, which helped her set up Gerddi Bro Ddyfi Gardens and its popular therapeutic garden in the grounds of Y Plas. Other projects to be showcased will include encouraging people to use the local natural environment for fun and well-being.

The next opportunity to attend the related Repair Café and Bike Workshop will be on Saturday, 17 November at the Owain Glynd?r Centre between 10.30am and 3pm.

All these aspects of ecodyfi’s work feature on the new website that will be launched on the night – www.ecodyfi.wales

Ecodyfi is a locally-controlled bilingual organisation that has been fostering and supporting a greener economy and community since 1998. It is managed by a board of local people, and ecodyfi is inviting readers to nominate themselves in advance to join the board, as well as to attend the meeting.

The 20th birthday Forum and the short preceding AGM are open to all and will start at 7.30pm.

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