THE latest community news from Machynlleth

Tabernacle Art Competition

OVER 250 people have entered, responding to the theme of History. The entries were judged by three artists, Angela Drinkwater-Lunn, Gareth Wyn Jones and Dorian Spencer Davies, and on Saturday, 6 July the winners were announced.

The selected works are on show in the Pulpit Room, Owen Owen Gallery and Bridge exhibition spaces until Thursday, 5 September. Come and vote for your favourite work. The works with the highest number of votes at 4pm on Friday, 23 August, will win the Ailsa Owen Memorial Prize (£850 for adults and £100 for under 18s).

Prostate Cymru

ON 8 August a group of lads will be cycling from Machynlleth to the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst to raise money for and awareness of Prostate Cancer.

Contact: www.justgiving.com/ bolssynbeicio

Bowls

THE club’s Andrew and Nigel Fleming were selected for the Welsh team to play Australia in two test matches in Cardiff and Berriew BC on 15/16 and 18/19 July respectively.

With Machynlleth’s Montgomeryshire County Men’s League Division One match with Welshpool abandoned due to bad weather on 11 July, Maglona travelled to Welshpool for their Division Two fixture with Maesydre and, following a comfortable victory, came away with six of the seven league points.

Machynlleth bowlers are still catching the eye of county selectors as Justin Hinge, Eryl Jones, David Rowlands and a full rink of Bobby Richards, Mark Rowlands, Jonathan Taylor and Andrew Fleming will display their skills against West Glamorgan on July 21.

Kevin Jones, Brendan Rogers and David Rowlands will be on home turf, on 23 July, when Montgomeryshire Veterans CBA take on their counterparts from South Glamorgan.

Gardens

SENIOR volunteers’ co-ordinator, Angela Paxton, and Anita O’Flynn (assistant volunteers’ co-ordinator) have announced a very impressive Gerddi Bro Ddyfi Gardens’ series of summer workshops and events at the group’s Plas Machynlleth-based gardens.

Starting with scything and a barbecue that took place this week, the programme continues with: Wednesday, 31 July, community market stall; Thursday, 1 August, nature drawing; Wednesday, 7 August, 9.30pm, magic moths (setting); Thursday, 8 August, 8am, magic moths (identification); Saturday, 23 August, pollination festival.

Find out more from Angela Paxton by emailing [email protected] or calling 07462 193955.

Edible Mach Maethlon

EDIBLE Mach Maethlon has launched its Powys Lottery page from which you can buy your tickets for the Powys Lotto.

For more details contact Matt Swan via [email protected].

Fifty percent of all tickets sold from the group’s Powys Lottery page will go to Edible Mach Maethlon, plus 10 per cent to other good causes. Tickets cost £1 per week. Prizes of up to £25,000 are up for grabs.

The group continues to meet on Wednesdays at 2pm outside the Plas building at the Edible Mach picnic table and then move on to its edible sites around town.

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