THE latest community news from Machynlleth

Dominoes

WITH fixtures the best of 13 rubbers in the Dyfi Valley Dominoes League 2019/20, all games will produce a win/lose result.

Only Foresters and Skinners, of the six-team league, remained unbeaten after the two opening rounds of fixtures. Results (week two): Dovey 5, Skinners 8; Divas 3, Bowling Club 10; Wynnstay 4, Foresters 9.

Table: Foresters (16 points), Skinners (15), Bowling Club (14), Dovey (14), Wynnstay (10), Divas (9).

Week three’s results in the Dyfi Valley Dominoes League brought 8-5 home successes for Foresters, Wynnstay and Skinners over Dovey, Divas and Bowing Club respectively.

Table: Foresters (24 points), Skinners (23), Bowling Club (19), Dovey (19), Divas (17), Wynnstay (15).

The Foresters, Heol y Doll, will be staging Colin’s Christmas Cracker Dominoes Mixed Pairs competition on Tuesday, 3 December, starting at 7.30pm.

The evening will include a raffle and an auction. All monies raised will go towards Bronglais Hospital Chemotherapy Unit in Aberystwyth.

Advice AGM

MACHYNLLETH-based Advice Mid Wales Canolbarth Cymru is holding the annual general meeting at the CAMAD meeting room, Care Centre, Forge Road, on Wednesday, 27 November, at 6.30pm.

Should you wish to attend please let AMW know via 01654 700192 or email enquiries@advicemidwales. org.uk.

For more information about what they do please visit www.advicemidwales. org.uk.

AGM

MACHYNLLETH WI’s annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday, 20 November at 7pm in St Peter’s Church Hall followed by board games and refreshments.

Christmas charity fair

THE charity fair will be held at Y Plas on Saturday, 30 November between 10am and 3pm.

Raffles, tombola and refreshment available. Free entry.

Rotary

MEMBERS of the Rotary were out and about to welcome the Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge team to the town.

Six members and two helpers collected donations and sold Pudsey ears to the waiting crowd raising hundreds of pounds for Children in Need.

President Des Reilly and his officers presented a cheque for £100 to TV star Matt Baker.

The following morning, the president attended the Remembrance ceremony and lay a wreath on behalf of Rotary International whilst other members provided essential traffic control to conclude a busy weekend.

Indoor bowls

BRO Ddyfi Indoor Bowls Club made a promising start to this season’s Welsh Indoor Bowls Association’s club championship (north section) campaign, getting the better of home team Severn Valley IBC, Welshpool, by 86 shots to 76.

Sharing the rink wins two apiece, Bro Ddyfi secured 10 points to Seven Valley’s four.

Council meeting

THE next ordinary monthly meeting of the town council will be held at Y Plas on Monday, 25 November, at 6.30pm.

Formal notice of the meeting, including the evening’s business, will be affixed to the council’s notice boards in front of the town library and the Plas foyer.

The public are welcome to attend.

Christmas coffee morning

ST PETER’S Church is hosting a Christmas coffee morning at 10.30am on Wednesday, 27 November.

The event, which will be held in the upstairs function room, will include tea, coffee, mince pies, stalls and a raffle.

Tickets cost £2.50.

Fundraising thanks

BETTY Fleming, Machynlleth Bowling Club events organiser, sends her thanks to all who have supported recent fundraising.

A quiz in aid of the lantern parade and fireworks display raised £60, with Sue Mount (Aberdyfi) receiving £20 prize money, and a further quiz raised £109 for Maglona Pensioners. Meira Evans was the lucky winner, receiving £20.

White Ribbon walk

ALL are invited to come together to take a stand against abuse on Saturday, 23 November.

The walk will be in support of the White Ribbon campaign, where men and women come together to end violence against women.

Guests will gather at St Peter’s Church at 10am, walk to Y Plas at 10.30, then return to the church for refreshments and a range of speakers.

Speakers will include: Rev Canon Kathleen Rogers; Joyce Watson AM; town mayor Monica Atkins; Cllr Michael Williams; Fleur Frantz-Morgans of Montgomery Family Crisis Centre, Newtown; Elize Freeman of the Dewis project at Aberystwyth University, and others.

Joyce Watson AM (Mid and West Wales) said: “The figures are stark one woman died every 2.2 days last year (2018) in the UK. 164 women were killed, either by a man or with a male lead suspect, and nine of them were from Wales.

“Too many women live in fear of violence, and too many children grow up witnessing the cycle of violence.

“We all need to play our part to change the culture, so young people see respect and healthy relationships as the norm.

“This event is an opportunity for people to join together and sign up to the White Ribbon promise to: ‘Never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women’.”

Outdoor health

AN exciting programme is under way in collaboration with the health surgeries in the Dyfi Biosphere area offering activities in the outdoors.

Gentle walks are starting from local surgeries, also gardening in community gardens and woodland activities.

All are being led by experienced leaders with the intention of promoting health and well-being.

For more information please contact [email protected]u or 01654 703965.

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