THE latest community news from Tywyn

Inner Wheel Club

THE PAST month has been a busy one for the Inner Wheel club.

Eight of the club’s members were invited to visit T? Gobaith, Hope House in the Conwy Valley.

Following an emotional tour, president Mair Worsey presented a cheque for £100 towards the very worthy cause.

At this month’s club meeting, the speaker was Windsor Lewis from Aberdyfi, who gave a fascinating talk about the history of perfume. The members enjoyed sampling different scents during the evening.

President Mair thanked W Lewis for an enjoyable talk and presented her with a cheque for £100 towards the Aberdyfi Search and Rescue team.

During the meeting, members decided to donate £100 to the Macmillan cancer support team in memory of Elizabeth Williams, Trefri, who sadly passed away recently.

Liz was a past member of the club and she will be much missed in the community.

Last Sunday, Remembrance Day, some of the members helped celebrate 100 years since the end of World War One by supplying and serving hot drinks and cakes to the many people who braved the weather watching the lighting of the beacon on Tywyn promenade.

The club has thanked people for their support enabling the club to donate £200 to the British Legion Poppy Appeal Fund.

History society

ON Monday, 12 November, the society welcomed John Hirst from the Harlech Historical Society for a talk on the development of Tywyn as a resort linked to the coming of the Cambrian Coast railway in the late 19th century.

John is currently working on an in-depth research project on Cardigan Bay coastal resorts and for the past six years has been studying them, from Pwllheli to Aberdyfi.

His fascinating exposition placed Tywyn in context through comparison to other resorts such as Pwllheli, Criccieth, Barmouth and Aberdyfi and all the Cardigan Bay resorts in comparison to major resorts in England.

He also brought out the individual history and characteristics of our resorts.

His entertaining and very informative talk was well received.

The society’s December meeting on Monday, 10 December, will continue the theme, with the emphasis on Tywyn, with contributions from local residents.

Next year’s programme will also be discussed, with members’ suggestions of themes for our second year meetings.

Toilet Twinning

CUSTOMERS using the loo at Salt Marsh Café Bar will notice a certificated framed photo declaring that the toilet is twinned with a latrine in a village in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Working together with Ian Paterson the proprietor of Salt Marsh Café Bar and the charity, www.toilettwinning.org the tithing team of TBC (Tywyn Baptist Church) has arranged the twinning. The project fee, donated to the charity, will enable another rural village in the under-developed world to have a safe, hygienic latrine together with hygiene and sanitation education.

Toilet Twinning is a fun way to make a difference and help tackle a serious global problem. Approximately 2.3 billion people don’t have a loo. Toilet Twinning raises funds to enable those living in poor communities to have clean water, basic sanitation, and to learn about hygiene education - a vital combination that helps towards ending generational poverty.

TBC has twinned the four toilets on the church premises, which means there are now five twinned loos in Tywyn in publicly used venues. Some church members have also twinned their home toilets, so the number is growing.

The group look forward to the possibility of further twinning in the town, and who knows, they may receive the accolade of Twinned Toilet Town, already received by Skelmerdale.

Congratulations to Ian and Salt Marsh for leading the way in Tywyn.

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