THE latest community news from Tywyn

Rotary Club

ON 7 February, the members of The Rotary Club of Tywyn invited Joanne Houseman to give a presentation entitled ‘Greener Tywyn’.

Greener Tywyn was launched in January 2018 by a dedicated group of local volunteers to address some of the problems of climate change, resource depletion and economic crisis. The initiative will help the community to be more environmentally sustainable through positive local action such as organic growing, renewable energy, recycling, and cutting carbon emissions.

The group plans to organise events and workshops to provide information and positive encouragement to make the change to a greener lifestyle. Joanna gave an excellent and inspiring presentation on the group’s achievements and planned future events backed up by an impressive slide show of their accomplishments.

Among other projects, Greener Tywyn have been working with the local community to encourage people to make ‘One green change’ to their lifestyles that would make a difference to the environment. They have also launched a petition to be presented to Tywyn Council with an appeal that the council declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ and support a community-led consultation, enabled by Greener Tywyn Gwyrdd to develop an action plan to avoid a catastrophic climate breakdown.

On behalf of The Rotary Club of Tywyn, president Nancy Clark expressed her thanks to Joanna for her presentation and to Greener Tywyn for helping to sort the large quantity of rubbish produced after last year’s Race the Train organised by the Rotary Club.

As is the custom with all the speakers, Nancy presented Joanna with a cheque for £100 for the benefit of Greener Tywyn.

History Society

AT Tywyn and District History Society’s meeting on 11 March, Quentin Deakin gave an introduction to the society’s current theme, ‘Legends and the Archaeology of Cantre’r Gwaelod (the Lowland Hundred)’, partly based on his own surveys of the Tywyn site.

This talk was complemented by Paul Carter’s fascinating account of his experiences when diving around the sarnau off our coast, providing valuable primary source material. Both contributions were much appreciated.

The society will complete this theme in April with a talk by Martin Bates of Lampeter University. Martin will update the society on the latest professional research, largely based on his fieldwork on shore lines south of the River Dyfi.

A second item was an update on the progress of the Tywyn Town Trail project, with a vote taken on a key image on one of the walks’ leaflets. Drafts of the project’s leaflets were displayed for comments.

After the refreshment break the society held its first AGM. Officers and committee members were elected and there was a short discussion of the new programme.

The next meeting will be at 7pm on 8 April at the Baptist Church. Members, new members and visitors will be most welcome.

Inner Wheel

PRESIDENT Mair Worsey welcomed her fellow members to the March monthly meeting of the Tywyn Inner Wheel Club held in the Talyllyn Railway Restaurant.

The guest speaker for the evening was Dilys Williams of Abergynolwyn, who enthusiastically informed the ladies of the past history of ‘the fight for women’s votes. Dilys explained all about the history of the Suffragettes in the past century.

President Mair on thanking the speaker presented a cheque for £50 towards her charity, namely the Aberdyfi lifeboat crew.

Prior to the meeting, all members brought gift donations for the national charity, Period Poverty for women. The collection of good has been taken to the local advent outlet shop in Tywyn.

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