Rotary Club

THE Rotary Club of Llanidloes’ newest member, Paul, conducted a presentation on Wednesday night to fellow Rotarians and guests.

The presentation highlighted Paul’s service in the Armed Forces and consisted of a slide show and chat, with personal accounts from operations in the Gulf and the Balkans.

Paul has supported the Rotary over the years with the Across Wales Walk and officially joined the club in February of this year.

The motto of the Rotary is Service above Self, which gives people like Paul an avenue to continue serving their community, and also replaces the fantastic fellowship that Paul would have experienced whilst serving in the forces.

Anyone interested in the Rotary can find out more by viewing their Facebook page, Llanidloes Rotary, or visit their website at www.llani dloes.rotary1180.org.

Remembrance Service

THE members of Llanidloes RBL Women’s section invite readers to join them in St Idloes Parish Church on Sunday, 8 November at 10.45am for the annual service of Remembrance.

The parade will muster at the top of town at 10.30am. The wreaths will be laid at the Cenotaph after the service.

Chess

EVERY Sunday afternoon, starting on Sunday, 1 November, at the Old Mill Bar at 3pm, a chess session will be held.

All ages welcome from novice to Grand Master and one-to-one coaching for learners. Further information from 01686 414893. Sponsored by Llani Leisure.

Hillbilly music

OVER the Hill Billies play at the Stag Inn, on Saturday, 28 November at 9pm.

Tabletop sale

THERE will be a table top sale at Llanidloes Community Centre on Saturday, 21 November, from 10am to 12pm.

There will be children’s toys and equipment, clothes, books, bikes and puzzles. There will be 50p entrance fee, a raffle, tea, coffee and cakes. All proceeds will go to Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon, Trefeglwys.

To book a table, contact Anna Gethin (07707 813399) or Ruth Meddins (07565 310536).

Hafren Hedgers

HAFREN Hedging Society have arranged their annual Hedging Match, the 30th Hedging Match, for Saturday, 7 November at Rhosfawr, Llanfair Caereinion, by kind permission of the Bumford family.

All are welcome, all enquiries 01686 420606 or 01686 430671.

Hallowe’en charity extravaganza

HALLOWE’EN charity extravaganza presents Nick Jones and Jack Loisz on Saturday, 31 October from 8pm to 11pm at The Elephant followed by the Ele Disco from 11pm to 3am, in association with X-Angelus Studio.

Refugee crisis meeting

A FOLLOW-UP meeting on Thursday, 29 October at 7pm in Trinity Church Schoolroom.

It will be an update to the Llanidloes response to the crisis. All welcome.

Hallowe’en party

DR Funkenstein’s Hallowe’en party, with Gini, Den and Les, takes place at The Old Mill, Llanidloes, 31 October, 8pm to 12 am. Fancy Dress optional.

Kids Hallowe’en party

FOR ages up to 11, at the Llanidloes Community Centre, on Friday, 30 October, there will be a kids’ Hallowe’en Party.

From 5pm-7pm there will be disco, games and prizes.

Entry costs £3, including a plate of refreshments. The event is in aid of Crocs Playgroup and Llanidloes carnival.

Battle of the bands

TO take part in the battle of the bands, you must be 18 or under, and submit an entry by 31 October.

First prize is one day’s recording in a professional studio sponsored by the Rotary Club.

The event will take place at the Old Mill Bar on 14 November and is compered by OJ and the Millhouse Band.

To enter, e-mail [email protected] for an information pack.

Also see Facebook on www.facebook.com/oldmillbar.

Masonic coffee morning

THERE will be a coffee morning organised by the masonic lodge in aid of the Llanidloes Community Centre Roof Fund.

It will be held at the Masonic Lodge, Mount Lane, Llanidloes on Saturday, 14 November, from 10am to noon. Tickets are £1.

Film

LLANIDLOES As Sawiya friendship association are showing the film 5 Broken Cameras at the Old Mill on Wednesday, 28 October at 7.30pm.

It is a deeply moving documentary with critical acclaim, a festival award and an Oscar nomination about a village’s resistance to the encroachment of Israeli settlements.

Great Oak Café art display

THERE is a new art display at the Great Oak Café, starting this week.

Larisa Phillips is presenting an exhibition of meditative flower paintings in a variety of mediums in different sizes.

The artwork is available to see at café opening hours, free of charge.

Maesywennol Residential Home

THERE will be a Hallowe’en cheese and wine evening at Maesywennol Residential Home, on 29 October at 6pm.

It includes entertainment by John Hughes. For tickets £5 each contact Heather on 01686 413736.

Llanidloes Without Community Council concert

LLANIDLOES Without Community Council are holding a variety concert on Saturday, 14 November at the Community Centre.

The concert features the Rhayader Male Voice Choir, Ian and Roland Davies, professional soprano singer Gemma King and many more.

The compere is Philip Gayther. President for the event is Cllr Gareth Morgan.

Doors open at 7pm to commence at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 each and available from Shirey Lewis (clerk), on 01686 413413 and 01686 412260, community councillors or the Dial-a-Ride Office.

Proceeds will be donated to Llanidloes Dial-a-Ride.

School’s out

COME and join in fun, games, snacks, craft, activities and stories from the bible in St Idloes Church Hall on Fridays in term time, 3.30pm to 5.15pm.

Sessions are for primary school children and are free of charge. Contact Julia Schultz on 07768 861377.

Bring in your wool

ANY odd wool, any colour or ply, is wanted to knit items for the charities dealing with cancer: Salvation Army and the Severn Hospice. Leave it with Natasha at Milwyn Jenkins and Jenkins, Great Oak Street.

Foreign and old coins

THE MENINGITIS trust of Wales is collecting old coins, bank notes, foreign coins, Euros pre-decimal coins etc.

They collect them to raise funds for their continuing research into Meningitis and support the families which have or are suffering from this life-threatening illness.

They ask anyone with donations to take them to the collection point at Woosnam & Davies Newsagent who will send them on.

The Meningitis Trust of Wales thanked Trudy and the staff at the shop for their invaluable help in the past.

Tenovus choir

JOIN the Llanidloes Choir’s Sing With Us event, organised by Tenovus for anyone affected by cancer.

They meet at Trinity Church every Tuesday from 6.30pm to 8pm. For more information, call 0808 8081010.

Drama tour

A DRAMA tour aimed at teaching youngsters about responsibility and littering will visit Llanidloes High School as part of its 19th nationwide tour.

Bin It! will perform at the school on Friday, 6 November, as part of the tour to show students the impact of littering and get them to change their behaviour.

The show, which has won awards, sees a team of actors engage and educate youngsters about the problem of litter.

It was developed by the Wrigley Company along with specialist education consultancy Rapport and is aimed at 11 to 13-year-olds.

A spokesperson said: “Bin It! encourages youngsters to think about why people litter, reflect on their behaviour and emphasises the importance of caring for their local area and to take pride in where they live.

“Since the Bin It! tour began, the programme has visited 460 schools in the UK, reaching over 78,000 pupils.

“Evaluation of last year’s Bin It! tour showed that up to six weeks after the show 53 per cent of children who had seen the show said they now bin their litter often.

“Bin It! uses a team of actors to engage and education young people about the problem of litter. This hands-on approach encourages pupils to make positive choices about the responsible disposal of litter in their community.”

Marie Curie cancer care

WOOSNAM & Davies News thanked everyone who bought charity cards from them.

They have sent a cheque for £70 to Marie Curie Cancer Care already this year and will be selling charity cards for both Marie Curie Cancer Care and Barnardos this Christmas.

The charity that was collecting milk bottle tops have reached their target, so they are not collecting them any more.

If anyone knows of another charity that is collecting them, let Woosnam & Davies News know and they will gladly carry on collecting them. Phone 01686 412263 with information.

They also thanked everyone who collected, transported and helped in any way for this appeal for the Bracken Trust in Llandrindod Wells.

Finally, the newsagents raised £285 in aid of Nepalese people effected by the devastating earthquakes in April of this year. More than 9,000 people lost their lives, with over 23,000 injured and over 450,000 displaced.

The £285 raised was presented to the Rotary Club of Llanidloes president, Peter McCready, as a donation towards the Rotary shelter box appeal for Nepal (see picture, above).

The Rotary Club voted to round this sum up to £500, which is halfway towards the Rotary target of £1,000.

The Rotary Club thanked everyone who donated to this cause, with a special thanks to Trudy Davies of Woosnam & Davies News for their continued support and fund-raising efforts.