Coffee morning

CYTUN, Churches Together, is holding a coffee morning for the Llanidloes Refugee Fund, at Chatwood, Longbridge Street, on 16 January from 10am to 12.30pm. There will be crumpets and toast and cakes for sale.

David Stephenson lectures

FIVE lectures by Dr David Stephenson, on Mediaeval Empires Of West Africa are being held in the Royal Head (The Kings) on Tuesdays, 7pm to 9pm, and Wednesdays, 2pm to 4pm, in the Mount Inn starting 13 January.

Treorchy Male Voice Choir

THE Rotary Club presents the Treorchy Male Voice Choir, with guest soloist Jessica Robinson, on Saturday 5 March, 7pm at China Street Chapel. Tickets on sale at Woosman and Davies Newsagents.

Wool appeal

KNITTING wool is wanted to make blankets for rescue dogs and cats. Barbara Woosnam is appealing for any spare unwanted knitting wool, any colour or ply that she can use to make them.If you have any, leave with your name and telephone number attached at either Llani Barbers or Woosnam and Davies News (01686 412263).Knitting is becoming more and more fashionable, with all genera-tions taking interest in it. If anyone is interested in an evening of knit-ting, join fellow knitters for a chat and a cuppa, sharing ideas and a good laugh. Starts Wednesday, 13 January and continues every second Wednesday of each month at Chatwood.Macmillan appealF&K TAXIS collected for Macmil-lan Cancer Support during their busy festive period. Woosnam & Davies News have passed on the donation of £31.83 to the Macmillan cancer appeal and thanked Fizz and Kim.Antiques valuation dayCOME and have your treasured antique items valued by a local expert, at Llanidloes Church Hall on Friday, 22 January, 10am to 3.30pm. Valuation costs £2 per item in private evaluation. Tea and coffee with soup and roll purchasable throughout lunch period.

Tadpoles

TADPOLES is Christian fun for babies, pre-school children and their parents and carers. It is taking place on Wednesday, 20 January, 3 February and 2 and 16 March at St Idloes Church Hall, 10am to 11.30am.For more details, call Sue, 07532 284557, or Julia, 07768 861377.Rugby club fund-raisingLINDY Jones thanked everyone who supported the charity bingo evenings throughout 2015, held at the Rugby Club.An amazing £5,000 was raised for various local charities. She thanked Jackie, Jenny, Ailsa, Sally, Dianne, Yvonne and Dwyn-wyn, Tina for calling, Liz and Helen for doing the bar, the Rugby Club for providing the room, Only Legs Aloud for providing tea and coffee and biscuits and Helen Woosnam for doing the posters.

Poppy appeal

THE LOCAL branch of the Women’s section of the British Legion and the poppy appeal organiser has thanked everyone who helped to raise £3,683. Special thanks were given to the army cadets for the street col-lection, Trudy for her range of activities, the Co-Op who allowed the volunteers two days to collect, the house to house collectors, Francis, Carolyn and Lisa and all the premises who had boxes. Finally, thanks were given to everyone who gave so generously to the boxes, bought the items, or given in the two church collections.