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CYNHALIWYD Cymanfa Ganu Dosbarth Tabor eleni yng Nghapel Carmel, Llanilar ar 15 Mai. Cafwyd dwy oedfa ardderchog yng nghwmni’r arweinyddes Heledd Williams, Derwen Gam.Llywydd y prynhawn oedd Beti Grif-fiths, Lleifior, ac estynnodd groeso i’r arweinyddes yn ogystal â chyflwyno plant Carmel i ddechrau’r oedfa. Roedd dros 20 o blant yn bresennol o’r pedair Ysgol Sul.Mwynhaodd y plant anerchiad Miss Griffiths ac roeddent y cyntaf i adnabod logos y gwahanol geir a thractorau. Edrychwn ymlaen yn eiddgar i weld os mae Ferrari fydd car nesaf Miss Griffiths! Roedd Rhiannon Parry hefyd yn ei chynorthwyo.Organyddes y prynhawn oedd Heledd Davies, Coedllys a’r casglyd-dion oedd dwy o ferched Carmel, sef Jane a Cari.Gwahoddwyd pawb i’r festri i gael gwledd o fwyd, wedi ei baratoi gan chwiorydd Carmel.Am 6yh, cafwyd cymanfa’r oedolion o dan lywyddiaeth ein gweinidog, y Parch, Nicholas Bee. Cafwyd anerchiad pwrpasol gan lyw-ydd, sef Ann Evans, Glanwern. Roedd Ann yn olrhain yr amser pleserus oedd hi a’i theulu wedi cael yn y Gymanfa. Organyddes yr hwyr oedd Brenda Parry Owen.Talwyd y diolchiadau gan Marion Hopkins Williams a diolchodd i bawb am y trefniadau ac yn enwedig i arweinyddion y rihyrsals, sef Beti Wyn Emanuel a Judith Jones.Diolchwyd am y blodau hardd, oedd yn rhoddedig gan William Roberts, i harddu’r cysegr ac yn arbennig iawn i’r cyfeillion o’r dosbarthiadau eraill a ddaeth i’n cynorthwyo.Casglyddion yr hwyr oedd yr Athro Len Jones a Jean Evans a thraddodwyd y fendith yn y ddwy oedfa gan y Parch N Bee.Swyddogion y pwyllgor yw: cadeirydd, Richard Woolley; ysgrifennyddes, Mair Jones a thrysorydd, Judith Jones.

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MEMBERS enjoyed a talk and demonstration on Hair Care from Beverley Smith and her colleague Liz Froggatt-Ward from Beverley’s Hair Salon in Spring Gardens, Aberystwyth.Advice was given regarding various hair problems, before they styled the hair of volunteers Shirley Ferguson, Cynthia Wainwright and Margaret Peel.The vote of thanks was given by Carol Evans.The raffle prize was won by Jean Evans. The prize for the prettiest hair ornament was won by Eirlys Jones.Members also went on the annual summer outing. Having had a good meal at the station café near Tywyn, they took a ride on the Talyllyn train. Fine weather, beautiful scenery and good company ensured the day was enjoyed by all.On 18 May, they were treated to a talk by David Jenkins, former photographer at Aberystwyth University Library, and volunteer for many years with Aberyst-wyth RNLI.Mr Jenkins traced the history of the Aberystwyth branch since 1861, al-though there was a lifeboat in the town much earlier.His talk was enhanced by tales of actual incidents and the use of slides.Pam Jennings gave the vote of thanks.Margaret Peel won the raffle, and Margaret Rees won the competition for a picture of the sea at Aberystwyth.The last meeting in May was an infor-mal evening when members could play table games or just chat. The raffle was won by Shirley Ferguson and the competition for a vegetar-ian recipe was won by Margaret Rees.